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Captain Cannon is a Rare Captain Deadbeard variant in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. He was at first not playable in the beta of the game; however, he could be seen in the Backyard Battleground if the player was playing as a plant in Flag of Power. His long range weapon fires cannon balls that explode on impact or can be detonated early in mid-air, similar to Electro Pea and Petrified Cactus. His Scattercannon fires at a higher rate of fire, but deals a bit less damage and has less ammo than the Scurvy Scattershot.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

"Captain Cannon hasn't had the best of luck with explosives. Just take a look at what was once a perfectly good hat. I don't even think those are his real eyebrows."

In-game description[]

Captain Cannon can detonate his shots in mid-air! Simply zoom in, fire and hit the fire button again to trigger an extra large explosion!

AI health[]

  • Easy: 75
  • Normal: 100
  • Hard: 125
  • CRAAAAZY: 150

Weapons[]

The primary short range weapon for Captain Cannon is the Scattercannon, and the secondary long range is the Extend-O-Cannon.

  • The ammo in a clip is 8.
  • The reload time is 2 seconds.
  • Both weapons are semi-auto.
  • The bloom is low.

Scattercannon[]

  • The damage at all ranges is 25.
  • The max DPS at all ranges is 12.5.
  • The ammunition consumed per shot is 2.

Extend-O-Cannon[]

  • The long range base damage is 30.
  • The mid-range base damage is 40.
  • The long range critical damage is 36.
  • The mid-range critical damage is 46.
  • The splash damage is either 1, 7, or 10, depending on the distance of the target from the projectile.
  • Projectile speed is slow.
  • The max long range body damage DPS is 22.5 and the critical is 27.
  • The max mid range body damage DPS is 30 and the critical is 34.5.
  • The ammunition consumed per shot is 1.

Abilities[]

Left abilities
Barrel BlastGW2
Barrel Blast
Hop inside your trusty barrel to shield yourself from attacks, but that's not all! Light the fuse and run towards your Plant foes an explosive surprise.
Looty Booty Barrel BlastGW2
Looty Booty
Barrel Blast
Yo ho ho, it's a barrel made of shiny treasure! Protect yourself from plants in style, and blast them away with a glittery explosion!
Center abilities
Parrot PalGW2
Parrot Pal
Who ever heard of a pirate without a parrot? Take to the skies with your Parrot Pulse, or lay waste to those below with some tricky Eggsplosions.
Future Parrot PalGW2
Future
Parrot Pal
This futuristic friend is made of metal, but she doesn't let that slow her down... well, actually she is a bit slower. But she's tougher too!
Right abilities
Cannon RodeoGW2
Cannon
Rodeo
The Cannon Rodeo is every bit as fun as it sounds. Ride a giant cannon and shoot super powerful cannon balls at whatever you want!

Strategies[]

Captain Cannon is a strong character to use with his damage output. His slow projectile is a double-edged sword; it makes it easier to detonate his shots but makes it harder to land direct hits on long range. Because of this reason, it is recommended to use him in mid-range. At mid-range, he can deal the highest damage every second of any Captain Deadbeard variant. Do not use the shotgun unless you are desperate because you can only take out Roses and Sunflowers with a fully reloaded weapon, so only use your shotgun as a last resort or to finish off weakened plants.

Balancing changes[]

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One DLC[]

  • Increased projectile movement speed
  • Increased inner blast radius for manual detonation
  • Removed falloff for impact damage

November 2016 Patch[]

  • Increased Shotgun damage from 20 to 25
  • Decreased reload time from 2.25 to 2
  • Increased damage on detonation from 30 to 35
  • Increased regular splash radius from 1.5 to 2
  • Increased damage on impact from 35 to 40

April 2017 Patch[]

  • Decreased detonation damage from 35 to 32
  • Decreased detonation inner damage radius from 4 to 3

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Captain Cannon
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 巨砲船長
France French Capitaine Canon
Germany German Käpt'n Kanone
Italy Italian Capitan Cannone
Poland Polish Kapitan Działko
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Capitão Canhão
Spain Spanish Capitán Cañón


Trivia[]

  • In the beta, Captain Sharkbite had Captain Cannon's long range weapon.
  • There are many details on Captain Cannon that resemble those of a cannon.
    • His hat appears to be hit with a cannon ball, due to the fact that there is a huge, smoking hole in the middle of it.
    • Also, instead of having a normal peg leg, he appears to have a wooden wheel, similar to those of a cannon.
    • His hook seems to be a fizzing fuse, similar to those that are normally seen on a cannon.
  • He is one of three manual detonation characters in the game, the others being Electro Pea and Petrified Cactus.
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