With no shortage of daring sword-fights, nautical battles, and romance on the High Seas, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has something for everyone. Who could forget the epic clash of titans in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl when Captain Jack Sparrow went up against his mutinous first mate Hector Barbossa? Or in its sequel, Lord Cutler Beckett bringing the might of the East India Trading Company down upon the Pirate Brethren?
Fans have faithfully followed the franchise for five films, cheering on the victories, trials, and rivalries of its colorful characters as they sail the Seven Seas in search of adventure. While some rivalries proved endlessly exciting, others took the wind out of the franchise's sails. Here are the series' five best rivalries, along with five that make no sense.
10 BEST RIVALRY: JACK SPARROW VS HECTOR BARBOSSA
A highlight of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the rivalry between Jack Sparrow and his mutinous first mate aboard the Black Pearl was a driving force behind the plot of the film.
It spilled out into even more gleeful antagonism in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. In true piratical fashion, each man wanted all the glory and loot for himself, with the Black Pearl ship being the top prize, trading barbarous words at the point of steel with great aplomb.
9 MADE NO SENSE: JACK SPARROW VS WILL TURNER
In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Will Turner was prone to lover's quarrels with Elizabeth Swann over her interest in Captain Jack Sparrow. She'd grown close to Jack in Will's absence aboard the Flying Dutchman, and he wondered if the pirate had stolen her heart.
Jack and Elizabeth's flirtation was the product of emotional manipulation on both of their parts. As charming as Elizabeth may have found Jack, her heart belonged to Will, and Jack was Will's friend, whom he shouldn't have worried about stealing his fiance.
8 BEST RIVALRY: CUTLER BECKETT VS THE PIRATE BRETHREN
After the disgrace of Commodore Norrington at the hands of Captain Jack Sparrow, the East India Trading Company moves in on Port Royal as the point of authority for the Royal Navy in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Lord Cutler Beckett deems it necessary to not just wipe out Sparrow, but the pirate way of life.
Beckett begins a full-scale assault on Sparrow and the rest of the Pirate Brethren, which he enacts over the course of two films. Beckett is more manipulative and brutal than Norrington ever was, showing the truly sinister and dictatorial nature of the British Crown on the open seas.
7 MADE NO SENSE: CUTLER BECKETT VS JAMES NORRINGTON
For a man of Lord Cutler Beckett's acumen and cunning, it seemed odd for him to have a rivalry with James Norrington. Beckett effectively replaced Norrington as the figure of military authority in Port Royal and placed the might of the East India Training Company in league with Davy Jones ahead of a once-renowned Commodore.
Beckett should have done what he could to save Norrington's reputation with a Letter of Marque since they both represented the Crown's interests, not offered them to Will Turner, nor acquiesced to the demands of Elizabeth Swann.
6 BEST RIVALRY: JAMES NORRINGTON VS WILL TURNER
Born from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the rivalry between James Norrington and Will Turner began over Elizabeth Swann. She was betrothed to Norrington out of a sense of duty, a fact that infuriated Will as Elizabeth's true love.
Norrington continued to pine for Elizabeth in his own way, though his fall from grace in the second film didn't win him a higher place in her affections. Norrington knew he could never make her happy like her humble blacksmith, but that didn't stop him from trading sarcastic remarks and parrying blades with Turner.
5 MADE NO SENSE: CALYPSO VS THE PIRATE BRETHREN
Perhaps it was Davy Jones' fault for falling in love with a fickle and elusive sea goddess. Perhaps it was Calypso's fault for not showing up on the only day Jones could set foot on land, thus betraying their love. But it was Jones who taught the Pirate Brethren to imprison her in a human form.
If anything, Calypso shouldn't have felt compelled to help the pirate lords against the East India Trading Company, and she should have focused the majority of her wrath on Davy Jones. In the end, Calypso helps neither side despite the considerable build-up she receives.
4 BEST RIVALRY: ARMANDO SALAZAR VS JACK SPARROW
If it hadn't been for Jack Sparrow, Armando Salazar might never have been cursed by the Devil's Triangle, but his pursuit of the young pirate and his need to vanquish piracy on open seas ran him afoul of its dark magic.
Hector Barbossa never made it a point to hunt Jack Sparrow because he thought him marooned on an island, but Salazar's dogmatic chasing of Sparrow made for some harrowing scenes in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
3 MADE NO SENSE: SAO FENG VS JACK SPARROW
For the vague reason that Jack Sparrow "paid him great insult" once, Sao Feng had a rivalry against the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean. As the Pirate Lord of the South China Sea, Feng had a fleet of junks led by the Empress ship at his disposal, and navigational charts to mythical realms.
Whatever the ire between Sao Feng and Jack Sparrow, it led to Feng abandoning the "losing" side of the Pirate Brethren and allying himself with Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company.
2 BEST RIVALRY: JACK SPARROW VS JAMES NORRINGTON
Although the great rivalry between Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa dominated the first film in the franchise, the pirate's many spirited exchanges with a deadpan Commodore Norrington were a delightful addition.
Norrington lost his commission and slandered his reputation in pursuit of Sparrow, which fanned the flames of resentment for three films. Norrington's need to regain his status and see Sparrow brought to justice was the driving force behind every decision he made, except for saving Elizabeth Swann's life as his final act of valor.
1 MADE NO SENSE: BARBOSSA VS BLACKBEARD
It wasn't long before Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides that the likes of Blackbeard and Hector Barbossa might have joined forces and plundered together. Blackbeard was mysteriously missing from the Pirate Court during the War Against Piracy but would have no doubt fought against the Royal Navy and Davy Jones.
The explanation for the rivalry between Blackbeard and Barbossa is simply the prophecy that a "one-legged man" would kill Blackbeard, which ignited his search for the Fountain of Youth. Barbossa's only beef with Blackbeard seemed to be that because he was in the employ of King George II, he was bound to fight a fellow pirate captain.
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