hmm... I've been wondering if Tibbers would be banned since he/she is so similar to pedobear looks wise. Sadly I doubt it would be allowed despite being different. ![Sad :(](https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/Smileys/default/sad.gif)
Out of all the images I pulled up on Google with a quick search, only one looked even remotely like Pedobear. Did you have a specific image in mind?
Any iteration of Pedobear or his friends is indeed banned - but this shouldn't be construed as a ban on all bears.
No specific image in mind besides maybe the default skin's splash art.
![](https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi145.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr240%2Fccbeara%2FAnnie_Splash_0.jpg&hash=e6e3342784096b1dee59d01aa342b84716af3223)
Story wise they are certainly different, but it is obvious where they got the inspiration from and players commonly refer to when they get nuked by annie summoning Tibbers as being "pedobeared"
Personally I think I would be more afraid of this alternate skin of Annie's:
![](https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giantbomb.com%2Fuploads%2F7%2F79952%2F1896911-annie_splash_6.jpg&hash=ed4b9fd25dbc2e20af53bda018b482a3ea89f3e8)
XD
I wouldn't cosplay Tibbers myself, but it would be nice to have a clarification for anyone who does wish to.
In game story wise, Tibbers is basically Annie's teddy bear that gets transformed into her guardian flaming demon bear of doom.