Although Yamadera was a fan of Matsuda's, he avoided imitating his distinctive manner of speaking, noting that it "wouldn't have sounded right" for Spike. His appearance was primarily based on the famous Japanese actor Yusaku Matsuda who portrayed Shunsaku Kudō, the main protagonist of Tantei Monogatari. Interview with Toshihiro Kawamoto and Shinichirō Watanabe on Spike's character design Spike's constant smoking is a homage to Lupin III, as Lupin's partner, Jigen, smokes cigarettes that are usually in very poor condition, similar to Spike. He's often seen with a cigarette between his lips, even if it's raining or there's clearly a 'No Smoking' sign where he is sat, standing, or walking through. He also occasionally wears a long brown trench coat. Spike is usually dressed in a blue leisure suit, with a yellow shirt and Lupin III-inspired boots. Spike himself may not have conscious recollection of the procedure since he claims to have lost his natural eye in an "accident". In a flashback in Session 6 it's revealed that his right eye was surgically replaced by a fully-functioning cybernetic eye. Spike is tall and lean in appearance he has dark green hair and brown eyes, one of which is later revealed to be artificial and lighter than the other. Shortly afterwards, Spike walks into and collapses in the entrance hall with no indication of whether he lives or dies, his ultimate fate being ambiguous. Spike succeeds in killing him, but not without serious injuries. After saying his goodbyes to Jet and Faye, Spike storms the headquarters of the Syndicate and has a final confrontation with Vicious. Julia perishes in the midst of Vicious' vengeful bloodbath, prompting Spike to return the favor. Unfortunately, Vicious sends hitmen after them. After having run-ins with Vicious on two occasions, Spike was informed that Julia is alive and in hiding, and they later reunite after Julia comes out of hiding. During his adventures on board the Bebop, Spike confronted various bounty heads and had interactions with other people, including a terrorist, a deranged serial killer, and a bounty hunter styled after an American Western cowboy.ĭuring his career as a bounty hunter, Spike was also drawn back into his bitter feud with Vicious, who had since become the head of the Syncidate, who seeks to kill him. They are later joined by Faye Valentine, Edward, and Ein. As legal bounty hunters, Spike and Jet travel the Solar System's inhabited worlds hunting bounty heads across the populated planets and moons of the solar system. Spike also became a pilot and flied a converted Asteroid racer called the Swordfish II. Spike eventually met and teamed up with former Inter-Solar System Police (ISSP) officer and bounty hunter Jet Black, the captain of the Bebop. After Spike fakes his death to escape the Syndicate, Julia never arrives to rendezvous with him-instead she goes into hiding to avoid betraying him or being killed herself. After finding happiness outside violence, Spike tried to leave the Syndicate, and was then forced to fake his own death and separate from Julia in order to leave. But all that changed after Spike started a romantic affair with Vicious' girlfriend Julia, causing the two to become bitter enemies. Spike was partnered with Vicious in the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate criminal organization, and the two garnered a reputation as the Syndicate's strongest fighters. Spike displayed many talents and abilities, including being skilled in hand-to-hand combat and martial-arts fighting. Before becoming a bounty hunter, Spike was a member of the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate. Spike Spiegel ( スパイク・スピーゲル, Supaiku Supīgeru ?) is a bounty hunter on a spaceship called the Bebop and travels through the space with his crew. " Whatever happens, happens." ―Spike Spiegel
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