Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20140113165251/@comment-6175354-20140512192357

Dan Fox wrote:

I could easily see that happening. And then later in the season, it would be revealed what made Hans tick. I doubt on OUAT it would just be because he was the youngest of 13 brothers and forgotten. In my fan fiction on Wattpad, he was once in love with a woman named Allison. He was tricked into doing something and she died for it, therefore thrusting him to embrace rage and heartlessness.

Prince Hans, while Frozen's villain, was not evil. He represented the dark side of royalty, which is why it was important that he was the youngest child. Hans could never rule, unless he married into another kingdom's throne. That would be the precise reason, to pit him against Hook. Hook's insecurites stem from being a pirate, and so maybe he is beneath Emma.