One benefit of playing Bears over a more popular, heavily-supported creature type is the opportunity for great puns (ForBEAR's Blade narrowly misses the mark)
Aetherdrift Mindspring Merfolk Collector Number: 51 Card Type: Creature Merfolk Wizard Mana Cost: Oracle Text: Exhaust , : Draw X cards
Beginning in 1996, creator, Satoshi Tajiri and illustrator, Ken Sugimori launched Pocket Monsters in both red and green versions for the Gameboy
This isn't exactly a ground-breaking ability for a mono-red commander, but it's got enough of a twist to be interesting
Tetzimoc, Primal Death Tetzimoc, Primal Deaths ability to remove multiple creatures when it enters the battlefield can have a huge impact on a game
You often have to find a blocker or removal spell immediately or die on the spot