Wild Bear

**Grizzy** is a bear genetically enhanced by Hank Keller, the leader of the Black Bloods, under the codename **Wild Bear**.

## Biography

Wild Bear is a north western American grizzly bear with no known biological family. Grizzy was taken by the Flag Regime and was genetically tested on which modified Grizzy's DNA, allowing him to develop vocal cords to communicate with humans, even becoming fluent in English and German. Flag became fond of Grizzy and tamed the bear to be his own personal pet, and later became a father figure to Grizzy as Flag taught him about the human culture.

Hank traveled back to his home planet after losing to the Rebels, leaving Grizzy and the rest of the test subjects behind, which lead them to create their own extremist group called the Black Bloods.

The Black Bloods, including Wild Bear, later caused chaos for the rebels by constantly plotting terrorist attacks in the name of false justice. They were later hunted down and assassinated by Clark Flat in early July of 2019. However due to Wild Bear's thick enhanced bear skin, he was able to survive the attack and as a result, clawed out Clark's left eye before disappearing.

Wild Bear returned in March of 2021, following his master's incarceration. He was called to the Limehouse Penitentiary as backup for a battle at the Limehouse Penitentiary. Hank rode Wild Bear on his back, like a horse, as he knocked Almanac away and drew a rivulet of blood with his claws. However, he retaliated by opening the First Gate with his chi and threw Wild Bear into a group of Roman Legionnaires.

## Personality

Wild Bear has a very short temper and often gives into his animal instincts when enraged.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Artificially Enhanced Ursine Physiology:** Grizzy is an apex predator, a genetically enhanced grizzly bear with increased strength, speed, agility, meaning he is one of the most powerful terrestrial predators on the planet. His neuromuscular synapse activity is likely high.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Grizzy has the muscle to easily fight off multiple humans, he can exert over 350 pounds of force and lift 1,100 pounds (over seven times what the average person can lift). Hence, he effortlessly ragdolled grown men like Flag and Almanac, albeit the former put up more of a fight due to his superior physical strength. He has incredibly powerful jaw strength, as a bite from him can crush a bowling ball. As a grizzly bear, his muscles do not atrophy during hibernation because his muscles produce additional amino acids that stimulate muscle cell growth.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** Grizzy is also quite durable (basically bulletproof), thanks to his stout anatomy, including a skeleton so stable that it can endure long hibernation without withering. In winter months, bears fall into a deep sleep called torpor. This can last for more than 100 days. Without hibernation, they sleep 8.8 hours on average.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** Grizzy can also run over 35 mph (as fast as the average horse), able to easily outrun a human. He can kill someone in milliseconds.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** As a bear, Grizzy can kill someone without breaking a sweat.
	+ **Claw Retraction:** As a bear, Grizzy possesses razor sharp claws. He was able to cut through Almanac's leg effortlessly with a swipe of his paw, as well as blind Flag's left eye. Grizzly bears' claws can be up to four inches in length, which is as long as human fingers.

### Abilities

* **Skilled Combatant:** While Grizzy does not know martial arts or any other forms of hand-to-hand combat, he is a formidable opponent due to his animal strength and claws. Hence, he was able to fight against Flag and Almanac, two heavily seasoned combatants.
* **Bilingualism:** Not only is Grizzy capable of speech due to Hank's experiments, but he is fluent in German and English.

## Relationships

	+ Flag (Earth-3) - Creator
* Roman Legion
	+ Flag - Near Killer
	+ Almanac

## Trivia

* Grizzly bears intake 40 kilograms of food each day, gaining over one kilogram of body weight a day. They will eat anything nutritious.
* There are 11 deaths by bear per year.
* Grizzy's bout with Clark Flat mirrors several historical events of man versus bear, such as when Hugh Glass was nearly mauled to death by a bear in 1823 but he survived and killed it. In another instance in 1883, the body of a bear and Frank Devereaux were found dead beside each other with the ground around them thrashed for 20 square feet; it is believed the man and bear fought to the death. In addition, an official boxing match between a man and a bear was also held in 1949, with the bear being victorious.