Gillette

"Gillette, Mr. Sparrow has a dawn appointment with the gallows. I would hate for him to miss it."

- James Norrington to Gillette

Gillette was an officer in the British Royal Navy, holding the rank of Lieutenant. He was first officer to Captain, later Commodore, James Norrington as well as his right hand man while he was stationed at Port Royal. He participated in the capture of notorious pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and the search for the Elizabeth Swann, the daughter of Governor Weatherby Swann, who was kidnapped by the cursed crew of the Black Pearl. After Elizabeth was rescued, Gillette would assist Norrington in chasing Jack Sparrow, who escaped from a hanging at Fort Charles. Several years later, Gillette would continue serving the Royal Navy and participate in the Quest for the Fountain of Youth, serving as third-in-command aboard the HMS Providence, under the command of Hector Barbossa, a privateer in King George II's court.

Early Life
"Keep your guns on him, men. Gillette, fetch some irons."

- Commodore James Norrington to Gillette

At some point in his life, Gillette became part of the Royal Navy under the command of Lieutenant James Norrington and Governor Weatherby Swann. Later, he became part of the troops located in Port Royal, which were in command of James Norrington when he was promoted Captain.

Jack Sparrow
"This ship cannot be crewed by two men. You'll never make it out of the bay." "Son, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?"

- Gillette and Jack Sparrow, on crewing the Dauntless



Lieutenant Gillette was present at Commodore James Norrington's promotion ceremony at Fort Charles. When Elizabeth Swann fell off of Fort Charles, the Lieutenant prevented Norrington from jumping to save her, stating that the rocks could lead to his death. Gillette, along with a group of Royal Marines, followed James to the harbor, where they cornered Jack Sparrow, who had saved Elizabeth. At Norrington's orders, Gillette brought a pair of hand cuffs and placed them on Sparrow's hands. The pirate, however, managed to escape. Gillette joined in the search for Jack Sparrow.

After the Black Pearl attacked Port Royal, Gillette and his men were stationed aboard HMS Dauntless, and were forced to concede control of the vessel over to Sparrow and his accomplice, William Turner, during their attempt to reach Tortuga. "Sir, they've taken the Dauntless! Commodore! They've taken the ship! Sparrow and Turner&mdash;they've taken the Dauntless!"

- Gillette to James Norrington

Gillette, who ended up in a longboat, warned Norrington of the situation, but Jack and Will duped them all by commandeering the HMS Interceptor and leaving the HMS Dauntless dead in the water. With the rudder chain disabled, the vessel was unable to turn, ultimately leading the Dauntless to crash into Gillette's longboat, who managed to give the order to abandon ship before it happened. The Lieutenant escaped, and returned to Port Royal to assist in the search for Elizabeth Swann, who was kidnapped the night before.

Isla de Muerta
"Sorry, but it's for your own safety!" "I don't care what the Commodore ordered! l have to tell him! The pirates! They're cursed! They can't be killed!" "Don't worry, Miss. He's already informed of that. A little mermaid flopped up on deck and told him the whole story.[chuckles]"

- Gillette and Elizabeth Swann about the cursed pirates.



After Commodore Norrington rescued Elizabeth Swann from Black Sam's Spit, along with Jack Sparrow, the HMS Dauntless made its way to Isla de Muerta to save Will Turner. When they arrived, under the suggestion of Jack Sparrow, Norrington ordered that Elizabeth to be locked in the captain's cabin of the Dauntless for her safety. Elizabeth tried to tell Gillette to warn Norrington about undead pirates, but Gillette dismissed her warning.

Later, Hector Barbossa's cursed pirates appeared on deck to kill them off. He participated in the fight against the cursed pirates aboard the Dauntless. Before the battle, he was alerted by a sailor about a boat containing two strange figures. They turned out to be the cursed pirates mentioned by Elizabeth. Pintel, one of the pirates, attempted to shoot Gillette but missed. Instead, the shot caused the Lieutenant's hat to fly straight into the path of Barbossa's invading crew, ultimately giving away their element of surprise. Gillette quickly drew his pistol and fired at a one of the pirates before drawing his sword to join in the heated battle.

The crew of the Dauntless fought valiantly against Barbossa's crewmen, though their numbers were depleting as the immortal pirate crew killed many soldiers. Once Norrington and his soldiers returned to help those aboard the Dauntless, the battle turned in Gillette's favor. At some point during the fight, Gillette attempted to swing a pulley at a cursed Bo'sun but the pirate managed to dodge it. Instead of hitting it's intended target, the pulley smashed Ragetti at the back of his head, knocking his wooden eye ball out.

Sparrow's hanging
"Commodore! What about Sparrow?" "Oh, I think we can afford to give him one day's head start."

- Lieutenant Gillette and Commodore James Norrington



Gillette survived the battle, and was present at Jack Sparrow's execution at Port Royal. However, seconds before being hung, Sparrow managed to escape with the aid of Will Turner. As Jack bade his farewell, he fell off of the edge of Fort Charles, which Gillette commented that he had no where to go but back to the noose. He spoke too soon when the Black Pearl arrived, in which Jack swam towards freedom.

After Sparrow's escape, Gillette looked to the Commodore for orders to begin pursuit, but Norrington held off the chase for a day&mdash;to give him a head start.

Serving on the Providence
"Are we not King's men?"

- Hector Barbossa

A few years after the battle of the Isla de Muerta, Lieutenant Gillette was transferred to work aboard the HMS Providence, a frigate of the Royal Navy which was docked in London. To his surprise, he discovered that the ship is captained by an old enemy, Hector Barbossa, former pirate captain of the Black Pearl, who has become a privateer in the service of England and a trusted advisor on the Court of King George II. By King's orders, the HMS Providence was sent to find the legendary Fountain of Youth.

Gillette was present at the Tower of London when Barbossa went to interrogate Joshamee Gibbs, who was an ally of Jack Sparrow, who was also searching for the Fountain of Youth. At his captain's orders, Gillette and Theodore Groves tied Gibbs' hangman noose in order to threaten him. As they prepared for the supposed hanging, Gibbs revealed that he had a map that lead to the Fountain. The Lieutenant only stood watch as Gibbs burned the map, ultimately forcing Barbossa to bring the pirate aboard the Providence, as he memorized every route towards the Fountain of Youth.

At some point in their voyage, the Providence encountered three Spanish galleons, commanded by the Spaniard. The crew of the Providence prepared for battle, but the Spanish ships simply passed by without opening fire.

When rumors of their destination struck fear into the crew, Gillette watched as Barbossa successfully restored confidence in his crew by asking if they were King's men.

Whitecap Bay
"Your head or my heading, I'll have one or the other, I don't care which." "All hands, forward!"

- Hector Barbossa to Joshamee Gibbs and Gillette to the crew



Under the directions of Joshamee Gibbs, the Providence made its way to Whitecap Bay. There, Barbossa brought a team, consisting of Theodore Groves, Gillette, Gibbs and some other men, ashore. They found remains of what had happened on the previous night on Whitecap Bay. The mermaids, angered by last night's battle with Blackbeard's crewmen, attacked the Providence. Barbossa, unconcerned for the lives of his crew, asked Gibbs for a heading. Just as he did so, the mermaids killed all who remained aboard the Providence by flipping the ship over. Gillette, along with Groves, watched helplessly and in shock as their ship sunk beneath the waters. With nothing to do about the situation, Gibbs found their next heading. Gillette ordered all crewmen who were brought ashore to push on.

Battle at the Fountain of Youth
"Get it off me."

- Hector Barbossa to Gillette's dead body

The remainders of the crew later met with Jack Sparrow, who helped them to retrieve the Chalices of Cartagena. He had also assisted in leading them to the Fountain of Youth at the precise moment Blackbeard and his crew did. There, the remaining crew of the Providence and the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge engaged in a battle at the Fountain.

Gillette fought valiantly against the pirates, until he went against one of Blackbeard's zombies, Yeoman. The zombie pirate was able to land a strike on Gillette, causing him to unintentionally stumble into the way of Barbossa's fight against Blackbeard. Gillette was killed by the infamous pirate, who impaled the Lieutenant from behind. Gillette's body fell onto Barbossa, who immediately pushed it aside to resume fighting with Blackbeard.

Later in the battle, the Spaniard and his soldiers arrived to the Fountain, revealing their true intentions of destroying the Fountain, not to use it for gaining eternal life for their King. The Spaniard smashed the Chalices and ordered his men to destroy the Fountain. While the Spaniard confronted Blackbeard during the destruction of the Fountain, Gillette's body was carried away by two British marines.

Personality and traits
"Ever walk on the beach, look back, and see your footsteps in the sand? It's like that, except the footsteps lie before me." "Footstep, actually."

- Hector Barbossa and Gillette

Gillette was an upholder of the law and followed orders given to him. While serving under Commodore James Norrington, he was stationed at Port Royal and was in second command of the HMS Dauntless. A few years later, he was assigned to the HMS Providence and served as second officer under the command of King George II's most trustworthy privateer, Hector Barbossa.

Gillette had shown loyalty to his commanding officer. He never took any question in his orders and carried them out. Gillette voiced concerns about Jack Sparrow's escape to the Black Pearl, but still went with Norrington's order to give Sparrow a day's head start. As the Providence fell, with most of its crew, to a mermaid attack as well as Barbossa pointing his pistol at Theodore Groves, Gillette watched with visible concern, but didn't go against his captain's orders.

Gillette also seemed to be a man of sensibility. After Jack Sparrow escaped from his execution, by falling off of Fort Charles, Gillette said that Jack had nowhere to go but back to the noose. This was true until the Black Pearl appeared to rescue him. He also mentioned that the Dauntless could not be crewed by two men alone. Another example was when Barbossa mentions a saying that 'footsteps laid forward', Gillette corrected him by saying 'footstep' due to the fact that Hector only had one foot.

Like Mullroy, Gillette didn't believe in supernatural beings and items. When Elizabeth Swann warned him about the undead pirates, he dismissed her warning and was in utter shock when he first saw them.

Equipment and skills
An officer of the Royal Navy, Gillette was skilled with weaponry such as a pistol and a sword. He was able to hold his own against the cursed crew's attack on the Dauntless during the battle of Isla de Muerta long enough for their curse to be lifted. However, during the battle at the Fountain of Youth, Gillette was unable to defeat the zombie pirate, Yeoman, which ultimately led to his death at the hands of Blackbeard.

Gillette also used a spyglass during his time aboard the HMS Dauntless.

Behind the scenes

 * Gillette was portrayed by Damian O'Hare in The Curse of the Black Pearl and On Stranger Tides.
 * Until the release of On Stranger Tides, due to Gillette's absence in Dead Man's Chest or At World's End, it was assumed amongst fans that he died when the hurricane destroyed the HMS Dauntless. However, it was likely Gillette resigned from Norrington's crew at that time.
 * It was confirmed by director Rob Marshall, in the audio commentary for On Stranger Tides, that Gillette, along with Theodore Groves, indeed died.
 * In the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Ultimate Sticker Book, Gillette is mistakenly identified as Theodore Groves and vice versa. In addition, Gillette's name was spelled incorrectly.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
 * LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game