Why do the Pirates need bootstraps 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.

Why did the Pirates want the curse lifted?

During their search, Barbossa's crew used Isla de Muerta as a base where they didn't just bring the Aztec gold, but heaped up all their plunder into the caves. Until the curse was lifted, wealth was worthless to them, for nothing they can buy brings them pleasure.

How does the Aztec gold curse work?

In response, the heathen gods placed a curse upon the gold, so that any mortal who removed a single coin from the chest would be punished for eternity. The only way to lift the curse was to return all the Aztec gold pieces to the chest and pay the heathen gods back in blood.

Why did Will Turner need the Black Pearl?

Once the Black Pearl was able to escape Davy Jones' Locker, the ship was overtook off of Black Sand Beach by the appearance of Sao Feng's flagship, the Empress. Will Turner led a mutiny against Jack and Barbossa's crew, revealing that only reason he came on this voyage was that he needed the Pearl to free his father.

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 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.

Why didn't Elizabeth have the curse?

Elizabeth didn't get cursed because she didn't take the coin from its original chest, the coin got passed on to Will Turner and then Elizabeth, Bill Turner was the one that took that same coin from the chest and he got cursed.

Does Jack Sparrow become 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.

Why is Jack the monkey still undead?

According to the official Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card Game, Jack remains cursed because he was the only member of Barbossa's mutinous crew not to place his blood upon the Aztec gold.

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.

Why did the curse need wills 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.

Why Will Turner is cursed?

He was seen cursed in the 5th Instalment because in At World's End, he stabbed the heart of Davy Jones and was condemned for an eternity years of servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman to ferry the souls to the worlds beyond as a curse with his heart being ripped of from his chest and placed into the Dead Man's Chest.

Why is the Black Pearl so fast?

Her speed is partly derived from the large amount of sails she carries, and partly supernatural. She is noted in At World's End as being "the only ship that can outrun the Dutchman."

Why is Barbossa obsessed with apples?

When they fell under the Aztec curse, Barbossa and his crew suffered a living death, feeling and tasting nothing: "... drink would not satisfy; food turned to ash in our mouths." The pirate captain was tormented by flavorless apples. He longed to be mortal so that he can once more taste the flesh of the fruit.

Why is Bootstrap Bill called bootstrap?

It wasn't until he assisted Barbossa in the mutiny and then turned on the mutineers by sending his son a single piece of eight, thus ensuring their everlasting torment by curse, that Barbossa has his crew tie Bloody Bill to a cannon by his bootstraps and tossed him overboard; thus changing his non-de-plume to Bootstrap ...

Is Jack's dad immortal?

He admits that yes, he has survived a long time, but that the harder part is living with his past, not surviving it. He advises against seeking immortality with his lifestyle, noting that his past will continue to haunt him forever, and the longer he lives, the more he will be haunted for.

Why was Jack also cursed?

In the cave, while Barbossa and Jack negotiated, Jack stole one Aztec coin from the chest getting himself cursed until he returned it.

Why did Will Turner have the necklace?

Throughout his childhood, Will Turner believed his father was a respectable merchant seaman. When sent this Aztec medallion, Will thought it was just an exotic trinket that his father had picked up on his travels. Will's father had attached a chain to the medallion so Will could wear it around his neck.

Was Jack Sparrow cursed the whole time?

The ousted Captain Jack Sparrow wasn't party to the theft, so he isn't cursed by it until he tactically allows himself to be in his final fight with Hector Barbossa. However, Jack's history with the Pearl exposed him to a different supernatural danger.

Why is Davy Jones heart in a chest?

Jones carved out his heart in order to no longer feel the grief and guilt at what he had done or any emotion of love again. Because of the pain, Davy Jones would lock the heart away in the Dead Man's Chest and buried it on Isla Cruces, hiding it from the world.

Is Davy Jones crew immortal?

They're immortal. and you've seen Davy Jone's crew, they can get killed.

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.