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- "Will, lead her back to the ship! I'll keep these scallywags at bay with the point of me blade."
"We can but humbly surrender to your dashing bravery and superior swordmanship."
"Well, then. That certainly makes things easier." - ―Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa
Scalawag, also spelled scallywag, was a term used to describe a disreputable person.
History[]
Jack Sparrow called the crew of the Barnacle scallywags on one occasion.[1] Black Smoke James called Jack a scalawag during the sack of Nassau.[2] When Will Turner claimed his father, Bootstrap Bill Turner, was an honest merchant sailor and not a pirate, Jack Sparrow replied that Bill was a bloody pirate and a scalawag.[3] Anamaria once called Jack a scallywag.[4] Carina Smyth called Hector Barbossa's pirates scalawags during the race to the Black rock island.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
- Historically, the word scallywag did not appear in print until the mid-19th century, more than a hundred years after the historical end of the golden age of piracy.
- In Pirates of the Caribbean Online players could use weapons named Scallywag's Pistol, Scallywag's Musket, and Scallywag's Knives.
Appearances[]
- Jack Sparrow: The Age of Bronze
- Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours (Mentioned only)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (First appearance)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
- Mother of Water (Mentioned only)
- In Jack We Trust!
- The Brightest Star in the North: The Adventures of Carina Smyth