Bark the Polar Bear

Bark the Polarbear (バーク・ザ・ポーラーベアー) is an anthropomorphic yellow polar bear who appears in the game Sonic the Fighters.

In Sonic the Fighters, his incredible strength compensates for his slow speed. He specializes in throws, and has the comical ability to flatten an opponent's head.

Archie Comics
He and Bean appear in issue #160 of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic, where they ambush Sonic on his birthday, but Bark finds himself outnumbered and surrenders to Fiona Fox. He also made a cameo appearance in issue #50 and the cover of issue #51. He also used to be part of a mercenary group which included Fiona Fox and Bean and was led by Nic the Weasel. He have been recently featured as prominent characters in the comic. He appeared in Issue #160 and #161 where he crashed Sonic's birthday along with Bean. He later appeared in Issue #187 and #188 as a hired gun for Mammoth Mogul with Bean to capture Sonic. Sally Acorn bribed them into betraying the rest of the hired guns in order to save Sonic. They soon rejected her offer after the capture of Sonic and returned to work with Mogul. Bark makes an additional cameo on the cover of Sonic X Issue #15 in the form of a stuffed toy, along with Storm the Albatross and Amigo.

Fighters Megamix

 * Bark appears as an unlockable character in Fighters Megamix, alongside Bean the Dynamite.

===Shenmue/Shenmue 2
 * Bark appears as a collectable toy along with all the other Sonic the Fighters characters.

Trivia

 * His theme song is Fairy of A.I.F, which was remixed for Sonic Gems Collection.
 * He has a similar quality to Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Silver the Hedgehog, and Storm, because they all have a triangular fur/feather patch on their chests.
 * In Sonic the Fighters, Bark's fur in his character select picture is darker than usual.
 * He made cameo appearance on the cover of Sonic X #15, Merry Eggs-Mas. He is a doll in Decoe's hands.
 * In Fighters Mega Mix Bark's alternate costume is a Santa suit.
 * Strangly,Bark is the only character who has NEVER spoken;Why this is, is unknown.

Artwork
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