Bear's Dad

**Bear's Dad** was a major character in the *Bear and Friends* franchise. He was an aging spirit bear who was married to Bear's Mom but left sometime before the events of the series. He made his debut in *The Bear and Friends Movie* and was voiced by Gabriel Combs, who also voices Bear in the series.

## Fictional character biography

Before the events of the film, Bear's Dad was revealed to have left Bear due to his mom seeing him as a bad influence, forcing him to have to abandon Bear at a young age.

During the events of the film, **Bear's Dad** arrives to visit, revealing to Bear that a war is coming and that someone is coming after them. Bear disbelieves him and kicks him out of the house, upset with him over him walking out of his life 12 years ago.

Suddenly, a bounty hunter named Steve breaks into the house and battles the three, knocking out Bear and badly injuring Unicorn. As Bear awakens, Bear's Dad reveals that he was sent by Steinbeck, who was once his enemy when he was friends with Dog's Dad and Unicorn's Mom. Bear's Dad agrees to travel to Steinbeck's lair with the help of his friends - Bear, Dog, Unicorn, Sam, Fred the Flamingo, Josh, and Unicorn’s Dad - to figure out what he's planning. They arrive at Steinbeck's lair, where he captures them and reveals that he plots to wipe out animals from the planet following the death of his parents. Afraid, Bear's Dad and his friends escape and return to the house.

That night, Steinbeck breaks into the house. He battles Bear, but overpowers him, and Bear and his friends escape the house and go into hiding. They return to the Dandelion Field, where they agree to take refuge for the next few days. Bear makes amends with Bear's Dad, who reveals that he is dying of cancer and only has a week left to live.

The next day, Steinbeck arrives and finds them. Bear and his friends run to the park where they go into hiding, with Steinbeck heavily in pursuit. Bear stays behind to fight off Steinbeck while Unicorn teleports everyone else away, leading to Bear's capture. Bear's Dad and Dog attempt to sneak into the house and rescue him, but Steinbeck arrives and captures them as well. As the three have an emotional goodbye, Bear reveals his insecurities to his Dad, who reveals that he suffered the same thing from a young age and tells him that he's not alone. With a new set of confidence, Bear breaks out of his restraints as Unicorn arrives and rescues Bear's Dad and Dog. Unicorn and Josh set off to battle Steve while Bear stays behind to fight off Steinbeck alone.

Bear battles Steinbeck, who overpowers him and nearly kills him as Bear's Dad arrives with the rest of the group. The group unites and defeats Steinbeck, sending him back to prison and returning their lives to normal. Josh returns to Australia to see relatives, Unicorn's Dad reunites with Unicorn's Mom, and Sam and Fred leave. Dog finally asks Unicorn to marry him and she accepts. Bear spends the remaining week of Bear's Dad's life bonding with him before he succumbs to his illness and dies.

## Personality

Bear's Dad was a kind old man who wanted to spend the last week of his life with Bear. He was willing to fight Steinbeck in order to see his son one last time before his eventual death.

## Appearance

Bear's Dad had an appearance similar to Bear in the series, if he were years older. Bear's Dad was an aging spirit bear who weighs 85 pounds and was 3’5”. He was a stuffed animal but lived like a normal human does. He had gray, wavy fur with black eyes, and a brown nose.