| Captain Englehorn | |
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Homeworld: |
America |
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Status: |
Alive |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Height: |
1.76 m |
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Equipment(s): |
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Hair: |
Black |
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Eyes: |
Brown |
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Captain Englehorn is captain of the S.S Venture, and he saves the main characters twice.
1933 film[]
Englehorn is very laid back and world-weary. He was multilingual and spoke many different languages. An old friend of Carl Denham, Englehorn and his trusty first mate Jack Driscoll often ferried Denham on his globe-trotting moviemaking expeditions. The Venture took them all to Skull Island, where they encountered King Kong, and Englehorn's multilingual talents came in handy with dealing with the natives.. He is played by Frank Reicher.
2005 film[]
Englehorn is younger and less helpful to Denham. Initially Englehorn refused to leave port until they had the manifest, but Denham, sought by the police, paid him to leave New York that very night. Englehorn was well known for his tendency to take on illegal cargo, including rare animals for zoos, circuses and state fairs and on this particular voyage he had a shipment of chloroform for an unknown client. Englehorn was initially doubtful that Skull Island even existed, but just as he ordered his first mate, Ben Hayes, to turn the Venture around they sighted the isle.
When Denham went ashore with Ann Darrow and his film crew and they were attacked by the natives, it was Englehorn who came to their rescue and killed one of the warriors who was about to behead Denham. Following Ann's abduction to be a sacrifice to King Kong, Englehorn gave Denham and Jack Driscoll 24 hours to find her before he and his crew pulled anchor and left Skull Island. But Bruce Baxter persuaded Englehorn to mount a rescue operation when the search party did not return, and the Captain and his men managed to arrive in time to rescue Denham, Driscoll, Jimmy, and Preston from giant insects. Denham ultimately persuaded Englehorn to let him use the chloroform shipment to knock Kong out, allowing them to capture the gorilla in the game, he drops weapons on Skull Island for Jack and others, and recuses Jimmy. In the alternate ending he and Jack shoot the planes and lights so they can get Kong back to the island. He is played by German actor Thomas Kretschmann.
In The Game[]
In Game, he isn't around as much. You can see him asking you if you are alright on The Venture chapter (to which you can respond), and he appears in other chapters flying his seaplane. Strangely enough, if you look up at the lookout that Jimmy used previously, that sailor seems to be identical to him. It is unknown why the developers put the second Englehorn there. His role in the game is flying, finding the various characters with his seaplane, and dropping weapons and ammunition supplies.
Quotes[]
''Seen enough?''
''Lighten the ship ! anything that's not bolted down goes overboard. ! ''
''What in God's name was that.?''
''You can take Hayes and 15 others.''
''You got guns,you got food, you got ammo.''
'' Do I have choice''
''I cannot do that''
''Were awaiting on the manifest''
"Paperwork, Mr. Denham."
"You haven't give me the first thousand yet."
"So you are ready for this voyage, Ms. Darrow?
"Nervous?"
"It isn't every woman would take such risk."
"Dead slow ahead both, Mr. Hayes."
"Choy."
"My apologies for not being able to offer you a cabin. Have you found an enclosure to your taste?"
"What are you, Mr. Driscoll, a lion? or a chimpanzee?"
"I told you to lock it up."
"Lumpy doesn't give the orders."
"What are you trying to do, put the whole ship to sleep?"
''The rest of you stay with the ship.''
"I don't give a damn about Carl Denham."
"I want the ship fixed and ready to float on the next high tide. Come on, move it!"
"We're leaving, Mr. Hayes. "
'' I'll put a guard on the gate until you return.''
''And you got 24 hours!.''
''This time tomorrow,we haul anchor.''
''Don't Move! stay away from the walls.!''
''Get out of there now! Climb!
"Don't thank God. Thank Mr. Baxter. He insisted on a rescue mission."
"It's a thing about cockroaches. No matter how many times you flush them the toilet, they'll always crawl back up in awe."
"Driscoll! Don't be a fool. Give it up, it's useless!
"You wanna trap the ape? (Laughing) I don't think so."
''Keep him down.!''
''Get her out of his sight!''
''It's over, you goddamn lunatic!''
''All of you, run!''
"ROW!!! ROW, GODDAMM IT!!!"
"Put her back!"
Official Game Quotes[]
"Are you alright Jack? You don't look so good. You're turning green."
"Hey, Jack. Up here. Look at me."
"Keep your eyes fixed pointing to the sky."
"Up here, Jack. Look at me."
"Keep your eyes fixed on me."
"Feeling better?"
" Denham, you lunatic! You can't go ashore in these conditions! Those are 20-foot waves out there!"
"Jack, Jimmy! Over here!"
"Jimmy, get on the plane that's an order. We're going back to the ship. Jack will join us later. He has something to finish."
"Jack, I saw the gorilla. He took Ann into the mountains. There must be a path that leads to his lair."
"Hurry, Jack! He can't hold on much longer!"
"We did it, Jack! He made it!"
"Hey, buddy! We're in a dog fight!
"Kong's disappeared!"
"It's Ann!!!"
"Aim for the planes, Jack!"
"For christ sake, Jack! Be careful!"
"Back to the ship, Jack!"
Trivia[]
- Englehorn uses a Luger P08 pistol when saving the crew from the natives but later he uses a Thompson submachine gun. He likely got it from the ship.
- Englehorn is played by Thomas Kretschmann who did Professor Z who was the secondary antagonist of Cars 2.
- Kretschmann also portrayed Hermann Fegelein in Downfall (2004)