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- "Scrum. Why is there a glass coffin?"
"Do I look like a man in charge?" - ―Jack Sparrow and Scrum
This glass coffin was fashioned by Blackbeard's zombies to carry the mermaid they needed for the Profane Ritual to the Fountain of Youth. It was made as mermaid tears, a required item for the ritual, don't keep; they had to be harvested fresh.
History[]
Made by Blackbeard's zombies, the coffin was made during the Queen Anne's Revenge's crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from England. When Blackbeard's pirates captured the mermaid Syrena at Whitecap Bay, they put her in the coffin. Because mermaid tears didn't keep, as they must be harvested fresh, the crew had to carry Syrena in the coffin throughout their journey to the Fountain. But after one of the carriers, Yeoman, accidentally tripped, the coffin broke.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- The coffin was referred to many names. It was referred to as the "glass coffin" in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides[1] and its junior novelization,[2] as "giant aquarium" in the On Stranger Tides movie storybook,[3] and as a "Mermaid tank" in the film's visual guide.[4] In various displays for On Stranger Tides costumes and props, the coffin was displayed as the "Mermaid Coffin".[5]
- In the 2012 attraction The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow, there is a large room decorated with various props, some from the films, including the glass coffin.[6]
Appearances[]
- The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization) (First appearance)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie Storybook
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources[]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization), Chapter Five
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie Storybook, p. 62
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide
- ↑ Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props: Mermaid Coffin and other Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides film props...
- ↑ First Look: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow Opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios << Disney Parks Blog