Manon in The Alligator People lost his left hand to an alligator, and now has a hook in its place. This loss pisses him off so much that he has developed an undying hatred for the things, and he periodically gets drunk and shoots at them with his revolver. In The Hobbit, the orc chief Azog loses his left hand in a fight with Thorin and has it replaced with a prosthetic consisting of a metal rod impaled through the stump and protruding through his elbow, with a twisted claw at the end.

Literary scholar Christopher Pittard traces the plot dynamics of the legend to Victorian literature, particularly the 1913 horror novel The Lodger by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. [6] Though the two narratives have little in common, he notes that both are built upon a "threefold relationship of crime, dirt, and chance... Such a reading also implies a reconsideration of the historical trajectory of the urban legend, usually read as a product of postmodernist consumer culture." [7] Interpretations [ edit ] Ellis, Bill (1987). "Why Are Verbatim Transcripts of Legends Necessary?". In G. Bennett, P. Smith and J. Widdowson (ed.). Perspectives on Contemporary Legend II. Sheffield Acad. Press. ISBN 978-1-850-75118-2. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. An alternate version of Captain Hook appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Mirrorverse. [25] Attractions and live events [ edit ] Disney's version of Captain Hook as a meetable character in the Disney Parks. Dusty Raging Fist have a stage where you fight pirate versions of regular enemies, including crocodiles, bulls, rats, and others. Many of them which have hooks for hands to complete their "pirate" look.

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The story is thought to date from at least the mid-1950s, and gained significant attention when it was reprinted in the advice column Dear Abby in 1960. [2] It has since become a morality archetype in popular culture, and has been referenced in various horror films. In Puppet Master, the puppet Blade has a tiny little hook for one hand. Befitting his name, the other hand is a little knife.

The High Priest of Tyr has a hook replacing his right hand. Fitting, as in Norse Mythology Tyr lost his hand to Fenrir. This might be self-mutilation as part of the creed. Jude Law portrays Captain Hook in Disney's live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy, which loosely adapts material from the 1953 animated film. [16] [17] Unlike the animated version, his hook is his right arm. In contrast to Barrie's original play and later Peter Pan adaptations, in which the same actor play Hook and Mr. Darling, the latter's role is performed by a different actor, Alan Tudyk. [18] In this version, Hook is revealed to be an old friend of Peter's and the first Lost Boy, but he left Neverland because he missed his mother. Years later, he returned to Neverland as a pirate, being rejected by Peter because he had become an adult. [19] De Caro, Frank (2008). An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-765-62129-0. The Outsiders once fought a villain named Nunchuku, who instead of hands, had, well... what do you expect? He was arguably one of the less silly opponents The Outsiders faced. White Rayla has one in The Witcher series, as the result of being tortured by elves, the same event that made her hair white with trauma. When she appears in the game, the torture is mentioned, but she bears no visible signs of it and has both her hands intact.Once Upon A Time' season 2 has Captain Hook?". ABC7 Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 . Retrieved 15 December 2018.