Why does bootstrap become part of the ship?

Convinced that a life of servitude would be better than his current state, Bootstrap sold his soul to Davy Jones to alleviate his eternal suffering. Having made the deal with Jones, Bootstrap Bill Turner joined Jones' crew, where he would become yet another lost soul to serve aboard the Dutchman.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com


Why is Turner 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 ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on movies.stackexchange.com


Why did bootstrap go to Davy Jones?

Bootstrap is sent by Jones to remind Sparrow of his debt to him, since it was Jones who raised the Black Pearl from the bottom of the sea for Sparrow in the first place. They catch up and Bootstrap learns that his son aided Jack in regaining the ship before Bootstrap reminds Jack of his debt to Jones.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on disney.fandom.com


How did Bootstrap Bill end up on the Flying Dutchman?

He helped Will the best he could to retrieve the key. But, his eagerness to protect his son forced him into a game of Liar's Dice that cost Bill an eternity of service aboard the Dutchman.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on piratesonline.fandom.com


How did bootstrap betray Barbosa?

However, Bootstrap Bill Turner felt guilty from Barbossa's mutiny against Jack Sparrow because it wasn't right with the Pirate's Code, and sent a piece of the treasure to his only child, asserting that the crew deserved to remain cursed.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com


Pirates of the Caribbean AWE: Will Turner full death scene



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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on disney.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tvtropes.org


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 ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on movies.stackexchange.com


Will Will Turner be free from Flying Dutchman?

The final fate of the Flying Dutchman under Will Turner after At World's End was controversial. Screenwriter Terry Rossio stated that Will could be freed of the Dutchman upon the end of his ten year service as captain if Elizabeth remained faithful to him, which she did.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com


Why did 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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Does Jack Sparrow have a daughter?

Captain Jack Sparrow has a daughter. Birdie Sparrow has never met her father and her mother is dead, so she seeks to find her father.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pinterest.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Why was Will Turner floating in the ocean?

The Crossing from England

After his mother died, Will Turner began looking for his father while wearing the gold medallion, soon boarding a British merchant vessel that traveled to the Caribbean Sea. However, Hector Barbossa's cursed crew attacked Will's ship.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on quora.com


Why did Davy Jones cut out his heart?

This heart was removed by Davy Jones from his own chest after he betrayed the sea goddess Calypso, who had forsaken him prior to his betrayal. 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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com


Why was the Black Pearl in Davy Jones Locker?

For the next year, Jack would captain the Pearl until he was reminded of his thirteen year old bargain with Davy Jones, who demanded the debt was due to be paid. This prompted Jack's search for the Dead Man's Chest, which ended with the Kraken dragging both Jack and his beloved Pearl to Davy Jones' Locker.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pirates.fandom.com
Previous question
How can I grow my relationship?