Turtle Express
CharacterTurtle Express is a system wide courier service that relies on drones to move parcels between worlds. Its oddest shipment is a package endlessly forwarded since the twenty first century, a cash on delivery burden that finally catches up with the crew of the Bebop.
Overview
Turtle Express is a delivery company whose reach spans the entire Solar System. Instead of human couriers it dispatches automated drones to carry packages to their recipients.
Role
The firm's part in the story hinges on a single strange parcel, one that had been passed from address to address ever since the twenty first century, always sent onward with payment still owed on arrival. In 2071 the wandering package finally reaches the Bebop, and Jet Black is the one who settles its long overdue cash on delivery charge.
Notable Members
No staff of the company appear directly, since its work is carried out by machines rather than people. The service does field more than one drone line, including a counterpart called Rabbit Express, a pairing that nods to the old folk tale of the racing tortoise and hare.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Turtle Express in Cowboy Bebop?
Turtle Express is a delivery company whose reach spans the entire Solar System, dispatching automated drones instead of human couriers to carry packages to their recipients.
What is the strange package Turtle Express delivers to the Bebop?
Turtle Express delivers a parcel that had been passed from address to address ever since the twenty first century, always sent onward with its cash on delivery charge still unpaid.
Who pays for the package from Turtle Express?
Jet Black is the one who finally settles the long overdue cash on delivery charge when the wandering Turtle Express parcel reaches the Bebop in 2071.
Does Turtle Express have any staff members shown on screen?
No individual staff of Turtle Express appear in Cowboy Bebop, since the company's deliveries are carried out entirely by drones rather than people.
What is Rabbit Express in relation to Turtle Express?
Rabbit Express is a companion delivery drone line also fielded by Turtle Express, a pairing whose names nod to the old folk tale of the racing tortoise and hare.
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