Ursa Major (comics) heightened to a superhuman degree, particularly his sense of smell, which he can use to track a target by scent. Also, like a real bear, Ursa Major possesses non-retractable claws. These claws are relatively blunt, as they are with an actual bear, but can be used as effective weapons when coupled with his great strength. Ursa Major is seen as a member of the Soviet Super-Soldiers in the House of M. In the "Marvel Zombies" universe, Ursa Major works as a guard for the Kingpin's human clone vats. He attacks the Earth-616 Machine Man and tries to bite his head
Ursa Major (comics) to the contrary, the entire Guard assists War Machine in killing or driving off the invaders. He was later seen in a Russian gulag, forced to battle Bucky Barnes, who had been surrendered to the Russian government for alleged crimes as the Winter Soldier, convicted in absentia. When asked by the prison warden why Ursa Major had been incarcerated, Colonel Rostov replied "it's not too difficult to find treason or corruption charges on any government agent." Following the "Secret Empire" storyline, Ursa Major is seen as a member of the Black Widow Ops Program where they cloned Black Widow following