This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Shire Nomad: Just so I'm clear, if "the captain" is not at least arguably the lead character (see Vandread, for instance), he or she is not The Captain?
Koveras: I believe putting it this way would erase any difference between The Captain and The Hero. Therefore, I propose dropping the "main character" requirement and leave the "in charge" and "responsible for his crew and his ship" parts.
Tyrfing: I somehow killed the page, sorry. It should be back to normal now.