Benjamin Stilton is Geronimo Stilton's favourite nephew and a major supporting character in the Geronimo Stilton series.
Appearance
Benjamin has orange and white fur a little long in the back to mimic hair, just like Geronimo and Trap. His snout is quite short, which makes his head more roundish, as is expected of mice his age.
In the books, Benjamin's main outfit is a white, long-sleeved shirt underneath his red overalls. A little later into the books he adopts a grey hoodie with long red sleeves and a pair of blue jeans (the color of his hoodie's hood varies between red and grey).
In the TV show, his outfit consists of a red T-shirt with a pink stripe through the middle over a grey long-sleeved shirt, and a pair of baggy jeans. Like most of the inhabitants of Mouse Island, he doesn't wear shoes in any of his incarnations.
Personality
In the books, Benjamin is an innocent, polite, quiet and sweet nine-year-old child. He looks up to his uncle very much and is very open about it, and sometimes this innocent admiration is all it takes for Geronimo to do something he was originally very loath to do. He takes after his uncle in more than a few ways, such as his shyness, his lack of proficiency in sports, and his good heart. He's very innocently good-hearted by nature, and that's gotten a lot of people to grow soft spots in their hearts for him.
He's curious and willing to learn about new things, mainly by observing Geronimo and taking notes. He's very observant and able to pick up on things no one else is able to, and when his help is needed, he's more than willing to step up to the occasion.
In the show, he is a little older (twelve years old, to be precise) and is a prodigy when it comes to computers and electronics. He is dynamic and perky (though a little impatient at times) and loves skateboarding and sports as much as he loves computers. He still looks up to Geronimo as much as he does in the books. He also has a penchant for funny slogans.
Trivia
- Benjamin attends Little Tails Academy, Geronimo's alma mater.
- His parents are unknown and were never seen in any books.
- With Geronimo and Thea being Benjamin's uncle and aunt respectively, it's possible they have another sibling.
- In the books he stays with Geronimo's Aunt Sweetfur, in the southeastern side of New Mouse City.
- For some reason, the English translation of the books marked Benjamin and Aunt Sweetfur's house as "Parking Lot" instead.
- Benjamin in the TV show stays with Geronimo instead.
- Benjamin has his own smart device, simply called the Ben Pad. It's capable of anything from video games, the Internet, accessing New Mouse City record archives, GPS tracking, editing, facial scan and recognition.
- With Geronimo's adopted status, it is unclear whether Geronimo is Benjamin's uncle purely by legality or biologically, so it remains a mystery.
Description according to Atlantyca
"Benjamin is one of the brightest 12-year-old you would ever hope to meet. However, what he has in smarts, he lacks in experience, which will often put Benjamin and his uncle into tough spots.
On the other hand, what Geronimo lacks in electronic know-how and physical skills, Ben is ready to fill in the blanks for him.
He likes the things that kids his age like and he often acts without thinking, which can get him into trouble.
He loves and admires his uncle: he would like to grow up and be like Geronimo. Benjamin is a geek, never without his precious “Ben Pad” an ultra-portable handheld computer, a device similar to an iPhone with which he can surf the internet, interface with other computers, call-up maps, GPS, make calls, send emails, even shoot videos and pics… and play video games."
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