Cowboy Bebop - Spike meets Pierrot Le Fou

[@slackolantern]

I LOVE this episode despite being so weird. Everyone's wondering why Spike's scared, and it's so simple. Cause this dude is scary. It has nothing to do with fear of dying before completing his mission or anything like that. He was completely overpowered, but by a random creature that he knew then no matter what, he couldn't fight it, couldn't kill it. This is an episode where the show is flipped on it's head, and the power of the characters are taken away. You can't shoot him, you can't punch him, you can't explode him. This wasn't a case of Spike being outclassed. This was a monster chasing him down. I love it cause it gives Spike some humanity, makes him seem more real.

[@dojomojomofo]

Well said. The unknowability gives him a great deal of menace through its mystery. Another deeply unsettling adversary in anime like this would be the "Crimson Hawkmoth" in Knights of Sidonia. Elements of humanity, but ultimately unknowable and apparently totally undisturbed by battling others and dispatching them.

[@Saulgoodman67677]

Wish they made him less of a British jigglypuff. Can’t take him seriously with that goofy body build of his

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Spike just steps out 4 a smoke when an insane super-killer is doing a hit. Sounds right

[@tb90321]

Spike is still badass, he still fought pierro even if he was a bit scared, a badass never run

[@RatedShadowXrd]

And this episode also make you feel sad for Perrot Le Fou. Despite being the perfect killer/ assassin that kills for the thrill and seemed unstoppable, you feel pity for what he had become. his backstory of being continuously experimented on adds to the themes and social commentary of Cowboy bebop.

[@kumizuazuritequartz8859]

Love how there’s no music in this scene, all you could hear, was gunshots, insanity, fear, and the ominous ringing that symbolizes terror in the dark alley.

[@RedEyePergo]

Also the ringing in Spike's ears from the tenitus he'd have from shooting that Jericho 941 all the time with no ear protection lol Ive got that gun its such a sweet shooter

[@mookiestewart3776]

RedEyePergo I want one lol

[@KL4NNNN]

and cats

[@Eden.FB15]

Yh really make you feel that weight of this scene

[@LostInTheFarmersMarket]

I think the ringing is meant to represent the tinnitus you get from hearing sudden loud sounds.

[@ARandomGuy24]

I just had a thought. Throughout the anime Spike is very casual about his own death but when Pierrot has him at gun point It's the only time he was visibly afraid.

[@suhailchaudhry2807]

+ARandomGuy It's probably because he knew he was dying for something all those other times, except with Pierott, that was like the most random bad luck encounter ever.

[@meltdown4126]

+ARandomGuy its because he couldnt do even the slightest shit about it.

[@dkupke]

+Suhail Chaudhry Perhaps also an element of "Just WTF is this guy???"

[@Brickwallhood1]

well he tends to show this bewilderment when faced with a tough foe. He did not show fear but he was definitely feeling underpowered against eds dad.

[@Bluesit32]

ARandomGuy Perhaps was just the look on his face. Pure insanity is not a pleasant thing to see. A deranged smile...glazed over eyes with a child-like mirth mixed with sadistic glee in them...and to top it all off, Spike would think he was dreaming from how surreal the encounter is, were it not from the pain of getting kicked over and over.

[@dkupke]

The shield protecting Mad Pierrot is based on the Holtzman Shield effect from Frank Herbert's Dune saga. The concept is that any object moving over 200 miles per hour can't penetrate it, but an object moving under 200 mph can. So bullets won't effect him, but a well thrown knife can hit the mark.

[@ytmndman]

I thought it was based on the Goa'uld shield from Stargate SG-1

[@tsundereshark5945]

I read the book and I didn't think of that! Nice catch

[@mathewlau1733]

The sg1 shield is based on Dune too.

[@AVPfan360pro]

Daniel Ryan. Oh your right and when spike threw the knife back at him in the end it actually hit him. He had not been hurt in so long his pain tolerance brought him down in one hit. Good observation and corelation to that book!

[@Bluesit32]

Blue_Phoenix To be fair, a knife to the leg would bring anyone down. It's just most people wouldn't cry to their mother and thrash like a turtle on its back as a result, especially when in mortal danger.

[@LAZY-RUBY]

Fun fact: This episode is the only one in the series to utilize digital coloring rather than traditional, hand-painted cels!

[@bebopganymede]

I never knew that!

[@MrWcrew810]

All to carry the aesthetics of an erry encounter, I love it

[@amiqai]

So that's it, that is why this episode seemed to have a different colour pallete.

[@mathieutdf5446]

actually, cels are never hand painted its always digital, its just special lightning and black shadow

[@iconiclit8945]

partly true, it's not the only episode, but it is one of the two (maybe three) episodes to utilize such, the other episode is episode 23

[@sipioc]

I like how this wasn’t a mission. Spike just wandered down the wrong alley, probably would have been content just to keep walking but then this psycho made it personal.

[@22espec]

Wandered? Are we going to believe the fact that he didb't hear the shooting? Because that was very loud

[@Bluesit32]

@@22espec Spike hears shooting all the time. This doesn't exactly look like the swanky part of town either so it's probably a very common noise. It may not have even registered to him.

[@Bluesit32]

Yep. Had the balls to call Spike, "boy".

[@TheAsylumCat]

The way he died still haunts me, I don't even know how to explain it.

[@somefuckingretard8289]

@@TheAsylumCat Explain it.

[@heatstroke2008]

Been marathoning Bebop and watching it for the first time this week and have been blown away by how unique and different every episode feels. But nothing til now compared to when this guy showed up. Holy crap was this horrifying and out of the blue. A bulletproof superpsycho who doesn't care who he kills with the mind and rationality of a child.

[@amineaouine]

Just finished it for the first time this week. Got the same impression!

[@c.galindo9639]

Just having someone like that realistically is very disturbing to think about

[@The_Shayreq_Demon]

So far, I’ve never seen Spike this shook. Such a dark and creepy episode.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

Indeed. Though, I have to say that his death, while fitting, was rather horrifying to watch.

[@Bluesit32]

This and "Sympathy for the Devil" were the most bizarre of the series. Well, bizarre while lacking any humor. The episode where everyone got high off shrooms was pretty weird.

[@bloodydragon]

1:14 i'd be dumbfounded looking like that too after someone just did a combo like that to my ass lmao

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Lmao I legit said look at that combo nigga

[@shinji1264]

@Unforseen Consequences Bruh spike is nothing to mad perriot, if this was DBZ scaling it's like Goku in ssj1 Vs fat buu during the buu saga

[@shinji1264]

@Unforseen Consequences The point is this entire episode was le fou aka mad perriot toying with spike like a mouse a in a snake pit. Even during the ending when fay brought the space ship for a 2 v 1 she was easily overwhelmed and delt with... Obviously spike is a main character so he has the best power of all, plot shield

[@matashi001]

Spike should've been in tekken if he taking hits like that i mean gawd damn lmao

[@aza.ak1ra]

Hahaha right, my boy Spike was juggled in the air like a Smash Bros character.

[@maxh276]

This episode was genuinely terrifying. There’s something so ominous, every frame painted over in clashing colors, light and dark, determination and doubt. It stands out, like a nightmare we were never supposed to see.

[@Spruce_Bringsteen]

That, and there's no music. Usually the show bursts with it, here the silence is doubly eerie.

[@TripleSMoon]

The 7 second shot starting at 1:05 makes me laugh every single time. He's just getting fucking juggled like an enemy in Devil May Cry xD

[@MrOrcaCat]

I know everyone's talking about how terrifying this episode was, but it's kind of hilarious in a way.

[@DuffyDevil]

I came here for a comment about the juggle but i didn't know i'd find another devil may cry fan here

[@sam.7425]

Reminds me of Smash Bros

[@onehandclapping_5356]

@@MrOrcaCat one of my favorites

[@bottleneck-5548]

Man got that tekken treatment

[@philiptucker7590]

Love how spike just casually walks up on a homicide scene and he doesn’t even flinch 😂

[@phrasms]

To be fair he probably hears shootings everywhere, and this doesn’t look like a very nice area in town

[@philiptucker7590]

@@phrasms he’s probably seen a lot worse being ex-syndicate lol

[@Dukesparrow1999]

Given his background, it's basically like hearing music everyday

[@petergant183]

That's the kind of thing that will get a person killed very easily in some places!

[@Archedgar]

My favorite antagonist from Cowboy Bebop. He completely shifts the formula from them as bounty hunters going after someone, to them being hunted. It helps that he's really the only threat of this level that they ever face. Nice.

[@chrisgillette3049]

The only other person I can think of that could fight Spike into a frustrated corner (besides Visious) was Ed's dad. Spike couldn't land a single hit on the guy.

[@joshuawilliams8252]

Spike almost lost to a rotten lobster once so there's that.

[@triplehate6759]

In the movie, Vincent very nearly wastes Spike in both of their encounters, so there's him too.

[@tb90321]

You roget Vincent Volaju

[@thesongoku9188]

@@chrisgillette3049 Ed’s father was on a different level. He was flat out toying with Spike

[@XD-gg3qz]

This scene is such genius... The viewer is so used to Spike's superiority in combat. He looks so calm while witnessing Pierrot's massacre, only to have the tables turned against him in a matter of seconds because of Pierrot's unexpected power. Then the threat of imminent death, the oppressing music getting louder, the run for saving his life... It is breathtaking.

[@MrOrcaCat]

And then he tries to fight Ed's dad lol

[@ZXchrisX]

You’re breathtaking!

[@DeusVultTKD]

Back when anime was made with heart.

[@davidb3848]

His shield blocks anything over 200mph.. That's why spike could punch him

[@madpierrot6265]

And get that damn knife through...

[@yanli4858]

@@madpierrot6265 His shield doesn't block his own items.

[@tpj6988]

No it's because you can't throw a knife in such high velocity. Fastest pitching velocity is around 100 mph.

[@georgeofhamilton]

So, if someone hit him with a spaceship at 199 MPH, would he die?

[@WeissIsBae14]

George Hamilton yes

[@quack_stack]

Small touch, but I always loved how’s at 0:40 he throws the garbage bags as a diversion before firing back

[@blank-hv8xt]

yeah and that was the moment peirrot had enough respect for spike to want to fight him hand to hand

[@vedaryan334]

True

[@ianfinrir8724]

Ain't Spike's first fight.

[@Bluesit32]

@@blank-hv8xt I'm not sure if that's the case. Seems more like Pierrot just wanted to play more.

[@diegovillagomez5402]

Ikr that specific clip stuck with me, so much I was playing paintball with the homies and tried doing that, didn’t work 😂 but still felt cool

[@zaberfang]

For some reason, whoever designed Pierrot has definitely read Dune. From the fat floating guy to the unpredictable super fast martial arts where only a well placed knife shot could pierce the shield.

[@Bluesit32]

It wasn't even a well placed knife. Spike knew he had one shot and threw. A well placed knife would have gone into Pierrot's eye or throat. Not his leg. If Pierrot didn't have the mentality of a child, that knife wouldn't have done much good. If anything, it would make him angry. As it was, Pierrot hadn't felt actual pain in so long he started crying for his mother.

[@ParanoidMason]

I have no idea why but I love scenes in anime where the main character has a super challenging enemy..... And is also getting their ass kicked.

[@ArcadeFanatic99]

Paranoid Mason Probably because those are the scenes that make the protagonist more human.

[@killme1312]

Paranoid Mason pretty sure that's every anime

[@killme1312]

Paranoid Mason not including one punch man

[@tman229]

And Spike does often get his ass kicked....

[@TheAndrewlawlrence]

He's essentially undefeatable. It's a horror episode. Creates great tension

[@moneyshot3002]

Damn wtf this guy has combos 1:05

[@noble20xx56]

Lmao He had Spike in the air with those flying kicks.

[@JamesBond77]

money shot Fucking Tekken juggles man.

[@JBtheJMB84]

He was serving up a cocktail of disrespect and Guile flash kicks.

[@ichaukan]

@@JamesBond77 Tekken plus Super Smash Bros.

[@blurat0033]

@@ichaukan haha I'm dead. This nigga said Smash Bros haha

[@williamnother8066]

My favorite part about this fight is how Spike spends almost all of the rest of the episode actually wounded and messed up from just these few minutes of fighting

[@tashadent150]

Yeah and this is the first and only time, we have seen actually really worried.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Pierrot is the real big deal even more savage than Vicious. No wonder Spike has difficulty to fight him.

[@Bluesit32]

Anyone who can beat the shit out Spike is to be feared. The fact he can't even shoot him just makes it worse.

[@Johnny-mp2ew]

Ed's dad

[@HOLDENPOPE]

@@Johnny-mp2ew is not bulletproof if he felt the need to cover Spike and Jet's guns with eggs

[@boulderman1357]

@@Johnny-mp2ew he's not evil like this guy that's why

[@edusoares20]

@@Johnny-mp2ew One explication: Eggs Diet's

[@tb90321]

Lutfen was more impressive than Pierro,he defeated spike without super powers,just his natural skills. Same About Vincent Volaju from the movie, he beat Spike with his natural skills

[@KurstKensei]

I love how the entire setup to this episode is that Spike took a wrong turn down an alley.

[@X23SSaviourGundam]

In an alternate timeline: Vicious: "I've told you before Spike, I'm the only one who can kill you and set you free" Pierott: "Helloooooo boyyyyy"

[@apollosamistoso1370]

someone's dad: hold my egg boi

[@jazzyprince3335]

The way this scene was animated doesn't even feel like cowboy bebop. And I love it.

[@moreps6023]

Kalvin Johnston combine that with the lack of the typical upbeat jazz soundtrack, in favor of an eerie ringing, and you get the desired effect, which was to show that Mad Pierrot is not someone to fuck around with

[@DarkNova2010]

Yep. I wonder if this was real... it looks way too different and unfitting for the whole anime

[@Max-fb5bm]

The lightning and the impressive good quality of this episode reminds me of an OVA, this wasn't like the other ones.

[@davidmitchell3247]

Same, it gives you that dark gritty horror type of vibe, and I fucking love it.

[@frederickgrandison3609]

@@davidmitchell3247 That guy is annoying to fight

[@TheMillenniumWitch]

This episode is a straight up horror film and I friggin love it.

[@jamesjay11]

First time I saw this scene, I was shocked. I've never seen Spike get his ass kicked so one-sidedly. Like, he got hit with a whole air combo. That shit just doesnt happen! This scene is so great because it's so different from the usual. There is no jazz music, not banter, just the sound of gunfire, fist to flesh and the ominous ringing. Damn I love this scene.

[@jailcatjones3250]

This episode is magnificent, it's the only time spike was scared for his life and that juggling combo was perfection

[@Shayed07121997]

best cowboy bebop episode

[@meris8486]

I love the final two more

[@user-kr5ej5tf4k]

YES!!!

[@dashman8499]

shayed this one is up there with Ballad of Fallen Angels, Mushroom Hunting, Jupiter Jazz and the final for my fave episode

[@josephwoo69]

@@dashman8499 i really like the episode cowboy funk because i thought it was hilarious lmao

[@dashman8499]

josephWOO ohhhhh I’m about to do a rewatch I’ll keep my eye out for it

[@superarisu]

0:26 That moment when you realize you've really stepped into it this time.

[@Bluesit32]

superarisu Eh, more like at 0:32 or so. Spike was looking more bemused than concerned until he realized he had been noticed.

[@andrewdreyer7765]

ahahahahahah well done. That made me laugh.

[@floydjr3189]

I like how they did a 3rd person on Pierrot looking at the decoy bag that spike throws then looks back at spike

[@kefkapalazzo1]

1:15

[@zhairewelch676]

Nico from black p stone that was first person

[@TriColorMonk]

1:05 that feeling of stun lock

[@arekusu.]

"Got some rare things on sale, stranger!" 2:03

[@Bluesit32]

"Ahh! I'll buy it at a high price..."

[@xtheunforgivensinner6816]

"HEHEHEHA, Thank you" "Come back anytime!"

[@LoganNightmares]

What are yer buyin???

[@AmbientMess]

@@LoganNightmares What are ya sellin??

[@mohammedashian8094]

NOT ENOUGH CASH! Stranger

[@PikUpYourPantsPatrol]

I love when some random antagonist that comes out of nowhere is the strongest in an anime. Something about it is far more interesting than Vincent or Viscious being the strongest.

[@srm5455]

This episode is my favorite because it just feels so much different and dark from normal bebop.

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

I don't get how Spike casually walks up to the spot where a hail of gunfire had just ended. Was he that lost in thought that he didn't hear all that noise??

[@kirppu8332]

Well, you know how Spike is sometimes.

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

KIRPPU for real. DGAF level 10.

[@Brickwallhood1]

he probaby just wanted to check it out and see what up!?

[@tiga92001]

+Brickwallhood1 he probably was at a bar I saw him in there playing pool and having a drink

[@szymonbober2280]

Well.... shit happens.

[@ez-8238]

What i found incredible was how spike after getting air combo and fall head first into sold concrete was able to get up and still move like nothing happened to him.

[@johnnycash5858]

Spike knows how to take a hit. Plus adrenaline.

[@petergant183]

He PROBABLY was stunned, and, as he came out of it, realized, "I'm about to die, right now!"

[@georgeofhamilton]

I like that they issued a warning before Jet's episode with his old partner that it was a particularly dark one, but they previewed this one with Pierrot's insane laughing.

[@asiangamerchairs]

1:04 SPIKE GOT AIR COMBOED HOLY SHIT

[@christoferprestipino7433]

Whoever animated/choreographed this deserves an award.

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

Mad Pierrot; one of the few villains in this show who was actually a match for Spike, and gave our green-haired protagonist a run for his money. Whereas most of the villains (with a few exceptions) were a joke, Mad Pierrot stands alone. Because he actually managed to hurt Spike, and came close to killing him. That's what I call formidable. And like MD Geist, Mad Pierrot is a total psycho.

[@tb90321]

There is only 3 villains who put up a fight agains spike : Vicious,Mad pierro and Vincent volaju form the movie

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

@@tb90321 And let's not forget Ed's father Appledelhi. Although he wasn't really a villain so much as he was a neutral party. But he counts.

[@tb90321]

@@MatthewTheWolf2029 yeah, i didn't count him cause he is not a villain at all, but yeah he is a great fighter and was dominating Spike , him and Vincent Volaju are the best fighters in the cowboy bebop univers,both dominated Spike in hand to hand fight, i don't count Pierro since he is a superhuman, Vincent and Lutfen fought Spike with their natural skills,not some weird super powers. Vicious can put up a fight agains Spike but he will never beat him in a fair fight,Every time Spike and Vicious fought, Spike was hurt or outnumbred , in a fair fight Spike would always beat Vicious.

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

@@tb90321 But Pierro counts.

[@Genera1MacDaddy]

I think we needed an episode like this. Spike, the unstoppable bounty hunter, is helpless while being hunted himself. It gives you an insight as to how all the characters who were hunted by The Bebop Crew may have felt.

[@supaga1axy]

I do just love how Pierrot moves though, it's so uncanny seeing him float about randomly and just.... highly unhuman. It's not correct but he just does it anyways.

[@civilwarfare101]

Amazing how the action in this series still holds up.

[@ehodovic]

It’s timeless

[@civilwarfare101]

@@ehodovic That is one thing I can agree on.

[@corysmith564]

Dude, it's Cowboy Bebop. It's the greatest anime series ever made with DBZ right next to it.

[@civilwarfare101]

@@corysmith564 Nah, I can name tons of anime that are better than both. I like both but there is better.

[@corysmith564]

@@civilwarfare101 Give me 10, then. Series only, 3 from 90's, 4 from 2000s, and 3 from 2010s.

[@domja9389]

Best episode of any series ever. Brilliant.

[@rukifellth3866]

really just look how this is shot. you have so many different camera angles and then it changes to this awesome silhouette of spike getting combod in the air. the shadow also is projected onto the floor which is so crazy... in the entire series spike never gets his *ass kicked* by someone. yeah he gets in some poetic duels with Vicious but its not like the guy ever just completely destroys him. this is the first and only time we see spike just get the shit beat out of him. i love this episode so much and this opening is perfect

[@GantzIsSloppy]

0:16 Bruh he just walked out there seconds after a shootout & acted like he didn't know what happened

[@noble20xx56]

GantzIsSloppy For real! Loud ass gun shots that can be heard for blocks. 😁

[@Eshkanama]

Spike be oblivious af sometimes

[@apollosamistoso1370]

i wouldn't mind too if business is businesses

[@navihey]

Spike: "I look at death straight in the eye!" Pierrot: "Bitch!"

[@MOJUTMNT]

1:05 Tekken now days.

[@Ritzzngiggles]

+MOJUTMNT shit throw in a down spike and its smash bros

[@MOJUTMNT]

LOL

[@royalcogark]

+Exavair12 1:12 there's your down(ed) spike.

[@Ritzzngiggles]

Dylan Green very clever

[@chrisk2401]

skyscraper from steve fox.

[@ELFUICHE]

My man Pierrot got Spike on a Tekken juggle 🤣

[@Ghoffman91]

0:54 Is some Mortal Kombat level shit where you get the shit kicked out of you by a guy who can dodge and block all your attacks and have big hit combos.

[@stevengreen9536]

One of the few villains that gave Spike an actual fight.

[@Nicolas-je2hc]

french tips : Pierrot Le Fou means Pierrot The Mad in english

[@zhairewelch676]

It means the mad Pierrot, order of words change in foreign language

[@noctis8035]

Acting like (s)he is good in english

[@brendansmith5529]

@@zhairewelch676 Eh, not really. "Le Fou" is acting more as a title in French, like Louis le Pieux or other royal titles. "Mad" doesn't directly modify "Pierrot"-- "Le Fou" really does mean "the Mad", where "Mad" is a noun modified by the article "le/the", just like in English. If you wanted to say "The Mad Pierrot" you would say "Le Fou Pierrot", though really that word order isn't idiomatic in either language (if you take out the adjective, they both become "The Pierrot", which, again we wouldn't ordinarily say in either language).

[@ggyu704]

Crazy Pete is more fitting for English I think.

[@philip-op6de]

This is my favorite bebop episode. I love the character backstory and the fights. Just when it seems like spike is gonna die he pulls through. I love how Faye had spikes back as well because she was worried about him 😢

[@Phawks-Phire]

1:05 scared the Shit out of me when I was kid. Seeing Spike so helpless was heartbreaking. And seeing someone so big defying the laws of physics was terrifying.

[@themad8088]

easily one of the best battles in this legendary anime, and it's only the beginning of course, !MADNESS IS A BLAST¡.

[@KDShaolinMenace]

Mad Pierrot was the most scariest out of the series

[@thewizardd2055]

I was shocked throughout the whole episode, the animation is insane as well as the direction of the fight scenes and the effects they used. Not to mention the uncanny music that fits the atmosphere amazingly. Cowboy bepop is a certified classic masterpiece even after 25 years

[@jordangroff8978]

I'd like to see Pierrot vs Eds dad

[@luigius8590]

Or vicious

[@an18yearoldmongolianguy]

Luigiu i vicious is spike’s equal, so he would also get his ass handed to em’ by Pierrot Le Fou. If it’s Ed’s dad, then on obviously Ed’s dad would win.

[@blurat0033]

Vicious dosent have fighting skills like Spike though. He's nice with a sword but hand to hand combat Spikes whooping Vicious

[@maddyv5948]

Ed's dad would win I think. Does he have a name though?

[@milk4157]

@@maddyv5948 Ed's dad is named Mr.Appledelhi

[@wdcain1]

How is this guy not a Batman villain? Seriously, this is how I would revamp Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

[@inyalgaico1563]

I was thinking the landscape looked like gothan this would be an awesome batman fight

[@frauleinzuckerguss1906]

I think I read on TV Tropes or something that he was inspired by the Joker and Penguin

[@inyalgaico1563]

@@frauleinzuckerguss1906 Makes sense the city in this ep looked like gotham he has similar designs to both of them and persoanlity

[@frauleinzuckerguss1906]

@@inyalgaico1563 Possibly, I don't really know a lot about the Batman Universe

[@Mr.Fortunato]

They have worked on the original Batman Animated Series from the 90s. So he probably was based on at least one or more of the Batman villains.

[@meris8486]

The way Le Fous fades away at the end is so eary

[@MagnumP88]

:50 if that teeth clench always unnerved the hell outta me. My teeth sting just hearing it.

[@RestlessGeo]

Nothing scared me more than watching this, late at night as a kid.

[@caseybouffard3852]

I think this was the first time Spike had been genuinely challenged in a long time, hence why he was so visibly afraid

[@tb90321]

I don't think that he was scared ,he is too badass to fear someone ,he was impressed and worried but not scared

[@jacobb751]

@@tb90321he was scared

[@jacobb751]

@@tb90321just look at that guy even viscous would be scared

[@Komnen0s]

This is my favorite episode of the show if only because it's such a drastic tonal change of pace from the rest of the series. The atmosphere in it is so eerie and strange. This intro scene does a great job of setting the mood. The color palette is grey and washed-out. There's no upbeat jazz music. The drone that starts at 1:15 is all you get as far as a "soundtrack" is concerned. It's apropos for one of the more disturbing antagonists featured on the show.

[@AntonMonster]

Wrong place wrong time

[@_VoidS]

I cant stop thinking about the fact pierrot looks like the monopoly man mixed with a cartoon character-

[@allyourmoney]

Shinichiro Watanabe must've played a shitload of Tekken 2 back in the day.

[@fade7755]

The episode where I went from liking Bebop to unconditional love

[@tacotequill32]

1:28 The very being that had saved Spike's life that ill-fated night.

[@MrSoopSA]

Zeros also saves his life in Heavy Metal Queen. Had he not gotten a ride from VT because of Zeroes vouching for him, he may very well have been later blown up like Faye was by Deckard’s bombs.

[@tashadent150]

This for me was perhaps the best episode of Bebop with the exception of the last episode because this was the first time that we have ever seen Spike actually be worried and even scared.

[@oneunfunnyguy612]

2:06 Spike looks absolutely terrified

[@samconduct1356]

1:05 juggling Spike in the air like a Smash Bros fight.

[@EdMcStinko]

I love how his cane is rifled 1:24. Interesting weapon.

[@dondawiz3023]

EdMcStinko poor cat😹😹😹

[@HOLDENPOPE]

Like Roman Torchwick from RWBY, maybe they based it off Pierrot's.

[@Spitfire_94]

@@HOLDENPOPE Easy to see since Cowboy Bebop inspired a lot in RWBY like Avatar. The 1st episode of RWBY where Ruby is introduced is very similar to the Cowboy Bebop movie intro.

[@celiovicenteribeirofilho9740]

01:05 Co-co-co-co-co-combo breaker. This was too humiliating

[@Kod4x]

when you're exploring as a beginner in a game but accidentally encounter an enemy 30 levels above you.

[@CrazyBanana510]

I know most people's favorite session is Mushroom Samba, but I've always loved the simplicity of this one. It's just Spike fighting a crazy serial killer.

[@STierMortal]

Pierrot looks like an antagonist from a Regular Show episode.

[@AColonDashSix]

I always got the feeling Mad P. Was the only foe Spike was truly afraid of. Of the 3 (MP, Vicious, and Vincent) Mad P. Was the only one to act with true madness, he had an axe to grind sure ... but he was the only one to have basically zero regard for any living thing, including himself

[@tb90321]

Spike was not afraid of him , he is too badass to be afraid of someone,sûre he was impressed and confused but not scared

[@AColonDashSix]

​@@tb90321I think he was afraid, at first. Then he responded and met mad P from his invitation. However I think compared to the other two MP had no motive to kill Spike other than he felt like it at the time. That said Vincent wasn't afraid of death but had a clear motive ... Viscious had a clear motive too. I guess I'm saying MP was scary since he was probably the only real threat that Spike could Never understand, like at all. Guy was cuckoo

[@yasharalaservantofYah144]

One of my favorite scenes of all times

[@user-ol9ck7ig2f]

0:49 When you see that your character build is working

[@herreise4987]

If you are wondering what is the music for this, I have found it (odd taste, gotta say, but fits in like a glove; wonder who in the studio came up with the idea) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWPam36qZbiKps0&ab_channel=KrzysztofPenderecki-Topic

[@zizoodabdoub2010]

Idk why but when i Noticed some DARK CHANGE in the Animation it was scary for me Although the Episode was Just insane.. Gosh I love Cowboy Bebop

[@jckxgotchaxback]

One of my favorite and first episode I remember watching of cowboy bebop

[@Sunprism]

Honestly, this is one of the scenes that convinced me in the storytelling powers of Anime. I mean, put these moments on a live action set and it would be talked about for decades. The shadow work as he attacks, the tight perspectives and damn...The lack of background music to instead focus on that single haunting note, becoming more and more intense along with Spike's anxiety, and finally breaking along with the possibly deadly blast...*chef's kiss*

[@severalcakes3267]

1:02 One of my favourite bits in this fight is Pierrot leering in Spike’s face. It’s childish, yet terrifying.

[@Bluesit32]

That and the way you can hear his teeth strain from the pressure when he smiles perfectly showcase just how insane he is.

[@sedriquetyrone]

Pierrot needs to be in a fighting game with those juggling combos

[@lucasb.n.saavedra.7008]

This episode has the best animation in all the series. The effects, the detailed scenario, the frames per second, etc. Everything looks so fresh. This should make a today animator feel so envious.

[@Sephirothevil]

Air combo ……. Marvelous!

[@chrisludwig4729]

My guy straight up hit Spike with some Tekken physics during his combo

[@fearoxfrank2568]

One of my personal favorite episodes because of mixture of Art, Horror, and Sci Fi.

[@bigboss2174]

Man I know his jaw hurt. Dude got kicked in the face about 5 times by a psychopath with Timbs. Spikes chin is durable.

[@redvoco02]

I was up late when I was 7 or 8 watch adult swim then Toonami came on and this episode was my first introduction to anime. Afterwards FLCL came on and my life changed forever

[@Henbot]

Such a good episode, just love him walking in accidentally on the most dangerous hit man around and the calamity of it is amazing

[@jowston100]

What got me to watch Bebop.

[@PlanetMatsuzaki]

+jowston100 Something good enough for you to like it. if you do?

[@jowston100]

+JustinReznor I like alot of things. I just don't look them up on youtube.

[@halimajames3294]

Yup was the first one I accidentally saw on Adult swim

[@dlxmarks]

I never understood why Spike casually entered an area from which a huge amount of gunfire was heard. And then looked surprised. Did he have his AirPods up to max?

[@Nessthegreat]

I dunno why that part with Spike getting fucked up mid-air is so brutal but geeze.

[@nujabeez6573]

The first episode I saw on a late sleepless night and I was instantly hooked, I remember buying the complete edition online the same week.

[@uteruspuncher4619]

This episode stuck in my head since I was a kid. True art.

[@logarithm14]

easily the most intense moment in the series

[@andrewdreyer7765]

Guys, we're missing the important point here! Spike was drinking alcohol IN A BAR and was simultaneously conceal carrying a pistol! Talk about a law breaker.

[@szymonbober2280]

andrew dreyer He's a Bounty Hunter, its obvious that he would carry a gun with him.

[@fernandoavalos5528]

@@szymonbober2280 That's the joke buddy.

[@quannnic]

i mean, this does take place in the year 2070... so maybe the laws are different

[@KakashiHatake-mz6ug]

@@quannnic *2071

[@TheMisterGuy]

Is this in the USA, because if it is then the crime is probably that he didn't fire the pistol after taking a drink.

[@SwampNucker]

Pierrot Le Fou is the physical embodiment of chaos reminding Spike he's just a man caught up in a storm he can't fight, only endure until it subsides.

[@jchhalo1232]

Everything about this episode is beautifully made.