The Captain - Revision history

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	'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.		'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.

	:''In the original PC release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The screenshots in the manual that came with the original PC release named the Captain '''Peterson''', while the later released 3DO version named the ~~captain~~ '''Zelnick'''. The flagship was named '''Vindicator''' both in the PC version's manual and the 3DO release. In the Japanese version, the captain was Isamu and the flagship Kamui.		:''In the original PC release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The screenshots in the manual that came with the original PC release named the Captain '''Peterson''', while the later released 3DO version named the Captain '''Zelnick'''. The flagship was named '''Vindicator''' both in the PC version's manual and the 3DO release. In the Japanese version, the captain was Isamu and the flagship Kamui.

	The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.		The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.

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	'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.		'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.

	:''In the ~~first~~ release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The later released 3DO version named the captain '''Zelnick''' ~~and the~~ flagship '''Vindicator'''. In the Japanese version, the captain was Isamu and the flagship Kamui.		:''In the original PC release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The screenshots in the manual that came with the original PC release named the Captain '''Peterson''', while the later released 3DO version named the captain '''Zelnick'''. The flagship was named '''Vindicator''' both in the PC version's manual and the 3DO release. In the Japanese version, the captain was Isamu and the flagship Kamui.

	The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.		The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.

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	: At the time we were finishing SC2 for 3DO the president of Crystal Dynamics was Strauss Zelnick.		: At the time we were finishing SC2 for 3DO the president of Crystal Dynamics was Strauss Zelnick.

			''See Also:'' [[Gameplay Challenges]]

	[[Category:Game Characters\|Captain, The]]		[[Category:Game Characters\|Captain, The]]
	[[Category:Human\|Captain, The]]		[[Category:Human\|Captain, The]]
	[[Category:Alliance of Free Stars]]		[[Category:Alliance of Free Stars]]

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	The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.		The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.

	Full details on The Captain are sketchy. Only one known [[:Image:Sc2_end_free_earth.png\|image]], taken during his recovery after escaping the destruction of the [[Sa-Matra]] is available of The Captain during these events. From it, and from knowledge of the history of Unzervalt itself, we can conclude that he was [[Human]], male, probably ~~Caucasian~~, and under 20 Earth years of age at the beginning of his mission.		Full details on The Captain are sketchy. Only one known [[:Image:Sc2_end_free_earth.png\|image]], taken during his recovery after escaping the destruction of the [[Sa-Matra]] is available of The Captain during these events. From it, and from knowledge of the history of Unzervalt itself, we can conclude that he was [[Human]], male, probably white, and under 20 Earth years of age at the beginning of his mission, making his birthdate circa 2134.

	The Captain is believed to have had other adventures besides this one, but is known to have eventually retired peacefully with the [[~~Syreen~~]] [[~~Talana~~]] ~~to Unzervalt~~. It is generally believed that The Captain and Talana had an intimate, romantic encounter aboard the [[Gaia]] [[Starbase]] during the events of Star Control II.		The Captain is believed to have had other adventures besides this one, but is known to have eventually retired peacefully on Unzervalt with the [[Talana]] of the [[Syreen]]. It is generally believed that The Captain and Talana had an intimate, romantic encounter aboard the [[Gaia]] [[Starbase]] during the events of Star Control II, but no one is sure because the lights were off.

	The Pkunk have predicted that The Captain will have fourteen children, and that he will die at an early age. The degree of accuracy of this prediction is unknown; it is also unknown what the Pkunk mean by "early age" (as it is possible that they are much more long-lived than the Humans).		The Pkunk have predicted that The Captain will have fourteen children, and that he will die at an early age. The degree of accuracy of this prediction is unknown; it is also unknown what the Pkunk mean by "early age" (as it is possible that they are much more long-lived than the Humans).

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	He is one of the most legendary humans ever to travel the stars.		He is one of the most legendary humans ever to travel the stars.

	The default name in the 3DO version of Star Control 2 and in The Ur-Quan Masters, Zelnick, is named after Strauss Zelnick, the president of Crystal Dynamics at the time the 3DO version of Star Control 2 was being finished.		The default name in the 3DO version of Star Control 2 and in The Ur-Quan Masters, Zelnick, is named after Strauss Zelnick, the president of Crystal Dynamics at the time the 3DO version of Star Control 2 was being finished.{{ref\|1}}

	==Titles==		==Titles==

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	== Notes and references ==		== Notes and references ==
	''From an [http://www.star-control.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=232&p=4655#p4655 August 2010 comment] by [[Fred Ford]] on the [[SCDB]], in a thread discussing the name of the captain:''		{{note\|1}}''From an [http://www.star-control.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=232&p=4655#p4655 August 2010 comment] by [[Fred Ford]] on the [[SCDB]], in a thread discussing the name of the captain:''
	: At the time we were finishing SC2 for 3DO the president of Crystal Dynamics was Strauss Zelnick.		: At the time we were finishing SC2 for 3DO the president of Crystal Dynamics was Strauss Zelnick.

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	He is one of the most legendary humans ever to travel the stars.		He is one of the most legendary humans ever to travel the stars.

			The default name in the 3DO version of Star Control 2 and in The Ur-Quan Masters, Zelnick, is named after Strauss Zelnick, the president of Crystal Dynamics at the time the 3DO version of Star Control 2 was being finished.

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	*''[[Great Teacher]]'' of the [[Thraddash]] [[Thraddash#Culture Twenty\|Culture Twenty]]		*''[[Great Teacher]]'' of the [[Thraddash]] [[Thraddash#Culture Twenty\|Culture Twenty]]
	*''Ultron Saint'' of the [[Utwig]]		*''Ultron Saint'' of the [[Utwig]]

			== Notes and references ==
			''From an [http://www.star-control.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=232&p=4655#p4655 August 2010 comment] by [[Fred Ford]] on the [[SCDB]], in a thread discussing the name of the captain:''
			: At the time we were finishing SC2 for 3DO the president of Crystal Dynamics was Strauss Zelnick.


	[[Category:Game Characters\|Captain, The]]		[[Category:Game Characters\|Captain, The]]
	[[Category:Human\|Captain, The]]		[[Category:Human\|Captain, The]]

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	'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.		'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.

	:''In the first release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The later released 3DO version named the captain '''Zelnick''' ~~(In Japanese: '''Isamu''')~~ and the flagship '''Vindicator''' (In Japanese~~: '''~~Kamui~~''')~~.''		:''In the first release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The later released 3DO version named the captain '''Zelnick''' and the flagship '''Vindicator'''. In the Japanese version, the captain was Isamu and the flagship Kamui.

	The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.		The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.

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	'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.		'''The Captain''' has gone by many names, by many historians. However, most final historical records indicate that the key figure in the defeat of the [[Hierarchy]] was a [[Human]] named Zelnick.

	:''In the first release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The later released 3DO version named the captain '''Zelnick''' and the flagship '''Vindicator'''.''		:''In the first release of [[Star Control II]], there was no default name; the first act in a new game was to name the captain and [[The Flagship\|the flagship]]. The later released 3DO version named the captain '''Zelnick''' (In Japanese: '''Isamu''') and the flagship '''Vindicator''' (In Japanese: '''Kamui''').''

	The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.		The Captain was born in a cave on the the colony world of [[Unzervalt]] in the [[Vela]] system, the son of an officer from the [[Tobermoon]] and a Research Team engineer. From a very young age he showed an unusual aptitude for communicating with [[Precursor]] computer systems, including the mainframe computer operating the factory that produced The Flagship. After Captain [[I. Burton]] was killed in a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] attack, he took control of the Unzervalt mission and piloted The Flagship from Unzervalt back to [[Earth]], and is generally agreed to have played a pivotal role in the events of our region of space from 2154-2159.