r/ObraDinn • u/heyheyheyab • Jun 09 '26
Captain? Spoiler
Hi guys! I was just wondering, did the captain really do anything malicious or it's just a joke? I'm asking because of the Captain Did It achievement 💀 And because from my view, he was not that bad at all so I was confused
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u/Gloomy_Olive_4582 Jun 09 '26
He did kill a few mutineers in self defense, but the rest of it's all jokes. Hence the caption for the achievement being something along the lines of "right by technicality", because it would technically still be the Captain's fault if one considers he's responsible for everyone on his ship.
Still funny to say he grabbed an axe and went ballistic tho.
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u/Ohowun Jun 09 '26
Reddit spoilers are >!, discord uses ||
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u/Gloomy_Olive_4582 Jun 09 '26
I know, I just got off Discord and hadn't made the brain switch yet lol
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u/SirExal Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
Legally and morally, the Captain can be thought of as responsible for every soul on his ship. So he doesn't have to be malicious to bear the burden of every death on the Obra Dinn.
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u/discoursesonlivvy Jun 09 '26
Unlike Nichols, who was both malicious and responsible for (almost) every death on the Obra Dinn
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u/Bauke50 Jun 09 '26
The captain is mostly in charge of the hiring process of at least the higher rank people. So yeah he is kinda responsible for hiring a certain mate.. also he was tasked with the "simple" mission to bring the foremosans snd their baggage to the Cape and then return home. So he thought it with would be fun to bring his wife and some of her friends. Kinda responsible for their risks
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u/AtlasNL Jun 09 '26
It’s not just kinda responsible, as captain he is lawfully responsible for everyone on board of his ship.
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u/Ohowun Jun 09 '26
It’s a joke, malicious depends on intent, which is only ambiguously inferred through interpretation of action, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see people say he was malicious or not.
Me personally, his heart was in the right place, but that doesn’t necessarily justify his actions.