Hellbears

Hellbears are a species of bipedal ursine creatures in the Dota 2 world.

Habitat
Although not explicit, hellbears may live in Roseleaf where they are hunted by the Marrowfell Hunters every year. They are also seen in the Howling Weald as one of the few creatures to not be scared off by the conflict between Lucius Longclaw and his canine clan versus Bogdugg and the Bonemeal Ogres.

Physiology
Despite their "bear" title, hellbears lack most of the typical bear's physical features. Unlike their fuzzy cousins, the only fur they have is on their hands, which goes all the way to their elbows but not covering their forearms, and on their feet. They have no paws, but they have three large claws on their feet and prehensile hands. These hands are strong enough to break metal swords with their fists and create shockwaves with a clap that can throw lesser foes off of their footing. They have humanoid bodies with arms larger than their legs similar to those of the Ursa. Like all baby animals, hellbear cubs are regarded as cute.

What really makes them distinguishable from other bearlike races is their head. Lacking any visible noses, they instead have a large mouth that is filled with rows of big teeth. Because their mouths have no lips, their gums and teeth are well exposed. They also have long pointy ears.

Hellbears come in two colors, yellow and red. Because of this, they are jokingly called Potato and Tomato, respectively. But the hellbears in Howling Weald have blue or light orange skin.

Intelligence
Hellbears are incapable of intelligible speech because they communicate in guttural roars and growls. However, a clan of hellbears managed to learn the ability to read and write. They can also feel complicated emotions like anger from witnessing a fellow hellbear's death, displeasure from being in captivity, or feeling soothed from being reprieved of their injuries.

Alpha hellbears can assert their dominance over lesser hellbears by bullying them into doing something, indicating that hellbears are social animals.

Culture
Their animalistic behavior belies their violent history. Long ago, there was a great hellbear uprising, but the insurrection was quelled with the invention of a simple yet powerful weapon.

In Dota: Dragon's Blood
hunched over like a hellbear with the shits The phrase “hellbear shit” is used to describe false statements, just like how the real-life word “bullshit” is used. In Chapter 7 of Book 2, Davion used it to describe the truths about Lina hiring Vanari to assassinate Mirana that she may expose Shabarra's lack of divinity, something he didn't believe at first after everything that happened before that. DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Book 2, Episode 7: The Violet Hour (6:34) Davion: (groans in frustration) ''I thought maybe time of day. Dawn didn't work. Maybe noon is better. Lina: I wish it were. Truly. Davion: Just put it away. The real one is out there. I have to find it. Lina: I keep trying to tell you. Davion: To give up? Lina: To face reality. Davion: Real? In this place? Nothing is real here. Everyone lies. Everyone is hiding a knife somewhere. You've even got me doing it. The official story? Lina, I murdered someone. I started a war. You and everyone else seem perfectly okay with pretending I'm not the reason. Lina: Because you're not the reason. Davion: The Eye is a fake. Mirana won't speak to me, the whole damned world is coming to an end. And– Lina: Davion. You're not the reason. I am. Davion: You are the only thing that makes sense in this whole fucking mess. Lina: I thought he would abdicate. Davion: What are you talking about? Lina: Shabarra. When your princess died, I thought he would be exposed for what he was. A fraud. I thought he would abdicate. I thought the Senate would make him abdicate. Davion: I more or less took that option off the table when I killed him. Lina: You're not understanding me. I hired the assassin who tried to kill Mirana. Davion: Hellbear shit. I would know! I would feel it from you. Lina: Shopkeeper Gem. Oath of silence. No, you wouldn't.'' in Helio Imperium, in Shadowlands: lands controlled by Mene

Captivity
Lord Kwerthias of Revtel once owned a great menagerie containing exotic beasts such as hellbears. was dispatched by her sisterhood to assassinate Kwerthias and successfully did so by unleashing his pets in the palace. The guards were occupied with the rampaging beasts and Mortred used this opportunity to slit his throat.

Somewhere in White Spire, Grek has a menagerie of wild animals for his dangerous shows. Hellbears are but one of the many species available in his collection, which he dispatched against Anessix to stall her from becoming the next Underlord after Momma Eeb's death.

Hunting
Hellbears are hunted by the poachers of the Marrowfell Tribe. To their most skilled poachers, even a newly initiated centaur can kill a hellbear, but it is much more impressive to kill one without getting scarred.