Before Henry can finish, Ben is able to kick Henry in the stomach and fall through the fence separating the Barrens from the street. The three bullies eventually begin to taunt Ben, however, to Victor and Belch's shock, Henry pulls a knife out and begins carving his name into Ben's stomach. On the last day of school, Ben attempted to rush back home, only to be spotted and ambushed by Henry and his two buddies, Victor Criss and Belch Huggins. Henry eventually failed and was forced to take summer school. While taking an exam on the last week of school, Henry attempted to persuade Ben into allowing him to copy his test paper. In the 2017 film adaptation, It takes the shape of the headless corpse of a boy killed in the Kitchener ironwork's explosion. In the mini-series, It appears to Ben not as Pennywise, but as Ben's father, who was killed in the Korean War. The town whistle blows, distracting both parties, and Ben is able to break his paralysis and run home. When he regains his senses, he finds that the clown has almost reached him, and has transformed into a mummy. Even at eleven, Ben has the mind of an engineer and is distracted wondering about the ability of the balloon to float against the wind. Pennywise appears down the canal and offers Ben a balloon, which floats-against the howling wind-in Ben's direction. His first encounter with It was in January of 1958 while crossing the canal on his way home from school. Being an overweight individual, Ben was often a frequent victim of Henry Bowers, who usually referred to him as "Fatboy" or "Fatfuck". He developed an intense crush on one of his classmates, Beverly Marsh. Ben is actually shorter than most of the boys (especially compared to Stan and Mike) and even Beverly though he is still taller than Eddie.Īs a child, Ben was a sensitive, shy individual. In the 2017 movie, Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor) is much more accurate to the book, though Ben is still not nearly as large as he's described in the book. The adult Ben said part of his weight loss was due to trying out for the high school track team to challenge himself. As an adult ( John Ritter), Ben's appearance is a further departure from the book whereas he has a beard and is still huskier than Eddie or Bill, but in better shape than he was during childhood. In the 1990 miniseries, as a kid, Ben ( Brandon Crane) is more bulky than fat and has blonde hair instead of brown. Ben's hair is graying slightly but he still looks young.īen's role is very inconsistent between the book and the two live-action adaptations. Despite being considered unappealing when smiling at one point, Ben's face has the "ghost of the handsome man he would become".Īs an adult (thanks to running the track team and eating right as a teen) Ben is tanned, lean and handsome. 2.3 The House On Neibolt Street (Novel only)Īs a kid, Ben is described as having short brown hair that spikes when it's wet (like when building the Dam) and is obese for his age.This is a sign that It is also afraid of them. Mike recognizes mooseblowers when The Losers go to Neibolt Street with the silver slugs. When The Losers use their clubhouse to try an old Indian ritual to get a vision, it is Mike and Richie Tozier that see It landing on Earth from beyond space in time ago. Mike brings his father’s photograph album to the Barrens to show his new friends that It shows up in many of the antique pictures, proving that It has been part of Derry for a long time. The Losers beat Henry’s gang, and Mike becomes a member of their group. The Losers Club comes to his rescue in what comes to be known as The Apocalyptic Rockfight. He tries to hold off Henry, but the bully throws an M-80 at him. While being chased by Henry and his friends Victor “Vic” Criss, Patrick Hockstetter, Reginald “Belch” Huggins, Moose Sadler and Peter Gordon, Mike is eventually trapped in a gravel pit. Mike is the last to join the Losers Club, bringing them to lucky number 7. While checking out the remains of the Kitchener Ironworks, Mike encounters It in the form of a giant bird. Henry terrorizes Mike when he gets a chance, and he poisoned Mike’s dog Mr. Mike is the most hated child in Derry by Henry Bowers, who developed this hatred by paralleling his father’s hatred of Mike’s father, Will.
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