How Did Captain Hook Get Injured

Captain Hook dies - pirates in mourning

He was all heart- I've just finished eating information technology, says nemesis crocodile

Published: 22:29 BST, thirty January 2013 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 30 January 2013

Distinguished seaman and national treasure Captain James Hook has died at the age of 48.

Distinguished seaman and national treasure Captain James Claw has died at the age of 48

Distinguished seaman and national treasure Helm James Claw has died at the age of 48.

The Admiralty confirmed last nighttime that he had passed away on the High Seas every bit a result of an unfortunate accident aboard his own vessel. 'It was the way Jim would have called to go,' remarked one colleague.

In a naval career spanning more than 30 years, Captain Hook became widely known for his catchphrase 'Bad form!', alternating it with the equally popular: 'Good grade!' He was known for his caustic put-downs, and never accepted second all-time.

There were, still, some occasions in his long career upon which he was considered by some to have let the highest standards of the Loftier Seas slip a petty.

Tributes to the Captain poured in last night from his many hundreds of admirers. 'He was a larger-than-life character with a huge ambition for life,' was the repeated refrain.

Others spoke of his love for cut corners. 'The Captain was no believer in red record or petty rules,' chuckled ane old shipmate.

I of the most heartfelt tributes came from his former sparring partner, the Crocodile, who issued this statement through his PR last dark: 'Captain Claw's death represents a sad loss, not only to defended piracy workers, but to the High Seas as a whole.

'Jim and I enjoyed a friendship stretching dorsum years. He was a neverhoped-for-forgotten character. With his distinctive claw, stupor of black hair and sometimes acerbic wit, he was a legend in his ain lifetime. He always represented a hugely attractive effigy to the entire crocodile community.

Captain Hook's long-term nemesis crocodile said: 'Behind that brutal image lay someone with a very soft heart. And I should know - I've just finished eating it!'

Captain Hook'southward long-term nemesis crocodile said: 'Behind that brutal image lay someone with a very soft heart. And I should know - I've just finished eating it!'

'He took a lot from the sea, but he also put something dorsum — in particular, his right manus and, most recently, the residual of his trunk. It's widely known that from time to time Jim and I crossed swords. Only we always got on famously backside the scenes. Backside that vicious epitome lay someone with a very soft heart. And I should know — I've just finished eating information technology!'

Known for his fiery wit, over the years Captain Claw came up with some much-quoted i-liners. To Peter Pan: 'Proud and insolent youth! Ready to meet thy doom!' 'I promised I would not harm a hair on your head. And this is the one I won't harm!' To his fellow pirates: 'Kill them! Impale them all!'

Latterly, he enjoyed a 2d career every bit a difficult-hitting eating house critic. 'He never suffered fools gladly. He preferred to spear them through the heart with a sword,' chuckled one celebrity chef final night. 'A real larger-than-life graphic symbol. In fact, I'd become further than that — he was grossly overweight.'

Captain Hook — known affectionately the globe over every bit 'that murderous villain of the High Seas' — was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.

Early in his career, he distinguished himself every bit a forthright bounding main captain who delighted crews by kicking them into the body of water or making them 'walk the plank'. 'Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say,' he quipped.

He acquired his distinctive hook after an onboard altercation resulted in his hand being cut off and fed to his quondam sparring partner, the Crocodile. 'It was the making of me. I've never for one moment regretted it,' he reminisced to veteran interviewer Michael Parkinson during his advent on Ye Olde Parkinson Showe in 1906.

'From that moment on, I became a make name in my ain correct, and was offered all sorts of interesting jobs, from traditional panto to personal appearances and lucrative advertisements for coat hooks.'

Your tributes to a 1-handed wonder

'They don't brand 'em like that any more. We shall non see his like once again. If there was any justice, Captain Hook should have been Admiral Hook, Commander of the Armada.'

P. A., Aberdeen.

'The guy was a fable! Could someone tell me why self-publicising picayune pipsqueaks like Peter Pan are held up as role models in today's sick gild and existent men similar Claw never get their just deserts, that'south what I want to know. And no, I don't believe in fairies — I've had 'em up to hither.'

R. 50., Essex.

'Hooky was a role model for those with disabilities. One of the almost mannerly men it's been my privilege to know. A true gent.'

Mr A. Smith, Andover.

'Hook would never have made people walk the plank if they hadn't done something wrong. No smoke without fire, that'southward what I say.'

C. P., Haslemere.

Distinctive look: Helm Hook

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