History Franchise / PiratesOfTheCaribbean

** [[spoiler:Blackbeard when Jack reveals that he gave the the chalice with the mermaid's tear to Angelica instead of him.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Lt. Groves was not named in canon until ''On Stranger Tides'' and either was confirmed to have that name either in the credits or by his actor. A lot of MagicAIsMagicA is explained AllThereInTheManual by the writers as well.

''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is a Disney film franchise [[FilmAdaptationLiveAction based on]] a [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks theme park ride]] of the [[Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean same name]], centering around the adventures of pirate Captain Jack Sparrow on his quest for immortality and rum. The series is famous for originally [[ItWillNeverCatchOn being thought a terrible idea]], only to surprise everyone with its huge success, in no small part due to Creator/JohnnyDepp and his wild-eyed acting.

-->'''Barbossa:''' ''[takes medallion from the monkey]'' Why thank you, Jack. Not you, we named the monkey 'Jack'.

A year after ''Dead Men Tell No Tales'' was released, the ''Pirates'' franchise [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pirates-of-the-caribbean-may-reboot-without-johnny/1100-6462840/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=hub_forum was announced to be rebooted in the future]] without the involvement of Johnny Depp or the inclusion of any past characters. In 2020, Disney started developing a spin-off starring Creator/MargotRobbie before it was announced to be cancelled in 2022.

* ''VideoGame/DisneyMirrorverse'': A version of Jack Sparrow with the sobriquet "Curse Collector" is one of the playable characters in this alternate universe-set game.

** The stunt with the upturned boat in the first film would not work. The issue is not that an air pocket wouldn't be created; it's that such an air pocket creates a powerful buoyancy force liable to send the boat rocketing back to the surface. This could only be counteracted if the boat was extremely heavy (unlikely, since they easily carry it) or if the grip strength of Will and Jack was inhumanly strong.

** The stunt with the upturned boat in the first film would not work. While you could overturn a boat and float it across the water, you could not drag it underwater like a poor-man's submarine unless you were both inhumanly strong and incredibly ''heavy''.

* ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom'', a prequel novel detailing how Jack Sparrow got the ''Black Pearl''.

A year after ''Dead Men Tell No Tales'' was released, the ''Pirates'' franchise [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pirates-of-the-caribbean-may-reboot-without-johnny/1100-6462840/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=hub_forum was announced to be rebooted in the future]] without the involvement of Johnny Depp or the inclusion of any past characters. In 2020, Disney started developing a spin-off starring Creator/MargotRobbie.

* LicensedPinballTables: In addition to [[Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbean an arcade table]] by Creator/SternPinball, there was also a smaller home table designed by Creator/JohnPopadiuk and released by Zizzle Toys.

* PortTown:
** Port Royal
** Tortuga
* PowerWalk:
** A particularly badass one occurs in the third movie, as Jack, Elizabeth and Barbossa approach the Parlay.
** Barbossa's crew manages an [[WalkDontSwim even more badass one]] in the first movie, when they walk along the bottom of the sea to ambush the ''Dauntless''.
** Barbossa himself does it walking to [[spoiler:his new ship, ''Queen Anne's Revenge''.]] With a peg leg to boot!

** Just what sort of run-in are Beckett and Jack referring to, when they talk about "each leaving his mark on the other"? We do know how Beckett marked Jack; Cutler made the above statement whilst displaying the metal 'P' he used to brand Jack as a pirate. Sparrow's mark on Beckett, however, was never explained- the look on Beckett's face when Will asked about it suggests it's a touchy subject. (See the WMG list for a couple fan theories.)
** The "trick we perfected in new Guinea" Gibbs uses to take care of the guards on board the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' in ''On Stranger Tides''.

*** Not just royal mistresses- it was a valid way of getting rid of any unmarried woman who had somehow disgraced herself. They also sometimes incorporated [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule girls' schools.]]

* GoodIsBoring: More a case of Lawful Good Is Boring; the stoic Norrington has the most to offer as a potential suitor(high ranking naval officer, good breeding, stability), but Elizabeth is drawn to the more hot-headed Will, who is an orphaned blacksmith of a lower social order.

* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: Isla De La Muerta(The island of the dead); Shipwreck Cove.

** When Will arives on the island where Davy Jones stashed his heart and Jack asked how he got there, he replied, "Sea Turtles! I strapped a pair of them to my feet!" [[spoiler:He was hiding on the Flying Dutchman.]]

** The look one of Sao Feng's bath attendants gives Beckett's Dragon after he shoots the other(the insinuation being they were sisters) should've ''incinerated'' the man, by all rights.

* AnachronismStew: Too many to list completely (every movie has its own subpage) but here's a quick rundown:
** First film: 17th-century curled wigs, 18th-century panniered skirts, 19th-century teacups and, strangely, the young Elizabeth saying "okay"![[note]] "Okay" is older than many people think -- there are arguably recorded uses as early as 1790 -- but that's still fifty years after the film is set.[[/note]] Elizabeth's corset, while women wore garments that looked like that, would have been technologically impossible to tie so tight it made her ill (no whaleboning yet and without steel eyelets the lace-holes would have torn when she sat down). Oh, and [[DoomedHometown Port Royal was destroyed in an earthquake]] in 1692 (and subsequently rebuilt, but not as the bustling metropolis seen in the movies). And it wasn't a clean, proper little English town. (A deleted scene reveals that the film's Port Royal is only clean and proper from the sheltered, upper-class perspective.)
** Second film: Lord Cutler Beckett's flagship ''HMS Endeavour''.
** Third film: Until the mid-early 19th century Singapore was a fairly minor fishing village. There's a teddy bear at the end; they weren't introduced until the 20th century.
** Fourth film: The Navy vessel bears the current Union Flag (with a red saltire for Ireland), which was not used until 1801 (when the Kingdom of Ireland joined the Union). This is particularly odd, since the first movie(set several years earlier) used the correct flag. The appearance of King George II sets the film no later than 1760. The fleet also uses the Blue Ensign, which denotes Atlantic, Pacific and East Indies stations. The correct flag would be the Red Ensign, which denotes West Indies. Also it features Blackbeard as a pirate and Barbossa as a British privateer. Blackbeard didn't become a pirate until after Britain outlawed the practice of privateering.
** Fifth film: While there were other decapitation machines prior to it, the name "guillotine" implies the one made in late 18th century France.

* CuffsOffRubWrists:
** Governor Swann in the second film, with visible evidence that they were fastened too tight.
** Jack in the third film, right after he's shoved into Beckett's cabin. (We don't actually see the cuffs before removal, but since he's a prisoner it's strongly implied he had 'em.)

The film series consists of:

Other works:

* ''Pirates of the Caribbean'', a 2003 action roleplaying game developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. Began development as a sequel to their previous game ''VideoGame/SeaDogs'' before Disney acquired the game in mid-development and [[DolledUpInstallment converted it]] into an InNameOnly tie-in to ''The Curse of the Black Pearl''.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTalesOfTheCodeWedlocked'', a ShortFilm serving as a {{prequel}} of sorts to ''The Curse of the Black Pearl''.

* Two different pinball games:
** ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanStern''
** ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanJerseyJack''
* ''Pirates of the Caribbean Tides of War'', an AllegedlyFreeGame with a lot of PayToWin elements made by a South Korean freemium company called Joycity and launched in 2017. Set after Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd and running in parallel with Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides, the game has the player building a pirate settlement and facing off against the EITC, while at the same time defending themselves from other players who will either raid you for resources or just want to watch other players burn.

* ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'': ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is one of the Play Sets included with the first version, and includes Jack, Barbossa and Davy Jones as playable characters.
* ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow'', a young readers series about Jack Sparrow's teen years.
* ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom'', a prequel novel detailing how Jack Sparrow got the ''Black Pearl''.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': The worlds [[Videogame/KingdomHeartsII Port Royal]] and [[Videogame/KingdomHeartsIII The Caribbean]] are based on ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' and ''At World's End'', respectively.
* ''VideoGame/SeaOfThieves'': A crossover expansion titled “A Pirate's Life”, which focuses on an original adventure involving Jack Sparrow.

[[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Here we present the rogues gallery (so far) of the this epic series of yarns, me hearties!]]

A year after ''Dead Men Tell No Tales'' was released, the ''Pirates'' franchise [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pirates-of-the-caribbean-may-reboot-without-johnny/1100-6462840/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=hub_forum was announced to be rebooted in the future]] without the involvement of Johnny Depp or the inclusion of any past characters. In 2020, Disney started developing a spin-off starring Creator/MargotRobbie.

* StupidStatementDanceMix:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JImcvtJzIK8 "Why is the rum gone?"]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRcj6CAhe7s "I've got a jar of dirt!"]]

[[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Here we present the rogues gallery (so far) of the this epic series of yarns, me hearties]]!! [[EvilLaugh YarrHarrHarrHarrHarr]]!!

A year after ''Dead Men Tell No Tales'' released, the ''Pirates of the Carribean'' franchise [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pirates-of-the-caribbean-may-reboot-without-johnny/1100-6462840/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=hub_forum was announced be rebooted in the future]] without Johnny Depp's involvement or any past characters. In 2020, Disney started developing a spin-off starring Creator/MargotRobbie.

[[{{Stinger}} Yo Ho! Yo Ho]]! [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife A ruined life for me]]!

* AFriendInNeed: Jack, when it really matters. [[spoiler:He readily sacrifices his chance at immortality to save Will's life. And then he does it ''again'' to save Angelica.]]

* GenreDeconstruction: Of the pirate/swashbuckler genre. None of the pirates are shown in a truly positive light. Sparrow may not be killing indiscriminately but that's because he would prefer to con and swindle people instead. When he's up against someone he truly hates(Barbossa), he doesn't hesitate to go for the kill. Related, ''At World's End'''s EndOfAnAge theme means not even mythological figures like Davy Jones or the Kraken are immune to being subsumed by corporate power or discarded at a whim respectively.

* {{Handwave}}: In-universe example. Whenever something improbable happens, the character insists Sea Turtles were involved

** The dog that carries the keys to the written version of the Pirate Code. Pintel and Ragetti ask where it came from and Teague says, "Sea turtles, mate." Word of God is that the Dog really did escape the island with sea turtles.

** Pintel and Ragetti (the paired comic relief pirates)

** Will is one of the few characters to use this trope to his advantage. Though in his case, Barbossa didn't know it was specifically Will he needed alive until he told him.

** Cutler Beckett earns the ignominious honor of being the first Disney villain [[spoiler:to successfully kill a ''child onscreen'''. In the first scene of the third movie, no less.]]

* MenOfSherwood: Jack's pirate crew in the first movie is largely made up of silent, unnamed characters who are outclassed by the immortal villains and ar reluctant to push their luck. However, they do a good job of crewing the ship, only lose one man to the villains, and help rescue Jack at the end in a ChangedMyMindKid fashion. Averted in the sequel though, where most of those same characters end up dead in a RedShirtArmy fashion, as do the men Jack hires to replace them.

* NauticalKnockout: Jack intentionally does this to Will in the first movie.

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** Played with in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', though, as there is a good reason why, while all pirate characters [[LoopholeAbuse bend the ever-living hell out of the Code to suit their needs]], they never actually violate the ExactWords, and that reason is [[TheDreaded Captain Edward Teague]], the Keeper of the Code. When one of the Indian pirates [[CerebusCallback says the Code is "more like guidelines" without knowing Teague was present]], [[AppealToForce Teague immediately shoots him dead]] and makes all of the other pirates in the room, the so-called "Pirate Kings" included, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority immediately ditch that train of thought.]]