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Mar 11, 2021 · Peter and Hook are part of the journey, they're supporting characters at best. They represent two extremes that Wendy struggles with internally. Neither are truly villains, but Hook represents a fear of adulthood, and Peter represents childhood and the dark side that comes with it.
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“There isn't a boy who won't enjoy a-working for Captain Hook!
The world's most famous crook!”
―Lyrics to "The Elegant Captain Hook"
Captain Hook is the main antagonist of Disney's 1953 animated feature film Peter Pan. He is an elegant, yet bloodthirsty pirate that commands The Jolly Roger, a brig docked on the shores of Neverland. Hook has long since abandoned sailing the high seas in favor of having revenge on Peter Pan for cutting off his left hand and feeding it to a crocodile, who has since been in constant pursuit of the captain. While a worthy opponent for Peter, Hook is destined to fail—sometimes because of Peter Pan's ability to fly, but more often through the bumbling incompetence of his first mate, Mr. Smee.
Hook's frustrations are understandable; he lost a hand to his opponent, is constantly pursued by the crocodile, and is unable to fly. These factors arguably make him one of the most sympathetic Disney villains. His antics with the crocodile are considered by many to be the funniest animated scenes ever created by Disney, according to Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston in the book The Disney Villain.
As one of the most recognizable and popular villains in Disney's animated library, Captain Hook is also a primary member of the Disney Villains franchise.
reveals that Hook had a rather miserable childhood. As a young buccaneer, he was trained in the ways of piracy by his mother, Mama Hook, though he was pitiful at the craft. It was also revealed that James was heavily ostracized as a child, with his birthdays being particularly lonesome. Despite his negative upbringing, James saw occasional joy in the form of his stuffed bear (which he dubbed "Captain Cuddly Bear”), his prized trumpet, and his childhood babysitter, Nanny Nell.
In The Pirate Fairy, James mentions that he was educated at Eton College in England. The film also revealed that James once commanded a diverse crew, who were bent on sailing to various regions of the world to plunder national landmarks and wealthy cities. During an escapade involving the attempted theft of Pixie Hollow’s blue pixie dust, James lost his crew and became stranded at sea, just off the shores of Neverland. He would eventually be rescued by a kindly man named Mr. Smee.
Peter Pan
In the original film, Hook plays the main antagonist and is first seen on his ship, The Jolly Roger, trying to find the hiding spot of Peter Pan using a map. Hook suddenly gets the idea to kidnap the Indian Princess Tiger Lily and tells the idea to his faithful first mate, Mr. Smee. He plans to force her into revealing the location of Peter's hideout or be killed. While Hook is trying to concentrate on his scheme, he becomes annoyed when one of his crew members starts singing. Mr. Smee points out that what he did was not good form, Hook lashes out at him, reminding him of how Peter Pan cutting off his hand and throwing it to the crocodile wasn't "good form" (which Smee calls a childish prank). Just then, Hook hears the sound of a ticking clock, causing his eyes and mustache to twitch in rhythm (with the music of "Never Smile at a Crocodile"). When he turns to see that the crocodile, who had eaten his hand, has come to taste more of him, he begs Smee to get rid of the creature, which Smee does. A little moment later, Hook receives a word from a pirate on a lookout that Peter is on approach. He orders Smee to rally up the pirates, then looks through the telescope to see Peter and three others, the Darling children, in company of him standing on the clouds. He and the pirates then set up the cannon and fire cannonballs up at Peter Pan. Later, Captain Hook and Smee are seen rowing past the Mermaid Lagoon in a rowboat with a captive Tiger Lily, whom they take to Skull Rock. Unbeknownst to Hook, Peter Pan spots them and follows them to the cave, plotting to rescue Tiger Lily. Hook also doesn't notice that the crocodile who had stalked him earlier is following him. As Captain Hook forced Tiger Lily to reveal Peter's secret hideout to the point of shouting directly to her face, Peter spooks Hook by imitating a spirit. Captain Hook goes on an investigation to find out where the strange voice (Peter's imitation of Hook) is coming from. He finds Peter on the rocks and is about to lay his hook on him, but thanks to Wendy's warning, the captain's hook only catches Peter's hat as Peter slips away. Captain Hook engages Peter in a duel, eventually pushing him off the cliff's ledge. Upon realizing that he is standing on thin air, he struggles to keep himself from falling and manages to hang onto the ledge with his hook. Just then, Captain Hook hears the sound of a ticking clock, causing his eyes and mustache to twitch in rhythm (with the music of "Never Smile at a Crocodile") again; the crocodile arrives and attempts to eat Hook as it pulls him into the water. Captain Hook escapes from the crocodile's jaws and frantically swims back to his ship with the crocodile in hot pursuit. Back at the Jolly Roger, Hook sits in his room, sick and injured from the previous battle with Peter. He is bothered by Smee hammering up a sign asking to not disturb the captain. But when Hook tries to attack Smee, he is accidentally smacked on the head with the hammer, causing him to briefly lose consciousness. When Hook gets a visit from Smee, Smee tells Hook that Pan has banished Tinker Bell. This shocking news gives Hook an idea, so he orders Smee to capture her. He does so and Hook uses her jealousy of Wendy to his advantage (whom she thinks Peter is in love with) to get to Peter's hideout. As Captain Hook thanks Tinker Bell for her help, he locks her in a lantern, then he, along with Smee and the pirates, goes to Hangman's Tree to capture Wendy, Michael, John, and The Lost Boys. As the pirates take them to the ship, Captain Hook and Mr. Smee set a time bomb (disguised as a gift of love from Wendy) in the hideout, since Peter is still there. Captain Hook tries to convince the captured children to join his crew, but they all refuse. Wendy believes Peter will save them but Hook reveals his plan to blast Peter away from Neverland forever, prompting Tinker Bell to struggle to break free from the lantern, which she manages to do so, and flies off to warn Peter. Peter and Tinker Bell are caught in the explosion anyway, but they both quickly recover and leave the destroyed hideout to rescue Wendy and the boys. Just as Hook, who has had sent Wendy off the plank (but she is rescued by Peter), is about to select the next person to follow her, Peter reveals himself and engages Hook in another duel. While dueling on the ship's deck, Peter launches himself from the ship's rope ladder like a slingshot and kicks Hook backwards, sending Hook flying to one of the ship's cannons, which (in a similar fashion to Smee's hammer from earlier) hits him hard on the head, knocking him unconscious. After Hook recovers, he climbs up the rope ladder to confront Peter on the mast, calling him a coward for his tendency to fly away from the duel. Hook makes Peter promise not to fly and gains the upper hand by disarming Peter. Hook corners Peter at the edge of the mast and is about to stab him, but Peter, having noticed a Jolly Roger flag right above Hook, uses it to blind the captain and disarm him. Hook pleads for his life, declaring that he will leave forever and do anything Peter says. Peter orders him to shout that he's a codfish; Hook does so, making Wendy, John, Michael, and the Lost Boys cheer and sing "Hook is a codfish", to which the crocodile dances in the sea. Peter then allows Hook to leave and never return, but when his back is turned, crowing in triumph, Hook sees his chance and is about to lay his hook on Peter in revenge for cutting off his left hand as well as humiliating him. Thanks to Wendy's warning, Peter jumps out of the way, and Captain Hook loses his footing as he falls to the sea, where the crocodile is waiting to catch him. Captain Hook ends up being chased away from Neverland by the crocodile.
Return to Never Land
Captain Hook once again returns as the main antagonist of the sequel. Here, he is a lot more evil, nefarious, and depraved than in the original film, despite still retaining a comical and cowardly trait, especially when he easily gets freaked out by the Octopus. He plots to murder Peter Pan once again and gain his treasure all at the same time. His first part of the plan is to kidnap Wendy to lure Peter to his doom and thus he travels via his ship (which still had some of Tink's pixie dust) to London during the Second World War. Likely having lost the concept of the passage of time/aging due to his time in Neverland, he mistakenly takes Wendy's daughter, Jane. Fortunately for Hook, Pan arrives and Hook summons an undersea giant octopus to kill both Peter and "Wendy". Peter dives down to battle and is seemingly killed. Just as Hook begins to celebrate, Peter reveals to be alive and by using pixie dust, Tinker Bell boards the octopus onto Hook's ship. After accidentally swallowing Hook, the Octopus develops a taste and becomes another "crocodile" problem for the Captain. The Octopus pulls him out of the ship, into the water, and then accidentally throws him back onto the ship, after which Hook gently asks Smee to fix the broken plank so he can "make him walk it!". Later on during a massage, the Captain is again attacked by the octopus, who is shooed away by Smee. This encounter angers Hook (who laments how he must now deal with the octopus after somehow getting rid of the crocodile) even more to the point where he gathers the pirates to sail to the island to find and kill Peter. While searching, they witness the girl they kidnapped is not Wendy but her daughter Jane and that she is desperate to return home, giving Hook yet another plan. That night, he tricks Jane into working for him; if she can find his treasure, he'll give her a ride home on his ship. He also gives Jane a brass whistle to alert him once the treasure is found. Jane then finds and manipulates Peter and the Lost Boys into assisting her via a game of "treasure hunt". Eventually, the treasure is found but she changes her mind, having gradually warmed up to the boys throughout the course of the game, and throws the whistle to summon Hook into the waters. It is, however, found by Lost Boy Tootles who curiously blows it, accidentally calling the pirates. An ambush follows resulting in Peter and the boys being captured and taken to The Jolly Roger, but not before Hook sadistically reveals to Peter about Jane's involvement in the boy's capture, despite Jane saying that she never agreed to it. Back in the ship, Captain Hook prepares to watch Pan's death, but he and the pirates are interrupted by Jane and Tinker Bell. A battle follows and in during which Pan is set free. Hook's anger and frustration are targeted for Jane who is the cause of his failure. Just before he is given the chance to murder her, Peter saves the day by cutting the rope in which Hook is holding on to, sending him falling through the ship with his anchor and into the ocean. The anchor hits the octopus on the head, attracting him. The octopus than chases Hook up and through the ship, which is now sinking. In the end, Hook and the pirates are all chased away in their remaining small boat by the octopus.
House of Mouse
Captain Hook regularly made cameo appearances in the animated series House of Mouse. At the opening of the show, Donald was seen being rather reluctant on shaking Hook's hook at the club's entrance. He was also one of the leading villains in Mickey's House of Villains, where he was Jafar's second-in-command. Hook was also one of the few villains to appear in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, where he was seen with Jafar and Hades during the finale song. In "Dining Goofy", Goofy innocently told Hook about Donald's constant jokes centering the captain, putting Donald in an awkward position. In the episode "House of Genius", Hook was shown to get very frustrated upon hearing Goofy say the word "Pan" when asking the pirate for his pizza order. In "Pluto vs. Figaro", Hook mistakenly thought he and his crew were under attack and fired a cannon into the kitchen, landing in Goofy's mouth. In "Donald Wants to Fly", Hook cowers in fear behind Mr. Smee upon seeing the Magic Carpet dodge through multiple Tick Tock Crocodiles completely unscathed. However, due to an animation error, in this scene Hook is shown to have two good hands and no hook at all. In "Ask Von Drake", Hook assisted Mickey and friends in an attempt to prove that Ludwig Von Drake cannot know everything. In that same episode, Hook was seen alongside Smee during the headcount of all the guests.
The Mouse Factory
Captain Hook made recurring appearances in the live-action wrap-around skits alongside the other costumed characters and celebrity guests.
Peter Pan & Wendy
Jude Law portrays Captain Hook in a live-action film remake of the 1953 animated film. Like previous alternative adaptations, Hook's real name is James, but this version is revealed to have been a former friend of Peter Pan's who came to Neverland with him as a child. He soon began to miss his mother, causing Peter to reject him. James found himself lost at sea until he was found by Mr. Smee and raised by the pirates, eventually rising in the ranks to become their captain. He returned to Neverland, now having aged, and vowing revenge on Peter, with one of their alterations ending with James losing his hand and watch to Tick-Tock the Crocodile and becoming Captain Hook. Like in the original film, he and Peter act as nemesis to one another, but Hook's motivation is more emotional. Captain Hook is first seen during the part where a nearby crewman named Skylight reports to him that he saw Peter Pan arrive at Neverland, which Hook approaches him and tells him to never say his name, followed by Mr. Smee following alongside him. Hook then alerts Smee that his cabin needs a new door, which Smee tells him that the door will be the third door this month. Upon exiting the cabin, Hook tells Smee to hand him his telescope so he can seek for Peter Pan which Hook sees Peter and Tinker Bell in the sky reports Smee and his crew to invite him for a spot of tea planning to lure Peter into a trap, resulting in the pirate crew firing cannonballs at Peter, Tink, and the children of the Darling family, leading them to find a way to distract Hook which Hook fires a cannonball at the edge where Peter, Tink, and the Darlings are standing, knocking them off the edge while Hook uses his telescope to find any sign of Peter Pan in his sight. With John and Michael captured by the pirate crew, Smee takes the two to Hook's cabin where Captain Hook tells the two of how they arrived at Neverland. As John says that he arrived at Neverland with Peter, Smee and the other pirates react in shock when they heard John mentioning Peter Pan's name. Hook and the rest of the crew set sail for Skull Rock in a plan for John and Michael to walk the plank. As Hook and his crew arrive at Skull Rock, the pirates hold John and Michael hostage while Hook enforces a rule of keeping children away from Neverland; Peter Pan, who is in disguise, tricks the pirates which Peter and Tinker Bell fight them off and knock them into the water just as Peter takes on Hook into battle at Skull Rock. During battle, Hook then strikes Peter's shadow with his hook while he is talking with Wendy while recapping of what he did before she met him at Skull Rock. Hook then approaches Peter who is defenseless, confronting him which Peter tells him that he always calls him a codfish where Hook attempts to kill him. However, Wendy halts his attack, leaving Hook confused just as Wendy tells him that she is from London where gentlemen do not harm children. Hook then threatens Wendy to say her goodbyes before Hook threatens to kill Peter Pan. However, Hook hears a loud rumbling below him where a massive Crocodile appears and attempts to attack him and ear him alive. As the crewmen start to retreat, one of them attacks the Crocodile with his harpoon to save Hook from being eaten as Hook and the pirate crew. Just as Tick Tock eats the pirate who struck him, Mr. Smee tells the surviving crew to retreat from the Crocodile which Hook and his crew were able to escape from the cave and evade the Crocodile. Later that night, Hook and his crew approach Wendy singing a lullaby to the children of what her mother sang to her at home just as Hook and his crew are on their way to Peter's Hideout. As they arrive at the Hideout, Hook and his fellow crew capture the Lost Children, alongside John, Michael, and later Wendy. After finding Peter's hideout, he manages to slash Peter across the chest, making it appear as if he successfully killed him; Peter starts falling down from high below while Tinker Bell attempts to rescue Peter to prevent him from hurting himself only for Tink to be captured by Mr. Smee with his beanie, much to Wendy, John, Michael, and the other Lost Children's worry just as Hook returns to the Jolly Roger alongside the rest of the crew with the children held captive. With Wendy held hostage with the other children, she tells Captain Hook about the lullaby her mother sings to her as she tries to convince Hook who she really is before he betrayed Peter, telling him that he missed his mother who also sang the song that she sang to him, just as Hook continues recapping that he never saw his mother again, fearing that he would have perished after he was lost at sea and Smee was able to rescue him and was later raised by pirates throughout his life and became Captain Hook. Wendy tries to convince Hook to be friends with Peter, which Hook denies, telling him that his time for joy is lost and everything he could have been has been reduced to his state when he grew up wrong. Hook then tells his fellow crew to send Michael, John, and the Lost Children to walk the plank, much to Wendy's worry. The next day, Hook orders his crew to send Wendy to walk the plank, followed by John, Michael, and the Lost Children being next; however, Tinker Bell escapes from Smee who trapped her in a lantern and then saves Wendy from falling into the ocean, much to Hook and the other pirates feeling surprised that Wendy survived, as it is shown that Tink saved Wendy from falling into the ocean. As Tink provides the Pixie Dust effect onto the Hook's ship, it starts floating out of the water as Hook orders his crew to bring the ship back into the water; however, Peter is revived by Tiger Lily and Hook once again battles Peter. Hook then tells Peter to know how he survived the fall, which he tells him that a little help from his friends helped him survive. Soon as Peter prepares to attack, Hook then engages in a sword fight with him in battle just as Wendy, Michael, John, the Lost Children, Tinker Bell, and Tiger Lily join the battle and fight off against the pirates. As John and Michael turn the wheel to prevent the ship from hitting a cliff, Hook continues fighting Peter inside the cabin just as Wendy turns the ship upside-down to drop the pirates out of their ship. As Hook attempts to strike Peter one last time, he leaps into a hatch which he gets stuck and about to fall off his ship only for Hook to land on the mast. During the fight, Peter apologizes for how he treated him in the past and admits that he was wrong for turning him away. While Hook is somewhat relieved to hear Peter say this, he is still unable to think happy thoughts to fly; Wendy defends Peter from Hook while two Lost Boys fire a cannonball at Hook. As Hook is about to fall off his ship, Peter tells him to think of happy thoughts which Hook falls into the ocean while losing his hook. Hook manages to survive, along with Mr. Smee, and witness Peter returning with his flying pirate ship. As Peter smiles down at them, Hook manages to successfully return a smile, implying that he has forgiven him. Then again, this could be because he wants to battle Peter again.
Captain Hook has regularly appeared in books, various comics, and other printed stories. In many comics of the past, Hook was an antagonist to characters of the Donald Duck universe, including Moby Duck. Others include Hook aligning himself with other villains such as the Big Bad Wolf and the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Other stories featuring the captain include those centering the Disney Villains franchise (such as the tongue-in-cheek book The Villain Files) and various books serving as spin-offs to Peter Pan and Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Mickey Mousecapade
In Mickey Mousecapade, Hook appears as the boss of the fourth level, the pirate ship, but only in the Japanese version. (In the American version, he is replaced by Pete.) Out of all the bosses in the Japanese version, he is the only one not from Alice in Wonderland.
Disney's Villains' Revenge
In this game, Hook stole the ending to Peter Pan and altered it so that Peter would age into an old man, giving him the incredible advantage of succeeding to the point where he doesn't even have to battle. However, the game's player, along with Jiminy Cricket, battle Hook in Peter's place, defeating him twice and on the second battle, deflects on of his cannons. Hook goes flying past the moon and Peter is given his youth back.
Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land
In this game, Hook and Smee travel around Neverland to find Peter who has a treasure map that belongs to Hook. However, Peter is also after the treasure, and once they finally cross each other, a battle follows, leading to Hook's defeat. After Hook is defeated, he hears the sound of a ticking clock, causing his eyes and mustache to twitch in rhythm (with the sound of the music Never Smile at a Crocodile). The Crocodile arrives to eat his favorite dish, the "codfish." Hook flees from the hungry Crocodile while Smee rows the boat to follow and to rescue him.
Disneyland Resort
In the Disneyland version of Fantasmic!, the captain can be seen battling Peter aboard his ship, until Pan throws the former overboard right. Fortunately for Hook, a rope was near, though it left him nearly vulnerable to the hungry crocodile. In the 2015 rendition of World of Color', Captain Hook appears during the montage celebrating villains. An animatronic Hook is also featured in the original Peter Pan's Flight attraction, which is almost all Disney parks except Hong Kong Disneyland.
Walt Disney World
Captain Hook was one of the villains to help the Evil Queen in her bid to take over the Magic Kingdom in the former Castle Show Cinderella's Surprise Celebration. He was defeated by Peter Pan when Mickey Mouse called for Heroes to help defend the Kingdom. In the former show, Dream Along With Mickey, Captain Hook and Mr. Smee work for Maleficent who plans to take over the Magic Kingdom. The pirates ambush Mickey Mouse's dream celebration and sword fights Peter Pan. Hook is scared into believing the crocodile is near and seemingly surrenders until Maleficent arrives. Hook and Smee stay to aid Maleficent after most of the heroes (including Peter and Wendy) fled the scene. However, Donald and Mickey are able to use the power of dreams to defeat the witch, having Hook and Smee run for safety. Captain Hook vocally appeared in Magic, Music and Mayhem at the Magic Kingdom. In the event, Hook and the pirates planned to take over Cinderella Castle and brutally attacks it. However, the Fairy Godmother called fourth Tinker Bell who used her powers to foil the captain. In the former attraction, Back to Never Land, a version of Hook is created when Robin Williams was transformed into an animated character and reluctantly put into a scene aboard Hook's ship. Just as Robin fears the worst, Hook appears and demands to know the whereabouts of Peter Pan. Robin fails to answer, spending time trying to calm Hook down instead, but the Captain viciously throws Robin overboard to the crocodile. Fortunately for Robin, Tinker Bell arrives and uses pixie dust to save him and give the crocodile flight. Hook then runs away in panic from the hungry flying croc. In Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, Captain Hook is called forth by Maleficent as one of the villainous "frightful friends" to accompany the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus. In the Peter Pan unit of the Festival of Fantasy Parade, Hook appears riding the anchor of the Jolly Roger. He was also seen in Disney Villains Mix and Mingle, Unleash the Villains Halloween events. An animatronic Hook is also featured in the Magic Kingdom's version of Peter Pan's Flight. During the springtime, a topiary of Hook can be seen in World Showcase in Epcot.
Tokyo Disney Resort
Hook appears in a segment starring Peter in One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On!. Here, the two rivals engage in another sword battle, though it ultimately ends with the crocodile's pursuit of the captain. Hook was also one of the featured villains for Tokyo Disney's annual Halloween events. He also appears in the Mediterranean Harbor seasonal show, Villain's World.
•Hans Conried also provided voice and live-action-reference for George Darling, remaining faithful to the theatrical tradition that Captain Hook and George Darling are portrayed by the same actor.
•Chikao Ōtsuka, Hook's Japanese voice actor, also voiced the character in various adaptations of Peter Pan outside of Disney. The only exception was in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts III, due to Otsuka voicing another character in those games.
•Woolie Reitherman animated the encounter between Captain Hook and the Crocodile, applying broad action combined with comedy. The Crocodile swallows the Captain whole, before he re-emerges intact. During a tense moment, Hook tries to prevent being eaten by standing at the edge of the creature's mouth, holding it open with all his might. This broad sequence added to the range of Hook's personality. He is definitely a menace to Peter Pan, but in this instance he almost gets consumed by an oversized crocodile. Even villains live in fear. Reitherman said: "Nobody is going to worry about a gag's logic, if it's funny."
•Captain Hook is briefly mentioned in the DuckTales episode "All Ducks on Deck", when the Phantom Blot is comparing himself to other villains: "Compared to me, Doctor Doom is a wimp, and Captain Hook is about as dangerous as a plastic coat hanger!"
•Captain Hook is briefly mentioned in the Marsupilami episode "Thorn O Plenty", when Eduardo the jaguar is being attacked by a crocodile.
•Outside of being a character in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom, Captain Hook holds several other looser connections to the Pirates of The Caribbean franchise.
Oct 23, 2012 · Character Strengths: Hook is a plotter. Rather than take the enemy head-on, he uses cunning to not only lure his enemy out, but put him at a disadvantage before attacking. He can think ahead, and despite his fighting prowess, prefers to stage a ruse or a trap.
Captain Jas. Hook. The pirates’ fearsome leader. When we first meet Hook, he is a classic storybook villain: evil, hairy, and merciless, cruel even to his own crew. He despises Peter and the other children, and dreams of killing them all.
Captain Hook is a minor character in the film Shrek 2, playing "Little Drop of Poison" by Tom Waits and "People Just Ain't No Good" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the piano in the "Poisoned Apple" tavern. In Shrek the Third, he has a greater role as a secondary villain and is voiced by Ian McShane.
Aug 21, 2014 · With Hook, we do know why he is driven—and it is a nuanced why. He’s not seeking vengeance for Peter cutting off his hand—no, he wants revenge because Peter threw the hand to a crocodile, causing the beast to stalk Hook constantly.
Hook is not an entirely un-heroic character and does strive to act nobly throughout his ferocious acts. Hook is a talented fencer and he is noted to be a man of "indomitable courage", which was also his nickname in college. Hook is often rendered powerless in the face of the question of good form.
