What happens if the Dutchman doesn't have a captain?

Whoever stabs Jones' heart, theirs must take its place and captain the Flying Dutchman, as the ship must have a captain. The heartbroken and bitter Davy Jones abandoned his duty and returned to the seven seas. As a result, the Flying Dutchman itself became cursed, just as Jones was.
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Why does the Dutchman always need a captain?

After this betrayal, he carved out his heart, thereby leaving a geis cast upon it and the Dutchman: whoever stabs Jones' heart, theirs must take its place and captain the Dutchman, as the ship must have a captain. As a result, the Dutchman itself became cursed, just as Jones was.
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What happens if Davy Jones walks on land?

They essentially turn to ash, and vanish.

The most information we have was about the deal made, Because of that love, Jones agreed to set foot on dry land once every ten years.
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Is the Flying Dutchman unsinkable?

The Flying Dutchman is essentially a ghost ship comprised in large part of dead crew members. It can sink and rise at will and seemingly heal itself. I don't think cannon balls would do any substantial damage to the Dutchman's seaworthiness.
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Why can't Elizabeth go on the Flying Dutchman?

Why couldn't Elizabeth just join Will's crew on the Dutchman? Because she's not dead.
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Does Will Turner have to be captain forever?

Because he had killed Jones, Will became the new captain of the Flying Dutchman. After the pirates' victory, Will and Elizabeth spent one day with each other, during which time they conceived a child, before Will left to serve aboard the Dutchman for all eternity.
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Is Davy Jones crew immortal?

They're immortal. and you've seen Davy Jone's crew, they can get killed.
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Can the Flying Dutchman be destroyed?

And when Beckett is faced with two ships, one is Black Pearl and other is Flying Dutchman, it is pretty obvious that Beckett couldn't order to attack any of the ships, because one has Jack Sparrow on board, and other is the Flying Dutchman which can not be sunk..
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Who is the rightful captain of the Black Pearl?

The true edgy bad boy deserving of attention, and the command of the Black Pearl, was Captain Hector Barbossa. Along with Jack Sparrow and Jack's friend and first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, Barbossa is one of only three main characters to appear in all five Pirates movies.
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Why does Will Turner have barnacles?

TL;DR: Will has barnacles because of extended time in the ocean. Not because he didn't ferry around the dead people.
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Can the Flying Dutchman crew go on land?

Unlike their captain, the crewmembers could go ashore every time when Jones allowed them to do it. They also had the possibility to mark any person with a Black Spot, though only Jones could remove it.
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Why did Will Turner have to cut out his heart?

Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. However, in At Worlds End, after Davey Jones is vanquished and Will Turner is dying or dead, Will's heart is cut out so that he can become captain of the Flying Dutchman and take on Davey Jones' former role as psychopomp.
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Why is Davy Jones a squid?

But the pain of Calypso's betrayal caused him was too much to live with, so Davy Jones carved out his own heart and locked it away in the Dead Man's Chest. Abandoning his duty, Davy Jones turned into a hideous humanoid sea monster, with an octopus face, a tentacles beard, a claw of crab as a hand and a giant crab leg.
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How did Bootstrap Bill get on the Flying Dutchman?

To save his son, Bootstrap Bill entered the game and purposely lost to save Will from the danger of losing. As a result, Bootstrap was sentenced to spend an eternity on the Flying Dutchman.
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What did Calypso say before turning into crabs?

Prior to dissolving into a swarm of crabs, Calypso shouts an incantation which in the script reads: "Malfaiteur en Tombeau, Crochir l'Esplanade, Dans l'Fond d'l'eau!". This roughly means "Across all the waters, find the path to he who wrongfully entombed me" in French, evidently referring to Davy Jones.
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How did Jack escape Davy Jones Locker?

The lost souls in Davy Jones' Locker. Sparrow spent months in the locker before he became one of the few to ever escape from the Locker, with the help of his former crew, under the guidance of Hector Barbossa.
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What happens after you serve 100 years on the Flying Dutchman?

Jones recruited new crew members by offering dying sailors life in exchange for 100 years of service aboard his ship. However, he did not tell them that during this time they would go through a painful transmutation turning them into fishmen and after 100 years they will become an part of the ship itself, like Wyvern.
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How did Calypso betray Davy Jones?

Calypso temporarily lifts his curse, allowing him to be seen briefly in his original human form. Jones tells her that his heart will always belong to her. Calypso, unaware that Jones betrayed her to the first Brethren Court, says that after her release, she will fully give her love to him.
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Why does the Flying Dutchman go underwater?

This may be the result of the fictitious Dutchman often being submerged. Also, it is apparently a result of the curse that turned the crew into monsters as when broken with Davy Jones' death, the ship itself loses all of the marine life attached to it and reverts to its original form like its crew does.
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Why are Will and Elizabeth NOT in Pirates 4?

Will and Elizabeth didn't return for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides because Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley wanted to pursue other projects.
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Will Will Turner be free from Flying Dutchman?

Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. In Dead Men Tell No Tales, when the trident is finally divided, every curse in the sea disappears. So, Will Turner doesn't have to be in the Flying Dutchman forever.
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Why are Will and Elizabeth not talking in At World's End?

Part of the reason why they never worked is because both films were trying to recreate what the previous movies had lost with Will and Elizabeth's departure.
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