Pierre (Popeye)

Pierre is a French pirate that sails the sea an the main villain in Popeye and the Pirates.

History

While sailing, Popeye and Olive come across a mysteriously-appearing, old-fashioned pirate ship. Aboard it, the crew sings "Yo ho, ho and a bottle of rum", with the smallest crewmember snatching some liquor away from his captain. When she hails the pirates, both Olive and Popeye are captured. Captain Pierre attempts to woo the slender lady by sweet-talking her and offering her a whole cargo of stolen jewels. Popeye's attempts to fight for his 'goil' prove unsuccessful and he is made to walk the plank - but he manages not to fall overboard. When he returns in disguise as an elegantly-dressed woman, Pierre becomes much more attracted to the large-limbed lady and tosses Olive aside.

Yet Popeye's ruse is discovered and further struggles end with the sailor hero thrown towards the bottom of the ocean and Davy Jones' locker, chained, with Olive suffering the big pirate's persecution. By chance, a small sawfish swims near Popeye reading an issue of Popeye Comics, recognizes the hero and his predicament, and helpfully rips the spinach can from the comic's cover, sawing it open in order to feed Popeye. Energized, the latter gets back up on deck, defeats Pierre in a swordfight (employing a pocket knife) then uses him as a spinning top to beat the other pirates. When Pierre fell in the sea, he turns his peg-leg to a sail and fled away out of fear. He was never seen again.