Okay, wow. 10 years of Benny. That’s actually wild for me to even think about. I genuinely can't believe it's been that long. Honestly, I don’t even remember the exact year I first made him, but I usually estimate it around 2014 or 2015.
It’s so crazy looking back, because I vividly remember how it started. I think the power went out or something, and I didn’t have access to my little iPad that I used to draw on. So I was like, “Alright, I’ll just doodle in this notebook I had.” Anyway, I sat down and drew him. And fun fact: Benny was originally a clone of... someone I’m way too embarrassed to name now. It was a YouTuber, and let’s just say I’ve moved on from caring about them. But yeah, I cannot believe this character has been haunting me for 10 years.
It’s just so funny to look back because he’s changed so much. I was looking at some of the old drawings recently, and he was honestly really cute when I first made him. And somehow, he’s just stuck around through everything, like my own little chaotic companion through all the ups and downs. There was even a friendship that ended because of him! No joke. Someone found out about how weird Benny is and told me they didn’t want to be friends anymore because of it. I mean… okay, fair, he is kind of weird. But friendship-ending weird?? I don’t think so.
Every time I work on something new, whether it’s art, writing, games, my brain immediately goes, “Gotta put Benny in it.” And I love that. I’m literally his number one fan (obviously. I made him), and I’m just so happy I’ve had a character that stuck with me this long.
Not to get too emotional, but 10 years is a long time. And in that time, I’ve seen myself grow a lot, especially in my art and writing. Benny’s been a weird little anchor through it all. He’s been in my writing, my drawings, my games. He was even my Roblox character for ages, which still cracks me up.
Honestly, this post is mostly just an excuse for me to share everything I’ve done with Benny because I don’t think people realize how obsessed I am with this guy. So yes, I hope y’all are sending him birthday wishes because this little dude has been alive in my brain for 10 whole years. He lived through the invention of Fortnite. Like… think about that.
Also, I’m probably gonna update his page on my website. I had one already but I looked at it again recently and yeah… it kinda looks like dookie. So I might just throw together a super bare-bones page. No background, nothing fancy, just stuff. Maybe this week. Not tonight though, I’ve got college and work, life’s busy, you know?
Anyway… HAPPY 10 YEARS, BENNY!!!!!