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== Overview ==
Bebop's motivation and wish in the [[ritual]] is to cure [[Shelly Fisher|Miss Shelly]] of her illness.<ref name=":2">{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"I'll do whatever it takes to save Miss Shelly."''</ref><ref name=":3">{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Bebop start): ''"Shelly Fisher is running out of time, Bebop. Don't fail her. Complete the ritual."''</ref>

=== Biography ===
Bebop was created by Shelly Fisher in an act of "craftsmanship, willpower and sacrifice".<ref name=":10">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Kelvin|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=I was summoned into existence by an act of craftsmanship, willpower and sacrifice. There is a clear path that someone could replicate.}}</ref> Assisting her in the junk yard during the day and listening to jazz at night, Bebop was the son Miss Shelly never had.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Bebop}}'s background</ref> Bebop was created with access to his own free will, as Miss Shelly "didn't believe" in putting any bindings on Bebop to enforce his ethics.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=McGinnis|number=3|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=So, what sort of bindings did your creator put on you?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Oh, Miss Shelly doesn't believe in that sort of thing.}}</ref> As such, Bebop's love for his "mother" is genuine.<ref name=":4" /> Bebop seems to have a soul and is capable of breathing.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Dynamo|number=1|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=I thought I'd found a kindred spirit.|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=Listen, we're both just a couple of floating souls in iron bodies. I think there's plenty of common ground.}}</ref>

When Miss Shelly fell ill, Bebop needed to find a way to pay for her medicine. In the end, Bebop decided to take up pit fighting in the [[Bear Pit]] as the main source of income for Miss Shelly's medicine.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Ivy|number=2}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Bebop): ''"Well, if I don't retake my company at least I have a future in the Bear Pit."''</ref><ref name=":9">{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"People get me all wrong. I'm not interested in violence for violence's sake! I'm interested in violence for money's sake."''</ref>  While he finds fighting for money an entertaining use of his time,<ref name=":5">{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Miss Shelly's a good person, and probably wouldn't condone me participating in bloodsport for money. I, however, am not shackled by human morality, and find it a rather entertaining use of my time."''</ref> Bebop intends to retire once Miss Shelly is cured of her illness.<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=2|hero_quote1=|quote1=}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Wraith|number=3|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Heard you might be retiring.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=If today goes well, I won't have a reason to fight.}}</ref> Bebop is trying to stick to honest work.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Wraith|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Hey Bebop, you lookin' for work?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=If it's honest.}}</ref>

As Miss Shelly's condition is getting worse, Bebop has decided to participate in the ritual so the [[Patron|Patrons]] can save his creator.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

Bebop is nicknamed as "the scrap golem".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Bebop}}'s [[Bebop/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|enemy hero interactions]]</ref> Bebop himself was named after the jazz style "bebop".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Paradox|number=3|hero_quote1=Paradox|quote1="Bebop". That's a curious name for a golem.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Eh... Miss Shelly's a fan of music.}}</ref>

=== Personality ===
Bebop was raised to be polite and proper.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Dynamo|number=3}}</ref> He speaks highly of Miss Shelly and often offers to introduce people to meet her.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Drifter|number=1|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=In that case, you should come over to the scrapyard after the ritual! I'm sure Ms. Shelley could help out with dinner.}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Victor|number=1|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=After the ritual, I could introduce you to--|hero_quote2=Victor|quote2=I don't want to impose.|hero_quote3=Bebop|quote3=No imposition, I insist! People like us need to stick together.}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Bebop doesn't particularly value human life,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=You're not one of those machines that value human life, are you?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Not particularly. Beyond a few... notable exceptions.}}</ref> referring to humans as "organics" and generally thinking of them to be frail.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Emotional|voice line]] (sad): ''"I can't believe I'm losing to organics!"''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Drifter): ''"What do I look like, Drifter, a frail organic?"''</ref><ref name=":5" /> That said, Bebop doesn't want to take up a career as an assassin as he knows Miss Shelly wouldn't approve of him killing people.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=McGinnis|number=3|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=So, what's stopping you from mowing down humanity with that death laser?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=It would disappoint Miss Shelly!}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Calico|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=I'm not interested in killing people for money.}}</ref> He also shows kindness to characters like {{HeroIcon|Pocket}} and {{HeroIcon|Victor}}.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":6" />

Though Bebop engages in pitfighting for the money,<ref name=":9" /> he also enjoys it and finds it entertaining, particularly when it comes to hurting {{HeroIcon|Lash}}.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":8" />

Bebop dislikes being perceived as different or lesser than humans for being a golem,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Grey Talon|number=1|hero_quote1=Grey Talon|quote1=I've... never worked with a golem before.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=I'm not sure why you'd think it would be any different from working with a person.}}</ref><ref name=":10" /> and would like to meet another like him.<ref name=":11">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Dynamo|number=1}}</ref>

=== Appearance ===
Bebop's model is inherited from ''[[Neon Prime]]''. He's a tall futuristic robot with a red, gray and black chassis. He has a wide chest and skinny limbs, with the exception of his oversized left arm with a large red shoulder and a wrecking ball for a hand, that extends for his {{AbilityIcon|Exploding Uppercut}}. He has a small orange head with black wires that resemble a [[wikipedia:Chonmage|chonmage]], one right eye and two smaller left eyes, all green, and a beak-shaped mouth. His body is slightly rusty. He wears only ragged beige shorts with samurai armor plates on the right side and a rope belt, and what looks like [[wikipedia:Japamala|Japamala]] prayer beads on his left foot. His right hand can unfold to transform into a laser gun, and can also extend (and seemingly increase in size) for {{AbilityIcon|Grapple Arm}}.

In ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' and his previous portrait, Bebop is depicted as a similar but more period-appropriate automaton with a large closed left eye, and a sea mine as his left hand.

=== Information ===
Bebop can speak French.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Lady Geist|number=1|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=Ah ben super, maintenant je suis coincé avec un bourgeois.}}</ref> He can't speak Japanese.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Yamato|number=1|hero_quote1=Yamato|quote1=だろ奴が噂の殺戮マシーンか?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Er, apologies. I don't speak Japanese.}}</ref>

Despite having been made in America, Bebop has a [[wikipedia:Cockney|Cockney]] accent, commonly spoken in England by working-class Londoners.

Bebop knows how to bake biscuits.<ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Viscous|number=1|hero_quote1=Viscous|quote1=Do you think she'd like being in a Cube?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Y'know what? She might! After the ritual, come over and say hi! I'll make biscuits.}}</ref> He smells vaguely of cinnamon.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Silver|number=2|hero_quote1=Silver|quote1=You a baker? (...) There's a... whiff of cinnamon around you.}}</ref>

During {{AbilityIcon|Hyper Beam}}, a saxophone-like instrument can be heard playing erratically, akin to jazz improvisation.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s [[Bebop/Sounds#Hyper Beam|Hyper Beam sounds]]</ref> The songs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwIC6B_dvW4 Giant Steps by John Coltrane] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZYaSkhRhoE Bebop by Charlie Parker] are possible references for the Hyper Beam SFX variants.

== Character Relationships ==

=== [[Shelly Fisher]] ===
The creator of Bebop.  

Bebop refers to Miss Shelly as his "mother".<ref name=":4">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Yamato|number=1|hero_quote1=Yamato|quote1=Your master is sick?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=My mother. Not my master.}}</ref> He's willing to do whatever he can to save her.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Mirage|number=2|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=Bebop. Today your courage is required.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=If it means saving Miss Shelly, I'll take 'em all on meself.}}</ref>

=== {{HeroIcon|Lash}} ===
Both champions of the Bear Pit, Bebop and Lash have a rivalry fueled by hate for each other.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash_select_06.mp3|transcription=Reason number 87 I'm better than Bebop: He's Bebop.}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"The only way this day gets any better is if I get to punch Lash in the face."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Viscous|number=1|hero_quote1=Viscous|quote1=I hear Lash doesn't like you.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Heh, he does not!}}</ref> 

Lash used to use an uppercut instead of Ground Strike, but refused to use it ever again after seeing Bebop use an uppercut.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Fun little fact: The Lash used to do an uppercut. And then I saw Bebop do an uppercut and I knew right then and there that I would never do one again."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Ground Strike|voice line]] (Upgrade Ground Strike): ''"This used to be an uppercut... Then I grew as a person, y'know, meanwhile Bebop is still throwing uppercuts because he sucks.''</ref> 

Bebop has beaten Lash in the Bear Pit once,<ref name=":02">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Wraith|number=2|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=You're the guy that lost to Bebop.|hero_quote2=Lash|quote2=One time.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=One time is all it takes to be a loser.}}</ref> and Lash has beaten Bebop at least once afterwards.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Lash): ''"Like I told ya, Lash: beatin' me was a fluke!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Bebop): ''"Once again, Lash rights a great wrong!"''</ref> 

Neither Bebop nor Lash elaborate on why they hate the other so much.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Pocket|number=2|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=Why do you hate Lash?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=He's Lash.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Ivy|number=3}}</ref>

Lash has at least 87 reasons why he's better than Bebop.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"Reason number 87 I'm better than Bebop: He's Bebop."''</ref>

Bebop's weapon name, "Humble Pie", is a reference to the expression "[[wikipedia:Humble_pie|eat humble pie]]", meaning "to suffer humiliation and apologize for a mistake." This is presumably a reference to Bebop winning against Lash in the Bear Pit.

=== {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} ===
Mo & Krill watch Bebop's fights in the Bear Pit and consistently bet on him winning.<ref name=":12">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=2|hero_quote1=|quote1=}}</ref> They know Miss Shelly and have tried to help her.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=3|hero_quote1=Mo & Krill|quote1=Sorry we couldn't do more for her.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Ah you tried. That's good enough.}}</ref>

== Character interactions ==

* Bebop offers {{HeroIcon|Pocket}} a place to stay after the ritual.<ref name=":7">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Pocket|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=Pocket. I don't mean to pry, but... if after the ritual, you need a place to stay...|hero_quote2=Pocket|quote2=That's... very kind of you Bebop, but I'm fine.}}</ref>
* Bebop wanted {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}} to speak with Miss Shelly.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed McGinnis): ''"So much for asking her to speak to Miss Shelly."''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} regards Bebop as a man of culture after learning he speaks French.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Lady Geist|number=1|hero_quote2=Lady Geist|quote2=Apologies. I didn't realize I was working with a man of culture.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} invites Bebop and Miss Shelly to visit the [[The Arroyos|Arroyos]] for dinner.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Ivy|number=3|hero_quote1=Ivy|quote1=You and Miss Shelly should come over to the Arroyo's for dinner sometime. Heh, I bet they'd get along great.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} is a fan of {{HeroIcon|Lash}} and dislikes Bebop.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_select_07.mp3|transcription=I'm just gonna say it: Lash is awesome, and he kicked Bebop's ass.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill bebop 05.mp3|transcription=When are you gonna get the message, Bebop? You suck!}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} criticizes Bebop for not telling Miss Shelly about his work as a pitfighter.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Wraith|number=2|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=How long are you planning on lying to that lady?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=I don't lie to her.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=No. You just lie to yourself.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}, {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} and the {{PageRef|name=Soul Urn}} are impressed by the craftsmanship used to create Bebop.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=McGinnis|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Who made you, Bebop?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Oh, Miss Shelly.|hero_quote3=McGinnis|quote3=When you see her, tell her she did great work.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Paradox|number=1|hero_quote1=Paradox|quote1=You're a marvel to behold, Bebop. Truly exquisite craftsmanship.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Soul Urn|quotes=Bebop/Voice lines#Soul Urn|context=(stalled with Bebop)|transcription=If you don’t mind me saying so, your craftsmanship is exquisite.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Seven}} believes Bebop's love for Miss Shelly makes him weak. Seven threatens that, if he considered Bebop a threat, he would go after Miss Shelly to get to Bebop.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Bebop|hero2=Seven|number=1}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Venator}} prays with Bebop for the sake of Miss Shelly.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Venator|hero2=Bebop|number=2|hero_quote1=Venator|quote1=Of course. Lord, please guide Bebop's hand, may his aim be true, and his resolve unshaken by the screams of his enemies, for he fights not for himself but for the life of a good woman. Amen.}}</ref>
* Though he was originally a human, {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} relates to Bebop due to them both having robotic bodies.<ref name=":11" />
* Bebop relates to {{PageRef|name=Victor}} and has invited him to see [[Shelly Fisher|Miss Shelly]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Bebop|number=1}}</ref>

== The Binding of Oathkeeper ==
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Bebop makes an appearance in {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}'s visual novel, ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]].''

Note: ''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' is currently inaccessible to the main game, instead being something planned for release in the future. As such, everything in the current visual novel is prone to change, as it is still undergoing development.

=== [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#5d - The Last Temptation of Geist|Storyline D]] ===
[[File:Geist VN Bebop intervene.png|thumb|325x325px|Storyline D - Bebop intervenes as Lady Geist lunges for Miss Shelly]]
Bebop makes an appearance in storyline D in ''The Binding of Oathkeeper''.

Lady Geist was looking for somebody desperate to transfer Oathkeeper to due to her failing ward. After looking at [[Johann Geist Jr.|Doctor Johann Jr.'s]] files, she discovered the existence of Shelly Fisher. Believing that Miss Shelly would be desperate enough to take Oathkeeper from her, Lady Geist went to visit her home.

When Lady Geist arrives at Miss Shelly's home, Bebop (wearing a pink apron) answers the door, telling Lady Geist that Miss Shelly isn't feeling well at the moment and isn't taking visitors. Miss Shelly calls to Bebop from inside, telling him to let Lady Geist in. While Miss Shelly and Lady Geist are talking in one room, Bebop is preparing chocolate biscuits in another. When Bebop enters the room, Lady Geist is about to attack Miss Shelly after her Oathkeeper offer was denied. Lady Geist lunges for Miss Shelly, when Bebop intervenes and smashes the ward on Lady Geist's arm containing Oathkeeper. Bebop protects Miss Shelly while Oathkeeper is freed, and Oathkeeper tells Bebop to leave with Miss Shelly as he makes up for lost time with Lady Geist.
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