diff --git a/Assets/Bear.glb b/Assets/Bear.glb
index 966579e..bc495a9 100644
Binary files a/Assets/Bear.glb and b/Assets/Bear.glb differ
diff --git a/Bear.tscn b/Bear.tscn
index ce4ff4d..77d8f2d 100644
--- a/Bear.tscn
+++ b/Bear.tscn
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_hit")
 
 [node name="bear_model" parent="." unique_id=359217823 instance=ExtResource("2_bearglb")]
 
-[node name="Skeleton3D" parent="bear_model/bear-rig" parent_id_path=PackedInt32Array(359217823, 1583139235) index="0" unique_id=1390877201]
+[node name="Skeleton3D" parent="bear_model/bear-rig" parent_id_path=PackedInt32Array(359217823, 1596019385) index="0" unique_id=1622005156]
 bones/1/position = Vector3(-0.011276185, 0.70064664, 0.6516155)
 bones/1/rotation = Quaternion(0.62049717, 0.5337393, -0.48571983, 0.3068907)
 bones/2/rotation = Quaternion(0.22357878, -0.0038946574, 0.14433223, 0.9639324)
diff --git a/bear.gd b/bear.gd
index dc380af..df80f51 100644
--- a/bear.gd
+++ b/bear.gd
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var _anim_stand: StringName = &""     # IDLE_standing — reared-up wind-up / ro
 var _anim_swipe: StringName = &""     # ONE_TWO_HIT  — double swipe
 var _anim_smash: StringName = &""     # SMASH_HIT    — overhead smash
 var _anim_leap: StringName = &""      # JUMP_SMASH   — leap slam
+var _anim_death: StringName = &""      # DEATH   — death
 
 const _ACCEL_FACTOR: float = 9.0
 # Hard deceleration for planted states (wind-up / recovery / neutral settle) so the bear
@@ -100,11 +101,12 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		_anim_swipe = _resolve_anim(["ONE_TWO_HIT", "SMASH_HIT"])
 		_anim_smash = _resolve_anim(["SMASH_HIT", "ONE_TWO_HIT"])
 		_anim_leap = _resolve_anim(["JUMP_SMASH", "SMASH_HIT"])
+		_anim_death = _resolve_anim(["DEATH"])
 		# Loop the locomotion / idle clips; the attack clips (swipe/smash/leap) are one-shot,
 		# so their on-ground settle frames play once and then hold instead of looping.
 		for a in [_anim_idle, _anim_run, _anim_walk2, _anim_stand]:
 			_ensure_loop(a)
-		for a in [_anim_swipe, _anim_smash, _anim_leap]:
+		for a in [_anim_swipe, _anim_smash, _anim_leap, _anim_death]:
 			_set_no_loop(a)
 		_anim_player.playback_default_blend_time = 0.12
 	_hit_area.body_entered.connect(_on_body_entered)
@@ -735,19 +737,19 @@ func _die(hit_dir: Vector3) -> void:
 		_hit_area.monitoring = false
 	velocity = Vector3.ZERO
 	_blood_burst.burst(global_position + Vector3(0.0, 1.4, 0.0), hit_dir)
-	_play(_anim_idle)
+	_play(_anim_death)
 	# No death clip on the rig — topple the beast onto its side (about the hit direction,
 	# so it falls the way it was struck) and sink it away, then free.
-	var fall_axis := Vector3(-hit_dir.z, 0.0, hit_dir.x)
-	if fall_axis.length() < 0.01:
-		fall_axis = Vector3.RIGHT
-	var tween := create_tween()
-	tween.tween_property(_mesh, "rotation",
-		_mesh.rotation + fall_axis.normalized() * deg_to_rad(88.0), 0.7)\
-		.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUAD).set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
-	tween.tween_interval(2.5)
-	tween.tween_property(_mesh, "position:y", _mesh.position.y - 3.0, 1.0)
-	tween.tween_callback(queue_free)
+	#var fall_axis := Vector3(-hit_dir.z, 0.0, hit_dir.x)
+	#if fall_axis.length() < 0.01:
+	#	fall_axis = Vector3.RIGHT
+	#var tween := create_tween()
+	#tween.tween_property(_mesh, "rotation",
+	#	_mesh.rotation + fall_axis.normalized() * deg_to_rad(88.0), 0.7)\
+	#	.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUAD).set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+	#tween.tween_interval(2.5)
+	#tween.tween_property(_mesh, "position:y", _mesh.position.y - 3.0, 1.0)
+	#tween.tween_callback(queue_free)
 
 
 # ── Interface shared with the matador (guarded elsewhere via has_method) ─────────────
diff --git a/debug_params.gd b/debug_params.gd
index 406d7cb..cde5afe 100644
--- a/debug_params.gd
+++ b/debug_params.gd
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func _register_all() -> void:
 	# routine (wind-up → active → recovery); each routine plays to the end (the recovery
 	# is the player's punish window). Below bear_enrage_frac HP it enters phase 2: faster
 	# tells and recovery (× bear_enrage_scale) and longer combo chains.
-	_reg_f("Bear",     "bear_max_hp",         50.0,  1.0,  100.0, 1.0)
+	_reg_f("Bear",     "bear_max_hp",         20.0,  1.0,  100.0, 1.0)
 	# HP fraction at which phase 2 ("Fury") triggers, and how much it multiplies every
 	# wind-up / recovery timer (lower = snappier, more dangerous).
 	_reg_f("Bear",     "bear_enrage_frac",     0.4,  0.0,   1.0, 0.05)