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"Say goodbye!"
"…Goodbye!
"
―Grapple and Will Turner[src]

Grapple was a crew member serving on the Black Pearl under Hector Barbossa, and was one of the pirates cursed by the chest of Hernán Cortés on Isla de Muerta.

Biography[]

Grapple was dispatched with his other fellow crewmates and fought in the streets at Port Royal during the siege to reclaim the final gold piece from the chest, engaging Will Turner in single combat. Grapple was sent crashing through a window by a shop sign dislodged by a cannonball. He survived, and returned aboard the Black Pearl.[1]

Grapple and Mallot

Grapple and Mallot, shortly before Elizabeth sent a lifeboat swinging across the deck, toppling them into the ocean in pieces.

During the battle against the HMS Dauntless, Grapple remained on board the Pearl with Mallot. They both began arguing over what foodstuff to eat first once the curse was lifted. It was at this point that Elizabeth Swann knocked Jack the monkey from the main deck. Grapple and Mallot spotted the falling monkey, and raced on deck to find the attacker. Elizabeth sent a lifeboat swinging across the deck, toppling Grapple and Mallot into the ocean in pieces.[1] His further fate is unknown.

Personality and traits[]

Like many of the pirates serving under Captain Barbossa, Grapple was recognizable by his distinctive appearance. He sported a mohawk hairstyle along with a goatee, and had a muscular physique. Grapple presumably earned his nickname from the grappling hook he carried with him as a weapon. He was often partnered alongside his crewmate, Mallot.

Grapple was a formidable fighter, strong enough to gain the upper hand over Will Turner. When Elizabeth Swann first discovered the curse that turned the pirates into undead skeletons beneath the moonlight, the Grapple took fiendish pleasure in terrorizing the young woman on the deck of the Black Pearl.

Behind the scenes[]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  2. Estimation based on Trevor Goddard's age during the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and the fact that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides takes place in the 1750s, approximately twenty years after the events of The Curse of the Black Pearl.
  3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Audio Commentary with Director Gore Verbinski and Actor Johnny Depp
  4. Photo of the Tortuga Tavern book
vdeCursed Crew
Captain: Jack Sparrow
Black Pearl
Hector BarbossaBo'sunClubbaDog EarGrappleHawksmoorJacoby
KatrachoKetchumKoehlerMallotMaximoMonkNipperkinPintelRagetti
ScarusScratchSimbakkaTwiggBootstrap Bill TurnerWeatherby
Captain: Hector Barbossa
Black Pearl
Bo'sunClubbaDog EarGrappleHawksmoorJack the MonkeyJacoby
KatrachoKetchumKoehlerMallotMaximoMonkNipperkinPintelRagetti
ScarusScratchSimbakkaTwiggWeatherby
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