Beniamino Cassano

Beniamino Cassano is an Ignition-Weapon cross Human Regular currently on the 28th Floor. Beniamino Cassano (No.99) and Beniamino Ilmar (No.21), a.k.a. Kang Horyang, began their lives as children abandoned in the Middle Area and sold to the Workshop, where they were raised and experimented on. He and Horyang were the only two survivors out of 99,999 experimentees; at age 12 they became the first pair of living Ignition Weapons. He somehow escaped the laboratory, and is now living in The Hand of Arlen.

Appearance and Personality
In the Box photo, Cassano appears to wear black bandages covering his body, similar to Horyang. He also has a wing similar to Horyang's, although his is on the left side and hangs downward while Horyang's wing is upright on his right side.

Horyang describes Cassano as more confident and shorter in stature than himself, and someone he looked up to and admired as a big brother.

Powers and Abilities
His powers are similar to Horyang's, although he uses them quite differently. His Ignition activates on the left side instead of the right, and he seems to rely more on speed rather than power. He uses his arm to fire short range bursts, which can be used either to attack enemies or propel himself around.

Devil of the Right Arm
His first appearance is in a photo containing his image in the background, which someone posted on Box and is spotted by both Apple and Goseng. It is believed that he deliberately let himself get pictured in order to senda message to Horyang.

When alerted of Horyang's prescence, he uses an observer to bring Horyang inside Arlen's hand, then proceeds to attack Ran and Novick, who had been following Horyang. He initially seemed to overpower the two, but he was then hit by a Maschenny style Sword of Light, and appeared severely wounded by it.

From the rubble, although appearing to have been killed, he launches a near fatal attack on Horyang through his torso. He then hides himself throughout the fight between Viole and Novik and Ran, but comes out when Xia Xia explains their motive and FUG's part in all this. He picks up Horyang and is about to leave when Xia Xia blows up the Hand.

Relationships
Kang Horyang: He describes Cassano as his only childhood friend. The two of them were abandoned children raised by and experimented on by the Workshop. They were separated just before Horyang was chosen by Headon to enter the Inner Tower as a Regular.

Sophia Amae: She was Cassano and Horyang's teacher until the age of 12, when they were given the halves of the "devil," after which time they never saw her again. Horyang describes her as their first love.

Notes and Trivia

 * Beniamino Cassano's name is likely an amalgam of Beniamino Gigli, an Italian opera singer, and Antonio Cassano, an Italian footballer (soccer player) who wore the number 99 during his time with U.C. Sampdoria.

Beniamino Cassano