The Life Of Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)

The Life Of Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)

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Spike Spiegel is a former member of the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate, who left by faking his death after falling in love with a woman called Julia. He then became a bounty hunter and the partner of Jet Black, the captain of the Bebop. Spike and Jet pursued criminals across the populated planets and moons of the solar system. His ship was the Swordfish II. During his adventures on board the Bebop, Spike is drawn back into a bitter feud with Vicious, a rival from the Syndicate who seeks to kill him.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
00:50 Early life
03:31 On the Bebop
09:44 The Final Chapter
13:53 See You Space Cowboy
14:54 Duel with Vicious
17:02 Fate

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CREDITS

PRODUCER: @AmagiPublishing
NARRATOR: @Adrian Apolonio
EDITOR: @Imubi5
MUSIC: @Christian Andersen

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[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Spike is such a good character, I'd say this show is an absolute classic

[diblordius]

I personally think that when Spike said "bang" before he died it signified him killing his past, as his left eye was closed

[manuelacosta]

His cool and carefree attitude hid both his badass fighting skills but also trauma. The ending he got was unnervingly ambiguous but also fitting given his past and status as a bounty hunter and ex criminal.

[SaadKhan-rrww]

"There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life."

[draak]

i prefer to believe that spike actually died at the end, finally finding peace in dead and joining julia in the afterlife

[CloudSephiroth]

You didn’t mention when Spike got beat up by a clown who was afraid of a cat.

[BB-qsrl]

Spike: Years ago, back when I was much younger, I was afraid of nothing. I had not the slightest fear of death. I was ready to die anytime. But then I met a special woman. She made me want to go on living. For the first time, I was afraid of death. A feeling I’d never had before. 
Elektra: Where is she now? 
Spike: She went away.

[darwinaguilero]

Steve Blum still deserves praise from this show from the 90s and so many countless roles. The lines in this show still stick with me.

[stray_cat]

Alternate title: "The story of the tiger-striped cat, but with more detail"

[AkiAyatoru]

I started this show to just ... have it watched, I guess.
But when Ed decided to leave the Bebop and Ein joins her, I cried a little. I cried more, when Faye tried to stop Spike from going and Jet standing alone in this living room kinda thing at the Bebop.
But when the end screen was done and this last message appeared with "You're gonna carry that weight" I totaly lost it 😭

[Starr-nm]

Best anime ever. The 90s were just so good.

[BB-qsrl]

Spike's song to Julia that plays near the end: 
"Everything is already over",  
You say with closed ears 
The words only flow 
Towards a tomorrow without peace 
"There's nothing that won't change" 
Even if my life ends 
This love will not disappear 
It's something that will live forever 
Even if dreams are hidden in darkness 
I got a rainbow 
Rainbow in your hands...

[toradora]

The ending of BeBop wouldnt be nearly as epic or meaningful if Spike didnt die on that day.

[meh]

i hav watched countless things in my life and this i believe is the most phenomenal show ive ever seen. every time i watch it it just hit different like it grows with you, i could rant about it all day but see u later space cowboy

[lookhoneyanabomination]

"He may or may not be dead, but we definitely gave every indication that hes dead" like get outta here 😂

[boshvasara]

The director of this anime knows how to use music in anime to create a strong atmosphere which draws you in completely. Cowboy bebop, samurai Champloo and space dandy are my top favorite animes of all time (All the same Director). Many 90s and early 2000s anime titles were absolutely amazing aswell. Such a shame the current state of studio ghibli films. Also very saddened with the state of anime in general. We shall never see 💎 like these anime series ever again.

[napadaanlng]

I watched this anime as a kid and never really know the real story. In my country, local tv channels air anime like naruto, cowboy bebop, galaxy angels, card captor sakura, etc. every 4pm-6pm exact time where us kids from middle school just got home or are on their way home. Such good memories and times were simpler back then.

[IRON--MAN]

I personally perfer spike actually lived in the end and finally "kills his past" and "frees his miserable soul" which he always wanted to do.

The writer gave us the choice to believe either spike died or lived, and i know many people want to belive that he died because it would end spike's life and the show perfectly, but i believe that now he finally has peers, even if he lives on by chance, he still has chilled and comfy way of life to go on. Finally free of dreadful past and misery which he always wished.

Also, the last line "You are gonna carry that weight" might also mean that we as watcher have to overweight our mind with thoughts of overthinking whether he's dead or alive.

[TheAmagiYT]

Which characters should we cover next?

[sallopez]

Cowboy Bebop is such a legendary show with such a great protagonist. Just wish the show continued, and hopefully that the Netflix real life adaptation doesn’t ruin it or hope that it isn’t true