Ananta has not yet launched globally. This page includes details from official posts, developer interviews, hands-on previews, and the January 2026 Closed Beta Test as of February 16, 2026.
The Captain is the player character in ANANTA. You pick a male or female avatar and take the role of a newly appointed captain of the A.C.D. task force. When you arrive in Nova City, you discover the task force has been disbanded. Together with Taffy, a new recruit, you rebuild it from scratch.
Combat abilities
The Captain uses Chaos Liquid powers that look like a dark symbiote covering parts of the body. In practice this translates to grappling toward targets, slamming groups of enemies, and empowering punches with tendrils of Chaos energy. The visual design draws from comic book symbiotes and the manga Chainsaw Man.
Traversal
Like other characters, the Captain can parkour across rooftops, wall-run, and use grapple points to swing between buildings. The Chaos Liquid abilities double as traversal tools, letting the Captain propel toward distant surfaces. See Traversal for the full breakdown.
Terminology
Early Project Mugen materials address the player as an "Infinite Trigger" investigator. Later posts continue to use "Captain" as the default title. Both appear to be in-universe handles rather than a proper name. See Infinite Trigger and Espers for more context.
Sources
Official gameplay trailer post (Sep 2025) (accessed February 16, 2026)
NetEase Games press release (Dec 2024) (accessed February 16, 2026)
Icy Veins. TGS 2025 interviews (accessed February 16, 2026)
Wikipedia. Ananta (accessed February 16, 2026)