Spike Spiegel

Spike Spiegel, also known as Swimming Bird, is the main protagonist from the Cowboy Bebop series.
== Charactah Account ==
Spike is a slightly lazy, big eating, easy-going sort who has used his skills honed from years as an assassin, gangster, and martial artist to become a bounty hunter. He's the type that always takes life easy except for when the adrenaline kicks in while taking down a bounty. And he certainly doesn't take anything personally or all that seriously, in fact, about the only thing that can spark an emotional reaction from him are the names Julia and Vicious.
In truth, Spike has endured so much heartache over the years that there's practically nothing left for him to care about but living from one pay-day to the next. Even a look into his eyes betrays his mellow exterior and reveals something deeply wrong under the surface.
Much of the story is a series of slow revelations about Spike's past, why he has the skills that he does, who Julia and Vicious are, why Spike has a ruthless enemy that will stop at nothing to kill him, and whether, in the end, he can truly leave that life behind. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Cowboy Bebop
* Cowboy Bebop Session XX
* Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
=== Manga ===
* Cowboy Bebop
* Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star
=== Video Games ===
* Cowboy Bebop
* Cowboy Bebop: Serenade of Reminiscence
* Gemini Rue
* Sunrise Anime Duke - Sunrise no Joushiki: Minna no Hijoushiki Vol. 1
* Super Robot Wars T
== Trivia ==
* Spike's past and background is similar to Eric Draven in The Crow (portrayed by Brandon Lee, son of Bruce, in the 1994 film) as both were thought to be dead. Both were in love with a beautiful woman with whom they were supposed to be together, and both set out to avenge their loved ones. They also both fought their rivals in an abandoned church and succeeded in killing them in a violent and poetic manner, and both are experienced in fighting with weapons and martial arts.
* Spike's age 27 is a reference to the 27 Club, comprised of many famous musicians who have died at the age.
* Shinichirou Watanabe confirmed in an interview that Spike’s hair color is 'dark green'.
* Shinichirou Watanabe thought of Spike as a yakuza and originally wanted to do an episode about his background along with a mob story.
* Score composer Yoko Kanno said that "Spike is portrayed as a typical old-style Japanese man, where the man says, 'Don't complain, don't say anything, just follow me. And watch me do things.' And it's a very old-fashioned aesthetic of how a man should be. In Japan, all of the girls are big fans of him."
* Spike's final line could be a callback to Wen. In session 6, Sympathy for the Devil, as Wen was dying he asked Spike if he understood the relief that came with one's own death. In response, Spike threw Wen's harmonica up in the air, pretended to shoot it while saying "bang", but then said "as if". This time when Spike says "bang" he does not follow it up with a denial, suggesting that Spike now understands that relief all too well.
* Keiko Nobumoto would refer to Julia as "Spike's woman" in interviews.
* At the end of the series, Spike goes from seeing Julia with his eye that sees his past to finally seeing her with his eye that sees his present.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Spike Spiegel at Cowboy Bebop Wiki
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