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.

Why are there barnacles on Will Turner?

Will's barnacles

So Davy Jones became ol' squidface specifically because he chose to take a few centuries of vacation time. TL;DR: Will has barnacles because of extended time in the ocean. Not because he didn't ferry around the dead people.

Why was Will covered in barnacles in Dead men tell no tales?

Apparently it doesn't take very long for barnacles to start growing on the hulls of ships, and they do have the tendency to attach to live marine animals, and he was underwater long enough. If he stopped caring, that could be why he started to look like that.

What curse does Will Turner have?

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.

Why is Will Turner turning into a fish?

He would have ferried the souls. However, the only thing we've heard is that people become all fishy when they do not ferry the souls. As Will was becoming fishy, we can only assume he didn't do his job.

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Why can't Elizabeth go on the Flying Dutchman?

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.

Why was Bootstrap bill not cursed?

Ultimately, the blood of Bootstrap's son was used to lift the curse. When Will reversed the curse by returning the last Aztec coins to the stone chest, he technically killed his father because at that moment, somewhere at the bottom of the ocean, Bootstrap Bill became mortal and would have drowned.

What happens to Will Turner after he dies?

Jones mortally wounds Will. Jack, who now possesses Jones' heart guides Will's hand to stab the heart and kill Jones. Bootstrap carves out his son's heart and places it in the Dead Man's Chest. Will becomes the Flying Dutchman's immortal captain.

Why did they only need Will Turner's blood?

The crew of the Black Pearl needs Will Turner's blood to lift the curse because they killed his father. This would be unnecessary if Will's father never partook of the gold, and if he did, he would be subject to the curse himself, which is that he cannot die.

Is Will Turner bound to the Flying Dutchman forever?

Because Will Turner became the new captain, he would now serve aboard the Flying Dutchman for all eternity, bound to ferry the souls of drowned seamen into the afterlife, as Jones had before him.

Why is Jack Sparrow immortal?

Right before the film's climactic battle with the pirates at Isla de Muerta, Sparrow swipes a cursed coin from the treasure chest, making himself immortal and capable of dueling Barbossa. He shoots his nemesis with the pistol he has carried for ten years just as Will breaks the curse, killing Barbossa.

Why did Davy Jones turn into a squid?

4. How did Davy Jones become a squid? After Calypso's betrayal, Davy Jones carved his heart and locked it in the Dead Man's Chest. He abandoned his duty and turned into an ugly monster with an octopus-like face, tentacle beard, and crab legs and hands.

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.

How did pirates remove barnacles?

Pirates and barnacles

Barnacles have to be scraped of the ship so it will go faster. Pirates used to sail their ships onto the sand so they could clean the barnacles from the bottom.

Why did Will Turner have to cut out his heart?

The rule that whoever stabbed Davy Jones' heart would take on his mantle allowed Will's life to be saved, but only if he cut out his heart and stored it away in a chest— something that was never meant to be a requirement.

Why did Calypso turn into crabs?

As a heathen goddess, Calypso was able to take many forms. But since the crab was attributed as her symbol, most notably by pirates, she chose that form. When Tia Dalma was transformed back into Calypso, she grew to ten times her normal size and crashed to the deck of the Black Pearl as thousands of little crabs.

What happened to Will Turner's heart after the curse was broken?

It is assumed to be back inside him

So once the curse was lifted, there is no reason for Will to keep his heart in a box. Despite this not being directly showed in the movie, it seems like a reasonable interpretation. He is just a regular man now, and doesn't have a hollow chest (as he is no longer cursed).

Why didn t Elizabeth turn into a skeleton?

Well according to the tale which Captain Barbosa tells Elizabeth, any mortal who removes even a single piece of gold from the chest is cursed,as we see it was Will's father Bootstrap who actually removed the coin from the stone chest, neither Will nor Elizabeth did. so they were not cursed.

How does Will Turner have a son?

He ended up marrying his longtime love, Elizabeth Swann, conceived a son, and became the new captain of the Flying Dutchman. Years later, he was freed from his duty by his son and returned to his family.

Why did Will become captain of the Flying Dutchman?

During the final battle against Beckett's Armada, Will and Elizabeth were married by Barbossa at the Black Pearl. Shortly after being stabbed by Jones, Will himself pierced Jones' heart. Because he had killed Jones, Will became the new captain of the Flying Dutchman.

Why must the Dutchman always have 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.

How often can Will Turner go on land?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales brought Will Turner back to the franchise, but his physical transformation made no sense. 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.

What cursed the Flying Dutchman?

The Flying Dutchman was a sea captain who once found himself struggling to round the Cape of Good Hope during a ferocious storm. He swore that he would succeed even if he had to sail until Judgment Day. The Devil heard his oath, and took him up on it; the Dutchman was condemned to stay at sea forever.

Why did Barbossa betray Jack?

He was once the captain of the Pearl, but when he shared the bearings to a hidden chest of Aztec gold coins, First Mate Barbossa instigated a mutiny and marooned Jack on an island. Jack escaped three days later.

What curse does the Flying Dutchman have?

Flying Dutchman is the ship's Captain who struggled to reach Amsterdam via the Cape of Good Hope amidst a storm. He swore to reach land even if he had to sail until the doom's day, which led to the curse of the Flying Dutchman. The ship is destined to sail for eternity without ever reaching land.