Who Is Bengal? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bengal is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Duc No Tranh, with over 67 comic issue appearances. Bengal is a martial artist who seeks vengeance on those that committed war crimes during the Vietnam War.

Who is Bengal?

Origin Duc No Tranh just witnessed the massacre of his village by American soldiers. The boy who would one day grow up to be Bengal grew up in the central highlands near Bang Me Thuot. He watched as his village and parents were killed by American GIs during the Vietnam War. The American soldiers, including William Talltrees , Carl Brasel, Samuel Birulin, and Chin Fong, were good at killing and didn't leave anything breathing in that village except the child Duc No Tranh, who witnessed the massacre behind a hut. Even though he was shot in the leg, Duc managed to jump onto the runner of the Americans' dustoff chopper (piloted by Rhodey Rhodes ) during their evac, but was kicked in the face by Private Janes, the main instigator of the massacre. Duc fell from the chopper and landed back into the jungle where he vowed revenge for his village and family. Duc became the Bengal and began to murder some of the soldiers that participated in the slaughter. Bengal came into conflict with Daredevil as he tried to protect one of the veterans, a friend named Willie Lincoln.

Key facts

Bengal is of human origin and first appeared in "I Heard the Jungle Breathe". The character is published by Marvel. With 67 recorded issue appearances, Bengal ranks among the most featured characters in comics.