History Characters / PiratesOfTheCaribbeanMainCharacters

* AgentPeacock: According Geoffrey Rush, Barbossa dresses like a very courtly gentleman from the previous era, implying his secret wish to belong to the upper-class. He wears a lot of jewellery, is really proud of his big black NiceHat. PlayedForLaughs in ''On Stranger Tides'' and ''Dead Men Tell No Tales'', when he dresses like an upper-class nobleman and even puts on a beauty mark, while he is still having nail fungus, bad teeth, and adust skin.

* NiceHat: At the end of ''Curse of the Black Pearl'', he wears an extravagant feathered cap one might expect from one of Literature/TheThreeMusketeers. Bonus points for Jack invoking the Trope verbatim upon seeing it, and William grinning as he said it.

* BreakoutCharacter: Despite being killed off at the end of the first film, he is brought BackFromTheDead at the end of the sequel and since then has become a staple of the franchise, outlasting everyone save Jack himself.

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:''Dead Tell No Tales'' reveals he is Carina's father.]]

The villain of the first film, he controls the undead crew of the ''Black Pearl'' who RapePillageAndBurn every city they ran on while trying to collect [[GottaCatchThemAll every single piece]] of the magical Aztec Gold that cursed them when they stole it and spent it on booze, games and hooke... oh, sorry, ''[[UnusualEuphemism pleasurable company]]''. He's the very picture of a MagnificentBastard and, as it pits him against the protagonists, he bites the big one. But fate has more in store for Barbossa, and he makes an uncredited cameo in ''Dead Man's Chest'', [[ItWasHisSled resurrected]] for the third film by Tia Dalma when the heroes (and other forces) need him and Jack to return. He's a SmugSnake who's big on the double-cross and willing to take out anyone who stands in his way, but really, he's just trying to take control of his life back. By the third movie, he's graduated to something of a weird uncle to Elizabeth especially, despite his originally having kidnapped her and threatened her life, and a particular respect develops between them (to the point of Elizabeth asking him to perform her and Will's marriage ceremony, albeit in a hurry). Barbossa remains [[{{Pride}} arrogant]], though, and is always convinced -- and manages to convince others -- that his straightforward plans are foolproof. He then proceeds to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard shoot himself in the foot]], along with the feet of [[SurroundedByIdiots anyone foolish enough to follow him]]. Takes over Blackbeard's ship and crew at the end of the fourth movie, and gains his powers.

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JacquesFrantz (French)\\

* OnlyThePureOfHeart: In one of the non-canon comics, Elizabeth recieved a sword that gave her godly powers, because she was more the only one who was truly pure of heart. Given how much of her [[AntiHero true nature]] has been exposed in the sequels, it more than likely doesn't hold up.

The villain of the first film, he controls the undead crew of the ''Black Pearl'' who RapePillageAndBurn every city they ran on while trying to collect [[GottaCatchThemAll every single piece]] of the magical Aztec Gold that cursed them when they stole it and spent it on booze, games and hooke... oh, sorry, ''[[UnusualEuphemism pleasurable company]]''. He's the very picture of a MagnificentBastard and, as it pits him against the protagonists, he bites the big one. But fate has more in store for Barbossa, and he makes an uncredited cameo in ''Dead Man's Chest'', [[ItWasHisSled resurrected]] for the third film by Tia Dalma when the heroes (and other forces) need him and Jack to return. He's a SmugSnake who's big on the double-cross and willing to take out anyone who stands in his way, but really, he's just trying to take control of his life back. A lot of viewers are confused by his actions in the third film, assuming they contradict his depiction in the first movie, but (like [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} David Xanatos]]) his character doesn't change, [[KickTheSonOfABitch just his enemies]]. Barbossa remains [[{{Pride}} arrogant]], though, and is always convinced -- and manages to convince others -- that his straightforward plans are foolproof. He then proceeds to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard shoot himself in the foot]], along with the feet of [[SurroundedByIdiots anyone foolish enough to follow him]]. Takes over Blackbeard's ship and crew at the end of the fourth movie, and gains his powers.

* AffablyEvil: Barbossa is something of a gentleman pirate, being very soft-spoken and cultured, and can be surprisingly honorable at times. PlayedForLaughs in later films, when he makes several attempts to act like a gentleman with great wealth, however his taste is rather arty.

* AntiHero: NominalHero in the third and fourth films, he's still not very trustworthy and you can't rely on him to do the noble thing, but you ''can'' count on him to help you fight the far more dangerous foes.

* DeathIsCheap: {{Subverted}}. At first, thanks to his resurrection, it looks like anyone can come back, but in the third film, it's shown that he was only brought back because the person doing the resurrecting [[spoiler:(a god, no less)]] needed him for something, and he himself states that trying to come back to life is a very long gamble.

* SpannerInTheWorks: A rare version that works in favor for the antagonist. He isn't contacted by Lord Beckett at all, but he catches on to the value of the chest and heart quickly, and manages to steal it from under Jack Sparrow's nose, fake a heroic departure, and return to Port Royale to present the Heart to Beckett, allowing Beckett to become the BigBad over everyone. No wonder Beckett promoted him straight to Admiral!

%%* PrettyBoy

* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: [[spoiler:The stinger of ''At World's End'' reveals that she has borne William a son. Unlike most examples, Will can return every ten years to see them. Also, by the end of Dead Men Tell No Tales, Will is allowed to come home for good.]]

* BadassNormal: He can keep up with undead skeletal pirates.

* ComfortFood: According to the WordOfGod, this is why Barbossa was always going on about apples. He eats apple slices with a knife and fork in ''On Stranger Tides'', and later seems to be eating cubed apples with chopsticks in ''Dead Men Tell No Tales''.

* MasterSwordsman: WordOfGod states him to be the finest one in the franchise on a purely ''technical'' level. Unfortunately, all of the foes he faces in the saga make up for their lack of skill with ''their'' willingness to use dirty tricks.

* MrsHypothetical: WordOfGod said that Elizabeth most likely wrote the name "Mrs Elizabeth Turner" down plenty of times, which is why she ended up giving that alias when Barbossa first kidnapped her. That being said, some merchandise has given her married name as "Swann-Turner".

*** The [[WordOfGod writers]] imply that, as we see him taking a good long sip from a hip-flask in the flashback in the first movie, his love of drinking was the reason why he left (or got thrown out) of the Royal Navy. There's more rum in piracy.

* AgentPeacock: According Geoffrey Rush, Barbossa dresses like a very courtly gentleman from the previous era, implying his secret wish to belong to the upper-class. He wears a lot of jewellery, is really proud of his big black NiceHat. PlayedForLaughs in ''On Stranger Tides'' and ''Dead Men Tell No Tales'', when he dresses like an upper-class nobleman and even puts on a BeautyMark, while he is still having nail fungus, bad teeth, and adust skin.

* MeaningfulName: Barbossa is close to Barbarossa, a 15th century [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oru%C3%A7_Reis Ottoman corsair]] whose nickname "Papa Oruç" was {{Mondegreen}}ed into Barbarossa ([[CaptainColorbeard Redbeard]] in Italian).

* {{Expy}}: As an undead pirate with a BadassBeard and a tendency towards being a LargeHam, he is very reminiscent of [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland LeChuck]].

* TookALevelInBadass: Not that he wasn't already a badass before, but in the second film he becomes much more competent and savvy in the world of pirates despite his fall from grace. He manages to trace Jack and his crew all the way to Tortuga despite being drunk out of his mind and having no crew, figures out that there's something off about Jack's story of how Will ended up on the Flying Dutchman - a suspicion proven correct when Will himself shows up to confirm that it was Jack who set him up to be there, and correctly deduces that Lord Cutler Beckett is willing to offer a pardon to anyone who finds him the treasure that Will, Elizabeth, and Jack are looking for. All of this ultimately allows him to be [[spoiler:the one true winner of the second film, managing to escape with the heart of Davy Jones and the pardon, conning ''everybody'' (including Jack Sparrow himself) in the process, and presenting them to Lord Beckett - setting up the events of the third film]].

* PunnyName: Probably a play in "You're joshing me".

* HotBloodedSideburns: Has an epic pair of mutton chops.

* NamedByALaterInstallment: ''At World's End'' reveals that his first name is Hector. It was actually made-up by Creator/JohnnyDepp for the DVDCommentary of ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'', so it stuck.