Scare Bear | |
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The Venture Bros. character | |
First appearance |
Bright Lights, Dean City |
Voiced by |
None |
Information | |
Species | Unknown |
Gender | Unknown |
Occupation | Villain/serial killer (presumably) |
Notable Characteristics |
Audible only through breathing Bloody knife Can enter without notice Highly frightening |
Scare Bear is an entity of unknown nature on The Venture Bros. It appears to be a supervillain due to its associations with both The Revenge Society and The Guild of Calamitous Intent, but nearly nothing else is currently known about its identity.
Character History
Scare Bear first appeared in Bright Lights, Dean City as one of the hopefuls at Impossible Plaza auditioning for placement in The Revenge Society. Bear's disturbing nature was frightening enough to spook Phantom Limb, Professor Impossible, and Baron Ünderbheit. Dean Venture stated he had no record of Scare Bear nor knew how the Bear gained entry. All of the questions The Revenge Society asked of Scare Bear were only answered by a dreadful heavy breathing sound. Scare Bear was not seen among The Revenge Society's ranks later, perhaps signifying it was too scary to get accepted into the newly formed villainous organization.
Scare Bear later popped up for a cameo in It Happening One Night, appearing in a corner of Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture's new residence in New York City while the Doom Factory was throwing a party there.
In The Rorqual Affair Scare Bear guarded the door to The Meyer London School to prevent outsiders from entering the Guild meeting about setting a bounty for The Blue Morpho's capture. It later appeared at Rat Island with other members of The Guild of Calamitous Intent to view the fake Blue Morpho captured by Tunnel Vision.
In The Forecast Manufacturer, Scare Bear found Hank Venture in the snow after the latter injured his head. When Hank incoherently asked for help and said he had to rescue his girlfriend, Scare Bear picked him up and took him to Dean Venture's dormitory hallway at Stuyvesant University. Scare Bear set Hank down and pointed ominously down the hall toward Dean's dorm room. Hank opened the bedroom door to discover his girlfriend Sirena Ong cheating on him with Dean, which resulted in a brief but subdued verbal confrontation. Dean and Sirena, abruptly noticing Scare Bear lurking silently in the doorway, pointed out Scare Bear to Hank, who was relieved to have confirmation that he wasn't hallucinating the bear. Hank finally passed out from blood loss while Scare Bear stood silently looking on.
Episode Appearances
Season 4
Season 6
Season 7
Trivia
- Scare Bear was inspired by an art piece entitled Sleeper by artist Mark Wallinger that Jackson Publick came across while searching for images of bear costumes.[1]
- Scare Bear appears to live in New York City as the character has exclusively been shown in New York.
- One fan theory notes that Scare Bear tends to appear during violations of the so-called "seven deadly sins" and may be an avatar for punishing said transgressions or at the very least pointing them out.
- Bright Lights, Dean City: Scare Bear tries out for The Revenge Society, a group dedicated to exacting revenge on the Venture family for past harms. Sins: envy, wrath.
- It Happening One Night: Scare Bear attends a party at the VenTech Tower where Wes Warhammer and his Doom Factory exploit Dr. Venture's vanity in order to burglarize his laboratory. Sin: pride.
- The Rorqual Affair: Scare Bear attends the Guild meeting at The Meyer London School where a bounty is announced for the capture of The Blue Morpho, then the gathering on Rat Island where Tunnel Vision presents a fake Blue Morpho in an attempt to claim the bounty. Sin: greed.
- The Forecast Manufacturer: Scare Bear finds an injured, semi-conscious Hank Venture in the snowy streets of Manhattan and carries him to his brother Dean's dorm room at Stuyvesant University, where it is revealed that Dean has just slept with Hank's girlfriend, Sirena. Sins: lust, envy.
Under The Mask?
Since the introduction of Scare Bear there has been much speculation as to who is inside the costume. It is unknown if the character's identity will ever officially be revealed. While no definitive answer has yet been given, there are numerous suspects that can be crossed off the list.
The following characters have been seen onscreen at the same time as or in the same scene with Scare Bear.
- Alien Villain: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Auntie Matter: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Baron Ünderbheit: Revenge Society tryouts at One Impossible Plaza[3]
- Billy Maim (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Black Maria (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Brick Frog: Rat Island[4]; "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Dean Venture: Revenge Society tryouts at One Impossible Plaza[3]; dorm room at Stuyvesant University[5]
- Dot Com: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: Rat Island[4]
- Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Eenie-Meanie (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Flying Squid: Rat Island[4]
- Frigid (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Gerard the Gorilla (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Hank Venture: streets of New York, convenience store, dorm room at Stuyvesant University[5]
- Hard Candy (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Henchman 21: Rat Island[4]
- Hogfish: Rat Island[4]
- Intangible Fancy: Rat Island[4]
- Iron Anvil: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Nightmare Coat: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Mentalist Villain With Purple Cape: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Mrs. Wandering Spider: Rat Island[4]
- Phantom Limb: Revenge Society tryouts at One Impossible Plaza[3]; Rat Island[4]
- Plug Face Guy: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Professor Impossible: Revenge Society tryouts at One Impossible Plaza[3]
- Purple Rose: Rat Island[4]
- Ramburglar (deceased): Rat Island[4]
- Red Death: Rat Island[4]
- Scorpio: Rat Island[4]
- Serpentine (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- She-Hemoth (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Sirena Ong: dorm room at Stuyvesant University[5]
- Storm Front: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- The Egoist: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Trashenstein (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Tunnel Vision: Rat Island[4]
- Ultra-Violent (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Unicornelius: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Unnamed Convenience Store Clerk: convenience store[5]
- Unnamed Guild Strangers: Rat Island[4]
- Unnamed Magician Villain With Hazmat Hat: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Unnamed Villain with Clover Eyepatch: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Vain Gloria: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Vespertina: "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Wes Warhammer (deceased): "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
Geographically Impossible
The following characters were seen onscreen or established through dialogue as physically being in another location simultaneous to Scare Bear being shown elsewhere.
- Billy Quizboy: out following Hank Venture around on his first date with Sirena Ong while Scare Bear was at the "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Brock Samson: seen searching New York for Hank Venture while Scare Bear was at the "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Brown Widow/Jared: serving Hank Venture and Sirena Ong's table at the ninja-themed Yumi restaurant while Scare Bear was at the "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Dermott Fictel: working at the mall in Colorado Springs when Scare Bear was auditioning for The Revenge Society at One Impossible Plaza[3][6]
- Ook-Ook: frozen in a block of ice in the Jonas Venture Jr. Museum of Jonas Venture on Spider-Skull Island[7][8]
- Pete White: out following Hank Venture around on his first date with Sirena Ong while Scare Bear was at the "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Rocco: seen searching New York for Sirena Ong while Scare Bear was at the "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]; shown guarding The Monarch with Wide Wale when Scare Bear visits Rat Island[4]
- Sergeant Hatred: serving eggs for Hank Co. at the Venture compound while Scare Bear was auditioning for The Revenge Society at One Impossible Plaza[3][6]; knocked unconscious from Eenie-Meanie's tranquilizer while Scare Bear was at the "Happening" at VenTech Tower[2]
- Teddy Talk-To-Me: still imprisoned in Dunwitch Asylum when Scare Bear was auditioning for The Revenge Society at One Impossible Plaza[3][9]
- The Action Man: hospitalized and unconscious from a stroke while Scare Bear was carrying Hank Venture around New York[10][5][11]
- The Monarch: imprisoned in Tophet Tower's penthouse by Wide Wale when Scare Bear visits Rat Island[4]; playing "The Most Dangerous Game" with The Creep while Scare Bear was carrying Hank Venture around New York[5]
- Wide Wale: interrogating The Monarch in his penthouse apartment when Scare Bear visits Rat Island[4]
Physical Mismatch
The following characters have distinctive physical characteristics that are not shared with Scare Bear.
- Sergeant Hatred: significantly wider in the midsection than Scare Bear.
- Teddy Talk-To-Me: also of significant girth.
Deleted Scenes
- In Season 7's The Rorqual Affair, Scare Bear guards the door to The Meyer London School to prevent outsiders from entering the Guild meeting about setting a bounty for The Blue Morpho's capture. In a deleted scene Scare Bear is gently confronted by an A.A. group who have their biweekly meeting scheduled at the time that the Guild is using the room (ostensibly to rehearse for a production of the Sondheim musical Into the Woods.) The apparent group leader gives Scare Bear an A.A. pamphlet and tells the villain "I can see your pain. We can help."
Gallery
References
- ↑ Jackson Publick, Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros. (2018), p. 216
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 It Happening One Night
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Bright Lights, Dean City
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 The Rorqual Affair
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 The Forecast Manufacturer
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Everybody Comes to Hank's
- ↑ Now Museum-Now You Don't
- ↑ The Lepidopterists
- ↑ Momma's Boys
- ↑ Arrears in Science
- ↑ The Saphrax Protocol