136 Bernie

Bernie is a burglar.

Most likely the name is associated with Bernie Rhodenbarr, the protagonist of the Burglar series of humorous mystery novels by Lawrence Block.  Ten "Burglar" books would have been released before this figure, and one more afterwards.  All the books have "Burglar" in the title, and all feature Bernie as the main character.

Perhaps the designer of this figure was a fan of these books, or perhaps Bernie just seemed like a good name for a toy burglar.

Bernie has a zood named Filtch.  He is a racoon.  Racoons are the bandits of the animal world.  First, they have that fur on their faces that looks like a mask. Second, they love stealing things! "Filtch" even means to steal something small or of little value.