Boar

Boar
General Characteristics
Type	Mutated boar
Statistics
Health	Medium
Attacks	Tusks
Abilities	Charge
Body parts	Boar's hoof
Locations	Shadow of Chernobyl Cordon Garbage Agroprom Dark Valley Army Warehouses Pripyat Clear Sky Swamps Cordon Garbage Agroprom Dark Valley Army Warehouses Call of Pripyat Zaton Jupiter

Now, if there's a boar among those fleshes, that spells trouble. Three hundred kilos of rage is nothing to toy with. Try not to stand in its path as it charges at you... Use its momentum against it. A heavy bulk like that won't be able to turn on the dime, will it? Dodge to the side, then plug it full of shot.

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The Boar is a type of common mutant found in the Zone featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. While less touched by mutation physically, as compared to other mutants, the Boars of the Zone have developed serious taste for human flesh, and far-superior intelligence.

Overview

A massive, mutated animal, reaching 1.5 meters at the shoulder. The Zone boar's aggressiveness and ability to survive surpass by far those of its relatives outside the contaminated area. Radiation and anomalies left their mark on the physical appearance of the animal as well: its fur is entirely gone in some places, and long and bristly in others. The hooves have evolved into sturdy, sharp claws, the pupils became colorless, and the boar's bald head is marred by pigmentation disorders and deep wrinkles. Zone boars are quite resistant to radiation and can stay in heavily contaminated areas for longer periods of time. They usually charge at their victims, trying to knock them over and then rip them to shreds.

Encyclopedia

A commonly encountered mutant in the Zone, which has evolved from the namesake animal that was prevalent in the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion prior to the emergence of the Zone. The Zone's boars did not undergo physical mutations as severe as that of their pig cousins, although they have grown considerably larger in size, having also grown an extra pair of tusks which are easily recognized. Boars can be encountered in most of the Zone's outdoors locations.

Boars in the Zone as depicted as herd animals, frequently traveling across the Zone in groups of several animals, including other boars but also fleshes. They also appear to be omnivorous: though they can be frequently seen grazing, they can also be observed dragging a corpse into nearby bushes to feed alone. They are also cannibalistic, and have been observed feeding on the corpses of their own kind.

Boar meat is edible, and as such is frequently sought after as a common food source by stalkers. Their hooves are also of interest to scientists, as they can be used to manufacture drugs such as anti-radiation serums, but also to jewellers.

Behavior

Boars are very territorial, and a small group will defend their territory to the death, but if killed, the last survivor will usually run away. Some boars are solitary, and roam areas alone looking for food. They normally attack by charging at their victims, and attempting to rip them to shreds with their claws or knock them over. They are especially dangerous when they attack as a group, and surround their victim.

Compared to fleshes, boars are much tougher, faster, and stronger as well. They have a vicious charge attack that they favor, which is hard to dodge, and shooting them in the head does not seem to cause additional damage, due to their extremely thick skulls. On the plus side, they're less numerous than Fleshes and usually appear in groups of two-five, possibly with some Flesh escort. They're also a big and relatively slow target, and fighting them is quite straightforward when they are alone because of their simple AI. When a group of boars attack at close quarters, they can be lethal as the victim will be killed by the boars from behind, as the victim is dealing with the boars in front. Hit and run tactics should be used when faced with a group of boars.

Appearances

Shadow of Chernobyl

A common animal found mainly in outside areas such as Cordon, Garbage, Agroprom, Dark Valley, and Army Warehouses. They can also be encountered in the Pripyat Stadium.

Several missions require the player to eliminate boars:

• Destroy the herd of boars and fleshes near the Barrier
• Destroy the boar lair near the Rookie Village

Clear Sky

Boars can be encountered in the Swamps, Cordon, Garbage, Dark Valley and Agroprom.

Boars noticeably appear as the first enemies encountered by the player, during the mission Help the outpost, where they swarm the Clear Sky watchtower.

Call of Pripyat

Boars can be frequently encountered in Zaton and Jupiter, although they are not found in Pripyat.

A large number of boars attacks the player after retrieving the Black Box from Stingray 1's wreckage, though most of them will die in the mine field along the way. Boars and fleshes also regularly attack the player while covering Topol's squad at the Plavni anomaly during the mission Anomaly research.

See also

• Gameplay tips

Gallery

Model render

Model render (mature variant)

Image from the Call of Pripyat website