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Roco Bonnaro was a minor character from the anime series Cowboy Bebop. Appearing in the eighth session "Waltz For Venus", he was a member of a gang of criminals led by Picaro Calvino. However, he fled from his gang after stealing a Grey Ash plant, hoping to use it as medicine to heal his sister's blindness.

Japanese Voice: Ryusei Nakao

English Voice: Tom Fahn

History[]

Roco was involved in organized crime in order to support his blind younger sister, Stella, and did everything he could to help her regain her sight. He saw his chance to cure her when Calvino's group stole a Grey Ash plant. He took it for himself and fled on a spaceliner to Venus. The spaceliner was briefly hijacked by criminals, before Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine subdued them. Roco was impressed by Spike's fighting style.

Once at the spaceport, Roco continued with his plan, sending a music box to Stella which contained seeds of the Grey Ash plant, keeping the grown plant to himself. He approached Spike in order to try to learn his skills and, after some begging, Spike taught him how to fight. However, Roco had trouble understanding Spike's explanation of the "fluid" motions. When Calvino's gang arrived in the area, Roco fled, giving Spike the plant and asking him to meet him the next day.

Death[]

Roco spent the next day trying to elude Calvino but unfortunately ran into him in a public bathroom. He was beaten, threatened, and forced to lead Calvino to Spike at their rendezvous at a cathedral. Once there, Roco found out that Spike was a bounty hunter and panicked, but upon seeing that Spike sympathized with his struggle to help Stella, told him to escape. Calvino quickly surrounded them, however, and Roco decided to give Spike time to run. In the ensuing firefight, Roco was able to use Spike's moves to best one of the thugs, but, during his surprise at his success, he was shot through the back by another thug. Spike ran to his side after the fighting was over and went to get help, leaving Roco to wonder if they would have been friends if they had met sooner. Unfortunately, Roco succumbed to his injury and died before help arrived.

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