| Jack Sparrow's Compass | |
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| "Now, bring me that horizon" | |
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Origin |
Pirates of the Caribbean |
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Type |
Compass |
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Effects |
Points to what the user desires |
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Downsides |
Unleashes their worst, most personal torment if lost |
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Collected by |
Warehouse |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
November 9, 2019 |
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Origin[]
Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and franchise. An early iteration of Sparrow was created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, but the final version of the character was created by actor Johnny Depp, who also portrayed him. The Sparrow character is based on a combination of the Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoons, specifically the characters Bugs Bunny and Pepé Le Pew.
In the films, Sparrow is the pirate captain of the Black Pearl, and is later revealed to be one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, serving as the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean. The character is primarily defined as a trickster who can be treacherous and survives mostly by using wit, guile, and negotiation rather than force, opting to flee most dangerous situations and fight only when necessary.
Sparrow is introduced seeking to regain the Black Pearl from his mutinous first mate Hector Barbossa. After succeeding, he attempts to escape his blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones by finding the Dead Man's Chest, as well as becoming embroiled in a war between the Brethren Court and the East India Trading Company.
Dead Man’s Chest[]
Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Captain Jack Sparrow in the previous film. Beckett offers clemency if Will agrees to search for Jack's compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest—and inside, the heart of villainous Davy Jones—which would give Beckett control of the seas. However, Jack wants the Chest to escape from an unpaid debt with Jones, who made Jack captain of the Black Pearl for 13 years in exchange for 100 years of service aboard Jones' ship, the Flying Dutchman. Jack's debt is complicated by both Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who follow him out to sea.
Effects[]
Opening it shows a non-functional needle to average eyes, as it will never orient itself north with magnetic pole. Instead it directs towards whatever the wielder wants most, even if the location or goal itself is unknown. Will not avoid danger if directly enroute to the goal, as it entrusts the user to survive. However, violating this trust by losing it with no intention or hopes to regain forces it to unleash some personalized hell for them, even if something not possible under standard circumstances. When not in active use from an underlying want, it instead rotates in the direction of the closest artifact with power, as it knows somebody on the search for an all-mighty magical object wouldn’t pass upon adding another.