Captain (Hellsing)
The Captain is a male anime and manga character who features in Hellsing.
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Biography
The Captain (Japanese: 大尉, Hepburn: Taii?) was a male human who grew up in Germany were he came to be a soldier in Nazi Germany. At some point, he was noted to had served under the Major and operated as an operative in his special projects division. The mysterious SS officer fought a 14 year-old Walter C. Dornez as well as Alucard during an attack on Millennium's main research facility in Warsaw during World War II in 1944. He squared off with Walter and managed to resist his wires, then choke him into submission before the fight was interrupted by Alucard. Alucard, on the other hand, backed out after getting kicked in half by the Captain, and left Walter to fend for himself while chasing after the Major. It is believed, based on information in the main storyline, that Walter came to an agreement with Millennium and left the compound, having seemingly aided in the destruction of the early undead soldier project. However, there is no official word that explicitly confirms or denies this yet. Later in the same year, the Captain participated in the infamous Malmedy massacre on 17 December, during the Battle of the Bulge. From a photograph taken on the 20th, he and the Major were still in the Ardennes area. He would ultimately travel with the rest of Millennium to South America and stay in hiding for decades.
Over 55 years later, the Captain was sent to retrieve Walter for a certain process, during the invasion of England in 1999. As Walter and Integra Hellsing attempted to drive back to Hellsing HQ, Walter spotted the Captain blocking the road and approaching them. Walter then urged his master to flee, and attacked The Captain with his wires. The Captain caught them in his hands, and it looked like it would lead into a great duel, except the duel was never shown, leading fans to speculate about the Captain and Walter's relationship and Walter's loyalties. Later on, The Captain leaped from the Major's zeppelin to confront Alucard with Alexander Anderson. He was surprised to see Alucard's 'counter-attack', and backed off for the time being. After waking up and exiting his coffin, Alucard immediately sensed that The Captain was neither human nor vampire, and remarked that he thought his kind had been wiped out long ago. The Captain had his right arm blown off by Alucard, but he quickly regenerated it and transformed into a "wolf-man". Although this might seem to imply that all of Millennium's officers and top soldiers are lycanthropes, the term used for their elite soldiers is a reference to the historical Werwolf forces, with The Captain being the only actual 'werewolf'. Also, in chapter 5, the Major makes a pun alluding to this difference when questioned by his officers about the Captain being enough defense against Walter and Alucard. He was later showed to be swiftly shooting Heinkel Wolfe in his human form where he deliberately shot through her cheek to spare Heinkel's life. The Captain attempts to directly communicate with Heinkel by making gestures with his head, which is interpreted as a warning to stay out of his way. After tossing Heinkel a first aid kit, he leaps up into the air and departs. This scene has been a subject of interest to many fans. The Captain, a werewolf with incredible strength, speed, and the ability to regenerate, would have no need for a first aid kit, and hence, no need to even carry one. Hirano's intentions in making the Captain spare Heinkel remain unclear though it may simply be that Hirano intended to show that the Captain was more noble than his comrades, and/or had some sense of chivalry for fellow warriors.
As Seras and Sir Integra make their way to confront The Major for what will assuredly be the final battle, they are halted by the intimidating figure of the Captain blocking their path. While Seras balks at first, she gathers herself and urges her master on, determined to engage the Captain in battle. The Captain, icy as ever, simply allows Integra onwards, even helpfully pointing out the correct direction for her. As Integra departs, Sera’s gears herself for battle as the Captain’s steely gaze bores into her. The two promptly engage in a swift gun battle, raining rounds at each other in hectic fashion. As both are eventually disarmed, they move to hand to hand combat. The Captain now demonstrates how truly and utterly outmatched the young Vampire is, displaying his bestial wolf form, mind staggering strength, use of mist like intangibility and blistering speed to absolutely dominate her in the initial exchange. Viciously battering Seras, she is finally knocked through the floor, down into storage room; a bullion horde of confiscated treasures from decades ago. Broken and hopeless, Seras is reinvigorated by her familiar, Bernadotte, and enters the fight again. After a quick flurry, The Captain coldly demonstrates the true extent of his mist form invulnerability, reflexive ability and prowess to show Seras again how hopeless this battle is. In an unexpected move, The Captain pointedly kicks an object into the young Vampires hand. Bemused, Seras notes it is a silver tooth, ripped from the mouth of a Jewish captive many years ago. Catching on immediately, Bernadotte calls the Captain a “good dog”, and notes that he deliberately led the fight here, and gave Seras the very tool of his undoing. As the last werewolf gears up for a new assault, Seras realises this will be the final exchange, no matter what. The Captain launches at Seras, and brutalizes her once again. As they violently clash, Bernadotte urges and guides Seras, and soon they disarmed each other, trading punches with enough force to messily explode entire limbs. Catching his kick, Seras pins the Captain’s leg, and Bernadotte plunges the silver tooth deep in his heart - delivering long overdue payback from some poor Jewish soul. As blood explodes from the wound, the last werewolf finally collapses, his broken dog tag clattering to the floor. As he lies dying, the icy veneer of this warrior finally cracks, and a smile slowly creeps on his face. With a child-like cackle of wonder and delight, blue flames erupt from his body, and The Captain is vanquished finally in the whirling inferno - released at last from his long nightmare.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, the Captain was a tall man with snow white hair, bloody red eyes, and somewhat tanned skin. He tended to wear an overcoat similar to a M42 Greatcoat with its neckguard constantly turned up and an M43 officer's cap emblazoned with the Totenkopf symbol.
He was shown as being a silent and stoic figure who was mostly expressionless where he never seemed to speak. The Captain is mostly expressionless and never seems to speak. Even in battle or enduring pain, the werewolf's expressions do not change much.
The Captain fights with little regard for the damage done to his own body. This is likely because of his great regenerative powers and because, as evident by the fight with Seras, he does want to die. He is very agile in battle and uses his iron skin to stop lethal enemy attacks in their tracks. He does not taunt or jeer at his opponents, only glaring menacingly and intensely at them with his eyes. And like the other trump cards, his strength is unparalleled, with only a few being close to matching him in sheer might.
Pip remarked that The Captain has a “flair for the dramatic” whenever he presents himself, such as when he first appeared on the battlefield of London he leaped from his Zeppelin and during his battle with Seras.
The Captain was said to hold some sense of honor as he told a comrade not to interfere in his one-on-one fight.
Powers and abilities
The Captain was a natural werewolf who possessed immense superhuman ability, even while in human form. This includes superhuman senses, strength (strong enough to bend steel bars or shatter limbs with a single kick), speed, reflexes/reactions, agility, dexterity, flexibility, coordination, balance, and endurance. His iron-like flesh can withstand Walter's wires (which can easily slice solid steel), even as they are tightened around his bare neck. He seems to be able to fall great distances without sustaining any damage, as seen in chapter 58, Wizardry (2). The Captain has some regenerative ability, as he quickly regenerated his mutilated hand in The Dawn. Being a real life 'wolf-man' he also has the ability to transform into white, fur-like mist similar to Alucard and is shown on several scenes growing fur.
In addition to his natural abilities, the Captain possesses two modified Mauser C96s with incredibly long barrels, and a combat knife though he never uses it. His marksmanship skills with his guns and grenades rival that of Anderson and Alucard. He also has some expertise in dealing with occult and supernatural forces. Although natural in most traits, the Doctor has apparently done some work on him to an unknown extent, due to the fact that the Captain does have the same chip inside his body that Millennium's vampires possess, which activated upon his death. This could just be a suicide tool similar to the cyanide capsules used by Nazi agents in World War II.
Originally, he was a member of the Waffen-SS where he served as part of the military of Nazi Germany. He came to be a member of Millennium Organization (ミレニアム機関, Mireniamu Kikan?) where he came to serve as an adjutant and bodyguard to the Major.
Notes
- The Captain was created by Kouta Hirano where he appeared as an antagonist in the setting of the Hellsing universe.
In other media
Television
- In Hellsing Ultimate, the Captain appeared in the setting of the anime television series adaptation.
Appearances
- Hellsing:
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