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Every series needs a mascot to define it. Final Fantasy has its Moogles, Dragon Quest has its Slimes, and the Mana series has quite a few, though one of the lesser known is the Dudbear, appearing in only a scant few entries. But inVisions of Mana, they’re back in force.
This time around, Dudbears are adorable little merchants who run their own shop, the Grizzly Exchange. They even use their own currency, and sell plenty of goods you can’t get anywhere else. You want to know everything they sell, and maybe what they’re saying, too? Then read on.
What Are Dudbears?
Dudbears are adorable, though there’s plenty more to them than that.You’ll first meet them in Chapter One, partway through the Charred Passage. Saving this particular Dudbear from a monster attack, they’llreward you with a dictionaryand then trot on their merry way.
You can meet them again when you get to Longren, where they’ll have opened up shop. However,they only accept Grizzly Syrup, a currency you must gather in the world. Thankfully, their inventory is shared across all of their locations, and Dudbears really do manage to spread themselves everywhere in Visions of Mana.
Where To Get Grizzly Syrup
Grizzly Syrup is the currency used within the Grizzly exchange.It serves no other purpose, so don’t worry about spending it all when you visit a Dudbear.
It can be found in the world in two variants - big, and small.Big orbs of Grizzly Syrup are worth ten in terms of currency, while the small orbs are only worth one. Grizzly Syrup is found literally everywhere, inside and outside, big area or small. It glows a nice, bright orange so rather up every single orb you see.
Grizzly Syrup does not respawn, sothere is only a finite amount to be found. That said, there is plenty to purchase everything you need, just make sure to prioritise what you actually want first.
Every Item Sold In The Grizzly Exchange
The Grizzly Exchange is your one-stop shop for anything and everything, so long as it’s powerful. While regular shops might offer you some helpful goods, the Grizzly Exchange has more intense versions of all of them. Candy be gone, Chocolate Bars are the true healing potions.
We’ve listedthe entirety of the Grizzly Exchange’s inventorybelow for your window-shopping pleasure.
The Grizzly Exchange has onlylimited quantities of each item that refresh between Chapters, so don’t become overly reliant on its products.
20 Grizzly Syrup
Post-game
The inventory of the Grizzly Exchangeincreases as you progress through the game, as does the price of its more powerful items. Try to only use these items in the scenarios where they’re absolutely necessary as they may run out before you know it, with no way to refill them.
Dudbear Translation Guide
Unlike most other sentient denizens of the world of Visions of Mana,the Dudbears speak in a language all of their own. While you can peruse their shop and exchange goods without any worries in regards to the language barrier, you won’t actually know what they’re saying.
That’s where the Dudbear Dictionary comes in handy! Except it’s not exactly the most intuitive experience to read the words, go into a separate menu to translate it word by word, and then have to go back to see what they actually said again. Instead,use our own translation guide in conjunction with the gamefor speedier translations!
Things that aren’t Dudbears
A little, a few
Here you go/Welcome
Sound of displeasure
Makes a sentence into a question
Sound of tiredness
Sound of intense displeasure
Sound of middling displeasure
Expressions of gratitude
Sound of delight
Take this
Please/Asking for a favor
See you later
Trade, exchange
To urge or invite someone to do something
Bubba
This
That’s a lot of words!The grammar of the Dudbears is relatively simple, with a phonology that can only be described as repetitive to the untrained ear. Give that Dudbear Dictionary a thorough read though and you’ll be converging and haggling like a pro in no time!
Dubab, and duguda!
