Cotton's parrot

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Cotton's parrot
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Statistics
Ship(s) captained or crewed	HMS Interceptor Black Pearl Hai Peng
Affiliation	Cotton
Behind the scenes
First appearance	The Curse of the Black Pearl
Latest appearance	At World's End
Portrayer	Christopher S. Capp (voice) James Arnold Taylor
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"Walk the plank!"
"What did the bird say?!"

―Cotton's parrot and Jack Sparrow^[src]

This parrot was a bird owned by Cotton, a pirate who served under Captain Jack Sparrow aboard the Black Pearl.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources

[edit] Biography

"If you're going to let a parrot speak for you, at least find one that makes sense!"

―Jack Sparrow to Cotton^[src]

As Joshamee Gibbs told Sparrow at Tortuga, Cotton had his tongue cut out at some point, and was somehow able to teach his parrot to speak for him, though no one had managed to work out just how this was accomplished. The parrot was known to use nautical catchphrases like "Shiver me timbers" "Dead men tell no tales" and "Walk the plank" for more complex ideas (in these particular cases, "You missed a spot on the deck" and "We don't like the job you're doing, Captain Jack."). "Wind in your sails!" was generally accepted to mean "Yes". The bird at times appeared to be more intelligent than many of the Black Pearl's crew members, to the point of giving Cotton orders occasionally.

The parrot accompanied Cotton throughout his time onboard the Black Pearl, and was the only crew member to escape capture by the Pelegostos during the search for the Dead Man's Chest. Cotton and his parrot later survived the attack of the Kraken that dragged both the Pearl and Captain Sparrow to Davy Jones' locker. The parrot also accompanied the crew during the search for Jack Sparrow. When the time came to fight Beckett, the parrot flew away. When the big battle had ended the parrot returned once again to his master's shoulder.

[edit] Behind the scenes

"Nobody knows the parrot's name, neither, so we just call it 'Cotton's parrot.'"

―Joshamee Gibbs to Jack Sparrow (first screenplay draft)^[src]

• Cotton's parrot is a Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna). Macaws Chip and Salsa portrayed the parrot on screen, with Christopher S. Capp providing his voice in all three films and the At World's End video game. James Arnold Taylor voiced the parrot in The Legend of Jack Sparrow.

• When Jack came in a dinghy to the shores from the Black Pearl in Davy Jones' Locker, while everyone was running over to him, Cotton's Parrot said, "Hide the Rum!".

[edit] Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (First appearance)
• The Accidental Pirate!
• Revenge of the Pirates!
• The Capture of Jack Sparrow!
• Going Overboard!
• The Eye of Dispair!
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

[edit] Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Visual Guide
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide

The motley crew
Captain: Jack Sparrow HMS Interceptor Anamaria – Cotton – Cotton's parrot – Crimp – Duncan – Joshamee Gibbs – Kursar Ladbroc – LeJon – Marty – Matelot – Moises – Quartetto – Tearlach – William Turner Captain: Joshamee Gibbs HMS Interceptor/Black Pearl Anamaria – Cotton – Cotton's parrot – Crimp – Duncan – Kursar – Ladbroc LeJon – Marty – Matelot – Moises – Quartetto – Elizabeth Swann – Tearlach – William Turner Captain: Jack Sparrow Black Pearl Anamaria – Cotton – Cotton's parrot – Crimp – Crippled man – Hendry Cutts – Duncan – Joshamee Gibbs – Gordon Greer – Doc Grog – Gunner – Irish man – Jack – Kursar – Ladbroc – Leech – LeJon – Marty – Matelot – Moises James Norrington – Nill Ofrill – James Pidgeley – Scary Mary – Giladoga – Pintel – Quartetto – Ragetti – Skinny man – Spencer Sinclair – John Smith Elizabeth Swann –Sweepy – Tearlach – William Turner – Very old man
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The rescue crew
Captain: Hector Barbossa Hai Peng Cotton – Cotton's parrot – Tia Dalma – Joshamee Gibbs – Tai Huang – Jack Marty – Pintel – Ragetti – Elizabeth Swann – William Turner Captains: Jack Sparrow / Hector Barbossa Black Pearl Cotton – Cotton's parrot – Tia Dalma – Joshamee Gibbs – Tai Huang – Jack Marty – Pintel – Ragetti – Elizabeth Swann – William Turner Captain: Hector Barbossa Black Pearl Cotton – Cotton's parrot – Jack Marty – Mullroy – Murtogg – Pintel – Ragetti
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