Ben

Ben is a major character. He was a regular character up until Season 3, made a guest appearance in Season 4, and then returned as a recurring character in Season 6. Ben was one of the four original Club members, along with Andrew, Jake, and Rachel. He later ended up getting engaged to Rachel.

Trivia

 * Ben was originally going to be written off in the first few episodes of the shows third season, but the writers decided to keep him on until the end of the season.
 * Ben was supposed to become romantically involved with Kitty in the shows final season. However, since Trevor became popular with the fans, this was later changed as Kitty ended up marrying Trevor in the Season 6 time jump.
 * He was originally going to play a larger role in the Season One finale. Ben would return and ultimately be the reason for Patrick's death after putting a number of dangerous chemicals that he stole from his God Mother in his car. This was removed when the Season One Rewrites happened.
 * Although the writers have said they aren't a fan of endgames and find them boring, it has been reveled that they always planned for Ben and Rachel to end up together since the beginning.
 * Ben was the first character on the show to have both his parents revealed.