Birthplace: Earth, ED-6
Elcion Residence: Men's Prison, Cell block 6832 
Crimes: No. 15894-1-5, 15892-2, 15894-7; Murder; Assault; Forgery of currency, bonds and data; Breaking M.C. regulations; Forging identification; Embezzlement; Damage to public property; Breaking aviation and space laws; Breaking criminal regulations  
Sentenced to 295 years 
Possibility of parole: 0.008% 
Additional - special suspended sentence  

An albino, Merill Yanagawa, better known as Benten, is another one of the cyber criminals enlisted by Hasegawa to fight crime in Oedo. A trained sniper, he can pick off a target accurately even when it's moving and he's facing direct sunlight. However, his specialty is silent weapons. His weapon of choice is a monowire, which is placed in his right ring. With that, along with his natural agility and acrobatic moves, Benten can cut anything from tool-grade steel to human flesh.  Because of his effeminate looks, Benten is often the butt of Sengoku's jokes. However, he shrugs them off as he does his job. His other talent is astrology. He is often looking to the alignment of the stars to find omens within them. Most of the time, the omens are bad.

It is the year 2808. Three convicts are recruited as members of the Cyber Police to keep major criminal activity in Oedo (formerly Tokyo) in check. In return, their life sentences will be reduced by a few years for every mission accomplished. However, to ensure that these convicts are doing their job, the police have secured special collars around their necks. If they attempt to remove their collars or fail to meet the time limit of their mission, the collars will self-destruct.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

**Non-anime roles:** 
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- Amon in "Double Dragon" (Neo-Geo) (VG)
- Dhaos in "Tales of Phantasia" (VG)
- Diva in "Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin" (VG, Japanese)
- Dr. Baldhead in "Guilty Gear" (VG)
- Gray Fox in "Metal Gear Solid" (VG, Japanese)
- Hyo Imawano in "Rival Schools" (VG, Japanese)
- Jareth, the Goblin King in "Labyrinth" (Jim Henson movie, Japanese)
- Jimmy Lee in "Double Dragon" (Neo-Geo) (VG)
- Larva in "Kyuuketsuhime Miyu Seiyou Shinma-hen" (drama CD, Japanese)
- Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars" (original trilogy, Japanese)
- Memphis in "Magic School Lunar!" (VG, Japanese)
- Mr. X in "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" (VG, Japanese)
- Ootori Noboru in "La Vie En Rose" (Drama CD, Japanese)
- Ostracon in "Emerald Dragon" (Drama CD, Japanese)
- Rei in "Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu kyûseishu densetsu" (VG)
- Zato-One in "Guilty Gear X" (VG)
- Zato-One in "Guilty Gear" (VG, Japanese) 
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