Boltrunner the Boltund

> "I know I'm a loner at heart. I always have been. But I know enough about you pack creatures to know that you care deeply about each other. Besides, you don't know if you'll run into Zombots where they are. You're going to need help."
>
> Boltrunner to Crystal, Imminent Crisis

**Boltrunner the Boltund** is a character who appears in *The Legend of Fox the Brave*. He is a Boltund in Rogue Squad, and a former loner that wandered the Galar Region

### Nicknames

"Doltrunner" (by one of Corbin's lackeys)

### Relatives

Thunderfoot(father); Swiftstrike(mother); Stormheart(daughter)

## Appearances

### Appears in

Adventure in Galar; Rising Danger; Return to Galar

### Debut

Adventure in Galar

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, he remains a warrior of Rogue Squad

## Appearance

Boltrunner is a male Boltund. He resembles an non-anthropomorphic dog standing around average Mobian height at the shoulder

He has green fur on his shoulders, legs, and flanks, yellow fur on his back, belly, tail, ears, hind paws, and a ring of yellow fur on each leg. He has white fur on his face, throat, chest, and white forepaws

Boltrunner has broad shoulders, a wiry body, green eyes, a green nose, a scar over his right eye, a ripped ear, and a scar on his hind leg, and he walks with a limp

## Personality

Boltrunner is a very guarded person. He tends to hide his feelings, and typically comes across as hostile and angry. He is a loner at heart(something that he himself admitted to), due to growing up on his own

Because of his aggressive nature, Boltrunner is also unwelcoming to strangers and unforgiving to people he feels has betrayed him or his Team

Yet despite all this, he loves his mate and daughter, and has formed a close friendship with Crystal after helping her through her grief for Sunny. He also shows a surprising amount of self-restraint when Crystal tears into him out of grief, and keeps her from making stupid decisions out of rage when they are confronting Eggman and Starline

## History

**Before the Series:** Boltrunner was born as Boltpup to a pack of Boltund living in Galar, as the son of the leader, Swiftstrike

However, as Galar was in the grip of a cruel rogue named Corbin, Boltpup was abducted by his enforcers, right as he was about to be made an apprentice in his pack. Boltpup escaped, but was wounded on the face in the process

Boltpup was taken in by a lone Nickit named Talia, whom he introduced himself to as "Boltpaw", which would've been his apprentice name. The two remained together up until Boltpaw's adulthood, after they had both evolved

### The Metal Virus Crisis

During a lull in the Great Eggman War, a patrol of warriors had traveled to Galar, which the newly-evolved and renamed Boltrunner met. He initially thought they were crazy for seeking help in Galar for their trouble in the Four Worlds. However, out of Talia's curiosity, he decided to accompany them

Boltrunner grew curious about their way of life, likening it to what he remembered of his pack

But when Corbin's rogues struck again, this time kidnapping a rebellious Scorbunny named Thumper, Boltrunner was forced to confront Talia as she really was, one of Corbin's rogues. Angry, Boltrunner turned on the warriors, rejecting them, and went off to find his pack by himself

He did find them, and was reunited with his long-lost family, but struggled to fit in. He did befriend a Yamper named Windpaw, who made him feel welcome, even with Lightningfur's hostility. Eventually, Boltrunner decided to leave the pack voluntarily to find the warriors, and Windpaw accompanied him

The two ran into more of Corbin's rogues after they left, with Windpaw evolving into Boltund to better combat them. They escaped Corbin and his rogues, and Windpaw took the name Windstrike

After their encounter, they meet up with the warriors, and join them on their journey back to the Storming Base

## Abilities/Skills

Boltrunner's Ability is Strong Jaw, which powers up bite moves. His current moveset is Thunder, Wild Charge, Crunch, and Thunder Fang

Boltrunner is able to channel electricity to his legs, allowing him to run for three days straight. Boltrunner can also channel electricity down his back, which he commonly does as a sign of hostility or anger, as it commonly happens when his hackles lift

## Victims

A list of people who have died(whether intentionally or not) because of Boltrunner

* Lightningfur the Boltund(unintentionally); Fell off a cliff while fighting Boltrunner
* Corbin the Corviknight(unintentionally); Struck by lightning in a Thunder attack, later drowned

## Trivia

Because he lived on his own for much of his life, and because of Talia's betrayal, Boltrunner feels more comfortable by himself