Polar Bear (Character)

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## **Character Info**

As the Ice Climbers ascend Icicle Mountain, Polar Bears block their path! They are one of the few enemy types looming around Popo and Nana's titular climb in the classic NES and arcade games. Polar Bears are liable to roll large snowballs into the Ice Climbers, freezing them in their place. Besides the Ice Climber games, Polar Bears also appeared as enemies on Icicle Mountain during *Super Smash Bros. Melee's* Adventure Mode.

In Jonno's Smashtopia, one lucky Polar Bear is finally given the opportunity to enter the fray as a full-fledged fighter! Or, is it a different Polar Bear per costume? The bears are lookalikes, so one may never know. Players are encouraged to use their creativity there. Using their burly frame and the combined efforts of other Ice Climber enemies and NPCs to overpower opponents, the Polar Bear is an accessible heavyweight character with viable projectile options at their disposal.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

There is an igloo present on-stage at Polar Bear's spawn location. The igloo stands about as tall as Ganondorf and covers around the same width as two of him. There is an icy door that is courteously pushed open by Polar Bear before it slips out of its home, rubbing its neck with a yawn, and gets into battle position.

### **Kirby Hat**

Like when he swallows Charizard, Kirby receives a hat reminiscent of Polar Bear's head. This includes Polar Bears ears, sunglasses, and snout.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Polar Bear looks towards the screen with an open-mouth smirk, bearing its teeth with its sunglasses shining while it gives a thumbs up. A Topi appears beside Polar Bear, committing to the same pose, sunglasses and all.

**Down Taunt:** Polar Bear grunts happily (like a "hey-hey!") while giving a self-congratulatory motion with both hands clasped, shaking them while they're raised to either side of its head. A Topi appears on both sides of Polar Bear, jovially hopping up and down with its arms outstretched.

**Side Taunt:** Polar Bear slams one foot down, and then the other, sumo-style, in an effort to intimidate its opponents. These efforts are upended, however, when a cola bottle slips out of its pockets and it scrambles to pick it back up before it hits the ground and shatters. If standing over an edge, Polar Bear will be unsuccessful in retrieving the bottle, and it will fall on opponents to grant minor 1%-2% damage with a potential to trip.

### **Victory Poses**

1. The Condor swoops in from the top of the screen and drops an eggplant into Polar Bear's hands, and it munches into it happily.
2. The camera zooms in on Polar Bear as it begins to spin in a celebratory stance ala Mario, but it pans back out as it fumbles, barely regaining its footing as a Topi helps it back into stance. It looks towards the Topi apologetically, rubbing its neck sheepishly.
3. Polar Bear is standing back-to-back with the Snowbear, each of them with their arms crossed and cool smiles on their faces.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Snowball:** More akin to how a baseball player would throw their pitch than any playground-goer on a snowy day, Polar Bear winds up to toss a snowball. This attack may be charged for up to three seconds, or three winds of the Polar Bear's arm. On the third wind, Polar Bear will keep its opposite hand held onto its swinging arm as it grits its teeth in determination. How many winds the Polar Bear performs prior to its throwing will effect how many snowballs are thrown in succession, and at what velocity they are thrown. A simple press of the standard special button shall procure one snowball thrown a number of feet forward, marking minor damage and a quick flinch for opponents hit by it. Up to three snowballs may be thrown at a time, and at variable intensities depending upon the charge. At mid-charge, Polar Bear will throw two snowballs right after the other, and they will dish out a few percentage points more damage than if it had thrown just the one at no charge. At its apex, Polar Bear will engage in a rapid firing of three snowballs in a row, each dishing out upwards of 4% - 7% damage each. If the snowballs do not reach a point of contact in time, they will drop to the ground and melt away before Polar Bear's eyes.

### **Side Special**

**Slalom:** Polar Bear hops onto a large snowball, similar in size to the ones that it would roll towards Popo and Nana in *Ice Climber*. Once on the snowball, Polar Bear moves in a way similar to characters engaged in the classic Bumper Balls minigame from the *Mario Party* series. This is to say that Polar Bear isn't the most masterful roller, and will struggle to keep its balance upon the snowball as the player uses the directional stick to guide it either left or right. Going full-tilt will force Polar Bear to spin the ball faster. Moving at top-speed comes with the risk of Polar Bear falling from off of its perch should the player veer to sharply, having the snowball slide off on its own before melting a little while later. Keeping the special attack button held while using the control stick will also allow Polar Bear to duck and jump while on the snowball, although the snowball can only take so many jumps alongside Polar Bear before breaking apart. Opponents hit by this snowball stand a chance of being planted into the ground.

### **Up Special**

**Condor:** Polar Bear grips onto the Condor's feet and the great bird jettisons the bear into the sky. This works similarly in function to Snake's Up Special (Cypher), super armor and all, but the Condor moves at a greater speed. Once up as far as it will go, the Condor will remain complacent for a another second or two before flying off and allowing Polar Bear to drop to its feet of its own devices. During this period of time, the player may use the control stick to move Condor left or right, mimicking its movements at the peak of Icicle Mountain in the original *Ice Climber* titles.

### **Down Special**

**Topi:** Polar Bear sets a Topi onto the ground, allowing it to move to and fro much like how it would in Adventure Mode in *Melee*. Occasionally, the Topi will do a quick ballet twirl and ski forward; it's during this motion that its able to damage opponents. It may also simply jump towards opponents to dish out its beat-downs. If the player opts to charge this move, as opposed to merely press the down special inputs, Polar Bear will roll the Topi forward like a bowling ball. Anything hit by the Topi with this forward momentum will be hurt significantly more than they would by one of the Topi's general attacks. However, the Topi will disappear moments after being thrown in such a fashion, and it will be able to be seen sitting down on the stage with exes for eyes and stars flying over its head as it attempts to work off its shock. Whether its sitting on the ground in such a fashion or summoned in a more genial way by the Polar Bear, the Topi may be attacked by opponents at any point. Upwards of two Topis may be present on-stage at a time.

### **Final Smash**

**Polar Bowler:** Polar Bear begins rolling a snowball forward with its feet, which quickly becomes one as tall as and even burlier than the Polar Bear itself. By the height of its statistical ascent, Polar Bear will be shoving it with all of its strength, shouldering it forward to maintain momentum. The terror of this Final Smash is mostly dependent on the size of the area that the Polar Bear has to roll it. The longer the platform is, the bigger the snowball will become. This makes it something to behold on stages such as Final Destination, where the ball can become roughly half the size of Giga Bowser if Polar Bear begins rolling it from one end of the stage and it makes its way to the complete other side. As soon as the ball becomes as tall as Polar Bear, Polar Bear will let it keep rolling forward out of its own forward-driving momentum and will be free to commit to all of the other movements within its tool-set. The bigger the ball becomes and the faster that it moves, the more significant the damage and knockback towards opponents will be. There is a chance that they will be grounded for several seconds, leaving them open to attack by Polar Bear, or even set jettisoning off-stage.

### **Extra Skill**

**Snowbear:** Polar Bear begins to build a three-tier "Snowbear". This is similar to Villager's Down Special (Timber) in that it is a three-step process wherein the Extra Skill button must be pressed three times to fully commit to building the Snowbear. The three parts are the Snowbear's base, its arms and torso, and its face. At any stage of the process, the parts of the Snowbear can absorb blows at the expense of it being broken down. Once all three parts of the Snowbear have been built, however, it acts as a full-fledged defense mechanism for Polar Bear. It is able to meagerly slide itself left or right as it pummels opponents with its long, snowy limbs. It can actually turn out some pretty significant blows, but at the expense of being a glass cannon itself. Only a few good hits will demolish the Snowbear, forcing Polar Bear to work on the three-step process of rebuilding it again.

### **Special Skills**

Like the Ice Climbers, Polar Bear is able to walk on ice without slipping or sliding.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. Default - A white Polar Bear with black-rimmed sunglasses and pink shorts.
2. **Condor** - A white Polar Bear with orange-rimmed sunglasses and orange shorts.
3. **Topi** - A white Polar Bear with shiny silver-rimmed sunglasses and reflective silver shorts.
4. **Topi 2** - A white Polar Bear with orange-rimmed sunglasses and blue shorts.
5. **Nitpicker** - A white Polar Bear with red-rimmed sunglasses and red shorts.
6. **Popo & Nana** - A white Polar Bear with blue-rimmed sunglasses and fleecy pink shorts.
7. **Gold Star** - A white Polar Bear with shiny gold-rimmed sunglasses and reflective gold shorts.
8. **Tiger's Eye** - An orange sherbet Polar Bear with tiger pattern-rimmed sunglasses and similarly-patterned shorts.
9. **Flamingo Friday** - A strawberry sherbet Polar Bear with green-rimmed sunglasses and green, flamingo-patterned shorts.

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## **Associated Content**

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