: Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics after reading Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita , which depicts the devil arriving in Soviet Moscow.
In this episode, Spike Spiegel and Jet Black pursue a bounty that leads them to a mysterious, ageless child named . Capitulo 10 – SimpatГa por el diablo
: Spike discovers that a specific piece of a "gate stone" (the source of Wen's condition) can reverse the effect. After a tense showdown, Spike shoots Wen with a bullet tipped with this stone. : Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics after reading
: Wen appears to be a young boy but has lived for over 50 years. He was caught in a "hyperspace gate" explosion years ago, which froze his biological aging and rendered him immortal. After a tense showdown, Spike shoots Wen with
: As the bullet takes effect, Wen rapidly ages in seconds, finally feeling the weight of the years he bypassed. Before dying, he expresses a profound sense of relief, finally finding peace after decades of hollow immortality. Cultural Context
: Over decades, Wen has become cold and manipulative, losing his humanity and effectively becoming "the devil". He uses his childish appearance to lure people in before killing them or destroying their lives.
While the phrase "Simpatía por el diablo" (Sympathy for the Devil) is most famous as the legendary Rolling Stones song, "Capitulo 10 – Simpatía por el diablo" is the title of a specific, iconic episode of the anime . Story of Cowboy Bebop Session 6: "Sympathy for the Devil"