Jones's face lacks a nose, and instead has one short, hollow tentacle called a siphon (on the left side of his face) that acts as part of his respiratory system, capable of inhaling and exhaling, which we see in the second film as he smokes his pipe. Throughout the films, Jones uses the 46 tentacles of his "beard" like fingers to manipulate objects, such as the Dead Man's Chest key (he shows this during a game of Liar's Dice), his hat (when his ship submerges), and the keys of his vast pipe organ while dueling Captain Jack Sparrow in the climactic maelstrom battle sequence of the third film, he waves, wags, and wiggles all of his "beard-tentacles" at once while screaming in frightening fashion in an effort to scare Sparrow, which, in context, appears humorous.Ī prominent sac bulges from under the back of his barnacle-encrusted tricorne. Jones's most striking feature is his cephalopod-like head, with octopus-like tentacles giving the illusion of a thick beard, which is similar to the head of Cthulhu. tentacley?ĭavy Jones was designed by the films' producers to be a mixture of various aquatic flora and fauna features. Despite his tragic past, Davy Jones is shown to exhibit moments of cruelty just for the sake of it, meaning that Jones likely enjoys being cruel. Jones also showed a bit of honor when he congratulated Will on beating him at liar's dice for Bootstrap Bill's freedom in a deleted scene. He also dearly loves his pet Kraken, as he was anguished at Beckett forcing him to kill her. He’s also perfectly capable of feeling empathy and love, as although he felt betrayed by Calypso, he still holds a warm tenderness and tells her that his heart will always belong to her. In spite of being a literally heartless wretch, he's shown having moments of honor, and has a remorseful side. Why should the afterlife be any different?".ĭespite his wretchedness, Davy Jones has redeeming qualities. He regularly mistreated his own crew as well, believing that all humans should suffer through the afterlife with much pain this is backed up by his proclamation of "Life is cruel. The only thing he seems to enjoy is to ensure the lives of those around him were as miserable and joyless as his own one. Very arrogant, dangerous and manipulative, Jones is shown to be a malicious creature. Davy Jones is known for his sadistic and destructive ways. Towards his crew, he appeared to be cold, cruel and hateful. and so yourself.Īs the dark lord of the Seven Seas, Davy Jones is intelligent, tyrannical and heartless (figuratively and literally). He was portrayed by Bill Nighy, who also played Viktor in the Underworld film series, Whitey in Flushed Away, Rattlesnake Jake in Rango (which also starred Johnny Depp), General Fallon in Jack the Giant Slayer, The Network from The World's End, Prince Naberius in I, Frankenstein, Leo Argyll in Ordeal of Innocence and Howard Clifford in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Jones is one of the archenemies of Jack Sparrow and the archenemy of Will Turner. He is also the former lover of the sea goddess Calypso, who betrayed him and led him to cut out his heart in the first place, assigning him the role to ferry the souls of those who died at the sea into the afterlife, though Jones opted to recruit them into his immortal crew. He is a sea monster and the cursed captain of the Flying Dutchman who is loosely based on the old seaman's legend of Davy Jones' Locker. He also appears as a major antagonist in the 2018 open-world game Sea of Thieves, specifically serving as the main antagonist of A Pirate's Life. Davy Jones is one of the main antagonists of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series, serving as a mentioned character in the first film The Curse of the Black Pearl, the main antagonist of the second film Dead Man's Chest, the secondary antagonist of the third film At World's End and a cameo antagonist in the fifth film Dead Men Tell No Tales.
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