History Main / BearyFriendly

* In ''VideoGame/BearAnBreakfast'': Hank is a grizzly bear but is not afraid to show his kindness to his guests, human or animal. Maintaining a top-service inn is also his biggest priority.

* ''Fanfic/PrehistoricParkReimagined: Kronk the arctotherium is one of the friendliest of the prehistoric bears rescued for display at the titular park, being a lovable ditz who is perfectly content with spending his days feasting nonstop upon spinach and honey. Similarly, Baloo the cave bear, despite his quite fearsome appearance, is also a very agreeable and companionable beast to those he trusts.

* ''Manga/OnePiece:'' Trafalgar Law's first mate, Bepo the Polar Bear [[BeastMan Mink]], is a big, fuzzy sweetheart who anxiously worries about his crewmates and snuggles with others like a teddy bear.
** It is not revealed until extremely later on in the series that [[spoiler:Bartholomew Kuma, the Bear themed Warlord of the sea, is one of the kindest and noble souls in the setting. When he is introduced he is a terrifying oponent that could have killed all the Straw Hats easily so this is a huge shock.]]

* It is not revealed until extremely later on in the series that [[spoiler:Bartholomew Kuma, the Bear themed Warlord of the sea, is one of the kindest and noble souls in the setting. When he is introduced he is a terrifying oponent that could have killed all the Straw Hats easily so this is a huge shock.]]

This trope may have something to do with how unlike their fellow carnivoran mammals like wolves and big cats, bears are omnivores as opposed to obligate carnivores, some species even leaning toward or even being herbivorous (most famously [[PandaingToTheAudience Giant Pandas]]), and so goes the assumption that HerbivoresAreFriendly.

This trope may have something to do with how unlike their fellow carnivoran mammals like wolves and big cats, bears are omnivores as opposed to obligate carnivores, some species even leaning toward or even being herbivorous (most famously Giant Pandas), and so goes the assumption that HerbivoresAreFriendly.

* Thumbelina in Golden Films' ''WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina|1992}}'' finds a few of these and befriends them. Sadly, they cannot help Thumbelina since winter is coming and bears hibernate at the time. Should a bear fail to get to its cave, it might fall asleep in a dangerous, hostile land.

* Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheFallOfNumenor'': There was an abundant population of black and brown bears in Númenor, but they were usually friendly and curious (unless they were disturbed during the mating and breeding seasons). Humans usually let them alone, and even offered honey if they saw some random bear wandering near his houses.

** [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams The Chicago Cubs]] have Clark the Cub, introduced in 2014 after fans asked for [[KidAppealCharacter more kid-friendly elements at Cubs games]]. He's a young, friendly bear cub with a [[PerpetualSmiler big smile]] who greets fans at Wrigley Field.

* Teddy from ''WebOriginal/QueerKidStuff'' is Lindsay's Toys/TeddyBear co-host. He regularly asks Lindsay questions so she can explain things both to him, and the audience.

This trope may have something to do with how unlike their fellow carnivoran mammals like wolves and big cats, bears are omnivores as opposed to obligate carnivores, some species even leaning toward or even being herbivorous (most famously [[PandaingToTheAudience Giant Pandas]]), and so goes the assumption that HerbivoresAreFriendly.

* ''Manga/ShirokumaCafe'' stars a brown bear, a polar bear, and a [[PandaIngToTheAudience panda]]. All three bears are genuinely nice and friendly.

* The main trio of ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' are a grizzly bear, a polar bear, and a [[PandaIngToTheAudience panda]] who just want to adapt to human life in San Francisco. Of course, HilarityEnsues.

** Funny enough, [[PandaingToTheAudience Pandas]] have always been immune to [[BearsAreBadNews the usual depiction of bears]], even though they're potentially just as dangerous as other bears are (though admittedly less ''carnivorous'' than other bears; in fiction they may be portrayed as entirely vegetarians, falling under HerbivoresAreFriendly).

* Po, the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', is a clumsy panda bear who has a heart for justice and trains hard to join the fierce warriors who protect the village and is a BigFun and hearty guy to hang around with.

* The 1980 Moscow Olympics used a RussianBear named Misha as their mascot, who was the first Olympic mascot to be heavily promoted in tie-in cartoons and [[TheMerch merchandise]]. He was very popular in his native Russia, as well as in Japan, where he got his own TV show.

* While Teddie of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' isn't a bear in the strictest sense - he appears to be an animate bear-themed mascot costume, [[spoiler: then he grows a human body, before it's revealed at his Social Link's Max Rank that he's actually a Shadow who grew an ego]] - he maintains the idea that he's a bear, [[VerbalTic constantly using]] many, ''many'' bear {{pun}}s. He's also the most [[{{Keet}} energetic]] member of the Investigation Team, all too happy to [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace buddy up close to everyone]], and one of his most prevalent aims is to [[RunningGag find out what "score a hot stud" means]].

* [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]] is only a bear through AnimalMotifs, but he's an example of both this and BearsAreBadNews. Like a bear, he worries about his family quite a bit. ([[spoiler:The Communist government executed their father and threw him, his mother, and sisters in a gulag in Siberia, and he was forced to torture the guards, free all the prisoners, and burn the place down to escape. The guards have been chasing them ever since, so he has reason to worry.]]), and sends money and food back to them. This BigBrotherInstinct carries over to his team, including his superior, Miss Pauling.

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': In a series full of examples of BearsAreBadNews, there are two notable exceptions:

* Trinket, Vex’ahlia’s animal companion from campaign 1 of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', to the rest of Vox Machina and their allies. He allows Vax and Keyleth to cover him in ribbons (though he’s clearly unhappy about it), he lets Percy ride on him when he was accidentally blinded in the Feywild, and of course he ''adores'' Vex and will do anything to protect her.

* Who could forget good old Smokey the Bear, the friendly forest bear who has been the fire prevention safety advocate mascot since 1944!