Tug

Tug is a supporting character in Disney's Brother Bear duology. He is the leader of the Salmon Run and the mate of Hoonah as well as a close friend of Koda and Kenai. 
== Background==
When he was a small cub, Tug hibernated three winters straight through. When he finally woke up, his mother hardly recognized him and his brothers would not go near him because of how awful he smelled due to not cleaning his fur for so long. At some point, after becoming a strong and level headed bear, Tug became the leader of the bears' of the Salmon Run.
During his latest year, Tug toppled a tree that was blocking the view from his cave; unfortunately, the tree in question was home to a family of chipmunks, which quickly took up residence in his home as retribution for the desecration of their old home (something he felt rather awkward about).
He became very close friends with Koda's mother and the cub, whom he loved and admired.
=== Personality ===
Tug, the bear leader at Salmon Run, cares deeply for all bears, big and small. He guides Kenai into bear life, displaying a playful fatherly side to Koda and showing a gentle giant nature overall. 
==Appearances==
===Brother Bear===
One day, Tug is catching fish with the other bears in the Salmon Run, and when he emerges from the water, he notices a new teen bear in front of him screaming out loud, which he finds weird.  When the newcomer stops screaming, he warns him not to scare the fish, and the stranger is left stunned.  Koda comes out of nowhere, and Tug happily embraces the small cub who jumped onto him, cuddling the cute and energetic kid.  When Koda asks if Tug has seen his mother, the bear leader answers that he hasn't.  Koda finds it funny that he and his friend, Kenai, the stranger from before Tug encountered him, had beaten her to the Salmon Run.  Tug is surprised to learn that the weird bear is Koda's friend.  He clings close to Kenai and realizing that he had never seen the newcomer in the Run before, asks the young bear where he is from.  Kenai is still a little nervous and uncomfortable in the presence of the big bear, causing him to mumble on his words.  
When Koda reveals that he and Kenai had ridden mammoths, Tug is surprised to hear that, finding it very weird for animals on other animals.  Koda concurs that Kenai does even weirder things and starts listing them.  This embarrasses Kenai, who tries to silence Koda and wishes to talk to him privately while excusing themselves.
Tug finds Kenai's uneasy behavior rather odd and eavesdrops on Kenai's conversation with Koda.  When Kenai reveals that he is leaving, Tug comes behind the young bear, surprised that he wants to leave after just arriving, and asks the latter if he really plans to leave.  Kenai, still terrified, admits that he must leave, claiming that he does not belong in the Salmon Run among the other bears.  Tug becomes confused as to why Kenai thinks he doesn't belong among them, and assures the newcomer that every bear, regardless of who they are, is welcomed and belongs in the Salmon Run.  To show what he means, Tug encourages Kenai to have fun among the other bears and shows him around.  When they see bears catching fish in the water and offer to join them, Tug encourages Kenai to play with them, but the latter declines, wishing only to look around.  While Kenai is wandering around with Koda, Tug runs off with the other bears and catches salmon with them.
When everything settles down, Tug gathers everyone for a storytelling game in the evening. He warns about throwing fish bones carelessly and then shares his own interesting story. He tells a story about knocking down a tree, making chipmunks move into his cave. He laughs until the chipmunks, now with bears, stare at him. Nervous, Tug passes the fish tail to an elder bear, jokingly teasing the group.  After she and a Croatian Bear finish their stories, and lover bears start flirting during their turn of storytelling, Tug yells out loud for them to get a cave to cuddle privately.  When Kenai catches the fish and offers it to Koda, who declines it, Tug concurs with Koda, explaining to Kenai that the one who catches the fish first must tell the story before passing it to another.  When Kenai is hesitant, Tug and the other bears encourage Kenai to share his own story and not to be shy about it.  Kenai caves in and tells them about his trip to the Salmon Run, being a really long and difficult journey with his companion Koda being the most bothersome and annoying bear he had ever met. He gives the cub a hug to show that he was just joking around, and calls Koda his little brother, and the other bears coo to see their loving relationship.
When it's Koda's turn next, Tug happily hears the cub's story.  At first, Koda coyly summarizes that he saw his mother fight in a life-and-death struggle against the most fearsome creature on Earth, and asks whose turn's it's next.  Tug stops him, seeing that there is more to Koda's story than he leads on, and asks for the cub to explain his thrilling story in detail for everyone to understand. Koda admits that he expected Tug to say that, and begins his story. Koda reveals that his mother and himself were confronted by a hunter on top of a glacier and his mother fought against him. However, the fight grew more vicious when more came and Koda's mother had to face them to protect Koda, who was hiding behind the bushes. It ended when the glacier broke apart and Koda's mother fell in the water, but emerged unscathed. The climax shocks Tug to learn that Koda's mother fell off a glacier and still survived, thinking that's unimaginable. Noticing that Kenai was panicking after he hears Koda's story, Tug asks his friend what's wrong with him, but Kenai runs away without saying a word. Tug stays with the other bears and has with them and Koda.
Later, when Koda and Kenai have departed to the mountain where the lights touch the earth, Tug looks with the other bears the aurora bursting from the said mountain. In the end, Kenai decides to live in the Salmon Run with the other bears and becomes Koda's brother. 
=== Brother Bear 2 ===
After 6 months since he met Kenai, Tug is surprised to see the bear brothers return to the frozen Salmon Run, with Koda sliding right beneath him, much to the bear leader’s amusement. Tug and Kenai greet each other, and the former asks the latter where they are off to in such a hurry, with the teen bear answering to Crowberry Ridge. Koda slides back to join the two and starts listing all the berries he and Kenai will be gathering, but Tug slows the cub down, unable to make out all the berries he is talking about, being of many different varieties. Koda concurs that there will be a lot and asks for Tug to join them. But when his mate calls him, Tug declines the offer, claiming that girls can’t be kept waiting. Both Koda and Kenai find it ridiculous, claiming that there is no need for girls as long as they have each-other. Before Kenai heads out with Koda, Tug stops him for a moment and advises the teen bear that even if he thinks he doesn’t need anybody else in his life, romance will come to him, claiming that it has its own way of coming to Kenai. With that out of the way, Tug goes to Hoonah, spending some quality time with his mate.
Later Tug and the other bears are informed of Kenai’s marriage and they go to Nita’s village to witness the wedding ceremony of their friend and his soon-to-be wife, Nita. Tug watches as both Kenai and Nita seal their marriage with a kiss and nozzle Koda, happy that Kenai got his own mate just like he has his own. Once the bears are wed, Tug and the other bears congratulate Kenai and then they all witness the beautiful Spirit rainbow above them.
After the ceremony is concluded the bears likely return to the Salmon Run, enjoying their daily lives with a new female bear joining them.
== Relationships ==
=== Romances ===
==== Hoonah ====
Mate
Not much is known about Tug’s relationship with his mate, but he cares a lot about her. He would even decline a fun time with the two bear brothers, so he doesn’t leave Hoonah alone, claiming that a girl can’t be kept waiting.
=== Friends ===
==== Bears ====
===== Koda =====
Koda is one of Tug’s closest friends.
Tug loves Koda very much, and they have a father and son like relationship seen by their playful interactions with each other. Tug enjoys Koda’s stories and his silly jokes, and any friend of Koda’s is a friend of his.
===== Kenai =====
Kenai is one of Tug’s closest friends.
At first, Tug finds Kenai rather weird by his strange behavior around himself and other bears. When Koda points out that Kenai is his friend, Tug becomes fascinated and tries to interact with him, curious about the young bear’s origins. When Koda reveals that Kenai does weird things, he becomes very surprised, and confused by Kenai’s uneasiness. Despite not knowing the teen bear, being Koda’s friend, told him a lot about Kenai and wished for him to stay in the Salmon Run, when Kenai was planning to leave. With Tug’s encouragement, Kenai appreciates the life of a bear and embraces it.
===== Nita =====
Tug’s relationship with Nita is unknown size they have no interaction in the film other than her wedding. However, Tug is happy for both her and Kenai during their wedding ceremony, door since Tug told Kenai he would find a mate as well. Because of his close friendship with Koda and Kenai, he will likely see her as a good friend of hers, since she will live happily with her mate in the Salmon Run.
=== Other ===
==== Chipmunk Family ====
Tug’s relationship with the Chipmunk family is mostly unknown, but he does feel a little awkward about the trouble he’s caused them and the consequences as a result and tries to laugh it off. Despite being a predator to them, he feels uneasy when they feel angry at him, proving that they only have a beneficial relationship, and the Chipmunks grudge against him is rather harsh.
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