Cowboy Bebop's Most Tragic Character Was Never Spike Spiegel

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Cowboy Bebop's spotlight on Spike Spiegel exposes the entire scope of his character arc, revealing his undeniably tragic past as the source of his ongoing suffering. Spike refuses opportunities to move forward, instead chasing the ghosts of Julia and Vicious until that obsession claims his life. While the series asks its audience to understand the trajectory of Spike's agonizing choices, it spends little time focusing on an equally fascinating character: Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener.