Ruth

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Ruth is one of the three Space Pirates, a criminal team that hijacks transports to steal their cargo and then sells it. They operated in Earth's orbit, raiding ships and selling the goods to people on the planet. They used delivery trucks as a cover, featuring a purple penguin painted on the side. Their primary weapon is a harpoon system that delivers a computer virus capable of causing a ship's computer to act uncontrollably. They used this on Faye, Jet, and Ed, messing up the Bebop, the Hammerhead, and the Redtail. They even got the virus past Ed. To defeat them, Spike had to unhook his ship from its computers and fly entirely manually.

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