Captain

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

A **captain**, also known as a **commander**, **officer**, or **deputy** is a fighter who is second in command to the leader, who assists them in their tasks and replacing them immediately after their death, retirement, or banishment. Also, when the leader is ill, injured, or unable to perform their duties, the captain (and in some cases, the Co-Captain) will take the leader's place until they recover.

## Description

Captains are second in command of an army or group, and is chosen by the leader to be their successor. They are responsible for organizing daily patrols, such as border patrols. If a leader is unable to lead temporarily due to sickness, being away from the army/group, etc., then the captain would take over for that time. If a captain is sick or injured, then the co-captain will temporarily take their place. If the leader dies, the captain usually (but not always) becomes the new leader.

## Qualifications

* Must be a fighter.
* Must be chosen by the leader.

## Appointment

When the previous captain has died, retired, been banished, or has become leader, the co-captain will take their place unless the leader chooses someone else to be the new captain.

When the leader dies or retires, the current captain will become the new leader, unless a rebellion starts (like the ones that appeared after Pit and Roswell became the *de facto* leaders of Palutena's Army), or the next leader is specifically chosen by the previous one before their death (Ex: Hades choosing Akakios as the new leader).

## Retirement

A captain can resign from their position if they wish to do so, for instance to retire. They can also be deposed by the leader if considered unfit for the position. In either of the cases, a new captain will be named shortly after their resignation or retirement. A captain can also be banished (Ex: Shattered Wish, who was banished from the Neo-Reapers after he decided to defend the armies of Skyworld).

## Tasks

Tasks of a Captain include:

* Assisting the leader in their tasks and missions; they are a sort of "leader in training".
* Assigning patrols and listening to their reports.
* Organizing training sessions to keep up their skills.
* Making reports to the leader.
* Temporarily take over the duties of the leader if they are unavailable (like Pit did for Palutena).
* As a captain is also a fighter, they are expected to carry out tasks the tasks of a fighter as well (patrolling, fighting, mentoring, etc.).

If the captain is or will be unavailable for an unknown period of time, the Co-Captain will temporarily take over the captain's duties (like Roswell did when Pit had run away from Skyworld for several days in *A New Dawn*).

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## See also

* List of captains
* List of deputies (Clan cat equivalent)

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revealed in *Kid Icarus: Uprising*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Revealed in *The Chaos Express*, Season 1
3. ↑ Used by the Clans and The Lost Souls | Revealed in *The Chaos Express*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Fading Silence*, Season 3
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Revealed in *The Chaos Express*, Season 6
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Salvaged Dreams*, Season 1
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Revealed in *The Chaos Express: A New Dawn*, Season 1
8. ↑ Revealed in *The Chaos Express*
9. ↑ Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Salvaged Dreams*, Season 2