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In the [[Homeworld]] series, the Bentusi are a race of space-faring technology traders, who help the [[Kushan (Homeworld)|Kushan]] fleet in their quest to find [[Hiigara]].

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[[Image:Bentusi 1.gif|thumb|Bentusi Exchange from ''[[Homeworld]]'']]
[[Image:Bentusi 2.jpg|thumb|Bentus, from ''[[Homeworld 2]]'']]
[[Image:Bentusi.jpg|thumb|A Bentusi attached to his ship (animatic screenshot)]]

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It is revealed in ''[[Homeworld 2]]'' that 3000 years before the events of ''[[Homeworld]]'', the Hiigarans and the Taiidani became embroiled in a heated border dispute.  When appeals to the great council didn't work, the Hiigarans were desperate for any means possible to fight back against their enemy, and when they found the second hyperspace core, they used it to destroy the Taiidani homeworld
.  T, bypassing most of the Taidani fleet. The shock of seeing how easily the Higarans had done this spurred the great council, into action however, they demanded that the Hiigarans give up the core, and bestowed the Bentusi the responsibility of acquiring the core.  The Hiigarans were at first willing to comply, but when they saw that t and disarming the Higarians of their fleet.

The Hiigarans debated among themselves if they should in fact follow the orders of the council. They did not take lightly the threat of fighting the advanced Bentausi, but as the only other option was to simply give up, they decided to make a fight of it. The Bentausi had sent only one ship, Bentus, which was their harbor-ship, to receive the core, they decided to try to fight their way out.  The Bentusi, however, had highly superior technology, and even Bentus, with a small force docked inside it, were more than a match for the Hiigaran fleet.  Although the Hiigarans fought stubbornly, the Bentusi were forced to destroy the Hiigaran fleet.  The Bentusi themselves grieved just as much as anybody else, and vowed to never make war on another race again, not even to help the Hiigarans from the vengeful Taiidanarrived to retrieve the core and found as expected the Higaran fleet lying at anchor, powered down. Their flagship which contained the core was dormant and the core half exposed and ready for removal..when the Higarans struck. Every ship suddenly was thrown into an emergency power up cycle bringing their weapons online with no warning, every ship that could fired on the single Bentausi ship, their great harbor ship of Bentus, targeting the Bentausi's own hyperspace core, risking everything on this one throw of the dice. 

Unfortunately, the Higarans failed. Their opening salvo did not cripple the Bentausi flagships core and using its power, the Bentausi pulled in through hyperspace combat ready battle groups that had been waiting nearby, starting an enormous battle. The Higarans fought superbly, their flagship hyper spacing around the battleground to continually lend its aid to ships that started to struggle, but Bentus was always right behind it, matching every maneuver it made. Steadily, the superior technology of the Bentausi started to tell and the Higaran fleet collapsed. In a final act, the Higaran flagship crashed itself into the Angel Moon of Higara, detaching the core at the last second which was presumed destroyed in the explosion. 

The Bentusi themselves grieved just as much as anybody else after the destruction of the Higaran fleet. They, after thousands of years had found a possible equal and had been forced to destroy them in a pointless battle due to their enforcement of the councils orders. As a consequence, they vowed to never make war on another race again...not even to help the Hiigarans from the vengeful Taiidan, who still had an intact fleet and a destroyed homeworld.

=="The Unbound"==
This is the title the '''Bentusi''' give to themselves, indicating a sense of pride in the race's lack of a home planet or perhaps some other aspect. In ''[[Homeworld: Cataclysm]]'' it is hinted that '''Unbound''' may actually refer to freedom from organic restraints, perhaps contributing to a higher sense of being. They refer quite obviously (though out of context) to [[Karan S'jet]] who(contracted; show full)*[[Ships of Homeworld|Bentusi Cargo Barge]]
*[[Ships of Homeworld|Super Acolyte]]
*[[Ships of Homeworld|Bentus]]

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