Which bear is your favorite?

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Which bear from the Ginga franchise is your favorite?

Akakabuto
10
31%
Madara
7
22%
Harpoon bear
8
25%
Monsoon
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9%
Mosa
1
3%
Buna
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No votes
Kesagake
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No votes
Others
3
9%
 
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Which bear is your favorite?

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I mentioned those I remembered in this pole. If your favorite bear isn't on here, you can always press the "others" option, and tell me and everyone else your favorite bear in the reply section (this sounded way too much like an instruction or a guide. Sorry about that XD ).

If you wanna say anything about the events in the Ginga franchise, then please, make it a spoiler.
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Design-wise my favorite one is the third hybrid bear. I love that fur color, very unique compared to all other bears in the series, which are mostly either 1) black 2) brown with a red mohawk because Akakabuto.
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YamaDora wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 5:50 pm Design-wise my favorite one is the third hybrid bear. I love that fur color, very unique compared to all other bears in the series, which are mostly either 1) black 2) brown with a red mohawk because Akakabuto.
Who is this hybrid bear? It's probably a bear from either GDWO or GTLW I haven't heard about yet XD
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Silver_Alchemist wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 5:52 pm
YamaDora wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 5:50 pm Design-wise my favorite one is the third hybrid bear. I love that fur color, very unique compared to all other bears in the series, which are mostly either 1) black 2) brown with a red mohawk because Akakabuto.
Who is this hybrid bear? It's probably a bear from either GDWO or GTLW I haven't heard about yet XD
To not spoil too much for you: it's not from either of those series you mentioned.
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This is hard, I never really thought about it. Like YamaDora said, the Hybrid bear has a refreshing design but I don't know how much I care about him otherwise, esp since I didn't care for the arc he is from all that much.

I think the best personality/story wise, Chibi and Monsoon. They are the most complex bears- at least by Yoshi's writing standards. Though, something about the Harpoon Bear also gets me. Like the idea of a bear walking around with harpoons lodged in its back is just..... yeah I kinda dig that lol.
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YamaDora wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 6:00 pm
Silver_Alchemist wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 5:52 pm
YamaDora wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 5:50 pm Design-wise my favorite one is the third hybrid bear. I love that fur color, very unique compared to all other bears in the series, which are mostly either 1) black 2) brown with a red mohawk because Akakabuto.
Who is this hybrid bear? It's probably a bear from either GDWO or GTLW I haven't heard about yet XD
To not spoil too much for you: it's not from either of those series you mentioned.
Well, that’s a surprise. The only guess left now is GDN, but I don’t know why I doubt that guess (please don’t tell me the real answer. For some reason, I just don’t wanna know it anymore).
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I gotta go with Akakabuto just because he's part of why I love GNG so much, a simple tale of good vs. evil without Yoshi trying to go overboard with some half-assed message about loving your enemies.

Chibi's a close second because he's a good and sweet boy. Too bad he's pretty much nowhere to be seen in GDN and he propably still thinks Sirius is the best thing since sliced bread :tfw_bella1:
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Wolpard wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 6:50 pm Though, something about the Harpoon Bear also gets me. Like the idea of a bear walking around with harpoons lodged in its back is just..... yeah I kinda dig that lol.
That's super true +_+
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definitely CHIBI! HE'S SO ADORABLE!
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I voted for harpoon bear. I know Akakabuto's supposed to be the big bad, but I always thought harpoon bear was scarier. Something about how he's drawn, and his backstory's really cool too!
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Wolpard wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 6:50 pm. Though, something about the Harpoon Bear also gets me. Like the idea of a bear walking around with harpoons lodged in its back is just..... yeah I kinda dig that lol.
I found that beat very scary and mysterious. It’s sad that a bear with so much potential died so early:(
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skinklegs wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 11:12 pm I voted for harpoon bear. I know Akakabuto's supposed to be the big bad, but I always thought harpoon bear was scarier. Something about how he's drawn, and his backstory's really cool too!
I still find Akakabuto scarier. But that harpoon bear was still super mysterious, scary, fascinating, and interesting. I kinda wish that the bear survived GNG just so that we can see more of him/her. I really found that bear interesting. It had a lot of potential.
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I'd say Akakaboto, Chibi and Harpoon bear!

Akakaboto was the first bear I saw and he was so scary when I was little >u< really cool one. And Harpoon bear is also scary with harpoon on its back. It gives really bad vibes xD but I like it!

Chibi is so adorable <3
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Raki wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 8:03 am I'd say Akakaboto, Chibi and Harpoon bear!

Akakaboto was the first bear I saw and he was so scary when I was little >u< really cool one. And Harpoon bear is also scary with harpoon on its back. It gives really bad vibes xD but I like it!

Chibi is so adorable <3
When does this Chibi bear occur? I don't remember the bear:( (It might also be because I am not that far into the franchise and I shouldn't technically know about this bear yet because of that XD )
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Silver_Alchemist wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 2:40 pmWhen does this Chibi bear occur? I don't remember the bear:( (It might also be because I am not that far into the franchise and I shouldn't technically know about this bear yet because of that XD )
He's from later in the series, so don't worry about it.
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YamaDora wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 2:55 pm
Silver_Alchemist wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 2:40 pmWhen does this Chibi bear occur? I don't remember the bear:( (It might also be because I am not that far into the franchise and I shouldn't technically know about this bear yet because of that XD )
He's from later in the series, so don't worry about it.
Alright. I just thought I forgot someone. Thank you for clearing my mind about that one:)
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I haven't read past Hougen Arc yet, I'm trying not to read ahead, so I'm going to have to say that my favorite bear is the Harpoon Bear. Even compared to Akakabuto, I think he was the scariest, mainly because of the way his face was drawn differently than the others. This guy was an outsider, he entered the stronghold and was uncontrollable until he was killed. He also wasn't a bait-and-kill like the other bears, Ben knew that he would end up making an enemy of himself to the Futago Pass bears. He was a cool ghost story and made an impression as being particularly scary due to his murderous, self-serving nature and lack of regard for Akakabuto's strength and anger (killing a subordinate bear, bringing dogs to Akakabuto, yet asking to join the ranks). That made him stand out to me, even when I was younger.
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I always loved Madara's design with all the scars. And he's also one of the strongest bears, so he's my favorite. Close second is Harpoon bear because his story is cool and gritty
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Chibi and Monsoon. For being handled as actual characters.
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