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4[[quoteright:295:[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gibbsfrompiratesofthecaribbean.png]]]]
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6->''"If it's wet, I can sail on it."''
7-->-- '''Angus "Grim" Grimaldi''', ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013''
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9This is a sailor who has endured [[AStormIsComing storms]], {{pirate}}s, [[OminousFog fog]], and all the [[SeaMonster perils of the sea]]. He has been in a BarBrawl in every port and he has never lost. Sometimes he is a DrillSergeantNasty to all the scurvy foc'sle swabs. He is a [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen maritime]] OldMaster. Sometimes he develops a BigBrotherInstinct toward the PluckyMiddie. But he is a lord of the sea and all sailors must heed him or endure his wrath. Often wears a SeadogBeard.
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11Can end up TheStoryteller with all the tales he has to tell about his adventures and the wonders and dangers of the sea. If he actually serves in a Navy then he's likely to cross over with OldSoldier.
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13Compare and contrast LordOfTheOcean, who is often more aggressive and temperamental due to the association with more "active" water (ocean waves), and WaterIsWomanly, usually more calm and graceful as associated with more "still" water.
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15!!Examples:
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20* The Gorton's fisherman resembles an older, seasoned mariner, dressed for the job of fishing.
21* Captain Birdseye, when they're not casting someone for MrFanservice.
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25* Too many examples to name in ''Manga/OnePiece''.
26** "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate and "Red-Haired" Shanks come to mind, though the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the rest of the Four Emperors, and several Marine Admirals could very well qualify.
27** Luffy's grandpa Garp, who is depicted as one of the oldest (Or at least, oldest-''looking'') Marine man in the series. Has a beard, too.
28** Then there is the mermaid king ''named'' Neptune who is a father as well.
29* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'':
30** Drake of the Hoenn Elite Four is shown in the anime to be a ship captain, befitting his naval uniform. However, his Pokémon are Dragon types instead of Water types in both media.
31** Mr. Briney is also this type of character, being a retired sailor who sailed seven seas in his youth (back when he was buff and handsome). He has a Wingull named Peeko as his companion and still sail on his boat called the S.S. Wingull to both see the world and help escort travels across rugged seas inhabited by dangerous wild Pokémon.
32* Although it's set in space, ''Star Blazers''/''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'''s military is portrayed very much as the [[RecycledInSpace Navy In Space,]] right down to bellbottomed uniforms. Captain Avatar/Okita is every inch this trope, as is Captain Gideon in the second season.
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36* Captain Haddock from the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' comics.
37* ComicBook/{{Jommeke}}: Captain Jan Haring.
38* ComicStrip/{{Nero}}: Captain Oliepul.
39* ComicBook/TomPoes: Captain Wal Rus.
40* ComicBook/{{Pouvoirpoint}}: Quint, the grumpy chief cook of starship Entreprise-2061, obviously based on Sam Quint from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The [[EyepatchOfPower one-eyed]] and [[HandicappedBadass one-armed]] sea-dog has been [[CoveredWithScars through a lot]], although we learn at the end that [[EveryScarHasAStory every scar has a story]]...
41* ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'': The elderly couple that takes Diana in when she first leaves Paradise Island confuses Diana because of how the old man is a sailor who is rarely home and she feels like his wife deserves more attention. She quickly learns that the two are perfectly quirky together and both are very happy with their relationship which helps her not to judge so quickly in the future.
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45* ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'s father Poopdeck Pappy.
46* Captain Eddie from the ''ComicStrip/NonSequitur'' comic strip likes to portray himself as this. How much of if is purely in his own mind is open to debate.
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50* Gibbs, Barbossa, and Jones from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''.
51* Captain Gregg, the ghost of ''Film/TheGhostAndMrsMuir'', was presumably this in life, considering [[spoiler:he titles his biography ''Blood and Swash'']].
52* Sam Quint from ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' certainly counts.
53* Thomas Wake from ''Film/TheLighthouse'', though he's a lighthouse keeper and not a sailor anymore. He ticks so many of the boxes for this trope that Winslow eventually complains that he "[[LampshadeHanging talks like a goddamn parody]]". [[spoiler:It may actually be an act however - he gives conflicting stories about what happened to his bad leg, and at one point Winslow accuses him of being a total fraud who was never a sailor, which Wake doesn't really confirm or deny. Then again Winslow might have been projecting a little, as he himself is lying about his true identity.]]
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57* Diokles the oarmaster in ''Literature/OverTheWineDarkSea'' by Creator/HarryTurtledove.
58* Long John Silver in ''Literature/TreasureIsland''.
59* [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]] in the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' series DEFINITELY qualifies due to him almost essentially being the trope namer, what with being, you know, Poseidon. It mainly applies in the fifth book when he is defending his kingdom of Atlantis from the original god of the sea, Oceanus.
60* Disko Troop, the captain of the fishing vessel in ''Literature/CaptainsCourageous''.
61* Captain/Commodore/Admiral Sir Edward Pellew as he is portrayed in the ''[[Literature/HoratioHornblower Hornblower]]'' series. (Arguably TruthInTelevision as Pellew was a RealLife naval commander.)
62* ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'' features Captain Red Wagner of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Panache. Started out as an enlisted man, became so badass that a U.S. Senator, who's nephew Wagner had rescued during a storm, took upon himself to get him promoted to officer's rank.
63* Captain John Charity Spring from the ''{{Literature/Flashman}}'' novels.
64* [[Literature/KeysToTheKingdom The Mariner]]
65* The title character of Coleridge's ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner.''
66* Davos Seaworth from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. He actually has seven children, as well as being an ex-smuggler.
67* Amos Trask/Captain Trenchard from ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'' boasts that "I'm Captain Trenchard! The Dagger of the Sea! I've sailed the Straits of Darkness on Midwinter's Day! My ship's the Raptor and I've taken her into the Seven Lower Hells, drunk ale with Kahooli and sailed home again! My mother was a sea dragon, my father was lightning and I dance a sailor's jig on my victim's skulls! I fought with the war god and kissed death herself. Men tremble at my shadow and women swoon at my name and no one lives who can call me liar!"
68* [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]] is a classic example. Throughout the book he's referred to consistently as an "old man", but despite having a [[PiratePegleg whalebone pegleg]] above the knee, he's portrayed as a skilled whale hunter to this day (and even called the best harpooner in Nantucket), the Pequod's owners have utter faith in his competence, and his crew genuinely admires him. He also charts whale migrations and manages to successfully locate a single whale that could be anywhere in the world's oceans, suggesting that his reputation as a captain is well earned.
69* The title character of the Literature/SherlockHolmes story ''The Adventure Of Black Peter''. Peter Carey earned his nickname both from the way he captained his whaling ship and also for the way he violently abused his wife and daughter. No one who knows Black Peter is grieving when [[AssholeVictim he ends up skewered on one of his own harpoons.]] His killer Patrick Cairns also counts, being one of Carey's crew from his whaling days and whose own skill with harpoons saves his life when Carey tries to cut his throat.
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73* Parodied in ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' with [[Creator/TomBaker Captain Redbeard Rum]] who, despite having suffered innumerable injuries at sea, [[TalkLikeAPirate talking like a pirate]] and having [[SeadogBeard a beard you could lose a badger in]], is an absolutely ''terrible'' sailor, who has no idea how to navigate, regards an actual crew for his ship as an unnecessary luxury, and whose typical sailing trip is to take the ship around in circles until everyone gets dizzy and then head home.
74* Also parodied with Uncle Albert in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses''. Every ship he sailed on sank.
75* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ser Davos Seaworth, a smuggler-turned-knight, complete with SeaDogBeard.
76* Scotty in ''Series/{{Star Trek|TheOriginalSeries}}'' is a Father Neptune [[RecycledInSpace in space]]
77* The [[CharacterTitle eponymous character]] of the ''Series/CaptainBluebear'' (German for "Captain [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bluebear]]") series. Whenever he tells one of his past adventures, his three grandkids usually don't believe a word of it.
78* Flint's Quartermaster Mr. Gates in ''Series/BlackSails'' is a highly respected and experienced sailor who is starting to feel his age, a fact Jack Rackham is able to use against him in their dealings.
79* Captain Gregg in ''Series/TheGhostAndMrsMuir'' led a very adventurous life at sea to judge from the memoirs he dictates to Mrs. Muir.
80* In ''Series/TheTerror'', Ice Master Thomas Blanky is a tough old seaman with a long SeaDogBeard and SeaDogPegLeg. He navigates the CoolBoat HMS Terror through the Arctic pack ice, battles a demonic polar bear, and discovers the Northwest Passage.
81* ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'': Cap'n Carl (Creator/PhilHartman), from the first season as well as the [[Theatre/ThePeeWeeHermanShowOnBroadway stage show]]'s original run, is a gritty sea captain who puts up with Pee-wee's antics for the sake of friendship. He's always up for a fight and constantly carries a pipe.
82* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': The sail master is a seasoned captain in the Numenorian Sea Guard, and his job is to prepares new apprentices how to become sailors. He is always tough on them and unforgivable.
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86* Canada based All Star Wrestling has Salty The Seaman, who is a maritime {{expy}} of Blue Demon.
87* During his Wrestling/WWE run, Wrestling/FredOttman had the character of Tugboat, a wrestling sailor. His ring gear included a striped sailor's shirt and a sailor's cap.
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91* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'':
92** Robert Faulkner in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII''.
93** Barnabas in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey''. As the name implies, he's a rather jolly figure who helps Kassandra/Alexios captain his vessel, the Adrestia, due to their inexperience. He very much leans towards the fatherly side of this trope, and despite his lax attitude, Kassandra/Alexios come to call him the most honest man they know.
94* Man O'War of ''VideoGame/FreedomForce''
95* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
96** Admiral Steven Hackett is this [[RecycledInSpace in space]]. His influence is so great, he still manages to fulfill this role despite only setting foot on the player's ship once in-game.
97** Same with Shepard's predecessor and former commanding officer, David Anderson, if this trope also applies to SpaceMarines.
98* Admiral Bobbery in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''. [[TalkLikeAPirate Pa-Patch]] counts too.
99* ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'''s Drake, as mentioned above.
100* Any [[InsistentTerminology Zee]]-[[PlayerCharacter Captain]] in VideoGame/SunlessSea who lives long enough to retire comfortably.
101* Angus "Grim" Grimaldi in ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'', who provides the page quote.
102* Rocco "The Old Sailor" Alemkel from ''VideoGame/UnchartedWaters'' and ''VideoGame/UnchartedWatersNewHorizons''
103* Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' fits the bill nicely, being a former pirate before she became a privateer and ultimately the leader of the Maelstrom. [[spoiler: Her second-in-command, Eynzahr Slafyrsyn, was also the last one to wear the mask of the dread pirate Mistbeard.]]
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107* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': When a sea dragon Grimm attacks the ship Blake and Sun are travelling on, the crew are stunned, having never fought a Grimm that huge. The captain observes that no-one has ever fought such a large Grimm before, and then calmly, efficiently, takes full command of the situation. He instructs the crew on how to fight, he strategises the use of the ship-board side-guns and main cannon, as well as turning the entire ship into a battering ram. He also takes command of the Huntsmen on board, instructing Blake and Sun on what he needs them to do for his ship to become effective against the fast-moving, flight-capable monster. No-one questions his orders once he takes over, not even the anti-social Blake or mischief-making Sun, and it's his tactics that result in the defeat of the Grimm, rather than any plan the younger heroes come up with.
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111* Captain [=McCallister=] ("[[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname the Sea Captain]]") from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' certainly has the look and accent, though he's often shown to be fairly nautically incompetent and some episodes suggest it's all a gimmick to promote his seafood restaurant.
112--> '''Sea Captain:''' Arrrr, I hate the sea and everything in it.
113%%* Subverted with Capt'n K'nuckles from ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''.
114* Parodied with "Two-Patch" Crappie Jack from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''
115-->"All the way to Davy Jones Locker! And Micky Dolenz's locker, too, and Peter Tork's locker! All Music/TheMonkees had lockers."
116* Mr. Krabs on ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' has some characteristics of this, especially in the very early episodes. He's an old Navy deckhand and certainly carries the accent and slang around.
117* Admiral Ledger from the FiveEpisodePilot Pyramid of Darkness story arc of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' is so "old navy" [[note]]Not the clothing store[[/note]] whales ask him for directions. He even gives his old superstitions of women being bad luck as a reason why he's not too fond of letting Lady Jaye on board the U.S.S. Flagg.
118** Hector "Shipwreck" Delgado could be considered the U.S. Navy's equivalent of Han Solo, ready to join the fight, and usually fighting the enemy on his own terms when he's not being so salty, which gets him into occasional trouble now and then.
119%%* Captain Kidd from the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "The Belly of the Beast".
120* Seamus from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' will sometimes play this role when some salty exposition is needed, though at other times he's as oblivious as the rest of the cast.
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124* Michiel de Ruyter, a hero of the Anglo-Dutch wars.
125* Joshua James, an almost legendary figure in the US Coast Guard. Had his first rescue experience at age 15, rowing out into a storm with other volunteers to help save the crew of the ship Mohawk. He spent the rest of his life working maritime search and rescue for the Massachusetts Humane Society and later the US Lifesaving Service (one of the precursors to the Coast Guard). At age 75, he was conducting intensive training alongside his (much younger) crew. After finishing the drills, he stepped out of the boat, looked out to the sea, and said "The tide is ebbing" before dropping dead from a heart attack. Instead of a coffin, he was buried in a lifeboat. Plus, [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Joshua_James%2C_USLSS.jpg just look at the guy.]]
126* Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy during the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, whose nickname was, in fact, "Father Neptune." Although a political apointee, he became an invaluable asset to the Lincoln administration during the war.
127* Admiral William Halsey (though the USN is a little embarrassed about some of his decisions). Granted, they were the same decisions that Spruance had been criticized for ''not'' making just a few months prior.
128* Admiral Marc Mitscher.
129* [[http://www.amazon.com/Folklore-Sea-Maritime-Horace-Beck/dp/0913372366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531356&sr=8-1 Horace Beck]]
130* Tristan Jones, the first man to sail a boat from the Dead Sea to Lake Titicaca, the highest and lowest bodies of water on Earth. He also spent months trapped in an iceberg in the Arctic Circle, and continued sailing even after losing his leg. That is, [[UnreliableNarrator if you believe him.]] The iceberg thing is bollocks. He did sail on both the Dead Sea and Lake Titicaca (albeit not in the same boat), though, and the leg bit is also true -- it was losing his ''other'' leg that finally knocked him out.
131* Samuel Eliot Morison: Historian, IntrepidReporter and writer of ''Literature/HistoryOfUSNavalOperationsInWorldWarII''.
132* Anyone who lives to collect his pension after spending their adult life deep-sea fishing in the northern latitudes probably qualifies by default.
133* Both the commanders in the Russo-Japanese War's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima Battle Of Tsushima]] apply, albeit in different ways:
134** Japanese admiral Togo Heihachiro was a keen student of Britain's naval academies, which helped make the British Royal Navy one of the world's finest fleets. He knew the era's most advanced naval strategies and tactics, which allowed him to track the Russian Navy's progress, choose where and when to fight and outmaneuver his Russian foes during the battle itself. The Battle of Tsushima was a vicious CurbStompBattle where Japan lost only three torpedo boats while it sank 21 Russian ships of different types, captured 7 more and disarmed 6 others. Admiral Togo was richly rewarded for his victory, and he's remembered as one of Japan's great naval heroes. In his journal, Togo wrote that he considered himself the reincarnation of British admiral Horatio Nelson, a Father Neptune in his own right.
135** Russian admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky also counts as one despite the Tsushima disaster. Despite problems ranging from a fleet made up of [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Boats]] to an officer corps of {{Upper Class Twit}}s to inexperienced crews to constant supply shortages, and a journey that consisted of one EpicFail after another, Admiral Rozhestvensky somehow managed to get the Russian fleet he commanded halfway around the world, past Europe, Africa and Asia, to finally reach Tsushima. Admiral Rozhestvensky's HairTriggerTemper and habit of throwing his binoculars into the sea when he was angry led his officers to have [[CrazyPrepared a large supply of binoculars on hand during the voyage]]. Admiral Togo considered him a WorthyOpponent, and visited him when he was injured in the battle and treated in a Japanese hospital. Admiral Rozhestvensky was court-martialled for the disaster and insisted on [[ItsAllMyFault taking sole responsibility for Russia's defeat]], although he was pardoned by the Tsar.
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