Cad Bane vs Spike Spiegel

Cad Bane vs Spike Spiegel is a What-if? episode of Death Battle by ArtificialDragon, featuring Cad Bane from Star Wars and Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop.

Description
Star Wars vs Cowboy Bebop. Two professional bounty hunters and space Cowboys duke it out. Who will live and go home with riches and who will perish?

Interlude
Wiz: Cowboys. The lone gunslingers that roam the wild west, in search of adventure. Or just for wealth.

'''Boomstick: Hey Wiz, what's better than cowboys? F*@king Space Cowboys! Where instead of a plain old desert, they have the entire galaxy as their stomping grounds. Like Cad Bane: the Ex Greatest Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy.'''

Wiz: And Spike Spiegel: the former Hitman turned crew-member of the Bebop

Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick

Wiz: And it's our job to analyse their weapons, armour, and skills to find out who would win, a Death Battle!

Cad Bane
Wiz: Throughout the galaxy, a new conflict had arisen. The Droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Clone armies of the Republic battled for their respective ideals, destroying many who were caught in the crossfire.

'''Boomstick: Though despite it being such a shitty period in galactic history, that didn't stop the galaxies bounty hunters and mercenaries from making a killing. Literally.'''

Wiz: There were many dangerous individuals that profited from the chaos of the Clone Wars. Such as the reptilian Bossk, the former Jedi Padawan Aurra Sing..

'''Boomstick: And even Greedo! The worst bounty hunter ever!! I mean how did he even last that long, just to be killed by a smuggler?!'''

Wiz: But amongst the literally colourful crowd of these fearsome killers, one stood out. The one who took the title of the Greatest Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy after the death of the Mandalorian Jango Fett. Cad Bane.

Wiz: Though before he became the most fearsome gunslinger-for-hire, the young Bane was born in the floating city of "New Tayana" located above his homeworld.

Boomstick: Basically he was raised in the ghetto, making a living out of killing low-level criminals.

Wiz: But Bane senses that war was over the horizon and decided to leave his city to begin his life as a bounty hunter, swearing to never return.

'''Boomstick: And how did he start out you may ask? Well, he decided it was a good idea to gain a reputation by hunting the most dangerous game. Jedi. Man, that's gotta be the most ambitious start to your resume. Like ever!'''

Wiz: Despite his outrageous goal and being new to the bounty hunting scene, Cad Bane was hired by a crime lord to eliminate a Jedi Knight that had been disrupting his operations. The rookie bounty hunter made the wise idea to analyse his target to see if it was the real deal.

'''Boomstick: But turns out this so-called "Jedi Knight", was nothing more but a well-equipped pretender. Being the professional Bane is, he allowed the thug to kill his client and then confronted the dude by politely asking where he could get that kind of badass equipment. '''

Wiz: And while Bane didn't get his chance to kill his first Jedi, he at least now had the right tools to tackle such quarry. This is where the legend of Cad Bane began.

Boomstick: With his new gear in tow, Bane became a badass bounty hunter taking on some really tough customers throughout his career.

Wiz: Cad Bane while relatively skilled in hand-to-hand combat, preferred to attack his victims from a distance with his signature twin LL-30 Blaster Pistols.

Boomstick: Which makes the most badass sound you have ever heard!

Wiz: These pistols were custom made with a rare one-of-a-kind alloy which allows Bane to fire in rapid succession without fear of overheating. Which means he can overwhelm or at the very least, distract any opponent.

'''Boomstick: If two guns weren't enough he also carries hidden weapons on his person including a small concealed pistol, bolas, and variety of explosives such as the bounty hunter staple; the Thermal Detonator which has enough yield to obliterate an entire room. '''

Wiz: And if he wants to take out a Jedi without difficulty he has a hand-made carbine which fires rounds made of Cortosis ore. One of the few materials in the galaxy that is durable enough to resist and even disable lightsabers.

'''Boomstick: What the? If it's that strong then why doesn't he use that more often?'''

Wiz: Well as he states himself, the ore itself is very rare and expensive also it heats up the barrel, so its use is very limited.

'''Boomstick: Well that's fortunate for the Jedi. If everyone had possession of something like that, then the Order wouldn't even last a day.'''

Wiz: Anyway, aside from his side-arms Bane is packing an assortment of unorthodox and miniaturised equipment.

'''Boomstick: Based on a certain Jedi imitation, Cad has boots that are equipped with magnets, that grip him in place and jet thrusters that give him long term flight in low gravity environments. Giving Bane a significant aerial advantage.'''

Wiz: These thrusters despite their size are actually quite powerful, even one of these thrusters propelling Bane through the air with some difficulty. Though it should be noted that they can't support the weight of a second individual.

'''Boomstick: Though among the bounty hunter's most bulky and obvious accessory is his twin wrist gauntlets. These babies contain everything from various control devices, a comlink, grappling cables to ensnare his targets, dart launchers, knockout gas, the sweet flamethrower, and even a freaking taser.'''

Wiz: Actually they are non-lethal contact stunners which can conduct a discharge that is powerful enough to knock out a Wookiee. Though they are more or less the same thing. All in all Bane's entire arsenal was picked specifically to match and even counteract the supernatural abilities of a Jedi Knight to make up for his lack of athletic prowess. For example those tubes on his cheeks? They allow him to continue breathing if he is force choked.

'''Boomstick: Wait! I thought force choking involves, you know, choking the throat?! So how the hell does that work?'''

Wiz: Umm, I really don't know. I chuck it up to Bane having a lack of being force choked?

Boomstick: Well, flawed assumptions aside Bane is not titled as the Greatest Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy with just being a walking armoury.

Wiz: Aside from being a crack shot, what makes him stand out from his colleagues is his keen strategic mind and is a natural leader.

'''Boomstick: Bane is a cunning fighter and always makes sure to have a plan for every conceivable situation for the mission at hand, but he's also capable of improvising if need be. He's even wise enough to know that facing a skilled Jedi head on in combat is a bad idea. '''

Wiz: His usual M.O when confronting any opponent is to analyse and then pen point their flaws. Such as taking advantage of the Jedi's overreliance of the force.

'''Boomstick: Wow! This guy would make a kickass chessplayer, well minus the boringness.'''

Wiz: Hey! What's wrong with chess?

'''Boomstick: You just sit there all day, moving random statues! There's nothing exciting about it! Where's the action where's the blood?!'''

Wiz: *sigh* Well with his skill Bane has more than earned his title. He's skilled enough to kill a fully fledged Jedi Master, endured a beating from prodigy Padawan Ahsoka Tano, and he even caught the attention of Darth Sidious himself who assigned Bane to infiltrate the Jedi Temple to steal a Holocron.

'''Boomstick: He put up a good fight against both Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos, survived an encounter with a bloodthirsty Anakin Skywalker, took the entire Galatic Senate hostage, and even survived the Box, which is basically an obstacle course of doom for elite bounty hunters. Sad name, but count me in!!'''

Wiz: While Cad Bane is a deadly mercenary and specialised in killing Jedi, he is hardly flawless. Some of his intricate plans wouldn't work as well if some parts are foiled and usually betrays his associates to ensure his own survival or success.

Boomstick: Also his choice of attire, though pretty awesome, makes him easy to spot in a crowd.

Wiz: Also ironically he depends a bit too much on his gadgets and should he be deprived of them, as unlikely as that might be, then he's basically defenceless.

'''Boomstick: Though still, even if you do catch him somehow, he will inevitably escape from confinement. Even under the noses of two Jedi Masters!'''

Wiz: Which goes to show that when Cad Bane has his sights on you there will be nothing stopping him from hunting you down, even to the edges of the galaxy.

'Cad Bane: Cad Bane at your service. I'll take on any job... for the right price.'