Big Bear

"I'm tired of smoking, I'm tired of crack and I'm tired of doing your fucking housework"

- Big Bear

Barry Thorne, also known as Big Bear, is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Background
Big Bear is a member of the Grove Street Families and is one of the longest active members of the gang. Between 1987 and 1992 he had began to use drugs.

Events of GTA San Andreas
Eventually, and by the time of the GTA San Andreas storyline, Bear had become the man servant of B Dup and does various chores, including cleaning the toilet. Bear had lost much respect and had turned on the Grove Street Families in order to get more drugs. However, Bear eventually confronts B Dup and decides to stop taking drugs. Sweet Johnson helps Bear with taking him to drug rehab.

Mission Appearances

 * GTA San Andreas
 * Cleaning the Hood
 * Beat Down on B Dup

Deleted missions

 * GTA San Andreas
 * Looking for Big Smoke

Trivia

 * In the games files, in addition to the Big Bear model seen in the game, there is another model of Big Bear in the same clothes, but much fatter. It is unknown why this model is in the games files as it is never used in the game. It is possible that there was originally a mission involving Big Bear before his drug use took over.
 * In a deleted cutscene from the mission Beat Down on B Dup, Carl Johnson would take Bear to rehab with Bear explaining how he got into drugs. This would set up a mission where Carl would search for Big Smoke and would need to find an informant. Bear tells Carl and Sweet about a Russian Mafia gang member who would inform CJ of Smoke's whereabouts, which would set up End of the Line.
 * Both of these facts state that Big Bear originally had a bigger role in the game.
 * His name could be a pun on baritone.
 * Big Bear was a malt liquor distributed by the Pabst Brewing Company. It was introduced by the Theo Hamm Brewing Company, which was purchased by Pabst. in 1999, Pabst sold the Hamm's Brand to Miller as part of the Stroh Deal but kept the malt liquor brand. It was Discontinued in 2013. Its alcohol content varied depending on location, from 5.7% to 7.5% abv in the United States, and 7.0% to 8.0% in Canada. It was typically sold in 40 ounce bottles or 24 ounce cans.
 * In the movie Menace II Society (which heavily influenced GTA San Andreas), there's a character who looks like Big Bear. Both are highly addicted to drugs and share the same recognizable gestures. The character in the movie is shot to death by O Dog, who is also portrayed in the game as an easter egg (see Trivia).

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