Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is a beloved franchise straight from the wonderful world of Disney and has everything you could want from pirates to magic and of course amazing fan theories. Pirates of the Caribbean is renowned for having their fan theories confirmed but we have sourced one that has not been, not yet at least. Known as the “100 souls theory” it explains Sparrow’s debt to Davy Jones and will cast the Captain of Black Pearl and Pirate Lord of the Caribbean sea in an new light.

Talking about the ship now named the Black Pearl, Cutler Beckett says to Sparrow, “The last I saw of that ship, she was on fire. A blackened hull, sinking beneath the waves.” Beckett continues to say that Jack had “incurred a heavy debt to raise her [the Black Pearl] up again”. This heavy debt is clearly a reference to Sparrow’s deal with Davy Jones.

He goes on to say, “We had a deal Jack. I contracted you to deliver cargo on my behalf, you choose to liberate it.” In reply Sparrow says, “People aren’t cargo, mate.” In other words, Beckett contracted Sparrow to transport people, likely slaves – something he refused to do, freeing them instead.

It is by no means a stretch of the imagination to say, as this theory does, that the burning of the Black Pearl, formerly named the Wicked Wench, was Beckett’s retaliation to Sparrow freeing the slaves. Jack Sparrow’s debt of 100 souls to Davy Jones is because he freed 100 slaves. Freeing the slaves cost him his ship in getting the ship back he must repay the cost of the hundred slaves with 100 souls.

But how does all this cast Sparrow differently? Well before the context of the theory Sparrow stole from Beckett but now we see he is in fact a lot less morally dubious than we were first lead to believe and that his debt to Davy Jones is forged in his good intentions and not purely the greed and desire to resurrect the Black Pearl. And it is the way in which this theory changes a lot of our preconceived notions about Sparrow that makes it particularly brilliant as well as displaying more reason behind Sparrow’s reluctance to repay his debt to Davy Jones.

And that finishes our list of fan theories. Which was your favourite? What do you think; are Mario and Link one and the same, is E.T a Jedi, could Tyrion be a Targaryen? Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments and maybe tell us about any theories you like which didn’t make this particular list.

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