Palifico

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Palifico
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Eye color	Tube Worms
Hair color	fire coral
Height	2.1 meters
Alias	Kelpbrain
Statistics
Weapon(s) owned	dao Cutlass
Ship(s) captained or crewed	Flying Dutchman
Affiliation	Crew of the Flying Dutchman
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Dead Man's Chest
Latest appearance	At World's End
Cause	Reverted back to his human form
Portrayer	Winston Ellis[1][2] Steven Jay Blum (voice)[3]

"The captain goes down with the ship."

―Palifico on Jack Sparrow^[src]

Palifico^[4] was a crew member aboard the Flying Dutchman, serving under Captain Davy Jones as his bodyguard.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

Palifico's general appearance was more reef than man, with a fire coral crest atop his head, and a coral-and-bone structure forming a tough exoskeleton on his body. In place of eyes, nose, and mouth, Palifico had a cluster of tentacles and two tube worms sprouting from his eye sockets. He wielded twin, barnacle-encrusted blades in combat; a dao and a cutlass that were gradually fusing to his hands. It's possible that he was Davy Jones's personal body guard. He was known to enjoy eating live fish, though despite his appearance, retained his human values: in particular, he felt it appropriate that Captain Jack Sparrow went down with his ship, the Black Pearl, during the Kraken's attack off Isla Cruces.^[5] He was an angry and hopeless individual during his decades of servitude under Jones, though the experience provided him with extensive nautical abilities.^[6]

Prior to this decisive battle, Palifico was one of the crew members who summoned the Kraken to destroy the Edinburgh Trader, and was partly responsible for the murder, on Jones' orders, of the survivors of the ship's destruction. He later fought for the Dead Man's Chest on Isla Cruces, and returned to the Flying Dutchman for the stand-off with the Black Pearl.^[1]

Palifico reverted back to his human form when William Turner became captain of the Flying Dutchman during the battle of Calypso's maelstrom.^[2]

[edit] Behind the scenes

• Palifico's name is spelled "Palafico" in certain sources and the credits of Dead Man's Chest.^[7]
• Palifico was produced as an action figure (as "Flying Dutchman Cursed Pirate") by Zizzle in the first wave of Pirates of the Caribbean "Heroes and Villains" line.
• In a collector's edition Dead Man's Chest chess set, Palifico is the bishop for the black side.
• In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, he is known as Kelpbrain, where he can be found on Isla Tormenta.

[edit] Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First appearance)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Pirates of the Caribbean Online

[edit] Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide

[edit] Notes and references

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
3. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
4. ↑ http://www.keeptothecode.com/gif/comiccon06/017.jpg
5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CVG
6. ↑ Zizzle: Dead Man's Chest "Heroes and Villains" Wave 1
7. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

v • d • eCrew of the Flying Dutchman
Captain: Davy Jones Angler – Broondjongen – Brinescum – Cannon Arm – Clanker – Crash – Dreg – Finnegan – Flotsam – Greenbeard Hadras – Jelly – Jericho – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray – Molusk – Morey – Ogilvey – Old Haddy – Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quartermaster – Quittance – Ratlin – Seabeard – Spineskull – Torrents (formerly) William Turner Sr. – William Turner Jr. (formerly) – Turtleman – Two Head – Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern Captain: Davy Jones (controlled by Lord Cutler Beckett) Admiral James Norrington – Angler – Broondjongen – Brinescum – Cannon Arm – Clanker – Crash – Dreg – Finnegan – Flotsam – Greenbeard Hadras – Jelly – Jericho – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray – Mercer – Molusk – Morey – Mullroy – Murtogg Ogilvey – Old Haddy – Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quartermaster – Quittance – Ratlin – Seabeard – Spineskull – William Turner Sr. – Turtleman – Two Head – Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern Captain: William Turner Crash – Finnegan – Greenbeard – Jelly – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray Ogilvey – Old Haddy – Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quittance – Ratlin William Turner Sr. – Two Head – Wheelback – Wyvern
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