Boar the Fighter
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Boar the Fighter was a male Badger Lord who ruled Salamandastron during the events of Mossflower. He was the father of Bella of Brockhall, the son of Brocktree, the grandson of Stonepaw, and the grandfather of Sunflash the Mace. During his childhood in Mossflower Woods, he was a friend of Old Dinny. Prior to ruling Salamandastron, Boar was the leader of the woodlanders in Mossflower. After he left, Barkstripe replaced him. Physically, he was an aging badger with silver fur and a long beard. He was also very wise, if a bit short-tempered. His primary weapon was an enormous, double-pronged broadsword.
In Mossflower, Bella thought that only her father Boar could bring an end to Tsarmina's evil reign over the woodlanders. Boar had left many clues to find Salamandastron, for the next male badger to become his successor. Martin the Warrior, Gonff the Mousethief, and Young Dinny the mole, later accompanied by Log a Log Big Club then travelled to Salamandastron in order to convince Boar to return to Mossflower Woods and fight the wildcat.
However, Boar refused and instead reforged Martin's broken sword into a magnificient blade made of metal from a falling star. The badger, an extremely talented swordfighter, taught Martin how to wield the sword with terrific skill. Afterwards, having learned of his fate from cryptic writing in his chamber, Boar engaged in combat with his mortal enemy, the searat Ripfang and his crew. Boar destroyed his enemy but also perished in the battle.
It is quite possible that Boar is the greatest warrior in the entire Redwall series. First of all, Boar is the only badger to be distinguished as "the Fighter" when badgers themselves, especially the badger lords before him, were all extremely powerful warriors. Furthermore, an aging Boar was able to best Martin, himself one of the greatest warriors, until Martin learned his sword-fighting techniques. Lastly, Boar is perhaps the only badger lord to wear an entire suit of spiked armor. This along with the fact that Boar is depicted as wearing the armor when at an advanced age shows that he is perhaps far stronger than any badger lord past or future.
After his death, Boar appears with his father Brocktree and son-in-law Barkstripe in a vision to Sunflash telling him he must live on and become the Badger Lord of Salamandastron.
Two young hares of Boar's Long Patrol, Breeze and Starbuck, also served under Boar's grandson, Sunflash, when he takes his place at the mountain many seasons later.
Boar's name is derived from the word for a male badger, which is "boar".
