Oh no. Don't go thinking that Spike is any pushover. While he normally tries to go through life without really stirring up trouble, just riding the wave and letting things come as they wish... In reality Spike contradicts his personality. The guy is dangerous and that term isn't used lightly. Spike practices the martial art Jeet Kune Do, and to say that he is skilled with it is putting it mildly. The art is his life. The gist of it is that Jeet Kune Do isn't structured like most martial arts. In fact it's more like a state of mind than a martial art. The essential philosophy is that one must be like the water, which is to say that every movement that one makes must flow right into the next. This comes in handy, since Spike can dodge pretty much anything you can throw at him if you're dumb enough to fight him hand to hand. He also appears to know a thing or two about French Boxing because he can high-kick like a champ.
That's not all. Spike is also well-versed on weaponry and explosives. He never leaves the home without his Jericho 941. It's his baby after all. He also has an extremely sharp sense of perception, able to figure out any complex situation he might find himself in. The clueless look is only for show. He also has a talent for sleigh-of-hand techniques, making him a pretty good pick-pocket, and he's a master of disguise. He is a damn good pilot too, having a customized ship all to himself(though there's definitely no way he'll be flying that puppy where he's going.) All in all, Spike is the kind of guy who can surprise you. He's actually a pretty dangerous man, behind that mask. He's also killed a lot of people.
However, by far the most dangerous thing about Spiegel is that he simply isn't afraid of death. In fact, one might say that he has a flair for danger, going so far as to crack a joke when things are intense. Why can he be so calm and collected? Well, it's just that. He's not afraid of death. Maybe he just doesn't like his life very much. Spike believes that there's something beyond death, something new and exciting. He feels like he's literally living a dream so perhaps this makes him feel like he's unstoppable. So that might explain why he so uncaring about what happens to him, or how things might turn out.
Speaking of danger, you want to know how he always gets out of sticky situations? The guy is very fucking lucky. That is no exaggeration. Do you honestly think a man of this stature could throw himself into so many dangerous situations, head-first and not giving one shit and somehow manage to survive every single time? This is not a matter of his own skill as a martial artist, no matter how unparalleled his experience is. This is a matter of him just being the lucky son of a bitch. You ever get kicked up in the air a dozen times over by a levitating fat man with a trench coat? Ever get shot in the chest, blasted through a window of a futuristic monorail and thrown into the ocean below? How about getting stabbed in the chest by a katana, thrown through a church window and fall some three stories, JUST nearly avoiding a big explosion that nearly levels the church itself? I'm pretty sure no one has ever experience any of that, and if they had they would not live to tell the tale. Spike on the other hand somehow manages to survive everything that's thrown at him, sometimes coming out of the trouble with only a scratch.
And why should he worry? After all, dying might be the only way for him to wake up. And maybe, well, maybe that’s what he wants. Abilities: While Spike Spiegel is not in the least supernatural, he’s got a couple of things under his belt, the practice of Jeet Kune Do aside. Most notably is Spike's right eye, which is slightly lighter in color than his all-natural left. After having lost his eye in an accident during one of his missions, Spike's eye was replaced with a cybernetic eye. Because of this, it offers him a far greater hand-eye coordination. This assists in both his perception and his aim. And even before getting his cybernetic eye, he was pretty damn skilled in weaponry and perception. He’s a master at slight of hand, capable of pickpocketing people without them even knowing. Lastly, and most importantly, Spike has a lot of luck on his side. He can take a lot of damage, perhaps enough to kill any normal human being.
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That's not all. Spike is also well-versed on weaponry and explosives. He never leaves the home without his Jericho 941. It's his baby after all. He also has an extremely sharp sense of perception, able to figure out any complex situation he might find himself in. The clueless look is only for show. He also has a talent for sleigh-of-hand techniques, making him a pretty good pick-pocket, and he's a master of disguise. He is a damn good pilot too, having a customized ship all to himself(though there's definitely no way he'll be flying that puppy where he's going.) All in all, Spike is the kind of guy who can surprise you. He's actually a pretty dangerous man, behind that mask. He's also killed a lot of people.
However, by far the most dangerous thing about Spiegel is that he simply isn't afraid of death. In fact, one might say that he has a flair for danger, going so far as to crack a joke when things are intense. Why can he be so calm and collected? Well, it's just that. He's not afraid of death. Maybe he just doesn't like his life very much. Spike believes that there's something beyond death, something new and exciting. He feels like he's literally living a dream so perhaps this makes him feel like he's unstoppable. So that might explain why he so uncaring about what happens to him, or how things might turn out.
Speaking of danger, you want to know how he always gets out of sticky situations? The guy is very fucking lucky. That is no exaggeration. Do you honestly think a man of this stature could throw himself into so many dangerous situations, head-first and not giving one shit and somehow manage to survive every single time? This is not a matter of his own skill as a martial artist, no matter how unparalleled his experience is. This is a matter of him just being the lucky son of a bitch. You ever get kicked up in the air a dozen times over by a levitating fat man with a trench coat? Ever get shot in the chest, blasted through a window of a futuristic monorail and thrown into the ocean below? How about getting stabbed in the chest by a katana, thrown through a church window and fall some three stories, JUST nearly avoiding a big explosion that nearly levels the church itself? I'm pretty sure no one has ever experience any of that, and if they had they would not live to tell the tale. Spike on the other hand somehow manages to survive everything that's thrown at him, sometimes coming out of the trouble with only a scratch.
And why should he worry? After all, dying might be the only way for him to wake up. And maybe, well, maybe that’s what he wants.
Abilities: While Spike Spiegel is not in the least supernatural, he’s got a couple of things under his belt, the practice of Jeet Kune Do aside. Most notably is Spike's right eye, which is slightly lighter in color than his all-natural left. After having lost his eye in an accident during one of his missions, Spike's eye was replaced with a cybernetic eye. Because of this, it offers him a far greater hand-eye coordination. This assists in both his perception and his aim. And even before getting his cybernetic eye, he was pretty damn skilled in weaponry and perception. He’s a master at slight of hand, capable of pickpocketing people without them even knowing. Lastly, and most importantly, Spike has a lot of luck on his side. He can take a lot of damage, perhaps enough to kill any normal human being.
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