Captain Hook

### Fate

Banished from Never Land by Peter Pan, and chased away by the crocodile (in Ed, Edd n Eddy: Journey to Neverland).

**Captain Hook** is the most feared pirate in the Seven Seas and Peter Pan's arch-nemesis. He is a recurring antagonist in *Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Ultimate Ed-Chronicles*.

## Background

### Appearance

Captain Hook is a thin man with long black hair, a large hooked nose, a thin black handlebar mustache that angles upward sharply, and a large chin. He is usually clean-shaven, but sometimes (even in the same movie) he sports a stubble beard which makes his chin look gray. He wears a frilly white cravat underneath a red coat with gold lining and red cuffs. Each of these cuffs sports two gold cufflinks. Beneath his coat, it was a pink turtleneck with white frills in each sleeves. He also wears an orange sash over his right shoulder that holds his sword scabbard at his left hip. He wears rose pants and white knee-high socks, as well as black boots with a pink circle decorating each one. The tongues of his boots are enormous, reaching halfway up his shins. He wears a large crimson hat with a huge lavender feather stuck in it. He carries a rapier with a gold hilt and guard as a weapon. He has a hook on his left-hand, made of silver or gold depending on the occasion.

It is rumored that Captain Hook's appearance is based on that of his animator, Frank Thomas. The actor Hans Conried not only provided Hook's gravelly voice but also performed extensive live-action reference for the character. Kathryn Beaumont, who voiced and performed live-action reference for Wendy Darling, enjoyed working with him, admiring his ability to be both comical and marvelously evil at the same time. Also, Hook's climactic scenes with the Crocodile were animated by Wolfgang Reitherman in *Peter Pan*. Conried was later asked to do the same kind of work as King Stefan in *Sleeping Beauty*, but he did not get the choice in voicing Stefan because the late Taylor Holmes was given the choice for the voice role instead, possibly resulting in the voice mystery of the herald.

When he was nearly eaten by either a crocodile or an octopus in both movies, Hook's outfit is always in shreds and sometimes losing one of his boots or being barefoot.

In *Return to Neverland*, Hook's appearance remains largely the same only his pink turtleneck underneath became brighter in coloration. When he was given a foot massage by Smee, he was seen wearing a classic sleeping attire which is a light green jumpsuit.

### Personality

Captain Hook is emotionally vulnerable. Due to this, he has made a fool of himself quite often. On the contrary, he typically acts as a menacing and cunning villain who never gives up on his pursuits particularly his desire to get revenge on Peter Pan. He is also a murderous character, almost to an extreme extent, as at one point in the film, he callously shot and killed one of his crew members because of his annoying singing. Later in the film, he viciously threw one of his pirates overboard using only his hook. While comically and occasionally bumbling, Hook is a force to be reckoned with, both physically and mentally. With his temper extremely fragile, those around him are often at risk, with Peter Pan being the only individual truly skilled enough to take on the villainous captain.

Hook is extremely intelligent and manipulative, aided by his charming and suave personality. He is able to trick anyone, even those who are more than aware that he is not to be trusted. Captain Hook also seems to have a tendency to find loopholes in agreements or contracts, or show obedience to the letter of the law, rather than the spirit of the law. For instance, when Hook was made to promise that he would not lay a finger or a hook on Peter Pan, he agreed, but instead he planted a bomb disguised as a present in Peter's hideout.

Captain Hook is one of few villains that view their sidekick as not only a minion but as a friend. While Hook is incredibly cruel, deadly, short tempered and shows no care for his crew, he seems to only tolerate the bumbling actions of Mr. Smee. It has been shown that Hook murders his crew members out of irritation and aggravation but despite the constant annoyance from Smee, Hook has never shown any desire to kill him (though he has attempted to pummel Smee for his stupidity, but he is always interrupted). Aside from this, Captain Hook also views Smee as his confidant, sharing personal thoughts with Smee as well being the first person he turns to when scared which is not common for a villain of Hook's acclaim.

## Role in the Ed-Chronicles

### Beginnings Saga

#### *Ed, Edd n Eddy: Journey to Neverland*

He makes his debut as the main antagonist of Ed, Edd n Eddy: Journey to Neverland.

#### *Ed, Edd n Eddy: Return to Neverland*

He is set to return as the main antagonist of Ed, Edd n Eddy: Return to Neverland.

### Avengers Saga

#### *SpongeBob and Thor: Sponge Out of Water*

He is set to return as the main antagonist in Spongebob and Thor: Sponge Out of Water. He serves as the Burger Beard version of him.

### Justice Saga

#### *Captain Hook's Suicide Squad*

Hook will appear as the villain protagonist in Captain Hook's Suicide Squad.

## Trivia

* Captain Hook is a major enemy of The Eds.