History Main / UrsineAliens

* Perhaps the most familiar examples are the Wookiees (which also have some [[KillerGorilla ape]]- or [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Bigfoot-like aspects]]) and Ewoks from ''Franchise/StarWars''. The [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] also includes the Drall (more badger-like than bear-like, though they do have the classic bipedal "teddy-bear" stance) and the [=ZeHethbra=] (a unique example of this trope in that they have tails).

* Perhaps the most familiar examples are the Wookiees (which also have some [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Bigfoot-like aspects]]) and Ewoks from ''Franchise/StarWars''. The [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] also includes the Drall (more badger-like than bear-like, though they do have the classic bipedal "teddy-bear" stance) and the [=ZeHethbra=] (a unique example of this trope in that they have tails).

* Perhaps the most familiar examples are the Wookiees and Ewoks from ''Franchise/StarWars''. The [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] also includes the Drall (more badger-like than bear-like, though they do have the classic bipedal "teddy-bear" stance) and the [=ZeHethbra=] (a unique example of this trope in that they have tails).

A special group of them are not just any old bear, but explicitly teddy bears. These are either an extremely good natured race, or for ironic effect, extremely nasty.

* Two of those were featured in ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', trying to capture a runaway alien worm. The bears and the worm were apparently the pets of a gigantic [[HumanoidAliens humanoid alien]] little girl called "Tulip".

** And our "heroes" second starship, and first SapientShip, was built by them. Since then he's subjugated the most aggressive races of the galaxy, probably including the Ob'enn, declared war on a species composed of dark matter from another galaxy, and pretty much named himself God.

* The Llyano in Creator/MikhailAkhmanov's ''Literature/ArrivalsFromTheDark'' are a race of primitive furry hunters (despite their early references painting them as a hostile interstellar empire), whose only contact with the outside universe comes in the form of trade posts. They normally walk upright, but, when hunting in the woods, it's much easier for them to move on all fours. Being at the hunter-gatherer stage, they're not likely to become a space-faring race anytime soon. They don't really fight among themselves, and their main enemies are a number of predatory species.

** Specifically, the "bear-cows" may be herbivores, but they will attack any race they perceive to be a predator... or a fellow prey who might infringe on their pastures. Basically, anyone is fair game to them. When Geary first sends a visual message, he smiles, only to be told by an "expert" that what he's just done is show them his predatory teeth.

* The ''Franchise/CareBears'' are definitely not from Earth, having come from some sort of alternate dimension according to the two movies the series had. They also prefer to live all the way up in the sky.

* The '''Franchise/CareBears''' are definitely not from Earth, having come from some sort of alternate dimension according to the two movies the series had.

* The HumanxCommonwealth features the Ulru-Ujurrians, who look like large bears.

** [[Creator/SergeyLukyanenko Lukyanenko]] did expand on their culture, considering the version he used from the first ''Master of Orion'', which didn't provide much background. In the books, the Bulrathi are a ProudWarriorRaceGuy culture, who value hand-to-hand (or paw, if you want to be technical) combat over standard warfare. They also have [[VocalDissonance falsetto voices]], making them good tenors (when they're not ripping your head off). In fact, their obsession with direct combat leads to them developing a method to defeat the [[SiliconBasedLife Silicoids]]' natural DeflectorShields (most races just shoot at them) using their high-pitched voices in a manner similar to how a singer can shatter a crystal glass with her voice. They are also stated to be scavengers, preferring to eat something that has been dead for days.

** [[Creator/SergeyLukyanenko Lukyanenko]] did expand on their culture, considering the version he used from the first ''Master of Orion'', which didn't provide much background. In the books, the Bulrathi are a ProudWarriorRaceGuy culture, who value hand-to-hand (or paw, if you want to be technical) combat over standard warfare. They also have [[VocalDissonance falsetto voices]], making them good tenors (when they're not ripping your head off). In fact, their obsession with direct combat leads to them developing a method to defeat the [[SiliconBasedLife Silicoids]]' natural DeflectorShields (most races just shoot at them) using their high-pitched voices in a manner similar to how a singer can shatter a crystal glass with her voice.

* In C.J. Cherryh's ''Faded Sun'' trilogy, the companion animals of the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Mri]] were the dusei (singular "dus"), bearlike creatures who were similar to one-owner dogs and somewhat empathic to their masters through touch.

* The Brutes from ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' combine various traits of gorillas and bears (perhaps with a bit of rhino thrown in).

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* ''VideoGame/BattleBlockTheater'' has a gigantic bear living in space [[spoiler: who is shot down at the end of the game by a huge laser coming from an infernal top hat]]. Naturally, nothing of this makes any sense at all, contrary to what the narrator says.

* ''VideoGame/BattleBlockTheater'' has a gigantic bear living in space [[spoiler: who is shot down at the end of the game by a huge laser coming from the main character's top hat]]. Naturally, nothing of this makes any sense at all, contrary to what the narrator says.

* ''VideoGame/BattleBlockTheater'' has a gigantic bear living in space [[who is shot down at the end of the game by a huge laser coming from the main character's top hat]]. Naturally, nothing of this makes any sense at all, contrary to what the narrator says.

Another possible reason for the presence of this trope is the apparent association between bears and stars, based on the famous Ursa Major/Ursa Minor (Great Bear/Smaller Bear respectively) constellations.

Another possible reason for the presence of this trope is the relation between bears and stars, based on the famous Ursa Major/Ursa Minor (Great Bear/Smaller Bear respectively) constellations.

* ''Manga/{{OnePiece}}'' features ''robot'' ursine aliens on the moon, who were left there by an ancient civilization who decided to move themselves to the main planet.