Boulder the Lycanroc

**Boulder the Lycanroc** is a character who appears fairly frequently throughout *The Legend of Fox the Brave*, often serving as a POV. He is a male Dusk Forme Lycanroc who currently serves as the leader of the Storm Fighters, following Austin's retirement after the Battle for Storm Cloud City. He is also a close friend of Austin and Storm

### Relatives

Finnick(father); Luna(mother); Rockslide(paternal grandfather); Lucile(paternal grandmother) Lucas(stepfather); Lycus(stepbrother); Sunny(daughter); Pebble(son); Hope(adopted granddaughter); Flame and Shade(adopted grandsons)

## Appearances

### Debut

Austin's Adventures

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, Boulder was on an expedition to the World of Pokemon to explore the Regions with his mate Dawn, leaving his deputy Storm in charge as stand-in leader. As of *The Rising Storm*, he has returned to lead the Storm Fighters

## Appearance

**As Rockruff:** As a Rockruff, Boulder resembles a short, non-anthropomorphic puppy with short, thick tan fur, a dark brown muzzle, paws, ear-tips, and a white mane with white fur on his chest, belly, and tail

**As Lycanroc:** Boulder is a Dusk Forme Lycanroc. He resembles a non-anthropomorphic wolf with orange fur, a white face, paws, mane, and tail, with four rock-spikes poking out of his mane, and broad shoulders

He has three brown claws on each paw, a tuft of brown fur that drops over his face, brown ear-tips, and a pelt marked with the scars of his warrior life, as well as several barely-visible blotchy burn scars

## Personality

Even as a Rockruff, Boulder was oddly insightful, picking up on things children his age normally wouldn't. He felt drawn to Austin, often hanging around him, and picking up on when the older warrior's back was troubling him

As a Lycanroc, Boulder is a calm, insightful, person, but is stern, firm, and often impartial. He can be rather blunt at times, but is rather skittish when in uncomfortable situations. Boulder's foresight grants him wisdom beyond his years, adding to his calm, level-headed personality

Being a Dusk, Boulder has a ferocious fighting spirit, and this gives him somewhat of a short temper. He is easy to irritate, and can fly into red-eyed rages, or simply act cold and calculating when angry

Boulder has been badly affected by his battles with Dark Enerjak. As shown in *The Rising Storm*, Boulder has been traumatized to the point that crowds cause him to suffer flashbacks and almost have a panic attack

In the alternate timeline shown in *Rise of the Warriors*, Boulder is much younger, and thus, much less serious and more naive. He is spunky and friendly, but has flashes of oddly mature and serious moments, hinting that even in the alternate timeline, he has foresight

## History

### Before the Series

Boulder was born to Finnick and an unnamed Midnight Lycanroc in the Poni Island Pack in the Alola Region. Boulder's mother disappeared, never to be seen again, leaving Finnick to take care of his son by himself in a pack of cruel Lycanroc

Finnick wasn't like his packmates, being much kinder than his cruel peers(save for one packmate, Patch). The pack leader, Crash, didn't like this, and banished Finnick, hoping to raise Boulder to be a "proper Lycanroc"

However, when a Dusk named Hooper arrived, hoping to recruit Lycanroc for a mixed pack of his own to go to the Four Worlds, a Midday named Lucas took Boulder, wanting him to grow up *away* from such a cruel environment

After Hooper's pack moved to Downunda, Lucas left them with Boulder, preferring to be a loner, and wanting to help Boulder find his father. They would later arrive at the Storming Base

### Joining the Warriors

Boulder was able to reunite with Finnick when the Midnight loner found the Base

Later on, Boulder evolved into Dusk Lycanroc to deal with an attack on Lamarkie Village by Lycus and his band of rouges. However, the warriors discovered that this was simply a distraction, to allow another gang of rogues, the Destructix, to capture Dallas, Austin's son

On his way to the Base, Boulder had his first vision, revealing him to be a foresight Lycanroc. While Boulder was distracted, the rogues made off with the pup, and injured Austin

### The Mission to Rescue Dallas

A patrol was sent out to find where Dallas was being taken, with guidance from Boulder's visions

They were able to track the rogues to Mystic Ruins, and rescue Dallas. After they were done, they holed up with the Red Fox Pack, who were living in the forest at the time

After Austin went missing while out on his own, Boulder deduced where he was through a vision showing him the way from the local Eggman base to the Pack's camp

Boulder took Michael, Austin's brother, to the base. There, Boulder confronted the perpetrator of Austin's kidnapping, Dr. Starline, while Michael freed Austin from the cell

After the mission, the warriors returned to the Base with the Pack and Dallas, but they were ambushed by Dr. Finitevus and the rogues working for him. Michael was badly injured, and later succumbed to his injuries

### The War of Darkness, Part 1

Around the time of the Battle for New Mobotropolis, Boulder began hearing a voice in his head. It bothered him enough to leave the Base, looking for answers

He traveled to Downunda to investigate one of Finitevus' labs, and had a vision of the battle for Angel Island, bruising his jaw when he fell limp and slammed his face against the desk in the fall

After his vision, Boulder ran out, encountering a pack of wild Lycanroc not far from the ruins housing the lab. It was there that he met Dawn and her brother Crunch. He also meets the leader of the pack, Hooper, who helps Boulder learn the gist of foresight. After learning where Angel Island is, Boulder hurries to find it, with Dawn and Crunch tagging along

Along the way, Dawn and Boulder grow close, with Crunch consistently bullying Boulder. It eventually comes to a head when Crunch brings Lycus in an effort to get rid of Boulder. Though Lycus is beat, Crunch is told off by Dawn, who angrily refuses to have him around if he keeps bullying Boulder

Afterward, Boulder and Dawn visit Red Gate City, where they meet a wolf named Shelly, whose husband was taken by a band of rogues, later revealed to be the Jackal Squad. After an attack from the rogues, Boulder and Dawn depart the city and head to Mystic Ruins, where Boulder had seen Angel Island in his vision

Up on the Island, Boulder makes contact with the Master Emerald, and is blown back when he does, revealing the return of Dark Enerjak, as well as the demigod's old enemy Braveheart. During the ensuing battle, Boulder suffers a broken leg, and is later thrown off the Island by Enerjak

Boulder is saved by a local Fearow named Longbeak, and he limps over to the local Eggman Base, where he promptly passes out. After regaining consciousness, Boulder meets up with Dawn and Braveheart in the forest, also meeting Skye and Crunch

Over the next few weeks, Boulder is stuck in the forest to recover from his broken leg. During that time, he has a daughter named Sunny. He also had a frightening vision of the temple in Dusty Desert, of a dark being taunting him

### The War of Darkness, Part 2

When he recovered, Boulder led the way to Soleanna, to investigate his vision about the dark being. With help from a local fox in the forest, a former Pack warrior named Fin, Boulder got directions to the temple in Dusty Desert. He went there to investigate his vision, and found himself confronting Mephiles the Dark

In the ensuing fight, Boulder was badly beaten, and almost killed. It was thanks to Shadow's defeat of the dark being that Boulder was able to survive the fight. With help from Crunch and Braveheart, he made it back to the forest, only to find it under attack from Enerjak

Driven by his desire to rescue his daughter, Boulder hurried to the forest on his own paws

Fin was killed in the attack while trying to save Sunny. Boulder tried to attack a Prelate going for the Rockruff, and was knocked out

After the attack, Boulder took even longer to recover, having suffered bad burns, and several broken ribs

### The War of Darkness, Part 3

After Boulder recovered enough to travel, he led his new group to the Storming Base to warn the warriors of Enerjak and Mephiles. They found the Base in ruins after a recent attack, and the warriors jumpy and hostile

Boulder learned that this was because Dark Enerjak attacked the Base and destroyed it, killing Dakota in the process. After a talk with Fox, and later Austin, Boulder was allowed back into the Storm Fighters, and his traveling companions were allowed to join as well(save for Braveheart, who wanted to return to his own timeline)

Boulder warned the warriors of Enerjak's return, and helped them prepare

When Enerjak arrived to finish the battle, Fox engaged him. However, Mephiles had also returned, forcing Boulder and Austin to confront him

In the end, both villains were defeated, and Boulder was hailed as a hero to the Worlds

### The Phantom War, Part 1

Not long after the War of Darkness ended, Boulder began investigating reports of rogues around Red Gate City, brought up by a Rogue Squad warrior named Thistle. The rogues turned out to be the Jackal Squad, whom Shelly, a Red Gate local, blamed for the disappearance of her husband Wilson, saying they took him under "doctor's orders"

Thus launched an investigation into Wilson's capture. The Jackal Squad also attacked the Storming Base in an attempt to kidnap Boulder's young son Pebble

Not long after the attack, Shadow arrived at the Base, bringing news of an Eggman base in Mystic Jungle, and of an innocent civilian being held within

Fox took a patrol to investigate Shadow's claim, taking Storm, Boulder, and Austin with him. They found Wilson there, but on the verge of death. All Wilson could tell before he died was that "It...was...Infinite..."

Boulder suggested Wilson be buried at the Storming Base, which Fox agreed to, and let him be buried in the graveyard behind the Base

After Wilson's death, Boulder ruminated over his words, growing more and more worried, especially after he had a nightmare of the Base being destroyed

Boulder's nightmare would come true when the Base was destroyed for real, and the Alliance scattered in fear. Boulder and Pebble were separated from the other warriors, and spent the night at the ruined Base

They later spent some time with the Red Fox Pack, who were taking care of a badly injured EJ. But when Eggman's forces were discovered in the forest, Boulder took Pebble and fled, leaving EJ in the care of the foxes

Boulder and Pebble eventually found a new group of warriors, led by Austin. After joining them, Boulder becomes their deputy

### The Phantom War, Part 2

The new Storm Fighters set up camp in the forest outside Red Gate City, and later answer a report of an attack on the city

The attacker turns out to be a masked marauder named Infinite. Recognizing Infinite as the person who destroyed the Base and threatened him and Pebble, and tries to attack Infinite. However, Infinite easily blows Boulder back, resulting in the Lycanroc badly dislocating his shoulder in the attack

The warriors narrowly escape, with Boulder barely able to walk because of his injury. They return to camp, only to find that because of suspicious activity outside the camp, the remaining warriors have hidden, and Pebble has run off in fear

After getting his shoulder put back in its socket by Skye, Boulder runs off after his son, rescuing him from an encounter with Starline

***More coming soon...***

### The Great Eggman War

Boulder grieves deeply after losing his daughter Sunny to the Metal Virus, and falls into a deep depression, even ignoring a wound he suffers on his paw

However, he is spurred into action when Starline approaches the warriors, attempting to make a deal with them. Deciding enough is enough, Boulder leads an expedition into Galar to get help. This leads his warriors into a battle against the evil forces in the area, which leads to the end of a cruel regime

After the battle, Boulder takes some of the warriors to Angel Island to deal with the end of the Metal Virus war. Despite his anger, Boulder is cold and controlled while dealing with Eggman and Starline

When Zavok arrives at Angel Island and attacks, Boulder arranges only the warriors that are immune to the Metal Virus to aid in the battle. While the warriors fight the Zombots, and Sonic and Silver attempt to turn Super, Boulder rushes to fight Zavok, and Dynamxes to do so more effectively. With the help of a mysterious Gigantamax Shiny Charizard, Boulder is able to defeat Zavok, winning the battle and saving the day

Sometime after the battle, Boulder decides to leave on a journey to explore the Pokemon World with his mate Dawn, leaving his deputy Storm in charge of the Storm Fighters. Boulder is then absent from events in the Four Worlds until the events of *Return of Iron*, as Boulder returns with the Galarian Resistance in time to help fight off the Iron Dominion. Boulder then took command of the Storm Fighters once more

### *Rise of the Warriors* timeline

Boulder was brought to the Storming Base by his adopted father Lucas, but later reunited with his true father Finnick, after the Midnight rescued them from some attacking Eggman robots

Some time later, during the mission to rescue Austin, Boulder destroyed the Egg Pawn that crushed Fox's hand, and revealed that he had evolved into Dusk Lycanroc. He then helped Fox, Isa, and Storm find and rescue Austin. Boulder displayed a confident attitude while confronting Starline, and is called a "cocky little mutt" as a result

When Austin is taken to Angel Island to hide, Boulder goes along, and quietly notes that there's a new pack living there. He is as confused as his teammates are, especially when he vehemently insists that it's not the Red Fox Pack, but a pack of Lycanroc. Just after this conversation, they are attacked by a group of rogues(the Destructix), and Boulder learns Stone Edge in the battle

***More Coming Soon...***

## Skills/Abilities

Boulder's Ability is Tough Claws, which boosts the power of attacks that make contact. His current moveset is Crunch, Stone Edge, Accelerock, and Counter

In *The Broken Worlds*, Boulder's moveset is Rock Tomb, Accelerock, Roar, and Stone Edge

Boulder is a force to be reckoned with in pure and simple physical combat. His broad shoulders give him impressive strength behind his blows, and his large size lets him overpower most enemies he faces down

## Trivia

Boulder is the most recurring POV

Due to the Rule of the Worlds, Boulder is immune to the Metal Virus, as he was born in Alola

Few know it, but Boulder is actually Lycus' adopted brother, which is the biggest reason the Midnight rogue hates him

Boulder is the first Pokemon seen Dynamaxing

Boulder dislikes big crowds and people touching his rock-spikes

As of *Enemy Rising*, Boulder has frequent nightmares about Dark Enerjak, and frequently blames himself for bringing Enerjak into the Four Worlds. This still happens to this day

* This was revisited in *The Rising Storm*, when the panicking Restoration members caused Boulder to have a flashback, and start suffering from a panic attack