# Guard Captain

**[![Guard Captain.png](https://tunic.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/guard-captain.png)](https://tunic.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/guard-captain.png)**

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</td><td>Captain of the Guard</td></tr><tr><td>**Location**</td><td>[East Forest](https://tunic.wiki/books/locations/page/east-forest)</td></tr><tr><td>**Reward**</td><td>20 gems</td></tr><tr><td>**Soundtrack**</td><td>The Captain</td></tr></tbody></table>

The **Guard Captain** is the (typical) first [boss](https://tunic.wiki/books/creatures/chapter/bosses) of *Tunic*. It is encountered in the [East Forest](https://tunic.wiki/books/locations/page/east-forest), guarding the Eastern Bell. It can be found later as a normal [enemy](https://tunic.wiki/books/creatures/page/enemies).

### Appearance

The Guard Captain is a large Rudeling with purple accents.

### Abilities

The Guard Captain is able to charge at the player.

### Strategy

The Guard Captain can be disposed of with a few bombs. The player can also sneak around it in order to activate the gate lever and proceed to the next area.

### Nomenclature

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-language-name-englis"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td>**Language**</td><td>**Name**</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">English</td><td>Guard Captain</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Arabic</td><td align="right" dir="RTL">نقيب الحرس</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Bulgarian</td><td align="left">Капитан на гвардията</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Canadian French</td><td align="left">Capitaine de la garde</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Czech</td><td align="left">Kapitán gardy</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Danish</td><td align="left">Vagtkaptajn</td></tr><tr><td align="left">German</td><td align="left">Hauptmann der Wache</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Greek</td><td align="left">Επικεφαλής Φρουράς</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Spanish</td><td align="left">Capitán de la guardia</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Finnish</td><td align="left">Vartion kapteeni</td></tr><tr><td align="left">French</td><td align="left">Capitaine de la garde</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hungarian</td><td align="left">Az őrök kapitánya</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Italian</td><td align="left">Capitano delle guardie</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Japanese</td><td align="left">衛兵隊長</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Korean</td><td align="left">경비대장</td></tr><tr><td align="left">LATAM Spanish</td><td align="left">Capitán de la guardia</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Dutch</td><td align="left">Kapitein van de wacht</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Norwegian</td><td align="left">Vokterkaptein</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Polish</td><td align="left">Kapitan gwardii</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Portuguese</td><td align="left">Capitão da Guarda</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Brazilian Portuguese  
</td><td align="left">Capitão da Guarda</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Romanian</td><td align="left">Căpitanul gărzii</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Russian</td><td align="left">Капитан стражи</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Simplified Chinese</td><td align="left">保安队长</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Swedish</td><td align="left">Vaktkapten</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Traditional Chinese</td><td align="left">守衛隊長</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Turkish</td><td align="left">Bekçi Komutanı</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ukrainian</td><td align="left">Капітан варти</td></tr></tbody></table>