Bentham of the Wild (aka Mr. 2 Bon Clay) and his colorful fashion sense are perfectly reproduced in the new One Piece collection.
Slightly taller than 9 inches and available for pre-order on Sideshow, the latest entry in Megahouse’s Pirate Portraits collection shows the powerful and pompous pirate in a signature ballet-inspired ensemble with a creepy scornful grin on his face. This item retails for $296 and will likely begin shipping later this year.
About Bentham, aka Mr. 2 Bon Clay
A former member of Baroque Works, One Piece initially introduced Bentham as a villain, but he eventually became one of Monkey D. Luffy’s biggest allies and supporters, sacrificing himself. for the future Pirate King in both the Arabasta and Impel Down stories. The last time readers see Bentham is briefly in Fish-Man Island, where it’s confirmed that he’s taken the helm of Newkama Land, the secret enclave hidden in the infamous Navy prison. language.
Although Bentham doesn’t appear in recent chapters of Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga, the character and his deep friendship with Luffy are clearly important aspects of One Piece’s overall story. . In fact, screenwriter Tsutomu Kuroiwa revealed late last year that the plot of the franchise’s newest film, One Piece Film: Red, begins as a narrative about a prison break, in Luffy and his crew will travel to the “flying prison”. ‘New Impel Down’” to rescue the pirate disguised as a girl.
One Piece’s comprehensiveness
Furthermore, Bentham is one of the prime examples of gender diversity and weirdness in the One Piece world. Other notable cases include Ivankov, a member of the Revolutionary Army and former leader of Newkama Land, and Yamato, the transgender son of Kaido of the Beasts. Although not confirmed in the manga at the time of writing, many fans believe that Sir Crocodile is another transgender character.
First published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1997, One Piece has over 1,000 individual chapters. Currently, it is the best-selling manga of all time, with over 516 million copies in circulation worldwide. Oda has revealed that the story has entered the final story line, leading many to speculate about some remaining mysteries. Popular topics of recent fan theories include the King of the World Imu and the newly formed pirate organization Cross Guild.
Oda’s One Piece manga is distributed in North America by VIZ Media.
Source: Sideshow