Davy Jones Potc - Tumblr Posts
It's the fun police!!
2 big meanies (Well, One shorter Meanie) who do not like when other people are just having fun lmao
"My warmth might not melt your ice but I'll try. I'll try."
Angy squid man
Maybe He needs a hug or something? :]
It's not perfect but I still like how this one turned out. Davy J is Hard to draw, man c':
Okay okay y’okay laughing my ass off at that addition aside I just wanted to add in for jarringly tone-shifting real talk that honestly, the third movie was not nearly brave enough!
The actual canon story was, but you don’t really understand the depravity of Beckett through the movies alone, and you especially don’t if you are unaware of how his backstory with Jack actually played out.
For anyone unaware- and was not explained well enough but definitely alluded to and implied in the final cut of the trilogy-
The entire catalyst for most of the whole plot of all this is that Jack liberated a shipment of slaves from the East India Trading Company.
I’m not exaggerating. Not remotely.
The gist of how him and Cutler go back so far was that they both worked for the EITC, Jack captaining a cargo ship under Beckett. Well, one day Beckett puts Jack up to delivering a shipment of slaves for one of his superiors, and Jack, having a spine and being an actual chaotic neutral/good type, basically said “screw this” and freed the entire cargo load.
For god only knows what reason, they cut out an entire scene from At World’s End that was going to recount the perfect little summary of this story and it would have elaborated on so much of what these two’s deal was. Included below because screw the writers for letting any audience member miss out on this delicious exchange.
I still can’t believe we had this omitted from the final cut, including such a banger line as this from Jack.
Which again, I find so stupid because this was such influential lore for the whole everything that sprung the narratives of the first movies’ characters.
Jack’s single heroic action of defying this ruthless, oppressive company by freeing those people are the first snowballing cause behind:
Jack becoming a pirate and Beckett’s Hatred of him - By committing literal treachery and making Cutler look like a complete idiot to his higher ups, he screwed over that monster’s career ambitions at the time, a humiliation that took years of clawing and struggle to earn the sort of prestige he desired within the company again. This is the reason Beckett himself gave the order to have Jack branded as a pirate and the Wicked Wench (the exact same vessel that would later be revived as the Black Pearl) destroyed. These were the “marks” he talked about them leaving on each other in the parts of the scene that were kept in. This is the reason he wants Jack dead more than anything else in the world.
The Existence of the Black Pearl - After Cutler saw to the burning and sinking of the Wicked Wench, Jack contracted with Davy Jones to raise the vessel up again as the legendary ghost ship. This made him the captain over the crew that included Barbossa, who led a mutiny upon him and ignorantly plundered the cache of cursed gold. The same crew that included Bootstrap Bill, William’s father, who sent his son away with the single piece Barbossa’s crew spent years chasing after until Elizabeth, Jack, and an adult Will got involved with and did the entire first movie about it.
Jack’s debt to Davy Jones - In which he agreed his soul to serve 100 years aboard the Dutchman in return for 13 years commanding the Black Pearl. That much they explained in Dead Man’s Chest but did you stop and wonder why when Jack tried to haggle for trading other souls in place of his own, Jones smugly set the price at 100 people? That’s the number of slaves he freed. It was no arbitrary price. It was another cruel lash he could use to dig into his victim, punishing Jack further for the good deed that got him into this situation in the first place.
Also the entire chain of hijinks that led to the third movie - Ergo, the East India Trading Company coming into possession of Jones’ heart, and Elizabeth leaving Jack for dead because of the aforementioned unpaid debt. And obviously the significance/urgency to our main characters (especially Jack and William) regarding why Jones needs to be killed. And Beckett.
Ah, and Beckett.
So in a funny twist of fate, instead of imagining all of this as “Jack’s good deed coming back to haunt him”, it’s actually the slow burn story of Beckett’s own karma catching up to him. Of the entire EITC’s depravity and inhumanity becoming the cause that finally ruined their claim over the sea and world.
When I hear Beckett’s savory last words, as he faced his final moments, I always feel like it was his pathetic attempt at an explanation to the gates of judgement themselves. In that moment when his world was at end around him, he reflected on every poor decision he made that brought him to this, his entire career and life laid out, flashing before him in those splinters and embers.
What does he have to say for himself, in that moment before he knows the fires of Hell will claim him? The same excuse he gave to every person he broke, the same to every person he destroyed, and the same to everyone that opposed him.
The same as he always told himself to get this far.
pirates of the caribbean really introduced an eldritch octopus man who kills indiscriminately and torments the dead as their poster villain and then you watch the movies and it's like, "oh no, actually the worst villain in this series is a small white british man who functions as the herald of capitalism" and that was very very brave of them
Hi, nice to meet you! What's the origin story of your hat? Did you buy it or get it from someone else?
"Mah hat is one of my favourite items in me possession- uh. Ah bought it from a store called Gucci three centuries ago."
You draw Davy Jones AMAZINGLY! ✨❤️ 🐙 Absolutely LOVE IT!! 👏
Thank you! He’s been rotting my brain for the past month.
Based on that WHO KNOCKED OVER MY ONIONS post
Mind yer tone boy, ah'm nocuous in more than just words-ah!
Yeah, I know blue ringed octopuses aren't bioluminescent, shuddup. Also, they only flash the blue rings when under some stress, so imagine him only flashing the color when really angry, scared, happy, etc..
Is this funny? No. Did I make it? Well, yeah, obviously...
AU where Davy Jones is just out and about to have a bangin good time
Squidward is my favorite PotC character.
Based on the Marriage Story "every day I wake up" meme
This is the most effort I've put in a meme in a while.
When some rando (essentially a toddler by comparison) happens to be unscathed by your massive sea beast.
Hello um yes actually we do want to hear you info dump on the Davy Jones/Calypso scene in AWE pls
All righty, anon, let's finally talk about something that nobody else will likely care about! I’ll start with clearing up what we do know of their timeline real quick, cause it’s relevant. A good chunk comes scattered through the movie, and there’s also a retelling in the game adaptation (apparently.)
I lowkey forgot I had an inbox because this is so fucking old.
I’ll pepper in some interpretation and speculation here and there too.
So some time in the past (which can be debated because of historical inaccuracies and such, I like to think at least over a century despite ship details being wrong) Calypso and Jones meet, and eventually fall for each other.
Calypso gives the Dutchman to Jones, and the job to ferry lost souls. He agrees (and makes a promise that we know only vague context for) to step on land for one day after ten years of doing this job.
Fast forward ten years, Jones waits on his free day for Calypso, but she doesn’t appear to him. It is unfortunately her nature to be flighty. Also the game says he would no longer be the Dutchman’s captain if “the love was returned,” meaning if Calypso appeared, he wouldn’t be a cursed immortal. I’ll get back to that, sit down.
Jones, understandably pissed off (no matter the chance of freedom mentioned above) goes to the BC and tells 'em how to get back at Calypso.
She’s now in human form, and Jones is overcome with grief and regret at this point that he cuts out his heart and locks it on Isla Cruces, likely to keep it from his crew as well as far away from him.
He continues to be miserable, stops doing his job, and starts purposely killing people and generally being an ass. That is why he’s a mutated monster. He brought that upon himself.
Cool, we’re caught up, now I can ramble about one 3 minute 40 second clip for a niche couple that maybe ten other people out there care about to the same degree I do right now.
First thing is that music box, oh babey, that fockin music box. The matching lockets are such a nice little detail that’s mostly in the background. The first time you see either is in Tia Dalma’s shack, and they are sorta just a peculiar detail in the background. It’s only pointed out directly (iirc) four times, once in DMC when Will takes the key, when Jones holds it earlier in AWE, when she talks about him to Pintel and Ragetti, and here. (EDIT: Will takes notice of Calypso's earlier in AWE and makes the connection there) Seeing her obviously missing Jones is just a really tragic setup to the scene, and just think about how much she has thought about him since being imprisoned.
Then Jones being the dramatic ass he is comes with his own. I can easily picture his thought process as the scene starts and before he makes himself known. He's pissed about being abandoned, and he has just the right amount of drama in him to pull this absolute goofery. Just fuckin imagine him timing it while he’s standing in the shadows, and then comes out all spooky music box silhouette.
The absolute funniest screenshot in the trilogy:
Just the idea of anyone (even Calypso) calling Jones a pet name is just so damn funny to me. Ah yes, mass murderer octoman, my beloved.
Ah, and then Calypso’s slight moment of hope, and Jones's reaction to that. Can we just talk about his face when he says “You were expecting me?” It’s kinda hard to see cause he’s still in the shadows, but he sorta flinches and squints. He even looks sad for a moment. Keep in mind that it has been potentially centuries since they have directly interacted, so he is honestly surprised she even thinks of him at all, let alone kindly. For a moment, his frustration is eased by bewilderment, and it’s so subtle I love it.
Then Calypso says “It has been torture, trapped in this single form… cut off from all that I love, from you.” And I can immediately hear Jones think “Oh, you want to talk about torture and separation? I’ll tell you about torture and separation.”
“Ten years I devoted to the duty you charged me. Ten years I looked after those who died at sea. And finally, when we could be together again, you weren’t there. Why weren’t you there?” FUCK. Where to start? Ok, I’ll keep it short: The way he slowly walks up, JUST, that line read, damn, especially at “why weren’t you there” How he slams the locket shut before it can finish, Dude, you can tell he has wanted to say this for years. Calypso’s sudden change in expression too, and her glance away like ‘oh shit, yeah, you’re really MAD’ And no matter how the curse works, it's really devastating. Either he was always meant to be immortal and Calypso never came on what was basically a once a decade lunch break, or he had the opportunity to have the rest of his life free and Calypso still didn't come. You can choose what sounds more devastating.
The way Calypso shakes her head and admits she has no good or at least easy answer for him and his taken aback reaction like “BITCH WTF”
The way he looks away and says he doesn’t love her like he’s pouting. I’m sure he thought this would go down much differently, that he would kill her and be done with it, but instead he’s getting called out by his GF.
The way he turns and looks like a guilty puppy when she calls him out.
HUMAN DAVY HUMAN DAVY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This scene breaks my heart a lot here just because of his reaction and some added context, speculated or canon. I used to think nothing of it, and still like to joke that he’s gasping because he can finally breathe properly, but it’s depressing when you think of it with a serious angle. It’s like all the weight is torn off him, like he actually has his heart again. He looks and sounds like he’s about to just collapse from the physical and emotional shock of being normal again. And his sigh when she holds him, fuck. This is the closest he’s been to freedom except for when he dies.
Also notice how he holds his left hand out, using his middle finger and thumb as if he’s forgotten how it felt to not have a claw for an arm. Just another sad but awesome detail that wasn’t necessary. Also can we appreciate the music here, please and thank you.
When Calypso lets go and he returns to being cursed, that urgency in his face when he grabs her in an attempt to kill her. Reminder that she doesn’t know he betrayed her, or at least isn’t confirming it to the audience. His face softens again when he lets her go. Honestly I do love how expressive Nighy is, not in just this scene.
Of course the comedic moment when he can’t pull his claw out of the cell. Jones’s plan really has gone completely wrong at this point.
His tough act while changing the topic to The Brethren Court is great. You can tell he’s changed his mind at this point about killing her, but is too stubborn to admit it… yet.
Calypso gettin MAD. Also when she says “-how cruel I can be.” Jones kinda smiles before sighing, like a little “yup, been there”
Then she asks him what he’ll do and with the softest tone, “My heart will always belong to you.” And Calypso’s face when he leaves, hnnnnn. I love this ocean goddess and her grumpy Scottish husband.
Anyway, thanks for letting me talk about something nobody cares about, with very little substantial commentary. Imma go shuffle through my WIPs now and see about posting some art, ok bye.
Your ship is taken over, and there are guards pointing muskets at your disembodied heart. You might as well make the most of it, right?
I really hope nobody else made this joke because I put too much effort in it lol
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