Captain Commando (character)
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Captain Commando 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 blonde superhero wearing a visor and a white-and-blue costume with a large star on his chest. He originally appeared in instruction manuals for Capcom games during their 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 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.
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[edit] 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 Corridor, 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.
[edit] Quotes
- "Thank you for playing this game!"
- "I am...CAPTAIN COMMANDO!!"
[edit] Trivia
- In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Captain Commando was voiced by Takashi Nagasako. However, in Namco x Capcom, he is voiced by Ryoutarou Okiayu.
- He was given a few changes to his outfit when he appeared in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. His armor and shoes are given a few tweaks which one may not see right away when compared to his original design, but one noticable change is that his visors are red instead of blue. Commando was also seen with this new design in both SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash and SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition, 2 electronic trading card games created by SNK. He reverted back to his original design in Namco x Capcom.
- In one of his win quotes in Marvel vs Capcom, he talks about Capcom's first game, Vulgus.
- In Namco x Capcom, he is the only character whose says out one of the chapters name "I Am Captain Commando"
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