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|voice actor=[[imdb: | |voice actor=[[imdb:9632300|Kevin Orlando]]<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 28th August 2020|url=https://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173395-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-28th-august-2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi Blog|retrieved=1 sep 2024}}</ref> | ||
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While he primarily works as a hacker, he also works in tech support for his local community.<ref name=":1" /> He also dabbles in working as a disc jockey, a field in which he is self-taught (via practicing and watching YouTube tutorials).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/v3qyc3/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_3rd_june_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 3rd June 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 26 Feb 2025.</ref> He is self-employed in all fields.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1g0ximk/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_11th_october_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 11th October 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | While he primarily works as a hacker, he also works in tech support for his local community.<ref name=":1" /> He also dabbles in working as a disc jockey, a field in which he is self-taught (via practicing and watching YouTube tutorials).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/v3qyc3/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_3rd_june_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 3rd June 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 26 Feb 2025.</ref> He is self-employed in all fields.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1g0ximk/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_11th_october_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 11th October 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
Ben is additionally an avid gamer, playing anything from fighting games<ref name=":2" /> to rhythm games,<ref name=":2" /> having a personal quest to be good at every video game available.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1bw4964/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_5th_april_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 5th April 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> His favorite game has been stated to be [[Bloons Pop!|''Bloons Pop!'']] | Ben is additionally an avid gamer, playing anything from fighting games<ref name=":2" /> to rhythm games,<ref name=":2" /> having a personal quest to be good at every video game available.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1bw4964/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_5th_april_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 5th April 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> His favorite game has been stated to be [[Bloons Pop!|''Bloons Pop!'']]<ref name=":5">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/t68qll/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_4th_march_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 4th March, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 21 May 2025.</ref> and he considers himself a champion of ''Quincy Racing: CrossBloons'' (though [[Captain Churchill|some]] [[Etienne|monkeys]] heavily contest this).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1nptoyb/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_25th_of_september_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 25th of September 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 24 Nov 2025.</ref> He also loves the PlayStation games ''Silent Hill'' and ''Resident Evil''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1u9mi7b/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_19th_june_2026/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 19th June 2026"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 18 Jun 2026.</ref> | ||
===Other forms=== | ===Other forms=== | ||
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===Lore=== | ===Lore=== | ||
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*He programmed [[Cyber Quincy]]'s firewalls.<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 16th August 2024|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1etcd5v/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_16th_august_2024_blog/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=28 dec 2024}}</ref> He has never been interested in looking into if he could control Cyber Quincy | *He programmed [[Cyber Quincy]]'s firewalls.<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 16th August 2024|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1etcd5v/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_16th_august_2024_blog/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=28 dec 2024}}</ref> He has never been interested in looking into if he could control Cyber Quincy,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/nhkcwy/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_21st_may_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 21st May, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> though he would easily be able to.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1okerdn/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_31st_of_october_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 31st of October 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 24 Nov 2025.</ref> | ||
*He is not fond of waterbeds, fearing a stray dart would pop the bed and cause the water to ruin his laptop.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1272m9i/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_31st_march_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi -31st March 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *He is not fond of waterbeds, fearing a stray dart would pop the bed and cause the water to ruin his laptop.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1272m9i/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_31st_march_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi -31st March 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*He takes a lot of sponsorships from various companies.<ref name=":0" /> | *He takes a lot of sponsorships from various companies.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*He has multiple private properties, but is very secretive about their location(s).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1gm72fd/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_8th_november_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 8th November 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *He has multiple private properties, but is very secretive about their location(s).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1gm72fd/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_8th_november_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 8th November 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*Benjamin and [[Agent Jericho]] are great friends, always grabbing lunch together back when they worked in the same office.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1axk781/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_23rd_february_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 23rd February 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *Benjamin and [[Agent Jericho]] are great friends, always grabbing lunch together back when they worked in the same office.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1axk781/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_23rd_february_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 23rd February 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> They have gone on enough missions together to warrant "at least" three boxes' worth of heavily redacted files.<ref name=":7">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1s4myfx/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_27th_march_2026/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 27th March 2026|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=26 mar 2026}}</ref> | ||
*It has been implied that he breakdances in his free time.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/17x1n47/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_november_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 17th November 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *It has been implied that he breakdances in his free time.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/17x1n47/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_november_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 17th November 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*Benjamin really wants to upgrade [[Captain Churchill]]'s tank, but Churchill is not entirely convinced to let him do so. They still remain friends.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1dfefu4/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_june_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 14th June 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *Benjamin really wants to upgrade [[Captain Churchill]]'s tank, but Churchill is not entirely convinced to let him do so. They still remain friends.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1dfefu4/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_june_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 14th June 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*He once spilled a protein shake on his laptop. He has since learned to be more careful with liquids around his electronics.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1bq5sex/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_29th_march_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 29th March 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *He once spilled a protein shake on his laptop. He has since learned to be more careful with liquids around his electronics.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1bq5sex/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_29th_march_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 29th March 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*He helps the [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau]] set up their systems.<ref name=":1" /> Despite this, he has a desire to take top-secret documents of theirs | *He helps the [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau]] set up their systems.<ref name=":1" /> Despite this, he has a desire to take top-secret documents of theirs,<ref name=":4">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1bkm44f/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_22nd_march_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 22nd March 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> and has "for sure" hacked them (which the MIB denies).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1oqdkr3/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_7th_november_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 7th November 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 24 Nov 2025.</ref> There is a nonzero chance he might have been a [[COBRA]] himself. | ||
*He uses his keyboard when playing fighting games.<ref name=":2">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/oyyu4j/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_6th_august_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 6th August, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | *He uses his keyboard when playing fighting games.<ref name=":2">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/oyyu4j/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_6th_august_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 6th August, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*Despite being a proficient hacker, he prefers to properly earn his game progress.<ref name=":2" /> | *Despite being a proficient hacker, he prefers to properly earn his game progress.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
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*He has probably never been arrested for a hack.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412120303/https://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173362-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-31st-january-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 31st January, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200412120303}}</ref> He insists he's never been in legal trouble.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/19a3ki0/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_19th_january_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 19th January 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 11 Sep 2025.</ref> | *He has probably never been arrested for a hack.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412120303/https://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173362-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-31st-january-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 31st January, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200412120303}}</ref> He insists he's never been in legal trouble.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/19a3ki0/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_19th_january_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 19th January 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 11 Sep 2025.</ref> | ||
*He may have consulted [[Bonnie]] about digging up some copies of the infamous Atari game ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''.<ref>"[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1m8mj6m/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_25th_july_2025_blog/ What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 25th July 2025 Blog]". ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 13 Aug 2025.</ref> | *He may have consulted [[Bonnie]] about digging up some copies of the infamous Atari game ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''.<ref>"[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1m8mj6m/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_25th_july_2025_blog/ What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 25th July 2025 Blog]". ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 13 Aug 2025.</ref> | ||
*Benjammin's top pick to play at parties is | *[[Etienne]] enlists Benjamin for any pull requests regarding his drones.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1owk4nz/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_november_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 14th November 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 24 Nov 2025.</ref> | ||
*Benjamin and Etienne would be the Heroes most interested in creating a video game.<ref name=":7" /> | |||
*Benjamin is so addicted to ''Slay the Spire II'' that he managed to convince Etienne, [[Pat Fusty]] and [[Corvus]] to regularly join him and got them addicted as well.<ref name=":7" /> | |||
*Benjamin is probably the one who conscripted a [[Dart Monkey]] to ''Fortnite''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1t0eyst/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_1st_may_2026/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 1st May 2026"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 3 Jun 2026.</ref> | |||
*Benjammin's top pick to play at parties is "Popstorm" by Darude,<ref name=":1">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/14mlw3r/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_30th_june_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 30th June 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> his favorite song.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/zgj1ea/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_9th_december_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 9th December 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*Benjammin' listens to dubstep in his headphones.<ref name=":3">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/mdfpzq/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_26th_march_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 26th March, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | *Benjammin' listens to dubstep in his headphones.<ref name=":3">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/mdfpzq/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_26th_march_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 26th March, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*Benjammin' makes synthwave music.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404104353/http://www.ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173369-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-20th-march-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 20th March, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200404104353}}</ref> | *Benjammin' makes synthwave music.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404104353/http://www.ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173369-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-20th-march-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 20th March, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200404104353}}</ref> | ||
*Benjammin' once tried having a rap battle with the [[Radadactyl]]s, but it ended up being "pretty one-sided".<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1uylkdk/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_july_2026/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 17th July 2026|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=16 jul 2026}}</ref> | |||
*Benjammin' has been outside da house before. He hated it.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/m38oam/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_12th_march_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 12th March, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Sun, 26 Jul 2026.</ref> | |||
*Sushi Bento learned his culinary skills, particularly his slicing technique, from [[Sauda]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/17mgtnb/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_3rd_november_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 3rd November 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *Sushi Bento learned his culinary skills, particularly his slicing technique, from [[Sauda]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/17mgtnb/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_3rd_november_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 3rd November 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*Sushi Bento loves working with ''maguro'' (bluefin tuna).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/14yxzkf/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_july_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 14th July 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | *Sushi Bento loves working with ''maguro'' (bluefin tuna).<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/14yxzkf/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_july_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 14th July 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | ||
*Benjamin is good at the video game [[wikipedia:Pizza_Tower|Pizza Tower]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1ryhj4y/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_20th_march_2026/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 20th March 2026"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 29 July 2026.</ref> | |||
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*Benjamin's name may be a reference to [[wp:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, in reference to his depiction on [[wp:United States one-hundred-dollar bill|US$100 bills]] (which are sometimes called "benjamins" in American slang for this reason). | |||
**Prior to {{BTD6 version|42.0}} of ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and {{BTDB2 version|4.10}} of ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'', Benjamin at level 1 generated $100 per round, the same value as a literal "benjamin". | |||
*Benjamin's title in ''BTD6'' and ''Battles 2'' is "Code Monkey", which is an informal (and often derisive) term for a computer programmer, in addition to being a literal description of Benjamin. | |||
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