This enemy looks like a bear, but watch out or he'll steal your GP and run away, if you aren't careful.
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation Bestiary entry
Mugbear, also called Ursus, is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI fought on Mt. Zozo. They steal gil from the party.
Stats[]
Battle[]
Mugbear does not attack offensively, but rather attempts to steal gil from the party. Once it successfully steals, it escapes on its next turn, taking the gil with it. As with most enemies in Mt. Zozo, they have high Evasion and thus magical attacks are advised, particularly Fira. Dispatching them before they can flee will earn back any gil they stole at the end of the battle, and even more if the player has a gil multiplier via Cat-Ear Hood or Pixel Remaster built-in cheats.
Because of the Evade bug in the SNES and PS1 versions, Mugbears were much easier to dispatch than intended.
Formations[]
| Number | Enemies | Encounter flags | Introduction flag | Musical theme | Magic AP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Back | Surrounded | Side | |||||
| 264 | Glasya Labolas, Mugbear, Devil Fist | Sides, individual | Battle | 4 | ||||
| 265 | Mugbear | Sides, individual | Battle | 2 | ||||
| 267 | Mugbear, Punisher | Sides, individual | Battle | 4 | ||||
AI script[]
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Steal (66%)
2nd Turn:
Target: Self
- Flee (100%)
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If attacked by anything: Steal (33%)
Other appearances[]
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The Japanese name for this enemy is based on the English and grammatically curious "Stolen Bear", referring to the enemy's ability to steal from the party. The English name "Mugbear" uses a different word related to stealing and serves as an added pun on the word "bugbear". A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman and other creatures of folklore historically used to frighten disobedient children. The name is derived from a Middle English word bugge (a frightening thing), or perhaps the old Welsh word bwg (evil spirit or goblin), or old Scots bogill (goblin). In medieval England, the bugbear was depicted as a creepy bear that lurked in the woods to scare children. In a modern context, the term serves as a metaphor for something annoying often with a connotation that the loathing it inspires is disproportionate to its importance.
Ursus is Latin for "bear".