Three Bears — antagonists

The Three Bears, composed of Papa Bear (or Papa), Mama Bear (or Mama) and Baby Bear (or Baby), are a family of three bears who serve Goldilocks as her henchmen. The Three Bears assist her in her attempts to prevent the Puss in Boots and Big Jack Horner from getting the Last Wish so they can get it for themselves, uncaring that Puss desperately needs to avoid losing his last life and dying.

Portrayals

Papa Bear was voiced by Ray Winstone, who also played Carlin in Scum, Captain Teague in Cold Mountain, Soldier Sam in the English dub of The Magic Roundabout, Arnold French in The Departed, George McHale in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Ares in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Admiral Orlock in Killzone 3, Bad Bill in Rango, Tubal-Cain in Noah, Tyson in The Queen's Corgi, and General Dreykov in Black Widow.
Mama Bear was voiced by Academy Award-winning Olivia Coleman, who also played Madame Thenardier in the Les Miserables miniseries, Godmother in Fleabag, PAL in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Clarissa Cabot in Paddington in Peru, and Mrs. Scrubbit in Wonka.
Baby Bear was voiced by Samson Kayo in his first villainous role.

Appearance

The Three Bears are a family of three large bears.

Papa Bear is the largest, with graying brown fur, wears a yellow knitted scarf around his neck, and has one yellow right eye while his left eye is scarred and blind. When Goldi was a little girl, Papa Bear was just the same as he would be a few years later, except that he still didn't wear a scarf.

Mama Bear is smaller than her husband but still bigger than their son. She has a warmer shade of brown fur, wears a pink beret and two golden earrings on her right ear, and her eyes are green. When Goldi was a child, Mama Bear was just as she would be a few years later, except that she wasn't wearing her hat yet.

Baby Bear is the smallest but is still quite big compared to humans, and has brown fur with a subtle shade of gold, has blue eyes, a notch in his right ear, and he wears a chain necklace with a golden doorknob, a fork, and a cog. When he was a cub, Baby Bear was much shorter in stature and didn't yet wear his necklace.

Personality

The Three Bears, with Goldilocks as their self-appointed leader, are a crime family, thus they are out for personal gain and aren't afraid to be violent about it.

Papa Bear, despite his massive size and fierce exterior, is surprisingly polite and gentlemanly, though he can certainly be ferocious and perfectly willing to torture victims (such as the "piano treatment"), which appears to stem from a love of music given how well he plays piano and sings passionately while doing so. Papa follows his adopted daughter's lead and he is a family man who cares about his wife and children deeply.

Mama Bear is very much a mama bear in that she loves her children and will fiercely protect them, and she can put on such a frightening display that it makes those she threatens faint in fear. She has a big heart, as she fondly remembers the day Goldilocks became part of their family and lovingly recounts the memory to her adoptive daughter during their quest for the Wishing Star. When Goldi revealed she wanted the star to wish for her real family, despite being heartbroken by this, Mama (as well as Papa and Baby) chose to help Goldi get the wish if that was what she truly wanted, proving that, in spite of Goldi wanting to leave them for her own biological family Mama cared enough for the happiness of her adoptive daughter to put it before her own.

Baby Bear has a clear sibling rivalry with his adoptive sister, though more than once he declared that she was not his sister and was just a "porridge-stealing orphan", indicating Baby was sore about Goldi invading their home and taking his things though it's possible he was jealous of Goldi being the "golden child" in their family, making him second fiddle next to her in their parents' eyes. They argue very much like a brother and sister however and in spite of them constantly butting heads Baby was shocked when Goldi admitted she wanted the wish to be with her real family after he angrily demanded she tell them what the wish was, leaving Baby speechless and hurt. The fact Baby (along with their parents) still chose to help Goldi get the wish proves that in spite of their family drama Baby cared deeply for Goldi and she him when she passed up the wish to save him, and they reconciled once the adventure was over and Baby finally embraced Goldi truly as his sister and was pleased when she suggested he come up with their next big move.

History

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

The Three Bears first appears when they and Goldilocks go into Mama Luna's house for Puss. Goldilocks tells Mama Luna that she and the family got an offer for him, in which Mama Luna declined that Puss is here. Goldilocks then had Papa Bear and Mama Bear interrogate her, which ended up having her fainted. She then orders Baby to search for Puss by using his smell, while she and Mama search for Puss as Papa Bear torments Mama Luna while playing her piano. Baby then informs Goldilocks and his parents that he found Puss, in which he shows them his corpse.

The Three Bears, along with Goldilocks then infiltrate Big Jack Horner's collection in which they spot Puss and Kitty as well as Jack Horner. As Goldi and the Bears chase Puss and Kitty, the Bears attempt to come after him in which Puss uses a stick on Baby and Mama, as he attempts to do the same with Papa, only to be knocked out of the air as he breaks out of the window with Kitty as the two them hop on in a carriage with Perrito.

The Bears and Goldi then go on a journey to the Wishing Star, while planning on what they can do when they make a wish for it. Big Jack Horner then bumps into them as the Bears and Goldi crash while Mama holds the latter to cushion her fall. As Big Jack Horner is taken Perrito hostage, The Bears and Goldi then threaten him by using one of his henchmen. After noticing Puss and Kitty have the map, the Bears and Goldi then go in battle to retrieve the Map while The Baker's Dozen try to kill Puss and his friends.

After getting the map to the Wishing Star, the Bears and Goldi then celebrate as they travel to the Wishing Star in which they notice a cabin in the forest, as they relax in while Goldi looks at a book she used to look at, in which was the day she was adopted. As Puss and Kitty sneak in, the latter accidentally leaves one of the boots, causing Goldi and Mama to notice it's gone. As Goldi wakes up Baby and Papa, Puss then gets caught in which Goldi and the Bears then attempt to retrieve the Map. Puss and Kitty then battle the Bears as they each kick th e porride, in which they throw the hot porridge to Mama, cold porridge to Baby, and the warm porridge to Papa.

As Puss and Kitty escape with the map, the Bears and Goldi then kidnap Perrito. Kitty then goes to rescue Perrito while Puss finds a way in the Soul's Cave. The Bears and Goldi then make a booby-trap in order to get the Map back from the cats.

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Trivia

They are based on the Three Bears from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
The Three Bears (along with Goldilocks) are the fourth villains of the Shrek franchise who are usually good in the fairy tales but villains in the film series, following the Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming and Rapunzel.
A different couple of Three Bears appeared in the original Shrek film as three of the many fairy tales creatures sold and captured by Lord Farquaad, with the father and son later seen in Shrek's swamp while the mother is implied to have been killed and turned into a carpet by Farquaad. It's unlikely that these Three Bears are the ones from the first Shrek film, given that the Baby Bear looks taller than the one seen in that film, so it's possible that DreamWorks Animation forgot about the appearance of the Three Bears in Shrek when they decided to include them in the Puss in Boots sequel, though the fact that Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes place after Shrek Forever After makes this more puzzling.
Ray Winstone, who voiced Papa Bear, previously worked with Florence Pugh, who voiced Goldilocks, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow, where they portrayed General Dreykov and Yelena Benova respectively.