Captain Hook

One-handed sea villain

Captain Hook is the villainous pirate captain in J.M.

Barrie's *Peter Pan*, characterized by his missing hand—replaced by a hook—which was severed by Peter Pan and fed to a crocodile.

The character has become an archetype of the theatrical, scheming villain, complete with elaborate dress and aristocratic mannerisms.

His name is sometimes invoked to describe someone with a prosthetic hook or, more figuratively, a person obsessed with revenge against a seemingly carefree adversary.

story

Peter Pan

Eternal child who flies

Tinker Bell · Wendy · Disney · storybook · fairy-tale · fantasy · childhood · imagination · nursery · play

ship

Jolly Roger

Buccaneer's standard

  • anchorSecures ships to seabed
  • sailsWind-catching boat fabric
  • mastVessel's sail support

deck · helm · rigging · stern · bow · port · starboard · quartermaster · galley · brigantine

pirate

buccaneer

Caribbean colonial-era pirate

plunder · treasure · marooned · galleon · swashbuckler · booty · seadog · privateering · skull-and-crossbones · rapier

appearance

mustache

Upper lip hair

  • curlsSpiraling hair sections
  • wigArtificial head covering
  • plumeOrnamental feather or rising column

hat · tricorn · coat · ruffles · red · velvet · aristocratic · elegant · foppish · dandy

villain

antagonist

One who opposes another

schemer · vindictive · cruel · ruthless · menace · scoundrel · revenge · cowardly · vanity · obsession

crocodile

Tick-Tock

Clock's rhythmic sound

fear · pursued · hunted · nemesis · dread · paranoia · anxiety · jaws · teeth · revenge

Categories
Opposites
hero vs. villain

Captain HookPeter Pan

Eternal child who flies

Tinker Bell · Wendy Darling · hero · good guy · Robin Hood

youth vs. age/adulthood

Captain HookPeter Pan

Eternal child who flies

eternal youth · childhood innocence · Tinker Bell · childlike wonder

pirate archetypes

Captain Hooknaval officer

Ranked military sailor

Admiral Nelson · coast guard · Captain Ahab

Family

hook, captain, captains, captaincy, captainship, captaincies, sea captain

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G