In a nutshell, the Skull Cowboy is a character who originates from the original Crow graphic novel, who provides guidance to Eric, in much the same way as his corvid companion does.

Los Angeles police officers in the Rampart Division’s notorious CRASH unit of the ’80s and ’90s wore ink depicting a skull in a cowboy hat framed by a “dead man’s hand” of aces and eights.

I know, I know, I'm late to the party on this, but I was surprised to learn that there was a deleted character, Skull Cowboy, from Alex Proyas' sensational film, The Crow. Once I learned of it, I ...