Angelica

"No, Jack, that's the best part. He will be dead." "Ah. You'll be handling that part yourself, then."

- Angelica and Jack Sparrow

Angelica was the daughter and the right hand man of the notorious pirate captain Blackbeard and one of Jack Sparrow's past relationships. She was once a novice in a convent, but discovered love through her affair with Jack Sparrow, and decided not to take her vows. She still blames Jack for her change of heart.

Early life
"Gibbs, this is the woman from Seville." "Ah. You pretended to love her then you left her and broke her heart." "Worse. I may have had, briefly, mind you...stirrings."

- Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs

Angelica was born to Blackbeard and an unknown female. Although her past is shrouded in mystery, it is known that Angelica spent her early years in a convent. "What were you doing in a Spanish convent, anyway?!" "Mistook it for a brothel. Honest mistake."

- Angelica and Jack Sparrow

When she grew to be a young woman, Angelica had a relationship with Jack Sparrow, and had the distinction of being the only woman may have loved. Angelica was corrupted by Jackwhile still at the Convent and thus did not take her vows. Later she becomes a typical pirate, willing to kill, lie and steal, but her belief in God remains strong. Strangely, her great motivation in doing many evil things is the salvation of her father's soul. She seems very blind to the fact that her father is uninterested in such things.

First mate
"First Mate sticking her neck out for some prisoner? That you don't see." "Her? Our First Mate is a her?"

- Scrum and Jack Sparrow

Many years later, Angelica became the First Mate aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. As her father grew older and near death, Angelica became interested in the Fountain of Youth, which was said to be discovered by Juan Ponce de León in 1523. Blackbeard and Angelica began their search for the Fountain sometime after the War Against Piracy. During one of Blackbeard's raids, his crewmen captured a young missionary, Philip Swift, in the process. Before Blackbeard had a chance to kill Philip, Angelica stopped him, as she didn't want him to kill a man of God. However, when Phillip asked her what her voice was in her fathers cruel actions at the Fountain, she appeared to be reluctantly willing to let Phillip, and the mermaid Syrena die, as long as her fathers evil life was lengthened.

Search for the Fountain of Youth

Jack Sparrow
"Only one person alive knows that move[kisses the Jack impostor]...Always wanted to do that. Hello, Angelica." "Hello, Jack. Are you impressed? I think I almost killed you once or twice there."

- Jack Sparrow and Angelica



Before the search for the Fountain of Youth could continue, they needed to find Jack Sparrow, who knew how to get to the Fountain, with the help of his unique compass along with a map, which had the exact location of the Fountain. Blackbeard sent Angelica to find Jack in London. Angelica, disguised as Jack Sparrow, began to assemble a crew in the Captain's Daughter tavern. Attracted by the rumors of "Jack Sparrow recruiting a crew in London", Jack himself came to London, where he found the disguised Angelica in the tavern. After a fierce duel, which ended with an escape from King George's men, Angelica forced Jack aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. The quest for the legendary spring continued.

Mutiny on the Queen Anne's Revenge
"I thought I should give you fair warning: we're taking the ship." "Desgraciado!" "It's nothing personal!" "Sparrow ven aqui o te arranco la cabeza!" "You might be better off if you just..." "Ya!" [shoves sword into door] "...stay out of it."

- Jack Sparrow and Angelica

During the journey, while Angelica did her duties as First Mate, Jack Sparrow and many other kidnapped sailors were forced to work as a deckhands. Wishing to find the Fountain for himself instead of for Blackbeard, Jack persuaded some of the crewmen to join in a mutiny against Blackbeard. This was easy due to the unusually cruel treatment the sailors recieved. Shortly before the mutiny started, not wanting Angelica to be in the middle of the fight, Jack went to Angelica's cabin to make sure she was safe. Jack then warned her that he was taking the ship. Angelica curses at Jack seconds before he locked her in her cabin, and then stabbed her sword through the door.

Angelica later escaped the cabin and joined the fight, which began well for Jack and his co-conspirators. At the moment of Jack's victory, Blackbeard appeared on the deck and used his voodoo powers to crush the mutiny. Following the mutiny, Blackbeard punished some of the mutineers, and he also intended to shoot Philip Swift, but Angelica stopped him once again.

Personality and traits
"What she is, is pure evil. More to be feared than a wild beast. Hungry wild beast, vengeful, hungry, wild, from Hell beast..." "Father!" "Sweetness!"

- Jack Sparrow and Angelica to Blackbeard Angelica is an experienced pirate. She is a good sailor, tactician and swordswoman. She is a good liar, and a schemer. From her time at the Convent she has retained a strong faith. However, she applies her belief illogically. One of her strongest motivations is to see her father, Blackbeard save his soul from damnation. But she does not succeed in making him behave in a fair, or kindly manner. She seems to be completely blind to the fact that her father is not interested in saving his soul, nor to the fact that the longer her father lives, the more evil he does, and so the further from salvation he gets.

A master of disguises, Angelica learned the art of the con from the best, one Captain Jack Sparrow. A woman who often tells lies that are truths and truths that are lies, she wants to be good, but she can be tricky, the perfect liar, intelligent, witty, and very manipulative like all experienced pirates. Angelica also has a sense of humor, being particularly sassy for a pirate. She is very caring towards her father, hell-bent on redeeming his soul from certain damnation. Angelica was known to have a lot of faith during her days in a convent. Though those days are behind her, she still keeps her faith strong.

Behind the scenes

 * In Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Angelica was portrayed by Spanish actress Penélope Cruz, but due to her pregnancy during the filming, long-distance scenes were made with her sister Mónica.
 * In real-world history, Blackbeard didn't have a daughter or any other descendant.
 * Angelica is loosely based on Elizabeth Hurwood, a character from the novel On Stranger Tides, which served as a basis for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. She was redesigned for the account of casting Penélope Cruz.
 * Blackbeard's fictional daughter Hanna is the main heroine of the American comic book The Blackbeard Legacy.

Appearances

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