Captain Commando (character)

General CVG character
name=Captain Commando


caption=Captain Commando in "Marvel vs. Capcom 2", illustrated by Bengus.
firstgame="Captain Commando" (1991)
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creator=
artist=Akiman
voiceactor=
japanactor= Takashi Nagasako
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nihongo|"Captain Commando"|キャプテンコマンドー is a video game character, and the former mascot of the video game company Capcom. His name being derived from that of his company (Captain Commando). He is a blond-haired superhero wearing a visor and a white-and-blue costume with a large star on his chest.

Origins

He originally appeared on the back covers of some Capcom titles for the NES, wearing a pilot suit. While on the back covers, he said "Captain Commando here. Look to me for up-to-date reports on all the exciting action games from Capcom! Until next time...". He also appeared in instruction manuals for Capcom games during the developer's earliest days of game production in the mid-1980s, thanking the player for purchasing the game. In that early rendition, he did not have glasses, wore two large medallions with the letter 'C' around his neck, and brandished a gun in one hand and a sword in the other. He was eventually given a beat 'em up game of his own with his present design in 1991 (simply named "Captain Commando"); however, the game did not catch on with avid arcade players, and Captain Commando was replaced as Capcom's mascot after characters from more popular games, such as the "Mega Man" and "Street Fighter II" series, came into vogue.

The character was resurrected in 1998 as a playable fighter in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games. In 2005, the character was resurrected again as a playable unit in the crossover RPG "Namco x Capcom" (released only in Japan). In both games, he is aided by his three partners in the Commando Team as well as Guy from Final Fight (Sho's partner when played as a solo unit).

Character profile

Like most of his peers in the Commandos, his origins are in mystery as well. Though born in the US in the year 2000 and was 26 years of age, he was able to obtain special ruby shades that allow him to summon his armor. His weapons include an Energy Glove, allowing him to use his special moves such as "Captain Collider", emitting high voltages of electricity and the "Captain Fire", emitting fire from the same glove as well. A performed action called "Captain Sword" actually assembles his entire team from his original game to attack.

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*Section Z

External links

* [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom/Characters/Captain_Commando Captain Commando's Marvel vs. Capcom] entry at [http://strategywiki.org/ StrategyWiki.org]