Regardless, a mental health diagnosis never excuses abusive behavior. A diagnosis of NPD doesn’t automatically translate to abusive behavior and many people who engage in abuse don’t have NPD. Keep in mind that abuse and narcissism aren’t always related. While it’s not a recognized mental health condition, many experts acknowledge narcissistic abuse can have a serious, long lasting impact on mental health. Narcissistic victim syndrome is a term that collectively describes these specific and often severe effects of narcissistic abuse. These tactics can confuse you, make you question your sense of reality, and damage your self-esteem. This all falls under the umbrella of narcissistic abuse. People with NPD or narcissistic tendencies sometimes show a pattern of manipulative, controlling behavior that involves both verbal abuse and emotional manipulation.
Tug doesn't make an appearance until very late in the film. When he finally woke up, his mother hardly recognized him and his brothers would not go near him because of how awful he smelled due to not cleaning his fur for so long. In addition to this, as explained in the widescreen DVD intro, Tug also once hibernated three winters straight through as a cub. Sometime before the events of Brother Bear, Tug apparently toppled a tree that was blocking the view from his cave unfortunately, the tree in question was home to a family of chipmunks, which quickly took up residence in his home as retribution for the desecration of their old home (something he felt rather awkward about). Huge, bulky and very powerful, he initially is thought very intimidating by Kenai, though Koda's interaction with him and his overall fun-loving manner shows him to be more of a gentle giant than anything else. He also helps Kenai ease into the bear lifestyle. As such, he deeply cares for all of the bears there, big and small. Tug serves as the leader of the bears who live and gather at the Salmon Run. As the filmmakers had grown to love the character and wanted to keep Michael Clarke Duncan in the movie, they decided to give him a new role as the lead bear at the Salmon Run. However, Michael Eisner believed that Kenai needed a "little brother" figure instead of the older brother figure that was Grizz, resulting in Koda. Tug was originally developed as a character named Grizz, who served as Kenai's traveling companion and guide to the animal world.