Benjamin Fuchs, also known as Benjamin Fox, is a vampire made by Matthew Clairmont in the early twelfth century, after the First Crusade. He holds a grudge against the de Clermont family and has sworn to destroy them. Benjamin inherited Matthew's blood rage, but rather than seek to control it, he uses it as a weapon against other creatures.
Background[]
Benjamin was a German crusader who joined up with the forces of Godfrey de Clermont. His mother was a daughter of a prominent Levant merchant. Because of his family connections and knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic, he was initially viewed by the de Clermonts as a valuable ally.
Benjamin was discovered to be trading in de Clermont family secrets. He threatened to expose the existence of creatures to the humans of Jerusalem. As punishment, and to prevent him from acting on his threat, Matthew Clairmont turned him into a vampire. He was then cast out to fend for himself, disavowed by both Matthew and Phillipe de Clermont. He was removed from the de Clermont genealogy.
He later allied himself with the Drăculeşti and the Order of the Defeated Dragon, opponents of the de Clermonts, led by Vlad the Dragon. When Baldwin de Clermont killed Vlad the Impaler (the humans' Dracula), he ordered Benjamin to leave Hungary or face the same fate. The de Clermont family subsequently lost track of Benjamin and believed him to be dead.
History[]
Shadow of Night[]
Benjamin is in Prague at the same time as Matthew and Diana Bishop. He encounters Diana at the home of Abraham ben Elijah. Diana does not realize who he is, since he is using his alias Herr Fuchs. Rabbi Loew introduces Benjamin as a visitor from Poland.
Benjamin tells Diana that the insignia he wears, of the Order of the Defeated Dragon, symbolizes his intent to slay dragons wherever they are found. He evades all attempts by Matthew and other members of the de Clermont family to locate him in Prague once Diana reveals his presence.
The Book of Life[]
The de Clermont family suspect that Benjamin may be the vampire who raped a witch in Jerusalem, resulting in a child with witch's powers who required blood instead of milk. Shortly afterwards, the Congregation was formed and the Covenant signed.
The family learns that Benjamin has been preying on witches for centuries, attempting to father children. He has had mixed success, but produced no living children. It is later revealed he is unaware of at least one child.
Frustrated by his failures, Benjamin taunts Matthew and Diana with evidence of his latest victims, and threatens to come after Diana next, since she has proven that she is fertile.
Benjamin is also revealed to be the maker of Andrew Hubbard, and to be behind the dead vampire victims who have been turning up all over Europe. Benjamin did not kill them directly- he used Jack Blackfriars, who was unable to control himself due to blood rage.
TV Series[]
Brief encounter with Diana[]
Diana briefly encounters Benjamin in Bohemia in 1591 while waiting for an audience with Emperor Rudolf II. He recognizes her as a de Clairmont — and the wife of Matthew — and introduces himself. He reveals that he was cast out by his own clan (which is later revealed to be the de Clairmonts[2]) and prefers the company of other creatures. Benjamin shortly reveals that he is the sire of Andrew Hubbard.[3]
Blood Rage and Return to Sept-Tours[]
Present day, Benjamin returns to wreck havoc on the lives of those living at Sept-Tours. Initially, he begins sending videos to Marcus and Matthew that show Jack killing people for fun in the hopes that it would discredit Jack and cause tensions with Matthew. It is eventually revealed by Hubbard that Benjamin had been manipulating Jack for years after his siring to kill and maim people for fun.
Benjamin's taunts come to a head when he kidnaps a witch, Lena, and holds her captive in the hospital in which Philippe de Clermont was murdered. He begins to call the witch "My Diana" in the hopes that this would get inside of Matthew's head. Eventually, he allows the witch to escape in the hopes that she would run to Matthew and Diana and detail his behavior — his plan works and Lena does this immediately.
Matthew later confronts Benjamin in the hospital and nearly kills him, but he is saved by Satu Järvinen who arrives and incapacitates Matthew just before he can inflict the final blow. Satu recommends that Benjamin kill Matthew before Diana can come for him, but Benjamin reiterates their agreement that he will deal with Matthew and Satu with Diana. Luring the others to the hospital with a video of a half-dead Matthew, Benjamin comes face-to-face with Diana. Diana uses the tenth and final knot, however, and Benjamin meets his untimely end.
Appearances[]
A Discovery of Witches Season 2[]
A Discovery of Witches Season 3[]
- Episode 1 (Season 3)
- Episode 2 (Season 3)
- Episode 3 (Season 3)
- Episode 4 (Season 3)
- Episode 5 (Season 3)
- Episode 6 (Season 3)
- Episode 7 (Season 3)
References[]
- ↑ He was made in the twelfth century so he is at least 800+ years old.
- ↑ Episode 1 (Season 3)
- ↑ Episode 10 (Season 2)