Captain

The Captain is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.

Commander of the UES Safe Travels, the Captain's strength is his ability to call down a variety of tactical drops from orbit, from a humble healing beacon to the spectacularly haphazard OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike.

Completing the Washed Away challenge will unlock Captain as a playable survivor.

Tips

 * Captain has useful support skills and hard-hitting abilities, but lacks mobility. Plan item choices accordingly.


 * Captain's make him very effective against, , , and other monsters which use projectiles. However, he cannot defend against , , , , or.


 * Captain provides Defensive Microbots to the Strike Drones summoned by.
 * If Captain gives The Back-up to an, both the Equipment Drone and the Strike Drones it summons will get Defensive Microbots.


 * Since Vulcan Shotgun fires 8 projectiles at once, and each projectile has a proc coefficient of 0.75, Captain can make very good use of items such as, , and.


 * While aiming the Orbital Probe, picking up ammo boxes dropped by the will restore 1 charge, allowing the player to use more than 3 per activation. However, the player cannot have more than 3 charges stored.


 * Sprinting after activating Orbital Supply Beacon allows the player to exit targeting mode, and sprinting while aiming Orbital Probe puts it on full cooldown even if there are charges left.


 * Orbital Supply Beacons can be used to activate the pressure plates on Abandoned Aqueduct.


 * Power Tazer or Beacon: Shocking can immobilize one or many enemies at once, allowing Orbital Probe, and more commonly, OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike to strike stunned enemies that would usually vacate the targeted location, dealing colossal and guaranteed damage.


 * OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike can benefit from, although offensive drones may damage enemies enough that the Crowbar no longer deals bonus damage.
 * It also pairs well with the Bandolier due to its long cooldown.


 * OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike can be used to launch the player incredibly far into the air, at the cost of 90% of their health. To do this, stand in the center of the impact zone and do not move. Be sure to be over 90% health in order to maintain one-shot protection. The Strike can be used:
 * To skip the pillar sequence and go straight to the arena at the top of Commencement; the player should position themself and the impact on top of the roof of the Pillar of Soul island, closest to the arena.
 * To reach several different Newt Altars in elevated positions.
 * ⚠ Note that OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike is capable of applying on-hit effects to the player depending on the items held, such as from Needletick, and can result in an additional instance of damage after the initial hit - thus killing the player.


 * In Hidden Realms, Orbital Probe, OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike, and Orbital Supply Beacon are unusable, indicated by an unplugged power cord icon and the description "You have lost connection with the UES Safe Travels..." Be sure to plan accordingly in such areas.
 * Despite being "orbital" call-ins, all these abilities function normally in enclosed/roofed-in areas.

Version History

 * Survivors of the Void Update
 * Bug Fixes
 * (Undocumented) Captain's now correctly deals damage to all allies instead of just himself
 * PS4 & Xbox One Patch
 * Bug Fixes
 * Solved an issue where Captain’s would not stun the enemy.
 * Solved an issue where Captain’s cannot be called on the  stage.
 * PC Patch v1.1.1.2
 * Bug Fixes
 * Updated item display on Captain to properly display all items
 * Anniversary Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Skill Variant:
 * . Request a kinetic strike from the UES Safe Travels. After 20 seconds, it deals 40,000% damage to ALL characters.
 * Added New Class Challenge:
 * Quality of Life
 * 🌧 Update Captain’s on controllers having non-intuitive reversed controls
 * PC Patch v1.0.1.1 (Build ID No.5440050)
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Captain’s now presses the buttons on
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fix not working on Captain
 * Fix Captain’s dealing 1500%/500%/500% damage into dealing 1000%/1000%/1000% damage
 * Fix Captain’s shocking beacon missing name when pinged
 * Fix interacting with Captain’s orbital drop
 * Fix Captain getting a new defense drone every time he scraps
 * Fix not being usable by Captain in hidden realms
 * Fix Captain only spawning one Captain with
 * Fix Captain showing up in logbook before
 * Early Access Content Update 5
 * Major Content
 * Added New Survivor: Captain
 * Added New Survivor Skin:
 * Added New Captain Challenge:
 * Added New Captain Challenge:
 * Added New Captain Challenge:
 * Added New Challenge:
 * Added New Character Lore Entry: