Polar Battle Bear (Beastformers) - Revision history

BerylRoll at 21:40, 25 December 2025

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	{{disambig2\|the Beastformer\|the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle\|Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)}}		{{disambig2\|the Beastformer\|the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle\|Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)}}
	:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:BF-toy PolarBattleBear.jpg\|upright=2\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-toy PolarBattleBear.jpg\|upright=2\|thumb\|]]

GuiRitter: fixed typo

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	* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.		* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.
	* Polar's 1987 character art incorrectly colors his weapon silver. The recolored art used for 1988 materials corrects this mistake.		* Polar's 1987 character art incorrectly colors his weapon silver. The recolored art used for 1988 materials corrects this mistake.
	* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' ~~book~~. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Polar'''" (ポーラ ''Pōra''), and notes he was born on Zemlya island in the sea just north of North Yutoranta.		* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' mook. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Polar'''" (ポーラ ''Pōra''), and notes he was born on Zemlya island in the sea just north of North Yutoranta.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

M Sipher: /* Toys */

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Toys

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Transformers: Beastformers===		===Transformers: Beastformers===
	*'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1987)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1987)}}</ul>
	**''ID number:'' '''48'''		:*''ID number:'' '''48'''
	**''Pack'': '''F'''		:*''Pack'': '''F'''
	**''Accessories:'' Axe (usually)		:*''Accessories:'' Axe (usually)

	: Released in the third series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toys, Polar Battle Bear is an anthropomorphic polar bear in light blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Released in the third series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toys, Polar Battle Bear is an anthropomorphic polar bear in light blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.
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	: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].		: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].
			{{-}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher: /* Transformers: Beastformers */

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Transformers: Beastformers

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	**''ID number:'' '''48'''		**''ID number:'' '''48'''
	**''Pack'': '''F'''		**''Pack'': '''F'''
	**''Accessories:'' Axe		**''Accessories:'' Axe (usually)

	: Released in the third series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Polar Battle Bear is an anthropomorphic polar bear in light blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Released in the third series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toys, Polar Battle Bear is an anthropomorphic polar bear in light blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.

			: He ''usually'' comes with a copper axe weapon marked with the same ID number as on his back. However, ''Beastformers'' is notorious for toys coming with someone else's weapon; it's unclear if this was just originally poor QC, but in the sequel series, this semi-random weaponry was actually turned into a "[[Beastformers Role-Playing Game\|gimmick]]".

	: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].		: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].

Saix at 14:31, 16 November 2021

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	In battle, Polar uses his skating skill to maneuver around opponents with surprising speed. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Polar Freezer (ポーラフリーザー ''Pōra Furīzā''), can fire a beam that freezes enemies in place, setting them up for his favorite method of combat... bodily smashing into them at high speed and knocking them into next week.		In battle, Polar uses his skating skill to maneuver around opponents with surprising speed. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Polar Freezer (ポーラフリーザー ''Pōra Furīzā''), can fire a beam that freezes enemies in place, setting them up for his favorite method of combat... bodily smashing into them at high speed and knocking them into next week.


	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].		: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].

	~~{{-}}~~
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.		* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.

M Sipher at 10:07, 13 November 2021

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	===Transformers: Beastformers===		===Transformers: Beastformers===
	*'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1987)		*'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1987)
	**''~~Beast~~ ID number:'' '''48'''		**''ID number:'' '''48'''
			**''Pack'': '''F'''
	**''Accessories:'' Axe		**''Accessories:'' Axe

	: ~~Part of~~ the ~~second~~ series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Polar Battle Bear is an anthropomorphic polar bear in light blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Released in the third series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Polar Battle Bear is an anthropomorphic polar bear in light blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.

	: He came in a green-grid generic "~~Destron~~ Beastformer" box, with a bio card with a ~~painted~~ character image on a jungle backdrop. Re-released in Series 3, the box was unchanged, but the bio card replaced the painted image with a simpler line-art image, first used in [[Hasbro]]'s ''Battle Beasts'' cast poster. In both Series, depending on the "Pack" he came in, there was a chance of his bio card ~~being~~ replaced with a rare ~~"[[Secret Photo]]", "[[Bewitching Serpent Seal]]", or~~ "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card.		: He was only available in the "F Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a comic-style character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card featuring [[Green Chameles]] and [[Platinum Tiger]].

	~~===Beastformers===~~
	*'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1988)
	**''Beast ID number:'' '''48'''
	**''Accessories'': "Polar Freezer" MVP Weapon

	: Re-released in the ''Transformers''-less ''Beastformers'' sequel series, Polar Battle Bear was given a straight re-release with new packaging and a new, more filled-out bio card with corrected coloring. This new card also gave his weapon, now branded an "[[~~MVP Weapon~~]]~~", the name "Polar Freezer".~~

	: He was sold in two similar-but-different styles of boxes. One wholly-generic version, sold in large display boxes like the ''Transformers'' releases, advertised the chance for the included bio card to instead be a rare holofoil card of [[~~White Leo~~]] with a "Burstsun" rubsign in a baggie taped to the back, so you could apply it to the Beastformer of your choice. The more common version has a slightly different box with a peg-hole in the top flap, and has a sticker on the bottom with his name and role on it.

	: Late in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro ''Battle Beast'' version of the line.)

			{{-}}
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.		* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.
	* Polar's 1987 ~~checklist-poster~~ art incorrectly colors his weapon silver. The recolored art used for 1988 materials corrects this mistake.		* Polar's 1987 character art incorrectly colors his weapon silver. The recolored art used for 1988 materials corrects this mistake.
	* ~~His 1988~~ bio card gives him the nickname "'''Polar'''" (ポーラ ''Pōra''), and notes he was born on Zemlya island in the sea just north of North Yutoranta.		* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' book. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Polar'''" (ポーラ ''Pōra''), and notes he was born on Zemlya island in the sea just north of North Yutoranta.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Ookalf: /* Notes */

2021-09-21T02:44:57Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.		* Despite the similarity between their names, no association between Polar Battle Bear and [[Battle Bear]] was ever established or even hinted at.
	* Polar's 1987 ~~cheecklist~~-poster art incorrectly colors his weapon silver. The recolored art used for 1988 materials corrects this mistake.		* Polar's 1987 checklist-poster art incorrectly colors his weapon silver. The recolored art used for 1988 materials corrects this mistake.
	* His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "'''Polar'''" (ポーラ ''Pōra''), and notes he was born on Zemlya island in the sea just north of North Yutoranta.		* His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "'''Polar'''" (ポーラ ''Pōra''), and notes he was born on Zemlya island in the sea just north of North Yutoranta.

M Sipher at 05:20, 1 September 2021

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	~~{{picsneeded}}~~
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	{{disambig2\|the Beastformer\|the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle\|Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)}}		{{disambig2\|the Beastformer\|the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle\|Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)}}
	:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	~~{{mainpic}}~~		[[File:BF-toy PolarBattleBear.jpg\|upright=2\|thumb\|]]

	[[White Leo]]'s army has several beasts who look like big brutes but are quite gentle souls. '''Polar Battle Bear''' (ポーラバトルベア ''Pōra Batoru Bea'') is not one of them. Quite the opposite, in fact: though he looks soft and can glide across the ice with grace like a champion ice skater, he's very rough around the edges, rude and impulsive. He's a big dreamer and always works with the "go big or go home" attitude. He does have a softer side though, as he's always ready to stand up and defend younger beasts.		[[White Leo]]'s army has several beasts who look like big brutes but are quite gentle souls. '''Polar Battle Bear''' (ポーラバトルベア ''Pōra Batoru Bea'') is not one of them. Quite the opposite, in fact: though he looks soft and can glide across the ice with grace like a champion ice skater, he's very rough around the edges, rude and impulsive. He's a big dreamer and always works with the "go big or go home" attitude. He does have a softer side though, as he's always ready to stand up and defend younger beasts.

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	In battle, Polar uses his skating skill to maneuver around opponents with surprising speed. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Polar Freezer (ポーラフリーザー ''Pōra Furīzā''), can fire a beam that freezes enemies in place, setting them up for his favorite method of combat... bodily smashing into them at high speed and knocking them into next week.		In battle, Polar uses his skating skill to maneuver around opponents with surprising speed. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Polar Freezer (ポーラフリーザー ''Pōra Furīzā''), can fire a beam that freezes enemies in place, setting them up for his favorite method of combat... bodily smashing into them at high speed and knocking them into next week.


	==Toys==		==Toys==

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	In battle, Polar uses his skating skill to maneuver around opponents with surprising speed. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Polar Freezer (ポーラフリーザー ''Pōra Furīzā''), can fire a beam that freezes enemies in place, setting them up for his favorite method of combat... bodily smashing into them at high speed and knocking them into next week.		In battle, Polar uses his skating skill to maneuver around opponents with surprising speed. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Polar Freezer (ポーラフリーザー ''Pōra Furīzā''), can fire a beam that freezes enemies in place, setting them up for his favorite method of combat... bodily smashing into them at high speed and knocking them into next week.

	~~{{TOC}}~~

	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Beastformers===		===Transformers: Beastformers===
	*'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1987)		*'''Polar Battle Bear''' (Beastformer, 1987)
	**''Beast ID number:'' '''48'''		**''Beast ID number:'' '''48'''
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	: Late in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro ''Battle Beast'' version of the line.)		: Late in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro ''Battle Beast'' version of the line.)


	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher at 07:57, 20 August 2021

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	:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	{{mainpic}}		{{mainpic}}
	[[White Leo]]'s army has several beasts who look like big brutes but are quite gentle souls. '''Polar Battle Bear''' (ポーラバトルベア ''Pōra Batoru Bea'') is not one of them. Quite the opposite, in fact: though he looks soft and can glide across the ice with grace like a champion ice skater, he's very rough around the edges, rude, impulsive ~~and driven~~. He's a big dreamer and always works with the "go big or go home" attitude. He does have a softer side though, as he's always ready to stand up and defend younger beasts.		[[White Leo]]'s army has several beasts who look like big brutes but are quite gentle souls. '''Polar Battle Bear''' (ポーラバトルベア ''Pōra Batoru Bea'') is not one of them. Quite the opposite, in fact: though he looks soft and can glide across the ice with grace like a champion ice skater, he's very rough around the edges, rude and impulsive. He's a big dreamer and always works with the "go big or go home" attitude. He does have a softer side though, as he's always ready to stand up and defend younger beasts.

	Following the war, he returned to his homeland of [[Yutoranta\|North Yutoranta]] to rule as its King, bringing his big plans with him. He works incredibly well with his subordinate Emperor [[Cuttledeep]], despite the two having been on opposite sides during the war; both are very ambitious individuals who love the challenge of a big project.		Following the war, he returned to his homeland of [[Yutoranta\|North Yutoranta]] to rule as its King, bringing his big plans with him. He works incredibly well with his subordinate Emperor [[Cuttledeep]], despite the two having been on opposite sides during the war; both are very ambitious individuals who love the challenge of a big project.

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	{{disambig2\|the Beastformer\|the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle\|Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)}}		{{disambig2\|the Beastformer\|the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle\|Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)}}
	:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Polar Battle Bear is a [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:BF-toy PolarBattleBear.jpg\|upright=2\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-toy PolarBattleBear.jpg\|upright=2\|thumb\|]]