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Grumpy Bear is a character from the Care Bears media franchise. Originally created in 1982 for greeting cards created by American Greetings, Grumpy Bear is one of the oldest bears in the history of the characters. He has become a staple character in the various media based on the cards, including being a main character in almost every Care Bears movie and TV series, as well as being prominent in nearly every run of Care Bears merchandise. He is a male bear with dark blue fur and the same height and stature as the other bears from Care-a-Lot. His belly badge is a dark blue rain cloud with raindrops and hearts falling from underneath it.

Grumpy Bear sticks out amongst his bubbly and always-happy brethren for having a generally bad mood and a cynical outlook. While this often makes him the black sheep of the Care Bear family, his odd-one-out personality does have very tangible benefits. He is a realist who is able to get down to the bottom of issues quickly through his straight-forward thinking and bluntness. He often relates most to children who have a similarly gloomy outlook and is able to help them in ways that the others cannot. Grumpy is also one of the smartest bears, being the inventor of several magical devices and machines that the Care Bears use for their every day operations in Care-a-Lot. Along with his talent for engineering, his belly badge allows him to create clouds which can be used as beds, platforms, or soft cushions to land on.