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Kimmie Black

Character

Kimmie Black is Jet's young daughter, a character invented for the live-action Cowboy Bebop. Sweet and unassuming, she anchors Jet's softer side, from birthday-gift troubles to the terror of being seized as leverage against Spike.

Actor: Molly Moriarty
Status: Alive
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Appearance

Kimmie is a little girl with light brown skin and brown eyes, her curly brown hair set in a perm.

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Personality

She comes across as gentle and guileless, an innocent child untouched by the darker world her father moves through.

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History

Jet brings her up as her eighth birthday nears, mentioning she has her heart set on a Walking Sally Doll. Unable to land the toy, he shows up instead with a dog he names Ein, but his ex-wife Alisa turns the pet away over the steep taxes levied on dogs. As Jet leaves, Kimmie runs out after him to ask whether Ein is his dog and whether she might reach out to the pup now and then; Jet readily tells her she can contact Ein whenever she likes.

Her existence is hinted at earlier as well, when Jet tells Fad that he and his partner had settled on a name for their unborn child. Hoping to catch Kimmie's recital, Jet meant to keep his ship docked at a particular port, but circumstances left him watching it through a shop window in Santo City instead. Later, Vicious seizes her as a hostage in a bid to draw out and destroy Spike; she is freed, though the ordeal leaves her badly shaken.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kimmie Black in the live-action Cowboy Bebop?

Kimmie Black is Jet Black's young daughter, a character created for the Netflix series who brings out his softer, fatherly side.

Who are Kimmie Black's parents?

Kimmie Black's father is Jet Black and her mother is his ex-wife Alisa.

Why does Jet bring Kimmie a dog instead of a Walking Sally Doll?

Jet couldn't get his hands on the doll Kimmie wanted for her eighth birthday, so he brought a dog he named Ein instead, though Alisa turned the pet away over the steep taxes levied on dogs.

Why does Vicious kidnap Kimmie Black?

Vicious seizes Kimmie Black as a hostage in a bid to draw out and destroy Spike Spiegel; she is freed, though the ordeal leaves her badly shaken.

Does Jet Black make it to Kimmie's recital?

No, circumstances keep his ship from docking at the right port in time, and Jet ends up watching Kimmie's recital through a shop window in Santo City instead.

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