Polar Claw
- Polar Claw is a Maximal from the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Ferocity and frenzy are what Polar Claw possesses in abundance. As well as a gun that shoots bats. When battling the Predacons, his righteous ire knows no bounds.
- French-Canadian name: Griffe Polaire
- Japanese name: White Claw
- Italian name: Polar
- Spanish name: Garra Polar
Fiction
3H Tales of the Beast Wars comics
During the final battle with Shokaract, several realities converged into a single, apocalyptic timestorm. Beast Warriors from alternate realities emerged, including Cybershark, B'Boom, Drill Bit, Transquito, Air Hammer, Polar Claw and unidentified others, though all of them were summarily defeated. Terminus
IDW Beast Wars Comics
Polar Claw was one of the protoforms jettisoned from the Axalon on prehistoric Earth. He was activated and put in chronal phase by Razorbeast at Magmatron's request. Magmatron had sent his troops to report on the awakening of his new Predacon army, and Spittor was unfortunate enough to witness Polar Claw's activation. Polar Claw was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. The giant polar bear summarily squashed Spittor. The Gathering issue 1
Polar Claw worked his way toward Razorbeast's summoning signal, and eventually arrived in time to help fight off an army of Predacons. In the subsequent battle, Polar Claw stomped on Terragator.
Toys
Beast Wars
- Polar Claw (Mega, 1996)
- Japanese ID number: C-2
- Part of the very first Beast Wars Mega assortment, Polar Claw transforms into an agnostic killing machine. Rearing him up on his hind legs in beast mode exposes a pair of nasty-looking fangs. His left beast mode foreleg has a spring-loaded attack claw, while his right launches from the shoulder stub and transforms into his unnamed bat-partner. His robot head has a face on both sides; a normal robot-mode one, and a "mutant" face.
- This mold was also used to make Grizzly-1/Barbearian and Survive.
- North Pole Showdown: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos (Vs set, 1996)
- Japanese ID number: VS-2
- In Japan, Polar Claw was available both as an individual and in a two-pack with Scorponok. Both toys are identical to their individual releases. It is unknown if the set ever came with the redecoed "show-like" version of Scorponok.
- Amusingly, both toys are packaged in beast mode with their smaller partners deployed, making it look like the fight isn't going so well for Polar Claw.
Merchandise
- Polar Claw (1997)
- A Beast Wars PVC figurine set was released in Japan, including an action-posed Polar Claw.
Trivia
- The Barbearian toy was actually the "prototype" deco for Polar Claw. The first solicitations for the Beast Wars Megas featured the bear mold brown and yellow (as well as a differently-colored Scorponok). The back of the first Beast Wars catalogue from the Optimus Primal/Megatron two-pack called him "Grizzly-1", while solicitations sent to magazines used "Barbearian". The reasons for the changeover to a polar bear are unknown.
