Big Bear

Big Bear (ビッグ・ベア, Biggu Bea) is a character from the Fatal Fury of fighting games. He first appeared in Fatal Fury as Raiden, a heel and then in Fatal Fury 2 as Big Bear, a face.

Story
After Geese Howard was defeated and retired, Raiden took off his heel persona and started using another persona, Big Bear. He started fighting as a face and became good friends with Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi. He was invited to the King of Fighters world tournament held by Wolfgang Krauser, but lost.

Personality
As a fan favorite, Bear is portrayed as a cheerful man who is looking for a good fight.

Powers

 * Fire Breath - Bear can turn his breath into fire. It is unknown if this is actually a power or if he uses a 'trick' to do this.
 * Power lifting - Bear is able to lift 3 times his own weight over his head.

Fighting Style
Just like Raiden, Big Bear uses the same fighting style, but doesn't use as many dirty tricks.

Music

 * Yuusha Raiden (Raiden the Brave) - Fatal Fury 2, Special

Voice Actors

 * Dango Takeda - since debut
 * Hisao Egawa - animated films
 * Robert O. Smith - animated films (English voice)

Game Appearances

 * Fatal Fury 2
 * Fatal Fury Special

Cameo Appearances

 * The King of Fighters '94 - in the Fatal Fury team stage
 * The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - background cameo

Anime Appearances

 * Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
 * Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Similar Characters

 * Raiden