For detailed information about this series, see: Captain Commando on Wikipedia
Captain Commando, the main protagonist of the series
Captain Commando is a series of side-scrolling beat'em up video games by Capcom.
Video Games
- Captain Commando (November 1991). Arcade. Later released on SNES and PlayStation.
Manga
- Captain Commando (1994), a 2-volume manga series written by Kenkou Tabuchi and illustrated by Kotomi Tobashi, originally published as part of the Gamest Comics series. Translated by UDON Studio in 2013.
Other Media
- Captain Commando Challenge Series (1986-1989). An unifying term created by Capcom USA which appeared in the packaging of several of their NES games. This is Captain Commando's actual origin media, depicting him as a space-faring super hero thanking the player for purchasing the game in question.
Links to other series
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194X | November 1986 | The NES ports of 1942 and 1943: The Battle of Midway are part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Commando (Capcom) | November 1986 | The NES port of Commando is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Ghosts 'n Goblins | November 1986 | The NES port of Ghosts 'n Goblins is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Trojan | February 1987 | The NES port of Trojan is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Section Z | July 1987 | The NES port of Section Z is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. The English manual also states Captain Commando to be the main character. | 1 |
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Mega Man | December 1987 | Mega Man and Mega Man 2 are part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Gun.Smoke | February 1988 | The NES port of Gun.Smoke is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Bionic Commando | December 1988 | The NES port of Bionic Commando is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Willow | June 1989 | The NES version of Willow is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Strider | July 1989 | The NES version of Strider is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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DuckTales | September 14, 1989 | Capcom's DuckTales for the NES is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 |
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Final Fight | November 1991 | Ginzu from Captain Commando has ties to Guy from Final Fight. The setting of Captain Commando is a future version of Metro City, the setting of Final Fight, and a bust of Haggar appears as an item. |
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Nausicaä | November 1991 | The boss character "Monster" in Captain Commando looks remarkably similar to the Heedra from Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind. | 3 |
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Adventure Quiz | July 1992 | Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 features characters from Captain Commando. | 1 |
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Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) | June 18, 1997 | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter features references to Captain Commando. |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | January 12, 1998 | Captain Commando is a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. | 1 |
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SNK vs. Capcom | October 21, 1999 | Various Captain Commando characters are featured in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters games. | 2 |
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Namco × Capcom | May 26, 2005 | Namco × Capcom features characters from Captain Commando. | 1 |
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Capcom Classics Collection | March 22, 2006 | Captain Commando is included in Capcom Classics Collection Remixed and Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2. | 2 |
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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom | December 2008 | Baby Head makes a cameo in PTX-40a's ending in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. | 1 |
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Lost Planet | May 11, 2010 | "Captain Commando" is one of the unlockable Nom de Guerres in Lost Planet 2. | 2 |
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The Punisher | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Frank Castle" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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X-Men | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Kurt Wagner", "Katheryne Pryde" and "Henry McCoy" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Daredevil (Marvel) | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Matthew Michael Murdock" and "Elektra Natchios" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Fantastic Four | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Jonathan Storm" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Spider-Man | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Peter Parker" and "Felicia Hardy" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Captain America | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Steve Rogers" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Captain Britain | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Brian Braddock" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Batman | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "R. Dick Grayson" and "Timothy Drake" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 |
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Street Fighter | November 19, 2013 | Captain Commando makes a cameo appearance in the intro of Street Fighter × All Capcom; additionally guests costumed as Captain Commando and Ginzu the Ninja make cameos in Street Fighter Alpha 2 and the moves and combat armor of Crimson Viper from Street Fighter IV are inspired by Captain Commando's and Nash receives a costume of the Captain in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. |
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Minna to Series | November 19, 2013 | Captain Commando makes a cameo appearance in the intro of Street Fighter × All Capcom. | 1a |
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Dead Rising | June 9, 2014 | Captain Commando is featured as a costume for Chuck Greene in Super Ultra Dead Rising 3' Arcade Remix Hyper Edition Ex Plus Alpha, along with his actual moves, and later as a costume for Frank West in Dead Rising 4. | 1a |
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Skullgirls | April 17, 2015 | One of the alternate color palettes in Skullgirls is based on Captain Commando. | 3 |
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Project X Zone | November 12, 2015 | Project X Zone 2 features characters from the Captain Commando series. | 1 |
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Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle | September 18, 2018 | Captain Commando is included in Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle, and the Captain makes an actual appearance in the game's commercial. | 1a |
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The Knights of Avalon | November 07, 2018 | Characters from Captain Commando appear as cards in The Knights of Avalon as part of a Capcom limited promotion. | 2 |
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Resident Evil | April 03, 2020 | A movie poster referencing Captain Commando appears in Resident Evil 3. |
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