Maccus is the First Mate aboard the Flying Dutchman under Captain Davy Jones, and is a major antagonist in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and a supporting antagonist in its sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
In real life the Flying Dutchman was a 17th century Dutch merchantman, captained by Captain Hendrick Van Der Decken, a skilled seaman but one of few scruples, and in 1680 was proceeding from Amsterdam to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies.
Who was the captain of the Flying Dutchman before Will Turner?
It first made appearances in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), captained by Davy Jones until his heart was stabbed by Will Turner, who became the new captain of the Dutchman.
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Why did Davy Jones betray Calypso?
However, when Jones returned to shore after ten years, Calypso failed to appear. Believing Calypso had betrayed him, a heartbroken and enraged Davy Jones turned the Pirate Brethren against her, saying that if she were removed from the world, they would be able to claim the seas for themselves.
The final fate of the Flying Dutchman under Will Turner after At World's End was controversial. Screenwriter Terry Rossio stated that Will could be freed of the Dutchman upon the end of his ten year service as captain if Elizabeth remained faithful to him, which she did.
Accounts vary about the name of the skipper of the Flying Dutchman. According to some, the Captain was one Hendrick Van der Decken, whose deep contemplation about the plight of his seamen and resultant oblivion to the approaching storm on the coast of the Cape led to the ship being destroyed.
By this time, Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company has the heart of Davy Jones, thereby having gained control of the Flying Dutchman and its malevolent captain, Davy Jones.
Why did the crew of the Flying Dutchman turn into fish?
5. Why did Davy Jones Crew turn into Fish? As he abandoned his duties, Davy Jones was cursed to be consumed by aquatic flora and fauna. He and his crew grew monstrous features like tentacles.
The Black Pearl (formerly known as the Wicked Wench) is a fictional ship in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails.
Bill also explained that he was unable to die and Davy Jones offered him an escape. Elizabeth was not dead nor dying, there was no reason for Will to bring her on the cursed ship.
This heart was removed by Davy Jones from his own chest after he betrayed the sea goddess Calypso, who had forsaken him prior to his betrayal. Jones carved out his heart in order to no longer feel the grief and guilt at what he had done or any emotion of love again.
Jones had recently started a new chapter in his life with his third wife, 33-year-old Jessica Pacheco-Jones. They fell in love in 2006 after being cast in a children's theater production of "Cinderella." "She turned to me one day," he told the Daily Mail in May 2011, "and said: 'Let's run upstairs and make love.
Davy Jones was further able to order the Kraken to attack specific ships he wanted attacked. If one possessed the heart of Davy Jones, that person could control not only Jones himself, but the Kraken as well, which in effect gave the person control of the oceans.
As it turns out, this touch of destiny is more like a fated rebirth as Will is the next Davy Jones. According to Marine Insight, the name Davy Jones was the sailor's devil who captained the Flying Dutchman and was charged by Calypso to ferry the souls of sailors who died at sea.
Orlando Bloom reprises his role as Will Turner in the fifth film, seen with barnacles forming upon his face, implying he's failing at the responsibilities as Captain of the Flying Dutchman.
When was the last time the Flying Dutchman was seen?
There have been many sightings over the years, although the last reported one was by a Nazi submarine in WWII. Some sightings involved the Flying Dutchman sailing quickly through calm waters while the majority of sailors have spotted it during extremely stormy weather with wind and waves crashing all around.
The Flying Dutchman does not disappear after the Pirate Invasion is over (though it will explode if it has not been engaged before the invasion ends), and defeating the Flying Dutchman will not end the invasion. The Flying Dutchman can only be defeated by destroying all four cannons.
Why does the Flying Dutchman always need a captain?
It's not that they need there to be a captain, it's that it will always replace its captain with someone else. Something has to act to ferry souls to the afterlife, and that something needs to be commanded by someone.
Because he had killed Jones, Will became the new captain of the Flying Dutchman. After the pirates' victory, Will and Elizabeth spent one day with each other, during which time they conceived a child, before Will left to serve aboard the Dutchman for all eternity.
Henry Turner - Son of Will and Elizabeth Turner. He was raised by Elizabeth for nine years and three months until Will's return from his duty aboard the Flying Dutchman. After their first meeting, Henry became obsessed with bringing his father back and sought for a way to break the Dutchman's hold on him.
The last time audiences saw him, Will was the new captain of the Flying Dutchman and was therefore cursed to only return to land every 10 years. After that first decade, he looked much the same as when he departed from Elizabeth.
