#radical ed

Despite Jet not being as prickly about kids as Spike pretends to be, fatherhood rarely comes up as something he’s ever earnestly considered nor aspired to seemingly even during his relationship with Alisa long ago. Even from what we hear about their disillusionment, the subject of family-building isn’t highlighted as being related in any way to the friction between them when they were together or if it was it was negligible.

So even though Jet drifts into a pseudo-paternal role from a few times pre-Edward, I still grin at the moments he straight up kinda just acts like a dad when Edward finally does enter the picture. From listening to (& forgetting) Ed’s requests for souvenirs, to telling her myths & fairy tales including going so far as adopting a slightly whimsical vocal cadence similar to what teachers & librarians often use when they read aloud to children, to letting Ed cling to his shoulders when the Bebop’s internal gravity is off so she can get pulled along while floating behind him.

Heck, due to certain events in one of the last few episodes, Faye & Ed both return to the Bebop in a noticeably uncharacteristic mood and Jet pulls the classic clueless but loving dad move of cooking for his daughters for them believing their sourness is the result of hunger 😂

Also one the best & very hilarious bits of the episode: Brain Scratch has Jet & Edward posing as father & daughter, both dressed to the nines & spinning a BS sob story all in an effort to get access to a hospital room for an investigation.

Early concept art for the anime Cowboy Bebop

Ed was probably the character with the most changes, as she was a young boy with a radically diferent design for a good while. It's believed that a little boy that appears in episode 5 reuses this early design:

radical ed • the hacker