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Netflix Cowboy Bebop character descriptions! Asian Spike and Faye, black Jet Black!

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http://www.thathashtagshow.com/2018...aracter-breakdowns-and-production-start-date/

Here are a few of them, with descriptions for other characters (Ed, Vicious and Julia) also listed

Spike:
An Asian (or partially Asian) man in his mid 20's to mid 30's and must have athletic ability. Spike is the young and handsome male lead with a body like Bruce Lee. His care free demeanor hides a seriously dangerous individual. Spike is prone to shoot first and improvise, unlike his more serious partner Jet, but he gets the job done. Spike tries to hide his sensitive side but is a sucker for a damsel in distress and is haunted by his past
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Faye:
An Asian (or mixed heritage) woman in her early 20's to mid 30's and must have athletic ability. Faye is the female lead of the show. She is an attractive bounty hunter with a sharp tongue. She's a survivor who will con anyone to get what she wants. Faye has no memory of her early life, including family or friends. So, even though she'll never admit it, she likes working with the other members of the Bebop crew.
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Jet:
An African American (or partial African American) man in his mid 30's to early 50's. An ex-cop, Jet looks intimidating but is a softy at heart. He became fed up with the corrupt system, but he still catches criminals as a bounty hunter. While Jet believes in the law, he will always back up a friend. Occasionally, he will even relax and have fun.
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Now this gets me more excited. Another case of the show never explicitly stating the character's races (aside from Spike being Martian), but I appreciate them actually attempting to cast Asian actors in an anime adaptation, especially after they whitewashed Death Note. Black Jet is one of those things that clearly isn't what his character was portrayed as, but always fit so well

Conspicuously missing is Ein who I hope wasn't cut!
 
Inuhanyou

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Was spike ever outed as being asian? I always saw him as being some white dude....maybe its cause i latched onto keanu reeves for playing him lol. no comment on the rest of the actors though
 
dabig2

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Inuhanyou said:
Was spike ever outed as being asian? I always saw him as being some white dude....maybe its cause i latched onto keanu reeves for playing him lol. no comment on the rest of the actors though
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Well Keanu Reeves has a hell of a lot of Chinese heritage from his father's side, so it still fits!
 
Wag

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They were racially ambiguous because they were meant to be racially ambiguous. In the future the human race is more homogeneous.

Thank you for ruining that Netflix.
 
Inuhanyou

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808s & Villainy said:
Black Jet is one of those things that clearly isn't what his character was portrayed as, but always fit so well
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I dont really think that, especially his VA being who he is. He mostly interacts with black characters in or around ISSP and has a particular history with Udai and the Eurosyndicate, something i felt was uniquely afro oriented

Superpupperbabysassy said:
Wasn't Faye from Singapore?
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In speak like a child there are landmarks which identify the general location, and singapore is very close
 
Einchy

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Cool cool.

I have high hopes for this one, like I said in the announcement thread, Bebop is perfect for a Western adaptation.
Wag said:
They were racially ambiguous because they were meant to be racially ambiguous. In the future the human race is more homogeneous.

Thank you for ruining that Netflix.
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Not sure if serious.
 
mael

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Wag said:
They were racially ambiguous because they were meant to be racially ambiguous. In the future the human race is more homogeneous.

Thank you for ruining that Netflix.
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Better that than the cavalcade of whiteness we usually have that culminates with the lead role played by Scarlet Johansen.
 
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Inuhanyou said:
Was spike ever outed as being asian? I always saw him as being some white dude....maybe its cause i latched onto keanu reeves for playing him lol. no comment on the rest of the actors though
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i dont remember him ever being stated as asian, but people go "anime=asian characters" unless otherwise stated
 
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Wag said:
They were racially ambiguous because they were meant to be racially ambiguous. In the future the human race is more homogeneous.

Thank you for ruining that Netflix.
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Can't win can we?
If they cast white people, people will complain about white-washing.
Casting Asian and black people, you're complaining that they missed the point.
 
CopperPuppy

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Wag said:
They were racially ambiguous because they were meant to be racially ambiguous. In the future the human race is more homogeneous.

Thank you for ruining that Netflix.
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808s & Villainy

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Dr.Acula said:
I always thought Jet was black. Thought Spike was Jewish though.
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I think Spike's based on the same actor Aokiji in One Piece is, Yusaku Masuda
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Inuhanyou said:
I dont really think that, especially his VA being who he is. He mostly interacts with black characters in or around ISSP and has a particular history with Udai and the Eurosyndicate, something i felt was uniquely afro oriented
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In any case, I'm glad they're portraying him as black in this
 

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Inuhanyou said:
Was spike ever outed as being asian? I always saw him as being some white dude....maybe its cause i latched onto keanu reeves for playing him lol. no comment on the rest of the actors though
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On the one hand, Spike was a member of a Triad (Chinese Mafia) gang.

On the other hand, his last name is Spiegel and his hair is curly as fuck.

Space is weird.
 
MechaX

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To be honest, I always thought Jet was always just a light-skinned old black dude, so it works out
 
ListeningGarden

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Jet being cast as a person of color works perfectly with his character and something I didn't know I wanted until the initial rumor spread after the announcement was revealed. Super excited to see who they pick for him!

Ushiromiya said:
What about Ed? They aren't removing her from the show, are they? :(
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Ed's description is included in the article, though their search criteria isn't nearly as specific as the three leads.
 
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I always thought of Spike as Jewish and Vicious as Asian, while Faye was so light skinned I assumed she was caucasian, but I guess in comparison with Julia, she could easily be Asian. Ed seemed Latino or maybe Mediterranean? Jet was definitely coded as black outside of his appearance.

Overall, I don't particularly care what race any of them are cast as, as long as they can get the attitudes correct.
 
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Wag said:
Just cast and not assign a label? The anime was purposely left ambiguous. If Shinichiro Watanabe want us to know, don't you think he would have said?
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I don't care one way or the other, but that Watanabe guy is onboard as a consultant for the show. I'm sure it's been discussed.
 
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