"A Progenitor with the power of ironclad protection. He has taken an oath of non-attrition to protect his comrades in arms, and will never give up, even if pierced by a thousand arrows. Even if a hundred thousand arrows pierce his body, he will not bow, or break."
Benkei is a large, blue, muscular humanoid Yo-kai with a Dali mustache and Van Dyke beard combo and a giant red bead necklace around his body. He wears a dark kimono, light pants with a white headscarf. He also wears blue and dirty gold samurai chest and waist armor tied by a black and white tasseled rope belt.
Benkei first appeared in the "「Yo-kai Watch Shadowside」 ~Fukurou's Final Battle~" Event that lasted from August 1, 2018, to August 15, 2018. There was a chance of befriending him in the limited Shadowside Gasha he gave the defense boost on regular attacks on Voidera impossible stage located in the Sakura Motomachi Night (Japanese: さくら元町 夜,Sakura Motomachi Yoru).
