Hector Barbossa considered himself a worthless blaggard.
- "Cruel blackguard!"
"Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different?" - ―Scuttled ship sailor and Davy Jones
A blackguard (alternatively spelled as "blaggard") could mean a scoundrel, an unprincipled contemptible person, or an untrustworthy person. It is also a verb, meaning to abuse or disparage (someone) scurrilously. Some people, like Davy Jones and Jack Sparrow, were called blackguards by their actions.
History
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An old-fashioned term for a scoundrel, the term had been used several times during the Age of Piracy. Shortly after becoming the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean Sea, Jack Sparrow once referred to fellow Pirate Lord Eduardo Villanueva as blackguard to Tia Dalma.[1] Villanueva returned the favor when he called Jack a "horse-faced blackguard" aboard his ship.[2] When Davy Jones killed the chaplain of a scuttled ship, one of the other sailors used the term on Jones.[3] One of Jones' crewmen, Clanker, was known as a barnacled-browed blackguard while serving aboard the Flying Dutchman.[4] Near the end of the parley that took place during the war against piracy, Hector Barbossa called Jack Sparrow a "blaggard" while cutting off his Piece of Eight.[5][6] Barbossa later called Blackbeard a "blaggard" when releasing the Black Pearl from its bottle prison. He also called himself a worthless blaggard when he recounted the story of his daughter's birth and circumstances to Jack Sparrow.[7]
Behind the scenesEdit
- "You wish to know who destroys your ships."
"Name this blaggard that's been burning my fleet." - ―Shansa and Hector Barbossa
- In the 2006 production draft of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the scuttled ship sailor referred to Davy Jones as a "Cruel bastard", rather than blackguard.[8]
AppearancesEdit
- Legends of the Brethren Court: The Caribbean
- Legends of the Brethren Court: Day of the Shadow
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Isles of War
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First appearance)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- The Brightest Star in the North: The Adventures of Carina Smyth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
SourcesEdit
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (junior novelization)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide
External linksEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Legends of the Brethren Court: The Caribbean, pg. 109
- ↑ Legends of the Brethren Court: Day of the Shadow
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide, pg. 66-67: "Davy Jones' Crew"
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (junior novelization), pg. 165
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- ↑ Dead Man's Chest 2006 production draft
