Beignet

Beignet 宇宙警察・ツンカード Space Police・Tsunkādo
Artwork for Magical Starsign by Shinichi Kameoka
Other Name(s)	Detective Biegnet
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Affiliation(s)	Space Police

Beignet, also known as Detective Beignet, is a character in Magical Starsign. He is a Space Police officer who patrols Cassia.

Profile

Beignet is known for his integrity, compassion, and selflessness, but can be pretentious with his heroism. He is oblivious to the Space Police's true motives, but sometimes picks up clues and questions their actions. He has a high sense of justice, genuinely wanting to help anyone in need, differentiating him from the rest of the SP. This is also true when he defended the party from Biek Fowler.

Beignet wears a standard violet jumpsuit, red shoulder pads, a gray bracer glider, and boots, which are commonly worn amongst the Space Police. He has pale skin, short black hair, thick eyebrows, and blue eyes.

Descriptions

Descriptions
Magical Vacation: Itsutsu no Hoshi ga Narabu Toki - Mahō Wakusei Kansoku Nyūmonsho	宇宙警察の隊員。組織が行っていることに疑問を持ち、主人公たちに協力する。 TrTranslation: A member of the Space Police. He has his doubts about what the organization does, and cooperates with the main characters.

Biography

Magical Starsign

The protagonist and Lassi first met Beignet at Port Pescato on Cassia, which had suddenly been frozen over. The local otters begged for Beignet to deal with the hermit lab, who they believed was associated with the planet's freezing. Beignet, however, said his duty was to patrol Mandarin Beach for monsters, and that dogs were out of his jurisdiction. After much hijinks, the duo, and later Mokka, found Chard of the astro pirates to be responsible. They defeated him and destroyed his ice machine in Dragon God Cave, causing it to malfunction and thaw out Cassia. Beignet found the party washed ashore, and brought them back to Pescato where they were praised by the villagers. Beignet warned that the astro pirates were abducting magicians across the Baklava solar system, to which Lassi wondered if Miss Madeleine was taken amidst their scheme. Before leaving, Beignet suggested the students consult the Space Police at their headquarters on Puffoon, confident they could bring the pirates to justice.

While searching for the aquarino, an item that could make their rocket resistant to Razen's atmosphere, the students returned to Pescato. Space troopers prevented them from entering the town, until Beignet intervened and welcomed them in. However, the troopers aggressively pushed Mick aside, to which Beignet helped him back home while the students followed. He explained how he reported the astro pirates' activities to the Space Police HQ, as they were gathered near Nata de Coco Door, but the deployed squad refused to heed his orders. The group concocted a plan, wherein Beignet distracted the troopers while the students snuck into Nata de Coco. Spotting pirate otters hacking away at thick foliage, the students were suddenly challenged to a battle by Chard, with Beignet exclaiming he would fetch reinforcements. Once Chard was defeated and Beignet returned with his squadron, a trooper mistakenly referred to him as "Master Chard", which Beignet questioned. The trooper corrected himself, then called for Chard's arrest. All four of them cornered Chard as one of them summoned reinforcements from Pescato West Unit, requesting an armored cruiser to arrest him. When the cruiser arrived, Chard grab hold of the ladder himself and was taken away. Chard hid away in the Frog Pot at Tangerine Beach, ordering the surrounding five troopers to lock up Beignet.

Surely enough, Beignet was detained by his own allies and imprisoned within Shishkebab Cavern on Razen. With the aid of Rogan Josh, the students found him there with several abducted magicians, proving that the Space Police and astro pirates were truly working together. After the students took down Gil Mudflap, Rogan Josh snagged his jail key and freed everyone in the caves. Beignet and Rogan Josh subsequently met up with their companions at the Stone Stage, where Kale and Chard had warped into the sun with Miss Madeleine moments prior. No one was injured thanks to Celadon's barrier magic, so the group returned to Paella's lodge. With Semolina, disguised as Farina, among the magicians who were locked up, Beignet safely escorted her back to Tropica Village on Gren. Unfortunately, the real Farina had set Gren ablaze in order to avenge Semolina, whom she thought was dead. Beignet quickly paid the students a visit at Ambergris Preparatory School soon thereafter, urging them to resolve the problem.

Later on, the Space Police and astro pirates commenced an assault on Razen. A unit of Space Policemen swarmed and barricaded Paella, though a reluctant Beignet sneakily let the students in, encouraging them to defeat their cybersaurus. Once the unit was defeated with Parfait's help, the students prepared to leave Paella, when they were suddenly approached by Beignet. He warned them not to exit the village as Biek Fowler appeared, calling Beignet out for his treachery. Sorbet volunteered to hold Fowler off, exclaiming she had no reason to return to Kovomaka with her classmates. As Fowler prepared to ram into the group with his glider, Beignet leapt in front of them and took the blow, seemingly killing him. Fowler disparaged Beignet, upon which Brie Pourri soared in and flew the students up to Condimen Tower.

Trivia

• Although most Space Police officers of Beignet's rank use the light starsign, it is unknown if Beignet himself also uses it.

Nomenclature

His name comes from beignet (pronounced ben-yay), a French pastry made from an eggy batter called pâte à choux.

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	宇宙警察・ツンカード Uchū Keisatsu・Tsunkādo	Space Police・Tsunkādo, from カツ丼 katsudon (pork cutlet on rice)
English	Beignet
French	Inspecteur Magret	Inspector Magret
German	Wachmeister Keks	Watchman Cookie
Italian	Detective Bignè	Detective Beignet
Spanish	Inspector Benito	Inspector Benedict

Gallery

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  Portrait sprite
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  Portrait sprite (happy)
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  Portrait sprite (angry)