East India Trading Company soldiers

East India Trading Company Soldiers, also known as Blue Coats, were British soldiers in the service of the East India Trading Company.

The East India Trading Company Marines are actually the Royal Marines who were transferred to the Company, because the lack of protection on the Company’s Merchant ships. They are in charge of Lord Cutler Beckett and Admiral James Norrington. They observed the executing of pirates in the fort. During the invasion in Singapore Mercer directed many of these soldiers, However, a lot of them were killed or wounded in battle. Some of them were stationed aboard the Flying Dutchman under the command of James Norrington in order to take care of the coffer, so that Davy Jones do not do something that harms to the company, and to support the crew of the Dutchman. During the Battle of Calypso's Maelstrom Davy Jones killed Mercer and send them to the Black Pearl, so he had the possibility to get his heart, which was guarded by Mullroy and Murtogg, back. Almost all of the Blue coats were killed in the battle and the few survivors joined the Pirate crew of the Black Pearl.

Their uniforms differ from British Red Coat Marines; their design is slightly different and the colours are dark blue, maroon red, dark gold, and black.

The blue coats' weaponry consists of muskets with bayonets, swords, and cutlasses. Their military training is much like the Red Coat Marines, they can fend off pirate attacks quite easily and defend the ship against boarders. Usually, the soldiers are accompany by high-ranked soldiers and officers that command them.

Notable Blue Coats

 * Murtogg
 * Mullroy

Behind the scenes

 * The action figure of the East India Trading Company Soldier by Zizzle was never released or made.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean Online