Bear Hugger's fight is kinda monotonous. He has a ton of health, but he doesn't really get a huge variety of attacks like other characters. He mostly just learns to delay and fake-out all of his moves which I don't count as separate from the regular versions of each move. I like the hat though. The squirrel's a bit random, but it's hilarious when you realize that the squirrel is wearing punching gloves as well.
@304em That's the only Instant knockdown he has. He had like 3 of them, but now he only has 1. Super Macho Man also doesn't change his moveset, but he has no instant knockdowns.
Bear Hugger is probably the only person in Punch-out!! who is somewhat friendly to Little Mac and actually does not want him dead. That's why Canadians are nice and good people even though us Americans insult them. CANADA FOR THE WIN, EH?
Intro, Ever since his loss and Mac's title win, Bear Hugger has been training with his animal friends, the bear and the squirrel, such as fighting a wooden carving of Little Mac made from a tree stump, pulling heavy cargo on a sled up a steep mountain in a blizzard, and playing hockey with his animal buddies before relaxing with them over 2 big jugs of maple syrup. Will these techniques help him win the belt?
As a Canadian, let me note that our Bears and Squirrels are actually much friendlier than that. We can usually make sure they stay under control whilst we drink maple syrup together whilst discussing hockey ~_^
So I recently got the game, and I'm about to fight this guy again, I'm currently 18-5 I've lost to Mr Sandman on contender mode twice, bald bull on contender once, and sadly glass joe on TD and Piston Hondo on TD. This fight doesn't look to hard considering getting stars on bear hugger is really easy, it's great tiger I am worried about.
tbf, the TD joe loss is pretty understandable, since sandman requires hella fast reaction time, while joe requires a lil patience b4 dodging/blocking/countering, which is a MASSIVE change of pace
To be honest, Bear Hugger is probably my favorite of all the Punch Out characters, simply for the fact that he's Canadian, and his best friend and trainer is a fucking /bear/.
Agreed. Ideally, you want Bear Hugger to be a 15-punch fight that ends by TKO in the first round. Counter for a star, counter for a star, counter for a star, dodge to deliver a jab, following with a 3-star punch. Repeat twice. If you dodge to retaliate, you get at most 2 standard punches. If you punch then follow with a star-punch, you get 6/10 more punches (or an instant knockdown for 3-stars). Making it a 15-punch fight is hard (my win was a 19-punch fight), but the easiest route.
cool fighting. Bear Hugger was the guy who gave me the most trouble in title defense! A 3 star punch will automatically send this guy to the floor, so it's essential to have the right timing to earn those stars.
Squirrel: Guess you won't be needing those flapjacks I made for you. You want me to get rid of em'? Bear Hugger: Don't be hasty. Not until I see Little Mac Pummeled to dust! Which should be any minute now...
Bear Hugger: Need a HUG?! Little Mac: WHOA!! (Mac uses three-star punch) Little Mac: This is the hug you get! Bear Hugger: Huh? (BH gets hit by three-star punch) BH: TIMBERRRR!!!
That's got to be my favorite take down animation. Especially after all the trouble this guy caused me (I get my stars mainly from counters. Waiting for the taunt chances takes too long and is too risky for me).
Mac: "Doc, It's great to know about how much you love chocolate bars, and to hear your vague metaphors, but how can I take down Bear Hugger!?" Doc: "JOIN CLUB NINTENDO TODAY, MAC!"
@ Ranser999: There are seconds remaining within the time limit. Have you realized that when you or your opponent don't make punches, the timer goes faster? And when you or your opponent make punches at each other (especially the multiple ones), the timer slows up. That's what happened during this match. No glitch. ;)
Intro: Bear Hugger returns. While back in the mountainous area near Salmon Arm, Bear Hugger and his bear companion were working on getting stronger. Well, mainly Bear Hugger. He hauled his grizzly friend up a snowy mountain to reach something like a tree made to look like Little Mac. When they got up the mountain, Bear Hugger, Grizzly, and a squirrel friend of Bear Hugger played a game of ice hockey and drank maple syrup. But Bear Hugger also comes with improved status. Will Mac win again?
I feel a bit sorry for the squirrel during the KO animation... though it is interesting how far it flew after getting knocked off of Bear Hugger's hat/head...
simple tip on how I KOed Bear Hugger in TD mode. Whenever he winds up to throw a punch and the squirrel is out wait for him to glow red and throw a body blow. you get a star. Rack up stars and blast away at this guy. I KOed him in round 3 when I only knocked him down twice in that round!
I haven't played this yet, but isn't the Knock-Out punch stronger if you save up to 3 stars? You seem to have the skill to avoid punches long enough to pull it off.
o.3 more seconds, and the rounds would be over, wow you were lucky :P *It has happend me once that I had 0.02 second left and I was really O.O then* Great fight!! 5/5
I just really like this guy's "improvment." It's like: SODA POPINSKI - I have increased the power of my healing soda! Now I am faster! GREAT TIGER - I have learned the powers of the mighty "Holy hell he's a fucking tornad - OW MY FACE!" move! You shall never defeat me! BEAR HUGGER - I have gained... a squirrel! Now you'll be able to tell when I'm going to fake out! Oh yeah, and I'll give you more stars now. What, was he hoping that Little Mac wasn't ready to punch out a guy with a squirrel?
With the squirrel he starts to delay several of his attacks, changing the timing required to dodge them. When you see the squirrel pop out, the timing's delayed. Also, I believe the squirrel helps keep him awake :P
@CamTheKitty heh, I asked that question when I didn't have the game, what I was really asking was can you punch him to stun him, now I learned that you have to punch his face(contender) to stun him, then you punch his stomach, it works :D
@Terrimina67 What about Piston Hondo and Glass Joe??? And disco Kid seemed pretty happy. And Great Tiger and Soda Popskini didnt go nuts. (Well maybe he did)
@BroLuigi Really? Huh. I never really noticed. Still, doesn't change the fact that the squirrel might as well hold up a sign saying "HE'S FAKING, BRO."
"I'm a hugger, not a fighter. Take off, eh?"
-Bear Hugger
"Hey hoser im gonna hit you so hard you are going to see northen lights"
-also Bear Hugger
You can never get to mad on the bear hugger, always seems to be a friendly fight when you meet him somehow.
yeah
say that for yourself. I hate having to constantly fuck up on counter strikes cause the game wont let me damage him without a star
@@Bababooey759 that requires skill and timing, if You don't have any of these 2, you're screwed anyways
@@pepomishu2952not wrong you know
"Now get your tail outta mai eyes, how can i fight like that?" XD
I don't think Bear Hugger is a bad guy at heart
nah hes just a boxer, its sportsmanship
@@EXEcosmoman20 I wouldn't mind hanging with some of the boxers. Glass Joe and Bear Hugger for example
none of them are
Bear hugger is fat dude
Master Farr Super Macho Man?
He acts way more reminiscent to Canadian stereotypes in this fight.
Bear Hugger's fight is kinda monotonous. He has a ton of health, but he doesn't really get a huge variety of attacks like other characters. He mostly just learns to delay and fake-out all of his moves which I don't count as separate from the regular versions of each move. I like the hat though. The squirrel's a bit random, but it's hilarious when you realize that the squirrel is wearing punching gloves as well.
Your cuz if he says I'm gonna stomp you its delayed also if he laughs then its delayed
He doesn't jab or uppercut either. Kinda boring is right.
@304em That's the only Instant knockdown he has. He had like 3 of them, but now he only has 1. Super Macho Man also doesn't change his moveset, but he has no instant knockdowns.
2:48, the punch where Bear Hugger lost two teeth.
ouch
6:12 That was close to a decision win
Bear Hugger is probably the only person in Punch-out!! who is somewhat friendly to Little Mac and actually does not want him dead.
That's why Canadians are nice and good people even though us Americans insult them.
CANADA FOR THE WIN, EH?
Piston Hondo gives life advice in between rounds
*glass joe has left the chat*
*disco kid has left the chat*
*king hippo has left the chat*
*piston honda has left the chat*
Intro, Ever since his loss and Mac's title win, Bear Hugger has been training with his animal friends, the bear and the squirrel, such as fighting a wooden carving of Little Mac made from a tree stump, pulling heavy cargo on a sled up a steep mountain in a blizzard, and playing hockey with his animal buddies before relaxing with them over 2 big jugs of maple syrup. Will these techniques help him win the belt?
Even if he wins, I don't think the belt will fit him at the end XD
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I think king hippo is fatter
As a Canadian, let me note that our Bears and Squirrels are actually much friendlier than that. We can usually make sure they stay under control whilst we drink maple syrup together whilst discussing hockey ~_^
The guy who voices Bear Hugger also did the voice for M. Bison in the Street Fighter cartoon.
My reaction?
"YES! YES!"
DANG that was close! You got that last hit in real nice, my friend!
I freaking love fighting Bear Hugger in Title Defense. The new strategy to beat him, plus the whole squirrel thing make it a lot more interesting!
"I'mma hugger not a fighter, take off, eh?" Perfect.
So I recently got the game, and I'm about to fight this guy again, I'm currently 18-5 I've lost to Mr
Sandman on contender mode twice, bald bull on contender once, and sadly glass joe on TD and Piston Hondo on TD. This fight doesn't look to hard considering getting stars on bear hugger is really easy, it's great tiger I am worried about.
How’d it go overall
tbf, the TD joe loss is pretty understandable, since sandman requires hella fast reaction time, while joe requires a lil patience b4 dodging/blocking/countering, which is a MASSIVE change of pace
To be honest, Bear Hugger is probably my favorite of all the Punch Out characters, simply for the fact that he's Canadian, and his best friend and trainer is a fucking /bear/.
Sounds racist
@@Ted_Bell what does?
Probably the best thing about the squirrel is that not only does it have cute little boxing gloves, but it imitates Bear Hugger to an extent.
"Close fight, son! Ain't no one gonna hold you back!"
Agreed. Ideally, you want Bear Hugger to be a 15-punch fight that ends by TKO in the first round.
Counter for a star, counter for a star, counter for a star, dodge to deliver a jab, following with a 3-star punch. Repeat twice.
If you dodge to retaliate, you get at most 2 standard punches. If you punch then follow with a star-punch, you get 6/10 more punches (or an instant knockdown for 3-stars).
Making it a 15-punch fight is hard (my win was a 19-punch fight), but the easiest route.
0:40 - Round 1
2:35 - Round 2
4:25 - Round 3
Bear hugger’s voice sounds like Pete from Mickey Mouse
You beat it at 0:00 round 3, nice one
"Now get yer' tail outta mai eyes, how can i fight like that?" XD LAWL
cool fighting. Bear Hugger was the guy who gave me the most trouble in title defense!
A 3 star punch will automatically send this guy to the floor, so it's essential to have the right timing to earn those stars.
I love this guy :D
(nohomo)
I don't know, but sometimes i tried to drink Maple Syrup, i want to know how it feels.
NEED A HUG?!?!
CATCH AND RELEASE!!!
SALMON ARM
HAT FRIEND
YAAA-HAAA
now THAT was a close KO.
You know the squirrel is giving a opening to get a star. especially the "need a hug" attack.
To me, Bear Hugger is easy in TD and Contender. TD Great Tiger is hard as hell
I don't find any of the major circuit TD hard I only find king hippo soda popinski bald bull and Mr sandman a challenge
King Hippo wasn't too bad, Popinski yes I will agree, Bald Bull meh beat him in Round 1 and Mr.Sandman Oh jesus don't get me started.
You know if you star punch sandman when he goes DREAMLAND he instantly goes down
I knew his Star tricks, but I wanted to play it safe and not go for them cause the timing is risky for them, yeah I am an Idiot for doing that.
Meh He's pretty challenging
The squirrel is also your hint as to when Bear Hugger is going to delay or fake a move.
Like bear hugger said need a huge and yeah bear hugger is a good guy
Squirrel: Guess you won't be needing those flapjacks I made for you. You want me to get rid of em'?
Bear Hugger: Don't be hasty. Not until I see Little Mac Pummeled to dust! Which should be any minute now...
i love how he threatens you then falls asleep on the spot
that was dead close! amazing and epic win!
damn this was 1 entertaining fight. another split second and it woulda been a winner by discision
they did such a great job on this game I cant wait to see if they make another one
this one was a VERY close win. almost didn't get in that last KO. oh, and because of him, i tried drinking maple syrup( delish
5:41 - 5:49 that was very nicely done, volcanicinferno.
Doc: "Join the nintendo fun...
err...join club nintendo today, mac!"
Bear Hugger: Need a HUG?!
Little Mac: WHOA!!
(Mac uses three-star punch)
Little Mac: This is the hug you get!
Bear Hugger: Huh?
(BH gets hit by three-star punch)
BH: TIMBERRRR!!!
Bear hugger seems really happy when he does a fake bear hug.
2:30 Aw, he's so adorable! Not the squirrel, Bear Hugger.
I was expecting the "Punch Out Arcade Version" saying "Bear Hugger!"
Bear Hugger seems like such a nice guy :3
He is
Easiest title defense fight besides glass joe
heeh
That's got to be my favorite take down animation. Especially after all the trouble this guy caused me (I get my stars mainly from counters. Waiting for the taunt chances takes too long and is too risky for me).
Mac: "Doc, It's great to know about how much you love chocolate bars, and to hear your vague metaphors, but how can I take down Bear Hugger!?"
Doc: "JOIN CLUB NINTENDO TODAY, MAC!"
@ Ranser999: There are seconds remaining within the time limit. Have you realized that when you or your opponent don't make punches, the timer goes faster? And when you or your opponent make punches at each other (especially the multiple ones), the timer slows up.
That's what happened during this match. No glitch. ;)
Aweswome music.
I'm curious as to what'll happen if he completes his "hat trick" attack.
Bear Hugger looks like sounds like and acts like Wario except Bear Hugger is voiced by Richard Newman and Wario is voiced by Charles Martinet
Holy goddamn, and I thought I could take punches. Bear Hugger is a tank.
That, and his Voice Actor played M. Bison in the Street Fighter Cartoon and Rhinox in "Beast Wars".
... How can this guy NOT be made of epic win!?
Bear Hugger seems like a fun guy to hang out with.
Ironically, the music used for the TKO Victory was used for the NES if you got a Game Over...
Intro: Bear Hugger returns. While back in the mountainous area near Salmon Arm, Bear Hugger and his bear companion were working on getting stronger. Well, mainly Bear Hugger. He hauled his grizzly friend up a snowy mountain to reach something like a tree made to look like Little Mac. When they got up the mountain, Bear Hugger, Grizzly, and a squirrel friend of Bear Hugger played a game of ice hockey and drank maple syrup. But Bear Hugger also comes with improved status. Will Mac win again?
Here's a thought... what did Super Macho Man say to Bear Hugger when they fought? Release the... RELEASE!!!
BTW, Awesome video!
whatcha talking about the squirrel is not adorable 2.30
he also did Rhinox in Beast wars. he's my favorite boxer in this game. Piston Hondo is my very very close 2nd fav
At the Buzzer
Epic fight -w-
OK, in case you didn't know, when his squirrel friend show up, he'll delay the punch
Caseoh boss fight
I didn't know that you could duck his bear hug. I always went for the star.
...The overalls in his intro and the one in his model aren't the same...:o
Really friendly guy, aww.
Why is it so dark pitched? Am i watching canadian history or fighting?
poor squirrel xD went out flying xD
I feel a bit sorry for the squirrel during the KO animation... though it is interesting how far it flew after getting knocked off of Bear Hugger's hat/head...
You almost won that by decision. But you never gave up. (Referring to winning the fight with 0.30 sec left on the clock)
The toque really pulls his look together.
Its pretty rare to see bear hugger not showing his teeth
Damn, TKO just in time.
well,not all the time,check in round 3 at the second ko,bear hugger wakes up at 7,and that extra animation you say'd its the one in the video,right?
what kind of camera are you using? it is good quality for recording your tv. you are recording your tv right?
simple tip on how I KOed Bear Hugger in TD mode. Whenever he winds up to throw a punch and the squirrel is out wait for him to glow red and throw a body blow. you get a star. Rack up stars and blast away at this guy. I KOed him in round 3 when I only knocked him down twice in that round!
I haven't played this yet, but isn't the Knock-Out punch stronger if you save up to 3 stars? You seem to have the skill to avoid punches long enough to pull it off.
o.3 more seconds, and the rounds would be over, wow you were lucky :P
*It has happend me once that I had 0.02 second left and I was really O.O then*
Great fight!! 5/5
theres that, and for those who dont catch on to that, the squirrel popping out is a dead giveaway
“Need a hug?”
*Misses*
“DOI!”
Woah. Bear Hugger has become the BeastMaster.
*taps shoulder*
*whispers* Hey...it's because it's just a game.
I just really like this guy's "improvment." It's like:
SODA POPINSKI - I have increased the power of my healing soda! Now I am faster!
GREAT TIGER - I have learned the powers of the mighty "Holy hell he's a fucking tornad - OW MY FACE!" move! You shall never defeat me!
BEAR HUGGER - I have gained... a squirrel! Now you'll be able to tell when I'm going to fake out! Oh yeah, and I'll give you more stars now.
What, was he hoping that Little Mac wasn't ready to punch out a guy with a squirrel?
Is it my imagination, or does the VA playing Bear Hugger also star as a certain cartoon fan favorite robot with rhinoceros transformation abilities?
With the squirrel he starts to delay several of his attacks, changing the timing required to dodge them. When you see the squirrel pop out, the timing's delayed.
Also, I believe the squirrel helps keep him awake :P
@CamTheKitty heh, I asked that question when I didn't have the game, what I was really asking was can you punch him to stun him, now I learned that you have to punch his face(contender) to stun him, then you punch his stomach, it works :D
Nice! I find Bear Hugger the second time to be the hardest to KO.
What exactly does the squirrel do for him? How does he make the fight different?
The little squirrel has boxing gloves on too! *glee*
If you know snes.., Watch out im a killer, im the Bear hugger!
its appearence determines if the punch or jab is delayed or not so yes he sort of helps you
Then why is he has a killer look at a wooden Mac in the beginning?
Bear hugger is a Canada hillbilly I like his voice
How did Bear Hugger regrow his teeth in between championships? = P
Canadians: Even when they help you while trying to kick your ass, somehow you still get beaten...
hey isnt bear huggers voice the same as petes from kingdom hearts 2? ;P
Damn you beat him as time was about to run out.
He said "EH?" :O
EH
@Terrimina67 What about Piston Hondo and Glass Joe???
And disco Kid seemed pretty happy. And Great Tiger and Soda Popskini didnt go nuts. (Well maybe he did)
Original BH had black beard why did they change it ?
@BroLuigi Really? Huh. I never really noticed.
Still, doesn't change the fact that the squirrel might as well hold up a sign saying "HE'S FAKING, BRO."