Benkei Musashibo is a hedonistic and gluttonous apprentice warrior-monk and the pilot of Getter-3.

His character is a homage to the various Getter-3 pilots from previous Getter Robo series - namely Benkei and Musashi, though he does share some aspects of his appearance and his status as a monk with Baku Yamagishi of Getter Robo Āḥ. His name is both a combination of Benkei's and Musashi's as well as a reference to the legendary Japanese warrior-monk Musashibou Benkei.

Humanity is under attack by demonic creatures called Oni. Unable to fight back by any other means, the scientist Dr. Saotome creates a series of giant robots that harness the mysterious power of Getter Rays, giving them the strength necessary to fight the Oni. The strongest of these is Getter Robo, and Saotome must enlist three very different men to pilot it - martial artist Ryoma Nagare, criminal leader Hayato Jin, and monk Benkei Musashibou. Together, the Getter Team fights to end the Oni menace forever.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

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__Non-Anime Roles:__  

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Aoe Reiji in "Love Mode" (Drama CD) (Japanese) 
Cool Z in "Shenmue II" (VG) (Japanese)  
Dai-Majine in "Future-Retro Hero Story" (Drama CD) (Japanese) 
Depthcharge in "Beast Wars" (Japanese Dub) 
Duke in "The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact" (VG) (Japanese) 
Ghaleon in "Lunar 1: Silver Star Story" (VG) 
Ghaleon in "Lunar 2: Eternal Blue" (VG) 
Gibari in "Baten Kaitos" (VG) (Japanese) 
Hassan in "Dragon Quest VI" (CD drama) (Japanese) 
Iga in "Arc the Lad II" (VG) (Japanese)  
Iga in "Arc the Lad" (VG) (Japanese) 
Lawrence Limburger in "Biker Mice from Mars" (animated TV series) (Japanese) 
Richter Belmont in "Akumajou Dracula X Chronicle" (VG) 
Richter Belmont in "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" (VG) (Japanese) 
Serpent in "Rockman ZX" (Japanese)  Zabine Chareux in "Crossbone Gundam" (Japanese) 
Yogostain in "Engine Sentai Go-Onger" (Japanese)!~

Michael McConnohie is an American voice actor, writer and director who has provided many voice roles in movies, anime, and video games. He and fellow actress Melodee Spevack run a production company called VoxWorks. Some of his major works include the Narrator on Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and Hunter x Hunter, Azulongmon in Digimon, Gork in Masked Rider, Keiichi Ikari in Paranoia Agent, Rolf Emerson in Robotech, Manzou the Saw in Samurai Champloo, Cosmos and Tracks in Transformers, Hot Shot / Ironhide in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, D in Vampire Hunter D, Chief Inquisitor Margulis in Xenosaga and Charles zi Britannia in Code Geass.

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