What happens if the Flying Dutchman has no 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.

Why does the Flying Dutchman 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.

What happens after serving 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.

How long does Will Turner have to be captain of the Flying Dutchman?

Turner channels his inner pirate and sets sail alongside the infamous Jack Sparrow to rescue his love, and in doing so, ushers in a new age of piracy that would ultimately result in Turner wedding Elizabeth, conceding a child, and becoming the new captain of the Flying Dutchman for ten years.

What happens if Davy Jones step on land?

It is shown in Dead Men Tell No Tales. In DMTNT we see what happens to undead when they set foot on dry land. They essentially turn to ash, and vanish.

Pirates of the Caribbean:At World's End-The Black Pearl and The Flying Dutchman vs Endeavor

Why can't Elizabeth go with Will?

Why couldn't Elizabeth just join Will's crew on the Dutchman? Because she's not dead.

Why did Jack not stab the heart?

If Jack had stabbed the heart, he would have cursed his crew AGAIN by tethering their souls to the Dutchman and the sea, forever burdened with the task of ferrying souls to the locker.

Why did will have barnacles on his face?

Will's barnacles

So Davy Jones became ol' squidface specifically because he chose to take a few centuries of vacation time. TL;DR: Will has barnacles because of extended time in the ocean. Not because he didn't ferry around the dead people.

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.

Is Jack Sparrow immortal?

Right before the film's climactic battle with the pirates at Isla de Muerta, Sparrow swipes a cursed coin from the treasure chest, making himself immortal and capable of dueling Barbossa.

Was Will Turner's curse broken?

He was freed from the curse and reunited with his family approximately two decades later when his son Henry broke the Trident of Poseidon in 1751, ending all curses of the sea.

What happens if you stab Davy Jones heart?

Cutting and burying the Heart

As a result, a geis was cast upon it along with Jones' ship, the Flying Dutchman—whoever stabs Jones' heart, theirs must take its place, as the Dutchman must always have a captain.

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.

Why does the Dutchman need a heart?

Davy Jones locked his heart away in a chest because of his love for Calypso, and possibly because of their mutual betrayal. Now, "The Dutchman must have a captain", so after stabbing Davy Jones' heart — killing him — William Turner had to become the new captain of The Flying Dutchman.

Who is the real 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.

Why is Black Pearl in a bottle?

Although having narrowly escaped Blackbeard's attack on the Black Pearl, Barbossa had no knowledge of the true fate of his ship, having only believed that it was sunk in battle. Though in reality, Blackbeard magicked the Pearl into a shrunken ship in a glass bottle, where it would sail on a shrunken, churning ocean.

Why did they need Will's blood?

In addition to putting all of the coins back, the blood must be "repaid" for the curse to be broken. Precisely what that means is unclear, but it sounds as though the cursed person must actually die. Since "Bootstrap" Bill Turner was one of the crew who stole the treasure, they need his blood.

How is Will Turner alive without a heart?

He has it back inside him.

Jack used the hand of the unconscious Will to impale Jones' heart with his broken sword. This act not only defeated Jones, but gave Will eternal life by making him the new captain of the Flying Dutchman. Will's father cut out his son's heart and placed it in the Dead Man's Chest.

Is Jack Sparrow Will Turner's father?

Will learns that his father was the pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, who served aboard the Black Pearl when it was commanded by Captain Jack Sparrow.

What is Jack Sparrow afraid of?

Being trapped in one place. He loves his freedom. If he was forced to stay in one place for too long, he'd go mad (see: Davy Jones' Locker.)

Why did Jack let Will go?

Jack wants Will to succeed, he wants to make sure Cutler Beckett sees Will as the one who betrayed the pirates and believe he is the type of guy who'll do anything for himself; and that Will can be useful against pirates. So Jack gives his compass to Will, stating: Will: What's this for?

What's inside the jar of dirt?

The jar of dirt was a glass jar filled with dirt, given to Captain Jack Sparrow by Tia Dalma as a form of protection against Davy Jones during Sparrow's search for the Dead Man's Chest in an attempt to settle his debt with Jones.