Captain (Hyrule Warriors)

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Captains are high ranking Force soldiers in Hyrule Warriors.^{[name references needed]} Depending on the Force, a Captain may be an ally or an enemy.

Hyrule Warriors

Characteristics

Captains fulfill similar roles to that of infantry soldiers. Their most basic objective is to combat enemy soldiers and to move in to take over Keeps and Outposts Unlike the weaker soldiers however, Captains are stronger and more resilient, and are able to fulfill other needs based on their type. Captains are commonly seen as Keep Bosses and Outpost Captains, who guard Keeps and Outposts respectively, as well as regular Captains that fight on the battlefield. Some Captains may also lead unit troops onto the field, thereby increasing their Force's numbers.

Notable Captains are listed in the battle's Battlefield Info. An ally Captain that is in danger of falling will call upon for assistance, and can be healed to full health by touching the Rescue Area circle that forms around them. Enemy Captains typically have Weak Point Gauges that are exposed after performing a powerful attack, though this also depends on the type of enemy they are as well.

Types of Captains

Besides the Captains that fight normally on the battlefield, other types of Captains also appear, with some specific to certain battles. Each type fulfills a different and sometimes specific role.

Captain	Advanced Copycat
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Captains that appear to duplicate themselves quicker than normal Copycat Soldiers into a dark version of the warrior they are aiding. If the warrior is defeated, the Advanced Copycats will retreat from the battlefield.
Captain	Assault Troop
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Assault Troops appear to target a commander and deal heavy damage to them.
Captain	Bombchu Operator
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in "Land of Myth" in Legend Mode. They are Captains that operate Bombchus to attack Keeps. If they are defeated, their Bombchu may be claimed and sent back to attack enemy Keeps.
Captain	Commando
Modes	Legend Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in "The Shadow King". They are Captains Zant summons to attack and capture Agitha, thereby forcing her to retreat. Two appear and may be defeated to save Agitha.
Captain	Copycat Soldier
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Copycat Soldiers appear around an enemy warrior preparing to transform into a dark duplicate of that warrior. If the warrior is defeated, the transformation will stop.
Captain	Engineer
Modes	Legend Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in "The Sorceress of the Valley". The Engineer is summoned to lower a critical drawbridge leading to the Valley's northern ruins. He must be safely escorted to the specified destination.
Captain	Fairy Hunter
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in certain battles of the Termina Map. They carry a Rupee Fairy that, when rescued, causes enemies to drop Silver Rupees for a short amount of time.
Captain	Fortifier Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Advances to Keeps controlled by their respective Forces to strengthen them by raising the Morale of the Keep's troops. They retreat upon having successfully fortified a Keep.
Captain	Gatekeeper
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Guards closed gates to certain areas and must be defeated to open them.
Captain	Guard Troop
Modes	Legend Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in each campaign in Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition to guard a keep that contains a treasure, such as a Piece of Heart.
Captain	Healer
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Heals enemy Forces when they are low on health.
Captain	Heart Transport Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Drops Hearts once defeated.
Captain	Item Thief
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Steals usable items, such as Bombs, before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere. They can steal multiple items at a time and must be defeated to get them back.
Captain	Item Transporters
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Drops Weapons once defeated.
Captain	Keep Boss
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears solely inside Keeps once the Keep Meter is depleted. They appear as moving fortress icons on the map. Defeating them will claim the Keep.
Captain	Keep Reclaimer
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Keep Reclaimers appear in missions where the Warrior has to claim 6 keeps before the Rogue Forces. They appear on the Enemy Forces side and attacks Keeps from either side to regain control. They do just as much damage to keeps like Keep Saboteurs.
Captain	Keep Saboteur
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appearing in A War of Spirit, Keep Saboteurs are known to attack and deal strong damage to enemy keeps.
Captain	Lord of the Horde
Modes	Adventure Mode Challenge Mode
Purpose and Effects	Being the main leader of several other enemies that are the same species of itself.
Captain	Magic Thief
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Steals a Warrior's Magic before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere.
Captain	Magic Transport Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Drops Magic Jars once defeated.
Captain	Outpost Captain
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Occupies Outposts. Defeating them will claim the Outpost.
Captain	Raid Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Advances in pairs to capture enemy Outposts and Keeps. Allied Raid Captains also commonly appear to capture opposing Keeps. While they prioritize Keeps, they will also stop to capture Outposts en-route as well.
Captain	Rally Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Raises the Morale of a Force's troops outside of Keeps. Unlike Fortifier Captains, they do not disappear after having completed their objective and will advance to raise another troop's Morale if uninhibited.
Captain	Recon Soldier
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Tracks down the warrior and begins to call in reinforcements when they have encountered the Warrior.
Captain	Rupee Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in certain battles of the Termina Map. They carry a significant amount of Rupees in battles which opposing Forces compete for the highest amount of Rupees collected. They release their collection of Rupees upon defeat.
Captain	Rupee Thief
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Steals Rupees before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere.
Captain	Scout Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Summons other Captains onto the battlefield.
Captain	Sealed Troop
Modes	Legend Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in "Liberation of the Triforce" to weaken the power of the Light Arrows.
Captain	Siege Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Targets specific enemy Keeps as scripted events, unlike Raid Captains who assault Keeps indiscriminately. If they are not defeated after a set amount of time upon entering a Keep, they will greatly decrease the number of defensive troops within, allowing the Keep Meter to decrease faster.
Captain	Summoner
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Summons additional enemy troops onto the battlefield, often around Warriors to surround them.
Captain	Triforce Transport Captain
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Drops Force Fragments once defeated.
Captain	Turncoat Leader
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in "Sealed Ambition". Commands the Turncoat Soldiers on Ghirahim's orders. He must be found and defeated to prevent more Turncoat Soldiers from appearing.
Captain	Turncoat Soldier
Modes	Legend Mode Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	Appears in "Sealed Ambition". They are Skyloft Captains that have been brainwashed and turned traitorous by Ghirahim. They will attack ally troops, and will continuously spawn until the Turncoat Leader is found and defeated.
Captain	Wandering Spirit
Modes	Adventure Mode
Purpose and Effects	When appears, he begins to have a growing grudge against the warrior and would soon multiply into 3 before launching attack at the Warrior.

Captain	Modes	Purpose and Effects
Advanced Copycat	Adventure Mode	Captains that appear to duplicate themselves quicker than normal Copycat Soldiers into a dark version of the warrior they are aiding. If the warrior is defeated, the Advanced Copycats will retreat from the battlefield.
Assault Troop	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Assault Troops appear to target a commander and deal heavy damage to them.
Bombchu Operator	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Appears in "Land of Myth" in Legend Mode. They are Captains that operate Bombchus to attack Keeps. If they are defeated, their Bombchu may be claimed and sent back to attack enemy Keeps.
Commando	Legend Mode	Appears in "The Shadow King". They are Captains Zant summons to attack and capture Agitha, thereby forcing her to retreat. Two appear and may be defeated to save Agitha.
Copycat Soldier	Adventure Mode	Copycat Soldiers appear around an enemy warrior preparing to transform into a dark duplicate of that warrior. If the warrior is defeated, the transformation will stop.
Engineer	Legend Mode	Appears in "The Sorceress of the Valley". The Engineer is summoned to lower a critical drawbridge leading to the Valley's northern ruins. He must be safely escorted to the specified destination.
Fairy Hunter	Adventure Mode	Appears in certain battles of the Termina Map. They carry a Rupee Fairy that, when rescued, causes enemies to drop Silver Rupees for a short amount of time.
Fortifier Captain	Adventure Mode	Advances to Keeps controlled by their respective Forces to strengthen them by raising the Morale of the Keep's troops. They retreat upon having successfully fortified a Keep.
Gatekeeper	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Guards closed gates to certain areas and must be defeated to open them.
Guard Troop	Legend Mode	Appears in each campaign in Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition to guard a keep that contains a treasure, such as a Piece of Heart.
Healer	Adventure Mode	Heals enemy Forces when they are low on health.
Heart Transport Captain	Adventure Mode	Drops Hearts once defeated.
Item Thief	Adventure Mode	Steals usable items, such as Bombs, before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere. They can steal multiple items at a time and must be defeated to get them back.
Item Transporters	Adventure Mode	Drops Weapons once defeated.
Keep Boss	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Appears solely inside Keeps once the Keep Meter is depleted. They appear as moving fortress icons on the map. Defeating them will claim the Keep.
Keep Reclaimer	Adventure Mode	Keep Reclaimers appear in missions where the Warrior has to claim 6 keeps before the Rogue Forces. They appear on the Enemy Forces side and attacks Keeps from either side to regain control. They do just as much damage to keeps like Keep Saboteurs.
Keep Saboteur	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Appearing in A War of Spirit, Keep Saboteurs are known to attack and deal strong damage to enemy keeps.
Lord of the Horde	Adventure Mode Challenge Mode	Being the main leader of several other enemies that are the same species of itself.
Magic Thief	Adventure Mode	Steals a Warrior's Magic before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere.
Magic Transport Captain	Adventure Mode	Drops Magic Jars once defeated.
Outpost Captain	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Occupies Outposts. Defeating them will claim the Outpost.
Raid Captain	Adventure Mode	Advances in pairs to capture enemy Outposts and Keeps. Allied Raid Captains also commonly appear to capture opposing Keeps. While they prioritize Keeps, they will also stop to capture Outposts en-route as well.
Rally Captain	Adventure Mode	Raises the Morale of a Force's troops outside of Keeps. Unlike Fortifier Captains, they do not disappear after having completed their objective and will advance to raise another troop's Morale if uninhibited.
Recon Soldier	Adventure Mode	Tracks down the warrior and begins to call in reinforcements when they have encountered the Warrior.
Rupee Captain	Adventure Mode	Appears in certain battles of the Termina Map. They carry a significant amount of Rupees in battles which opposing Forces compete for the highest amount of Rupees collected. They release their collection of Rupees upon defeat.
Rupee Thief	Adventure Mode	Steals Rupees before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere.
Scout Captain	Adventure Mode	Summons other Captains onto the battlefield.
Sealed Troop	Legend Mode	Appears in "Liberation of the Triforce" to weaken the power of the Light Arrows.
Siege Captain	Adventure Mode	Targets specific enemy Keeps as scripted events, unlike Raid Captains who assault Keeps indiscriminately. If they are not defeated after a set amount of time upon entering a Keep, they will greatly decrease the number of defensive troops within, allowing the Keep Meter to decrease faster.
Summoner	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Summons additional enemy troops onto the battlefield, often around Warriors to surround them.
Triforce Transport Captain	Adventure Mode	Drops Force Fragments once defeated.
Turncoat Leader	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Appears in "Sealed Ambition". Commands the Turncoat Soldiers on Ghirahim's orders. He must be found and defeated to prevent more Turncoat Soldiers from appearing.
Turncoat Soldier	Legend Mode Adventure Mode	Appears in "Sealed Ambition". They are Skyloft Captains that have been brainwashed and turned traitorous by Ghirahim. They will attack ally troops, and will continuously spawn until the Turncoat Leader is found and defeated.
Wandering Spirit	Adventure Mode	When appears, he begins to have a growing grudge against the warrior and would soon multiply into 3 before launching attack at the Warrior.

Notable Captains

Hylian Captains

Main article: Hylian Captain

Hylian Captains are the higher ranking soldiers of the Hyrulean Forces. As with the other soldiers, they are Hylians trained to serve the Kingdom of Hyrule in times of war. They appear in numerous battles where the Hyrulean Forces face the Dark Forces, and later Ganondorf's Forces. They also appear as enemy Captains when Ganondorf invades Hyrule Field, and as enemies to Cia and her lieutenants in the Master Quest DLC Pack Scenarios.

Goron Captains

Main article: Goron Captain

Goron Captains are the higher ranking Goron soldiers of the Goron Forces. They appear as Gorons wearing plated iron armor and thick helmets. As with the rest of the Goron Forces, they are allied with and appear to the aid of the Hyrulean Forces in their fight against the Dark Forces. However, in "Land of Myth", they also appear as enemy Captains under Darunia's command.

Lizalfos Chieftains

Main article: Lizalfos Chieftain

Lizalfos Chieftains are high ranking Lizalfos soldiers of several Forces. They are among the Captains of the Dark Forces, Ganondorf's Forces, the Monster Forces and Volga's Forces. They also appear as ally Captains in Ganondorf's and Cia's Scenarios.

In "Ganondorf's Return", a Lizalfos leads the Monster Forces occupying the Gerudo Desert. It has the settlement gates closed to barricade Ganondorf's Forces, but later reopens them to avenge its fallen allies after several Keeps are taken. It, along with several Aeralfos, are later fought at the Sacred Grounds Keep. Their defeat summons Gohma and Manhandla onto the battlefield.

In "The Dragon of the Caves" in the Master Quest DLC Pack, a Lizalfos Chieftain and a Dinolfos Chieftain appear as Captains in Volga's army, along with several other Lizalfos and Dinolfos. They arrive as reinforcements when Cia reaches and fights Volga.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

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In Age of Calamity, captains can be found fighting monsters. In training stages, captains can be fought. Captains come in many main races, except for Deku.