Benny is the secondary antagonist of the late Harlan Ellison's post-apocalyptic short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.

Once a handsome man, Benny was transformed into a hideous ape-like creature with huge genitals for AM's amusement, and his mind was also severely stunted. The original story says that he used to be a brilliant scientist before this, though the game changes this. He is also mentioned to have been homosexual. Early in the story, Benny's eyes are melted by AM, and later he goes completely insane when they reach the promised canned food only to realize they don't have a can opener, and starts eating Gorrister's face. Ted then kills him with an ice spear to put him out of his misery.