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Decker

Character

Decker is an explosives smuggler carrying a twelve-million Woolong bounty, a fugitive who flings bombs at anyone on his tail. Moving high-grade explosives in his goddess-painted truck, he cripples Faye's Red Tail and shakes off other hunters, until a bomb he hurls near the Linus Mine sets off a chain reaction whose cave-in crushes his truck and kills him.

Voice Actor English: Michael Lindsay
Status: Deceased
First Appearance: Heavy Metal Queen
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Appearance

Decker wears his hair blonde and travels the spacelanes aboard a hulking interstellar truck, its hull marked with a painted image of an Asian goddess. The tool he leans on most is a stock of explosive capsules he can hurl on a moment's notice.

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Personality

He is a hardened runner who treats violence as an escape hatch, tossing bombs at pursuers without a second thought. That willingness to kill anyone chasing him, rather than give himself up, colors nearly every move he makes during his flight.

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History

After getting his hands on high-grade explosives, Decker moves them around in his goddess-painted truck, a trade that earns him a twelve-million Woolong bounty. He stops to eat at Woody's without realizing that several bounty hunters have caught wind of his presence nearby. Faye Valentine stakes out the diner but grabs the wrong man, and when Decker overhears that he is in danger he slips away. Faye spots him and gives chase, only for Decker to lob a bomb behind him that cripples her ship, the Red Tail.

Fleeing into the asteroid belt, he clips Otto's vessel in passing and keeps going. Near the Linus Mine he catches sight of another trucker ship belonging to Victoria Terpsichore and realizes she is on his trail, so he steers toward the mine to lose her. He ejects one more explosive her way, which misses but sets off a chain reaction deep in the mine's systems. The resulting cave-in crushes his truck and leaves him dead in the vacuum of space.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What actor plays Decker in Cowboy Bebop?

Decker is voiced by Michael Lindsay in the English dub of Cowboy Bebop, appearing in the episode Heavy Metal Queen.

What is Decker's bounty in Cowboy Bebop?

Decker carries a bounty of 12 million Woolong for transporting explosives in Cowboy Bebop.

How does Decker die in Cowboy Bebop?

Decker dies when he throws an explosive capsule at bounty hunter Victoria Terpsichore near the Linus Mine; the bomb misses her but triggers a chain reaction that causes a cave-in, crushing his truck and killing him.

What episode does Decker appear in?

Decker appears in the Heavy Metal Queen episode of Cowboy Bebop.

How does Decker attack the bounty hunters chasing him?

Decker fends off pursuers by throwing explosive capsules, using one to cripple Faye Valentine's ship, the Red Tail, during the chase in Heavy Metal Queen.

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