This article is about the Enchanted Forest character. For his Wish Realm counterpart, see Rogers. For other characters with the same name, see Killian.
- “When we met, there was just one thing that mattered to me... Getting my revenge. And you did something that no one else ever could. You showed me that a heart full of love was the most precious treasure of all, and one that I don't intend to lose. They say that a captain's heart belongs to his ship. And with this ring, it now belongs to you.”
- ―Killian's vows to Emma Swan[src]
Captain Killian Jones (better known as Hook) is a character who appears in ABC's fantasy series Once Upon a Time. He is one of the main characters in the series and the son of Brennan Jones and the younger brother to Liam Jones. He is also the husband to protagonist Emma Swan, and the father to both Henry Mills (stepfather to the latter) and Hope.
Background[]
Captain Hook appears in the ABC fantasy/drama and is portrayed by Colin O'Donoghue. Before becoming Captain Hook, he was known as Killian Jones. Originally a guest, Hook soon became one of the show's primary characters, becoming Emma Swan's main love interest. Colin O'Donoghue portrayed Hook from Season 2-6. In Season 7, he portrayed the Wish Realm version of Hook and his cursed counterpart, Rogers.
Powers and Abilities[]
Former Powers[]
- Magic of the Dark One: After his fight with King Arthur in Camelot, Hook's neck gets a minor cut from Excalibur, which can never be fully healed, causing Hook to begin to eventually die. Unwilling to let this happen, Emma uses her dark magic to tether Hook to the sword instead of Merlin. The Darkness inside Merlin flies out of him and Hook is teleported away and emerged from the Vault of the Dark One as its new host. As the Dark One, Hook was given dark magical powers by the knowledge of the Holy Grail and the Darkness itself, so he don't need to learn the magical arts as other practitioners of magic do.
Former Weaknesses[]
- Dark One's Dagger: Anyone who owns his dagger will be able to kill Hook, causing him to lose its status as the Dark One and the chance to rise again. In addition, anyone who owns the dagger also has full control over the his actions, who is unable to disobey orders if not for a very short time.
- Laws of Magic: Like any magician or sorcerer, Hook was subject to the laws of magic, as a result he was unable to raise the dead, create love and time travel.
- Squid Ink: Like all magical beings, Hook could be immobilized with squid ink.
Role in the series[]
Before the First Curse[]
- “With all this talk of authors and the book, we've never discussed one fact... I was a villain.
But you're not anymore.” - ―Hook and Emma discuss his past.[src]
Killian Jones and his brother were born in the 19th century[1] to Brennan Jones, who abandoned his sons by selling them to trade.
Killian and Liam as young men.
Killian and Liam learnt to fend for themselves and worked on a ship, where Liam wanted to earn a navy comision, while Killian spent a lot of time struggling with work and drank on the job. When Killian was unconcious from alcholisum, Liam sacrificed a navy commission for his brother and quickly learnt that their captain was guiding them head first into a dangerous storm. When Liam took over after the captain was too determined to look for the Eye of the Storm, Killian was tasked with tieing up the crew when Liam, unknowlist to Killian, was visited by Hades, the god of the Underworld, who offered him the gem and survival in exchange for the grew members' lives. While Killian was knocked out, Liam accepted this deal and the brothers managed to make it to shore, where they were greeted by other navy officers, who congratulated them on finding the Eye of the Storm, as well as offering them a navy commission on his ship, the Jewel of the Realm.
Killian and Liam on Neverland
A number of years into their careers in the navy, Killian and Liam were sent by their king to find a plant known as Dreamshade, which they were told could heal an entire kingdom. They arrived at an island known as Neverland, where they met a teenage boy named Peter Pan who lived there and asked for his help finding the plant. When Liam asked Pan where he and Killian could find it, Pan informed them that their king was not what they believed he was like, as Pan revealed that Dreamshade was actually a deadly plant that could kill someone in an instant. While Killian became worried about this information, Liam did not believe Pan's warnings and believed the young boy was playing games with them, although Killian did believe him. While searching for the plant, they came across a spring and found it. Killian tried to tell Liam about what Peter Pan had told them, trying to convince his brother that they should not get it for the king if what they had been told was true. However, a stubbon Liam used the poison on himself as a way to prove to his brother that the Dreamshade was fine, but quickly started to sucome to his injuries, until Killian begged for Peter Pan to help him save his brother. Pan gave Killian a flask of the spring water that was filled with magic that could heal any injury, although it came with a price: once someone would drink the spring water, they would never be able to leave Neverland, but Killian gave it to Liam anyway and ignored the warnings. Once Liam had been restored back to full health, he started to collapse once more as the ship had left the waters of Neverland, and he died in his brother's arms, but not before apologizing to Killian. Killian and the crew members buried Liam at sea and Killian became the new captain, whilst renaming their ship The Jolly Roger.
Killian becomes known as Captain Hook.
Some time after, Killian seduces away Rumplestiltskin's wife, Milah. Milah, who was tired of the then cowardly Rumple's persona, gladly left both the feeble peasant and her son behind in order to live a life with Jones. After becoming the master of black magic, Rumple confronts Killian and Milah, killing the latter and removing the hand of Jones as revenge. He replaces his hand with a hook, thus receiving his alias as Captain Hook. He once again travels to Neverland, where he finds and takes care of Rumplestiltskin's son, Baelfire, after he is separated from his father Rumplestiltskin. He forms an unlikely friendship with him, until Bae learns that Hook took Milah from his father. He hands Bae over to the Lost Boys, who take him to Peter Pan.
An adult Killian and his father, Brennan.
Years into his pirate life, he and William Smee are stealing from the king when they come across a man who was attacked by the queen's guards. Hook saves this man but kills him after he sees Killian kill the guards. Around this time, Hook also steals Ursula's siren call at some point in the past.
Over a century after Liam's death, Hook is tasked by Evil Queen Regina in killing her mother Cora, but wants to see if he is right for the challenge, so tasks him with killing a man in a bar. When Killian enters, he learns the man is his father, Brennan Jones, who abandoned Killian years earlier and somehow is still alive. Killian approaches his father and learns he was put under a sleeping curse before being woken up by a true loves kiss from his nurse who he went onto marry before she died. Killian believes his Brennan has changed for the better and gives him a safe passage to escape as the queen needs to believe Brennan is dead. However the following night, Killian arrives at his father's home and learns he has a new son, also named Liam, which greatly angers Killian as he believes his father is replacing his late brother Liam, although Brennan claims he is honouring him. However, Killian doesn't believe Brennan as he witnessed him saying the same thing to his new son, that he said to Killian the night before he sold him to solitude. Killian kills his father whose final words are that he thinks his son can change.
Some time after this, Hook decides to go through with Regina's orders to kill Cora, but he is caught by her guards in Wonderland. She offers to help him get his revenge on Rumplestiltskin and they form an alliance.
During the First Curse[]
When the Dark Curse is activated, Cora protects them both and part of the Enchanted Forest with a barrier spell, frozen in time for 28 years.
After the First Curse[]
Emma and Hook climb the beanstalk.
28 years later, Hook is found by Mary Margret, Aurora, Emma, and Mulan, pretending to be a blacksmith hiding in between the dead bodies of the people that Cora ripped the hearts out of. He reveals himself as Captain Hook when they tie him to a tree. Hook reveals his and Cora's plan to learn about Storybrooke and promises to find a magical bean to get Snow and Emma home. Emma and Hook climb a beanstalk where they learn more about each other. When they reach the top, Hook flirts with Emma but she rebuffs him and leaves him after getting the compass that will help them get home. However, Hook is able to get down and reunite with Cora, who takes him to Lake Nostos where she brings back the magical waters.
After fighting Emma, Hook follows her and Mary Margaret to Storybrooke with Cora, through a magic bean obtained by Hook. When Mr. Gold (Rumplestiltskin) finds a way to leave Storybrooke without losing his memories, Hook shoots his love Belle, causing her to fall across the town's border and lose her memory again. After Gold travels to Manhattan to locate Baelfire, Hook poisons him, but is captured by Neal Cassidy (Baelfire)'s fiancé Tamara, to be used in her and Greg Mendell's plot to destroy magic in Storybrooke. He originally leaves Storybrooke with a stolen magic bean for himself, but returns to help Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, and Mr. Gold travel to Neverland with his ship, after Henry Mills is transported there. In Neverland, Hook becomes the group's guide for directions as he knows both Neverland and Peter Pan better than anyone. Hook saves David's life after he is hit by Dreamshade. As a thank you, Emma kisses Hook, which makes him realise he has feelings for her, to the point where it becomes his darkest secret as he thought he would never be able to love again, after losing Milah. Eventually, they are able to retrieve Henry from the sinister Peter Pan and journey back to Storybrooke, where Pan enacts the original curse again.
Before the Second Curse[]
Hook, along with the other inhabitants, are taken to their original worlds, while Emma and Henry escape to New York City with new memories.
During this time, Hook was approached by Ariel, who thought he had kidnapped her beloved Prince Eric. However, Hook was innocent and helped her find the culprit, Black Beard, who had stolen the Jolly Roger. In order to get his ship back, Hook betrayed Ariel's trust and chose not to save Eric. At some point, Hook received a message telling him to find Emma in New York after Zelena's curse. He thought Snow White had sent the message, but it was actually Neal.
During the Second Curse[]
Hook restores Emma's memories.
A year later, Hook arrives in the city and eventually restores Emma's memories with a potion, returning to Storybrooke with both Emma and Henry to break the new curse by Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West.
By this time, Hook has grown a liking towards the main heroine, Emma Swan, whose strong, feisty, and independent personality catches the captain's eye. This liking eventually becomes a deep, passionate love, and throughout the first few seasons, he is showcased going through great lengths to protect and proclaim his love for Emma, though he was constantly rejected.
After the Second Curse[]
However, after Emma was determined to go to New York with Henry, believing she did not belong in a world with princesses and princes, Hook tried to convince her otherwise. During their discussion, they noticed Zelena's time portal had opened after her death and Hook followed Emma as she got dragged through even when Emma did not have her magic back after saving Hook's life.
Hook and Emma attend King Midas' ball.
The two ended up in the Enchanted Forest and realised they had travelled back in time as they had opened Henry's storybooke and it took them back to the time where the events in the book took place. Hook asked Emma how they could get back and realised they were at the point in time where her parents, Snow White and Prince Charming met, after seeing Snow's wanted posters tied to a tree, which ruined the original story and her parents' first meting. Emma suggested they needed Rumplestiltskin's help to get home and were greeted by him outside his castle. Since they were in the past, Rumplestitskin was still determined to kill Hook at this point in time, before Emma managed to stop him. Hook and Emma managed to convince Rumple that they were from the future and learnt they had to put the story back on track. As part of their plan, Hook tried to get Snow White to steal Charming's ring while Emma seduced his past self, much to present-Hook's jealousy. Later on, they attended a ball under the aliases of Prince Charles and Princess Leila. They danced and shared a moment before the Evil Queen, Regina came looking for Snow White and arrested Emma, leaving Hook behind.
The following day, Hook came across Snow White and Prince Charming as he trapped her in a tree for her crimes. Hook asked them to help him rescue "Lelia" from the Queen's castle, which used to belong to Snow White before the queen banished her out. The three travelled to the castle while Emma managed to escape and ran into Hook, who noticed she had rescued Marian from execusion, despite Hook's previous warning about changing the past, as Marian was always meant to die. The group left but Snow White was sentenced to death by the queen and supposibly died. However, Emma was still there despite the belief she should have disappeared from existance if Snow was dead, With this information, Hook and Emma realised Snow would have survived and did so by turning herself into a bug so that the queen thought she had died. Snow White was transformed back to human but didn't recognise Emma, which broke her heart, which brought Hook and Emma closer.
Hook and Emma start a relationship.
After succeeding in restoring the timeline, Emma and Hook returned to the past with Marian (who was actually replaced by Zelena, Regina's half-sister), who Emma didn't know who she was. Upon reuniting with her parents, Emma decided she and Henry belonged in Storybrooke, while Hook stayed outside. Hook was later drinking outside when Emma came to speak to him. During their conversation, Hook explained that everything went back to normal as he would have remembered the kiss his past self shared with Emma, but he didn't. His life went on as normal. When Emma asked how Hook managed to get back to her and bring her back to Storbrooke, he revealed he traded his prised possession, The Jolly Roger. With this reveal, Emma realised how much Killian loved her and they began an official relationship.
During the start of Season 4, Hook's love for Emma would be put to the test after discovering that Gold was still in control of the dagger and has not changed. Killian and David work together to rescue Emma from an ice wall that Elsa accidentally traps them both inside of. Emma and Killian go on their first real date where he is given is hand back from Rumplestitskin, but Killian is worried having his hand back is turning him back into his old ways.
When Hook threatened to tell Belle and later Emma about using the knife, Gold in turn threatened Hook into doing his bidding by vowing to reveal Hook's dark side again, and later on while attempting to save Emma from Gold's plan to strip her of her powers, loses his heart to Gold, making Hook his puppet to use him to get what he wants. Soon afterwards, Gold tasks Hook with using the Sorcerer's Hat to drain the Fairies' magic, in order to kill the cure for the Spell of Shattered Sight, and to obtain enough power to free himself from the Dagger of Kris. Hook reluctantly agrees to the task, since Gold has his heart, and traps the fairies in the hat after Gold convinces Belle to leave Granny's Diner.
When Emma and Elsa later arrive with Anna and Kristoff, Hook hides behind the counter, leading them to believe that the Fairies had been dealt with by the Snow Queen. With his job complete, Hook gives the hat to Gold, who tells him to enjoy the last day of his life wherever he wants, because when Gold completes his final preparations by the next morning, he will kill Hook. When the Spell of Shattered Sight was close to engulfing Storybrooke, Hook visits Emma one last time to say goodbye to her, before leaving to chain himself to a dock at the marina. When the Spell of Shattered Sight finally hits, Hook looks on as thunder rumbles and mirror shards rain from the sky. After the Spell of Shattered Sight was ended, Gold tried to kill Hook to free himself from his dagger, only to be stopped by Belle. Emma later restores Hook's heart to his body.
After Rumple is banished from Storybrooke, Killian works with Belle in the library to find a way to release the fairies from the hat for 6 weeks but can't, until Regina is able to enact a spell to release them. Meanwhile Gold returns to Storybrooke along with Urusla, Cruella De Vil and Maleficent, who reveals that Mr. Gold plans on turning Emma's heart dark. Killian becomes greatly concerned upon hearing this information, especially after she is avoiding her parents who kept a secret from her of something they did years ago, before Emma was born, but Killian helps Emma forgive her parents, after Mary Margret is almost killed by Lily Page.
Hook in the alternate reality.
When the author creates an alternate reality, Killian is still a pirate in this world, but is a lot more cowardly. He meets Henry Mills who introduces Killian to his mother, Emma, who Killian quickly falls for. Emma remembers her life, recongizing this man as an alternate version of her boyfriend. While on the Jolly Roger, Emma and Killian bond and he offers her a drink, although it is not rum, but milk as this version of Killian is allergic to rum. Killian is later killed by the queen's guards, who in this reality is Snow White instead of Regina. Emma is able to return to the real world, where she is reunited with Killian. The couple embrace and Emma almost tells Killian she loves him before stopping herself, but the darkness takes over the town and Emma sacrifices herself to the darkness so that Regina doesn't become a Dark One. Killian tries to stop Emma and she tells him she loves him as she becomes the new Dark One.
Before the Third Curse[]
Hook and Emma in Camelot.
In Season 5, Emma willingly becomes the Dark One to spare Regina from the burden. Hook is among those who travel to Camelot to find Merlin so that he can save her. During a fight against King Arthur, Hook is fatally wounded. In order to save his life, Emma uses Dark magic to make him immortal but transforms him into a second Dark One. Hook became furious with what Emma did to him and embraced the Darkness and desired to have his revenge on Gold once again. Hook knew that in order to seek his revenge, he needed to return to Storybrooke and enacted the Dark Curse and in the process killed Merlin. To set things right, Emma erased everyone's memories of what happened in Camelot, including Hook's memories of being turned into a Dark One. She, along with everyone else return to Storybrooke, where Emma tries to cleanse herself and Hook from the Darkness forever, but in secret, as she didn't want to endanger anyone else.
During the Third Curse[]
With his memories erased, Hook desperately tries to get through to Emma and find out exactly what happened in Camelot. However, Emma refused to give answers but instead tried to restart their relationship, stating they could still be together even if she is the Dark One. Hook refused to give into Emma's desires and broke off their relationship as he couldn't be with Emma when she is not herself. Sometime later, Hook, David, and Robin Hood went to confront King Arthur over his lies, Hook was nearly attacked by was saved by Emma's sudden appearance. Hook apologized to Emma for breaking off their relationship, stating he does still love her, but again wanted answers and finally Emma revealed to him that the reason why she was doing everything was for him. Taking action, Hook decided it was finally time to know the full story of what happened between them.
Hook went off searching for Emma but was unable to find her. It wasn't until he put himself in danger, by jumping off the roof of the Storybrooke Library, did Emma finally reappear to him. Hook assured Emma that whatever she did in Camelot he already forgave her and finally seemed to have convinced her to tell him the truth. However, he was taken prisoner along with Zelena, where Emma finally revealed parts of her plan to destroy Dark magic, by putting it all into Zelena and destroy her along with the Darkness. Hook and Zelena worked together to escape, but Hook stayed behind to search for the squid ink to stop Emma for good. He eventually found the ink and used it on Emma and demanded that she finally tell him the truth. Zelena then reappeared to them, where she agreed with Hook about wanting answers and found a way to get them. Zelena attacked Hook with a knife, but much to his surprised, he was not killed. Zelena then finally gave Hook what he desired, by revealing she had acquired the dreamcatcher that contained his memories from Camelot. Although Emma tried to convince him otherwise, Hook regained his memories.
After the Third Curse[]
Hook becomes a Dark One
Having finally learned the truth and feeling utterly betrayed that Emma did that to him, Hook once again embraced the Darkness.
Seeking revenge in everything that had happened, Hook had resurrected Nimue and all the previous Dark Ones and attempted to send Emma and her family to the Underworld. However, at the last second Hook changed his mind and instead absorbs all the previous Dark Ones into Excalibur and told Emma to kill him, thus destroying the Darkness for good. Although Emma didn't want to go through with it, both herself and Hook saw there was no other way and after sharing one last kiss and declaring their love, Emma did as Hook requested and killed him. With the Darkness gone, Emma was restored to normal and Hook's wound from Excalibur returned, where Hook died in Emma's arms. However soon after Hook's death, Emma learns that Mr. Gold had once again betrayed them as secretly he transferred all the previous Dark One's powers into him, making him the Dark One again. Seeing that Hook's death was unfair, Emma decided to go into the Underworld, along with her family, friends, and Gold to resurrect Hook.
Hook in the Underworld
In the Underworld, Hook somehow became a prisoner to the Ruler of the Underworld, Hades. Hook became trapped in an underground prison where he along with another prisoner, Megara were being guarded by Cerberus. Through unexplained events, Hook became badly injured, possibly trying to escape from the prison. Eventually, Hook and Megara made an attempt to escape together, although Megara informed Hook they wouldn't make it, Hook replied they wouldn't, but Megara could. Hook told Megara to leave and find Emma and while she made her escape, Hook stayed behind to distract Cerberus. Eventually, Hook was brought to Hades to be guarded. Later, Hades informed Hook that Megara was able to move on from the Underworld and while Hook was glad for her, Hades was angered. He decided that as a way to replace the dead souls that had left the Underworld, Hades told Hook that three of his friends had to be chosen to stay in the Underworld and told Hook that he had to make the decision of who would stay. Killian is reunited with his late brother Liam Jones, who dislikes Emma and believes he too should move on, although Hook realises Emma was right about Liam lying as he tore out the pages for Hades and that he lied about making a deal with Hades back when Killian and Liam survived a horendious storm that killed their crew mates. The deceased crew members almost kill Killian and Liam, but Liam sacrifices himself by falling into the firery water, but is revealed to be okay when he is able to travel to Mount Olympus upon forgiving himself and that Killian has forgiven him.
Hook and Emma kiss following his resurrection.
Killian decides to stay in the underworld after he and Emma are declared each other true love, and she is struggling to grieve him. While in the Underworld, Hook works with King Arthur, who was just killed by Hades, to find the missing storybrooke pages that reveal how Hades can be destroyed. While Emma is back in Storybrooke, Killian adds the missing pages, revealing Hades can be killed by the Olympian Crystal, which Zelena uses on him after he kills Regina's soul mate, Robin Hood. After Hades' defeat, Killian is allowed to move on and walks into the white light, where he is greeted by the Greek God Zeus, Hades' younger brother. As thanks for defeating Hades, Zeus resurrects Hook and he is reunited with Emma. Following their reunion, Hook learns that Robin died and decides to stay outside of Granny's during the wake so that Emma can explain, but Hook runs in after hearing a loud sound, fearing Emma is in danger.
Following these events, Hook, Snow, David and Zelena are accidentally sent through a portal to the "Land of Untold Stories", where they are put in a cage as prisoners until Dr. Jekyll saves them, who is later revealed to be from a fairytale about Mr. Hyde. Everyone tries to find their way back home until Henry convinces New Yorkers to make a wish, which reunites Hook with Emma and the rest of their family, along with Jeykll who Snow and David promise to bring back to Storybrooke.
Upon Hook's return, Emma tells him she loves him and while they are having some private time together, they are interrupted when a ship from the Land of Untold Stories arrives along with Mr. Hyde. While this is going on, Emma starts having visions of her future where she dies, but keeps it from Killian and her parents, as Hook, Emma and Henry help Ashley with her step-sisters Emma asks Killian to move in with her which he accepts and allows Belle to stay on the Jolly Roger as she has awakened from her sleeping curse and is currently not with Rumplestiltskin.
Killian moves in with Emma and is by her side when Regina's evil counterpart, the Evil Queen, is after Snow and David's shared heart. Weeks after Snow and David are put under a special sleeping cure - where one sleeps while the other is awake - Killian has worked up the courage to propose to Emma and wants her father's blessing, but is worried that David still sees him as a pirate and the way he used to be. After getting advice from Archie, Killian learns that David is being haunted by the mystery of his father, Robert's death so Killian offers to help him, to the point where he prevents David from killing King George as revenge. Once David has accepted his father's death, Killian asks his permission to marry Emma, which he happily gives. However, Killian suddenly realises that he was the one who killed Emma's grandfather and keeps it a secret from her and David.
Not long after, Emma finds the engagement ring and Killian proposes to her, but is struggling with his secret. Emma learns of Killian's secret after witnessing him using a dreamcatcher that restores his memory of the event. Angry at Killian, Emma returns the ring and he leaves Storybrooke on an old friend, Nemo's submarine, where he learns Henry followed him. While this is happening, Emma tells David that Hook killed his father, and Emma and Hook's relationship is strained. Killian helps Henry leave despite Henry's outburst that Hook is not part of the family. When Hook is in trouble, Henry rescues him and comments that he does consider Killian as his family. However, Killian eventually finds himself in Agrabah and contacts Emma to inform her that he is trying to get home to her.
Killian proposes to Emma.
Killian comes across Black Beard and offers him his ship for magical beans that can open a portal. Black Beard agrees and uses the portal, but they find themselves in Neverland, surrounded by some of the Lost Boys who did not want to leave following Peter Pan's death. Hook is then knocked out by Tiger Lilly who eventually agrees to help him after learning he fell in love with the Savior. However, Killian is captured until Emma is able to open a portal in the form of a door, which brings them back home. Despite not being fully recovered, Killian proposes to Emma properly this time, who accepts. When Regina figures out a way to break David and Snow's joint curse, everyone in town drinks some of the curse, which awakens the prince and princess. When everyone else is awake, Killian learns that David knows his secret and is forgiven, as David comments that his father's death was a long time ago and that Hook is now a changed man.
Before and During the Fourth Curse[]
Killian marries Emma.
Hook and Emma are having some private time when they are interrupted by Snow's arrival at their home, who is excited about the wedding planning. Killian suggests getting married on the Jolly Roger, but the family decides against this after Henry mentions it might not be a good idea. Meanwhile, the Black Fairy's curse is coming on the same day Emma and Hook are due to be married. The two do get married, but the curse comes just as they have finished the ceremony.
When the curse is cast, Killian and the fairytale characters are sent back to the Enchanted Forest while Emma is given fake memories that make her believe she is living in a mental hospital. Henry tries to get Emma to remember her life in Storybrooke, while Killian and the Charmings want to find their way home. Killian and David decide to climb the beanstalk that Hook climbed with Emma years earlier, to find a magical bean that could send everyone home to Emma. However, the realms start to disappear because the Black Fairy/Fiona is using the curse to make sure Emma loses hope in fairytales and to lose her belief. While the Evil Queen tries to save the realms, Henry is able to convince Emma that she married her true love, Captain Hook and her memories are restored as the curse is broken.
After the Fourth Curse[]
Hook and the fairytale characters return to Storybooke after the curse is broken and he is reunited with Emma. Gideon, Rumple and Belle's son from another realm, battles Emma on the main streets for the final battle and Emma allows him to kill her as everyone watches in shock. However, Henry is able to revive his birth-mother with a true loves kiss and Killian embraces his wife. Following the final battle, the heroes celebrate with a meal before Killian and Emma leave for their honeymoon and he is revealed to be her new deputy in the Storybrooke police force.
A few years into their marriage, Killian and Emma learn that Henry plans to leave home and its revealed that Killian and Emma are struggling to start a family. Emma comes worried for Henry as he wants to leave as she is sad she missed so much of his upbringing. Killian comforts his wife by giving her a message in a bottle that Henry can use as a way to reach them if he is in trouble no matter where he is.
Killian meets his wish realm counterpart.
Many years later, Hook and Regina are contacted by a grown up Henry, who has been captured by Lady Tramaine, and they enter through a portal to save him. Killian unties Henry who embraces his father, and asks where Emma is. Killian lies to his step-son saying Emma is back in Storybrooke fighting dragons when she is actually just resting as she and Killian are keeping the real reason, a secret. While wondering this realm, Killian is confronted by his wish realm counterpart, who is older than him. The two fight and Killian is replaced by wish-Hook, who poses as him by having a potion that makes him look younger. While Killian is tied up, Wish-Hook learns that Emma is pregnant when she visits Henry to tell him herself. Wish-Hook starts to feel guilty and returns to the docs where Storybrooke-Killian has set himself free and stabs his wish-realm self. However, Killian learns that this other version of him came back to set him free and tells him that he was looking for his daughter. Killian starts to feel sorry for his alternate self and tries to calm him through his pain, when Emma arrives and is shocked to find another man who looks identical to her huband. Killian begs Emma to heal this other version of himself, but she is worried that her magic does not work in this realm. However, Emma is able to heal wish-Hook who thanks her.
Killian, Emma and Wish-Hook return to the forest where they are about to depart. Emma has a heart-to-heart with her grown up son and asks him if he wants to return home. Henry tells Emma he does, but feels the need to find his own happy ending by travelling the realms. After Emma suggests that Henry teams up with the wish-realm Killian, she and her Killian return to Storybrooke where she gives birth to their child months later.
After the Sixth Curse[]
Hook and Emma with their daughter, Hope.
Aafter Regina unites all the realms, providing easy access to and from one land to another, Killian and Emma arrive late to her coronation at The Royal Castle, with their new daughter named Hope. The Swan-Jones family watch on as Snow White crowns Regina as the Good Queen and the ruler of the newly created United Realms. Killian and Emma congratulate Regina as he calls her "Your Majistey", who gives a speech about hope and second chances. Killian and Emma watch on as she cradles their daughter.
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Trivia[]
- Hook's marriage to Emma, who is a princess, makes Killian a prince through marriage, much like all variants of Aladdin.
- Killian and Liam were born in the 19th century.[1]
- This version of Captain Hook is loosely based off of Jack Sparrow, the protagonist of the Pirates of the Carabbean franchise. They are both womensizers, who love rum and treasure.
- When Killian first arrives in Storybrooke, he is shown from behind, standing on a yard while holding on to it with his left appendage, and looking at the town while the camera zooms in on him. The camera then zooms in on his face as his hair is blowing in the wind. Hook then grabs a rope that was next to the mast, hangs on to it and jumps to the deck below. This is exactly the same as Captain Jack Sparrow's introduction in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
- Hook has a tattoo with Milah's name on his right wrist. It shows the Dark One Dagger going through a heart, as shown "Tallahassee"
- Hook understands Greek, which he learned in the Royal Navy. When he and Emma find the true love scale, he translates the Greek inscription with ease, as seen in "Firebird".
- Hook has managed to outrun a curse more than once:
- He avoided the first curse due to Cora's protection spell and was frozen in time for twenty-eight years, seen in "Queen of Hearts".
- When the second curse was cast, he immediately drove his ship out of the curse’s reach, which is shown in "There's No Place Like Home".
- He himself cast the third curse, but due to his intentions, the curse did not give anyone new memories, hairstyle or wardrobe changes based on our world, as seen in The Dark Swan," and "Broken Heart"
- Due to the Black Fairy's intentions, Hook, along with the heroes except Emma Swan, did not get cursed but was only transported back to the Enchanted Forest, seen in "The Final Battle Part 1"
- Many years before the fifth curse, Hook decided to get back to Storybrooke with Emma. Wish Hook got cursed instead.
- Like Regina Mills as the Evil Queen, Killian Jones is the first incarnation of Captain Hook to eventually turn good after previously being shown as a villain in other media.
- The child who plays the young Killian is named Oliver Wood, which is the same name as the character from Harry Potter, who is in the Gryffindor house.
- When Killian and Emma travelled back in time, he used the alias Prince Charles, which was a reference to the member of the British royal family, King Charles, who was a prince and the next in line for the throne when the episode and series aired.
- Killian referred to almost everyone as either mate or love, depending on the genders of the characters, just like how Rumple called almost everyone dearie.
- Not counting his wish realm counterpart, who shares the name Killian, this variant of Captain Hook is the only one whose first name is not James. Hook's name was likely changed in order not to confuse people with Prince Charming's twin brother, who is named James.
- This variation of Captain Hook is the first to have formerly been a villain, but later became a hero.
- "Good Form" reveals that Killian was very much against drinking rum while being part of the royal navy as he described it as being "bad form". He changed drastically after the death of his brother, taking his position as captain, and became known as a pirate.
- The episode "Poor Unfortunate Soul" implies that Killian was the one who killed Ursula's mother (mirroring the death of Ariel's mother in The Little Mermaid).
- This version of Captain Hook does not lose his hand to Peter Pan, but instead to Rumplestiltskin.
- Killian is very old fashioned when it comes to traditions, established in "Murder Most Foul" when he insists asking for David's blessing to propose to Emma, or in "The Black Fairy", when he believes the superstition of it being bad luck for the groom to see the bride the night before the wedding. Killian backs this up in "Murder Most Foul" by saying that he is over 200 years old, therefore it is what he knows.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to Killian in "Rocky Road", he is 200 years old by 2012-13, when the episode takes place, which is in the 21st century. Then during the Enchanted Forest flashbacks in "Swan Song", he mentions that he has been a pirate for over 100 years.
External links[]
Hook on Once Upon a Time Wiki
Captain Hook (Once Upon a Time) on Villains Wiki
Captain Hook (Once Upon a Time) on Heroes Wiki
