

2.1 Between At World's End and On Stranger TidesĬaptain Blackbeard was the pirate that all pirates knew and feared, as he was utterly ruthless, malicious, egotistical and sadistic, valuing his own success above everyone else's.Bobinsky in Coraline, Leigh Emerson in American Horror Story: Asylum and Winston in the John Wick film series. Brinkman in Agent Cody Banks, Iofur Raknison in The Golden Compass, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda, the Other Mr. He was portrayed by Ian McShane, who also played Judas Iscariot in Jesus of Nazareth, Dr. He is also a pirate that every pirate in the world is afraid of (presumably and arguably apart from Hector Barbossa and Davy Jones), due to his supernatural powers and ruthlessness. He is an infamous pirate, based on the real-life pirate of the same name, who wishes to claim the Fountain of Youth for himself. If I don't make it to the fountain in time, neither will you.Ĭaptain Edward Teach, or better known as Blackbeard, is the main antagonist of the 2011 live-action Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and a posthumous antagonist in its 2017 sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. If I don't kill a man every now and then, they forget who I am. And what fate befall mutineers? Now, we know the answer to that, do we not? Mutineers.

What be that, first mate? (Angelica: Mutiny, Captain.) Again? (Angelica: Mutiny!) Aye. Sailors abandoning their post without orders, without leave. The book features real characters like Blackbeard and creates fictional ones to craft a rip-roaring story that is endlessly entertaining.Gentlemen. Set during the Golden Age of Piracy, On Stranger Tides, not to be confused by the POTC movie (the book served as its inspiration), is the essential modern pirate novel to read. And every fight ends without any bloody injury, or indeed, any particular injury, to anyone.Īlso Read | Raiders of the Lost Ark | The Shawshank Redemption | The Matrix | Jurassic Park | The Dark Knight | Joker

So whilst there are many battles and scuffles in the novel, there is scarcely any violence. Since, Magic Marks The Spot is juvenile fiction, “pirate” here means noble savages who love to go on adventures and explore unknown lands, not ruthless murderers they mostly were. The irony is that her father is the admiral of the Royal Navy and detests pirates. She’s the daughter of a noble, in a fictional land, who dreams of becoming a pirate. They are also pretty short, so the books won’t take much of your time.Ģ. While the books are geared towards children, they make for a fun read. Although the films came first, the prequel series called Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow, spanning 12 books, is about a younger Jack Sparrow and recounts his adventures prior to the first movie.
