Benoit, a French engineer, is the architect of the Nautilus, who has worked with Nemo to create the best possible vessel. He's a dreamer, whose ultimate goal is to find the utopian society of Atlantis, where there is no war, and harmony with nature.
Benoit struggled for years to convince financiers to fund construction of the Nautilus, the most advanced exploratory vessel the world will have seen. The East India Mercantile Company was the only taker. When Benoit finally realises the Company never intended the Nautilus to be focused on exploration, but for acquiring territory and wealth, he must come to terms with reality while not letting go of his dream.
