Lair of Master Boar

## Premise

Master Boar must prove himself worthy of the Dark Empire when Master Bear leads Master Croc and his former Student, Master Frog to Boar's villainous enclave.

## Synopsis

Once alerted of Nute Gunray's escape, kung fu Master Croc and his former apprentice Master Frog follow the tracking beacon of his stolen ship to Vassek. They find the ship outside a castle, but Gunray is not on board. The masters and their squad of clones find a secret door to the castle, and Croc finds a way to open it. They attempt to sneak up on Nute Gunray, but all they find is a gloating hologram of the wolf. It soon turns into a hologram of Bear, who informs the party that although it can't get Gunray, he will offer an "alternative prize." Bear soon contacts Master Boar and warns him that his ongoing stalemate in the war has become unacceptable and that The Unknown Enemy wants more dramatic results — more dead kung fu masters.

Upon discovering that the castle is the lair of Boar, Croc devises a plan to ambush Boar as soon as he arrives. After landing his ship inside the castle, Boar is confronted by the masters and the clones. A skirmish breaks out and Boar's legs are chopped off above the knees. As Boar escapes, he kills two more clones before retreating to his control room to undergo repairs from his medic droid, EV-A4-D, and order his Arkeyan Snipers to lock down the perimeter. Meanwhile, Croc, Frog and the remainder of their clone squad try to retreat from the castle, but Boar locks it down. Fil tells the clones outside, Niner and Bel to contact the fleet at Bestine to bring reinforcements, but unfortunately, the Arkeyan Snipers blow up the clones' transport to cut off their escape and to prevent communications with the fleet. They also attempt to destroy Croc's starfighter and his droid, R6-H5, but Croc tells the astromech to get out of the area, and R6 manages to pilot the fighter away from danger.

As they explore the fortress, a trapdoor on the floor opens beneath them and one of the clones is killed in the molten incinerator vat below. Croc and Frog jump in time to avoid it, and Clone Commander "Fil", uses a cable to cling to the side of the pit and climb up. After being taunted by an hologram of Boar, they meet Boar' pet roggwart, Gor. In a short battle, Croc kills Gor, though Fil is also killed during the fight, an event that makes Frog vengeful.

After Boar is repaired, he decides to check if Gor has killed the kung fu masters, only to find that Gor is dead. He is then contacted by Bear. This time the dark master confirms to Boar that this is a test for him since his defeats by the kung fu masters has shaken Bear's faith in the boar. He decides to play along, and he and his Arkeyan Snipers go hunting.

Croc and Frog soon find the entrance to Boar' control room, but as they try to sneak in, Frog chooses to confront Boar instead, despite Croc trying to convince him otherwise. In the midst of their argument, EV-A4-D locks Croc away from Frog and the master skillfully defeats all five of Boar's Arkeyan guards. Since Croc is locked in the control room, unable to help Frog, he finds EV-A4-D and cuts him in half. Frog proceeds to attack Boar, but the boar shoots and kills the young master. Croc calls for R6-H5 to meet him at the south landing platform.

After an intense kung fu duel with Boar, Croc starts to gain the upper hand, but some of Boar' Arkeyan Snipers arrive, which turns the odds against him. As R6-H5 arrives with his starfighter, Croc escapes and returns to the Jade Palace in the valley of peace.

Meanwhile, Bear contacts Boar, who tells Bear how he has beaten the kung fu masters. Bear already expected victory over the young master and the clones, but says to best a kung fu master is a worthy accomplishment. Boar then clarifies to Bear that Croc got away. Bear, disappointed, tells Boar that there is room for improvement on his part, angering Boar.

Back at valley of peace, Croc reports to Oggway and Thundering Rhino the events of his mission. He tells them, "Frog's heart was in the right place, but he tried to match Boar' power with his own." Oogway says that "we are in this war, a danger there is of losing who."