Warning: the following is not really on topic
I always thought of Bub Snikt as a somewhat obscure pop culture reference, sort of like the ones littered throughout Fallout 2 (released the same year, made by some of the same people). Marvel's Wolverine uses the name "bub" for just about everybody, and the onomatopoeic "snikt" always accompanies the extension of his claws. Granted, the character isn't an exact replica of him or anything, but still - mutant canadian superheroes in the FR? Perhaps, but not in my party, thank-you-very-much.