Captain Walker

Captain Walker is the hero you start with at the beginning of the game, and (unless you throw a lot of money into the game) will be your only hero for a while. Although he doesn't have anything particularly flashy like some more advanced heroes, he is a solid unit especially once upgraded, turning into effectively a rapid fire long range sniper with decent toughness.

Your journal has this to say about Captain Walker: ''I had the honor to teach him when he was a rookie, commander. He is the hero of the Iron Empire from the time of its existence until the downfall. He took part in the resistance after that. Thanks to his leadership qualities, he commands respect and devotion to the brothers in arms. Besides, he's a great fighter who repeatedly proved his valor on the battlefield. He is able to destroy entire enemy troops with his own hands. Even the most experienced veterans of our army take the example of him and rookies dream of being like him. You can totally rely on him, commander. It's simply impossible to find a person more devoted to our cause.''

Hero experience
Captain Walker gains levels and skill points as follows, with a maximum level of 30.

Hero training
The benefits and costs of training Captain Walker at the Hall of Heroes are as follows. This does not include the effects of research, skins, artifacts, or equipment, which are detailed below. However, the bottom three rows in the table show the maximum hero stats including all equipment at maximum level, including the hero artifact also, and including all research also. Upgrade costs also always include 1 skill point.

Hero research
Uniquely among your heroes, Captain Walker can benefit from research at your Academy. The table below summarizes the available upgrades; for full details, see the specific research pages.

Hero skins
Captain Walker has four skins available:

Hero artifacts
Captain Walker has one hero artifact, which was available in the event shop for the Monolith event:

Hero equipment
Captain Walker can be equipped with five pieces of equipment, with the following costs and benefits. The benefits listed are already totalled (that is, the net increase in going from level 1 to level 2 of the Iron Empire Ribbon is +10 health). All costs listed are in gold.