Captain Reed (キャプテン・リード) was a former Slave who turned into a pirate after escaping from his master. While he is infamous in Greek as a bloodthirsty pirate, the truth is that he was framed by nobles who didn't like his liberation of their slaves.
History[]
After gaining his freedom, Captain Reed formed the pirate crew with other former slaves. They roamed the Gaete Sea attacking nobles and freeing their slaves.
After an announcement that the nobles would start attacking innocent villages if Reed didn't let himself be captured, he and his crew gave themselves up. Reed himself was then sent to the Isle of Seiren with a crew made up of criminals while his own crew was kept hostage.
Despite reaching the Isle of Seiren safely, he failed to complete the objective of gathering information about the cursed island. Several incidents, including two separate attempts of mutiny and Reed's getting a fatal sickness, saw his eventual death on the Isle of Seiren. Unfortunately, Captain Reed's torment continued beyond his death as Reed and his crew turned into a ghost crew which aimlessly sailed around the Island of Seiren.
In Games[]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana[]
The castaways encounter Captain Reed's ghost ship while trying to figure out a way to escape from the island. Seeing the ghost ship as a potential escape route, Adol's party decides to investigate it. They board the ship only to get trapped as the ghost ship sets sail as soon as they set foot. In order to escape, they defeat the physical manifestation of Reed's pain and suffering. Having regained his senses, the ghost of Captain Reed is very thankful and rewards the castaways with the Sea-map of the Isle of Seiren's surrounding waters before departing to the afterlife.
Trivia[]
- Reed's behavior indicates that he might be Sahad's ancestor.
- His ship is named Eleftheria, which means "freedom" in Greek.
- Together with Thanatos' name, this can form the phrase "Eleftheria i thanatos" (Freedom or death), which is the motto of Greece. See Eleftheria i thanatos.