Slowly but surely, we’re seeing more and more Fatui Harbingers dribble into the Teyvat story. Let’s have a look at Genshin Impact’s Capitano, The Captain, and see what we know about the mysterious character. The Eleven Fatui Harbingers hail from Snezhnaya, and are made up of some incredibly strong individuals, and all have their sights set on the Traveler as we traverse Teyvat.
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Here’s everything we know about Genshin Impact’s Capitano:
Will Genshin Impact Capitano be a playable character?
If Capitano does become a playable character, it will likely be toward the end of the Natlan patch, or even in the Snezhnaya update. We need to wait and see what happens between him and Mavuika first to determine whether he will even be playable (sorry, La Signora mains…).
What element does Capitano use?
In Natlan, we see that Capitano can use cryo – whether this is an innate skill, or comes from a delusion, we’re not sure just yet. He also uses a sword as a weapon.
Who is Capitano?
You may be thinking that Il Capitano, The Captain, would be the leader of the Fatui Harbingers. This, however, is not the case. His seat number is not confirmed, though it’s thought to be number four as only four and ten remain unaccounted for (not including La Signora or Scaramouche’s empty slots).
Other than that, there isn’t really much to go on for Capitano. We see his outfit, which is a snazzy helmet that hides his entire face, with a big cape to boot. His first appearance is in the Winter Night’s Lazzo trailer which featured all of the current Harbingers, mourning La Signora’s death. Here he questions Dottore as to Scaramouche’s plans and whereabouts.
There are two voice lines about The Captain that can give us a little look into what he’s about. Genshin Impact’s Tartaglia states that he has seen him fight before, and it’s a marvel. He’s too low-level to have had any interaction with Capitano, though.
Genshin Impact’s Wanderer, known previously as Scaramouche and The Balladeer, says that the “ever-righteous Captain” is also “brave and fearless”, and constantly complimented by those around him. Wanderer, in his surly nature, got sick of this very quickly. He also mentions that Capitano has immense strength, which definitely leads us to believe he holds the number four position, not number ten.
The first proper mention of Capitano in the game is a letter from Genshin Impact’s Varka to the Knights of Favonius. This note, read by Mika in the Weinlesefest event, tells us that Varka encountered Capitano on his expedition. Thankfully, this wasn’t a negative experience, and both parties remained cordial with one another. He did learn that Capitano was leaving for Genshin Impact’s Natlan region at the time. Now, we can meet him in the nation of fire in the archon quest.
Il Capitano is another character from the Commedia Dell’arte, as all of the Harbingers are. This time, it’s a stock character and is a very interesting one. Most of the time, the ‘Captain’ name is self-imposed, inciting that the Capitano may be somewhat of a fraud. It’s also said that the Captain often isn’t Italian, unlike the other cast. This could suggest that Capitano is not of Snezhnaya, and has somehow made his way into the ranks with some embellishment on his part.
A theory that has popped up is that Capitano may be the Bloodstained Knight; a member of the Knights of Favonius hundreds of years ago, who appears in the descriptions of the Bloodstained Chivalry artifact set. Not only does the set feature a literal iron mask, chains, and similar features to Capitano’s design, but the descriptions seem to fit with what Tartaglia says about him. Let’s remember that the Doctor is mentioned in the Pale Flame artifact set, so it isn’t too far-fetched that some more, if not all, of the Harbingers, feature on artifact sets.
Who are the Genshin Impact Capitano voice actors?
Capitano’s voice actors are Chris Tergliafera in the English dub and Ken Narita in the Japanese. Hoyoverse will likely add more as he comes into the story.
For more Genshin lore, check out other Fatui like Genshin Impact Arlecchino, Genshin Impact Wanderer, and the ever-elusive Genshin Impact Dainsleif.