Ben Wheeler is the deuteragonist and an antagonist in Leprechaun Origins.
Biography[]
Ben Wheeler goes on a trip to Ireland along with his girlfriend Sophie Roberts and his friends Jeni and David at Sophie's behest. The driver, Ian, lets them go at the monolith seen in the beginning. Ben and the others agree to be taken to a cottage where they can begin hitchhiking to the cavern, though they are wary of irish farmer Hamish and his grumpy son, Sean.
After a brief struggle where David gets his leg being bitten by the monster, the four escape the cottage and race to the village hall, where they hide in the cellar. From a mythology book, Sophie learns that the monster is a Tuatha Dé Danann, also known as the leprechaun, who owns the gold that the villagers sought after. Hamish and the villagers refused to return the gold and didn't want to leave the village. In return for the gold, the villagers have to sacrifice at least two humans each year as "compensation". The leprechaun lusts after gold, but it can be repelled by a certain symbol, the same one carved into the monolith, which serves as a barrier beyond which the being cannot get out. There was another monolith symbol barrier at the leprechaun's cave; however, when the villagers mined the cave and took the gold, the cave collapsed, causing the leprechaun to escape 15 years ago.
The four are confronted by Hamish, who confirms that the villagers sacrifice tourists each year to avoid having to sacrifice themselves, and Sean, who has grown weary of the unjustified sacrifices, eventually lets them go. The four take the offer to escape by an old woman, Mary, who is revealed to be Hamish's accomplice. The four are then tied to trees as offerings for the leprechaun. The monster arrives and rips out Jeni's golden tongue ring. David manages to get the leprechaun away from Jeni, but the beast slashes his torso, also cutting the rope, allowing him to break free and release the other three before he is attacked and killed. The remaining trio head back to the cottage to set a trap to kill the monster, but the leprechaun tricks Sophie and Ben into striking Jeni with their axes, killing her.
After killing Jeni, he and Sophie run away again on the road while the Leprechaun is after them. When Sophie trips, he ignores. But Sophie gets back up, and catches up to him.
Eventually, they both get to the truck. He looks for the keys, but they aren't around anywhere. He sees Ian's impaled body, and he thought he must have the keys. Sophie tells Ben to distract the Leprechaun, and Ben acts concerned for Sophie. He and Sophie both get out of the truck.
He then lights up the Leprechaun, and after the Leprechaun chases Sophie, they both get into the house. The Leprechaun follows behind and then grabs and yanks him away.
Death[]
Ben getting his spine pulled out
After they get into the cabin where they both don't know that they are being followed, the "Leprechaun" grabs and yanks Ben into another room and then rips his spine out.