List of characters in Pirates of the Caribbean
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This is a list of characters appearing in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean.
[edit] Primary characters
- Jack Sparrow
Main article: Jack Sparrow
- Will Turner
Main article: Will Turner
- Elizabeth Swann
Main article: Elizabeth Swann
- Captain Hector Barbossa
Main article: Captain Hector Barbossa
- Tia Dalma
Main article: Tia Dalma
- Davy Jones
Main article: Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Lord Cutler Beckett
Main article: Lord Cutler Beckett
- Commodore James Norrington
Main article: Commodore James Norrington
- Governor Swann
Main article: Weatherby Swann
[edit] Supporting characters
[edit] Bootstrap Bill Turner
[edit] Cotton
Cotton, played by David Bailie, is a mute pirate, having lost his tongue before the film series began[1]. Unable to speak, he trained his Blue-and-yellow Macaw, voiced by Christopher S. Capp, to use a large number of phrases to essentially speak for him. He is hired by Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs in The Curse of the Black Pearl to retrieve the Black Pearl from Barbossa. He returns in the two sequels, loyally serving Jack until joining with Barbossa at the end of At World's End. Cotton's parrot, along with Jack the Monkey, often serve as comic relief.
[edit] Jack the Monkey
Jack is Barbossa's pet capuchin monkey, named after Jack Sparrow. During The Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack, like the rest of the crew, is cursed, turning undead in lunar light and bestowed with indestructibility. Jack temporarily becomes mortal again when Will lifts the curse, though he later steals another coin and becomes cursed again. During Dead Man's Chest, he resides on the Black Pearl and torments the crew (and gets tormented back, if Jack Sparrow didn't start it first) until he is bartered to Tia Dalma for the location of the Flying Dutchman and the jar of dirt she gives to Jack Sparrow. He is shown wandering near a boot, which with hindsight is revealed as Barbossa's, and later rejoins the resurrected captain. In At World's End, Jack serves mainly as a comic relief character. It is shown throughout the 2nd and 3rd movie that the crew of the Black Pearl, particularly Jack Sparrow, like to shoot at Jack the monkey. Jack has stolen several objects, such as: Will's Medallion and Ragetti's wooden eye, though their owners were able to get them back. Most of the crew are not partial to Jack, with the exception of Barbossa, who is also the person he is most loyal to. It is implied the Jack's curse was lifted when Barbossa gave him a peanut at World's End.
In Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack is played by Tara, a ten-year-old female capuchin, and Levi, an eight-year-old male. The skeletal monkey was added in post-production by Industrial Light and Magic. In Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, Jack is played by Boo Boo, a twelve-year-old male and Mercedes, a ten-year-old female. Keira Knightley stated that the capuchins were very difficult to work with because of their short attention spans, adding "Oh, and that monkey! I want...to stuff...the monkey!". Geoffrey Rush would often have to wait for them to look in his direction before delivering his lines, and they often had to spray them with squirt guns to grab their attention. Rush was accidentally struck a few times as well.[citation needed]
Several plush toys have been developed by Disney, including both as a regular monkey and as a skeleton. Other toys, such as figurines and Mega Bloks also include Jack.
[edit] Joshamee Gibbs
Also goes by the name "Mr. Gibbs".
[edit] Kraken
[edit] Marty
Marty, played by Martin Klebba, is a dwarf pirate hired by Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs to search for the Black Pearl in The Curse of the Black Pearl. He has only a one line of dialogue in the first film, but he becomes more prominent in the second and third films as one of the main crew members. At the end of At World's End, he leaves with Barbossa on the stolen Black Pearl.
[edit] Pintel and Ragetti
[edit] Sao Feng
[edit] Weatherby Swann
[edit] Minor characters
[edit] Anamaria
Anamaria, played by Zoe Saldaña, is a woman who joins Jack Sparrow in Curse of the Black Pearl, so that she can force Jack to repay her for stealing her ship.
[edit] Brethren Court
The Brethren Court comprises nine pirate lords from the different seas. There have been four meetings over the centuries. The First Court met when they mutually agreed that the goddess Calypso should no longer rule the seas and oceans. With help from Captain Davy Jones, her lover, they entrapped her within human form. Many years later, the Fourth Court meets to address Lord Cutler Beckett's assault on piracy. When Captain Barbossa proposes releasing Calypso to help them fight Beckett and the East India Trading Company, the other pirate lords initially refuse, fearing Calypso's vengeful wrath.
Each pirate lord always carries a "piece of eight" insignia. The "pieces" are actually various small trinkets, sarcastically called "the nine pieces of whatever we happened to have in our pockets at the time" by Gibbs, who later says that this phrase wasn't considered "piratey" enough. The original court members were so poor that they lacked any money among them, save for the first pirate lord of the Caribbean who had an actual piece of eight. Each "piece of eight" must be presented to verify a pirate lord's identity, and it is handed down to that lord's successor when he dies. The Fourth Court includes Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, Elizabeth Swann (Sao Feng's successor, she was also elected "king" when she received the most votes). Others include Chinese Mistress Ching, Indian Sri Sumbhajee Angria, African Gentleman Jocard, Turkish Ammand the Corsair, Spanish Eduardo Villanueva, and French Capitaine Chevalle. Jack Sparrow's father, Captain Teague, is a former pirate lord, although he is now the keeper of the Codex Pirata.
[edit] Captain Teague
Captain Teague, played by Keith Richards, is the father of Jack Sparrow. He is a strict upholder of the pirate code.
[edit] Cursed pirate crew
The Black Pearl crew was originally captained by Jack Sparrow. A decade prior to The Curse of the Black Pearl, Hector Barbossa led a mutiny and marooned Sparrow. Soon after, Barbossa and the crew became cursed after stealing coins from an ancient Aztec chest. They became immortal, but the curse rendered them unable to feel, taste, smell, or satisfy their desires. The lunar light exposed them as skeletal beings. Later, the curse was broken, and the ship once again fell under Jack's command. At the end of the third film, At World's End, it is back in Barbossa's hands, leaving Jack stranded in Tortuga.
Crew members that appear in The Curse of the Black Pearl include: Bo'sun, played by Isaac C. Singleton Jr., a large African man that acts as Barbossa's second in command; Clubba, played by David Patykewich, a large bald man with facial tattoos and a large earring; Grapple, played by Trevor Goddard, a sailor who fights with a large grappling iron; Jacoby, played by Vince Lozano, a man with a long black beard and uses hand grenades; Koehler, played by Treva Etienne, a slender African man with dreadlocks; Mallot, played by Brye Cooper, who wields a large mallet; Scratch, played by Finius Egun, sporting blond dreadlocks who wields a dagger; and Twig, played by Michael Berry Jr., who is often paired with Koehler.
[edit] East India Trading Company
[edit] Edinburgh Trader crew
The Edinburgh Trader is a merchant vessel commanded by Captain Bellamy, who is played by Alex Norton. Two other members, Bursar, played by Max Baker, and the Quartermaster, played by Steve Speirs, are a superstitious pair duped into believing that Elizabeth Swann's dress is possessed by a ghost. Various crew members also believe this. Most hands are killed when the Kraken attacks the ship. The few survivors are captured and executed by the Flying Dutchman’s crew on Davy Jones' orders.
[edit] Flying Dutchman crew
The Flying Dutchman's crew are captured sailors who willingly surrender to Jones to avoid death for 100 years. Originally, those who joined helped ferry souls to the next world; but after Jones abandons his duty, he uses them for his own purposes. This has caused Jones and every crewman to gradually transform into deformed creatures resembling sea life. Along with Bootstrap Bill Turner, the crew complement includes Angler, Broondjongen, Clanker, Crash, Finnegan, Greenbeard, Hadras, Jelly, Jimmylegs, Koleniko, Maccus, Manray, Morey, Ogilvey, Old Haddy, Palifico, Penrod, Quittance, Ratlin, Two-Head, Urchin, Wheelback, and Wyvern. Several of them are apparently killed when they fall into the maelstrom at the climax of the third film. Most of the crew use swords and other weapons in combat, but one crewman named Morey (having a moray eel for a head) is seen biting a man's head off. These men seems to hold stronger ties to the ship than its captain, as shown when they abandoned all duties when Jones was killed, but not to grieve for their fallen captain. Instead the crew members, almost instinctively, made Will the new captain. Some were apparently killed during the final battle, but due to their very nature, they may have survived and just been defeated.
[edit] Giselle
Giselle, played by Vanessa Branch, is a blonde wench in Tortuga who appears in all three films along with her friend, Scarlett. She flirts with Jack Sparrow, though they frequently slap him for having lied to them. They are last seen at the end of the third film, strolling down a pier with Gibbs after again slapping Jack when he tells them that he lied to them several times, with every question they asked.
[edit] Jailhouse Dog
The Jailhouse Dog guards the Port Royal jail keys by carrying them in its mouth during The Curse of the Black Pearl. Prisoners vainly attempt to retrieve the keys from it. The dog appears again in Dead Man's Chest with Pintel and Ragetti after they have escaped prison and are headed for Pelegosto to search for the Black Pearl. The dog is eventually left on Pelegosto, where the cannibal tribe chases after it, leaving Jack Sparrow to climb aboard the Black Pearl. The dog reappears during the third film as the keeper of the Pirate Codex keys on Shipwreck Island. Captain Teague explains the dog's presence by saying, "Sea turtles, mate," a reference to Jack Sparrow's tall tale of his own escape from being marooned. The DVD case for World's End confirmed that the dog literally rode on the backs of sea turtles. The Jailhouse Dog is a reference to a similar creature, Walt, who appears in the original Monkey Island games.
[edit] Leech
Leech, played by San Shella, is an Indian[disambiguation needed] pirate under Captain Jack in The Dead Man's Chest. He contemplates mutiny because the crew is angered by Jack's actions, and later claims that the Black Pearl can be crewed by six men. He dies on Pelegosto Island alongside several other crewmen after his fall into a vast canyon.
[edit] LeJon
LeJon is a pirate that serves under Jack Sparrow in Dead Man's Chest. He is one of the few survivors of Pelegosto, and continues to serve under Jack even when faced with Davy Jones. He dies during the Kraken's attack while trying to ignite explosives to repel it.
[edit] Lieutenant Gillette
Lieutenant Andrew Gillette, played by Damian O'Hare, is Commodore James Norrington's Flag-Lieutenant in Port Royal. He is left in H.M.S. Dauntless during Norrington's absence. He survives the final battle of Curse of the Black Pearl, but he does not appear in either of the sequels. His first name was revealed by a crew member on The H.M.S Dauntless.
[edit] Lieutenant Groves
Lieutenant Groves is a British Royal Navy Officer under Commodore James Norrington's command in The Curse of the Black Pearl. He appears again in At World's End as Cutler Beckett's second-in-command lieutenant on the H.M.S. Endeavour. After Beckett goes into a state of shock following the final battle, he orders the crew to abandon ship. It is unknown what happens to him after that as the Endeavour is destroyed by the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman (now under Will Turner's command). He may have drowned in the aftermath of the battle with the crew that abandoned ship or he and the others may have been picked up by the rest of the armada before they retreated from the battle. He somewhat admires Jack as seen when he comments that Jack is the best pirate he's ever seen to which Norington reluctantly agrees. Later, when Jack makes a daring escape from the Endeavour, he admiringly wonders if Jack plans everything out or just makes it up as he goes along.
[edit] Mercer
Mercer, played by David Schofield, is Lord Cutler Beckett's facially scarred, loyal personal assistant in Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. Despite serving faithfully in his official capacity as a clerk, Mercer often executes Beckett's more sinister agendas as an assassin and spy. He is eventually put aboard the Dutchman to serve as Davy Jones' keeper after the death of Admiral James Norrington. He also can be seen dueling Barbossa when the Pearl is being taken over from the EITC. Mercer sees his marines are mostly beaten, jumps ship, and is presumably picked up by the Endeavor. During the maesltrom battle, Mercer is shielded by Davy Jones from a cannon blast. Seeing several corpses of marines, Jones takes advantage of Mercer's distracton and strangles him, taking the key to his chest. Mercer's accent suggests he is Mancunian.
[edit] Mullroy and Murtogg
Mullroy and Murtogg, played by Angus Barnett and Giles New, are two Royal Marines in Port Royal. They serve as comic relief characters, easily becoming distracted from their duties by getting into arguments, and are the 'civilized' equivalent of Pintel and Ragetti. Like their pirate counterparts, they display a dichotomy of a fat, blustering, dominant figure versus a thin, semi-perceptive, reticent figure. They are first the guards of the H.M.S. Interceptor until one of their arguments allows Jack Sparrow to board it. Afterwards, they serve on the H.M.S. Dauntless and survive the final battle. They reappear in At World's End, put in service to the East India Trading Company's forces. They are posted as the main guards of the Dead Man's Chest, but it is stolen by Jack during another argument. They later stow away on the Black Pearl, casting their lot with the pirates, and join Barbossa after the battle is over.
[edit] Tai Huang
Tai Huang, played by Reggie Lee, is Sao Feng's first mate and his most loyal assistant. He joins Hector Barbossa's crew on their quest to rescue Jack from Davy Jones' Locker, although he later betrays and captures them for Feng. He (reluctantly, at first) serves Elizabeth Swann after Feng appoints her as captain and pirate lord just before his death. Although unofficial, many fans claim that Tai Huang was appointed the new Pirate Lord of the South China Seas after Elizabeth "left the pirating world".
[edit] References
- ^ Bring Me That Horizon: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean p.83
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