Why did Jack let Will 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.
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Why did Jack give Will the heart?

Remember, Jack only wanted the heart to get out of his deal with Jones. By allowing Will to become captain of the Dutchman, his deal with Jones was concluded, and he does not have to chance being punished by any curse and becoming a sea-monster of sorts.
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Why did Will 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 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?
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Did Jack save Will?

After Will is fatally stabbed in At World's End, Jack saves his life by killing Jones so Will can take over his role. By returning the Dutchman to its traditional duties, he saves the crew and they resume their normal appearance, even in the “10 years later” post-credits sting from At World's End.
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Why did Will betray the pirates?

2 Will Turner: Betrayal

In Dead Man's Chest, he ends up hunting Jack to save Elizabeth from being sentenced to death, all to give the compass to Lord Beckett. This isn't the only time he does this though, in At Worlds End, he betrays Jack to give Sao Feng the Black Pearl and ultimately free his father from Davy Jones.
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Why did Will Turner have barnacles?

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.
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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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Why did Lord Beckett not fire?

Becket didn't give orders to fire because he instantly realized what happened - that Davy Johns was gone and that it was done by the reason of William Turner being killed and revived as a new captain of a Dutchman (he knew well what was the only way it could happen), and that William's and Elisabeth's love have won ...
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Why did Jack Sparrow give Will the compass?

In a deleted scene from The Curse of the Black Pearl following his and Elizabeth's rescue from Rumrunner's Isle Jack Sparrow temporarily gave the compass to James Norrington so he could find a way to Isla de Muerta.
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Why did Will Turner stab Davy Jones heart?

That scene was cut out from the final version of the At World's End movie, but it was included in the At World's End junior novel and the At World's End comic book. In the At World's End video game, after dueling Jones, Will stabs him in the chest only to be reminded that Jones is truly heartless.
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Why did they need Will's blood to lift the curse?

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.
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Who broke Davy Jones heart?

In a battle that raged at the center of a massive maelstrom, created by the enraged goddess Calypso, Davy Jones' heart was pierced and he died, finally free for all eternity. The chest was ultimately given to Elizabeth by Will Turner, the new captain of the Dutchman.
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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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Why did Davy Jones betray Calypso?

However, when Jones returned to shore after ten years, Calypso failed to appear. Believing Calypso had betrayed him, a heartbroken and enraged Davy Jones turned the Pirate Brethren against her, saying that if she were removed from the world, they would be able to claim the seas for themselves.
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Why did Jack's compass release Salazar?

However the compass is powerful enough to alter Salazar's curse should it choose to, and it chose to release Salazar from the Devil's Triangle because getting him cursed was the first desire the compass helped Jack achieve.
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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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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 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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Does Tia Dalma know she is Calypso?

Tia Dalma tells the group the story of Davy Jones and Calypso, but does not reveal her identity. While caressing her locket, she reminisces that Jones was once human. Later, it is revealed that Tia Dalma is Calypso, bound into human form.
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What happens if Davy Jones steps 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.
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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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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.
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