The Bear

The Bear is the unnamed main antagonist from Disney's 1981 film The Fox and the Hound. He is a giant black-furred bear with red eyes. He does not tolerate intruders and trespassers, and he will kill them if they do so, and he is accidentally waken up by Amos Slade and Copper.

The Fox and the Hound
He first appears while Copper and Amos are trespassing in the woods to find Tod and Vixey, but while trying to get them, they accidentally antagonize the wrathful beast, that awakens and forages and attacks Copper's owner. He swipes at Amos, causing him to tumble down a hillside, and the Bear continues to pursue him. But whilst trying his best to escape from the Bear, Amos is caught in one of his own traps and his gun is caught on a tree. Furious that the intruders aren't leaving his territory, the grizzly continues. Copper bravely tries to protect his master and attacks the Bear, but despite of being small and more agile while Copper fights the bear, he is of no match to the giant bear as he swats the dog, and Copper is soon overwhelmed in a very vicious fight. Against his better judgement, Tod quickly intervenes to save his friend. He fights the much larger bear and ends up luring him up on a fallen trunk,while Tod hangs for dear life The Bear tries to deliver the final blow but misses and accidentally spilters the log,sending the two animals falling down into the huge waterfall many meters below,Tod survives while The Bear is presumed dead.

Trivia

 * The Bear's snarl is the same snarl of Brutus and Nero the Crocodiles from The Rescuers.
 * When Copper bites him on the muzzle, blood is shown on the north side of the bear's muzzle. This is one of the film's controversial points.
 * When Amos fires his shot at the Bear, hitting his right arm, blood is shown as well.
 * The Bear was animated by Glen Keane. Henry Selick did work on the character since he was being trained under Keane and Eric Larson. Selick would later become the director of films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach.
 * He has a similar appearance to Monstro.
 * The Bear's design may have been the original inspiration for that of Mor'du, the villain of Brave.