Maria Murdock (Netflix)
CharacterMaria Murdock leads the eco-terrorist Callisto Liberation Front in Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop, played by Adrienne Barbeau. Cunning and cruel to her own children, she seizes terraforming missiles to punish Kao Construction, only for her plan and her life to end at her daughter's hand.
Appearance
Maria wears her dark brown hair long and dresses in a purple gown, a wide-brimmed hat, teardrop earrings, and heeled shoes.
Personality
Cunning, vile, and ruthless, she burns to free Callisto from Kao Construction's terraforming. She drives her own children hard, saving her sharpest scorn for her daughter Harrison, whom she wants remade in her image.
History
Maria's followers, all of them her children, seize the Kao Construction chief and a hostage inside an opera house. Her demand that the terraforming stop collapses when a spore grenade turns the executive into a tree, stripping away her leverage.
Refusing to quit, she moves to hijack terraforming rockets held by the children's father on Callisto. Faye ambushes the raid and destroys the missiles, undoing the whole scheme. Adrift in space and facing prison, Maria muses on a childhood climb toward heaven, and Harrison, unwilling to share that fate, pulls the pin on a spore grenade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Maria Murdock in Cowboy Bebop?
Maria Murdock is the leader of the eco-terrorist Callisto Liberation Front in Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop, played by Adrienne Barbeau, fighting to stop Kao Construction's terraforming of Callisto.
What does Maria Murdock want in Cowboy Bebop?
Maria Murdock wants Kao Construction to halt its terraforming of Callisto and later tries to hijack terraforming rockets to force the issue after her first plan collapses.
How does Maria Murdock treat her children?
Maria Murdock leads her own children as followers in the Callisto Liberation Front and drives them hard, reserving her sharpest scorn for her daughter Harrison, whom she wants remade in her image.
How does Maria Murdock die?
Maria Murdock's daughter Harrison pulls the pin on a spore grenade while the two are adrift in space, killing Maria rather than let her face capture.
Who stops Maria Murdock's plan to hijack the terraforming rockets?
Faye Valentine ambushes Maria Murdock's raid on Callisto and destroys the terraforming missiles, foiling her scheme.
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