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"The topic, gentlemen...is mutiny. Mutiny most foul."

―Jack Sparrow^[src]

Mutiny [myoot-n-ee] - noun: Rebellion against authority. This is best known as sailors' revolt against the captain or officers of a ship.^[1] A participant of a mutiny were called a Mutineer.

HistoryEdit

"You heard Captain Turner. Release her!"
"'Captain Turner'?"
"Aye, the perfidious rotter led a mutiny against us!"

―Sao Feng, Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs concerning Will Turner^[src]

Several mutinies occurred throughout the Age of Piracy, one of the most notable being aboard the infamous pirate vessel, the Black Pearl. The act of rebellion was led by Hector Barbossa and his crew against Jack Sparrow, which ended with Jack being marooned on an island.^[2] More than 10 years later, Will Turner led a mutiny aboard the Pearl, this time against the motley crew after saving Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker, with the help of Sao Feng's Chinese pirates of the Empress.^[3] After the battle against the EITC Armada, Barbossa stole the Black Pearl from Jack Sparrow, again, under circumstances that could only be described as mutiny.^[3][4] During the quest for the Fountain of Youth, Jack Sparrow himself would rally a crew in his own mutiny against the zombie officers on board Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, but ultimately failed to gain control of the ship.^[5]

Laws of MutinyEdit

"Why do you do this?!"
"Mutiny. Our laws be clear."
"Our laws allow the captain to show leniency."
"I have given this man a chance to determine his fate. A gift not afforded to all."

―Angelica and Blackbeard^[src]

There were laws on how to handle mutiny. One of which states that the captain was allowed to show leniency towards the mutineers.^[5]

Behind the scenesEdit

"He plays things closer to the vest now. And a hard-learned lesson it was. See, three days into the venture, the first mate comes up to him and says everything's an equal share. That should mean the location of the treasure too. So, Jack gives up the bearings. That night, there was a mutiny. They marooned Jack on an island and left him to die, but not before he'd gone mad with the heat."

―Joshamee Gibbs to Will Turner concerning Jack Sparrow^[src]

• When he read the script for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, actor Johnny Depp found the script quirky. One reason was that the traditional mutiny had already taken place.^[6]

AppearancesEdit

• Jack Sparrow: Silver
• Jack Sparrow: Sins of the Father (Mentioned only)
• The Price of Freedom
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (First mentioned)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Mentioned only)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (First appearance)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)

SourcesEdit

• Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Visual Guide
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide

External linksEdit

• Mutiny on Wikipedia

Notes and referencesEdit