Why does the Flying Dutchman need 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.

What is the Flying Dutchman's purpose?

The Flying Dutchman was an infamous supernatural ghost ship. Originally, the Dutchman held the sacred task of collecting all the poor souls who died at sea and ferrying them to the afterlife. During the Golden Age of Piracy, the Dutchman would become a ship feared by many across the seven seas.

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.

How long is Will Turner 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 is so special about the Flying Dutchman?

The Flying Dutchman was a sea captain who once found himself struggling to round the Cape of Good Hope during a ferocious storm. He swore that he would succeed even if he had to sail until Judgment Day. The Devil heard his oath, and took him up on it; the Dutchman was condemned to stay at sea forever.

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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.

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.

Can Will Turner only go on land every 10 years?

As part of his curse, he is only allowed to return to land for one day every ten years.

Why 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.

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.

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 does Davy Jones look so good?

He felt nobody had done CG eyes that had the kind of life you get from an actual film performance by an actor.” Knoll and crew made elaborate preparations to blend Nighy's actual eyes into an otherwise CG figure, just as they'd done for certain moments in the first Pirates movie.

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.

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 did Calypso curse Davy Jones?

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.

How Did Davy Jones get the Kraken?

In the past, Jack Sparrow made a deal with Davy Jones, where Jones raised the Black Pearl from the depths and allowed Jack to be captain. Thirteen years after his deal, Jack was given the Black Spot by Bootstrap Bill Turner, on behalf of Jones, ensuring the Kraken would come for him.

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.

What happened to calypso after she was freed?

After being freed from her human bonds, Calypso yelled in her native tongue, seemingly as insults to the pirates but in reality it was an incantation, before exploding outwards in a shower of crabs.

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 ...

Why can't Davy Jones set foot on land?

Eventually crew members lost their humanity in soul as well as in body. Jones wreaked havoc on the Seven Seas, and created an aura of fear wherever he sailed, only able to set foot on land once a decade.

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.

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.

Why did they need Bootstrap Bill'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.

Who cursed the Flying Dutchman?

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.