Bear Hugger List of Punch-Out!! characters
bear hugger (ベア・ハッガー, bea haggā) first appeared in arcade game super punch-out!! in 1985. bear hugger canadian boxer hails salmon arm, british columbia, , national boxing champion of country. first appeared in super punch-out!! arcades, , again in super punch-out!! super nes. appeared in punch-out!! wii, designed eddie viser , voiced richard newman. eurogamer described bear hugger s attack style using sheer force send opponents mat. powerful, yet fast. in walkthrough, ign noted fast considering how large was.
bear hugger has received positive reception. has been described favourite of series ign editor levi buchanan, statement official nintendo magazine editor tom east echoed. in list of 7 best second quests, gamepro listed title defense mode of punch-out!! wii, stating losing squirrel-assisted bear hugger demonstrate difficulty , creative talent of developer next level games. escapist editor greg tito wrote giggled every time bear hugger called player character little mac hoser. on other hand, allgame editor skyler miller opined while bear hugger humorous in super punch-out!! snes, not quite out there compared boxers punch-out!! nes.
bear hugger personifies several stereotypes of canadian people, including being lumberjack trade , love maple syrup, ice hockey , wilderness. bald, , has thick, brown beard , mustache, tuft of chest hair. wears overalls. seen in 1 of cutscenes, bear hugger boxing training bears. uses squirrel in boxing. in discussing stereotyping in punch-out!!, gamesradar editor brett elston stated bear hugger embodied several stereotypical canadian traits, including being husky, loving outdoors, ice hockey, , drinking maple syrup. canadian gamesradar editor tyler wilde jokingly stated stereotypes absolute malarky, stating consume maple syrup on special occasions, , then, goose-shaped goblets carved pine wood. editor scott jones commented bear hugger s canadian origins predisposed him consume big jug of booze portrayed; however, jug (or @ least ostensibly) contains maple syrup. (cf. character shift in mike tyson s punch-out!! vodka drunkenski soda popinski ). ign editor craig harris listed him 1 of game s over-the-top caricatures. kotaku editor michael mcwhertor praised stereotyping of characters in series, stating improved in wii punch-out!!, , stated bear hugger extremely canadian. globe , mail editor chad sapieha, writing roster of fighters in punch-out!! send chills down spine of potential pugilist, mentioned bear hugger 1 of these boxers, calling him ostensibly canadian .
in version of punch out released on british home computers in 1980s frank bruno s boxing , bear hugger renamed canadian crusher reference bear clap move.
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