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A '''bugbear''' is a [[legendary creature]] or type of [[hobgoblin]] comparable to the [[bogeyman]], [[bogey]], [[bugaboo]], and other creatures of [[folklore]], all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient [[children]].<ref name=OED>{{Cite encyclopedia| title=Raven|encyclopedia=Oxford English Dictionary|editor=J. Simpson, E. Weiner (eds)| year=1989 |edition= 2nd edition| location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press|id= ISBN 0-19-861186-2}}</ref> Its name is derived from an old Celtic word ''bug'' for evil spirit or goblin.<ref name=BriggsFairies>{{cite book|last=Briggs|first=Katherine M. |title=A Dictionary of Fairies|publisher=Penguin|location=Harmondsworth, Middlesex|date=1976|page=52|isbn=0-14-00-4753-0}}</ref> In medieval England, the Bugbear was depicted as a creepy bear that lurked in the woods to scare children; it was described in this manner in an English translation of a 1565 Italian Play ''The Buggbear''.<ref name=BriggsFairies/>
A '''bugbear''' is a [[legendary creature]] or type of [[hobgoblin]] comparable to the [[bogeyman]], [[bogey]], [[bugaboo]], and other creatures of [[folklore]], all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient [[children]].<ref name=OED>{{Cite encyclopedia| title=Raven|encyclopedia=Oxford English Dictionary|editor=J. Simpson, E. Weiner (eds)| year=1989 |edition= 2nd edition| location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press|id= ISBN 0-19-861186-2}}</ref> Its name is derived from an old Celtic word ''bug'' for evil spirit or goblin.<ref name=BriggsFairies>{{cite book|last=Briggs|first=Katherine M. |title=A Dictionary of Fairies|publisher=Penguin|location=Harmondsworth, Middlesex|date=1976|page=52|isbn=0-14-00-4753-0}}</ref> In medieval England, the Bugbear was depicted as a creepy bear that lurked in the woods to scare children; it was described in this manner in an English translation of a 1565 Italian Play ''The Buggbear''.<ref name=BriggsFairies/>


==As a metaphor==
In a modern context, the term bugbear serves as a metaphor for something which is annoying or irritating.<ref name=OED/>
In a modern context, the term bugbear serves as a metaphor for something which is annoying or irritating.<ref name=OED/> It may also mean "pet peeve".{{fact}} Bugbear is also another term for [[scarecrow]].{{fact}}


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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Bugbears have appeared many times in popular culture. <!-- They are often depicted as large evil gobline-like humanoids.{{Fact|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}}--> In the [[role-playing game]] ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', [[Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons)|bugbears]] are the largest of the various [[goblinoid]] races (the others being [[Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)|goblins]], [[Hobgoblin (Dungeons & Dragons)|hobgoblins]], and other, more obscure ones such as [[forest]]-kith goblins and varags). They are vaguely bearish in appearance, being hairy and strong, but primarily just larger versions of the smaller, moderately more civilized compatriots.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} In the [[MMORPG]] ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', bugbears are a creation of the [[Final_Fantasy_bestiary_%28F-M%29#Goblin|goblins]] through [[eugenics]]. Significantly larger and stronger than goblins, they also have enhanced senses that includes multiple eyes. They are implied to be [[second-class citizens]] that are relegated the jobs that require brute strength. They also appear in other [[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]] games as normal enemies.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} In the [[Super Famicom]] game, [[PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[PlayStation Portable]] remakes of ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', bugbears are a staple of enemies, resembling hairy bearish goblins with clubs.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} A Bugbear is also a hobgoblin like creature (taller and generally fatter) in Lineage I and [[Lineage II]].
Bugbears have appeared many times in popular culture. <!-- They are often depicted as large evil gobline-like humanoids.{{Fact|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}}--> In the [[role-playing game]] ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', [[Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons)|bugbears]] are the largest of the various [[goblinoid]] races, and have appeared in every edition of the game from the 1975 Greyhawk Supplement of Original Dungeons and Dragons,<ref name=Greyhawk>[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]] and Robert Kuntz. ''[[Greyhawk (supplement)|Supplement I: Greyhawk]]'' (TSR, [[1975]])</ref> until the 2008 fourth edition.<ref name=MM4e>Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. ''[[Monster Manual]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2008)</ref> They are vaguely bearish in appearance, being hairy and strong, but primarily just larger versions of the smaller, moderately more civilized compatriots.<ref name=Greyhawk/><ref name=MM4e/> In the [[MMORPG]] ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', bugbears are a creation of the [[Final_Fantasy_bestiary_%28F-M%29#Goblin|goblins]] through [[eugenics]]. Significantly larger and stronger than goblins, they also have enhanced senses that includes multiple eyes. They are implied to be [[second-class citizens]] that are relegated the jobs that require brute strength. They also appear in other [[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]] games as normal enemies.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} In the [[Super Famicom]] game, [[PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[PlayStation Portable]] remakes of ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', bugbears are a staple of enemies, resembling hairy bearish goblins with clubs.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} A Bugbear is also a hobgoblin like creature (taller and generally fatter) in Lineage I and [[Lineage II]].

*There is a monster called a "Bug Bear" in the MMORPG [[Mabinogi (video game)|Mabinogi]]
*In the role-playing game ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'', bugbears are bipedal creatures that resemble small [[bear]]s with a "w" for a mouth. Confusingly, actual bears are known as 'bars' (mimicking the speech of some dialects of American English).
*Bugbear appears as an enemy monster in the [[PlayStation]] game ''[[Dragon Warrior VII]]'', designed by [[Akira Toriyama]].
*Bugbear is also the name of a monster in the [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]''. In the game it is portrayed as a levitating [[eyeball]] with a long tail and a pair of spikes coming out of either end of the eyeball. The spikes and the tail both generate electricity. In actuality, the creature's name was mistransliterated from [[backbeard]], a different entity which it much more closely resembles. It is a [[palette swap]] of the Peeping Eye.
*In the [[Harry Potter]] world, bugbears are blood-sucking bears.
*In the online game ''[[DragonFable]]'', bugbears are large greenish bears with 4 spines in their backs. They are guards in Cysero's tower.
*The Bugbear [[computer worm]] (also known as Tanatos.A) caused widespread infections on the [[Internet]] during the first half of 2002.
*A Bugbear is a minor [[boss (video game)|boss]] in ''[[The Bard's Tale (2004 video game)|The Bard's Tale]]''.
*A Bugbear is a mob in [[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]. As well as a slightly larger and significantly more powerful mini-boss, the Bugbear Chieftain.
*In [[Raymond Briggs]]' graphic novel ''[[Fungus the Bogeyman]]'' a bugbear is the bogeyman equivalent of the humans' [[teddy bear]]. It has foul, rancid fur and is infested by insects.


==References==
==References==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bugbears in popular culture]]
*[[Sprite (creature)]]
*[[Sprite (creature)]]
*[[Wirry-cow]]
*[[Wirry-cow]]

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For the Finnish video game studio, see Bugbear Entertainment.
For the Dungeons & Dragons creature, see Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons).

A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children.[1] Its name is derived from an old Celtic word bug for evil spirit or goblin.[2] In medieval England, the Bugbear was depicted as a creepy bear that lurked in the woods to scare children; it was described in this manner in an English translation of a 1565 Italian Play The Buggbear.[2]

As a metaphor

In a modern context, the term bugbear serves as a metaphor for something which is annoying or irritating.[1] It may also mean "pet peeve".[citation needed] Bugbear is also another term for scarecrow.[citation needed]

Bugbears have appeared many times in popular culture. In the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, bugbears are the largest of the various goblinoid races, and have appeared in every edition of the game from the 1975 Greyhawk Supplement of Original Dungeons and Dragons,[3] until the 2008 fourth edition.[4] They are vaguely bearish in appearance, being hairy and strong, but primarily just larger versions of the smaller, moderately more civilized compatriots.[3][4] In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, bugbears are a creation of the goblins through eugenics. Significantly larger and stronger than goblins, they also have enhanced senses that includes multiple eyes. They are implied to be second-class citizens that are relegated the jobs that require brute strength. They also appear in other Final Fantasy games as normal enemies.[citation needed] In the Super Famicom game, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable remakes of Tales of Phantasia, bugbears are a staple of enemies, resembling hairy bearish goblins with clubs.[citation needed] A Bugbear is also a hobgoblin like creature (taller and generally fatter) in Lineage I and Lineage II.

  • There is a monster called a "Bug Bear" in the MMORPG Mabinogi
  • In the role-playing game Kingdom of Loathing, bugbears are bipedal creatures that resemble small bears with a "w" for a mouth. Confusingly, actual bears are known as 'bars' (mimicking the speech of some dialects of American English).
  • Bugbear appears as an enemy monster in the PlayStation game Dragon Warrior VII, designed by Akira Toriyama.
  • Bugbear is also the name of a monster in the Nintendo DS game Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. In the game it is portrayed as a levitating eyeball with a long tail and a pair of spikes coming out of either end of the eyeball. The spikes and the tail both generate electricity. In actuality, the creature's name was mistransliterated from backbeard, a different entity which it much more closely resembles. It is a palette swap of the Peeping Eye.
  • In the Harry Potter world, bugbears are blood-sucking bears.
  • In the online game DragonFable, bugbears are large greenish bears with 4 spines in their backs. They are guards in Cysero's tower.
  • The Bugbear computer worm (also known as Tanatos.A) caused widespread infections on the Internet during the first half of 2002.
  • A Bugbear is a minor boss in The Bard's Tale.
  • A Bugbear is a mob in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. As well as a slightly larger and significantly more powerful mini-boss, the Bugbear Chieftain.
  • In Raymond Briggs' graphic novel Fungus the Bogeyman a bugbear is the bogeyman equivalent of the humans' teddy bear. It has foul, rancid fur and is infested by insects.

References

  1. ^ a b J. Simpson, E. Weiner (eds), ed. (1989). "Raven". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd edition ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-861186-2. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |edition= has extra text (help); |editor= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ a b Briggs, Katherine M. (1976). A Dictionary of Fairies. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin. p. 52. ISBN 0-14-00-4753-0.
  3. ^ a b Gygax, Gary and Robert Kuntz. Supplement I: Greyhawk (TSR, 1975)
  4. ^ a b Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)
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