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NAME: Nathan
PERSONAL JOURNAL:clockworkelm
EMAIL: cahskids@yahoo.com
AIM: clockworkElm
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Captain James Hook
SERIES: Hook (the film)
CANON POINT: Post-Cannon: Right after Hook is swallowed by the stuffed Crocodile.
LOSS: The ability to destroy any working clocks/watches/etc. he finds. No matter how hard he tries, the clocks will miraculously remain unharmed! This will, of course, drive the good Captain to distraction, as he vainly attempts to smash, toss, and drown any source of ticking he finds.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: Captain James Hook is a notorious pirate captain who plagues the magical nowhere isle of Neverland. Captain Hook is a handsome individual who appears to be in his early-to-mid forties. He always keeps a perfectly groomed mustache, and clothes himself in an opulent captain’s coat with a ceremonial sword girded at his waist. He always wears a large, curly black wig to cover his balding white hair; and to crown it all he wears a dashing three-cornered, hat bedecked with fluffy feathers. Despite his gentlemanly appearance, Hook often gives off a distinct aspect of villainy, with even his smiles often seeming like sneers. Captain Hook’s Speech is also very refined, and he can be very eloquent, though he tends to be a bit blustery. Even when he swears, he does so in a verbose and prolific fashion.
Captain Hook is OBSESSED with getting revenge on Peter Pan, the eternal child who cut off Hook’s hand and fed it to a giant Crocodile. Hook’s rivalry with Pan takes precedence above all else, and Hook vowed never to leave Neverland until he had done in the boy who humiliated him so. Thus Hook plays the ever-present nemesis for Peter Pan, who Hook calls his “Great and Worthy Opponent.” Hook is forever hatching clever schemes designed, not simply to kill Peter Pan, but to pitch himself against the boy in mortal combat. Hook can not be satisfied with any other end than to defeat his nemesis one-on-one, in honorable (or at least faux-honorable, he is a pirate after all) combat. Hook sees himself as a gallant gentleman-warrior, destined to defeat Pan.
The crocodile that ate Captain Hook’s hand enjoyed the taste of Hook so much it began hunting him. Hook was able to survive by getting the croc to swallow a working clock, so that the giant reptile was always preceded by a loud ticking sound. Because of this, Hook was eventually able to catch and kill his scaly foe, but has been plagued by a near crippling phobia of ticking clocks ever since. When he encounters a working clock, watch, or other ticking timepiece, Hook will fly into a panicked state and will do his utmost to silence the clock, generally by the most expedient and violent means possible.
Hook takes great pride in what he calls “good form,” a nebulous code of gentlemanly behavior that generally guides his actions. He is often bound by his good form to keep promises he made or to show certain mercies to his enemies. However, this code of conduct does not keep Captain Hook from callously committing acts of villainy and cruelty. He revels in his infamy as one of the most notorious pirates in the world, and has been described as more horrible than Blackbeard and “the only man Long John Silver ever feared.” He has no problem in casually torturing his crew for the most minor of offences and has no qualms over the violence he wreaks about Neverland. He is capable of wholesale murder, such as the killing of Neverland’s lost boys, or the Indians on the island. Hook is also capable of great deviousness, as when he implements a convoluted plan to steal, then later corrupt, a grown Peter Pan’s children.
When events turn against him, Captain Hook is given to falling into angst-ridden states of depression. When in such laconic doldrums, he will often question his purpose, and bemoan his fate. At such times, he may even become suicidal. Hook detests the fact that he, the model of “good form,” is stuck in a flawed body.
In short, as Peter’s daughter so aptly put it, “He’s just a mean old man without a Mommy.”
ABILITIES: Captain Hook has a prosthetic left hand, which most often takes the form of a hook, however he has several other useful attachments that he can use instead. Hook is also an accomplished swordsman and has mastered the art of using his hook as a weapon. Hook also has apparent immortality. Likely a side-effect of his prolonged stay in Neverland, Captain Hook has lived for centuries, showing no signs of his now immense age.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: All was quite in Neverland, as the first pale rays of light crested over the horizon. It was obviously going to be another gloriously bright morning, a perfect day in a place that knew only perfect days. In the island’s sheltered cove, the pirate ship Jolly Roger slowly rocked on the gentle waves as the soft breakers caressed the shoreline like a hand stroking a beloved dog.
Abruptly, the air is split with a bellow from the crow’s nest: “PAAAAN-HO!”
Startled thusly from his sleep, Captain James Hook cracks a bleary eye.
“Smee! Blast it, where the devil are you… SMEE!”
Captain Hook’s cry had barely left his lips when the squat little first mate burst into the room shouting, “Captain, sir, it’s HIM! Pan’s coming straight for us and…”
Captain Hook silences Smee with a wave of his good hand, and yells “I know it’s him, Smee! I knew kidnapping those filthy lost boys would be just the thing to lure him to the ship. Inexcusable bad form for him to call so early, though.”
As Captain Hook continued to monologue, Smee began the arduous process of ensuring the captain was ready to face the day. His shoes must be shined, his moustache groomed, and a myriad other tasks. As a finishing touch, Smee screwed the Captain’s infamous hook into its place.
Thus girded against the world outside his cabin, Captain Hook opened the door, squinting into the sun, to see his crew scurrying about the ship in a panic. Some were firing their pistols and muskets into the sky, while a small knot seemed determined to launch a life raft and escape the figure swooping down from the clouds.
Shouting above the din, Captain Hook harried his crew with a string of insults and curses, exhorting them to stand their ground and fight. At Hook’s direction the men hoisted the captured Lost Boys onto the deck. He then positioned his crew so that a semi circle of cannons, loaded and primed, were pointed at the waifs. Other pirates manned the pull-ropes for nets concealed in the rigging, ready to entangle Peter Pan as he flew down to rescue his friends
“Man the nets, men! Pan is in for a surprise this time!” Facing the bright, sunny heavens, Captain James Hook brandishes his metal appendage at the boy diving toward the ship. “Come, then, Peter Pan. ‘Tis time for you and I to end our belligerent quarrel by means most bloody! Come, then, you cocky rascal, and give Old Hook a proper fight! After all these years, I will finally best you, Peter Pan!”
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: [written in a very stylized script, with lots of flourishes and curlicues.]
Today, in a stroke of most fantastic fortune, I, the great Captain James Hook, have taken the first steps into this marvelous new world. After my humiliating defeat by that hated boy, I was swallowed by that… Terrible Beastie, that Ticking Monster. But all was not lost, for I have awoken from that nightmare to this strange place: a great building of stone, with battlements and towers and parapets. One cannot mistake it, for it is so like the great castles of my near-forgotten home in England.
I will not miss those dreary days spent hunting down those miserable lost boys, or having to smell those rat-bottomed, clod-headed bags of fish guts I called my crew. Most of all, I will not miss the boy… For I have had the last laugh! Let him have his dull, dreary life; let him have his small victory! For I have passed the veil, and reached the greatest of adventures!
But, no matter, no matter… This place has an air of promise. I suspect that an enterprising man of good form can earn a name for himself here, and what could Captain James Hook not do with such opportunities? I will have to see about acquiring a new crew…
INTENT: Captain Hook, specifically Dustin Hoffman’s version from the 1991 film Hook, has always been one of my favorite villains. I thought it would be a hoot to see what bad old Captain Hook would do if he was placed in off-the-wall situations without his over driving need to kill Peter Pan, forced into a new world filled with characters and beings beyond his ken. I have vague plans for Hook to try to start a “crew” of his own, and cause some sort of trouble for the castle and its occupants (he is a villain, after all), but we will see where events lead him.
NAME: Nathan
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
clockworkelmEMAIL: cahskids@yahoo.com
AIM: clockworkElm
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Captain James Hook
SERIES: Hook (the film)
CANON POINT: Post-Cannon: Right after Hook is swallowed by the stuffed Crocodile.
LOSS: The ability to destroy any working clocks/watches/etc. he finds. No matter how hard he tries, the clocks will miraculously remain unharmed! This will, of course, drive the good Captain to distraction, as he vainly attempts to smash, toss, and drown any source of ticking he finds.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: Captain James Hook is a notorious pirate captain who plagues the magical nowhere isle of Neverland. Captain Hook is a handsome individual who appears to be in his early-to-mid forties. He always keeps a perfectly groomed mustache, and clothes himself in an opulent captain’s coat with a ceremonial sword girded at his waist. He always wears a large, curly black wig to cover his balding white hair; and to crown it all he wears a dashing three-cornered, hat bedecked with fluffy feathers. Despite his gentlemanly appearance, Hook often gives off a distinct aspect of villainy, with even his smiles often seeming like sneers. Captain Hook’s Speech is also very refined, and he can be very eloquent, though he tends to be a bit blustery. Even when he swears, he does so in a verbose and prolific fashion.
Captain Hook is OBSESSED with getting revenge on Peter Pan, the eternal child who cut off Hook’s hand and fed it to a giant Crocodile. Hook’s rivalry with Pan takes precedence above all else, and Hook vowed never to leave Neverland until he had done in the boy who humiliated him so. Thus Hook plays the ever-present nemesis for Peter Pan, who Hook calls his “Great and Worthy Opponent.” Hook is forever hatching clever schemes designed, not simply to kill Peter Pan, but to pitch himself against the boy in mortal combat. Hook can not be satisfied with any other end than to defeat his nemesis one-on-one, in honorable (or at least faux-honorable, he is a pirate after all) combat. Hook sees himself as a gallant gentleman-warrior, destined to defeat Pan.
The crocodile that ate Captain Hook’s hand enjoyed the taste of Hook so much it began hunting him. Hook was able to survive by getting the croc to swallow a working clock, so that the giant reptile was always preceded by a loud ticking sound. Because of this, Hook was eventually able to catch and kill his scaly foe, but has been plagued by a near crippling phobia of ticking clocks ever since. When he encounters a working clock, watch, or other ticking timepiece, Hook will fly into a panicked state and will do his utmost to silence the clock, generally by the most expedient and violent means possible.
Hook takes great pride in what he calls “good form,” a nebulous code of gentlemanly behavior that generally guides his actions. He is often bound by his good form to keep promises he made or to show certain mercies to his enemies. However, this code of conduct does not keep Captain Hook from callously committing acts of villainy and cruelty. He revels in his infamy as one of the most notorious pirates in the world, and has been described as more horrible than Blackbeard and “the only man Long John Silver ever feared.” He has no problem in casually torturing his crew for the most minor of offences and has no qualms over the violence he wreaks about Neverland. He is capable of wholesale murder, such as the killing of Neverland’s lost boys, or the Indians on the island. Hook is also capable of great deviousness, as when he implements a convoluted plan to steal, then later corrupt, a grown Peter Pan’s children.
When events turn against him, Captain Hook is given to falling into angst-ridden states of depression. When in such laconic doldrums, he will often question his purpose, and bemoan his fate. At such times, he may even become suicidal. Hook detests the fact that he, the model of “good form,” is stuck in a flawed body.
In short, as Peter’s daughter so aptly put it, “He’s just a mean old man without a Mommy.”
ABILITIES: Captain Hook has a prosthetic left hand, which most often takes the form of a hook, however he has several other useful attachments that he can use instead. Hook is also an accomplished swordsman and has mastered the art of using his hook as a weapon. Hook also has apparent immortality. Likely a side-effect of his prolonged stay in Neverland, Captain Hook has lived for centuries, showing no signs of his now immense age.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: All was quite in Neverland, as the first pale rays of light crested over the horizon. It was obviously going to be another gloriously bright morning, a perfect day in a place that knew only perfect days. In the island’s sheltered cove, the pirate ship Jolly Roger slowly rocked on the gentle waves as the soft breakers caressed the shoreline like a hand stroking a beloved dog.
Abruptly, the air is split with a bellow from the crow’s nest: “PAAAAN-HO!”
Startled thusly from his sleep, Captain James Hook cracks a bleary eye.
“Smee! Blast it, where the devil are you… SMEE!”
Captain Hook’s cry had barely left his lips when the squat little first mate burst into the room shouting, “Captain, sir, it’s HIM! Pan’s coming straight for us and…”
Captain Hook silences Smee with a wave of his good hand, and yells “I know it’s him, Smee! I knew kidnapping those filthy lost boys would be just the thing to lure him to the ship. Inexcusable bad form for him to call so early, though.”
As Captain Hook continued to monologue, Smee began the arduous process of ensuring the captain was ready to face the day. His shoes must be shined, his moustache groomed, and a myriad other tasks. As a finishing touch, Smee screwed the Captain’s infamous hook into its place.
Thus girded against the world outside his cabin, Captain Hook opened the door, squinting into the sun, to see his crew scurrying about the ship in a panic. Some were firing their pistols and muskets into the sky, while a small knot seemed determined to launch a life raft and escape the figure swooping down from the clouds.
Shouting above the din, Captain Hook harried his crew with a string of insults and curses, exhorting them to stand their ground and fight. At Hook’s direction the men hoisted the captured Lost Boys onto the deck. He then positioned his crew so that a semi circle of cannons, loaded and primed, were pointed at the waifs. Other pirates manned the pull-ropes for nets concealed in the rigging, ready to entangle Peter Pan as he flew down to rescue his friends
“Man the nets, men! Pan is in for a surprise this time!” Facing the bright, sunny heavens, Captain James Hook brandishes his metal appendage at the boy diving toward the ship. “Come, then, Peter Pan. ‘Tis time for you and I to end our belligerent quarrel by means most bloody! Come, then, you cocky rascal, and give Old Hook a proper fight! After all these years, I will finally best you, Peter Pan!”
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: [written in a very stylized script, with lots of flourishes and curlicues.]
Today, in a stroke of most fantastic fortune, I, the great Captain James Hook, have taken the first steps into this marvelous new world. After my humiliating defeat by that hated boy, I was swallowed by that… Terrible Beastie, that Ticking Monster. But all was not lost, for I have awoken from that nightmare to this strange place: a great building of stone, with battlements and towers and parapets. One cannot mistake it, for it is so like the great castles of my near-forgotten home in England.
I will not miss those dreary days spent hunting down those miserable lost boys, or having to smell those rat-bottomed, clod-headed bags of fish guts I called my crew. Most of all, I will not miss the boy… For I have had the last laugh! Let him have his dull, dreary life; let him have his small victory! For I have passed the veil, and reached the greatest of adventures!
But, no matter, no matter… This place has an air of promise. I suspect that an enterprising man of good form can earn a name for himself here, and what could Captain James Hook not do with such opportunities? I will have to see about acquiring a new crew…
INTENT: Captain Hook, specifically Dustin Hoffman’s version from the 1991 film Hook, has always been one of my favorite villains. I thought it would be a hoot to see what bad old Captain Hook would do if he was placed in off-the-wall situations without his over driving need to kill Peter Pan, forced into a new world filled with characters and beings beyond his ken. I have vague plans for Hook to try to start a “crew” of his own, and cause some sort of trouble for the castle and its occupants (he is a villain, after all), but we will see where events lead him.
