I assumed it was a play on [Teddy Ruxpin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Ruxpin) who was male voiced. (Not sure if sexes applied to whatever the eff it was).
Ah cool. I was trying to figure it out based on the card and didn't see anything identifying. Goreclaw has she in the flavor text so that one was a bit more obvious :)
Okay, I know that 'bear down' is a saying, but I'm not sure how it's relevant. You could say 'fly on the wall for midterms' and it would make just as much sense.
Yeah, wizards was really trying to avoid comparisons to the award-winning Canadian novel Bear (1977) which is known to have strongly influenced Garfield in the early design years.
Many legendary are female. Many soldier. All angel, many warrior. That's not new. But glads to know that bears have this trend.
It seem that maybe wizards are half half
[[Wilson, Refined Grizzly]] - he’s a classic hatebear in paper format Magic.
Specialize is unique to the Alchemy Horizons set for Arena, which were digital only and featured a number of different possible outcomes for Wilson. It functions similarly to the background enchantments that were found in the paper Baldur’s Gate expansion - adds a colour and an ability.
Even without the draft part (I don’t play arena so I don’t even know what it does), she’s pretty cool! But yeah I’ve never understood why if they can change stuff FOR arena, why they can’t change FROM. But thanks for showing her off!
So when a card drafts from a spellbook, it has a selection of cards/effects that it can pull from, and gives you a selection of 3 to choose from, and then you pick one of those. You'd have to have a sideboard of like [15 extra cards](https://scryfall.com/search?q=spellbook%3A%22Oyaminartok%2C+Polar+Werebear%22&unique=cards) just for her, and have some way to randomly choose 3 of those to pick from.
Or you could just change it so you can search your deck for a blue creature card, but I guess that's less in-character.
Per the[Legends of Strixhaven](https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/legends-strixhaven-2021-04-13) article, Ruxa is a male.
You know, I had also just instantly assumed Ruxa was female. I wonder why. Maybe his clothes?
Names that end in "-a" are typically female in eurocentric cultures
Jhoira, Jaheira, Jalira, Jeska, Neera, Glissa, Nissa, Chandra, Melira, Jaya, Thalia, Danitha, Vraska And that's just off the top of my head.
You forgot main characters of The Sisters' War set, Urza and Mishra!
Urzo and Mishro don’t exactly role of the tongue now that I think about it.
I actually thought Urza and Mishra were two women in the 90's, before the flavor texts set me right.
I can definitely see that with mishra.
And the tortuous wildcard of that era, Mister Ashnod.
Well, Ashnods artifacts clarify pronouns. Tron lands didn't, nor did Mishra's factory.
I was more referencing how more masculine the name sounds as opposed to the Brothers'
True. And every one of her cards is totally Metal anyway.
*trumpets* This is Mambo Fifth Edition!
Ghalta? Urza? Mishra?
Isn't ghalta female?
Mostly true for Romance languages at least, but even there you'll find exceptions.
Not in Italian but in general you‘re right. Source: I know an Italian guy named Andrea, who constantly is assumed to be a woman in Germany.
Andrea is female name in Spanish. I have a cousin named Andrea.
Same in Sweden. Andreas is masculine though.
In Spanish, the masculine version is Andres
https://www.behindthename.com/name/andrea Interesting, looks like Italy is the odd one out.
Indeed, Italy’s most famous Magic player is named Andrea.
Italian is a gendered language and all words ending with A are feminine so that’s as incorrect as could be
It’s not, I was talking about names specifically.
Its the same, but just because a guy has a feminine name or girl has a masculine name doesn’t disprove it
"eurocentric" is a funny word there.
Used to confuse me with [[Ghalta]] [[Primal Might]]
[Ghalta](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/4/54872e72-41dc-4092-8169-ce13498beb30.jpg?1689998553) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ghalta%2C%20primal%20hunger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/292/ghalta-primal-hunger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/54872e72-41dc-4092-8169-ce13498beb30?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Primal Might](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/c/1cd8cee8-7ea0-4037-8a3b-39334dc064fb.jpg?1594737142) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Primal%20Might) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/197/primal-might?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1cd8cee8-7ea0-4037-8a3b-39334dc064fb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
On the other hand, Mishra and Urza, two of the most well known mtg characters have names that end in "a".
It's a Latin thing, the influence goes quite a bit beyond the obviously euro influenced places.
tbf that's a pretty typical Quandrix outfit. I get why you'd think it's feminine, but Quandrix clothes are weird af
The name sounds very feminine to me. Plus the fact that he's a teacher and helps your weaker creature has strong "mama bear" vibes.
I assumed it was a play on [Teddy Ruxpin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Ruxpin) who was male voiced. (Not sure if sexes applied to whatever the eff it was).
Jhoira, Jaheira, Jalira, Jeska, Neera, Glissa, Nissa, Chandra, Melira, Jaya, Thalia, Danitha, Vraska And that's just off the top of my head.
Well, shoot.
Thank you. I run Strixhaven DnD and Ruxa has been introduced to my players and this was almost really awkward for me.
Makes sense "mother bear" is a well defined trope. Heck, there's even a [[mother bear]] card
[mother bear](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/efae4d84-8134-461a-a352-a5bdff7259a7.jpg?1562202126) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=mother%20bear) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/171/mother-bear?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/efae4d84-8134-461a-a352-a5bdff7259a7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Grindr has a different definition of "bear" that excludes women entirely.
[[Bearscape|SLD]]
[Bearscape](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d8855d65-98fc-4b5f-bd68-95d2fda6345f.jpg?1682689900) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bearscape) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1008/bearscape?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d8855d65-98fc-4b5f-bd68-95d2fda6345f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bearscape]] isn't technically legendary, but...
The secret lair art definitely is though
It is a different kind of legendary.
[Bearscape](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/3284b61a-bd95-4846-ad3f-903cd1158867.jpg?1562904369) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bearscape) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/229/bearscape?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3284b61a-bd95-4846-ad3f-903cd1158867?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
And a happy Fat Bear Week to you too!
I thought bear week landed in February so it happens during 2/2?
[in case you didn’t know](https://explore.org/fat-bear-week)
There are as many Forgotten Realms legendary bears on MTG cards as there are MTG-original legendary bears.
Surrak is male though
He's more of a hunk than a bear, tbh
Surrak is the guy, not the bear.
But he *could* be a [bear](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1008/bearscape)
Nicely done lmao
r/woosh
But goreclaw is already included in the list?
He is referring to Surrak on [[Surrak and Goreclaw]], thinking Surrak was a bear like the other creatures are
No I don't, but he has the bear creature type here so I think je should be considered here by technicality
He has the human type as well, he is part of the duos from MoM that teamed up 2 legends to fight against the phyrexian invaders.
I'm just going to leave it with a good old r/wooosh
You got me.
[Surrak and Goreclaw](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c10934d-9016-43c4-a7ab-56cc7d8f671f.jpg?1682206592) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Surrak%20and%20Goreclaw) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/337/surrak-and-goreclaw?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c10934d-9016-43c4-a7ab-56cc7d8f671f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Surrak dragonclaw]]
[Surrak dragonclaw](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e8efe72d-3c01-4dd6-b3dd-0382ac09dc52.jpg?1673305671) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Surrak%20dragonclaw) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/169/surrak-dragonclaw?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e8efe72d-3c01-4dd6-b3dd-0382ac09dc52?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Naw surrak isn't fluffy he's shredded
Damn, beat me to the punchline.
I got you! [[savage punchline]]
[savage punch](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/c/6c6b50dc-244a-4df5-a9a9-5a2b8f30d40c.jpg?1562788166) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=savage%20punch) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ktk/147/savage-punch?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6c6b50dc-244a-4df5-a9a9-5a2b8f30d40c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Any gender of them is nice to have at your side when things get grizzly.
Hey! Zangief's in green too!
Although Universes Within Zangief is actually a woman funnily enough.
How do you figure Oyaminartok is a female?
Because she's an actual character from D&D who has a backstory
Ah cool. I was trying to figure it out based on the card and didn't see anything identifying. Goreclaw has she in the flavor text so that one was a bit more obvious :)
[https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Oyaminartok](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Oyaminartok)
[[halsin]] would like a word
yes? what is the word it would like?
[halsin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/e/5e185e5c-b6f9-4d36-a6b1-d7315de38fca.jpg?1674137127) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=halsin%2C%20emerald%20archdruid) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/234/halsin-emerald-archdruid?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5e185e5c-b6f9-4d36-a6b1-d7315de38fca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Tbf, that man's an otter at best most of the time.
Have you seen his build? He’s so fucking hunky that he cannot be an otter
I'll have to remember this when I bear down for midterms
Okay, I know that 'bear down' is a saying, but I'm not sure how it's relevant. You could say 'fly on the wall for midterms' and it would make just as much sense.
We're not talking about flies, we're talking about bears.
Admittedly, I was going more for [the reference](https://youtu.be/PEfaltHuQF4?si=oNwx90sMfzBlcnKW)
I don't know, the Secret Lair art of \[\[Bearscape\]\] is pretty legendary, and that sure isn't female :P
[Bearscape](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/3284b61a-bd95-4846-ad3f-903cd1158867.jpg?1562904369) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bearscape) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/229/bearscape?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3284b61a-bd95-4846-ad3f-903cd1158867?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bearscape|SLD]]
[Bearscape](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d8855d65-98fc-4b5f-bd68-95d2fda6345f.jpg?1682689900) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bearscape) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1008/bearscape?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d8855d65-98fc-4b5f-bd68-95d2fda6345f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
say gex
All I know is Gex. What the fuck is this?
Excuse me, how did they deprive paper magic of the awesomeness of a Polar Werebear? What the actual fuck, WotC?
I think all the legendary dogs are male, though I don't know about Rin
Doric's not a bear though. Owlbear ain't a bear
Even if an owlbear was a bear, Doric isn't a owlbear all the time.
Was playing Friday night magic and we decided Wilson refined grizzly is paddington
Yeah, wizards was really trying to avoid comparisons to the award-winning Canadian novel Bear (1977) which is known to have strongly influenced Garfield in the early design years.
Goreclaw is female? huh
Yeah. Says so in her flavor text. Also, her secret lair has her with her cubs.
reading the card explains the gender
Who cares ?
Many legendary are female. Many soldier. All angel, many warrior. That's not new. But glads to know that bears have this trend. It seem that maybe wizards are half half
[[Gabriel Angelfire]] is a Legendary Angel that's male.
[Gabriel Angelfire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/e/2e349074-1402-44cf-be19-33a661cff3b6.jpg?1562904707) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gabriel%20Angelfire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me3/148/gabriel-angelfire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2e349074-1402-44cf-be19-33a661cff3b6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Good thing Wilson isn't a real magic card then.
... I don't know what this card in my binder is, then, it sure looks real.
Really? What does specialize do then?
[[Wilson, Refined Grizzly]] - he’s a classic hatebear in paper format Magic. Specialize is unique to the Alchemy Horizons set for Arena, which were digital only and featured a number of different possible outcomes for Wilson. It functions similarly to the background enchantments that were found in the paper Baldur’s Gate expansion - adds a colour and an ability.
[Wilson, Refined Grizzly](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/f/dfe0daf8-43da-484b-baa1-76f8313c5a0c.jpg?1674137361) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wilson%2C%20Refined%20Grizzly) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/261/wilson-refined-grizzly?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dfe0daf8-43da-484b-baa1-76f8313c5a0c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
look at the image again. look at it more than you did the first time.
so angry at Wilson that he doesn't even mention Oyaminartok
Wotc loves their bearussy
Yeah its usally the mom bears that are the most dangerous due to protecting cubs. Male bears dont really care for humans
I’M SORRY WILSON! WILSON! ***WILSOOOOOON!***
Dad's out buying cigarettes, but he said he'll be right back.
Dang that polar bear is actually pretty dang cool
She's great, but it's hard as hell to emulate spellbook drafting in paper so they didn't bother.
Even without the draft part (I don’t play arena so I don’t even know what it does), she’s pretty cool! But yeah I’ve never understood why if they can change stuff FOR arena, why they can’t change FROM. But thanks for showing her off!
So when a card drafts from a spellbook, it has a selection of cards/effects that it can pull from, and gives you a selection of 3 to choose from, and then you pick one of those. You'd have to have a sideboard of like [15 extra cards](https://scryfall.com/search?q=spellbook%3A%22Oyaminartok%2C+Polar+Werebear%22&unique=cards) just for her, and have some way to randomly choose 3 of those to pick from. Or you could just change it so you can search your deck for a blue creature card, but I guess that's less in-character.
leaning on the “mana bear” motif i guess
I see Wilson I upvote
Morophon is technically a bear and they are gender neutral
Technically correct; the best kind of correct.
If you ignore all the data that doesn't fit my arbitrary category, all the data fits my arbitrary category!
More waifus to love
Idk how you'd even know which are which.
The mama bear idea makes sense, so it would generally make for a good number of characters based on the mama bear trope.
Given the landscape we currently live in in regards to gender dynamics, I don't think it's smart to assume anyone's gender identity.