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|rank= Elite Infantry
|rank= Elite Infantry
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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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|weapon= Taken [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) <br> Taken [[Shock Blade]]s (rare)
|ability= [[Solar]] 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}}
{{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}}
The '''Taken Captain''' is a type of [[Taken]] [[Fallen]] that sends out moving balls of Darkness to blind Guardians. They use either an [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] or Arc [[Shock Blade]]s, and are [[Solar]]-shielded. They can quickly teleport to evade incoming attacks much like their non-Taken counterpart.
The '''Taken Captain''' is a type of [[Taken]] [[Fallen]].


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
A Taken Captain's Darkness Bolt has several unique properties: fast velocity, infinite range, can travel through walls, uses a large hitbox, can penetrate through multiple targets, hits the same target twice, causes 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. This makes them all the more difficult to dispose of.
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==
==Known Taken Captains==
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*[[Grayris, Baroness]]—Taken Captain: [[The Shattered Coast]], Venus
*[[Grayris, Baroness]]—Taken Captain: [[The Shattered Coast]], Venus
*[[Irxori, Lost to Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Skywatch]], Earth
*[[Irxori, Lost to Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Skywatch]], Earth
*[[Karakis Taken Enforcer]]—Taken Captain: [[Off-World Recovery]] mission
*[[Ishrasek, Lightbinder of Savathûn]]—Taken Captain: [[The Crow and the Hawk]] and [[Harbinger (Exotic Quest)|Harbinger]]
*[[Karakis, Taken Enforcer]]—Taken Captain: [[Off-World Recovery]] mission
*[[Keksis, the Betrayed]]—Taken Captain: [[Prison of Elders]] arena
*[[Keksis, the Betrayed]]—Taken Captain: [[Prison of Elders]] arena
*[[Kell Echo]]–Taken Captain: [[Prophecy]]
*[[Kiphoris, Devil Captain]]—Taken Captain: [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] Strike
*[[Kiphoris, Devil Captain]]—Taken Captain: [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] Strike
*[[Kophoris]]-Taken Captain: [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] Strike
*[[Kophoris]]-Taken Captain: [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] Strike
*[[Lhoks, Exile Baron]]—Taken Captain: [[The Cinders]], Venus
*[[Lhoks, Exile Baron]]—Taken Captain: [[The Cinders]], Venus
*[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: Winter's Run (Taken version) Strike
*[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: Winter's Run (Taken version) Strike
*[[Savriks, Riven's Patience]]—Taken Captain: [[Beyond The Watchtower]] mission
*[[Savriks, Riven's Patience]]—Taken Captain: [[Awakening (mission)|Awakening]]
*[[Teksis, Ascendant Sentinel]]–Taken Captain: [[Dark Monastery]]
*[[Teksis, Ascendant Sentinel]]–Taken Captain: [[Dark Monastery]]
*[[The Odynom]]—Taken Captain: [[The Oracle Engine]]
*[[The Odynom]]—Taken Captain: [[The Oracle Engine]]
*[[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria]]—Taken Captain: Rift Generator Public Event
*[[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria]]—Taken Captain: Rift Generator Public Event
*[[Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Hallowed Grove]], [[European Dead Zone]]
*[[Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx]]—Taken Captain: [[Hallowed Grove]], [[European Dead Zone]]
*[[Veselliks Lightkiller]]—Taken Captain: [[Off-World Recovery]] mission
*[[Vesesiks Lightkiller]]—Taken Captain: [[Off-World Recovery]] mission


==Variants==
==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
*[[Blighted Captain]]
*[[Blightmaker]]
*[[Emissary of Savathûn]]
*[[Eye of Riven]]
*[[Eye of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Farseer's Saboteur]]
*[[Festering Brute]]
*[[Harbinger of Savathûn]]
*[[Labyrinth Architect]]
*[[Paraversal Contender]]
*[[Paraversal Contestant]]
*[[Primeval Captain]]
*[[Prismatic Taken Captain]]
*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Scavenging Crew Leader]]
*[[Taken Blightblazer]]
*[[Taken Exsanguinator]]
*[[Taken Forerunner]]
*[[Taken Forerunner]]
*[[The Hermit]]
*[[Warmonger]]


==Trivia==
==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.
*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 apposed the usual [[Arc]] damage they were accustomed to. It is unknown if this is a developer's oversight.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:40, December 13, 2023

Taken Captain
Grimoire Taken Captain.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Taken

Rank:

Elite Infantry

Class:

Captain

Combat information

Weapon(s):

ArcS.png Taken Shrapnel Launcher (common)
ArcS.png Taken Shock Blades (uncommon)

Abilities:

SolarS.png Absorption Shield
Teleportation
ArcS.png Darkness Bolt
High Durability
Rapid Movement
KineticS.png Fallen Melee

 

"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
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 apposed the usual Arc damage they were accustomed to. It is unknown if this is a developer's oversight.

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]


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