Bengal
Duc No Tranh
| Fighting |
Excellent |
| Agility |
Good |
| Strength |
Good |
| Endurance |
Good |
| Reason |
Good |
| Intuition |
Typical |
| Psyche |
Typical |
| Health |
235 |
| Karma |
36 |
| Resources |
Typical |
| Popularity |
-10 |
Powers
- Bengal is a martial arts master and an exceptional athlete. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, trained in various martial arts, and an excellent acrobat, skilled archer and tracker. He typically fights with bow and arrows, or shuriken. His favorite weapons are paired sai-like weapons with blades that collapse or expand at the press of a button. He has an unusually well defined sense of smell and can track people by scent; it has not been revealed if this is actually a superhuman ability.
Talents
Speed
Contacts
Freedom Force
History
Duc No Tranh was a boy growing up in a Vietnamese village during the Vietnam War. During the war, American soldiers, including Red Wolf, Willie Lincoln, and the future Reverend Michael Janes, massacre his village and parents. The boy tries to climb aboard the Americans' helicopter, but was kicked off by Private Janes, despite the pleas of other soldiers on board.
Years later, the boy became the costumed Bengal and travels to America for revenge on the soldiers involved in the destruction of his village. Willie Lincoln seeks Daredevil's protection. The costumed hero defeats Bengal.
Bengal later attacks Father Michael Janes. He soon clashes with Silhouette and the other New Warriors over the fate of Janes. Bengal also fights Night Thrasher for the first time. His origin is recounted, and his battle with Night Thrasher is ended by the Punisher. Bengal befriends the New Warriors, and Bengal and Janes make peace with each other.
Despite this, Bengal still feels the need to avenge atrocities stemming from the Vietnam War. He comes to believe that Gai No Don, an acquaintance of Night Thrasher, was in reality, Li Pan, a Vietnamese general responsible for thousands of innocent deaths. Bengal battles security officers until he reaches Gai. He is confronted by Night Thrasher and Silhouette, whom Gai has hired. He is told Gai is not Li Pan. Bengal leaps out a window and escapes. Bengal later attacks the Poison Memories gang, a long time New Warriors enemy. He believes they have information on Li Pan. Again, Night Thrasher fights him. He is temporarily subdued and urged to move on.
Bengal is hired by Tombstone, an albino American gangster. Along with the man's employees, he confronts a loose collection of superheroes operating out of New York City. Bengal personally confronts Shang-Chi; both acknowledge they have heard of each other in the past. Before the fight can begin, Black Widow subdues Bengal with a 'stinger' blast.
Several of Tombstone's allies were swallowed up by Cloak, one of the heroes, but is not clear whether Bengal was. Victims of Cloak usually face their worst fear before being dumped out, freezing and disoriented.
After his employment by Tombstone, Bengal marries a woman named Tranh and improves his English.
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