Mr. Smee

**Mr. Smee** is the secondary antagonist of Disney's 1953 animated feature film, *Peter Pan*. He is Captain Hook's loyal first mate, though his bumbling behavior often prevents him from being much help. Contrast to his megalomaniacal captain, Smee is soft-spoken and genial. He nevertheless enjoys piracy, and longs to abandon Neverland in favor of returning to a life of plunder along the seven seas. He’s also the bumbling first-mate aboard Captain Hook's marooned ship, the Jolly Roger and the secondary antagonist of the Disney Junior animated series, Jake and the Never Land Pirates. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.

## Appearance

Smee is a diminutive, portly gentleman with an odd, hourglass-shaped head. He has shoulder-length, white hair (though the top of his head is bald) and thick, black eyebrows. His eyes are black and close-set, and they are often half-closed. His nose is round, large and pink, and the rest of his skin is slightly pink as well. In terms of attire, Smee wears what seem to be very simple, brown sandals, a short-sleeved shirt with alternating blue and white horizontal stripes and exposing his stomach, and blue shorts. He also wears half-moon glasses and a red stocking cap with a red pom-pom ornament on top. In one moment of the original film, he is shown to have a chest tattoo of a heart with a paper cloth over it that reads “Mother.”

Smee is a short, rotund man with an odd, hourglass-shaped head. He has shoulder-length, white hair (though the top of his head is bald) and thick, black eyebrows. His eyes are black and close-set, and they are often half-closed. His nose is large and pink, and the rest of his skin is slightly pink as well. In terms of clothing, Smee wears what seem to be very simple, brown sandals, a short-sleeved shirt with alternating sky blue and white horizontal stripes, and teal shorts. He also wears half-moon spectacles and a floppy, conical, red hat with a red puffball on the tip.

## Personality

In spite of serving a feared captain and being part of a crew of brutal pirates, Mr. Smee is, ultimately, a kind-hearted character. Even though he makes attempts to perform villainous acts, his gentle nature often gets in the way of this; his ultimate agenda usually focusing around keeping peace and some form of stability within Captain Hook's life.

Overly eager to please, Smee can easily be described as a chronic bumbler and appears to have minimal intelligence, overall. Because of this, he often annoys Hook and often finds himself facing the latter's wrath. While Smee clearly fears Hook, mostly as a result of his dangerous temper, he has shown to be outrageously loyal, to the point of unabashedly jumping into action to protect the captain, specifically from the jaws of the crocodile, who is surprisingly docile when dealing with Smee.

Aside from his loyalty and relationship with Hook, Smee was shown to have his own agendas throughout the original film, such as convincing Hook to leave Never Land as he, and the rest of the crew, long for the days of plundering the seven seas, which has been put to a halt as a result of Hook's obsession with killing Peter Pan. Notably, however, this stemmed from the harassment and threats from the crew, who saw Smee as a means to communicate with the captain, as the latter is far more tolerable of his first mate. Even so, Smee has shown to support the idea, for the "health and happiness" of the captain.

Smee is an oddly genial man for a pirate, often seen being pushed around by his captain. Even though his captain gives him a lot of trouble, he is very loyal to him. He is clumsy, goofy, and unlike his captain, he's very kind. Though he makes attempts to perform villainous acts, his gentle nature often gets in the way of this; his ultimate agenda usually focusing around keeping peace and some form of stability within Captain Hook's life.

Aside from his loyalty and relationship with Hook, Smee was shown to have his own agendas throughout the original film, such as convincing Hook to leave Never Land as he, and the rest of the crew, long for the days of plundering the seven seas, which has been put to a halt as a result of Hook's obsession with killing Peter Pan. After Peter and Tinker Bell left Never Land for outside adventure, Smee has lost all desire to leave Never Land for the most part and enjoys simply sailing the Never Sea.

Smee is a weak character, often seen being rushed around by his captain. Even though his captain gives him a lot of trouble, he is very loyal to him. When Captain Hook is frightened away by the Crocodile, he is willing to take his place in threatening enemies; even when Hook is being chased and nearly eaten by the Crocodile, Smee will go to assist his captain. He is clumsy, goofy, and unlike his captain, he's very kind. Often, he's called a blockhead because of how slow he is to explain things. Smee is also very timid, submitting to anything that poses any sort of threat.

## History

Much of Smee's past hadn't been revealed until the series, where it is revealed he was inspired into becoming a first-mate after learning about the famous pirate gal First-Mate Mollie and her various accomplishments and adventures. A couple of years before the events of the first film during his travels at sea Smee spots a young pirate named James, who would one day become the feared Captain Hook stranded in the middle of the Never Sea. After spotting the washed-up captain, Smee compliments the hook he's carrying around (alluding the iconic hook he'll one day gain), to which James replies by furiously demanding Smee rescues him.

Years later, Smee now serves James, now known as Captain Hook after the loss of his hand, as his first-mate eager to live up to his title and overly eager nature, comes off as chronic bumbler, and appears to have minimal intelligence, overall. Because of this, he often annoys Hook, and often finds himself facing his wrath. While Smee clearly fears Hook's fiery temper, he has shown to be outrageously loyal, to the point of jumping into action to protect the captain, specifically from the jaws of Tick-Tock the Crocodile, who is surprisingly docile when dealing with Smee.

During the final battle in the original film, Smee quietly attempts to escape by going aboard a rowboat. As he lowers himself and the rowboat onto the sea, the rest of the pirate crew fall on the rowboat. He is last seen calling for Captain Hook, who swims past them as he tries to flee from the crocodile. Sometime after the events of the first film Hook and his crew manage to evade both the crocodile and reclaim control of the Jolly Roger by this time Peter Pan decides to leave Never Land for outside adventure, Hook stayed behind instead of following his nemesis to dominate Never Land during Peter's absence. However, Peter left a small crew of pirates to keep him at bay.

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

Mr. Smee helps Sora and his friends out in Sora’s Adventures in Never Land,

## Trivia

* In the original story of Peter Pan, Smee was depicted with an Irish accent.
* In the original story Smee was not Hook's first mate but rather the ship's bo'sun. The position of the first mate was held by Starkey in the novel.
	+ Smee makes a reference to his storybook counterparts status in the episode "The Great Pirate Pyramid."
* The episode "The Sword and the Stone" is noticeably the first occasion where Smee actually showed excitement in plundering treasure from Jake and his crew.
* In the Disney films, contrary to popular belief, Smee is never mentioned as the first mate. However, Smee status as Hook's first mate was confirmed in the Disney Jr. series in the episode "Smee-erella!" and "Nanny Nell".
* In the episode "Ahoy, Captain Smee!", Smee was temporarily made the captain of the Jolly Roger. When first appointed to his new title Smee briefly reveals he always wanted to be a captain.
* In the episode "Smee-erella!", Smee reveals that he was inspired to become a first mate by First-Mate Mollie.
* In the episode "Captain Hook's New Hobby" it is revealed that Smee collects treasure globes (snow globes).
* "Mr. Smee's Pet" is noticeably the first episode Smee does not take part in the whole adventure later followed by "Princess Power!","Aye, Aye Cap'n-Cap'n" and "Flight of the Feathers".
* In the episode "Surfin' Turf", Smee recalls riding down Rainbow Falls as a child. Implying Smee has been to Never Land before in his youth.
* In the episode "Pirate Rock!" it is revealed that Smee can play the drums.
* In "Sandy and the Clams" it is revealed that Smee is a skilled violinist.