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"He's bad, he's bad, he's bad..."
— Ben referring to Thomas, The Maze Runner

Ben was a Glader character in The Maze Runner who went through the Changing and was Banished into the Maze for attempting to kill Thomas. He was a Builder in the Books, but was a Runner in the Film, corresponding with his ending in the Book.

Biography

Prior to being taken by WICKED, Ben lived with his parents in Denver, safe from the catastrophic conditions that plagued the world outside. One day, he was about to board the train that would take him to his school, but was stopped by a man that had came out of an airborne cop machine, surprising Ben long enough for the train to leave without him. The man told Ben to come with him, adding that he had his parents' permission and that the conditions of the city would not protect him from the outside world. Ben, along with the man, left in the hovering cop car, the man planning to see Ben's parents first.

The Fever Code

In The Fever Code, a disheartened Ben met Thomas at WICKED's complex, where he explained his background to the boy, and how he was taken despite his parents being Immune to the Flare. At some point after, Ben was sent into the Glade, his memories having been wiped by WICKED.

The Maze Runner

Ben was first introduced in The Maze Runner, as he was going through the Changing, when Thomas walked in on it. During the Changing, Ben regained memories of Thomas and, according to Ben, it was enough to make him want Thomas dead. After recovering from the Changing, Ben went insane and attempted to murder Thomas after he wandered off into the Deadheads. Despite Ben repeatedly stating that Thomas was evil, Alby told him to stand down, but Ben refused and made one more attempt to murder Thomas, this time with a knife. Alby prevented the murder by shooting him with a bow. The arrow landed in his cheek, and Thomas assumed that the boy was dead. This was later proved to be false, as Chuck later told Thomas that the arrow missed Ben's brain, and he had been healed by the Med-jacks. Ben begged for mercy and blamed it on the Changing, which apparently was still controlling him. He was most likely killed anyway, as shortly afterwards, Ben was banished to the Maze, with the use of a metal pole with a rope that was tied around his neck collar, where the Grievers most likely killed him, though it was never mentioned what happened to him.

Films

The Maze Runner

In the The Maze Runner, Ben was first seen when he ran out of the Maze along with Minho. He ran into Thomas and Chuck and asks the latter how it felt to be promoted. Chuck replied that it felt great to be promoted.

The next day, when Thomas went into the forest to get fertilizer, he found the Graves. While looking at George's grave, Ben appeared in the forest and attacked him, but Thomas hit Ben in the head with a skull and fled. Ben was eventually able to catch up to Thomas, and trip him over, and continue attacking him, but the Gladers came over to help pry Ben off of Thomas. Instead of being shot in the cheek with an arrow by Alby, Ben was hit in the head with a shovel by Newt. Once Ben was hit off of Thomas by Newt, Alby ordered Gally to pull up his shirt. Ben tried to tell Gally that he was fine and everything was okay, but Gally still pulled up his shirt anyway and discovered that he was stung by a Griever.

Be was Banished soon after. He was seen standing behind the doors of the Maze as they slowly closed after being banished from the Glade. The next day, Minho and Alby travelled into the Maze to look for his tracks and his remains, but Alby ended up getting stung by a Griever. The day after, Thomas was elected Runner, he and Minho travelled into the Maze find the remains of Ben's clothing near the Blades, confirming that he had been killed by Grievers, while trying to find the exit to the Maze.

The Scorch Trials Graphic Novel

Running Alone

In The Scorch Trials Official Graphic Novel Prelude, Ben was first seen as the newly elected Runner to partner with Minho. Minho was hesitant to work with Ben after Justin's death, as he criticised his skill and stamina, comparing him to Justin. After they made it past a hole, Minho almost fell; but was caught by Ben and saved. After this, Minho accepted Ben as his running partner and began running again.

The Death Cure

In the The Death Cure, Ben's name was engraved on the Memorial Rock along with the names of victims during the war against WCKD.

Physical Appearance & Personality

In The Fever Code, Ben was described as being a touch taller than Thomas, having blond hair and wide eyes.

During the Changing, Ben was very pale, and had rope-like veins coming out of his skin. As a result of the Changing, he was also shown to be much more violent and less sane, as seen during his attempt at killing Thomas.

Trivia

  • It is possible he was named after Benjamin Franklin.

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