with a mythical bear with magnificent wings and a crown perched atop its head — about as real as most of the bears in those stories likely were. Oh, and if you're curious, his name is Stan ...

In addition to the cultural importance it carries, Bandabi is a nod to the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Summer Games mascots, the Gomdoori, as they are Asiatic black bears just like Bandabi ... Soohorang ...