Spatterjay Hoop
From Earth Central
One of the "old captains" on Spatterjay, also known as the Skinner. The planet has been named after him. He has "gone native" a long time ago and hardly resembles a human anymore.
It is alluded that he is over five centuries old.
During the events of Spatterjay, Ambel and his crew accidentally come upon the island where Hoop now lives. After Hoop kidnaps Peck and skins him, the crew manages to cut Hoop into pieces. Ambel says that they had cut him apart and spread him over the island several hundred years ago, and that he apparently managed to pull himself together again. Ambel therefore takes the Skinner's head along with him so that he could not put himself together again.
