H.I.P.

The H.I.P. (Huggable Instrumentality Project) is a mysterious organization first referenced in Battle Bears -1, although it was first directly mentioned in Battle Bears Fortress. Its logo is that of a Huggable with its arms stretched out, as a reference to Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing, the Vitruvian Man.

The first appearance of the H.I.P. was in Battle Bears -1, with the H.I.P. logo visible on the underside of Spaceboss. B-1000 and Rho seem to belong to the H.I.P, both having the organization's symbol imprinted on their chest. The group became much more referenced to in Battle Bears Gold immediately after its release. One of the game's stages, H.I.P. Test Lab, references to the H.I.P., suggesting that they could be involved in the creation of the Huggables and also due to the fact that the term "Huggable Instrumentality" refers to using Huggables as a means to an end, while the Shortest Parsec map has their symbol on a large tower at one end of the stage. In Battle Bears Fortress, ABBi mentions that the Necromancer is controlled or manipulated by the H.I.P. after being resurrected from his death in Battle Bears: Zombies.

Humans appear to be involved in the H.I.P. as well, as when Wil wrecks a H.I.P. base in Battle Bears Zero, seemingly masked and wounded human employees are killed in the explosion and bleed red blood, unlike the Huggables' rainbow blood or the Battle Bears' oil blood. This is the only instance in the Battle Bears series where humans appear.

Near the end of Battle Bears Zero, Wil views a few of the H.I.P's files that include profiles of certain Battle Bears. Oliver is classified by the H.I.P. as the most threatening due to his Over Clocked state.

Trivia

 * The H.I.P. is a parody of Neon Genesis Evangelion's Human Instrumentality Project.