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Taken Captain
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Rank:	Elite Infantry
Class:	Captain
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Taken Shrapnel Launcher (common) ; Taken Shock Blades (uncommon)
Abilities:	Absorption Shield ; Teleportation ; Darkness Bolt ; High Durability ; Rapid Movement ; Fallen Melee

Latest revision as of 20:59, July 26, 2024

"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[edit]

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 compared to their regular counterparts, which can make them predictable.

Known Taken Captains[edit]

Variants[edit]

Common Variants

Consumed Captain - Heroic difficulty
Devoured Captain - Epic difficulty
Ravenous Taken Captain - Elite and Major
Servile Captain - Major (Destiny 2)
Tortured Captain - Major (Destiny)

Specific Variants

Trivia[edit]

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.
Following the release of Beyond Light, Shrapnel Launchers wielded by giant Taken Captains (like the Blightmaker) began to have Solar Damage as opposed the usual Arc damage they were accustomed to. It is unknown if this is a developer's oversight.

List of appearances[edit]

Destiny: The Taken King (First appearance)
Destiny 2
- Warmind
- Forsaken
- Season of the Drifter
- Season of Arrivals
- Season of the Lost
- Season of Defiance
- Season of the Deep
- Season of the Wish
- The Final Shape

References[edit]

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+|weapon= {{icon|Arc}} Taken [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) <br> {{icon|Arc}} Taken [[Shock Blade]]s (uncommon)
-|gender= Taken
+|ability= {{icon|Solar}} [[Absorption Shield]] <br> Teleportation <br> {{icon|Arc}} Darkness Bolt <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Fallen Melee
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-|mass=
-|weapon= [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) <br> [[Arc]] [[Shock Blade]]s (rare)
-|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}}
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 ==Gameplay==
-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.
+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 compared to their regular counterparts, which can make them predictable.
 ==Known Taken Captains==
-*[[Asterion, Set Apart]]—Taken Captain: [[The Shattered Throne]]
+*[[Asterion, Set Apart]]
-*[[Crorok, Will of Xivu Arath]]—Taken Captain: [[Broken Courier]]
+*[[Crorok, Will of Xivu Arath]]
-*[[Drensik, Venom of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: Sunbreaker quest
+*[[Drensik, Venom of Oryx]]
-*[[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness]]–Taken Captain: [[The Whisper]]
+*[[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness]]
-*[[Driviks, the Chosen]]—Taken Captain: [[Lost to Light]] mission (Heroic Daily Story version only)
+*[[Driviks, the Chosen]]
-*[[Eriviks, the Waking]]—Taken Captain: [[The Shattered Throne]]
+*[[Eriviks, the Waking]]
-*[[Falsek, Lost to Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Dock 13]], Earth
+*[[Falsek, Lost to Oryx]]
-*[[Grayris, Baroness]]—Taken Captain: [[The Shattered Coast]], Venus
+*[[Grayris, Baroness]]
-*[[Irxori, Lost to Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Skywatch]], Earth
+*[[Gulletous, the Insatiable Hunger]]
-*[[Ishrasek, Lightbinder of Savathûn]]—Taken Captain: [[The Crow and the Hawk]] and [[Harbinger (Exotic Quest)|Harbinger]]
+*[[Herald of Finality]]
-*[[Karakis Taken Enforcer]]—Taken Captain: [[Off-World Recovery]] mission
+*[[Irxori, Lost to Oryx]]
-*[[Keksis, the Betrayed]]—Taken Captain: [[Prison of Elders]] arena
+*[[Ishrasek, Lightbinder of Savathûn]]
-*[[Kell Echo]]–Taken Captain: [[Prophecy]]
+*[[Ithriks, the Lost]]
-*[[Kiphoris, Devil Captain]]—Taken Captain: [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] Strike
+*[[Karakis, Taken Enforcer]]
-*[[Kophoris]]-Taken Captain: [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] Strike
+*[[Keksis, the Betrayed]]
-*[[Lhoks, Exile Baron]]—Taken Captain: [[The Cinders]], Venus
+*[[Kell Echo]]
-*[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: Winter's Run (Taken version) Strike
+*[[Kiphoris, Devil Captain]]
-*[[Savriks, Riven's Patience]]—Taken Captain: [[Beyond The Watchtower]] mission
+*[[Kophoris]]
-*[[Teksis, Ascendant Sentinel]]–Taken Captain: [[Dark Monastery]]
+*[[Lhoks, Exile Baron]]
-*[[The Odynom]]—Taken Captain: [[The Oracle Engine]]
+*[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]]
-*[[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria]]—Taken Captain: Rift Generator Public Event
+*[[Savriks, Riven's Patience]]
-*[[Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Hallowed Grove]], [[European Dead Zone]]
+*[[Teksis, Ascendant Sentinel]]
-*[[Vesesiks Lightkiller]]—Taken Captain: [[Off-World Recovery]] mission
+*[[The Odynom]]
+*[[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria]]
+*[[Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx]]
+*[[Vesesiks Lightkiller]]
 ==Variants==
+;Common Variants
+*Consumed Captain - Heroic difficulty
+*Devoured Captain - Epic difficulty
+*[[Ravenous Taken Captain]] - [[Elite]] and [[Major]]
+*[[Servile Captain]] - Major {{C|''[[Destiny 2]]''}}
+*Tortured Captain - Major {{C|''[[Destiny]]''}}
+;Specific Variants
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-2}}
 *[[Blighted Captain]]
 *[[Blightmaker]]
-*Consumed Captain
+*[[Bound Taken Captain]]
-*Devoured Captain
+*[[Cornerstone of the Witness]]
+*[[Corrupted Navigator]]
 *[[Emissary of Savathûn]]
 *[[Eye of Riven]]
 *[[Eye of Xivu Arath]]
+*[[Farseer's Saboteur]]
+*[[Festering Brute]]
 *[[Harbinger of Savathûn]]
 *[[Labyrinth Architect]]
-*[[Primeval (Taken)|Primeval Captain]]
+*[[Paraversal Contender]]
+{{Col-2}}
+*[[Paraversal Contestant]]
+*[[Primeval Captain]]
 *[[Prismatic Taken Captain]]
 *[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]
-*[[Ravenous Taken Captain]]-Common [[Elite]] variant
 *[[Scavenging Crew Leader]]
-*Taken Blightblazer
+*[[Taken Blightblazer]]
 *[[Taken Exsanguinator]]
 *[[Taken Forerunner]]
-*[[Tortured Captain]]
+*[[The Hermit]]
+*[[Warmonger]]
+*[[Warsworn Taken]]
+*[[Vestige of Demolition]]
+{{Col-end}}
 ==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.
-*Following the release of [[Beyond Light]], Ultra Taken Captains, like the Blightmaker, use a Solar version of the Taken Shrapnel Launcher, unlike their minor or elite brethren. It is unknown if this is a developer's oversight.
+*Following the release of [[Beyond Light]], Shrapnel Launchers wielded by giant Taken Captains (like the [[Blightmaker]]) began to have [[Solar]] Damage as opposed the usual [[Arc]] damage they were accustomed to. It is unknown if this is a developer's oversight.
 ==List of appearances==
-*''[[Destiny]]''
+*''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
-**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Destiny 2]]''
 **''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
 **''[[Forsaken]]''
+**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
+**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
+**''[[Season of the Lost]]''
+**''[[Season of Defiance]]''
+**''[[Season of the Deep]]''
+**''[[Season of the Wish]]''
+**''[[The Final Shape]]''
 ==References==