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| “ | Gentlemen, M’lady, you shall always remember today as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow. | „ |
| ~ Jack Sparrow's most famous quote |
| “ | Why is the rum gone? | „ |
| ~ Jack Sparrow's catchphrase |
| “ | I'll handle this, mate. Oi, fishface! Lose something? Eh? Scungilli! (falls down the steps) Got it! Come to negotiate, eh, have you, ya slimy git? Look what I got! ♫I got a jar of di-irt! got a jar of di-irt! And guess what's inside it!♫ | „ |
| ~ Jack Sparrow taunting Davy Jones |
| “ | I have no say in it Gibbs, It's a pirate's life for me. Savvy? | „ |
| ~ Jack Sparrow at the end of On Stranger Tides; one of his most famous quotes |
Captain Jack Sparrow is the main protagonist of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the Pirate Lords of the Seven Seas.
He prefers to negotiate or trick his enemies in the most dangerous situations and fight only when necessary. He is introduced seeking to regain his ship, the Black Pearl, from his mutinous first mate, Hector Barbossa, and later attempts to escape his blood debt to the evil Davy Jones while battling the East India Trading Company, led by Lord Cutler Beckett.
Jack can be described as a true anti-hero since he embodies the ideals of a true pirate, doing what he deems necessary to keep himself out of trouble, though usually failing at doing so. His personality was developed more with the films' progress. Despite being a morally ambiguous character, Jack has heroic moments as when he gives up on the chance to obtain immortality to save Will Turner's life in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
He was portrayed by Johnny Depp, who also portrayed the title character in Edward Scissorhands, Dean Corso in The Ninth Gate, Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Victor Van Dort in Corpse Bride, Tarrant Hightopp in the live-action Alice in Wonderland films, the title character in Rango, Barnabas Collins in the Dark Shadows film, Tonto in the The Lone Ranger film, and the title character in Sherlock Gnomes. Anthony De La Torre portrayed the character young in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Tie-ins
Outside films, Jack Sparrow appeared as a companion character in the 2006 video game Kingdom Hearts II, where he was voiced by James Arnold Taylor in the English version and Hiroaki Hirata (who also dubbed Sparrow in the film's Japanese dubs) in the Japanese version. Sparrow has since appeared in other video games, including "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" voiced by James Arnold Taylor for the second time. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow, where he was voiced by Johnny Depp, and the game adaptation of At World's End, where he was voiced by Jared Butler with motion capture movements provided by Johnny Paton. The character was again voiced by Jared Butler in Pirates of the Caribbean Online, which takes place between the first and second films. Jack is also a playable character in Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game. He is also a playable character in the video game Disney Infinity, voiced by Jared Butler.
Sparrow's backstory in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide indicates he was born on a pirate ship during a typhoon in the Indian Ocean, and that he was trained to fence by an Italian. Rob Kidd wrote an ongoing book series entitled Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow, following a teenage Sparrow and his crew on the Barnacle as they battle sirens, mermaids and adult pirates while looking for various treasures. The first book, The Coming Storm, was published on June 1, 2006.
In 2011, Ann C. Crispin wrote a novel titled Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom, which follows Jack's adventures when he worked as a merchant captain for the East India Trading Company.
Character creation
The characterization of Jack Sparrow is based on The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and cartoon character Pepé Le Pew. The series Pirates of the Caribbean was inspired by a Disney theme park ride, and when the ride was revamped in 2006, the character of Jack Sparrow was added to it. He also headlines The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Sparrow is also the subject of a prequel children's book series Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow, which chronicles his teenage years, and he has also appeared in several video games.
Personality
| “ | Hector Barbossa: "I must admit, Jack, I thought I had you figured, but it turns out you're a hard man to predict." Jack Sparrow: "Me, I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you want to watch out for. Because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid." |
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| ~ Jack before fighting against Barbossa. |
Captain Jack Sparrow is best described as a strange and odd fellow, but also a clever and crafty pirate, who a lot of people tend to underestimate. Jack is an enthusiastic and eccentric man who loves the life of piracy and is constantly seeking adventure. Jack is an unpredictable person because of his peculiar characteristics and mannerism, including his slurred speech, flailing hand gestures, and irrelevant nature. While most people may perceive him as an idiot, those who know him well enough can see that he is capable of being a cunning and manipulative trickster. Additionally, depending on his state of mind, Jack can be either an honest or dishonest man. As a result, it is impossible to tell if he is telling the truth or just lying.
Even though Jack can be self-centered and selfish, he has morals and can act morally, even if it is only to further his own interests. As a pirate, Jack was noted to be a decent man, even if he was self-serving at times and adhered to the Pirate's Code. In his view, Jack believes that pirates could be good men. He can even be willing to throw his selfish desires away in order to save others, as best seen when he sacrificed his chance to become immortal to save a dying Will. Furthermore, he frequently displayed a wish to spare those who did not specifically intend to harm him, avoiding soldiers who were pursuing him merely because he was a pirate rather than because they had a personal grudge.
Abilities
Jack is known for being a crafty and clever man who prefers to rely on his chaotic intellect to trick his enemies and improvise escape plans, which somehow always come off as a success (Though there are times where it can backfire). However, when push comes to shove, Jack can also be capable of combat proficiency, as he is a talented swordsman and marksman, who can keep up with multiple combatants and when outmatch, he relies on his clever and sometimes dirty strategies to get the upper hand.
- High Intelligence: Despite coming across as a strange and sometimes idiotic man to several people, Jack has great intelligence, capable of scheming and is an expert on improvisation, some of which are sometimes the most impossible and risky improvisations he has ever done.
- Strategy: Jack is capable of tricking others and making himself a double agent, playing on all parties involved to benefit himself at almost any situation.
- Master of Improvisation: Jack often improvises during and outside of battle, allowing him to perform unpredictable actions. He is also capable of using the environment and anything around him to his advantage and/or as a weapon.
- Master Escapee: Jack is capable of escaping situations normally unavoidable by just improvising. Not only that, but there are also moments where he sets up his escape plan, as best seen during his escape from the King's palace in On Stranger Tides.
- Master Swordsman: Jack was taught swordsmanship by an Italian fencing master after doing him a favor. He can keep up with multiple pirates at the same time and outmatched Davy Jones and Barbossa in a duel, as well as William Turner Junior.
- Master Marksman: Jack can easily hit mobile targets, such as a falling barrel of gunpowder. He was also capable of shooting the Dead Man's Chest out of Davy Jones' hand during a maelstrom while swinging on a rope.
Items
Compass
Jack bartered his compass from Tia Dalma. Its needle never points north, so it appears to be useless at first glance. However, the compass actually has supernatural qualities, giving it a special edge. Although it can't be used for normal navegation, it guides to what the person holding it most wants at the moment. As the most special of all his possessions, this compass would be used in many of Jack Sparrow's adventures, including the search for the Treasure of Cortés, the Dead Man's Chest, the Fountain of Youth and the Poseidon's Trident.
Quotes
| “ | Norrington: You are, without doubt, the worst pirate I've ever heard of. Jack Sparrow: But you have heard of me. |
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| ~ Jack Sparrow to Norrington |
| “ | Jack Sparrow: More importantly, it is indeed a sad life that has never breathed deep the sweet proliferous bouquet that is Tortuga, savvy? What do you think? Will Turner: It'll linger. Jack Sparrow: I'll tell you, mate. If every town in the world were like this one, no man would ever feel unwanted. |
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| ~ Jack to Will about Tortuga. |
| “ | When you marooned me on that godforsaken spit of land, you forget one very important thing, mate. I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. | „ |
| ~ Jack confronting Barbossa. |
| “ | Not just the Spanish Main, love. The entire ocean, the entire world! Wherever we want to go, we go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs. But what a ship is, what the Black Pearl really is, is freedom. | „ |
| ~ Jack to Elizabeth about the life of a pirate. |
| “ | That's interesting... (reveals the coin he took) Couldn't resist, mate. | „ |
| ~ Jack revealing he cursed himself to Barbossa. |
| “ | Elizabeth... hide the rum. | „ |
| ~ Jack meeting Elizabeth at Tortuga. |
| “ | I only have ever embraced that oldest and noblest of pirate traditions: We must fight... to run away. | „ |
| ~ Jack Sparrow to the Brethren Court |
| “ | Davy Jones: You can do nothing without the key! Jack Sparrow: I already have the key. Davy Jones: (reveals key) No, you don't. Haha! Jack Sparrow: Oh, that key. |
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| ~ Jack Sparrow tricking Jones into revealing the key to him during their final battle. |
| “ | Drink up, me hearties, yo ho! | „ |
| ~ Jack's final line at the end of both Curse of the Black Pearl and At World's End. |
| “ | I have a rendezvous beyond my beloved horizon. | „ |
| ~ Jack Sparrow at the end of Dead Men Tell No Tales |
Relationships
Family
- Edward Teague - father, role model, mentor, savior and occasional teammate
- Jack Teague - uncle
- Ms. Sparrow † - mother
- Grandmama † - grandmother
- "Ace" Brannigan - aunt
- "Quick Draw" McFleming - second aunt
- Valerie - cousin
- Patriarch - friend of family
- The "Little Cousins" - hated cousins
Romance
- Scarlett - ex-lover turned enemy turned love interest, turned enemy again
- Giselle - ex-lover turned enemy turned love interest, turned enemy again
- Angelica Teach - ex-lover, love interest and reluctant ally turned enemy and attempted killer
- Francis - former love interest
- Saint Martin's girl - love interest
Allies
- Jack the Monkey - most hated enemy, attempted victim turned pet and teammate
- Pirates of the Caribbean - friends, allies, teammates and former enemies
- Joshamee Gibbs - best friend and teammate turned temporary enemy, turned best friend and teammate again
- Hector Barbossa † - trusted first mate, friend and teammate turned sworn enemy, nemesis, attempted killer and former victim, turned arch-rival, enemy and situational ally, turned friend, ally and situational teammate, turned rival and situational ally, turned friend, ally, teammate, attempted rescuee and savior
- Marty - close friend and teammate turned temporary enemy, turned close friend and teammate again
- Scrum - ally turned enemy, turned close friend and teammate, turned temporary enemy, turned close friend and teammate again
- Henry Turner - fan, mentee, ally, former enemy, friend and teammate
- Carina Barbossa - enemy turned ally, close friend and teammate
- Mullroy - enemy and attempted killer turned ally and teammate
- Murtogg - enemy and attempted killer turned reluctant ally and enemy, turned ally and teammate
- Pintel - hated enemy turned ally, friend and former teammate
- Ragetti - hated enemy turned ally, friend and former teammate
- Brethren Court - allies and teammates
- Ammand
- Chevalle
- Ching
- Jocard
- Sumbhajee Angria - enemy, reluctant ally and teammate
- Eduardo Villanueva
- Will Turner - enemy turned ally, close friend and teammate, turned temporary enemy, turned ally, mentee, friend and former teammate again
- Elizabeth Swann - rescuee turned enemy, turned ally, close friend and teammate, turned enemy, attempted killer, attempted victim and former manipulator, turned friend, rescuee, savior and former teammate
- Philip Swift - rescuee, friend, ally and former teammate
- Syrena - ally
Enemies
- Davy Jones - sworn enemy, torturer, former mind controller, former boss, former kidnapper, attempted killer and former victim
- The Kraken † - former feared enemy, former chaser, attempted killer and attempted victim
- Cutler Beckett † - mortal enemy, former kidnapper, attempted killer and victim
- James Norrington † - enemy and attempted killer turned temporary ally, turned enemy, attempted killer and attempted victim again
- Sao Feng † - enemy
- Blackbeard † - former torturer, enemy, attempted killer and victim
- Angelica Teach - former girlfriend, love interest and reluctant ally turned enemy and attempted killer
- Armando Salazar † - sworn enemy and former victim turned former fear, enemy, attempted killer and attempted victim
- Lesaro † - enemy and former victim turned enemy and attempted killer
- Major Dix - enemy and attempted killer
- Scarfield † - enemy, attempted killer, attempted victim and chaser
- Pig Kelly † - enemy and attempted killer
- Beatrice Kelly - enemy and pretender
Behind the Scenes
- Jack Sparrow is portrayed by Johnny Depp in several Pirates of the Caribbean media: appearing in all films, with archived footage was used for his appearance in Wedlocked; lending his voice in the video game The Legend of Jack Sparrow. Depp also reprised his role in two Disney Parks attractions: the 2006 revamp of Pirates of the Caribbean and the 2012 attraction The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow. James Arnold Taylor provided his voice in Kingdom Hearts II. Hiroaki Hirata voiced him in the Japanese dub of both The Curse of the Black Pearl and Kingdom Hearts II. Jared Butler provided his voice in the At World's End video game and Pirates of the Caribbean Online.
- Depp stated that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and Pepé Le Pew (from Looney Tunes) were inspirations for his performance. Though when writing the screenplay for The Curse of the Black Pearl, writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio envisioned Jack as a supporting character, citing Bugs Bunny and Groucho Marx as influences. Errol Flynn was thought of as well into Sparrow's performance.
- In the original Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides script, Blackbeard cuts off one of Jack Sparrow's dreadlocks and puts it in his voodoo doll creation. However, in the final cut of On Stranger Tides, he just creates the doll without the use of his dreadlocks. Whether the moment was cut from the final version of the On Stranger Tides or if it was even filmed at all is unknown.
- Jack Sparrow's wound in On Stranger Tides was thought to be a "trident-shaped" wound. However, in the screenplay, Jack's wound was a "pitchfork-shaped upside-down cross".
- One of the early posters for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest showed a Jack Sparrow voodoo doll.
- In the first screenplay draft of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Captain Hector Barbossa orders Ragetti to bring up Tia Dalma's "effects", which happens to be a bag full of voodoo dolls, including a Jack Sparrow one, which was holding a small bottle.
- The voodoo doll never appears in LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, and rather than finding the doll, Angelica finds Jack's hat and uses it for target practice while throwing coconuts
- The tricorne used in The Curse of the Black Pearl was lost after filming.
- Several different tricornes were used during the filming of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. There are a few differences between them. For example, one had additional thread holes, which was used during the Davy Jones' Locker scene. In addition, some of the hats had different sized holes and the hat was more of a brown color than black. A completely different hat was used for the filming of On Stranger Tides.
- The Disney Adventures comics often changed the color of Jack Sparrow's hat, most often showing him wearing a brown ticorne.
- In a deleted scene from At World's End, titled "Two Captains, One Ship", "Jack" the Monkey wore this hat until Jack Sparrow took it from him. After briefly fanning himself with his hat, Jack put it back on his head.
- Jack Sparrow is seen least with his hat in Dead Man's Chest (due to it being swallowed by the Kraken) and On Stranger Tides (due to losing it in the River Thames).
- The name "Jack Sparrow's family" comes from the fact that every member of this family is related to Jack Sparrow. However, because of the differences in last names (e.g. Sparrow, Teague) makes the official family name unknown.
- This small fishing boat was used by Jack Sparrow after Captain Hector Barbossa mutinied and commandeered the Black Pearl—for the second time—following the death of Lord Cutler Beckett.
- The dinghy's appearance in the At World's End video game was slightly different than what was in the film. After the battle was won, Hector Barbossa himself sent Jack to the dinghy rather than leaving it where Jack would find it in Tortuga. And as soon as Jack sailed across the sea, Jack met with Bartholomew Roberts.
- In LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, Jack began his journey to the Fountain of Youth with Joshamee Gibbs aboard the dinghy, rather than by himself.
- In At World's End and LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, the dinghy had sails. However, in the At World's End video game, it was just a simple longboat.
- In Kingdom Hearts II, the name of Jack Sparrow's sword was "Skill and Crossbones".
- While it had yet to be officially confirmed or denied, it is quite possible that Jack Sparrow had this sword reforged, after being broken by Davy Jones, by the end of At World's End.
- Throughout On Stranger Tides, Jack Sparrow repeatedly lost and recovered his sword. In the same film, the sword's blade seems to be shorter than in the previous films.
- Before the release of Dead Men Tell No Tales, Joachim Ronning and Kaya Scodelario say who the film series will have another more 5 films after the fifth film, however it's currently unknown if this is true or not but it's confirmed who the sixth film is in production. If this other 5 films will be done it's to see if Johnny Depp will want doing all the more 5 films.
- Stuart Beattie, a screenwriter of The Curse of the Black Pearl, stated in an interview that he originally considered Hugh Jackman to play the role of Jack Sparrow.[1]
Trivia
- The first boat that Jack appears in the first movie was a fishing boat.
- Jack is one of only 3 characters to appear in every Pirates of the Caribbean movie in some capacity so far along with Joshamee Gibbs and Hector Barbossa.
References
External Links
- Jack Sparrow on the Disney Wiki
- Jack Sparrow on the Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki
- Jack Sparrow on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki
- Captain Jack Sparrow on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
- Captain Jack Sparrow on the Love Exalted Wiki
- Captain Jack Sparrow on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki
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