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* InvincibleVillain: Or rather, [[InvincibleHero Invincible Hero]] [[HeroAntagonist Antagonist]]. Nevertheless, he is constantly one step ahead of the rest of the cast, moves around [[NoDelaysForTheWicked without any of the delays they are forced to endure]], and achieves all of the objectives he's set out to do with nobody else being able to stop him. [[spoiler:Maybe it's the fact that he's on a MissionFromGod.]]
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* AntiNihilist: She is this alongside Phillip.

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* OneTrueLove: With Philip.
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* NiceGirl: A heroic mermaid.

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* BarefootSage: She has many aspects of the sage/wise woman archetype (including giving cryptic advice to her visitors), and if the Disney Adventures comics are to believe, she doesn't wear shoes.

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* BarefootSage: She has many aspects of the sage/wise woman archetype (including giving cryptic advice to her visitors), and if the Disney Adventures ''Pirati dei Caraibi'' [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tia_dalma_1.jpg comics are are]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tia_dalma_2.jpg to believe, believe]], she doesn't wear shoes.
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->'''Played by:''' Àstrid Bèrges-Frisbey
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''

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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Syrena's kin are far from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as they charm men, drown them and eat them, even fashioning lassos from kelp or their own hair to snare men from the shore. They can gather in hordes and sink a ship. Whether Syrena is any better is unclear, although what is clear is that from what little is seen of her character, she's far closer to the Disney interpretation (IE, Ariel) than the other members of her species.]] This makes them spot on for the ''original'' concept of mermaids.

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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Syrena's kin are far from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as they charm men, drown them and eat them, even fashioning lassos from kelp or their own hair to snare men from the shore. They can gather in hordes and sink a ship. Whether Syrena is any better is unclear, although what is clear is that from what little is seen of her character, she's far closer to the Disney interpretation (IE, Ariel) less violent than the other members of her species.]] This makes them spot on for the ''original'' concept of mermaids.

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* DistaffCounterpart: A number of critics believe her to be an {{expy}} of [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] due to the fact that both characters are swamp-dwelling eccentric sages with peculiar speech patterns.



* {{Expy}}: A number of critics believe her to be an expy of [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] due to the fact that both characters are swamp-dwelling eccentric sages with peculiar speech patterns.
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->'''Played by:''' Astrid Berges-Frisbey

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:while technically not a bad guy,he succeeds in his goal of destroying the Fountain of Youth.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:while technically not a bad guy,he guy, he succeeds in his goal of destroying the Fountain of Youth.]]

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* {{Expy}}: A number of critics believe her to be an expy of [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] due to the fact that both characters are swamp-dwelling eccentric sages with peculiar speech patterns.



* {{Expy}}: A number of critics believe her to be an expy of [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] due to the fact that both characters are swamp-dwelling eccentric sages with peculiar speech patterns.
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* BadGuyWins: [[spoiler:while technically not a bad guy,he succeeds in his goal of destroying the Fountain of Youth.

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--->'''Spaniard''':[[spoiler:''Only God can provide eternal life; not these pagan waters.'']]

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* ClusterFBomb: When asked about what she is shouting when she's ascended, WordOfGod said she was basically screaming profanties akin to "F- you!"

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* ClusterFBomb: When asked about what she is shouting when she's ascended, WordOfGod the creators said she was basically screaming profanties akin to "F- you!"
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Jack lays into both of them at the end of ''At World's End''.
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* MythologyGag: Scarlett is likely based off the animatronic redhead from the "bride" auction part of the ride (whom Disney replaced with Redd the pirate in 2018).

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* MythologyGag: Scarlett is likely based off the animatronic redhead from the "bride" auction part of the ride (whom Disney replaced with Redd the pirate in 2018).2018). The short ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTalesOfTheCodeWedlocked'' aptly features an auction in which both her and Giselle find themselves sold to the highest bidder.
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** This leads to a case of FridgeBrilliance. He [[spoiler:disapproves of the Fountain of Youth, seeing it as an affront to God. One of the reasons the Bible condemns paganism was because paganism, in the time and place when those verses were written, involved HumanSacrifice]]. This depiction of the Fountain of Youth gets the "extra years" from HumanSacrifice. Furthermore, it does not grant eternal life; it just extends life for as long as the sacrifices keep coming and doesn't make you immortal [[spoiler:just like he says]].

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** This leads to a case of FridgeBrilliance. He [[spoiler:disapproves of the Fountain of Youth, seeing it as an affront to God. One of the reasons the Bible condemns paganism was because paganism, in the time and place when those verses were written, involved HumanSacrifice]].HumanSacrifice. This depiction of the Fountain of Youth gets the "extra years" from HumanSacrifice. Furthermore, it does not grant eternal life; it just extends life for as long as the sacrifices keep coming and doesn't make you immortal [[spoiler:just just like he says]].



* WellIntentionedExtremist: His duty to King and God is [[spoiler: to destroy the Fountain of Youth.]] Anything that gets in his way is dead meat.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: His duty to King [[spoiler: and God is [[spoiler: to destroy the Fountain of Youth.]] Anything that gets in his way is dead meat.
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Not only is she Davy Jones' ex-lover, whom he cut his heart out over when he believed she betrayed him, she's also the sea goddess, Calypso, bound in human form by the Brethren Court, and wants revenge for her centuries of powerlessness.]]

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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Not only is she Davy Jones' Jones's ex-lover, whom he cut his heart out over when he believed she betrayed him, she's also the sea goddess, Calypso, bound in human form by the Brethren Court, and wants revenge for her centuries of powerlessness.]]
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* {{Tsundere}}: Type AB. She has attempted to kill Jack in the past. They are still on good terms, with Jack even saying they were once "thick as thieves." She can be helpful, kind, even sweet when she wants to be. [[MoodSwinger Then the temper comes out.]] [[spoiler:She even [[LampshadeHanging points this out to Davy Jones]], commenting [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor it was what he liked about her.]]]]

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* {{Tsundere}}: Type AB. She has attempted to kill Jack in the past. They are still on good terms, with Jack even saying they were once "thick as thieves." She can be helpful, kind, even sweet when she wants to be. [[MoodSwinger Then the temper comes out.]] [[spoiler:She even [[LampshadeHanging points this out to Davy Jones]], commenting [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor it was what he liked about her.]]]]]]]] [[spoiler:Keep in mind, she is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the sea, and of course she tried to kill Jack in the past. She's every sailor's best friend and worst enemy at the same time. The difference between Jack and Davy is that the former understands this. Davy doesn't.]]
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: [[spoiler:Of the sea, being the sea goddess Calypso.]]

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[[folder: King George II]]
!!King George II
->'''Played by:''' Richard Griffiths
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''
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--> ''"I have a report. The Spanish have located the Fountain of Youth. I will not have some melancholy Spanish Monarch —a Catholic— gain eternal life!"''

The king of England during the time of the movies. He only appears in the fourth movie, in which he's looking for the Fountain of Youth. He's shown to be not very competent at his job...

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[[folder: King George II]]
!!King George II
The Spaniard]]
!!The Spaniard
->'''Played by:''' Richard Griffiths
Óscar Jaenada
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''
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--> ''"I have a report. The Spanish have located An officer in the employ of the King of Spain; he's the first party to set out after the Fountain of Youth. I will not have some melancholy Spanish Monarch —a Catholic— gain eternal life!"''

The king of England during
Youth, which prompts King George II to send Barbarossa to claim it for himself. This in turn, prompts Blackbeard (and Jack) to set sail as well, kicking off the time of plot for the movies. He only appears in the entire fourth movie, in which he's looking for movie. For the most part he serves as a distant enemy to all the other seekers of the Fountain of Youth. He's shown Youth, actually ending up being the last to be not very competent at his job...get there. His actions once getting there, however, have the most drastic consequences.



* AdiposeRex: He's only seen walking once. The rest of the time, he keeps his fat ass in his chair, and when Jack escapes and bullets start flying, his advisors deem it faster to just lift the chair and carry him away.
* BigBadEnsemble: He's part of one with Blackbeard and the Spaniard in ''On Stranger Tides'', with Barbossa as his DragonInChief.
* GreaterScopeVillain: He's technically this for Beckett during movies two and three, as the latter acts on his behalf, if only nominally and officially.
* MinorMajorCharacter: The King of England, one of the most powerful nations at the time of the movies. He only briefly appears in person in the fourth movie and is very scarcely mentioned in the other.
* NonActionBigBad: Technically part of the BigBadEnsemble in ''On Stranger Tides'', but he never leaves his palace in London and Baerbossa acts as a DragonWithAnAgenda.
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[[folder: The Spaniard]]
!!The Spaniard
->'''Played by:''' Óscar Jaenada
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''
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An officer in the employ of the King of Spain; he's the first party to set out after the Fountain of Youth, which prompts King George II to send Barbarossa to claim it for himself. This in turn, prompts Blackbeard (and Jack) to set sail as well, kicking off the plot for the entire fourth movie. For the most part he serves as a distant enemy to all the other seekers of the Fountain of Youth, actually ending up being the last to get there. His actions once getting there, however, have the most drastic consequences.
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* LordOfTheOcean: [[spoiler:When she was the goddess of the seas, she had untold power over it, the Pirate lords trapping her in her human form specifically so that they could take command themselves.]]
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[[folder: The Spaniard]]
!!The Spaniard
->'''Played by:''' Óscar Jaenada
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''

An officer in the employ of the King of Spain; he's the first party to set out after the Fountain of Youth, which prompts King George II to send Barbarossa to claim it for himself. This in turn, prompts Blackbeard (and Jack) to set sail as well, kicking off the plot for the entire fourth movie. For the most part he serves as a distant enemy to all the other seekers of the Fountain of Youth, actually ending up being the last to get there. His actions once getting there, however, have the most drastic consequences.

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[[folder: The Spaniard]]
!!The Spaniard
King George II]]
!!King George II
->'''Played by:''' Óscar Jaenada
Richard Griffiths
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''

An officer in the employ of the King of Spain; he's the first party to set out after
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--> ''"I have a report. The Spanish have located
the Fountain of Youth, which prompts King George II to send Barbarossa to claim it for himself. This in turn, prompts Blackbeard (and Jack) to set sail as well, kicking off Youth. I will not have some melancholy Spanish Monarch —a Catholic— gain eternal life!"''

The king of England during
the plot for time of the entire movies. He only appears in the fourth movie. For the most part he serves as a distant enemy to all the other seekers of movie, in which he's looking for the Fountain of Youth, actually ending up being the last Youth. He's shown to get there. His actions once getting there, however, have the most drastic consequences.be not very competent at his job...


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* AdiposeRex: He's only seen walking once. The rest of the time, he keeps his fat ass in his chair, and when Jack escapes and bullets start flying, his advisors deem it faster to just lift the chair and carry him away.
* BigBadEnsemble: He's part of one with Blackbeard and the Spaniard in ''On Stranger Tides'', with Barbossa as his DragonInChief.
* GreaterScopeVillain: He's technically this for Beckett during movies two and three, as the latter acts on his behalf, if only nominally and officially.
* MinorMajorCharacter: The King of England, one of the most powerful nations at the time of the movies. He only briefly appears in person in the fourth movie and is very scarcely mentioned in the other.
* NonActionBigBad: Technically part of the BigBadEnsemble in ''On Stranger Tides'', but he never leaves his palace in London and Baerbossa acts as a DragonWithAnAgenda.
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[[folder: The Spaniard]]
!!The Spaniard
->'''Played by:''' Óscar Jaenada
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''

An officer in the employ of the King of Spain; he's the first party to set out after the Fountain of Youth, which prompts King George II to send Barbarossa to claim it for himself. This in turn, prompts Blackbeard (and Jack) to set sail as well, kicking off the plot for the entire fourth movie. For the most part he serves as a distant enemy to all the other seekers of the Fountain of Youth, actually ending up being the last to get there. His actions once getting there, however, have the most drastic consequences.
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* BigBadEnsemble: Along with Blackbeard and Barbossa who are pursuing their own agendas during ''On Stranger Tides'', the Spaniard is competing with them to find the Fountain of Youth. Though, of the three, he has the least screen time [[spoiler:and really can't even be considered a villain.]]



* EveryoneHasStandards: He'll kill enemy soldiers but he'd rather not kill women if he doesn't have to.



* HeroAntagonist: He's just an officer, a patriot and a Catholic doing what he believes to be best for his country, his king and his God.



* NoNameGiven: He doesn't introduce himself.

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* NoNameGiven: He doesn't introduce himself. himself and is only ever referred to as "the Spaniard."
* NotWorthKilling: The Spaniard and his ships come across Barbossa's ship while hunting for the Fountain of Youth. Though outnumbered, the British prepare for an attack, only it never comes. The Spaniard doesn't even look in their direction because he doesn't think they're worth the time it'd take to crush them.



* RealMenLoveJesus: Judging by his words, he is [[spoiler:''offended'']] by the Fountain's existence.
-->'''Spaniard''':[[spoiler:''Only God can provide eternal life; not these pagan waters.'']]
** This leads to a case of FridgeBrilliance. He [[spoiler:disapproves of the Fountain of Youth, seeing it as an affront to God. One of the reasons the Bible condemns paganism was because paganism, in the time and place when those verses were written, involved HumanSacrifice]]. This depiction of the Fountain of Youth gets the "extra years" from HumanSacrifice. Furthermore, it does not grant eternal life; it just extends life for as long as the sacrifices keep coming and doesn't make you immortal [[spoiler:just like he says]].

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Judging by his words, he is [[spoiler:''offended'']] by the Fountain's existence.
-->'''Spaniard''':[[spoiler:''Only --->'''Spaniard''':[[spoiler:''Only God can provide eternal life; not these pagan waters.'']]
** This leads to a case of FridgeBrilliance. He [[spoiler:disapproves of the Fountain of Youth, seeing it as an affront to God. One of the reasons the Bible condemns paganism was because paganism, in the time and place when those verses were written, involved HumanSacrifice]]. This depiction of the Fountain of Youth gets the "extra years" from HumanSacrifice. Furthermore, it does not grant eternal life; it just extends life for as long as the sacrifices keep coming and doesn't make you immortal [[spoiler:just like he says]]. says]].
* ReligiousBruiser: He's a devoted Catholic and badass willing to go up against zombie pirates and Blackbeard himself.
* VillainRespect: Not so much a villain as he is just a man on an opposing side but [[spoiler:after Lieutenant Groves is shot dead while proclaiming the Fountain of Youth as the property of King George II]], the Spaniard calmly tells his men to make a note of the man's bravery.

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* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:After being unbound, she says in a distorted voice, "Malfaiteur en Tombeau, Crochir l'Esplanade, Dans l'Fond d'l'eau!", which roughly translates to "Across all the seas, find the path to he who wrongfully entombed me!"]]



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* PerkyGoth: Though goths obviously don't exist yet, she gives off this vibe with her friendly personality yet dark fashion and collection of macabre objects.
-->'''Jack Sparrow:''' Tia Dalma, out and about, eh? You add an agreeable sense of the macabre to any delirium.
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Not only is she Davy Jones' ex-lover, whom he cut his heart out over when he believed she betrayed him, she's also the sea goddess, Calypso, bound in human form by the Brethren Court, and wants revenge for her centuries of powerlessness.]]

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[[folder: King George II]]
!!George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
->'''Played by:''' Richard Griffiths
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''

The King of Great Britain during the time of the movies.

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!!George II, King of Great Britain
Scarlett and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) Giselle]]
!!Scarlett
and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
Giselle
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->'''Played by:''' Richard Griffiths
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Lauren Maher (Scarlett), Vanessa Branch (Giselle)
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The King of Great Britain during the time
''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTalesOfTheCodeWedlocked Tales of the movies.Code Wedlocked]]'' | ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl The Curse Of The Black Pearl]]'' | ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Dead Man's Chest]]'' | ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd At World's End]]''

A pair of painted strumpets first encountered in Tortuga in the films. They function as slapstick (or slap Jack, mostly) comic relief.



* AdiposeRex: TruthInTelevision; he ''was'' a Hanoverian after all and they tended to be big.
* GreaterScopeVillain: A king is naturally a bigger threat to pirates than any naval officer given their greater authority and resources, but he's scarcely involved in the plot so he fits this trope. That being said, he was the one who elected Beckett as his duly appointed representative in the original trilogy to remove the threat of piracy.
* FatIdiot: An overweight man who's naive and childish in his dealings with others.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on a king that really existed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter:
** He seems to trust Barbossa. This is not a smart thing to do.
** He also fails to understand why removing shackles from Jack Sparrow is a ''bad'' idea. Even though upon entering the room, Barbossa immediately warns him that Jack should be put back in chains.
* LargeHam: He's very over-the-top in a lazy, fat way.
* UpperClassTwit: Even though he's the king, he comes across as a clueless buffoon during his meeting with Jack in the fourth movie.

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* AdiposeRex: TruthInTelevision; he ''was'' a Hanoverian after all and ArmorPiercingSlap: If they tended to be big.show up in a scene, someone's getting one for offending them.
* GreaterScopeVillain: A king MythologyGag: Scarlett is naturally a bigger threat to pirates than any naval officer given likely based off the animatronic redhead from the "bride" auction part of the ride (whom Disney replaced with Redd the pirate in 2018).
* TheOldestProfession: Never stated outright but obvious from
their greater authority outfits, makeup, and resources, behavior.
-->'''Giselle:''' ''(to Scarlett)'' You? [[{{Streetwalker}} Corner of Dock Street and Third Avenue?]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're always seen together, and they're source of slapstick humor.
* VitriolicBestBuds: They may fight over petty things and put each other down,
but he's scarcely involved they seem to always make up in the plot so he fits this trope. That being said, he was the one who elected Beckett as his duly appointed representative in the original trilogy to remove the threat of piracy.
* FatIdiot: An overweight man who's naive and childish in his dealings with others.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on a king that really existed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter:
** He seems to trust Barbossa. This is not a smart thing to do.
** He also fails to understand why removing shackles from Jack Sparrow is a ''bad'' idea. Even though upon entering the room, Barbossa immediately warns him that Jack should be put back in chains.
* LargeHam: He's very over-the-top in a lazy, fat way.
* UpperClassTwit: Even though he's the king, he comes across as a clueless buffoon during his meeting with Jack in the fourth movie.
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!!Scarlett and Giselle
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->'''Played by:''' Lauren Maher (Scarlett), Vanessa Branch (Giselle)
->'''Appear in:''' ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTalesOfTheCodeWedlocked Tales of the Code Wedlocked]]'' | ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl The Curse Of The Black Pearl]]'' | ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Dead Man's Chest]]'' | ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd At World's End]]''


A pair of painted strumpets first encountered in Tortuga in the films. They function as slapstick (or slap Jack, mostly) comic relief.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: If they show up in a scene, someone's getting one for offending them.
* MythologyGag: Scarlett is likely based off the animatronic redhead from the "bride" auction part of the ride (whom Disney replaced with Redd the pirate in 2018).
* TheOldestProfession: Never stated outright but obvious from their outfits, makeup, and behavior.
-->'''Giselle:''' ''(to Scarlett)'' You? [[{{Streetwalker}} Corner of Dock Street and Third Avenue?]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're always seen together, and they're source of slapstick humor.
* VitriolicBestBuds: They may fight over petty things and put each other down, but they seem to always make up in the end.
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