Benny Fideleo |
Benny Fideleo is a 9-year-old psychic camper at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp. He is Bobby Zilch's right-hand man and bullies other campers alongside him, particularly Maloof Canola. On his own, he doesn't amount to much.
Personality[]
–Benny to Raz during Basic Braining
Benny is insecure about himself and hides behind others for protection. He enjoys putting others down to make himself feel better.
Appearance[]
Benny is very short. He has purple skin, large front teeth, auburn hair, and orange-red eyes. Despite his nickname, he has a relatively small nose. He has massive ears and four fingers on each hand. He wears a striped yellow and white T-shirt, red shoes, and maroon shorts. His socks are brown.
Psychonauts[]
Benny first appears before Raz enters Basic Braining, bullying Maloof alongside Bobby. Benny acts tough, but hides behind his stronger 'friend'. His cowardice becomes apparent during Basic Braining, when he starts yelling out for Bobby in fear while climbing one of the course's obstacles.
After Basic Braining he can be found at the docks of Lake Oblongata, cheering Bobby on as he pulls fish out of the water and onto the dock. When Milka pretends to be the Hulking Lungfish to scare them off, he flees the area.
After Milla's Dance Party, Mikhail helps take revenge on Benny for bullying Maloof. They can be found dangling Benny above a creek near the Geodesic Psychoisolation Chambers, threatening to use Mikhail's "Deadly Nelson" technique unless he gives information about the "giant hairless bear" Mikhail is searching for.
After rebraining Benny and informing him of Oleander's evil plot, he asks Raz if the Coach needs a sidekick, and then leaves. He can later be seen watching television in the observation room of Ford's Sanctuary.
Bulletin Board Messages[]
- After the Brain Tumbler Experiment: "Okay, that does it. I've been looking for people to bully for HOURS and I can't find ANYONE. Is this some kind of practical joke, you guys? NOT FUNNY. Where did everybody go? --Benny."
Quotes[]
- "Cough it up, Ma-loser, or you'll be coughing up bloody tears." -To Maloof, before Basic Braining
- "My ears are burning. Kitty must be talking about me!" -When using Pyrokinesis on him
- "You've got the best ideas, Bobby! Man, do I hate fish!" -To Bobby, torturing fish at the boathouse
- "Hmm. So does the Coach... does he have an evil sidekick? A yes man, or a lickspittle? Anything?" -To Raz, after being rebrained
Psychic Powers[]
- Astral projection: Benny can astral project into minds using a psycho portal.
- Telekinesis - Shown in a Double Fine video showing off an unreleased mobile game.[1]
Trivia[]
- Benny is the only camper who is unreachable after gaining Clairvoyance, so it is technically impossible to use it on him, but by using cheats or other methods it shows that he sees Raz as having oversized ears, much like himself.
- According to his old Myspace page, Benny's zodiac sign is Virgo.
- Benny doesn't have anything listed as his psychic specialty on his Campster page.
- According to his Campster profile, Benny's hometown is Parma, Ohio.
- Additionally, his nickname is "the Nose"—the joke being that his ears are much more notable.
- His interests include "beatings", musicals, show tunes "(Original Cast Recordings ONLY, of course!)", West Side Story, and the autobiographies of Burt Ward and Ed McMahon.
- His photo gallery includes a photo-shopped image of Bobby's and his faces on Batman and Robin respectively.
- If the player only rebrains Benny and rebrains either Kitty or Franke (or both), a duplicate of Benny will appear in the observation room in Ford's Sanctuary laughing at the TV. This is an unfinished leftover from a special interaction regarding how the campers would act after being rebrained from an earlier version of Psychonauts.[2]