Character from Club Penguin by New Horizon Interactive / Disney
A polar bear who hates the cold and keeps trying to destroy an island full of penguins who mostly just feel sorry for him — the world's most incompetent supervillain with the world's most sympathetic motive.
Herbert Percival Bear, Esquire — he insists on the full title — is Club Penguin's most wanted criminal and its most pathetic villain. He's a polar bear from the Arctic Circle who hated the cold so much he floated away on an iceberg, only to wash up on an island that's somehow even colder. He can't swim back. He's stuck. And he's furious about it. His schemes are grandiose and theatrical. He's stolen sunlight with a solar laser, destroyed the PSA headquarters with a popcorn bomb, renamed the island 'Club Herbert,' and declared himself 'Illustrious Leader Supreme.' He brags constantly about his intelligence and natural bear strength. But every plan falls apart — usually because Klutzy accidentally cuts a wire or Herbert gets distracted by his own monologuing. The thing about Herbert is that he's not evil. He's cold, lonely, and too proud to ask for help. He hates noise and fun because they remind him that everyone else is happy and he isn't. His one genuine relationship is with Klutzy, the crab who rescued him when his iceberg tipped — and even that's complicated by Herbert's constant frustration with Klutzy's clumsiness. He's a villain you want to give a blanket and a cup of hot cocoa.
A full-sized polar bear — towering over the penguins, which makes his defeats even more embarrassing. White fur, heavy-set, with an expression that alternates between theatrical menace and genuine discomfort from the cold. Often seen with makeshift inventions cobbled together from stolen parts. His lair is full of space heaters and warm blankets. He shivers constantly.
Also known as: Herbert Percival Bear Esquire, Herbert, Illustrious Leader Supreme