Jolly Roger (pirate)

"Jolly Roger is coming for revenge!"

- Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger was an undead pirate who operated in the Caribbean during the era of Jack Sparrow.

Biography
Jolly Roger had a long-standing grudge with Sparrow, stemming from an incident during a poker match between Roger, Sparrow and Amo Dorsi. Jolly Roger conspired with Dorsi to lure Sparrow into the match, giving Roger the opportunity to steal some of the latter's most prized possessions. However, the game turned in Sparrow's favor, and Roger, believing Dorsi betrayed him, shot his co-conspirator.

Before he died, Amo Dorsi placed upon Jolly Roger a powerful curse, possibly learned from Tia Dalma, rendering him half-man, half-beast. Jolly Roger was forced to live as one of the undead, feeding on the souls of the living for all eternity.

Jolly Roger was known to accost pirates he encountered, threatening their lives unless they spread word of his power, and delivered a message to Jack Sparrow himself: that Jolly Roger was out for revenge. A number of pirates ultimately banded together to face Roger and his undead followers, with the help of Tia Dalma and her vodou practices.

Appearance
Jolly Roger appeared to be an undead skeleton, with a skull for a face, fixed in a permenant grin. He had no visible eyes, and had at least one gold tooth, on the left side of his mouth. He wore his black hair in long dreadlocks which were known to be filled with poisonous snakes, and was often seen with a large hat, out of which protruded two playing cards. He wore a long coat and adorned his outfit with shrunken heads and voodoo masks.

In place of his right hand he had a customized weapon that incorporated a sword, a pistol and a dagger.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean Online