Ben Braeden

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Name	Benjamin Isaac Braeden
Actor	Nicholas Elia
Dates	May 1999 -
Location	Cicero, Indiana.
Occupation	Kid
Episode(s)	3.02 The Kids Are Alright 3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me (Referred To) 5.17 99 Problems (Referred To) 5.22 Swan Song (Seen in The Distance) 6.01 Exile On Main St. 6.02 Two And A Half Men 6.03 The Third Man (On Phone) 6.05 Live Free or Twihard 6.14 Mannequin 3: The Reckoning

History

Ben Braeden is the son of Lisa Braeden, a woman Dean once spent a weekend with in August 1998. Lisa and Ben live in Cicero, Indiana. Though Dean suspects he is Ben's biological father, Lisa says that Ben's father is a man she met in a biker bar - "I had a type - leather jacket, couple of scars, no mailing address." Dean meets Ben at Ben's eighth birthday party in 3.02 The Kids Are Alright, so he probably turned ten soon after Dean showed up in 5.22 Swan Song and turned eleven sometime around 6.02 Two And A Half Men.

Appearances

3.02 The Kids Are Alright

When Dean drops in to see Lisa while investigating a case, it is Ben's eighth birthday party. Dean meets Ben and is struck by his familiar rock-music loving, girl ogling ways, but Lisa assures Dean that he is not Ben's father. Later Dean helps Ben out in an encounter with some bullies. Although his advice—to kick the kid in the nuts—doesn't get Lisa's approval, Ben hugs Dean in thanks. Later Ben is one of the children taken by a mother Changeling, and one of her offspring imitates Ben and starts feeding on Lisa. Dean and Sam rescue all the children and kill the head Changeling, destroying the imitation Ben. Dean is impressed by Ben's coolheaded behavior during the rescue, having put Ben in charge of helping the other children out a window.

3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me

While in Dean's subconscious, Sam and Dean see a vision of Lisa, who invites Dean to join her in an idyllic picnic scene - "Come on. We only have an hour before we have to pick Ben up from baseball."

5.17 99 Problems

When Dean is preparing to acquiesce to the angels' demands that he become Michael's Vessel in order to end the Apocalypse, he visits Lisa, who has moved to a new home. Dean tells her:

Dean: I have no illusions. I know the life that I live. I know how its going to end for me. Whatever. I’m okay with that. But I wanted you to know, that when I do picture myself happy, it’s with you. And the kid.

Lisa mentions that Ben is at baseball.

5.22 Swan Song

Dean returns to Lisa after the showdown at Stull Cemetery, and we see Ben at the dinner table with Dean and Lisa.

6.01 Exile On Main St.

According to Dean, he is surprised Lisa took him in after the events in Stull Cemetery, when he was grief stricken, drinking too much, and spending months trying to work out how to save Sam. He has been living with Lisa and Ben for about a year when a Djinn attacks. Dean takes Lisa and Ben to Bobby's for safety, and is regretful that he came into their lives, but Lisa tells him he's been a great parent to Ben, and that its been the best year of her life.

6.02 Two And A Half Men

After the attack by the Djinn, Dean has insisted he, Lisa, and Ben move again. Dean is hypervigilant to danger and doesn't want Ben or Lisa to leave the house; he keeps making excuses to keep Ben from riding his bike around the new neighborhood. Dean is nervous that Lisa and Ben's lives will be the same as his was while he was being raised by John. When Ben takes a shotgun out of the trunk of the Impala, Dean yells at him for wanting to learn how to shoot a gun.

Ben: But I don't get it. You had your own rifle when you were my age.
Dean: Ben, mark my words. You will never, ever shoot a gun, ever.
Ben: I know what's going on. You think something might be coming for us.
Dean: There's nothing coming for us.
Ben: I could do what you do. You could teach me how to shoot-

Dean: Shut up about the freaking gun, okay!

When Sam asks for his help on a case, Dean is conflicted about leaving, but Lisa shows him she can handle a gun, and he leaves. When he returns, Ben is out riding his bike alone after dark, and Dean is worried, but does not admit it. Lisa asks him about what he wants - she recognises how much hunting is a part of him. Dean is torn: he wants to stay with Lisa and Ben, but is worried he is starting to behave like his father, and he also wants to be hunting. Lisa says it doesn't have to be either one thing or the other and suggests that he start hunting again, and return to them when he can.

6.03 The Third Man

When Dean arrives in Pennsylvania to meet Sam, he is on the phone with Ben.

Dean: Ben, I know you're lying. (pause) Because I lie professionally, that's how. Now tell your mom that you broke the damn thing and take it like a man. Okay? Okay.

6.05 Live Free or Twihard

Shortly after Dean is turned into a vampire, he goes to his house to see Lisa. She wakes up to see him standing over their bed. He thanks her and Ben for everything, and his behavior worries Lisa, who tries to get him to explain what's going on. He throws her against the wall and is overwhelmed by the sound of her heartbeat. He turns and tries to leave when his fangs extend, but Ben comes out of his room and, though Dean warns him away, he advances. Dean throws him against the wall of the hallway and shouts at him before leaving. Lisa pulls Ben to her in fear as Dean goes. After Dean is cured of vampirism, he tries to call Lisa and explain what happened, but she doesn't answer.

6.11 Appointment in Samarra

As Dean prepares to purposefully die (and then have himself revived) in order to contact Death, Dean hands a letter to the nurse, with instructions to mail it if he should die. the letter is addressed to "Benjamen Braeden 213 Weinbach Ave, Battlecreek MI 49014." For more infromation on where Ben and Lisa have lived see the entry on Lisa.