Captain of the Empire

Empire Captain in Total War Warhammer II

A Empire Captain, or Captain of the Empire, is a veteran military commander possessing of a variety of different formal titles who leads a smaller regiment or other unit of troops within an Imperial army.

These leaders take to the field of battle whenever they can. Most of the men appointed by an Elector Count to serve as officers in their province's armies will also be nobles of the Empire, educated in martial pursuits from an early age. Others, however, are commoners who have risen through the ranks as a result of their ability on the field, perhaps having first stood in the battle line themselves wielding a bloody halberd or greatsword.^[4]

These officers vary greatly in rank, depending on the size of the force they lead, and are usually known within the Empire as captains, marshals, generals or sometimes simply commanders. Regardless of their social status, most will be tested veterans of many years' experience in soldiering, having spent most of their lives practicing the arts of war in defence of their besieged homelands.^[4]

Often Captains that do not lead an army are trusted with the army's Battle Standard. The most famous Standard Bearer in the Imperial army is Ludwig Schwarzhelm.^{[1][2][4][5a]}

Weapons and Equipment

Captains of the Empire are variable in the arms and armour they like to wield and wear; some make use of melee weapons, while others prefer ranged weapons like the longbow or firearms like the pistol. While most Imperial officers ride powerful warhorses into battle wearing Full Plate Armour, others have been known to ride winged Imperial Pegasi into combat, their enchanted bannners streaming out behind them in the wind. Such a spectacle is always an enormous boon to the men these captains lead under arms.^[4]

• 6th Edition: Either Great Weapon, Halberd, Lance or Pistol. Handgun or Longbow. Heavy, Light or Full Plate Armour. May have a Shield. May rise a Barded Warhorse or Pegasus. May have Magic Items. May be Battle Standard Bearer. ^[5a]
• W:TOW: Hand Weapon, Light Armour. Either Additional Hand Weapon, Great Weapon, Halberd, Handgun, Lance, Longbow. . May have Brace of Pistols or Pistol. May have a Shield. May replace Light Armour with Heavy or Full Plate Armour. May be mounted ^[6a] on a Barded Warhorse, Empire Warhorse, Demigryph, Griffon or Pegasus. ^[6b] May have Magic Items. May be Battle Standard Bearer. ^[6a]

Gallery

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  Captain of Averland

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  Captain of Nuln

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  Captain of Ostland

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  Captain of the Reikland

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  Captain of Stirland

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  Captain of Sylvania before the coming of Vlad von Carstein

Miniatures

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  Middenheim Captain with a warhammer (4th edition)

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  Ostermark Captain with a pistol (4th edition)

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  Captain with a sword and shield

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  Stirland Captain with a hammer and pistol

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  Captain with a greatsword

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  Captain with a warhammer

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  Captain with a greatsword (8th edition)

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  Captain with a greatsword (8th edition)

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  Plastic Captains of Averland (left) and Middenheim (right) (7th edition)

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  Captain with the Griffon Standard

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  Captain riding a Pegasus

Sources

• 1: Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire, ^{Needs Citation}
• 2: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), ^{Needs Citation}
• 4: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), ^{Needs Citation}
• 5: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition)
  • 5a: Armies of the Empire, pg. 27
• 6: Forces of Fantasy (TOW):
  • 6a: Commanders of the Empire, pg. 47-48
  • 6b: Commanders of the Empire, pg. 55