Kapitan is the nickname used by Shan Arvonak in reference to the Legionnaire who once commanded Shan during a patrol of Curse space. Shan considers Kapitan to be a fat old bastard who has gone soft after too many years with "those paper-pushing Fed Navy pod-wetters". In the end, Kapitan makes some poor strategic decisions during an encounter with two Black Omega pilots which results in the destruction of the entire patrol gang.