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Ben's Death part one

Out of all the theories I've seen, Ben's death seems to be the most people wonder about. I've heard many theories about his potential end but I will explain most of them in parts. My curiosity of his passing influenced me to write this story in the first place.

One theory that I saw on the internet somewhere explained that Ben May have actually killed himself. The dark passing of Ben could explain the plaque underneath Ben's statue. "Let the darkness within you find peace in the light." This indicates that there must have been some darkness inside of him gradually seeping out, similar to his tentacled demon. Maybe the only way Ben thought he could finally find peace was through committing suicide. Unfortunately, as Vanya announces in her book, that after Ben was gone, there was nothing really connecting us.

We can also see that in the bank robbery scene, Ben felt very hesitant in going into the room where the remaining robbers were. He says, "I didn't sign up for this." We can infer that Ben never wanted to be some crime fighting superhero, he was simply born into that position. Pretty much throughout every scene young Ben is in, he never looks happy. Maybe he never was.

In an article I found on Ben's death, which is still a mystery, it states that Ben wanted to feel accepted by Reginald and Luther. He just wanted to impress them somehow and ,as a result, Ben did whatever Luther demanded him to do. Also in the bank scene, Luther pushes Ben into going inside that room to murder those robbers. Even after saving the hostages, Ben is the only one not proud of what he did that day.

Eventually, Ben may have decided that there is no way to fully satisfy Reginald or Luther. They asked too much of him too many times. Ben could have felt pushed too far that at one point he decided ending his life was the infinite escape.

Again, this is just a theory and this claim could be incorrect. Also the idea doesn't belong to me but I've seen multiple similar theories that I've extended off of. Another theory about his death will come later. Thx for reading!