Frank Hopkins

Frank Hopkins is the protagonist of the 2004 film Hidalgo. He is a Native American cowboy who enters the Ocean of Fire race, a 3000-mile endurance contest across the Arabian Desert.
He was played by Viggo Mortensen.
==History==
He's first seen winning a race and brawls with the man afterwards for insulting Frank's horse Hidalgo. He then receives orders to deliver to the army at Wounded Knee Creek, but is horrified when this triggers a massacre, and sinks into a depression. He then meets Aziz, an advisor to Sheikh Riyadh, who tells him about the Ocean of Fire race, and sees this as a way to redeem himself. He overcomes several obstacles in the first half of the race, but is mocked by other riders for being an American.
At the halfway mark, the riders are given a break. The sheikh's nephew, Katib, seizes the chance to launch a raid, trying to steal a prized stallion from the sheikh, but is foiled and kidnaps the sheikh's daughter Jazira as leverage. Frank is able to rescue her, and Katib desires revenge. 
During the second half of the race, Frank saves Sakr, one of his rivals, from quicksand, and soon after is caught in an ambush by Katib and run into a pit with spike sin it, injuring Hidalgo. The man Frank saved rescues him from the pit, but Katib finds the man and shoots him. Frank then duels Katib, knocking him onto another trap. Frank then ropes the stick that will trigger the trap and sends Katib to his death, telling him nobody hurts his horse.
Frank tries to continue, but Hidalgo grows weak and Frank considers shooting him to end his suffering, but sees a vision motivating him to go on, and wins the race. He then uses his winnings to purchase a group of horses that were about to be slaughtered, who he then sets free, along with Hidalgo himself.
== Trivia ==
* The film's portrayal of him is likely inaccurate, as the real Frank Hopkins is believed to have made up many of his exploits.
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