- —Michael J. Caboose
Captain Michael J. Caboose is one of the main protagonists of the Red vs. Blue series. He appeared in the 136th episode of Death Battle, Red VS Blue, where he and his teammates fought against the Red Team.
History
Captain Michael J. Caboose was one of the newer recruits sent to Blood Gulch as part of the Blue Team. While applying for college, Caboose mistook an army recruiting center in a local strip mall as an exclusive ivy-league university and signed up. After boot camp, Caboose was transferred to a low-gravity outpost on a remote moon. There, he received multiple demerits after endangering several teammates by possessing no concept of how breathing works in space, which then led him to Blood Gulch. He is easily and often the most dim-witted soldier in the entirety of Project Freelancer, as a result of mental trauma and physical brain damage. Because of his intelligence and unusual behavior, Caboose acts very childish, treating serious situations like a silly game, envious for not being favored at some points, and having illogical reasons for his actions, which frequently earns him the scorn and disrespect of his teammates. Despite all that, however, Caboose is loyal to his friends and is often the strong man of the group.
Death Battle Info
Blue Team
- Wields a rifle controlled by Freckles
- Has killed more Blues than Reds
Equipment
- M6D Mangum
- Magazine: 12 rounds
- x2 magnifying scope
- MA5C Assault Rifle
- Magazine: 32 rounds
- Rate of fire: 900 RPM
- BR85 Battle Rifle
- Magazine: 36 rounds
- Range: 1,500 m | 4,920 ft
- Type-1 Energy Sword
- Length: 126.8 cm | 50 in
- Plasma cutting blade
- It's actually a key
Feats
- Tucker somehow birthed an alien baby
- Survived a 50 megaton bomb
- Some are strong enough to lift a tank
- Tex was ranked #1 Freelancer
- Key figures in toppling Project Freelancer
- Caboose beat the Zealots by himself
- Defeated Agent Wyoming & Felix
Cameo Appearances
Caboose appeared frequently throughout Meta VS Carolina, as he was the one who invited Wiz and Boomstick to the Red Base to settle the titular debate, shot Grif with a tank, was there wondering how Grif and Simmons didn't realize that Tex is technically Carolina's mother, and thought that the Meta never had a head under his helmet.
Quotes
- Hey Reds! What are you talking about?
- Fought who?
- Another who?
- What?
- Oh, you mean Death Battle?
- Oh! Awesome! Hang on, I know some smart people that can help! Be right back!
- Okay, I'm back.
- Yep, I called Command and they sent two of their best scientist fighting people to help us!
- Introducing... Jizz and Broomstick! ...ick, ick, ick, ick...
- Oh my God, me too!
- And what could go wrong?
- Fire in the hole in one!
- Yes sir, Captain Deadpan!
- Wow. Science is fun!
- Ah, yeah seriously, guys, it's like super obvious.
- I know! He did not even have a head under his helmet! He was a ghost the whole time! Like Bruce Willis...
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Caboose, his four teammates, and his five opponents are the fifth to 14th Rooster Teeth characters to appear, after Yang Xiao Long, The Meta, Agent Carolina, and Weiss Schnee, and with the next two being Blake Belladonna and Ruby Rose.
- They are the third to 12th Red vs. Blue characters to appear, after The Meta and Agent Carolina.
- He and his four teammates are the second to sixth Red vs. Blue characters to win, after Agent Carolina.
- He and his four teammates are the third to seventh Rooster Teeth characters to win, after Yang Xiao Long and Agent Carolina, and with the next one being Blake Belladonna.
- They are the third to 12th Red vs. Blue characters to appear, after The Meta and Agent Carolina.
- Caboose is the seventh combatant to have two different voice actors, after Mewtwo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Master Roshi, Tommy Oliver, Pinkie Pie, and The Joker, and with the next eight being The Hulk, Shadow the Hedgehog, Batman, Iron Man, Raiden, Son Goku, Superman, and Doctor Eggman.
- Caboose is the 15th combatant to score more than one kill in an episode (as he fired a sniper rifle round which ricocheted and took out Tex, Donut, Tucker, and Church), after Leonardo, Metal Sonic, Zechs Merquise, Gundam Epyon, Agumon, Ratchet, Keith Kogane, Hunk Garrett, Princess Allura, Pidge Stoker, Voltron, Mega Man X, MegaMan.EXE, and Billy Butcher, and with the next one being Shadow the Hedgehog.
- Caboose is the second character to participate in team-killing (due to accidentally killing Tex, Tucker, and Church), after Metal Sonic.
- Caboose's original voice actor, Joel Heyman, was offered to reprise the role three times, but declined.[1]
- When Caboose introduced Wiz and Boomstick to Grif and Simmons, he calls them "Jizz" and "Broomstick", names that would eventually be used for their interdimensional counterparts seen in Miles Morales VS Static.
