Someone mashed up two of my favorite things ever in this Helldivers X Cowboy Bebop video

Do you know what my favorite anime of all time is? Okay, the headline may contain a spoiler. But yes, Cowboy Bebop swept me away when it arrived so many years ago. I’m also a big fan of Helldivers 2. If only someone would chocolate this peanut butter.

Apparently, someone has. Last week, Reddit user Dorintin posted a video to the Helldivers subreddit that smashes up two of my favorite things of all time. Their Helldivers X Cowboy Bebop video combines the show’s intro with its funky beats with Helldivers 2 footage. And it all works.

Time to blow this joint

The mashup video uses gameplay clips of Helldivers 2 set to the tone and style of the Cowboy Bebop intro. Classic scenes were replaced by helldivers, their weapons, and their ships. Instead of a handgun firing, it’s the railgun. The Super Destroyer of Helldivers 2 takes the place of Spike’s iconic ship, the Swordfish II, and the Bebop itself. Dorintin also included credits featuring the names of the Arrowhead Games’ development team. All in all, the video is a stylish juxtaposition of two incredible properties.

I will, however, admit that the idea isn’t unique. A similar video, Helldivers Bebop, somehow went under my nose when Reddit user Super00_ posted it to the same subreddit six months ago. The setup is nearly the same, but I did have to sustain a laugh at the lighter scene.

Dorintin writes that they started making the video in March. They performed most of the work, but their partner lent a hand by recording gameplay clips. The project was a bit touch and go, however.

“There’s a lot of stupid clipping in the comp but I started this back in March, forgot about it for 5 months,” They wrote in the thread. “File got corrupted, I unfucked it and I figured now that it’s mostly done might as well post it.”

Helldivers 2 isn’t the only space-age property to get the Bebop treatment. Four years ago, YouTube channel Sholty Productions published a video starring the rough-and-tumble dwarves of Deep Rock Galactic in their own Cowboy Bebop collab. Maybe there’s just some kind of magic that happens when you combine the energetic jazz of the Seatbelts with space-based shenanigans.

Will this send me down a rabbit hole where I attempt to find more video game X Cowboy Bebop collaboration videos? Possibly. Whatever happens, happens.