Will Turner Flying Dutchman ◉

In a desperate act to save his father, Bootstrap Bill (who is slowly merging with the ship’s wall), Will confronts Davy Jones. During the fight, Jones fatally stabs Will through the heart.

The Curse Evolves ( Dead Men Tell No Tales ) In the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales ( Salazar’s Revenge ), we learn that Will’s duty has taken a toll. Because he has been too faithful to his task—never wavering, never becoming a monster—the curse has instead begun to physically merge him with the ship’s coral and barnacles. His face is lined with glowing, sea-green cracks. He is transforming into something non-human, not out of cruelty, but out of sheer isolation.

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Cursed to Serve, Destined to Lead: The Tragic & Triumphant Fate of Will Turner, Captain of the Flying Dutchman

His first command? “Hard to starboard!”—and the Dutchman obeys. Unlike Davy Jones, Will does not abandon his duty. He is honorable, compassionate, and dutiful. We see this in the post-credits scene of At World’s End : In a desperate act to save his father,

Ten years later (or perhaps a little less, thanks to Calypso’s loophole), Elizabeth stands on a cliff at sunset with their young son, Henry. A green flash lights the horizon—a sailor’s sign that a soul has returned from the dead. The Flying Dutchman rises from the deep. And standing at the helm, looking weary but whole, is Will Turner. He steps onto land, embraces his family, and the curse is momentarily lifted.

With Will dying in his arms, Jack Sparrow realizes the only way to save him is to make Will the new captain. Jack tricks Jones into stabbing the heart of Davy Jones —the one in the chest—which instantly kills the old captain. But that act also transfers the curse. Because he has been too faithful to his

Elizabeth watches in horror as her new husband’s chest is cut open. Will’s own heart is placed into the Dead Man’s Chest. His wound heals instantly. His skin takes on a slight, watery pallor. He is no longer fully human.