Davy Jones

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, film (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End film (2007)

Davy Jones is the captain of the feared ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman, and roams the seas searching for souls to serve upon his vessel for a century, after which most crewmen have already fused themselves to the ship, becoming part of it.

He is clearly a tortured individual wracked by powerful emotions that he was unable to control and allowed himself to be twisted by love, hate, fear and rage. The only outlet for this miasma of conflicting emotions was violence after he cut out his heart to rid himself of the emotion of love.

Davy Jones's most striking feature is his cephalopod-like head, primarily a "beard" composed of octopus-like tentacles similar to the head of Cthulhu. A prominent sac bulges from under his barnacle-encrusted tricorne. In addition to his "bearded" face, he breathes through a siphon located on the left side of his face. Jones has a crustacean-style claw for his left arm, a long tentacle in place of the index finger on his right hand, and the right leg of a crab. He also speaks with a Scottish accent.

Jones uses the octopus-like arms of his "beard" to manipulate objects, such as the keys of his vast pipe organ.

Jones' human appearance reflects that of his disfigured, mutated appearance, with a thick beard consisting of several braided rows that mimic the various tentacles. It was revealed that Jones' mutation was a curse he brought on himself by breaking his oath to ferry lost souls to World's End.

Davy Jones is known to be ruthless, believing that every human should suffer in the after-life with much pain. He has laso appeared to be deeply influenced by love and passion, because of a ruined relationship he had with Calypso, the sea goddess, in the past. As revealed in At World's End, he fell madly in love with the goddess Calypso. She apparently convinced him to become captain of the Flying Dutchman, with the curse of only being able to visit Calypso once every decade. After his first ten years of servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, he reached land only to discover that she had abandoned him. In his anguish, Jones cut his own heart out and locked it in a chest.

It is said that if someone owes Davy Jones their soul, he has the ability to take it by any means.

Early life
His birth name was David Jones "Devil of the Seas" and was born in Scotland. He buried the Dead Man's Chest on Isla Cruces. Inside was his heart, which he had carved from his chest when he was unable to bear the pain of losing his one true love, Calypso, prior to teaching the Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court on how to lock her into human form out of scorned love.

His original role as Captain of the Flying Dutchman was to ferry those that died at sea to the after-life. But once he betrayed his original duty Davy Jones assumed his present form: A perversion to match his corrupted methods. Jones himself gained immortality. The only way to kill him is to gain possession of his heart and at least stab it, becoming the next Captain of the Flying Dutchman as a result, for the Flying Dutchman must always have a captain. At some point obtaining the means to command the Kraken, and assembling his crew.

Jones is killed when Jack Sparrow usses Will's hand to stab his heart.

SUMMARY

ARCH RIVAL :	Jack Sparrow.
STRENGTHS :	Jones possesses a large arsenal of magical abilities at his disposal. Though normally relying on the strength of his crew, ship, and the Kraken, Jones has proven quite powerful on his own. He is impossible to kill in combat, largely due to his physical lack of a heart. He is also an impressive swordsman. Jones is capable of teleportation on board the Flying Dutchman and the Black Pearl and can pass through solid objects, such as parts of his ship and metal prison bars. By removing his heart, Jones became immortal, capable of surviving fatal wounds. Jones can also track any soul that is owed to him using the black spot, which any member of his crew can give but only he can take back. Jones's ship, the Flying Dutchman, is extremely powerful, possessing armament seeming to be in the 40-50 gun range. Armament also includes two gatling-style cannons at the bow, the triple cannons. The ship is capable of traveling underwater in a manner akin to that of a submarine, allowing him to hide underwater and take a ship by surprise. The ship is also rumored to be able to travel fastest against the wind. If it is capable of such a feat then it would be able to chase down any ship by herding said ship towards the wind and striking it down with the bow cannons. His crew are, due to their curse, strong fighters, and until they have served their debt are nearly impossible to kill. They also possess attributes of the creatures their mutations echo, such as one with an eel's head that he can extend to attack. Jones's greatest asset is the Kraken, a massive cephalopod who can destroy ships upon command by Jones when it is summoned by turning the capstan head aboard the Flying Dutchman. It can be wounded, but since its main body is always below the water, it has never been mortally wounded by a defending ship.
WEAKNESSES :	Davy Jones' inability to come on land, and his heart. He originally kept the removed heart locked in a reinforced iron box buried on Isla Cruces with the key kept inside his tentacle beard. Anyone who possesses his heart can "control" him by extortion. Because he can only go on land once every decade, Davy Jones sends his crew to accomplish whatever task he needs done on land.
WEAPONS :	His beard is used as a weapon by intrudeing into a victim's body by inserting his tentacles into several facial openings, including the eyes. He uses swords and guns. He also has his ship and the Cracken and his crew as backup.
QUOTE :	"You are neither dead nor dying. What is your purpose here?"