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|color=background:#996
|character_name=Boar the Fighter
|origin=[[Mossflower Woods]]
|gender=Male
|parent=[[Brocktree]]
|offspring=[[Bella of Brockhall]]
|pred=[[Brocktree|Lord Brocktree]]
|succ=[[Sunflash the Mace]]
|weapon=[[Broadsword]]
|death=Combat with [[Ripfang]]
|books=''[[Mossflower]]'', ''[[Outcast of Redwall]]''
|ment=''[[Lord Brocktree (book)|Lord Brocktree]]'', ''[[Mariel of Redwall]]'', ''[[Salamandastron]]'', ''[[The Long Patrol]]'', ''[[Rakkety Tam]]'', ''[[High Rhulain]]'', ''[[Eulalia!]]''|}}

'''Boar the Fighter''' was a male Badger Lord of [[Salamandastron (place)|Salamandastron]]. He was the father of [[Bella of Brockhall]], son of [[Brocktree]], grandson of [[Stonepaw]], grandfather of [[Sunflash the Mace]], ancestor of [[Rawnblade Widestripe]], descendant of [[Lady Sable Brock]], and the father-in-law of [[Barkstripe]]. 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]].

During his childhood in [[Mossflower Woods]], he was a friend of [[Old Dinny]]. Prior to ruling Salamandastron, Boar served as the leader of the woodlanders in Mossflower. After his departure, Barkstripe succeeded him.

Bella believed that only Boar could stop [[Tsarmina Greeneyes]]' evil reign over the woodlanders and bring an end to the [[Great Mossflower War]]. Boar left many clues as to the route to Salamandastron, intending for the next male badger in his family to succeed him. [[Martin the Warrior]], [[Gonff the Mousethief]], and [[Young Dinny]], later accompanied by [[Log-a-Log]] [[Big Club]], found the clues and traveled to the mountain to convince Boar to return to Mossflower and fight the wildcat.

However, Boar refused and instead re-forged Martin's broken [[Sword of Martin|sword]] into a magnificent blade made of metal from a fallen 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 the mountain's secret chamber, Boar engaged in combat with his mortal enemy, [[Ripfang]], and his crew. Boar destroyed his enemy but also perished in the battle.

===Post-Death===
After his death, Boar appeared with his father Brocktree and son-in-law Barkstripe in a vision to Sunflash, telling him that he must live on and become the next Badger Lord of Salamandastron.

Boar appeared in a dream to [[Russano the Wise]], along with other heroes of [[Redwall Abbey]] and Salamandastron.

He also appeared in a dream to Lord [[Asheye]], warning him of danger headed for Redwall.

===Known Members of Long Patrol under Boar's command===
*[[Trubbs]]
*[[Wother]]
*[[Ffring]]
*[[Harebell]]
*[[Honeydew]]
*[[Willow]]
*[[Buffheart]]
*[[Lupin]]
*[[Starbuck]]
*[[Breeze]]

===Trivia===
*Boar the Fighter's name is derived from the word for a male badger, "boar."
*Badger Lords of [[Brock Family|Boar the Fighter's bloodline]] ruled Salamandastron longer than any other family of badgers.
*Watch [[Brian Jacques]] state on the Nelvana [[Redwall TV Series]] that out of all of his characters, he would [https://youtu.be/LYEJ0w9P7Oc?si=A6cHxAJuTjzz2eYG&t=234 most like to meet Boar the Fighter].
*[[Abbess Germaine]] is tied with Boar the Fighter for having seven mentions in ''Redwall'' books in addition to physical appearances, second only to Martin the Warrior. Both Germaine and Boar are referred to in a total of nine novels.

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