Trickster

"Trickster! Devil!"

- Blackbeard to Jack Sparrow

A trickster, in mythology and folklore, is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. Jack Sparrow was referred to as a trickster by Blackbeard.

Behind the scenes

 * When talking about The Curse of the Black Pearl, director Gore Verbinski stated that Hector Barbossa was a "Dark Trickster" and the evil counterpart to Jack Sparrow. Jack Sparrow was also believed to be a trickster in the same film as well as the other installments, most notably in On Stranger Tides, in which Jack was referred to as "Trickster" by Blackbeard.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides