Ben Rodriguez
Tertiary character | |
Ben Rodríguez | |
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Date of birth | June 3012 |
Gender | Male |
Species | Robot |
First appearance | "The Bots and the Bees" (7ACV01) |
Voiced by | Phil LaMarr |
- "Ben" redirects here. For other uses, see Ben (disambiguation).
Ben Rodríguez is a robot, the son of Bender Bending Rodríguez and Bev, the Planet Express soda machine.[1]
He is named after his father, using the first syllable of his father's first name. He shares similar physical traits with his father, with the exception of his rectangular torso, presumably inherited from his mother. However, due to his mother not having arms, he lacks his father's talent in bending. A bending card cannot be installed into him either, as he only has one expansion slot, which holds his memory card (7ACV01).
Production
On 5 May 2012, Countdown to Futurama released a character design for an aging Ben and a character design for both Bender and Ben.[2]
Image gallery
Ben as he appears in the animatic for "The Bots and the Bees".[1]
A character design for an aging Ben.[2]
A character design for Bender and Ben.[2]
Additional info
Family
- Bev, mother
- Bender, father
- Bender's extended family
- Bender's first born son, older half brother
- Junior, older half brother Disputed canon
Quotes
{{q| "This robot will never bend!"
Appearances
References
- ^ a b 20th Century Fox (25 December 2011). Futurama Bots and The Bees Sneak Preview. (YouTube.) Retrieved on 26 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (05 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Ben Aging and Bender Bike Sketches. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 05 May 2012.