The Bear Thief (山賊熊, Sanzoku Kuma) is an anthropomorphic bear who lives somewhere around Mount Paozu. He wields a large Chinese broadsword called Azure Dragon Sword, and attacks passersby for food or valuables. He likes to eat turtles.
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Emperor Pilaf Saga[]
In Age 749, on Mount Paozu, the Bear Thief encounters Goku and Bulma early in their adventure to collect the Dragon Balls as they are escorting Master Roshi's Turtle back to the ocean. The Bear Thief intends to have Goku give up the turtle for him to eat it, but Goku refuses. This leads to a confrontation between the two. Having not been able to even touch Goku, the Bear Thief is defeated with a punch between the eyes.
Voice actors[]
- Japanese: Masaharu Satō, Takahiko Sakaguma
- FUNimation dub: Dameon Clarke (anime) and Bob Carter (Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo)
- Ocean Group dub: Ian James Corlett
- Latin American dub: Carlos Magaña
Trivia[]
- The mercenary leader who appears in "Tien's Atonement" looks almost identical to the Bear Thief.
- The Bear Thief has been the base of several other anthropomorphic animal and bandits that appear in the various media in the Dragon Ball franchise. The most notable being a Tiger Thief character that appears in the episode "Terror and Plague" and "Goku's Traffic Safety".
- The armor the Bear Thief wears resembles that worn by Chinese soldiers during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ox-King, the Tiger Thief, the nameless warrior from "Terror and Plague", Sky Dragon, and Lord Yao also wear similar-looking uniform.
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