Matelot (pirate)

Matelot was a pirate recruited by Captain Jack Sparrow at Tortuga prior to the pursuit of Hector Barbossa and the Black Pearl.

Matelot, a thin, bald man, served aboard the commandeered HMS Interceptor, and fought against the crew of the Black Pearl during their raid on the Interceptor. During the battle, Matelot was stabbed in the back and pitched into the sea, becoming the only one, who was killed in that battle.

Behind the scenes
"Matelot" is a French word meaning "seamen". In the pirate slang Matelot mend a pirate who was in a union known as "matelotage" with another pirate; they shared all their possessions (even the wives) and if one of them died, the other succeeded him.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl