Teague

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Edward Teague

Biographical information
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Family	Jack Sparrow (son) Jack Sparrow's mother (wife)
Title(s)	Captain Keeper of the Code Pirate Lord of Madagascar (formerly)
Statistics
Weapon(s) owned	Flintlock Cutlass
Ship(s) captained or crewed	Misty Lady
Battles	Battle of Calypso's maelstrom
Affiliation	Brethren Court
Behind the scenes
First appearance	At World's End (video game)
Latest appearance	At World's End
Portrayer	Keith Richards Jack Angel (voice)
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"You've seen it all, done it all, you survived. That’s the trick, isn’t it? To survive?"
"It’s not just about living forever, Jackie. The trick is, living with yourself, forever."

―Jack Sparrow and Teague^[src]

Captain Teague was the Keeper of the Code with the Brethren Court.^[1] He is also the father of Captain Jack Sparrow.

[edit] Biography

"The Code is the law."

―Teague to the Brethren Court^[src]

Teague unlocks the Pirata Codex.

Edward Teague was an infamous pirate who commanded the awed and fearful respect of all Pirate Lords in the fourth Brethren Court. He was Pirate Lord of Madagascar but he later resigned to became keeper of the Pirata Codex. It appear that he reside in Shipwreck Cove.^[1] Teague was reunited with his son when Jack entered the Turkish prison to procure a drawing of the Key to the Dead Man's Chest. Teague inspired Jack to escape before his captors could hang him, and pushed him into a coffin to ensure he left the island alive.^[2] Teague returned to Shipwreck Cove, where he was called upon during the Brethren's fourth meeting, presided over by Hector Barbossa and Jack, to cite from the Pirata Codex. Teague shot Sri Sumbhajee's aide Askay for demeaning the Code's importance.^[1]

After the meeting, Teague offered Jack advice concerning the latter's search for immortality. He also reunited Jack with his mother—whose shrunken head Teague carried around with him. Jack would later hang the head on his own belt. Teague witnessed the battle around Calypso's maelstrom from his ship, and celebrated the defeat of Lord Cutler Beckett and Davy Jones with his crew.^[1]

[edit] Appearance and possessions

Teague wore clothes that complemented his role as a pirate captain. As part of his ensemble, he wore a long crimson frock coat embroidered with a faded white floral design and a decorated dark brown waistcoat to match. A sash was tied around Teague's waist constantly. The undershirt that Teague wore was decorated with much more frill than those of most pirates. His hair was stylized in long dreadlocks adorned with beads and small crosses, and was held back by a dark green bandanna. Teague also wore a large bicorne adorned with pheasant feathers to symbolize his role as captain. On his hands were three rings, one of which took the form of a metal skull.^[1]

Teague during the Brethren Court.

Teague possessed a sword like any other captain and had a flintlock pistol which was put to use when faced with a dissenter of the Code.^[1]

[edit] Behind the scenes

This character was referred to as both Teague and Grant during production, though writer Terry Rossio confirmed that "Captain Teague" was the character's name in the script.^[3] However, Johnny Depp confirmed the familial connection in Total Film, though the original script did not address it.
Johnny Depp based the character of Jack Sparrow partly on the appearance and manner of Keith Richards, who was approached to play Jack's father in Dead Man's Chest (then named Grant Sparrow), but was unavailable at the time. The character was voiced by Jack Angel in the At World's End video game.
At least one of the rings Captain Teague wears (the skull ring) is of Richards' personal effects.

One of Teague's three rings.

In the At World's End video game Teague advised Jack to find Tia Dalma in Port Royal and with her help assemble the Brethren Court. In the game he is clean-shaven.
Edward may be his first name as in the video game while playing as him when fighting enemies he can be heard to call out: "That's what you get for challenging Edward Teague".
During the Father's Day event on Pirates of the Caribbean Online, it said you must find Jack Sparrow's father, Edward Teague, in the news.
It is possible that Edward Teague's name is based off "Edward Teach", the birth name of the infamous real-life pirate Blackbeard, who was active in 1717-18. Teague's clothing and facial hair are similar to written accounts of Blackbeard's appearance.