Cowboy Bebop Character List

Spike Spiegel

Spike Spiegel ( Japanese ス パ イ ク ・ ス ピ ー ゲ ル Supayku Supi: Heru ) . In the past, he was a member of the Red Dragon crime syndicate. The inspiration for Spike's martial arts is Bruce Lee . He is at a high level owns the military equipment of Jeet Kun-Do ^[1] . Accurate shooter and skilled pilot. Closed, does not tell and does not answer questions about his past. Spike is desperate, often exposes himself to irrational risk, is not afraid to die. Does not trust people. Moreover, he is noble and disinterested, helps people if he believes that they are worthy and deserve it (for example, he pays for an expensive operation to cure blindness to the sister of the deceased Rocco) ^[1] . Lost in a shootout with a syndicate of eyes replaced by cybernetic - "One eye sees only the past, the other the present." He smokes a lot and often. According to Spike, there are only three things that he hates - these are children, animals and women (and it was they who appeared with him on the ship). A few people close to him, but for their sake I’m ready for anything. Loved and will love only Julia. Spike plays billiards very well ^[2] . The character takes 2 line in the list of 25 best anime characters of all time according to IGN ^[3] .

Seiyu: Koichi Yamadera

Jet Black

Jet Black ( Jap. ジ ェ ッ ト ・ ブ ラ ッ ク Jietto Burakku ) . In his past, Jet worked at Ganymede as a detective officer in the Solar System Police (ISSP - Inter Solar System Police). There he received the nickname "Black Dog" (Black Dog) for his strength of character and strong will. He was betrayed by his friend and partner from ISSP, from whom he received a bullet, as a result of which Jet lost his left hand. The shot arm is replaced by a cybernetic prosthesis . Once in her homeland, Ganymede, Jet lived with a woman, Alice, whom she loved, but she left him for no particular reason (as she says, due to excessive guardianship and protection on his part, that she didn’t even have anything had to choose and do) ^[4] . Like Spike, Jet prefers not to talk about her past. He loves blues and jazz. Jet is also a good mechanic; he often has to repair ships after all the messes he and Spike get into.

Seiyu: Unsou Ishizuka

Fay Valentine

Fay Valentine ( Jap. フ ェ イ ・ ヴ ァ レ ン タ イ ン Faye Warrantine ) . Fei woke up in a cryogenic center. She does not remember anything about her past. It owes a large sum of money to the medical center, which was kept in a cryogenic sleep. The gambler, a sharpie, suffers from ludomania . By nature, Fei is selfish, impudent and mean. He knows about his attractiveness and knows how to use it. As a child, she was an ordinary, quiet and modest girl, dreaming of a bright future, but after a disaster on Earth she was frozen in suspended animation and revived many years later. She became a victim of fraudsters, who framed her and demanded to pay 300 million volongs. He says that nothing good happened to her when she trusted others, and believes that “either you will deceive or they will deceive you” ^[5] . Able to fend for himself, if necessary. The surname “Valentine” is not real; it was given by the doctor who brought Fay out of suspended animation. As for the name Fay, it is real (a former classmate who became an old woman, calls her by the name Fay) ^[6] . Over time, Faye really becomes attached to the Bebop crew and admits that this is the only place where she can return as home ^[7] .

Seiyu: Megumi Hayashibara

Edward

Edward ( Jap. エ ド ワ ー ド Edova: before ) . Edward is a young and eccentric genius computer hacker . Radical Edward is a hacker alias. In fact, Ed is a girl, not a boy, even though her name and androgynous appearance suggest otherwise. The name "Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV" is a fictitious one, she gave it to herself after escaping from the shelter. In one of the episodes, when her father was found, her real name is reported - Francoise Appledeli (French: Françoise Appledelhi). In the course of the series, he constantly performs incredible eccentric and crazy actions. He always walks barefoot and talks about himself in the third person. Ein loves the dog and walk in the video glasses. It can crack almost any electronic device. He plays chess strongly ^[8] .

Seiyu: Aoi Tada

Ein

Ein is a male dog that has undergone secret laboratory experiments. It has unique mental abilities. It is not known how wide its possibilities are, and what kind of changes its brain has undergone, however, it is of great value from the point of view of the experiments conducted on it. Able to talk with other animals ^[9] . Used to trick a zombie television network. Unofficially, a large reward was assigned for her capture. However, after Ein was saved, neither Spike nor Jet remembered the award. Ein becomes very attached to Ed and later even decides to leave Bebop with her ^[6] .

Seiyu: Koichi Yamadera

Visez

Visez ( Jap. ビ シ ャ ス Bisyasu ) . A member of a crime syndicate called the Red Dragon. He fought on the Titan . In the past, Visez was a companion of Spike Spiegel, but there was a serious conflict between them over Julia and Spike's decision to leave the syndicate with her (despite the fact that the syndicate punishes deserters with death). As a result of the quarrel, he ordered Julia to kill Spike. Vichez said that if Julia does this, she will be free; if not, both will die. Julia hides from the syndicate to save her lover. Visez, wanting to become the leader of the mafia group, killed the heads of the syndicate. He is merciless and cold-blooded in his calculations. He brutally cracked down on former friends and military comrades in order to achieve his goal and seize power. Carries a hand raven. Masterfully owns katana, preferring it to firearms.

Seiyu: Norio Wakamoto

Julia

Julia ( ジ ュ リ ア Juria ) is the only woman Spike loved and loves. Loves Spike. Together with Spike and Vishez, she was a member of the Red Dragon crime syndicate. Initially, she was a girl of Visez, but later Spike and Julia fell in love and wanted to escape together. But everything went wrong as they wanted and planned. As a result, Julia had been hiding from the syndicate for a long time and since then had not seen Spike. In fact, she appears only in the last two episodes. Spike himself, until the very end, did not know anything about the threat and condition that Vichez had placed for Julia. Asked by Jet about what she is, Fay described her as a “devilish angel or angelic devil” ^[10] .

Seiyu: Gara Takashima

Laughing Bull

Laughing Bull - an old Indian shaman living in his wigwam, on the outskirts of one of the Martian cities. Sometimes he gives heroes advice that is veiled by foggy predictions.

Gren

Gren is a former colleague of Viches, betrayed by him after the campaign on Titan and ended up in prison. In conclusion, he suffered from insomnia, became a drug addict and, due to changes in hormonal balance, acquired an androgynous appearance.

Anastasia

Anastasia (or Anna) is the owner of a grocery store on Mars. An old acquaintance of Spike and Julia, as well as the former head of the syndicate Mao Ienrai. Extremely disapproving of Spike's escape. She doesn’t like when she is addressed by her full name.

Bob

Bob ( ボ ブ Bob ) is an ISSP policeman and a former colleague of Jet. Periodically tells Jet and, accordingly, the Bebop crew, critical information.

Victoria "VT" Terpsichore

Victoria Terpsichora is a truck driver, along with her cat, Zeros, traveling on a tractor with the call sign “Heavy Metal Queen”. Known under the pseudonym "VT" and offers to guess his real name, anyone. In the past, the wife of the legendary bounty hunter Ural Terpsichore.

Rocco Bonnaro

Rocco Bonnaro

Ling

Lin is a member of the Red Dragon syndicate, aimed at Callisto , as an accompanying Vishes. Old friend Spike. He died during the events of the Jazz of Jupiter arch.

Shin

Shin is Lean's younger brother. Also a member of the Red Dragon syndicate. Saluted the return of Spike. He died defending him during the battle for the headquarters of the syndicate.

Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy are the host of Big Shot TV shows, which provide some information for bounty hunters about criminals. Punch is a dark-skinned barbel playing the role of a stereotypical Mexican, and Judy is the role of a typical silly blonde. The names of these characters are taken from a traditional English puppet show .

Three Old

Three old men (Antonio, Carlos and Jobim) are episodic characters regularly appearing in the frame in the background. Usually they sit with a drink or a game of cards and remember the past. In the feature film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin 'on Heaven's Door, it turns out that they know how to fly an airplane. Their names, apparently, are a reference to the name of the famous Brazilian singer and composer .

Vincent Wolaju

Vincent Wolaju ( ヴ ィ ン セ ン ト ・ ボ ラ ー ジ ュ Vincento Thief: Ju ) is one of the central characters in the feature film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin 'on Heaven's Door. At the time of the story, he is 30 years old. Vincent fought on Titan when he was 28 years old; since then, according to the databases, he is listed as dead. Growth - 193 centimeters. He has a tattoo in the form of a sword on his wrist, which indicates that he served in the 7th Martian Special Forces. Previously, they served with Electra in the 7th detachment, and Vincent loved her. He is at the highest level knows the technique of hand-to-hand combat, not inferior even to Spike. Vincent underwent secret military experiments when he fought on Titan, antinanomachines were introduced into his blood. That is why he is not afraid of the "virus." He is the only one who has experienced and survived then on Titan; he has no enemies or friends left. He also lost all his memory due to experiments conducted on him. He also says that he has lost his past and now does not know where there is reality, and where there is only an illusion, a dream. Therefore, they are not driven by profit or revenge, but he simply wants to understand whether he is really alive at all. As Spike Spiegel himself admits, in this they are similar, they have “the same souls”.

Seiyu: Tsutomu Isobe

Electra Oviro

Elektra Oviro ( Japanese: ゥ レ ク ト ラ ・ オ ヴ ィ ロ ゥ Erekutora Ovirou ) is a senior lieutenant who works for Cherious Medical, an arms-development company operating under the guise of the military, in the development and research department. Electra appears in the animated film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin 'on Heaven's Door. She has the same wrist tattoo as Vincent, which means she also served in the 7th Martian Special Forces. At a fairly high level, he owns martial arts, although noticeably inferior to Spike. Loved Vincent. I didn’t know that she also had antinanomachines in her blood, which were transmitted from communication with Vincent.

Seiyu: Ai Kobayashi

Mendelo Al Khedia

Mendelo Al Khedia is a professor of scientific research on nanomachines ( nanorobots ) in the research group SIT. It was he who managed to develop this "deadly virus" of self-reproducing nanorobots. He later escaped from the laboratory and disappeared. Later, when Rashid tells the story of the creation of Spike nanomachines, and also talks about Vincent, it becomes clear that he is Mendelo's changed appearance.

Lee Sampson

Lee Sampson is a hacker working for Vincent for money. He is fond of old-school computer games.