Captain (Hyrule Warriors)

are high ranking Force soldiers in . Depending on the Force, a Captain may be an ally or an enemy.
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===Characteristics===
 fulfill similar roles to that of infantry soldiers. Their most basic objective is to combat enemy soldiers and to move in to take over and Unlike the weaker soldiers however, are stronger and more resilient, and are able to fulfill other needs based on their type. are commonly seen as Keep Bosses and Outpost Captains, who guard and respectively, as well as regular that fight on the battlefield. Some may also lead unit troops onto the field, thereby increasing their Force's numbers.
Notable are listed in the battle's Battlefield Info. An ally 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 typically have 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 that fight normally on the battlefield, other types of also appear, with some specific to certain battles. Each type fulfills a different and sometimes specific role.
Type 	Modes	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. 	 	
Assault Troops appear to target a commander and deal heavy damage to them. 	 	
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. 	 	
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 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. 	 	
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. 	 	
Appears in certain battles of the Termina Map. They carry a white Fairy that, when rescued, causes enemies to drop Silver Rupees for a short amount of time. 	 	
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. 	 	
Guards closed gates to certain areas and must be defeated to open them. 	 	
Appears in each campaign in and to guard a keep that contains a treasure, such as a Piece of Heart. 	 	
Heals enemy Forces when they are low on health. 	 	
Drops Hearts once defeated. 	 	
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. 	 	
Drops Weapons once defeated. 	 	
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 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. 	 	
Appearing in A War of Spirit, Keep Saboteurs are known to attack and deal strong damage to enemy keeps. 	 	
Being the main leader of several other enemies that are the same species of itself. 	 	
Steals a Warrior's Magic before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere. 	 	
Drops Magic Jars once defeated. 	 	
Occupies Outposts. Defeating them will claim the Outpost. 	 	
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. 	 	
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. 	 	
Tracks down the warrior and begins to call in reinforcements when they have encountered the Warrior. 	 	
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. 	 	
Steals Rupees before temporarily retreating and reappearing elsewhere. 	 	
Summons other Captains onto the battlefield. 	 	
Appears in "Liberation of the Triforce" to weaken the power of the Light Arrows. 	 	
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.	 	
Summons additional enemy troops onto the battlefield, often around Warriors to surround them. 	 	
Drops Force Fragments once defeated. 	 	
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. 	 	
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. 	 	
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====
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.
In "The Sheikah Tribesman", a Hylian Captain appears behind a sealed gate in the northern section of the caves, requiring reinforcements. Either Impa or Link must locate and bomb a hidden passageway to rendezvous with him.
In "Land in the Sky", the Hyrulean Forces step into the portal to the Era of the Sky, where they find the Skyloft Forces combating the Dark Forces led by Ghirahim and Volga. The Skyloft Forces are commanded by Skyloft Captains, who are otherwise identical to the Hylian Captains. The Hyrulean and Skyloft Forces both combine to drive out the Dark Forces. At the end of the battle, Ghirahim begins to brainwash and take control of a fraction of Skyloft Soldiers. In "Sealed Ambition", Ghirahim puts his plan into place by turning the brainwashed captains into Turncoat Soldiers to attack the Hyrulean Forces. The Hyrulean Forces must defeat them and their leader before they can continue scouting for Ghirahim and the Gate of Souls in the area.
The Skyloft Forces and Skyloft Captains also appear in "The Demon Lord". They combat the advances of Ghirahim and his Forces, and later fight Cia and her Dark Forces after she breaks her false alliance with them.
In "The Sacred Sword", the Hyrulean Forces are ambushed by the Ghost Forces, which are led by Ghost Captains. They serve to protect the Temple of the Sacred Sword from outside threats. It is later revealed that Wizzro is manipulating the Ghost Forces, and upon his first defeat, the Ghost Forces retreat and allow the Hyrulean Forces entry to the temple.
As enemies, Hylian Captains have similar attack patterns to Stalmasters and Darknuts, and attack by lunging forward and swinging their sword. Their attack can be predicted by the blue light they emit when they are about to attack. Doing so leaves them vulnerable and exposes their Weak Point Gauge.
In certain Adventure Mode battles, a Hylian Captain will become injured and retreats to the Allied Base. If they are not safely escorted and are defeated, they will reappear as a named variant of the Big Poe called a Hylian Ghost. This ghost will curse the Allied Forces in numerous ways when it appears.
====Goron Captains====
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.
In "The Armies of Ruin", a Goron Captain appears to the aid of the Hyrulean Forces in their battle against the Dark Forces. He is attacked by a Lizalfos, but is soon saved by Link. The rescue's efforts open the entrance to a mine tunnel, and the Goron Captain urges that Link take the Bombs inside. Later when the Hyrulean Forces summon the Great Fairy to attack the Dark Forces, one of the Goron Captain's Bombs is taken by the Fairies to turn into a giant Bomb.
In "The Sheikah Tribesman", a Goron Captain again appears to help the Hyrulean Forces, this time by bringing in and operating Bombchus to blow up stone spires so that the Hyrulean Forces may advance. He appears twice throughout the battle.
In "Land of Myth", the Hyrulean Forces are attacked by Darunia and his Goron Forces, who are being controlled by the Dark Forces. The Goron Captains assist Darunia by attacking the Hyrulean Forces; first by launching boulders at the Allied Base, then as Bombchu Operators who lead Bombchus to attack key Keeps. Upon Darunia's defeat, the Goron Forces return to their sanity. They then assist the Hyrulean Forces on their assault against the Dark Forces in "The Water Temple".
In "The Dragon of the Caves" in the Master Quest DLC Pack, the Goron Forces keep guard of Wizzro's ring. The Goron Captains' panicking draws Cia's curiosity to the ring, and Wizzro is released. The Goron Captains then try to combat Cia by bringing in Bombchus while the Dark Forces are fighting Volga's Forces. 
As enemies, Goron Captains attack by curling up into a ball and charging forward. The attack leaves them vulnerable shortly afterwards, and exposes their Weak Point Gauge.
====Lizalfos Chieftains====
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.
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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.
==Gallery==
File:HWDE Bokoblin Captain Icon.png|A Bokoblin Captain
File:HWDE Bokoblin Summoner Icon.png|A Bokoblin Summoner
File:HW Summoner Bokoblin.png|A Bokoblin Summoner
File:HWDE Bulblin Captain Icon.png|A Bulblin Captain
File:HWDE Bulblin Summoner Icon.png|A Bulblin Summoner
File:HWDE Captain Keeta Icon.png|Captain Keeta
File:HWDE Dark Goron Captain Icon.png|A Dark Goron Captain
File:HWDE Dark Hylian Captain Icon.png|A Dark Hylian Captain
File:HWDE Dinolfos Icon.png|A Dinolfos Chieftain
File:HWDE Ghost Captain Icon.png|A Ghost Soldier Captain
File:HWDE Ghost Summoner Icon.png|A Ghost Summoner
File:HWDE Gibdo Icon.png|A Gibdo
File:HWDE Gold Cucco Icon.png|A Gold Cucco
File:HWDE Goron Captain Icon.png|A Goron Captain
File:HWDE Goron Captain Icon 2.png|A Bombchu Operator
File:HWDE Goron Summoner Icon.png|A Goron Summoner
File:HWDE Hylian Captain Icon.png|A Hylian Captain
File:HWDE Hylian Captain Icon 2.png|A secondary Hylian Captain
File:HWDE Hylian Captain Icon 3.png|A Turncoat Soldier
File:HWDE Hylian Summoner Icon.png|A Hylian Soldier Summoner
File:HW Hylian Summoner Render.png|A Hylian Soldier Summoner
File:HWDE Lizalfos Icon.png|A Lizalfos Chieftain
File:HWDE Stalchild Captain Icon.png|A Stalchild Captain
File:HWDE Stalchild Summoner Icon.png|A Stalchild Summoner
File:HW Summoner Stalchild Artwork.png|A Stalchild Summoner
File:HWDE Miniblin Captain Icon.png|A Miniblin Captain
File:HWDE Miniblin Summoner Icon.png|A Miniblin Summoner
==See Also==
* Enemies in Hyrule Warriors