Herbert P. Bear

:Were you looking for Aunt Arctic's black puffle with the same first name? For his Club Penguin Island counterpart, see Herbert P. Bear (CPI).
Herbert Percival Bear, Esquire (in-game known as Herbert P. Bear, Darth Herbert during the Star Wars Takeover;During his time as a mascot during the Star Wars Takeover, Herbert was seen to have a temporary name change from 'Herbert' to 'Darth Herbert'. or just Herbert) is a polar bear and the main antagonist of Club Penguin (since his first appearance in mission 5). He is also one of the few main characters who isn't a penguin.
Unlike real-life polar bears, however Herbert hates cold weather, cannot swim and is a vegetarian. Since his first appearance, Herbert has been trying to take over Club Penguin Island and turn it into a warm island paradise.
==History==
===Early life===
Herbert was born in the Arctic Circle, but he hated the cold, so he wanted to head south to some place warm. He traveled on a small iceberg (possibly between 2006 and March 2007), but the ocean currents carried him all the way to Club Penguin Island, which coincidentally was on the other side of the world. He attempted to paddle away from Club Penguin since it was covered in snow, but he tipped his Iceberg (which further supported the rumor of tipping the Iceberg). Herbert was unable to swim, and he was rescued by a crab, named Klutzy (his current ally) who inhabited Club Penguin Island, of whom he soon befriended.Revealed in PSA Mission 6: Questions for a Crab.
Following his rescue at the hands of Klutzy, Herbert and the aforementioned crab escaped into the wilderness. They eventually found a cave that they deemed habitable. The pair quickly began refurbishing it to their standards; quickly adding traps, gadgets, doors, and various other house warming gifts to their new home.
===Suspect-at-Large for the PSA===
Over time, he soon grew to despise penguins for their parties and loud music (possibly causing his villainy). He then thought up a plan to disrupt life for penguins in the island, instead of leaving Club Penguin to find another island, as he felt that it was a mistake to leave Club Penguin as he might end up in another cold place.
In March 2007, during PSA Mission 3: Case of the Missing Coins a coin magnet was found on the roof of the Gift Shop, directly above the vault. This caused the coins to be stuck to the roof, possibly a plot to steal the coins. Evidence later found at the scene of the crime was a tuft of white fur, which suggested Herbert as the main suspect.
In August 2007, during PSA Mission 4: Avalanche Rescue, an avalanche occurred on a mountain and four penguins were left stranded at the base of the mountain. While the penguins were being rescued, it was discovered that part of the Ski Lift from the Ski Village leading to the Ski Hill (formerly called the Mountain) was missing, a "belt" which rotated the gears to operate the lift, and it could not be used until the belt was replaced by another belt that was in the Sport Shop. At the place where it was supposedly stolen, another tuft of white fur was found, again, the evidence pointed at Herbert.
In November 2007, during PSA Mission 5: Secret of the Fur Klutzy was caught by the PSA after there were reported sightings of "a mutant furry crab" which was Klutzy sitting on Herbert's back. However Herbert escaped into the Wilderness, leaving behind another tuft of white fur, which was later analyzed to be polar bear fur (which was obviously Herbert's).
In January 2008, Klutzy got away in PSA Mission 6: Questions for a Crab mission and was reunited with Herbert. In the sixth mission, Herbert, along with Klutzy, tried to destroy the Ski Lodge in one of his schemes to both keep warm and harm the penguins. However, the PSA Agent made it reverse, destroying it in the ice river and Herbert and Klutzy escapes. Also in Mission 6, he tells agents in captivity his story about his life. He also steals your Spy Phone when he traps you in a cage in Mission 6 (The cage is in a cave that Herbert and Klutzy live in). You used that same cave for shelter in Mission #2 except Herbert renovates it to be more of a living place. If players click on the letter in G's pocket in issue 130 of the Club Penguin Times and you turn all the Puffles black then you will see a letter Herbert has written to the players saying that "time" is about to run out.
This resulted in Mission 7 in which he makes the clock malfunction by taking out certain parts of it, including the main gear a few days after the letter was written. This makes him the "Suspect-At-Large" along with Klutzy.
In June 2008, during Mission 8, he creates a giant drill and tries to take the boiler from the Boiler Room, damaging the Gift Shop along the way. Eventually, he gets caught and accidentally damages the boiler. Then he runs off and gets lost in his own tunnels, but soon escapes again.
In October 2008, the Penguin Secret Agency finds Herbert's location using trackers which locate the stolen Spy Phone. During Mission 9 he is located by agents in a secret woodland base behind the Ski Lodge. The Secret Agents then set a trap for him and discover he is making a plan that involves puffles.
In December 2008 during Mission 10, Herbert is trying to steal a Golden Puffle from the Dance Club, not knowing it is a fake. A trap is set for him when he tries to get it and is caught. Unfortunately, he tricks Rookie, saying that he requests to make one last call. When Rookie gives him the phone, Herbert uses the teleport button to escape. It is unknown where he went. However, he left behind some type of seeds.
===Destruction of the PSA, and encounters with the EPF===
In May 2010 during Mission 11, Herbert hacks into the PSA data and nearly reveals it to the whole island. Using the computer that he stole from the Gift Shop Manager's Room, he was about to reveal the secret of the PSA, when the agent stops him by pulling the plug of the computer. Then he teleports a 'gift' and the agent to the HQ. The "gift" turns out to be a Popcorn Time Bomb. It was programmed to give a major blast, soon after the Agents find out, they managed to escape safely, along with an EPF agent, Dot the Disguise Gal. However, the bomb destroyed the Sports Shop and all the rooms connected to it. The building was later reopened as the Everyday Phoning Facility.
In the aftermath of the explosion a few days later, Herbert then was seen measuring the Ice Rink by Agent Rookie. Rookie reports it to the HQ and the Agency sends the Secret Agent disguised as Klutzy. The agent (in Klutzy's costume) infiltrates Herbert's lair, but he is eventually caught by Herbert, but the agent manages to escape.
Herbert, in anger that his HQ was infiltrated, makes a hole in the Ice Rink (to lure the agents there). The EPF Agency arrives there, but they were "captured" by Herbert and he takes them to the mountains. He revealed his plan that he builds a "Mega-Magnifying Glass", which he uses the Sun's rays and change the cold island into a warm tropical one. (If he uses the sun's rays to heat the island the island will probably melt. This is one of his careless mistakes). The agent collects blocks of ice and reverses the light from the Magnifying glass and then breaks the magnifying glass. All the agents escape and Herbert's plans are foiled again. Herbert then learns about the EPF after this mission.
Herbert then built a hot-air balloon and was flying around the island. Luckily, none of the penguins noticed him. Then, a geyser in the Mine Shack erupts because of his Manynifying Glass' heat, and the cap hits Herbert's balloon, making Herbert to get stuck in the Ski Lift. The geyser also floods the Club Penguin Island. He is rescued by the Elite Agents, and Herbert gradually agrees to save Club Penguin, although just to help himself. Herbert drops his own statue in the geyser hole, and the hole is blocked. But, however, as he dropped the statue, the balloon gets haywire and lands in the Toughest Mountain, where he builds his lair.
===Suspect-at-Large of the EPF and captivity===
From January to April 2011, Herbert frequently attacked the EPF mainframe with bots, which started the game System Defender. He repaired the Ultimate Proto-Bot 10000, which was destroyed by the EPF. They both soon made an alliance to defeat EPF. However, the Protobot was interested in destroying the EPF, not defeating it. Herbert wanted to defeat the EPF, not destroy and he wanted to do it himself. So, he revealed the location of the Protobot, and the EPF agents dismantled the Protobot..
In May, Herbert attacked the Everyday Phoning Facility to destroy the EPF Command Room using Hydra Bots, resulting in Battle of Doom. The Secret Agent destroys the Hydra-Bots, and Herbert and Klutzy escape.
In August, in the game System Defender, Herbert tried to destroy the EPF mainframe once and for all. Secretly, G and the Director had planned for Herbert to do this, so that they could track him to his hideout, and commence Operation: Hibernation on August 25. The agents broke into his hideout, passed through Herbert's security system (which consisted of locked doors, infrared lasers and cameras) and then trapped him in a transparent box. The operation was a success, but Klutzy escaped in the process.
Later, during the Holiday Party 2011 in December, Klutzy returned to Herbert, to give him a Christmas gift of a Santa Hat. Klutzy escaped again shortly thereafter.
At the start of the Underwater Expedition due to the partial Island submergence accidentally caused by Rookie, the hibernation setup was disturbed and the submergence as a result carried Herbert out of the Classified Area while on his chair into the ocean.
===Supreme Ruler of Club Herbert===
On November 8, 2012, Herbert kidnapped Gary the Gadget Guy and froze him in his newly built fortress, which he moves into after Puffle Trouble. A week later on November 15, he takes over Club Penguin Island, and turns it into Club Herbert. He puts up giant statues of himself, destroyed the Everyday Phoning Facility (eventually destroying the VR Room), covers the buildings in snow, makes undesirable laws and blackens the sun using his High Frequency Infrared Reversion Laser. The sunlight was used to warm up his lair, something that he had desired for a long time. However the temperature dropped significantly by more than 3 times the regular temperature, causing extra snow to fall and the island grew bitterly cold. EPF Agents are aware of his sinister new plots, and secretly infiltrated his fortress to stop him. Herbert then kidnapped Agent Dot and Rookie within 5 days.
Herbert's plots reached its peak when he captured Jet Pack Guy and The Director, which means he has captured all leads of the EPF, and made the island colder. He thought he captured all the EPF agents, but he did not capture you. All the buildings were covered in snow and the agents had shut down all his Security Terminals, destroyed the laser, and the sun was visible again, re-warming and saving the island.
Once you finished the lock puzzle a video pops up that shows Herbert shouting in defeat, upset that his greatest plan yet has ceased to be after the destruction of the solar laser. Many penguins cheered that the blackout was over. The Director then thanked you for saving the island and revealed her true identity: Aunt Arctic. Herbert along with Klutzy then escaped to the wilderness. With the sunlight back, the extra snow melted on December 6, returning the island to normal, and the Elite Penguin Force began rebuilding. It was just in time for the Holiday Party 2012.
===Hot Sauce Theft===
thumb|left|Herbert, as seen from the Cove Binoculars after his base flooded.Herbert, accompanied by Klutzy, attacked the Pizza Parlor, vandalized it, and stole its oven's giant bottle of hot sauce, along with plenty of pizza. His plan was to use the hot sauce and the remains of the Solar Laser together to create a heat bomb. To work in secret, he used an underwater lair with a hidden entrance. Agents tracked the secret entrance, infiltrated the lair, and they fooled Klutzy into flooding it.
===Darth Herbert===
During the Star Wars Takeover, Darth Herbert, an evil Sith Lord working for the Galactic Empire came to Club Penguin Island with the Death Star. He had the same first name as Herbert P. Bear. During the party he acquired a Red Lightsaber, Sith Armor, and the Death Star. He also hired Stormtroopers and Bounty Hunters to defeat the Jedi alliance and kidnap Princess Leia.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfrGPoBIx30 It is later revealed that he actually worked under Emperor Palpatine. He started making Mascot appearances on August 1, 2013. Eventually, on August 8, his Death Star was destroyed, and Darth Herbert escaped in a starfighter just before it exploded.
===Brainwashing Puffles===
Herbert's website was updated shortly after the Star Wars Takeover with a teaser of his next plan. He was spotted in the Halloween Party 2013 trailer, holding a book about puffles. On November 1, 2013, the Elite Penguin Force found suspicious 'Herbert-sized footprints' in the Wilderness. On November 7, 2013, he raided the Boiler in the Boiler Room, stole pipes and opened the rear of the boiler and left with a track of wet footprints. Later, Herbert kidnapped the Keeper of the Boiler Room, Keeper of the Stage, Plok and the Black Puffle in the Mine. He broke into the Indestructible Containment Environment, a secret EPF storage location, and stole the "Puffle Transmogrifier", a failed invention by Gary the Gadget Guy. Klutzy stole a coin-operated dial from the furnace.
He made a heater to keep himself warm, but because of the fact that Klutzy's coin-operated dial was the only way to power it up, he made the "Brain-Box". It was used to force puffles to dig up coins, which he would use to power the machine to warm himself. The EPF set up an Outpost in the Wilderness, and the EPF agents began chasing puffles to collect the microchips from the 'Brain-Boxes', safely capture the puffles and return them. From November 21 to 30, they began chasing each kind of puffle each day at different locations. The EPF finally knew about Herbert's plans, after Dot sneaked into Herbert's Hoard Lair and overheard a conversation between Herbert and Klutzy.
On November 30, the last kind of puffle microchip was collected. The player, possessing each kind of microchip, sneaked into Herbert's lair. Herbert, suspecting the EPF's arrival, had set up a 'ring-of-fire' trap. He successfully captured the player via the 'ring-of-fire' trap, mocked them, and afterwards played solitaire while Klutzy inserted coins into the heater machine. The player, unnoticed by Herbert or Klutzy, broke into the ventilation system. While avoiding over-stressed pipes, the player found their way to the other side of the ventilation system, which was hidden behind a stack of coins. The player accessed the radio communications tower that was mind controlling puffles, inserted the microchips into the dashboard of the communications tower (Puffle Chip Matching game) and consequently caused the mind control broadcast to end, which put a complete stop to Herbert's scheme of mind controlling puffles to dig up coins for him to keep himself warm. Herbert, to his dismay, was suddenly carried away by a large swarm of freed puffles that had escaped from the tubes inside the lair.
The large amount of coins he stole was donated to Coins for Change, a suggestion by Rockhopper.
On September 11, 2014, sources from issue 465 of the Club Penguin Times claimed that Klutzy found Herbert in a cave deep in the wilderness.
On November 5, 2014 ClubHerbert.com was updated, revealing that Herbert's location at that time was in his original cave base.
===Halloween Party 2015===
In the middle of the 10th Anniversary Party, Herbert sent a question to Gary under the alias "Notta Bare", asking Gary how he had built the MascBots. A week later the MascBots started behaving strangely, and spoke in bizarre fashions. Once the Halloween Party 2015 started, the MascBots were out of control. After they were all deactivated, the Rookie Bot accidentally revealed the location of Herbert's lair - under the Coffee Shop. Herbert was building a giant robot modeled after himself, named Herbot, who he planned to team up with to take over the island. However, the robot turned on him, trapping Herbert and Klutzy in a cage, wanting all the glory of successfully taking over the island for itself. With the help of Gary, the robot's circuits were overloaded by the player and due to the overload, the robot consequently exploded. Quickly afterwards, Herbert and Klutzy made an escape from the cage they had been trapped in due to the explosion.
===Operation: Crustacean===
Herbert made an appearance during Operation: Crustacean, as he was looking for Klutzy, who had recently gone missing. Upon learning about the EPF's investigation into the disappearances of penguins, Herbert asked Jet Pack Guy for help to find Klutzy. Jet Pack Guy entrusted his colleague, the player, in helping find Klutzy. After the player entered Area 501, Jet Pack Guy informed the player that The Director had asked you to escort Herbert onto the alien craft, which had been abducting penguins. After bringing Herbert aboard the craft with you, you both found Klutzy safe on board. Unexpectedly, Herbert quickly grabbed a small purple meteorite (which was the UFO's source of power) and called Klutzy to come over to him to flee through the escape pod.
===Operation: Tri-umph===
During Operation: Tri-umph, Herbert devised a plan to use the meteorite that he had stolen as a power source to power a machine that he had created to power lasers, that would blast the island, shrink the island and remove the color from rooms. Herbert believed that this would cause penguins to flee from the island. During the 3rd week, players went into the Cave Maze to stop Herbert's machine. After the machine was deactivated by the player, the meteorite was retrieved by the EPF and restored to its original purpose as the UFO's power source. Herbert was allegedly "sent packing" due to the failure of his plan. He didn't reappear until the 11th Anniversary Party, in which he appeared as a mascot to complain about the event, and he made his final appearance in the Waddle On Party, in which he was pleased about parties coming to an end.
===Future===
By the year of 4014, Gary 3000 stated during a meet-up that Herbert is cryogenically frozen.:File:Herbert proof.png
==Personality==
Herbert has gone through a rather large amount of character development, and his personality has changed drastically since his first appearance. During his time at the Arctic Circle up to his first few years on Club Penguin, he was rather grumpy, and was a bit clumsy, often unintentionally causing his own plans to backfire when he doesn't think far enough ahead. As the years went on, his personality has evolved to be more cruel, stingy, tyrannical, and dictator-like, as seen during Operation: Blackout. At least part of this can be blamed on the Elite Penguin Force for their part in freezing Herbert. Herbert began as a somewhat clumsy and unintentionally funny character, although he now seems rather cynical. Klutzy, in turn, also appears as less comical and now as more of a serious henchman. Herbert finds penguins and puffles both very annoying, and vows to destroy them and turn the island into his own paradise. Although he helps the Elite Penguin Force save the island in Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge, he only does so reluctantly, and later denies his involvement at all.
==Appearances as a Mascot==
Herbert appeared as a mascot in Operation: Blackout, the Star Wars Takeover, Operation: Puffle, in November 2015, the week before Operation: Crustacean, and during Operation: Tri-umph. He gave away a free background and has his own stamp.
===Appearance in Jetpack Boost===
In the Club Penguin App exclusive game Jetpack Boost, Herbert appears in a large hot air balloon, shooting giant snowballs at the player.
==Bases==
Herbert had a variety of bases in the Wilderness of the Club Penguin Island. Here they are:
#Herbert's Base
#Underground Tunnels
#Herbert's Camp
#Herbert's Corn Base
#Herbert's Lair
#Herbert's Mountain Hideout
#Herbert's Mountain Lab (Puffle Trouble)
#Herbert's Fortress (Operation: Blackout)
#Herbert's Hot Sauce Lair (Operation: Hot Sauce)
#Death Star (Star Wars Takeover)
#Herbert's Hoard Lair (Operation: Puffle)
#Herbert's Halloween Lair (Halloween Party 2015)
==Quotes==
==In the Club Penguin Animated Short Series==
Herbert, along with Klutzy, is seen among the crowd at The Stage. ("Best Seat In The House")
Around the time of May 2012, Herbert had a secret lab in the mountains (possibly his original base). He had invented a bomb, the Cream Soda Sticky Bomb of Doom, which was a cream soda tank that was designed to explode. Many puffles then foiled his scheme before he could release it on penguins to stop their parties from occurring. ("Puffle Trouble")
Herbert has a short split second appearance, causing the power inside the Night Club to go out. ("The Party Starts Now")
Herbert is seen leaning on a tree, holding a piece of paper with a crossed-out sun. This was a tease for the upcoming mission, Operation: Blackout. ("Ghosts Just Wanna Dance")
Herbert appears doing the dance from Herbert Style! in an elevator in the Puffle Hotel. ("Puffle Party (Gotta Have a Wingman)")
==Herbert's Inventions==
Herbert P. Bear has created multiple machines to arouse chaos in Club Penguin Island. He has made a Mechanical Woodchopper, an Earthquake Driller, and he put together the Electromagnet 3000. He created the "Popcorn Bomb" which destroyed the PSA's HQ and rebuilt the Ultimate Proto-Bot 10000. He created the High Frequency Infrared Reversion Laser to dark the sun and eventually starting Operation: Blackout. He also created the Cream Soda Sticky Bomb of Doom, and later the Hot Sauce Machine.
==Trivia==
*Herbert is the first and only known polar bear in Club Penguin.
*As a mascot, Herbert looks the way he does because of the item Herberts Eyebrows. Without them, he is actually a plain, white penguin as it is revealed in some people's videos of them meeting Herbert.
*During the Holiday Party 2011, Herbert wore a Santa Hat, as seen in the EPF Monitor. Klutzy somehow entered the monitor, too. It is believed that Klutzy bought Herbert all items which he is using inside the trap.
*Many penguins thought he was long gone, but since he appeared in Puffle Trouble, and returned to the Lighthouse on the homepage on May 4, he was confirmed to be awake.
*He named himself as "Illustrious Leader Supreme of Club Herbert" when he conquered the island in Operation: Blackout.
*Herbert is scared of the Night of the Living Sled movies according to a comic in the Club Penguin Magazine.
*In Mission 11, he claims he is "smarter than the average polar bear", a reference to Yogi Bear.
*Herbert is one of the only known characters in the Club Penguin Universe that understands crabs along with Rookie.
*Originally, Club Penguin was planning on three polar bear villains, but instead they came up with Herbert.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=212603365531640&set=a.191262307665746.25482.131799513612026&type=1&theater
*During the Star Wars Takeover, Herbert was temporarily renamed to "Darth Herbert".
*In the DS game, Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force. Herbert is absent from the whole game. But in Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge he is present.
*During the Star Wars Takeover Herbert did not seem to have any knowledge of the EPF, or even Klutzy for that matter. It's possible that he was just pretending or there was something wrong with him, or Herbert during the Star Wars Takeover is from a different universe.
*Herbert appears in #WaddleOn Episode 8. It is revealed that he likes to smell his feet while in his lair.
*Herbert enjoys Seaweed Pizza.
*It's possible he does not know Rainbow Puffles and Golden Puffles exist, as revealed in Operation: Puffle.
*He may be a hoarder, given the name of his lair and giveaway.
*Unlike real polar bears which are carnivores, he is a vegetarian. However, there are times when polar bears have been reported eating plants, particularly during summer, when they resort to eating grass due to a lack of ice to help them catch seals.
*In We Wish You a Merry Walrus, it is mentioned that Herbert owns his own company named Herbert P. Bear Enterprises.
*He seems to have a habit of being unable to remember names. He has called Jet Pack Guy "Jet Pack George", Dot "Spot", Rookie "Ricky" and Rockhopper "Blockstopper".A Mysterious Message
*Herbert's voicemail is "Greetings. You've reached the voice mail of Herbert P. Bear, Esquire. I can't come to the phone right now. I'm a busy super genius, you know. Leave a message after the beep… if you dare! MWA HA HA! BEEEEEEEEP!"https://clubpenguin.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Field-Ops#:~:text=Greetings.%20You've%20reached%20the%20voice,dare!%20MWA%20HA%20HA!%20BEEEEEEEEP!
*Herbert wanted to take credit for the Waddle On Party being the last party on Club Penguin prior to it's closure. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202063517/http://media1.clubpenguin.com/play/en/web_service/game_configs/mascot_messages.json
*His favorite games are "mind games". https://web.archive.org/web/20140618142658/http://www.clubpenguin.com/help/help-topics/characters/herbert-p-bear-esquire
*He doesn't like being called "Herbie Werbie".https://web.archive.org/web/20140618142658/http://www.clubpenguin.com/help/help-topics/characters/herbert-p-bear-esquire
*Although Herbert has been a vegetarian since his introduction, and has consistently hated meat, to the point where he banned penguins from consuming it during Operation Blackout, in his Star Wars Takeover scripts he has mentioned to have eaten a Bantha, describing the taste as "delicious". This is the only instance where Herbert has been depicted to enjoy meat. https://clubpenguin.fandom.com/wiki/Operation:_Blackout?file=OperationBlackoutNewRules.pngHerbert P. Bear/Quotes
==Gallery==
==Names in other languages==
==SWF==
*[ Herbert P. Bear (in-game)]
==References==
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