Captain

Captain
Biographical information
Species:	Fallen
House:	Devil Splicers House of Devils House of Dusk House of Exile House of Kings House of Light House of Rain House of Salvation House of Winter House of Wolves Kell's Scourge
Purpose:	Leader
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Molten Welder (uncommon) Scorch Cannon (very rare) Shock Blades (uncommon) Shock Rifle (uncommon) Shrapnel Launcher (common) Wire Rifle (certain variants)
Abilities:	High Durability Rapid Movement Teleportation Absorption Shield Fallen Melee

"Fallen run in packs, led by an individual Captain. There is no denying a Captain's might; they are the fiercest of the Fallen. There is this sense of tattered nobility to them. You can see it in the way they carry themselves. They think they're better than us. They believe that Earth belongs to them."

— Bungie.net description.

The Captain is a class of Fallen. They are the leaders of the Fallen, carrying themselves with an air of superiority and nobility, and are the final stage of an Eliksni growth cycle before the Whirlwind occurred on Riis. They have been shown to wield most Fallen weapons, and are almost always enshrouded within an Absorption Shield. They are equipped with gear that allows them to teleport short distances.

Gameplay

"Waves of them smashed against our walls, hissing and wailing. But it was the one who stood beyond them, silent and scenting the air, that froze the blood in our veins."

— Grimoire description.

Captains are the fiercest rank of Fallen on the battlefield. They lead their crew with their superior combat prowess. The weapon they wield will effect their behavior. Captains will usually be armed with a Shrapnel Launcher, in which case they will push towards Guardians very aggressively while firing canisters of shrapnel at their target, because the weapon is especially effective at close range. If armed with a Shock Rifle, they tend to keep their distance and pick the player off from there by sending homing Arc projectiles downrange. A Captain can also be seen wielding a pair of Shock Blades. They will fearlessly charge into the fray to cut their targets to bits. However, a Captain is his most deadly when armed with a Scorch Cannon, which he uses to devastating effect, being able to instantly kill Guardians at any distance, and are also very aggressive when closing in on their targets. For improved durability and mobility, their armor has an embedded Arc shield as well as teleportation tech. Captains usually charge fearlessly into battle, but immediately start seeking cover if their shields are broken.

In Destiny 2, Captains fight slightly differently, making use of hit-and-run teleportation tactics to overwhelm their enemies. Captains will attempt to quickly shoot you, then dash away with a teleport, repeating the process. An attempt to break this engagement with heavy-fire is recommended. The new Molten Welder rocket launcher is found most commonly in the hands of Captains, who tend to stay at range and use its mortaring capabilities to pin opponents, though they can be extremely deadly if they use it as part of their teleport attacks. They also sport a slightly thinner, more streamlined look.

Notable Captains

Kells

• Craask, Kell of Kings
• Draksis, Winter Kell
• Eramis, Kell of Darkness
• Inaaks
• Mithrax, Kell of Light
• Skolas, Kell of Kells

Archons

• Aksis, Archon Prime
• Aksor, Archon Priest
• Karrhis, Archon Rising
• Keldar, Archon Priest
• Kovik, Splicer Priest
• Raksil, Archon Priest
• Riksis, Devil Archon
• Verlai, Archon Priest
• Vosik, the Archpriest

Barons

• Atraks-1, Fallen Exo
• Breviks, Dusk Baron
• Dresiks, Splicer Baron
• Drevis, Wolf Baroness
• Exile Baroness
• Frigoris, Exiled Baron
• Grayliks, Winter Baron
• Haviks, Dusk Baron
• Irxis, Wolf Baroness
• Kalliks, Baron of House Dusk
• Naksis, Devil Baron
• Paskin, King Baron
• Phyksin, King Baron
• Phylaks, the Warrior
• Parixas, the Howling
• Praksis, the Technocrat
• Vekis, King Baron
• Yavek, Wolf Baron

House of Devils Captains Devils' High Emissary Eksori Iliksis, Light Stalker Kaviss, Splicer Captain Kethiks, the Yet-Proven Meksis, Siege Engineer Rahn, Devil Captain Siriks, Loyal to Eramis Varjis, Clever Headed House of Kings Captains Ultra Captain House of Exile Captains Skoriks, Archon-Slayer Phikk, Exile Lost House of Wolves Captains Beltrik, the Veiled Pirsis, Pallas-Bane Saviks, Queenbreaker Liksor, Wolf Blade Basoriks, Wolves' Guard House of Dusk Captains Aksiniks, Bound by Honor Calzar, Scarred Captain Chromatic Scrapper Drekthas, Metal Captain Elyksul, Assault Leader Ghalsis, Pilferer Captain Graxus, Blind Captain Griklis, Blaze Captain Irxis Partisan Jaliks, Fallen Captain Jaxxiks, Shadow Legion Pawn Kalsis, Sunless Captain Keldrik, Drained Captain Khirin, Blinding Captain Kikliss, Murderer Maksor, Starving Scavenger Mazan, Lost Captain Meliks, Surging Captain Phyzann, Drowned Captain Poknis, Order Captain Ralniks, Blood of Kells Rannix, Drenched Captain Relentless Grak Skexis, Outcast Captain Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed Spekkis, Pike Captain Taksor, Scavenger Raider Talas, Dusk Captain Teliks, Bandit Captain Tikkis, Diminished Scrapper

Proxy Captains Irxahn, Proxy Riltrik, Proxy Skavek, Proxy Taldriks, Infinite Proxy Visik, Twice Meek Kell's Scourge Captains Anarchist Captain, Kell's Scourge Siviks, Lost to None (Leader) Telksis the Pillager, Kell's Scourge Tziksis, Kell's Scourge Nightmare Captains Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax Nightmare of Kethiks, Grief Unforgiven Nightmare of Rizaahn, the Lost Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred Nightmare of Volniks, Deathkeeper House of Salvation Captains Bakris, the Adamantine Beliks, Salvation Elite Drake, Stasis Sniper Elenaks, Salvation Elite Feltraks, Salvation Elite Ferkis, Salvation's Squall Keelhaal of House Salvation Keviks, Vex Researcher Korha, the Hollow Meliks, Salvation Elite Piksis, House Salvation Retiks, House Salvation Riliks, House Salvation Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath Sniksis, House Salvation Teliks, House Salvation Teraks, Salvation Elite Weniks, Salvation Elite Wrathborn Captains Aethiks, Instrument of Xivu Arath Once-Ezriks, Retainer to Xivu Arath Savek, Betrayer for Xivu Arath Techwizard Malykuh, Salvation's Warden Houseless Captains Alaaks, the Beast Tamer Arask, the Bully Captain Avarokk, the Covetous Cutlaaks, Privateer Demiks, the Forgotten Iriks, the Sharpshooter Ransaaks, Privateer Phensis, the Disillusioned Taniks, the Scarred The Corrupted Puppeteer

Variants

Ranks

• Kell – Political leaders of a Fallen House, commands flagship Ketch
• Archon – Prime Servitor's caretakers and High Priests of the Fallen
• Baron – Highest nobility of Captains and Lieutenants who commands a Skiff

Notable Variants

• Captain, Kell's Scourge — Kell's Scourge Captain
• Splicer Captain — Devil Splicers Captain
• Stealth Captain — Captain outfitted with invisibility tech
• Scorch Captain — Captain that wields (and drops) a Scorch Cannon
• Wrathborn Captain — Captain turned into Wrathborn
• Disciple of Kridis, Technocrat's Assistant and Warrior's Enforcer — Salvation Captains with the power of Stasis

Common Variants

• Elder Captain — Heroic Difficulty
• Noble Captain — Epic Difficulty
• Overload Captain — Champion
• Reaver Captain — Major Captain (Destiny)
• Resilient Captain — Elite Captain
• Resilient Captain, Kell's Scourge — Elite Captain of the Kell's Scourge
• Resolute Captain — Major Captain (Destiny 2)

Specific Variants

Archon Aspirant, House Salvation Arc-Charged Wrathborn Arc Courier, House Salvation Assault Captain Berserker, Indoctrinated by the Witness Berserker, Kell's Scourge Blade of the Deep Bound Captain Brig Factory Guard Cache Defender Captain, House of Dusk Captain, House Salvation Captain, Loyal to Eramis Chromatic Scrapper Cutthroat Captain Dark Council Guard Deceived Captain Demolitionist Despoiler Captain Empyrean Captain Extractor Captain Fallen Demolitionist Fallen High Security Officer Fallen Supply Raider Fang of the Witness Festering Brute Highguard, Salvation Elite House Salvation Kellsguard

Ignition Carrier Lunar Scavenger Loaded Captain Mineral Conversion Processor Ozone Polluter Pallas Siegebreaker Phased Captain, Kell's Scourge Pilferer Captain Queenbreaker Captain Ransack Captain Saboteur Salvage Hoarder Silent Fang Skybomber Solar Votarist Student of Beltrik Unstable Captain Veteran Assault Captain Voltaic Captain Voltaic Guard Warmonger Watch Captain Wolf Captain Wolf Enforcer Wolves' Guard Wrathful Interloper Wrathful Predator Wretch Captain

Gallery

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Promotional and Cutscenes

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  A Captain from The House of Devils

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  Side profile of a Fallen Captain wielding a Wire Rifle

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  A Captain and Vandal from the House of Devils

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  A Fallen Captain seen in The Law Of The Jungle

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  Close up of a Captain's helmet

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  A House of Light Captain.

Concept

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  Concept art of Captain

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  Concept art of a Captain's helmet

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  Riksis, Devil Archon, A Fallen Archon and a Fallen Ultra

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  A Captain from the House of Winter

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  Aksor, Another Archon and Ultra

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  Render of a Captain belonging to the House of Dusk

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  A Render of a Captain from Destiny 2

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  A Captain from Destiny 2

In Game

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  A Captain of the House of Devils.

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  A Captain of the House of Wolves.

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  A Captain of the House of Kings.

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  A Captain of the House of Winter.

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  A Captain of the House of Exile.

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  A Captain of the House of Dusk.

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  A Dusk Captain on Nessus.

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  A Major class Captain. Can also appear as an Ultra class enemies.

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  A giant Dusk Captain.

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  A Captain of the House of Salvation.

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  A Salvation Captain roaming Europa.

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  A Salvation Captain invoking the power of Stasis.

Trivia

• Bungie created a physical Fallen Captain model for Gamescom 2013.
• During cutscenes early in the game, Captains were seen wielding Wire Rifles. Ironically, Wire Rifles are never seen in the hands of a Captain in gameplay.
  • On the release of Beyond Light, several Captains such as Archon Aspirants and Technocrat's Assistants wield Wire Rifles.
• In Destiny 2, normal Captains have a grey pelt lining their body and purple cloth while Major and Ultra rank Captains have brown fur and gold cloth.

List of appearances

• The Law Of The Jungle (First appearance)
• Destiny
• Destiny 2
• Destiny: Warmind
• Destiny: Cayde's Six