


Laughing Bull's prediction coincides with the fading of the bright blue star during the credits of the session and its theme song, Blue. The shooting star may have in fact been Gren's spacecraft falling and burning in the atmosphere while en route to Titan. It is not certain to whom Bull's comments about the shooting star apply, but many have speculated that Laughing Bull is talking about Gren or Lin. He is visually inspired by Sitting Bull, A real-life native holy man. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light, but if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity." ―Bull Background After the ending credits of the last episode, a star, near the top center of the screen, twinkles and fades out, and the scene shifts to Spike after the final confrontation. He foretells that Spike's star is about to fade and also tells Jet that he should not fear death.

Laughing Bull explains to Jet (whom he calls Running Rock) that all living creatures that breathe have a guardian star and that this star falls when the creature dies. He also referred to Spike by the name "Swimming Bird." Īfter Spike left the Bebop to confront his past with Vicious, Jet sought out Laughing Bull to find out where Spike was (though he believed it was a ridiculous idea). Here, Bull referred to Spike's two different eyes, calling one of them the "eye of truth," and stating that Spike has nothing to fear of death. He woke up to see Laughing Bull and another who had apparently saved him by hauling him out of the water and treating his wound. He saw it as the "tear of a warrior" and "lost soul who has finished his battles." Also, he could not find his way to the "great spirit." Īfter his first fight with Vincent Volaju on the train car, Spike fell into the river and slipped into unconsciousness. Īfter Gren conducted a Red Eye deal with Vicious, Laughing Bull observed a shooting star with his son. 'Ballad of Fallen Angels' is the fifth session, or episode, of Cowboy Bebop. Using this information, Spike confronted Solensan and attempted to apprehend him. Laughing Bull correctly predicted that "the red-eyed coyote" would appear in Zona Norte, in the far side of town. Spike sought out Laughing Bull in order to track down Asimov Solensan, a drug dealer with a bounty on his head.
