Hector Barbossa's hats



"But you must get rid of that ridiculous hat!"

- Jack Sparrow to Hector Barbossa

Captain Hector Barbossa owned three hats during his career as a pirate and a privateer. The first two were big, round, dark hats, while the third was a decorated naval bicorne.

The first hat
Barbossa's first hat was a hat which wore during his time as captain of the Cobra. It was a huge, black hat, battered and ragged from long use. After the loss of the Cobra at hands of the rogue pirates, Barbossa continued to wear this hat. He hadn't got another one for the next five years.

The second hat
"I quite like the hat!"

- Grandmama to Hector Barbossa

Shortly after Barbossa joined the crew of the Black Pearl under Captain Jack Sparrow, he obtained a new hat, similar to the previous one. The new hat was decorated with blue ostrich feathers as a show of vanity. Barbossa wore this hat during Jack's search for the Shadow Gold, and during his mutiny against Jack, He continued to wear that hat during the ten years under the curse of the Chest of Cortés. When he was killed, his hat, along with his body, ended up in Tia Dalma's shack. After his resurrection, Barbossa wore the hat during the War Against Piracy. He lost the hat after the war when Blackbeard captured the Black Pearl.

The third hat
After the loss of the Black Pearl, Barbossa joined the British Royal Navy as a privateer and began to wear an elegant bicorne of Royal Navy officers. He wore his new hat during the Quest for the Fountain of Youth and when he killed Blackbeard.

Retunr of the old hat
"Sir. I found this, belowdecks."

- Cabin boy to Hector Barbossa, regarding Barbossa's hat.

After Barbossa killed Blackbeard, the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge joined him. When Barbossa took control of the Queen Anne's Revenge, the Cabin boy found Barbossa's old hat below deck. He gave it to his new captain, who immediately put it on and ordered the crew to set sail for Tortuga.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: The Caribbean
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: Rising in the East
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: The Turning Tide
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: Wild Waters
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
 * Pirates of the Caribbean Online
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 * The Challenge!
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
 * Pirates of the Caribbean (ride)
 * Kingdom Hearts II