The Great Villains of Pirates of the Caribbean

[@TheSEAempire]

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[@James-6407]

Beckett is severely underated

[@Blazeyboy12]

The last one Salazars father was killed by pirates

[@SomeNameWithGambitInIt]

I think one of the reasons Beckett was such a good villain is because he was so REAL. With the other ones being cursed or using some sort of magic it's all just fantasy. But Beckett is really just a man with a lot of power, and people like him actually exist.

[@TheSEAempire]

Especially since Beckett is currently running Disney lmfao

[@sidharthcs2110]

If we were to look at the history of English East India company, Dutch East India company and many colonial powers , you will find many more the likes of Beckett

[@assaraan9407]

THIS he has no super human abileties he is not imortal you the viewer has a fair shot at him in a fist fight but his politivmcal power is huge and he welds it well wich is a rare type of vilain that is not used often

[@themug406]

"Just fantasy" is a really weird take, they were still well characterised within the movie universe, and that fantasy power actually made the twists of leverage stronger

[@saidi7975]

True, he balances with the more occult and cursed antagonists.

[@onemoreminute0543]

The POTC trilogy is GOATED

[@TheSEAempire]

This guy gets it!

[@albertthealpaca7712]

it’s just a trilogy, they never made a movie after At World’s End

[@onemoreminute0543]

@@albertthealpaca7712 I have a soft spot for On Stranger Tides, but Dead Men Tell No Tales was awful

[@WorldWeave]

The first three are perfect, 4 is good, but unnecessary…5 is ok at its BEST, and a retconing piece of shit at its WORST

[@benb5308]

Genuinely can't understand why people hate on them so much, it's so good

[@gandurk]

"My freedom was forfeit long ago" is my favourite line from the series, probably. We are constantly exposed to how consistently miserable Jones's existence is. He finds some comfort or joy or escape from it all in his position; undead, symbol of fear and power, free to terrorise the seas for eternity. In At World's End he has lost even that, now a puppet of people he despises. The man has absolutely nothing. You'd think he'd be begging for death at this point. Jack tells the truth: "I can set your free, mate". He could. But Jones's reply is just gut-wrenching and so illustrative of his character. There would be so many justified responses. "I'll be damned if I let you captain my ship" "I'll have my freedom soon enough" "You don't deserve the Dutchman" "I have known freedom and will again" "Freedom is an illusion, none of us are really free" He could have said anything like this, but he doesn't. Even in the face of death and chaos he simply acknowledges his position. He refutes Jack's offer, not out of spite or pride, but because whatever release death holds has no value to him, and he admits that he lost his freedom so long ago he will never reclaim it. It's simple but so damn good

[@alexhollon7526]

Beckett, despite being not as terrifying visually and even being smaller in stature, was able to put Jones in his place in front of his crew. He's not intimidated by "the devil".

[@Senate300]

Beckett was the Devil

[@ChipeloAndCrew]

I really liked him because he was so smart. Because of his power he was able to leverage everyone, and even so high in power he never dismissed any of the ghost/magic stuff pirates talked about, i think that’s what made him stand out is that he accepted/believed them even being so powerful. He the uses those to his advantage, having so much control.

[@onemoreminute0543]

Blackbeard had potential but was underutilized. Salazar... well, the effects are cool. But his rivalry with Jack feels manufactured and all I remember him saying for the whole movie was 'JACK SPARRAH'

[@TheSEAempire]

Exactly! Blackbeard is easily one of the most interesting historical figures in my opinion, so if they either made him like the On Stranger Tides book (which predates the film by decades), or the real Blackbeard, they could have made something truly incredible. Sadly, they sorta just made him a knockoff of the previous villains in his characterization. And Salazar… the less said, the better 🤣 Thank you for watching!

[@doge8825]

Jack DiSpahrrro

[@MrAlex400]

Yak Sbarrrro

[@our_comrade]

Yackas Parro

[@lordbeaverhistory]

Salazar had probably the highest potential of all. They could have made so much more about him. His backstory is really good. A former pirate hunter, who made it his life duty to kill pirates after they killed his parents, who fell from the heights of satisfaction and power down to damnation within minutes, who's story isn't about wealth or Power, but simply revenge.

[@Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong]

Blackbeard isn't a bad villain the problem is lord Becket did the whole pure evil villain archetype much better in the previous films so he's feels like a little redundant

[@TheSEAempire]

Yeah, fair enough. Also I love the pfp and username, I love Rick Astley 😂

[@CaptainRocks777]

One

[@thehoodedone3822]

I think Blackbeard could have been better with a better story wrapped around his character

[@falcondragonslayer]

And he wasn’t the formidable pirate captain he once was anymore. The only things he has going for him is his reputation (which he doesn’t live up to in the movie) and his fancy sword (which imo weakens his character by quite a bit). I was honestly disappointed by Blackbeard my first one watching that movie. They could have made him so much better

[@loicbosman4739]

I think blackbeard was a great villain still, he had that 'Big Jack Horner' syndrome where he just knew he was evil, and was dragging an entire crew with him to help save him knowing they'd most likely all die. It was also great having someone who knew he was such a horrible man juxtaposed with a good hearted missionary aboard his ship

[@jakemealey5532]

Honestly I don’t think potc 4 is better than any of the trilogy but I think it’s better than many give it credit for. I’ve watched potc 5 once but never finished it because it was so boring but I’ve seen potc 4 and still enjoy it

[@steelmaiden643]

One is evil for the sake of being evil, and one is good for the sake of being good

[@dead7781]

Davy Jones is one of the best villians in cinema history, not just in his franchise. Aside from being a fantastic villian, he's also one of the most tragic characters and his story is extremely intriguing.

[@ellieh.5419]

Really apreciate you brought up the fact that the removal of Davy's heart makes him feel less emotions and that's why in the third movie he has More rage, his heart is closer to him

[@more-reasons6655]

That's the reason he started crying in the third movie. The moment the heart was brought aboard the Dutchman he could feel again and a single tear rolled down from his eye

[@fighterck6241]

​@more-reasons6655 Yep, and he then immediately stormed to the deck and demanded that it be taken off of his ship.

[@ZombishTurkey]

In defense of Blackbeard, he is meant to be a man so fearful of death that he would take his own daughter's life in order to extend his own. His daughter wanted Blackbeard to learn to be a good man, but in the end, it wasn't in his nature. A great insight into what his villain was meant to be, we can look at the line "in religion there is light enough to see but darkness enough to blind" what he means here is that religion gives light enough to see morality and to find peace with yourself, but darkness enough to blind yourself to the world you could manipulate around you, If only you threw away your morals. Salazar is... Not very dependable. He's a 2d character with no depth past "I hate pirates" I like to consider the 4th and 5th films side stories, so the original trilogy is Pirates of the Caribbean 1 2 and 3, whereas I consider 5 and 6 to be "The misadventures of Jack Sparrow": 1 and 2

[@ethanclark4347]

This is a great perspective

[@rubbersoul9462]

I thought Salazars father was killed by pirates? If not that is my head canon now

[@lollybirdy]

My thoughts exactly. Their just side quest jack does when he’s not messing with will and Elizabeth’s lives.

[@mobgabriel1767]

salazar's movie is basically the first 3 movies mashed together into one so hard that they lost their greatness

[@Anders_Lund]

I would call the fourth a misadventure but forget the fifth as it breaks with so much stuff from the trilogy

[@loicbosman4739]

also, I will truly never understand how 'At World's End' has only 44% on Rotten Tomatoes... apparently on account of the fact that it had... a convoluted plot?

[@TheSEAempire]

It’s really annoying. Like what is wrong with a complex plot? I have some videos debunking Nostalgia Critic and his awful criticisms of the POTC trilogy. Stay tuned…

[@loicbosman4739]

@@TheSEAempire honestly each character is still following their goals and motivations... There's no inconsistency and the climax is absolute peak cinema

[@TheSEAempire]

Exactly! They act the way they should, with next to no contradictions, plot holes, or contrivances. The concept of objective discussion is sadly no longer a thing in media discussion. If it were, POTC would be held in higher regard.

[@orlandolee4438]

​@@loicbosman4739 Yeah the final battle was epic!

[@trequor]

​@@Beowolf-jy5rcThis is how the 2nd movie started too.

[@Strawberry-12.]

What I like so much about becket is that he always delivers on his promises that he makes with the main characters and doesn’t really lie. This makes him just always seem in control

[@trequor]

Same reason Barbossa is awesome, though he is less intelligent and much less powerful than Becket

[@kalb157]

In all fairness _Dead Men Tell No Tales_ provides a really solid reason for Salazar hating pirates - his father and grandfather were both murdered by pirates.

[@breezyhillproductions349]

Yep. Came here to say that.

[@turk3sh]

He must not watched the movie. He literally says the reason for it 😂

[@josephgriffiths9151]

I really enjoyed Beckett as a villain. I think he's a great example of how if you've got a "chaotic good" protagonist (such as Jack Sparrow) it can be interesting to pit them against a "lawful evil" antagonist.

[@SithLadyDarhVamp]

Barbossa is honestly one of my favourite characters of all time, and one of the few characters that survived the entire movie series while remaining true to his own core. Whatever can be said about PotC 4 and 5, Barbossa was a high light of both and was given a worthy departure imo. That said, Davy Jones and Beckett are both phenomenal characters in their own right. The original PotC trilogy really knew how to handle its character writing.

[@trequor]

Barbossa is the quintessential example of Lawful Evil in my opinion. He has no problem with rape, murder or mutiny, nor with tricking people... but the second his honour is in question he must defend it. He does not lie. He should have stayed dead. The Barbossa of the sequels exists just to fill the pirate quota since they failed to introduce any other pirate characters

[@chriswilliams9069]

Barbossa is my favorite character in the entire series. Arguably he is the best “pirate”.

[@TheBasileman]

Kinda sad that Norrington was never mentioned, I feel like was pretty involved and kinda followed Barbossa’s story of being a villain, goes through struggles and eventually get redeemed

[@trequor]

Norrington isnt a true villain, just a situational antagonist

[@lakernation26]

@@trequornorrington was doin the right thing for the wrong reason. He’s just a foil to Jack and will because Jack made him lose his life. 2 Will took his girl so there’s that. But all themn have that rivalry because all 3 love Elizabeth

[@more-reasons6655]

Norrington was an antagonist, not a villain. His hatred of pirates put him at odds with Jack and his love for Elizabeth put him at odds with Will He was primarily doing his job throughout the first movie and sought to redeem that honour in the second and third. He did the right thing by the end of two out of three films which shows he wasn't a villain

[@lakernation26]

@@more-reasons6655 his odds with Jack was more so jack outsmarted him and bested him multiple times along and the fact he could never insult him. Will is more so will helped Jack from being free and will took his girl 😆

[@ssjjshawn]

​@@lakernation26...What? Did you watch the second movie? Or the First? The reason he hates Jack and Will so much is he lost his comfortable life in allowing them A 1 day headstart. And even then Jack only espaces him thanks to a Hurricane at first, but still runs into Norrington. Even then Norrington wins the second movie by taking Davy Jone's heart to Beckett. Norrington never lost to Jack, at best being present when he escaped, and let Elizabeth go to Will. He lost to Beckett and Jones, who destroyed his life and took it respectively. There's a reason Jack respected and even feared him as we see in Dead Man's Chest

[@thekfc-kevinsfilmcommentar4855]

Honestly, I could watch your videos on Pirates of the Caribbean for hours. It’s giving me the urge to rewatch all of these films again

[@cooperthomas3440]

The insane Barbosa, the heartless Jones, the miliputive Becket, The brutal Blackbeard, and the vengeful Salazar.

[@celestemonique1466]

Manipulative*

[@emanuelzbeda1420]

Excellent work. That mother-in-law bit was enough to keep me hooked to the intro.

[@TheSEAempire]

Thanks!

[@robertgirau7339]

If I’m not mistaken, Salazar took up his father’s cause as a pirate hunter when he was killed by pirates. I would say revenge is Salazar’s motivation, but it’s not highlighted very well in the movie.

[@onemoreminute0543]

Davy Jones was the original Thanos Beckett was the upgrade of the Trade Federation

[@TheSEAempire]

Hell yeah man 😎

[@onemoreminute0543]

@@Beowolf-jy5rc Agreed. His motivation for his bitterness and cruey is more personal.

[@ColinWren119]

The comparison of Beckett and the trade federation couldn’t be better

[@petloverspy]

I absolutely love seeing Beckett as a foil to Elizabeth, because it also respects how much she is into freedom and piracy rather than just loving Will (and why I don’t at all like the ending of At World’s End implying Elizabeth just. Stayed on land raising a kid.)

[@pokeskydo4443]

The first three movies are so nostalgic to me. As a kid, I always were afraid of Barbossa and Davy Jones because I didn’t understand their characters then. Now looking back, I gotta say, that all the antagonists in the first three movies were just incredible. I just love these films because there aren’t really any pirates movies out there with fictional adjustments like PotC.

[@ShatnerLover]

I saw the first movie so many times and waited to get the special edition dvd at midnight. Needless to say, I was obsessed! They did a fantastic job putting the ride on film. When 2 and 3 came out, I saw them a couple times but found them confusing. As an adult I realize how brilliant they truly are

[@eemelihollo7050]

So well said. When you can follow the plot of 2 & 3 they are IMO one of the best movies ever

[@asorlokirunarsson9864]

I think Black Beard's potential was terribly wasted. He was allegedly terrifying in real life, not only because of his physical stature and lighting his beard on fire, but he was also extremely smart and strategic. I think a trilogy could be written with him as the main villain

[@ethanclark4347]

The original trilogy are the best villains, but I defend Black Beard as also being great

[@AngelofGrace96]

This was a really great analysis, I love the idea that the villains parallel the 3 main heroes, or conversely, that the villains are what the heroes could have become if they were just a little bit more bitter, twisted or self centered. Amazing work!

[@LonelyPandora]

After watching this video about the first three villains I noticed that there something that makes each one attracted besides their story. Barbossa was a pirate that we always imagine pirates to be. Davy Jones was supernatural legends that we all heard of. And Beckett, was a man that represents the reality that we face.

[@matthewrascoe8690]

The Jack Sparrow novels and the “Price of Freedom” by A.C. Crispin are good material that expands a little bit more on all three villains. They’re a good read and excellent when it comes to writing swashbuckling adventures.

[@TheSEAempire]

Funny enough I have some videos planned that tie into those books!

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Blackbeard was a missed opportunity about a Zombie Blackbeard using voodoo magic trying to prolong his life, basically the Pirate LeChuck from Monkey Island. Salazar on paper has a lot that works being a villain from Jack's past out for revenge but the script problems take away from what works

[@jakedasnake76]

It’s crazy how your channel is literally my interests, and this is some good stuff 😎

[@TheSEAempire]

Thanks!

[@aureliendenizeau274]

Great video and analysis :) I also have the feeling Mercer is a kind of reflection of what Norrington would have become, if he did not listen his heart and sense of honor.

[@TheSEAempire]

Good point! Thanks for watching!

[@kekejo1527]

My favorite moment from any movie ever is cutler becketts death, the music with his distraught look of realizing he’s lost, is just amazing

[@jasperswarp]

Blackbeard was a missed opportunity, they used absolutely nothing about his real life back story, for instance he was killed and beheaded by the British Navy, the movie has him as a pirate/magician with a zombie crew, a tweak of the story could have him resurrected as a zombie and he wants the fountain of youth to restore him to humanity.

[@TheSEAempire]

I actually really like that idea… god if only we got that instead 😂

[@martinh1309]

the magic Queen Annes Revenge and the Zombies was so overdone in my opinion, I think they really could have done something with Blackbeard, as you say, you could incorporate actual history and dramatize it, instead we got a much worse holy grail story than something like Indy gave us. Overall the 4th film is watchable and not a bad movie but it doesn't compare with the first 3

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@TheSEAempire damn, Blackbeard's potential could've landed him as becoming the fourth great villain of PotC.

[@reginaldwooster235]

​@@martinh1309 In true Indy style, the fourth film was not great.

[@silverloony1170]

I do believe that Ian McShane and Javier Bardem gave good performances and had killer designs; the problem was that the writing for their characters wasn't very good. Unpopular opinion: I liked Blackbeard's conflict with missionary Philip Swift. Yes, he's a one-note character, but his faith and bravery despite his absence of actual combat skills contrasts nicely to Blackbeard's powers, pure villainy and cruelty; and how Blackbeard was willing to sacrifice his daughter to save his own skin while Philip, in the end, didn't ask the mermaid Syrena to save his own life, but simply asked for her forgiveness for her suffering that he was indirectly responsible for. Salazar's backstory was cut short in the film, but the novelization went deeper into his past, showing that not only did his grandfather die at the hands of pirates, but his father was an admiral who had taken bribes from pirates and sent to prison while Salazar's mother was unfairly punished for her husband's crimes and sent to a workhouse where she died. When his father was released, Salazar killed him for revenge, which kickstarted his all-consuming hatred for piracy. The film's poor writing skipped out on this, which would've made for a much more interesting antagonist, even in a film that totally broke established canon and all sense of chronology (Jack, Barbossa, and Gibbs haven't aged a day while Will and Elizabeth's son Henry has grown into a legal adult).

[@puff7306]

i feel like if you know that about salazar than he is a lot more interesting as a character but because the movie didn’t get too much into it we don’t have a lot to care for sorry

[@sorcerersapprentice]

I admit that I never watched these movies in years, but the villains, minus the ones after the original trilogy, hold up surprisingly well. I agree that Beckett is a good villain to wrap up the OG trilogy. Pirates in these movies represent adventure and freedom. What would challenge that? A cruel authority figure who wants to control the open seas, and is willing to bend the laws of nature to make that goal a reality. Plus, making him a foil to Elizabeth is also clever, since it's unexpected in a good way.

[@fusionabstracta5056]

I loved this breakdown. Very well articulated and concise! I really need to rewatch these movies again. I feel like there’s so much someone could learn about effective storytelling by paying close attention to them. Very much excited by a more concentrated look at Elizabeth!

[@drwily]

Thumbnail does everything right.

[@TheSEAempire]

Thanks very much! Good to see you here, I’ve been a fan for a long time!

[@drwily]

@@TheSEAempire really?! this is a crazy coincidence than.

[@TheSEAempire]

Yeah, I found you from your Zelda theories years back

[@tomnorton4277]

Cutler Beckett isn't as cool as Hector Barbossa or Davy Jones but he's one of the best depictions of a psychopath I've ever seen in fiction. There is NO empathy in this man. None at all. Murdering children? Childs play, dark joke very much intended. Beckett couldn't care less if he tried. Barbossa and Jones both have some degree of empathy but Beckett is just pure evil. He's almost robotic in some ways and people might think that's a flaw but I think it was intentional. Also I love Beckett's death because not only is it a visual spectacle but it showed that he has no idea how to handle his own emotions. He was so used to going through life with a cold, logical mindset devoid of any emotional investment that when he finally felt an intense emotion, specifically fear, in his final moments, he just froze. That's a pretty accurate depiction of how somebody who has shunned all emotion for many years would react if they're suddenly feeling something intense. They just don't know how to process it.

[@bigyoshi5170]

Just watched all the POTC films a couple of days ago, this video popping up in my recommended is clearly a gift from Calypso

[@adrianfernandez4322]

Same here dude , my fav is the third one

[@wildwoodspiderling3068]

Really appreciate your appreciation of Elizabeth as complex and I look forward to your video on her!

[@TheSEAempire]

Thanks, glad you liked it, and I can’t wait to make that video!

[@penguinsrockrgr8yt216]

I think Salazar had some cool ideas but they either weren’t played on or were terribly executed 1. He hates pirates (why?) he needed more motivation here 2. His rivalry with Jack sparrow needed to be expanded upon, showing him being outsmarted by Jack once was cool but I feel like it should have been a rivalry that went on for years 3. The sea curse, they could have played with the idea of a pirate hunter being stuck with something that is usually associated with pirates but did nothing on this front

[@subjectc7505]

I think Salazar hates pirates because of their free and savage nature. They probably stolen, killed or whatever from his country, so he sat out of eliminate them all so he and others can be free without pirates. He hates Jack because he taunted him during his victory and defeated him during battle because Salazar fought pirates that wasn't Jack. Thats my opinion tho.

[@Josh-ut4wv]

The one thing that i also like with the Jack and Beckett backstory is he is the reason why Jack goes to Jones. As Beckett burned and sunk his ship and he wanted it back which sets up the debt.

[@StoryTeller796]

Technically, that was the plan since the beginning. To get Will on the Ship so that he could steal the key, then run with it as far away from Jones as possible and, hopefully, spare Jack by giving it to him when he found the chest. Sure, this plan's pretty bad but that's just a testament to how much Davy Jones dominates the sea. Everything else is perfect. BlackBeard and Salazar could've to be better tbh.

[@captaindemobeard9560]

Good video, but wouldn't Angelica be considered the main foil for Jack in "On Stranger Tides?" I'd argue she was the main antagonist in the film. Blackbeard felt more of a driving point for her and an obsticle for Barbossa.

[@orlandolee4438]

I absolutely adored Jack and Angelica's chemistry in the film and I was sad that their relationship didn't work out! It had so much potential aaaaaa!😭

[@captaindemobeard9560]

@@orlandolee4438 Aye, perhaps she'll appear again in Sea o' Thieves, followin' the post credit scene from the end o' the film.

[@orlandolee4438]

@@captaindemobeard9560 Sea 'o thieves?

[@TurfNationYT]

ALL HAIL THE PIRATE LORD OF THE SEA!!! Really loving the new content

[@TheSEAempire]

Thank you sir!

[@nitzan3782]

The retrospect into Black Pearl makes Barbossa's redemption in Salazar's Revenge more poignant. He found the one thing that was more important to him than momentarily pleasure - his legacy. Blackbeard and Salazar were meant to be foils for Barbossa, but they both fall flat because they only relate to a single aspect of his character.

[@vandralha]

I can’t believe I’m about to defend On Stranger Tides, but here goes. I’d argue that Blackbeard is a foil to Barbossa - where Barbossa had immortality but little remaining humanity, ultimately sacrificing the former for the latter, blackbeard is the reverse, willing to sacrifice his daughter for his own longevity. Barbossa sets aside his personal goals to secure a future for pirates, but Blackbeard is ready to sacrifice the future, in the form of his daughter, simply to serve himself. If Barbossa is depression, Jones is heartbreak and Beckett is control, Blackbeard is fear (largely, of death)

[@josok4503]

Why is so hard for most of the people in the world to realise of the greatness and beautiness of the Pirates of the Caribbean?

[@PlayNiceFolks]

Really cool description of Jones. Clap clap to you sir.

[@AstroMonkey88]

You could consider Salazar as bouncing off of Barbossa. Barbossa used piracy to gain honor and riches; Salazar hated piracy because he had honor and riches, and then lost it all to a pirate. You can see this in their conversations with one another. Especially when Salazar asks Barbossa what he knows about honor. He’s not really a direct foil to anybody, but is similar to Barbossa.

[@Nicryn]

At world's end is the most underrated Film in history

[@jayvhoncalma3458]

Someone pointed out the Pearl already sunk by Beckett but was restored thanks to Jack's deal with Jones. Jack used to be a smuggler for Beckett

[@JackInfinity203]

Great video! This has me wanting to revisit the POTC Trilogy!

[@TheSEAempire]

Hell yeah man 😎

[@huntermoore7669]

What I love about PIrates is the whole hidden history between Jack, lord Beckett why the pearl is black and the deal jack made with Jones… basiclly in jacks earlier days. He was contracted by Beckett to deliver cargo… when Jack found out the cargo.. was slaves. He freed them instead. “People aren’t cargo mate.” Beckett swore revenge and tracked the pearl down. And set fire to it.. blackening it and sinking. Then jack made the deal.. jacks always been a moral man. And the fact he COULDNT let will, his best friend die…if he could save him

[@falcondragonslayer]

12:28 This scene is so well done. Even knowing the atrocities that Jones has committed, Beckett’s words coupled with Jones’ reaction makes it so you can’t help but feel sorry for Jones. If asked to give 5 scenes from the first 3 movies to sum up what makes them so good, this would be on the list.

[@vasiliosnikopoulos339]

My man great videos I’m glad ur talking about my favorite movie and u do a good job analyzing them

[@TheSEAempire]

Glad you like them!

[@Ch4osKing66]

I always rewatch the first 3 movies on the days they first released in Theaters like it was their birthday.

[@bluecherryreal]

It’s says pirates killed Salazar’s dad in dead men tell no tales

[@figofigo7908]

Davy Jones and Barbossa in common ten years bound to curse

[@xXDABEAST14Xx]

The issue with Blackbeard is that it’s hard to understand why his crew even follows him. Barbossa and crew were bound by the curse, Davy Jones had unbreakable contracts, and Beckett promised power and security. But Blackbeard gave no motivation for anybody to follow him, and he clearly didn’t care about anybody’s wellbeing. They tried to explain this by having the crew unaware of what they’re getting into, but it just made Blackbeard’s threat feel a bit shallow.

[@Vivalapinchemusica]

At 1:25 I think you meant to say “antagonist”. Besides that, really insightful video 👏🏼

[@TheSEAempire]

Yeah I goofed up 😅 thanks for watching!

[@krystofthepolishguytalksan310]

Just had to sub! Huge fan of Pirates of the Caribbean! I actually reviewed the franchise a year ago!

[@limespots]

Having watched On Stranger Tides standalone a few days back to satiate a mermaid fixation, I really enjoyed Blackbeard. I just liked seeing him be evil, liked seeing how willing he was to throw away people's lives and then act like he wouldn't (when he would), as far as to throwing away his own daughter's life. Add that with his fear of death, it adds some intrigue because there's something that makes him relatable and you can find some sympathy in, especially given how a lot of people fear death, but you can still find his actions be deplorable despite finding it relatable simply because what he does is horrible. While I personally wouldn't list him as a "top ten greatest villain of all time", watching the film without context of the first three, and also watching the other characters in that film, he does kind of stand out and has his presence known for sure (though I would say Barbossa sticks out far more and I love his character to bits). Blackbeard's pretty effective as a villain.

[@matthewgrobel5587]

Dead Man Tell No Tales was so bad it briefly made me think On Stranger Tides actually fit pretty well with the trilogy. Blackbeard was Jones’ dream target. He feared death so much he would sacrifice everything to avoid it, that’s about it in terms of depth for him. Salazar was just angry that jack killed him. No depth there

[@programmerx8455]

Awesome video!

[@TheSEAempire]

Thanks!

[@pbnjon9650]

Becket is the complete opposite of everything Jack stands for. Freedom Vs Control. His perfect foil. It’s amazing.

[@kibomandzaro3454]

I think that Beckett represents civilisation plus rationalism in a more supernatural, more irrational and free world of Pirates' Carribbean. He kinda represents a new era that's coming; when immaterial becomes... immaterial.

[@mranderson9813]

So disappointing they wasted Anton Chigur like that ,great vid

[@nycot107]

There was a book written that explained why Salazar hated pirates: His father was an Admiral and also a Pirate Hunter, but one day the authorities discovered that pirates had given him gold and other valuables as bribery to continue sailing freely. This angered Armando because his Grandfather had been killed by pirates some years prior. His father was arrested for treason, and his mother was also sent away to labor at a workhouse and died sometime later. A year later he was released from prison, and when he returned home, Armando mercilessly killed him. This may or may not have been canon to the film, but I wish they had added it in.

[@rachel8453]

Jack and Barbossa were originally intended to be two sides of the same coin. 'Trickster gods' amongst mortals, one light and one dark (according to Ted & Terry). I also find it interesting that in the first film, Will & Elizabeth ground the story in reality, whereas Jack and Barbossa belong to a more fantastical plane of the story. Then as the trilogy continues, Will & Elizabeth become more mythical, each eventually ascending to a godlike status (Pirate King & Captain of the Dutchman), but they navigate their paths to that end in very different ways. Arguably because they learned how to be a pirate and navigate this supernatural world from different people - Will from Jack and Elizabeth from Barbossa.

[@kylethomson7583]

Loved the writing of this video!

[@TheSEAempire]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@D.Morrill]

The one problem I find is with Salazar, he does have a reason to hate pirates and the reason that it makes it personal to him is one line that could definately which is, "Pirates killed my father and his father before him." That line shows why he hates pirates so much, they basically killeds his family

[@TheSEAempire]

Funny enough I just recently did a video breaking down DMTNT, and I do address that part of my video as somewhat of an ammendment to my criticism, but I also added onto the original point. Truth be told I don’t entirely agree with what I said here about Salazar, though I still think he’s a poor character.

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@TheSEAempire it's a shame that that character never live up to his true potential of being very compelling as a villain.

[@loganbarham2290]

POTC trilogy is top tier. Also Beckett being the 'big bad' was a fitting choice...you don't need to be a literal monster (like Barbossa or Jones) to be the villain. He is so cold and manipulating, controlling Jones to do his bidding. So confident he could get out of any situation by making a deal.

[@DCMarvel2009]

About Davy Jones, let’s not forget that he was the only antagonist of the original trilogy that Jack GENUINELY FEARED. He could joke and tease with Barbossa and Beckett, but Jones was the least tolerant of his antics and served as a shackle to the past for him because of their deal. Both Jones and Beckett would prefer to be under their own forms of control, but Jack is probably the most prominent pirate to oppose the both of them; thus it made thematic sense for the two of them to team up, as unwilling as it was on Jones’s behalf.

[@Blu3r4bb1tking]

nice SOT outro image ❤

[@littlefiddlechick1513]

What is the music at the end? It is beautiful.❤

[@TheSEAempire]

The fog music from Sea of Thieves!

[@littlefiddlechick1513]

@@TheSEAempireThank you.

[@jonathonrodriguezthomas6457]

When I was watching this video, I completely forgot that I was steeping my tea, that's how enthralling it was.

[@MasterSpud]

Can’t not subscribe to someone who mentions the gaping plot hole about Jack’s compass. Amazing video too btw

[@TheSEAempire]

Aye thanks! XD

[@FANE3002]

i really hope one day they stay true to the film and bring back davy jones as hinted at in the 5th movie

[@Ninja_Naranja]

Tell you that I’ve played too much Sea of Thieves without telling you I’ve played too much. Not even a min in and I hear Sea of Thieves Fog sounds! That threw me through a loop! Quite appropriate for the content though!

[@Shiro.1291]

Idk why they didnt make the prequels instead of the 4th and 5th movie... how jack lost the black pearl and how davy jones brang it back, how callypso was captured and how barbosa overthrew jack... its heartbreaking

[@companylovesmisery1463]

Will was just lucky that the Dutchman was sailing for Isla Cruces right after the Kraken's attack. Despite learning where the key was and obtaining it, he never learned where the CHEST was buried, and although no one else knew where it was, Will didn't seem really inclined to search for it either. He and his father both just wanted him to "get yourself to land and stay there". He seemed to regard obtaining the key as the be all and end all of his quest to free his father. It was also pretty fortuitous for Will that during the voyage to Isla Cruces he stowed away on, the Dutchman's crew never employed the normal method of submersing it for ocean travel. All this is to say, as someone who went through the worst heartbreak of my life (at the time) when Dead Man's Chest was in theaters and can thus sympathize with him, I've always loved Davy Jones as a character, and he was mostly defeated by Will's good luck. I quite like your evaluation of Beckett. He wasn't a "greedy" villain in the usual sense of the word. He wanted to rid the seas of pirates because of their undisciplined and insouciant lifestyle. Order isn't always the best outcome, but despite both the movie and real life versions of pirates not being the evil antagonists after all, wishing to impose order on a world made disorderly by people isn't a selfish goal at all.

[@LoboVR07]

I wish in the last movie they were all with all curses and everything against eachother or something like that

[@LadyRyuko]

This video is great and ngl yeah Salazar wasn’t the greatest villain backstory and didint hit as hard to understanding his reasons like they could’ve made the pirate Hunter backstory work if there was more of an explanation why he hates pirates instead of just following his fathers footsteps ngl Ik this isint part of the topic but in a way Salazar wasn’t the last villain topically he is in the movies but the story of the franchise continues in sea of thieves pretty much confused how Davy Johnes came back but I liked the detail where becket was a ghost but ngl the actual truly new villains in this story would be the gold hoarder the masked stranger and Duke idk if you know about the game lol so you might be confused but this was a great video man keep it up

[@TheFirstOkiro]

Based video man

[@matthewriley4935]

Beckett and Sparrow are exes. Theory.

[@freddyfox5102]

11:45 What a handsome man xD

[@the_scarecrow3143]

We dont talk about 4 and 5. I do the same with those as i do with star wars sequels or most marvel movies after endgame... Forget they exist and hope they arent mentioned

[@TheSEAempire]

In fairness to Marvel, they’ve always been an extreme mixed bag and they still are, just a bit of a worse mixed bag XD But with the ST and POTC 4&5 are a different story lmfao

[@animationengineer-ye4zf]

🏴‍☠️ Correction, Salazar was from a long line of admirals who enforced laws & were killed by pirates. From the same clips you used.

[@sodddit8360]

Did you use the sea of thieves fog music?

[@TheSEAempire]

Yes!

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Great video

[@generalsmite7167]

I think black beard would have been better if they play into the idea that he’s afraid to die. He was an evil man and liked being evil but had to deal with the consequences. Should have played into it more

[@fighterck6241]

I love the fact that you point out that Will was tested in a similar fashion to Davy Jones and that, unlike Jones, he never considered betrying Elizabeth when he believed she had kissed Jack. He even offered to help her get Jack back when he thought she was in love with him. Jones otoh, had Calypso imprisoned indefinitely. And then he replaces him as captain of TFD.

[@gingerpotter21]

Blackbeard was such a missed opportunity and couldve been a great representation of what Jack could've become if he chose to be a coward and runaway in the previous movies. What made blackbeard so disappointing is that his motivations didnt make much sense, he wanted the fountain so he can prevent a one legged man from killing him ? Im sure no matter how young you are that still wont stop you from getting killed by a one legged man or any man for that matter. And another disappointing thing about blackbeard is that he just came out of nowhere, if he was this big pirate that all pirates fear then where was he during the big battle in the 3rd movie where the fate of all pirates was being decided ? I think a great way they could've addressed all of this is by giving blackbear a similar backstory to Jack. Years ago blackbeard had a deal with Davy jones that leads to him reigning over the seas with no one able to challenge his might, that can also explain how he got his sword, but when it was time to pay up his debt to jones, blackbeard decides to runaway to land giving up his pirating ways out of fear and showing how much of a coward he is as stays away from the seas fearing davey jones will come after him if he ever tries to set sail, but years later a surprising thing happens where davey jones is killed and with the only thing keeping blackbeard from the see is now gone he can finaly return, but with years gone by he has become too old to reign the seas as he once did before, we can also have him have a white beard rather than black to show his age, so he decides to set out on his own to find the fountain of youth and reclaim his youth with the help of his magic sword controling his ship without the need for a crew giving him a unique edge to other villains in the franchise, all along the while he would be collecting ships and kidnapping crew members as he prepares a new armada to rule with again as soon as he is young again. You can have him be part of two back to back movies, with the first one ending with him getting his youth back and we see him for the first time with his iconic black beard, and during the second movie we can him aiming to be the pirate king, since before when there was no king he had to be voted in by the bretheren court but we can add to the narrative that when there is a king their place can be taken by whoever kills them, and with Elizabeth technicaly still being king blackbeard would be aiming to find her and kill her to crown himself king and force all pirates especially the bretheren court to follow his command not just by force but by the code, leading to both elizabeth coming back into the fold as well as will turner returning to protect his wife, with the whole story culminating with a final battle between blackbeards force and the brethen court forces under king elizabeth, all while jack is jumping from one side to another manipulating the situation to his advantage while trying to get back his black pearl while also dealing with his longing for immortality, with the parallels between him and blackbeard being shiwn throughout the 2 movies making blackbeard a physical representation of the monster that Jack couldve have become if he did run away from the kraken and davey jones, and if he did abandon his true love of the sea and the freedom it brings and if he did become the coward that only cares for himself and no one else which is exactly what blackbeard is. I feel all of this wouldve given blackbeard much needed depth and uniqueness that wouldve made him just as good as the 3 first villains, As for salazar, he feels like a rehash of barbossa and his crew mixed with a bit of davey jones, nothing that unique about him not to mention he was part of the worst movie of the 5 that just outright redconned and forgot about most of the continuity of the first 4 movies that im afraid there isnt much to work with him or the movie he is in. Again he has the same issue as blackbeard with him coming out of nowhere as this big scurge of the sea almost wiping out all pirates everywhere, like the bretheren court wasnt even there, like a whole ass war wasnt fought and won in the 3rd movie against the beast of an armada of the east india trading company and the literal sea devil davey jones, yet this random spaniard dude supposedly almost wiped out all pirates on his own in just a flashback ? Something that took becket 2 movies and he couldnt even do it with his whole company backing him and with the literal sea devil on his side ?He wiped out the bretheren court ? He wiped out people like blackbeard ? He wiped out blackbeard himself ? The pirate all pirates fear ? Its such and inconsistent and clumsy way of adding a character into such a rich lore and world that was created in the first trilogy and more or less stayed the same in the 4th movie but was completely butchered in the 5th movie

[@randomnessrandom3504]

Well, you know how they could have greatly improved Salazar ? Here's my opinion if you are interested. It has been said that it's Davy Jones who gave the Black Pearl and the title of captain to Jack. But how does one meet Davy Jones ? By dying on the sea. Jack Sparrow was a younger and less experienced version of himself when he met Salazar who was an experienced and skilled pirate hunter during his peak (he almost ripped the sea of all pirates). Salazar should have been the one to kill Jack in order to make him meet Davy Jones. I don't think it would make Jack less charismatic because... 1) Jack has never been portrayed as a strong unkillable character. 2) Young Jack is not prime Jack we see in the first movies, there is room for mistakes made by a young man. 3) Jack has already died in the past, so it's not that much of a stretch. 4) His tragic death at a young age could add up to Jack's quest for immortality. 5) I don't think there is shame in being killed by someone who was skill enough to kill almost everysingle pirates in the sea. Davy Jones would make the famous deal with Jack. Back from the dead, Jack would defeat a shocked Salazar has it happen in the movie. And this would greatly improve Salazar. 1) He's one of the vilains who managed to kill Jack, making him a more serious threat. 2) This would give Salazar a more personnal reason to kill Jack. 3) Think about the relation between Jack and Salazar: they both kills each other and cursed the other to an horrible fate which lead me to point 4. 4) This give Salazar a bigger impact in the serie, without him, Jack wouldn't have met Davy Jones. Which mean no Black pearl, no confrontation with him and that lead me to the point 5. 5) By linking Salazar and Jack with Davy Jones, it creates a logical continuity. A cause and effect chain of event which solidify Salazar's presence in the story. Also, some people criticized the way that Salazar was unleash by Jack abandonning the compas. If we ignore "on stranger tides", we could say that the liberation of Salazar could be a consequence of Davy Jones defeat. The deal with Davy Jones could involve Jack taking his revenge on Salazar for killing him. So, the curse of Salazar could be the result of Davy Jones. In the favor of Jack, Davy could have cursed Salazar to remain stuck and his death break the curse, freeing Salazar. Or, Davy Jones, when Jack have the heart in his possession, Davy Jones could have created a contengency plan: if he was to die, this would free the spirit of Salazar to have his revenge on Jack, which would avenge Davy on the process. Think about the relationship between Jack and Salazar. They both kill each other, they both are responsible for each other's misadventures. They both feel wronged in a way. In his eyes, Salazar has won fair and square against young Jack, he cheated by taking Davy's deal. In Jack's eyes, Salazar not only took his live from him but also what he cherish the most: his freedom. It's because of Salazar that he made this cursed deal with Davy. Salazar is the man who started the chain of event who made Jack chained to his own ship as it was hunted by the kraken at some point. Can you imagine the dynamic between these characters ? And character developpement aside, can you imagine how this set up would link "dead man tell no tales" so well with the rest of the franchise ? Yes, we have Will's son who want to free him from the Flying Dutchman. Adding Salazar with this backstory could link things together even better. I believe this change on Salazar would wrap everything up in a more coherent way together. Thanks for reading.

[@BusinessBear99Classic]

u could argue that Calypso is the main villain

[@trequor]

Nah. Calypso is a force of nature, not a villain

[@JackofcardsYT]

Davy Jones... the man that can never be bounded nor ever chained... it proves it by dead man tells no tale. Also, beckett died for he tried to control Davy Jones and also the dutchman. (of course, will turner is the new davy jones but still beckett deserved his death)