Hector Barbossa
Hector Barbossa | |
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First Mate Privateer | |
Family | Carina Smyth (daughter) |
Nationality | English |
Background and development
Originally, Rush was second choice for the role behind
Fictional character biography
Before the films
Information concerning Barbossa's childhood and youth stem from actor
Nothing is known about his early exploits as a pirate prior to The Price of Freedom. In the novel, Barbossa, in his early 40s, is the captain of the pirate
At some point, after Jack Sparrow attains the
Ten years before the events of
Films
The Curse of the Black Pearl
Captain Hector Barbossa, now only known as Barbossa, first appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Ten years before the events of
When
Dead Man's Chest and At World's End
In
At World's End begins with Barbossa joining forces with Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and the Black Pearl crew in their attempt to rescue Jack from the Locker and rally the nine Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court against Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company. As Barbossa negotiates with Pirate Lord Sao Feng, who possesses the navigational charts that serve as a map to the Locker, they are interrupted by an ambush by the EITC soldiers. Having acquired Sao Feng's map, as well as a ship and crew, Barbossa helps the crew find Jack, who first calls him "Hector" upon their reunion. After a series of betrayals and alliances, they reach Shipwreck Cove, where Barbossa convenes the meeting of the Pirate Lords. Barbossa proposes to free Calypso, which leads to a fight between the parties, and Elizabeth Swann is elected the new Pirate King. As negotiations fail and war is declared, Barbossa frees Calypso with the nine Pieces of Eight. The wrathful sea goddess creates a maelstrom, in which the Black Pearl battles the Flying Dutchman, and Barbossa officiated the marriage of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in the fight as captain. Barbossa witnessed Will becoming the new captain of the Dutchman upon Davy Jones's death and East India Trading Company's defeat and retreat from the Brethren Court's victory in battle. Later, Hector Barbossa steals the Black Pearl from Jack Sparrow once again and sails away, planning to use Sao Feng's map to find the Fountain of Youth. However, Jack has stolen the map from him in anticipation.[18]
In between films
Sometime after these events Hector Barbossa fathers
On Stranger Tides
In
Dead Men Tell No Tales
One year later, during
According to actor, Geoffrey Rush, he may not appear in any future Pirates of the Caribbean movies.[23] However, other interviews imply otherwise, as producer Jerry Bruckheimer said they can bring characters back, and Rush himself didn't seem completely opposed to returning to the series because he said, "[Barbossa] could come back like Hamlet's father, as a ghost. Just to annoy Jack."[24]
Other appearances
- In 2006, an theme park rideat various Disney parks, wherein he appears as captain of the Wicked Wench.
- Hector Barbossa is one of only five Disney villains ever nominated for the Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear from Toy Story 3.
- Barbossa (along with another Black Pearl crewman) is pictured on the cover of issue No. 71 Piraten of WAS IST WAS, a German Knowledge-book series, aimed at children and adolescents.[25]
- Barbossa was made into several plush toy for the M&MDead Man's Chest.
Video games
- Barbossa was featured in almost all video games related to the series, namely Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean Online (2007), and Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (2011), in varying roles.
- In the Kingdom Hearts video game series, Barbossa appears as a villain in the Pirates of the Caribbean setting, Port Royal, of Kingdom Hearts II. In the game, his role is copied and pasted from the film, with the exceptions of the presence of Sora, Donald and Goofy, his alliance with Pete, and his control over the Heartless. Due to the filming of the two sequels back-to-back, which resulted in Geoffrey Rush being unavailable, Hector Barbossa was voiced by Brian George in the English version and by Haruhiko Jō in the Japanese version. He has returned in Kingdom Hearts III, reprising his role from the third film and once again voiced by Brian George.
- Barbossa appears as a playable character in Disney Infinity.
- Barbossa appears as a playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms.[27]
- Barbossa appears as a playable character in the mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.[28]
- He appears also in Sea of Thieves thanks to the extension A Pirate's Life (22 June 2021) which is a crossover with Pirates of the Caribbean universe
Notes
- ^ Screenwriter Terry Rossio released his unproduced screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), which includes additional information in extensive footnotes.[20] Pertaining to On Stranger Tides, Rossio notes that Jack and Barbossa were each conning the other, while not knowing they were at the same time being conned. Barbossa does not know that the Black Pearl in a bottle, and Jack does not know the importance of Blackbeard's sword.
References
- ^ a b c d e Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert (2003). Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Audio Commentary (DVD). Buena Vista.
- ^ B 105 FM interview with Robert De Niro on 20 September 2007
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD featurette "Becoming Barbossa"
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD audio commentary with Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp
- ^ Wordplayer.com: WORDPLAY/Archives/"Ends of the Earth" By Terry Rossio
- ^ Holleran, Scott (31 May 2007). "Interview: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio on 'At World's End'". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Radish, Christina (9 September 2012). "Geoffrey Rush Talks THE EYE OF THE STORM, THE BEST OFFER, and the Development of PIRATES 5". Collider. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Eisenberg, Eric (1 June 2017). "The Secret Behind Barbossa's New Look in Pirates of the Caribbean". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Radish, Christina (29 May 2017). "Geoffrey Rush on That 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Twist". Collider. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Kaplan, Arie (2015). Swashbuckling Scoundrels: Pirates in Fact and Fiction, p. 55. Twenty-First Century Books.
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom Chapter 2 "Captain Barbossa"
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD featurette "Becoming Barbossa"
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom Chapter 2 "Captain Barbossa"
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom Chapter 10 "Revelations"
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: Day of the Shadow"Epilogue"
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- ^ PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES by Terry Rossio - Wordplayer.com
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- KCBY. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ What's next for the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 6’ and beyond? (Major spoilers!) at Hypable
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
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- ^ "Update 22: Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2, Peter Pan Part 2 | Livestream". YouTube. 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Update 1.1.1 Patch Notes". Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.