Bear

The Bear is a vehicle in Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV. It appears in Saints Row: Gat out of Hell as Soul in One.

Overview

The Bear is an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) used by law enforcement and is sometimes erroneously referred to as a tank. It is used by SWAT, Ultor and SNG who use it to pursue The Protagonist in addition to setting up road blocks. They generally appear at four-star Notoriety level.

It has only two doors (one in the left side and other in the rear) but allows 6 passengers. In all games it is equipped with a siren, red/blue lights and a mounted machine gun. In Saints Row: The Third and onwards, the Bear gains additional changes, including a more prominent wheelbase, grilled headlights and some accesories on the sides.

The version used in New Hades is named "Soul in One", and has a black and red colour scheme, with more defenses on the front end and red horns surrounding the vehicle.

Performance

The Bear's handling is not the best, but it is fast in addition to being strong enough to take multiple direct missile hits. Apart from the destructive force, enough for smashing through cars with ease, the Bear features a Mounted .50 cal machine gun. In Co-op, the passenger takes control of the gun. The Bear is most useful for;

Activities/Diversions like Snatch, Drug Trafficking, Drive-by, Gang Operation, Hitman/Assassination and Survival challenges.
Acquiring weapons that are not yet available at Friendly Fire by killing and looting opponents at a high Notoriety level.
Acquiring other vehicles like the Challenger tank or the FBI SUV that only spawn at a high Notoriety level.

Obtaining

Saints Row 2

Raise Notoriety in the Saint's Row District, and take one from a roadblock.

Saints Row: The Third

Raise Notoriety to level 3 in the Sierra Point neighborhood, or level 4 elsewhere and take one from a roadblock.

Saints Row IV

Start On-Foot Mayhem near Broken Shillelagh.
When a Bear arrives, generate the black hole near it so that the driver is ejected from the Bear.
Push the Bear with Super Sprint to the activity start location, with the door facing the Broken Shillelagh.
Wait until the activity fails, and exit the activity.
Continually press the "Enter Vehicle" button to enter it before it disappears.

Alternatively, it can be obtained during "Batteries Not Included" by entering any Bear and cancelling the mission.

Modifications

Saints Row 2

The Bear has a total of 3 Vehicle Customization options. It does not have Hydraulics available. The available Wheel Sizes are 18-25, and the available Wheel Widths are 2-2.

Mods

3 Decal 1s

Paints

Body Color
Trim Color
Rim Color (2 sections)
Window Tint

In Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV, the Bear is normally non-customisable, and has few customization options through the Vehicle Customization Glitch. The available Wheel Sizes are 30-35, 41, and the Wheel Width is 2 and cannot be changed. The colors menu is present, but inaccessible.

Variants

Saints Row 2

File:Bear - Standard SR2 variant screenshot.png

Standard variant

Standard

Used in FUZZ as a target, but it is not required to be destroyed.

Random Military paint
Steel Trim, Steel and Matte Tabletop Gray Rims
5% Tint

File:Bear - Camo SR2 variant screenshot.png

Camo variant

Camo

50% chance of Decal 2
Random Military paint
Steel Trim, Steel and Matte Tabletop Gray Rims
20% Tint

File:Bear - Crowd Control SR2 variant screenshot.png

Crowd Control variant

Crowd Control

50% chance of Decal 2
Random Military paint
Steel Trim, Steel and Matte Tabletop Gray Rims
20% Tint

File:Bear - Police SR2 variant screenshot.png

Police variant

Police

Used in roadblocks with at least Notoriety level 4, and outside the bank in the mission "Bank Error in Your Favor".

White SWAT decals
Matte Blue Wave paint
Steel Trim, Steel and Matte Tabletop Gray Rims
60% Tint

File:Bear - Ultor SR2 variant screenshot.png

Ultor variant

Ultor

Unlocked in the Garage after finishing "Pyramid Scheme" mission. Used in roadblocks in Ultor territory with at least level 3 notoriety.

Orange Ultor decals
Matte Jet Black body
Black Titanium Trim, Steel and Matte Tabletop Gray Rims
80% Tint

Saints Row: The Third

There are 7 variants of the Bear in Saints Row: The Third.

Average

75-100% Grime.
Two colour schemes:
- Matte Jet Black with Steel Trim and Rims
- Matte Deep Bronze Brown with Black Titanium Trim and Rims
5% Tinted windows

Ultimate

Two colour schemes:
- Gloss Jet Black, Black Titanium Rims
- Gloss Deep Brunswick Green, Steel Rims
Stainless Steel Trim
80% Tinted windows

Crowd Control

25% Grime
Random Modern body paint
Black Titanium Trim, Dark Gray Rubber Rims, 20% Tint

Decker

Unobtainable. Deckers use a Bear in Guardian Angel for Kinzie.Template:Fact

Gloss Jet Black body
Frosted Blue Plastic Trim and Rims, 80% Tint
Red Underglow

Morningstar

Unobtainable. Morningstar use a Bear in Guardian Angel for PierceTemplate:Fact and in "The Ho Boat".

Gloss Jet Black
Black Titanium Trim and Rims, 80% Tint
Red Underglow

SWAT

Used in roadblocks at notoriety level 4.

White SWAT decals
50-75% Grime
Gang SWAT Blue body
Black Titanium Trim, Dark Gray Rubber Rims, 60% Tint

National Guard

Used in roadblocks at notoriety level 5. Used in Sierra Point at level 3 notoriety and above.

Black SNG decals
100% Grime
National Guard Tan body
Black Titanium Trim, Dark Gray Rubber Rims, 40% Tint

Saints Row IV

There are 7 variants of the Bear in Saints Row IV

Average

The Average Bear is only used in certainTemplate:When? on-foot Mayhem Activities and can be kept.

75-100% Grime.
Two colour schemes:
- Matte Jet Black with Steel Trim and Rims
- Matte Deep Bronze Brown with Black Titanium Trim and Rims
5% Tinted windows

Ultimate

Two colour schemes:
- Gloss Jet Black, Black Titanium Rims
- Gloss Deep Brunswick Green, Steel Rims
Stainless Steel Trim
80% Tinted windows

SWAT

Used in a few missions.Template:When? Most easily obtained in "Batteries Not Included".

White SWAT decals
50-75% Grime
Gang SWAT Blue body
Black Titanium Trim, Dark Gray Rubber Rims, 60% Tint

National Guard

Black SNG decals
100% Grime
National Guard Tan body
Black Titanium Trim, Dark Gray Rubber Rims, 40% Tint

Crowd Control

25% Grime
Random Modern body paint
Black Titanium Trim, Dark Gray Rubber Rims, 20% Tint

Morningstar

Gloss Jet Black
Black Titanium Trim and Rims, 80% Tint
Red Underglow

Decker

Gloss Jet Black body
Frosted Blue Plastic Trim and Rims, 80% Tint
Red Underglow

Trivia

The Cheat for this vehicle in Saints Row 2 is #1048.
There is no Cheat for this vehicle in Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV.
In Saints Row 2, Bear is the only land law enforcement vehicle, aside from Estrada, that does not include the Stilwater Police Dispatch or Stilwater FBI Dispatch.
In Saints Row 2, The Protagonist cannot be carjacked while driving the Bear.
The Bear is immune to flat tires.
The FUZZ activity refers to the Bear as a tank, although it is an APC.
The Mounted .50 cal resembles a M2 Browning machine gun.
In Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV, the Bear emits an alarm when it is severely damaged.
In Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV, "District 91" is written on various parts of the SWAT Bear.^[4]
Similarly, the Soul in One in Saints Row: Gat out of Hell has "Armored Division" and "666" written on various parts of it.^[5]
The Bear resembles the TPz Fuchs, which is the closest 6x6 APC to it. It also shares similarities with the M1126 Stryker ICV, which is an 8x4 APC/AFV with a mounted M2 Browing, but without the M151 Protector RWS attachment.
In Saints Row IV, the Bear's machine gun sounds similar to the Challenger's.