History Awesome / PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd

** As well the method of her ascendancy, as part of Jack's XanatosGambit to come out alive and free.

* Will as an unflappable DeadpanSnarker when he next meets Davy Jones.

* Jack running the GambitPileUp with a mixture of a XanatosGambit that evolves into XanatosSpeedChess, neatly outfoxing everyone.
* Lord Cutler Beckett's ship being blown to bits and more specifically, Beckett's death scene itself. Despite what he is, the man knows how to die in an awesome fashion. At that point in his VillainousBSOD, it was all he ''could'' do. That shot of him going down to the deck, and the final one of him before the flames engulf him, are eerie and, in a way, beautiful.
** ...Until you look at the panicked sailors around him and realize that a lot of them are going to die for his ego. If you ''must'' be that evil, then take the cream of the Royal Navy with you.
* The battle at the end, where pirates battle against Davy Jones and his crew of undead fishmen in the middle of a thunderstorm called down by a furious sea goddess while both ships circle a ''maelstrom''. It does not get more epic than this.
* Davy Jones tauntingly calls Jack "A lost bird that never learned ta fly!" Jack responds, "To my great regret. But ... never too late to learn, eh?" and soars straight up into the ''Dutchman's'' rigging with a bit of help from a severed line. Which leads directly to Jack and Jones having a protracted sword fight on the yardarm. During said duel, Jack conclusively outfights Jones with raw skill, while also balancing the chest in his other hand, despite the former basically being the worst of the main cast as far as technical fighting ability goes. The dialogue right before the duel on the yardarm is noteworthy:
-->'''Davy Jones:''' The chest! Hand it over!\\
'''Jack Sparrow:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner I can set you free, mate!]]\\
'''Davy Jones:''' My freedom was forfeit long ago!
* Davy Jones bellowing '''FIRE!''' at the top of his lungs while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikpEMx5gd0U this]] magisterial piece plays. Epic indeed!
* Barbossa, when he marries Will and Elizabeth during the middle of the aforementioned battle, casually outfighting ''three'' opponents in the process. And when they request it of him originally, his response of "I'm a bit busy at the moment!" sounds more like he's just occupied doing his shopping or something as mundane. And after several attempts to get the last bit out, he just goes 'screw it', and says; "Just kiss!" Them marrying themselves in the battle. Also the flood of music and water when they kiss.
** Additionally in this battle, as it zooms out and you get the full image of the ''Pearl'' and the ''Dutchman'', locked in battle, caught around a swirling vortex of doom with the aforementioned epic music, and the sheer magnitude of the battle hits, what do you hear? Barbossa's cackle. This matches his line from earlier as they went into battle "Dying be the day worth living for!" which was pretty awesome as well.
*** The most important thing? The ship they're on ''comes out of it in one piece.''

* The flipping of the ship. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
* And the same goes for Jack tipping the odds in the Court.

* Jack stealing the map at the end.

* Elizabeth masquerading as Calypso to Sao Feng. Not only has '''Barbossa''', an old enemy, wagered his '''entire''' plan on Elizabeth's ability to both figure out what she needs to do and to do it convincingly, she delivers some of the sexiest, most beautiful lines worthy of '''any''' goddess. Tia Dalma would be honored.
* Elizabeth has an offscreen one as captain of Sao Feng's ship. She chooses to stay with her crew in Davy Jones' brig despite Norrington's offer to use his cabin. When Norrington comes to free them, you realize that Sao Feng's crew look to her and follow her unspoken orders. In a matter of '''hours''', in a brig on an invincible ghost ship with a crew that has betrayed her friends, Elizabeth gains their trust and loyalty. Girl didn't becomes the Pirate King for no reason.
* The townspeople at the beginning get one. When [[CrowdSong they join in the singing of "Hoist the Colors"]], they actually make the EITC marines ''back up'' apprehensively.
** Especially poignant, since they were quietly walking to their deaths. [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes But then the child starts to sing.]] And some others join in, slowly, until the entire line of condemned people do so as well. They were going to die, [[DefiantToTheEnd but they were going to die as]] ''[[DefiantToTheEnd pirates.]]''
*** This becomes even better when you learn that "Hoist The Colours" is the call to arms for the Brethren Court. The pieces of eight resonate as the pirates sing, which is how the other Pirate Lords knew to meet up at Shipwreck Cove.
*** "Hoist The Colours" is used repeatedly throughout the movie, until after "What Shall We Die For", at which point, they use "He's A Pirate" again. But it's so well done because it's not until the Brethren Court have assembled to go to war with Beckett over piracy that it stops. It's a ''fantastic'' use of the tune throughout the film.
* When Elizabeth is accosted by Sao Feng's pirates before they meet with him. It looks like they're going to do something evil, then Barbossa comes in. As the pirate turns to talk to Barbossa, Elizabeth grabs him around the neck and puts a knife to his throat.
* The fight between the EITC and what looks like ''all of Singapore'', causing a city-wide battle that keeps the company busy enough for the main cast to escape unnoticed.
* "Witty Jack is closer than you think". Cue Jack inverting his first MOA and standing on his ship as he sails it across land into the sea. The rest of the cast is ''[[StunnedSilence stunned]]'' by this.
-->'''Ragetti:''' [[CaptainObvious "...Boat."]]
* No love for Tia Dalma, the sea goddess herself? In her first and only real appearance as Calypso, she grows to about 100 feet, delivers what can only be assumed as [[WomanScorned the loudest and deepest "Screw You" any woman has ever uttered,]] turns into thousands of crabs and escapes into the sea. She then summons a maelstrom and a thunderstorm just to piss off everyone.
** According to the [=PotC=] Wiki, she says "To your graves, wrongdoers! I bend your paths to the bottom of the sea!" Cue her taking her revenge against Davy Jones for showing the Brethren Court how to seal her in the first place.
*** Not to mention the fact that immediately after she summoned a giant maelstrom, into which the ''Flying Dutchman'' and ''Black Pearl'' descended to do battle. She really ''did'' bend their paths to the bottom of the sea!
** Just before, Will gets a brilliant moment where you can really see what he's learned from Jack. Calypso is primed to take vengeance on the pirate lords for locking her up in the first place, but just as she's being freed, Will tips the balance by revealing one crucial fact: ''it was '''Davy Jones''' who told them how to do it in the first place''.
* When Will's dad [[PapaWolf attacks Davy Jones to protect his son who just got stabbed.]] This is after he became so assimilated into the ''Dutchman'' crew (and ship) that he stabbed Norrington without a thought.
* Ragetti releasing Calypso from her human bonds is an awe-inspiring moment.
* When all the shit breaks loose and Davy Jones sees his chance to take back ''full'' control of the Dutchman you can bet your undead Monkey he takes that chance.
* Though it's mainly a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, you gotta give Pintel some respect when he interrupts Jack and Barbossa's argument about the captaincy of the ''Pearl'' by ''shouting'' at them both to shut up and ''act like captains'', doing what the audience would probably want to do to them at that point. All the two captains can do in response is silently stare at Pintel in complete shock. Even after he loses his nerve and apologies to them, they opt to awkwardly make their way to the back of the ship rather than lay into Pintel.
-->'''Pintel''': STOW IT! THE BOTH OF YOU! THAT'S AN ORDER! UNDERSTAND?!
* Cotton's parrot and Jack the Monkey during the battle in Singapore. The two work together, armed with nothing but an unstable rocket and a match, sending it hurtling across the docks towards a fireworks warehouse-and it's still a ''direct hit''. The fireworks go up with a very big boom. Read that again - a '''''bird and a monkey''''' manage to obliterate boxes of fireworks... with nothing but rocket and their own wits. And only the Monkey is immortal.
** And then later during the Battle of the Maelstrom, Pintel and Ragetti load Jack into a cannon and fire him at the ''Dutchman.'' Despite hurtling out of control and ''on fire'' he manages to hit Maccus dead center, and save Turner from being cut down, and continues to contribute to the battle until the end.
*** Just the perks of being an undead monkey, eh?

* Cotton's parrot and Jack the Monkey during the battle in Singapore. The two work together, armed with nothing but an unstable rocket and a match, sending it hurtling across the docks towards a fireworks warehouse-and it's still a ''direct hit''. The fireworks go up with a very big boom. Read that again - a '''''bird and a monkey''''' manage to obliterate boxes of fireworks... with nothing but rocket and their own wits.

* Four words: Pirate King Elizabeth Swann. This is AscendedFangirl UpToEleven; she is not only a pirate but highest authority pirates the world over recognize.

-->'''Gibbs:''' See, the Pirate King is elected by popular vote.
-->'''Barbossa:''' And each pirate only ever votes for himself.
-->'''Jack Sparrow:''' I call for a vote!
-->''All the captains vote themselves.''
-->'''Elizabeth:''' Elizabeth Swann.
-->'''Barbossa:''' (resignedly) Barbossa.
-->'''Jack Sparrow:''' Elizabeth Swann.
-->'''Elizabeth:''' What?!
-->'''Jack Sparrow:''' I know. Curious, isn't it?

--> '''Barbossa:''' Revenge won't bring your father back Miss Swann. And it's not somethin' I'm intendin' to die for.\\

** This moment goes a long way on clarifying Jack's character; he may be morally ambiguous, [[EveryoneHasStandards but slavery is a bridge too far]].

-->'''Davy Jones:''' James Norrington, Do you fear death? ''[stab]'' ...I'll take that as a "no".

[[caption-width-right:350:Yo, ho! Yo, ho! '''''A pirate's life for me!''''']]

-->'''Beckett''': ''[Sees Jack lashing a rope over spar and to the back of a cannon - which has his little figurine in its mouth]'' You're ''mad''.

-->'''Jack:''' And that was without even a single drop of rum!

-->'''Beckett:''' Signal the ''Dutchman'' to track down Sao Feng. We follow the ''Pearl''. How soon can we have the ship ready to pursue?\\

** Just before, Will gets a brilliant moment where you can really see what he's learned from Jack. Calypso is primed to take vengeance on the pirate lords for locking her up in the first place, but just as she's being freed, Will tips the balance by revealing one crucial fact: it was Davy Jones who told them how to do it in the first place.

* A deleted scene expanded upon Beckett and Jack's past.

'''Jack:''' [[spoiler:[[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil People aren't cargo, mate.]]]][[note]]This is historically accurate - conditions on slave ships in the 18th century were hellish for the crew and much worse for the slaves themselves. Most sailors only served due to coercion, or no other employment available. For a renowned Captain like Jack, such a disgusting mission was a deadly insult.[[/note]]

* [[spoiler:James Norrington gets fatally wounded while ensuring Elizabeth's escape from the ''Dutchman'' and Jones offers him a place in his crew of monsters as a chance to avoid dying. James' response? He stabs Jones--the most feared HumanoidAbomination in the seas--with his last breath as a way of saying "[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu Screw you]]."]] Talk about an epic way to die.
-->'''Davy Jones:''' [[spoiler:James Norrington]], Do you fear death? ''[stab]'' ...I'll take that as a "no".

* [[spoiler:Lord Cutler Beckett's ship being blown to bits and more specifically, Beckett's death scene itself. Despite what he is, the man knows how to die in an awesome fashion. At that point in his VillainousBSOD, it was all he ''could'' do. That shot of him going down to the deck, and the final one of him before the flames engulf him, are eerie and, in a way, beautiful.]]
** [[spoiler:...Until you look at the panicked sailors around him and realize that a lot of them are going to die for his ego. If you ''must'' be that evil, then take the cream of the Royal Navy with you.]]

* Barbossa, when he [[spoiler:marries Will and Elizabeth during the middle of the aforementioned battle]], casually outfighting ''three'' opponents in the process. And when they request it of him originally, his response of "I'm a bit busy at the moment!" sounds more like he's just occupied doing his shopping or something as mundane. And after several attempts to get the last bit out, he just goes 'screw it', and says; "Just kiss!" Them [[spoiler:marrying themselves in the battle]]. Also the flood of music and water [[spoiler: when they kiss]].

* The Brethren Court. Especially when [[spoiler: Captain Teague]] walks in and everybody immediately shuts up out of respect mixed with fear. Even Barbossa.

--> '''Barbossa:''' Revenge [[spoiler: won't bring your father back Miss Swann. And]] it's not somethin' I'm intendin' to die for.\\

* The part where [[spoiler:Jack guides a dying Will's hand into stabbing the heart of Davy Jones. To elaborate, the captain of the ''Flying Dutchman'' is supposed to guide the souls of those who die at sea to their resting place and is immortal so s/he can do it. The downside? Ten years at sea for one day on land. Davy Jones can only be killed by destroying his heart, and since the ''Flying Dutchman'' needs a captain, whoever kills Jones becomes the new captain.]]

** According to the [=PotC=] Wiki, she says "To your graves, wrongdoers! I bend your paths to the bottom of the sea!" Cue her taking her revenge against [[spoiler: Davy Jones for showing the Brethren Court how to seal her in the first place.]]

* When Will's dad [[PapaWolf attacks Davy Jones to protect his son who just got stabbed.]] This is after he became so assimilated into the ''Dutchman'' crew (and ship) that he stabbed [[spoiler:Norrington]] without a thought.

* Though it's mainly a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, you gotta give Pintel some respect when he interrupts Jack and Barbossa's argument about the captaincy of the Pearl by ''shouting'' at them both to shut up and ''act like captains'', doing what the audience would probably want to do to them at that point. All the two captains can do in response is silently stare at Pintel in complete shock.

* Though it's mainly a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, you gotta give Pintel some respect when he interrupts Jack and Barbossa's argument about the captaincy of the Pearl by shouting them both to shut up, doing what the audience would probably want to do to them at that point. All the two captains do in response is silently staring back at Pintel.

'''Officer:''' ''[looks back towards a cracking sound, and watches as the large mast falls down; he looks on towards the ''Black Pearl'', in bemused admiration]'' Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along?

'''Jack:''' [[spoiler:People aren't cargo, mate.]][[note]]This is historically accurate - conditions on slave ships in the 18th century were hellish for the crew and much worse for the slaves themselves. Most sailors only served due to coercion, or no other employment available. For a renowned Captain like Jack, such a disgusting mission was a deadly insult.[[/note]]