Cowboy Bebop 10 Ways Faye Valentine Was Changed For The LiveAction Series

Cowboy Bebop: 10 Ways Faye Valentine Was Changed For The Live-Action Series

Despite some subtle adjustments, Daniella Pineda manages to be just as captivating as Cowboy Bebop’s Faye Valentine’s anime version.

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Faye Valentine is one of the anime genre’s best takes on the femme fatale. Her subtle wit and winner-takes-all attitude captivated fans of the original series. In the new Netflix live-action adaption, the subtlety of the Bebop’s resident cowgirl is adjusted to fit into the hands of Daniella Pineda.

Pineda does a fantastic job of bringing Faye Valentine to life in Cowboy Bebop’s Netflix’s live-action adaptation, but it would be wrong to say that this adaptation perfectly replicates the femme fatale from the original series. Skeptical fans may mourn the loss of the original Faye, but it should be noted that despite these subtle adjustments, Pineda manages to be just as captivating as her quick-witted inspiration from the anime.

10 Daniella Pineda’s Faye Variant Never Seems To Stop Talking

The Faye Valentine that fans were introduced to in the Cowboy Bebop anime was never concerned with using her voice to combat Spike’s iron wit. Throughout the original series’ 26 episodes, Faye matches Spike punch for punch with her jokes, jabs, and sarcastic remarks without ever nearing the realm of obnoxious.

Perhaps it has more to do with the live-action series’ shorter runtime, but the Faye fans are introduced to in Netflix’s new adaptation is a loudmouthed talker that almost never shuts up. Fitting 26 anime episodes into a live-action series of only 10 episodes can’t be an easy task, but did they really need to make Faye read off a paragraph of insults every time someone else approached her on-screen?

9 Faye Is Introduced As An Experienced Bounty Hunter Before She Joins The Bebop Crew

At the heart of Faye Valentine’s character is a gambler who is willing and able to risk it all for the big score. This is what make’s Faye’s character so admirable. Regardless of whether the cards are dealt in her favor or not, Faye is always Faye.

Although this is true of Faye’s live-action adaptation as well, the producers behind the new series decided to alter Faye’s introduction. When Spike and Jett run into Faye during the second episode, she is already kicking it as an accomplished bounty hunter.

8 Faye Is Willing To Put Her Own Mission On The Backburner To Save Spike From Vicious

The version of Faye that fans learn to love in the new adaptation of Cowboy Bebop loses a bit of the relatable, self-centered charm that anime fans loved her for, but gains some likability points for sacrificing her own mission for the sake of her new teammates.

Unlike her original variant, Daniella Pineda’s Faye proves to be the most reliable member of the Bebop crew by the series’ final episode. This is a far stretch from the Faye that abandoned her new allies just to fall asleep in a dusty bed of tears while searching for answers about her past.

7 Faye’s Character Rarely Gambles With Her Money Or Her Life In The New Live-Action Series

When Daniella Pineda’s version of Faye Valentine is introduced in Cowboy Bebop’s first episode as a bounty hunter, fans were rightfully skeptical. Altering a character’s origin story is a dangerous game in the world of manga and anime adaptations.

This change in Faye’s origin story could have been overlooked if this Faye was as willing as the original to take risks with her money and her life. Or perhaps this distasteful discrepancy is caused more by the fact that Danielle Pineda’s character rarely loses when she gambles.

6 Faye’s Sexuality Opens The Door To An Intimate Conversation That Is Unlike Any From The Original Series

Faye’s sexuality is largely avoided in the original Cowboy Bebop series. As was common of most media from the late ’90s, this anime series avoided addressing sexuality altogether while oversexualizing its primary female character at every chance it got.

Cowboy Bebop’s Netflix’s live-action adaptation takes a different route with Faye’s sexuality by offering Danielle Pineda a family-friendly costume and giving her the chance to share a bed with another powerful woman. Though this scene separates Pineda’s character from the original Faye who chose to weaponize her sexuality, it gave fans a peek into Faye’s softer side and normalized the idea of LGBTQI+ relationships in Cowboy Bebop’s futuristic world.

5 Faye Pilots A Ship That Fits Better Into Star Wars Than Cowboy Bebop

The expensive-looking ship that Faye Valentine used to save an entire planet from a group of homicidal eco-terrorists is proof of the young woman’s successful career as a bounty hunter.

However, when compared to Spike’s Swordfish or the Bebop itself, Faye’s original ship departed pretty heavily from the rough and tumble sci-fi world that was introduced in the anime series.

4 Faye Takes Control Of Her Own Destiny By Revealing The Secrets Of Her Past On Her Own

The mission to delve into Faye Valentine’s history is a pivotal part of the Cowboy Bebop anime, but the plotlines written around Faye’s past followed Spike and Jett more often than they followed Faye. Episode 18 of the anime series showed Jett and Spike searching for a VHS player that would be able to read the mysterious tape that was delivered to the Bebop. While the two men dove into the depths of Earth to unveil a pivotal part of Faye’s past, the star of the aforementioned VHS was out betting on horses.

The live-action series put the power in Faye’s hands when it came to discovering the same VHS. Or rather, it put the power in her con-mother’s hands, but anything is better than re-watching Jett deny Faye admission to the VHS reveal party after finding out what is on the tape.

3 After Her First Ship Is Destroyed, Faye Steals The Red Tail From Her “Mother”

Faye Valentine’s ship from the Cowboy Bebop anime is nearly as iconic as Spike Spiegel’s bright red Swordfish. Red Tail was built to draw attention to its cockpit so that its two massive laser cannons could avoid direct fire.

The iconic ship matched Faye’s personality and looked incredibly cool. Luckily, by the end of the series, Faye can be seen piloting a beautifully rendered variant of Red Tail.

2 Daniella Pineda Embodies A Genuinely Complex Femininity Throughout The New Series

Faye Valentine’s character may have broken boundaries with her display of powerful femininity in the ’90s, but in 2021, a femme fatale that uses her wit and sexuality to stay ahead of her allies is nothing new. In fact, Faye Valentine’s original characterization has been rightfully criticized for simplifying the idea of powerful femininity far too much.

There is no need to explain that femininity is much more than weaponized sexuality and quick wit, but fans who bemoan the changes to Faye’s character in the live-action series may need to reread those words. Daniella Pineda’s portrayal of the character may be vulgar and talkative, but she is arguably a more powerful and more dynamic character than Faye’s original version ever was.

1 Faye Valentine Never Gets The Chance To Avoid Ed In The Live-Action Series

Ed manages to keep her distance from the majority of the Bebop crew in both the anime and the live-action adaptation. In the former, Ed spends the majority of her time with Ein. In the latter, Ed doesn’t make her on-screen appearance until the final episode’s last few minutes.

The original cast of the Bebop interacted with each other a number of times before Spike confronted Vicious and wrapped up what is still considered one of the best sci-fi anime series of all time. In the live-action version, Faye never even meets Ed. While this interaction was more than likely left out to lay the groundwork for a Season 2, it is a shame that fans of the new adaptation didn’t get the chance to see Faye’s vulgar reaction to Ed’s consistently obnoxious behavior.

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