Ben Daimio

Ben Daimio
Capt. Ben Daimio by Guy Davis
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
First appearance	B.P.R.D.: The Dead #1 (December 2004)
Created by	Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Guy Davis
In-story information
Alter ego	Captain Benjamin "Ben" Daimio
Team affiliations	Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense U.S. Marine Corps
Abilities	Ability to transform into a were-jaguar under extreme stress

Ben Daimio is a fictional comic book character who appears in Dark Horse Comics books featuring Hellboy and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, of which Daimo is an employee. Created by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Guy Davis, Ben Daimo first appeared in B.P.R.D.: The Dead #1 (December 2004).

As revealed in the second issue of B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine, Captain Ben Daimio was the former leader of a squad of 8 U.S. Marines assigned to a rescue mission in the Bolivian jungle (numbered D16F8-4188) on June 10, 2001 to save the nuns apparently captured by a fundamentalist group called the True Path, though the True Path was a peaceful political group that never engaged in violent activities beforehand. The mission went awry when the true culprits, a native jaguar cult who murdered the nuns, attacked the group. Shortly thereafter, a shapeless entity made itself known and slaughtered them until only Daimio remained, the incident leading him to be severely scarred on the left side of his face. He then collapsed and died from his injuries, while he received horrific visions of a giant jaguar-like spirit who told Daimio that his new life was to begin. Three days later, Daimio's corpse was recovered and scheduled for autopsy. However, he returned to life just prior to the procedure, cutting his way out of his body bag. After a brief period of recovery, Daimio was transferred to The Pentagon's Special Ops and began acting as an informal consultant to the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.

In 2004 - after Dr. Kate Corrigan and Abe Sapien requested leave during B.P.R.D.: The Dead - Daimio left the Pentagon and joined the B.P.R.D as Field Team Commander. He spearheaded the relocation of the Bureau from Fairfield, Connecticut to the mothballed Center for Defense Research and Development in the Colorado mountains - a secret facility he became aware of during his time in the Pentagon. The move was not without difficulties and Daimio's blunt attitude, callousness and preference for force over diplomacy caused friction within the team, particularly with Liz Sherman.