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|weapon= Taken [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) <br> Taken [[Shock Blade]]s (rare)
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|ability= [[Solar]] Shield <br> Teleportation <br> [[Arc]] Darkness Bolt <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Fallen Melee
|ability= [[Solar]] [[Absorption Shield]] <br> Teleportation <br> [[Arc]] Darkness Bolt <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Fallen Melee
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{{quote|You are a Captain. The only thing between your band and asphyxiation. Every Dreg and Vandal counts on you. All of them want to be you. Your entire life is a performance: you play at strength, or you die of weakness. ''[...]'' Everything that sees your banners and your riches wants to kill you and take what you have. If you cannot hide yourself, you must make them blind. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like ''[you cannot find me]''. Take up the knife. Breathe the blade. Take your new shape.|[[Grimoire]] description}}
{{quote|You are a Captain. The only thing between your band and asphyxiation. Every Dreg and Vandal counts on you. All of them want to be you. Your entire life is a performance: you play at strength, or you die of weakness. ''[...]'' Everything that sees your banners and your riches wants to kill you and take what you have. If you cannot hide yourself, you must make them blind. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like ''[you cannot find me]''. Take up the knife. Breathe the blade. Take your new shape.|[[Grimoire]] description}}
The '''Taken Captain''' is a type of [[Taken]] [[Fallen]] that sends out moving balls of Darkness to blind Guardians. They use either an [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] or Arc [[Shock Blade]]s, and are [[Solar]]-shielded. They can quickly teleport to evade incoming attacks much like their non-Taken counterpart.
The '''Taken Captain''' is a type of [[Taken]] [[Fallen]].


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
A Taken Captain's Darkness Bolt has several unique properties: fast velocity, infinite range, can travel through walls, uses a large hitbox, can penetrate through multiple targets, hits the same target twice, causes blindness and deafness, and can suppress a Guardian's [[Super]], even when the Super meter is fully charged. To make sure that they have plenty of opportunities to use this attack, a Taken Captain will rapidly teleport to another position. This makes them all the more difficult to dispose of.
Taken Captains either an [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] or Arc [[Shock Blade]]s, and are their shields have changes to [[Solar]]. They can quickly teleport to evade incoming attacks much like their non-Taken counterpart. The main ability Captains gained upon being taken is the Darkness Bolt, a blinding sphere of Darkness. It has several unique properties: fast velocity, infinite range, can travel through walls, uses a large hitbox, can penetrate through multiple targets, hit the same target twice, cause blindness and deafness, and can suppress a Guardian's [[Super]], even when the Super meter is fully charged. To make sure that they have plenty of opportunities to use this attack, a Taken Captain will rapidly teleport to another position. They are a difficult foe to dispose of, especially if allowed to stay in the backlines. However, their arsenal is much diminished, having lost [[Shock Rifle]]s and [[Molten Welder]], which can make them predictable.


==Known Taken Captains==
==Known Taken Captains==
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*[[Prismatic Taken Captain]]
*[[Prismatic Taken Captain]]
*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Ravenous Taken Captain]]
*[[Ravenous Taken Captain]]-Common [[Elite]] variant
*[[Scavenging Crew Leader]]
*[[Scavenging Crew Leader]]
*Taken Blightblazer
*Taken Blightblazer

Revision as of 05:36, September 8, 2022

Taken Captain
Grimoire Taken Captain.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Taken

Rank:

Elite Infantry

Class:

Captain

Gender:

Taken

Combat information

Weapon(s):

Arc Shrapnel Launcher (common)
Arc Shock Blades (rare)

Abilities:

Solar Absorption Shield
Teleportation
Arc Darkness Bolt
High Durability
Rapid Movement
Fallen Melee

 

"You are a Captain. The only thing between your band and asphyxiation. Every Dreg and Vandal counts on you. All of them want to be you. Your entire life is a performance: you play at strength, or you die of weakness. [...] Everything that sees your banners and your riches wants to kill you and take what you have. If you cannot hide yourself, you must make them blind. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like [you cannot find me]. Take up the knife. Breathe the blade. Take your new shape."
Grimoire description

The Taken Captain is a type of Taken Fallen.

Gameplay

Taken Captains either an Arc Shrapnel Launcher or Arc Shock Blades, and are their shields have changes to Solar. They can quickly teleport to evade incoming attacks much like their non-Taken counterpart. The main ability Captains gained upon being taken is the Darkness Bolt, a blinding sphere of Darkness. It has several unique properties: fast velocity, infinite range, can travel through walls, uses a large hitbox, can penetrate through multiple targets, hit the same target twice, cause blindness and deafness, and can suppress a Guardian's Super, even when the Super meter is fully charged. To make sure that they have plenty of opportunities to use this attack, a Taken Captain will rapidly teleport to another position. They are a difficult foe to dispose of, especially if allowed to stay in the backlines. However, their arsenal is much diminished, having lost Shock Rifles and Molten Welder, which can make them predictable.

Known Taken Captains

Variants

Trivia

  • Among the Destiny community the Taken Captain has become infamous for its rapid teleportation and proliferate usage of Darkness Bolts. This is especially true in missions like Paradox and Lost to Light where the player has to fight them in close quarters. The Prison of Elders boss Keksis, the Betrayed is also reviled for continuously spamming these abilities.

List of appearances

References