Benjamin Orchard (Prime Earth)

Benjamin Orchard
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Benjamin Orchard
Other Aliases	Talon
Relatives	R.H. Orchard (father, deceased)
Affiliation	Court of Owls · formerly Haly's Circus
Base Of Operations	The Orchard Hotel
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Assassin · Guardian
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	James Tynion IV · Scott Snyder · Juan José Ryp
First Appearance	Talon #2 (January, 2013)
Appearance of Death	Talon #2 (January, 2013)

But now, I can be what I was always meant to be...after killing you, I'll live on. I'll watch over this place generation after generation.

— Benjamin Orchard

Benjamin Orchard was a Talon of the Court of Owls.

History

Despite being the son of the Court Grandmaster (R.H. Orchard), he was forced into becoming a Talon. Years later, he was resurrected and tasked with protecting the Grandmaster's mask in the Garden of Eden under the Orchard Hotel.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Electrum Enhancement: Benjamin's blood system was infused with a chemical compound called "Electrum", that could reanimate dead tissue and heal living tissue over and over again. The compound is fueled by body heat.
  • Accelerated Healing: Due to the synthesized electrum in his blood, Orchard can easily survive intense pain and heal from any wounds.
  • Enhanced Durability: Benjamin possesses a degree of superhuman durability due to the electrum enhancement.
  • Immortality: The presence of electrum in his blood makes Benjamin almost completely immortal.

Abilities

• Swordsmanship

Weaknesses

• Electrum Dependency
  • Vulnerability to Cold: Cold temperatures counteract the Electrum healing ability.

Related

• 1 Appearances of Benjamin Orchard (Prime Earth)
• 1 Images featuring Benjamin Orchard (Prime Earth)
• 1 Quotations by or about Benjamin Orchard (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Benjamin Orchard (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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