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.

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 Spanish 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, which he later admitted to having "stirrings" in terms of his feelings for her. Angelica was corrupted by Jack while still at the convent and thus did not take her vows. Later, she became a typical pirate, willing to kill, lie and steal, but her belief in God remained strong.

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 discovered that her father is Blackbeard, the most infamous pirate on the high seas. She started to search for him, and after finding him, she introduced herself to him as his daughter. Soon, she became the First Mate aboard Blackbeard's frigate, 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.

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, Angelica and Blackbeard 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 shanghaied sailors were forced to work as 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 received.

However, when Jack enters Angelica's cabin, he sees her sleeping. He quietly tries to take a sword and a pair of boots. As he takes them, a dazed Angelica tells Jack that if it is a dream, he can keep the sword and boots. Jack reassures her that it's a dream, at least until Angelica hears swords clashing outside her cabin. Jack then warns her that he is taking the ship. Angelica angrily curses at Jack as he leaves to lock her in her cabin, she grabs her sword and as Jack closes the cabin door and locks it. Angelica stabs her sword through the door, inches away from Jack's head.

Angelica later escaped her 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 the power of his sword 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, not wanting to harm a man of God.

When Blackbeard found out that the Cook, who was to stood watch that night, was part of the mutiny, he ordered him to go into the longboat. Angelica realized what her father was about to do and desperately pleaded to not kill the Cook. Whom Blackbeard had released from the ropes and the ship, sending him out in a longboat. Her plea was ignored, and Blackbeard then orders his men to fire the Greek fire cannons. A horrified Angelica watches alongside her father as the Cook was blasted as he was rowing away from the Queen Anne's Revenge. Angelica leaves as the Cook is killed. Afterwards, the Quartermaster takes Jack Sparrow to Blackbeard's cabin for a talk. Whilst the two are talking, Angelica interrupts them as her father tortures Jack with a voodoo doll, which she forces Jack into agreeing to lead them to the Fountain.

Deadly Dance
"Hardly appropriate for a First Mate." "Was I the first? I've often wondered." "You can be so charming when you want something, Jack. The trick is finding out what."

- Angelica to Jack Sparrow

Later in the night, Angelica meets Jack on the Revenge's deck. The two share a drink and danced together, slowly improving their relationship, but her resentment still stains. During the dance, Angelica tells Jack about the Profane Ritual, which has to be performed in order for the Fountain of Youth to work. She mentions that a sacrifice must be made, saying that when all items for the Ritual have been found, the two silver Chalices and a mermaid's tear. One drinks from the chalice containing the mermaid's tear and the other drinks from the other chalice that only contains the Fountain's water. Upon this revelation, Jack's willingness to find the Fountain was softened.

Manipulating him, by promising him something he want, Angelica shows Jack a cabinet full of Blackbeard's trophies&mdash;ships in bottles, which each contained ships that Blackbeard vanquished&mdash;promising him that he would get to choose any of the ships. Looking through the cabinet, Jack spots his ship, the Black Pearl, among them. Angelica tells Jack that she needs those years of the victim for Blackbeard. Jack tries to warn Angelica about trying to save Blackbeard, as he is evil and would kill her. Then the Queen Anne's Revenge arrives to Whitecap Bay, a mermaid nesting ground.

Mermaid Hunt at Whitecap Bay
"The old moon is in the arms of the new one. First of the summer. Perfect for hunting a mermaid's tear."

- Angelica to Jack Sparrow

Along with Blackbeard and his crew, Angelica journeys to Whitecap Bay to attempt to capture a mermaid, as they need a mermaid's tear for the Profane Ritual. After arriving ashore, the crew deployed fishing nets in the shallows. Angelica went with Blackbeard, Jack Sparrow and a few of his men to the top of an old lighthouse, as to get enough light to attract the mermaids. Salaman manages to get it in working condition. Angelica and Jack glances at the moonlight, with Angelica saying the night is perfect for hunting a mermaid.

Battle of the Fountain of Youth
During the battle at the Fountain of Youth, Barbossa poisons Blackbeard with his sword. Angelica, in a desperate attempt to save her father, tries to pull out the sword, but is unintentionally poisoned. As Blackbeard and Angelica lay dying, Jack hands them the chalices- One with the tear, and one without, since as Blackbeard and Angelica learned earlier in the film, the nature of the fountain requires two people to drink from the fountain with two silver chalices belonging to Juan Ponce de León, with the person drinking an additional mermaid tear gaining the life from the other person. As both Blackbeard and Angelica lay dying, Blackbeard asks his daughter to sacrifice herself to save him, which Angelica willingly agrees to, but Jack secretly switches the cups, giving her the one containing the mermaid Syrena's tear, thus sparing her life and killing Blackbeard. As a result, despite the fact Blackbeard was intending to let her die so he would live, Angelica holds Jack responsible for her father's death.

Jack, fearing retribution, maroons Angelica on an island with one pistol and one bullet, which she wastes on a failed attempt to kill Jack.

In the post-credits scene, Angelica finds Blackbeard's voodoo doll made in Jack's image and takes delight that she may have her revenge yet.

Personality and traits
"Sir. What she is, is pure evil. More to be feared than a wild beast. Hungry wild beast, with gnashing teeth. Vengeful, hungry, from Hell, beast&mdash;" "Father!" "Sweetness!"

- Jack Sparrow and Angelica to Blackbeard

Angelica was an experienced pirate. She was a good sailor, tactician and swordswoman. She was also a good liar and schemer, as being an expert in the art of deception. From her time at the convent she retained a strong faith. However, she applied her belief illogically.

One of Angelica's strongest motivations was to see her own father, Blackbeard, save his soul from damnation. But she does not succeed in making him behave in a fair, or kindly manner. She seemed to be completely blind to the fact that Blackbeard was not interested in saving his soul, even after he attempted to sacrifice her life to save his own at the Fountain of Youth.

A master of disguises, Angelica learned the art of the con from the best, one Captain Jack Sparrow. She was defined as being a woman who often tells lies that are truths and truths that are lies. She was tricky and quick witted, as befitting any pirate, although her sense of faith and disapproval of her father's methods imply a compassionate side. Angelica also had a sense of humor, demonstrated most aptly in her spit fire banter with Jack Sparrow.

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