Jimmy Legs

"The bosun prides himself on cleaving flesh from bone, with every swing."

- Bootstrap Bill Turner to William Turner

Jimmy Legs was the boatswain aboard the Flying Dutchman, under the command of Captain Davy Jones. He was known as a harsh taskmaster, and took sadistic pleasure in demanding the impossible from the crew.

Biography
"Impeding me duty?"

- Jimmy Legs to Bootstrap Bill

Jimmy Legs, along with the rest of the crew, was transformed during his servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, taking on the appearance of various aquatic flora and fauna. He had the face of a stonefish and a fin protruded from his back. His mouth was similar to that of a piranha and his right boot became fused to his leg. In combat he preferred a cutlass with a large, cup-shaped handguard. [ 1 ] He commonly wielded a cat o' nine tails aboard the Flying Dutchman, inflicting punishment on such crewmen as failed to meet his harsh orders. Such was his ferocity, he was known to cleave flesh from bone with every swing.

While serving aboard the Flying Dutchman, William Turner incurred Jimmy Legs' wrath when he and his father caused damage to the deck by dropping a cannon they were meant to be hoisting. The boatswain was ready to lash Will with his whip, but "Bootstrap" intervened, whipping his son himself in order to spare Will from Jimmy Legs' excrutiating punishment. Jimmy Legs also used his whip on the crew turning the Kraken Hammer during the attacks on the Edinburgh Trader and the Black Pearl.

Jimmy Legs was part of the group sent to Isla Cruces to ensure Jack Sparrow did not claim the Dead Man's Chest, and fought against Elizabeth Swann and her companions. He would later meet Swann again, following the attack on the Empress, when he locked her and her crew in the brig of the Flying Dutchman. He found her attempts to locate "Bootstrap" Bill cruelly amusing.

Following the death of Davy Jones, Jimmy Legs bore the Dead Man's Chest while "Bootstrap" Bill carved out his son's heart. When Will took command of the Flying Dutchman, Jimmy Legs reverted back to his human form along with his colleagues.

Behind the scenes

 * "Jimmy legs" is a colloquialism used in reference to nocturnal myoclonus, a sleep disorder where the patient moves limbs involuntarily during sleep and has symptoms or problems related to the movement.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End