Captain

Captain is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.

Tips

 * In Hidden Realms, Orbital Probe and Orbital Supply Beacon are not usable, indicated by an icon of an unplugged power cord saying "You have lost connection with the UES Safe Travels...". Be sure to plan accordingly in such areas.
 * Despite being "orbital" call-ins, both abilities will still function normally in enclosed/roofed-in areas.
 * The Captain's make him very effective against Lemurians, Greater Wisps, and other monsters which use projectiles. However, he is weak against Clay Templars, Lunar Chimera Wisps, Lesser Wisps, Stone Golems and other monsters using hitscans.
 * As Captain, you have useful support skills and hit quite hard, but your mobility is extremely poor. Plan your item choices accordingly.
 * Holding Primary Fire and then sprinting lets you hold your charge, and shoot once while sprinting.
 * Sprinting after activating Captain's special 'Orbital Supply Beacon' allows the player to get out of targeting mode, and puts 'Orbital Probe' on full cooldown regardless of if there are charges left.
 * Since Captain's Vulcan Shotgun fires 8 projectiles at once, it is wise to get Proc items such as or.
 * While aiming the Orbital Probe, picking up Bandolier drops will restore 1 charge, letting you use more than 3 per activation. However, you cannot have more than 3 charges stored.
 * Orbital Supply Beacons can be used to press the buttons on Abandoned Aqueduct.
 * Captain provides to the Strike Drones summoned by.
 * If Captain gives to an Equipment Drone, he provides  to both the Equipment Drone itself and the Strike Drones it summons.