Pedobear (not to be confused with Medved) is one of the more famous and long running 4chan memes, where he was originally called Kuma, literally "Bear". All Japanese and by extension things they create are assumed to be giant pedophiles so the prefix "Pedo-" would be considered redundant in Japan. While Kuma was generally lecherous, Pedobear is the mascot for 4chan's legion of slavering pedophiles, specifically targeting prepubescent girls (or "loli"). Like King Leonidas and Happy Negro, Pedobear is the subject of many bad photoshoppings, usually being pasted into whatever piece of child pornography the b-tards have got their filthy hands on. For unknown reasons Pedobear’s origins have also been linked to the internet spawned deity Cthulhu. There's also a team of similar animals - Scat Rat, Pedo Yeti, Shotacat, Watersports Pig etc - but nobody gives a shit about them. Supposedly, Pedobear has been put into jail, but recent reports have proven otherwise.