Broondjongen

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Broondjongen
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Statistics
Weapon(s) owned	Cutlass Axe
Ship(s) captained or crewed	Flying Dutchman
Affiliation	Crew of the Flying Dutchman
Behind the scenes
First appearance	At World's End
Latest appearance	At World's End

Broondjongen was a crew member serving aboard the Flying Dutchman under the command of Captain Davy Jones around the time Lord Cutler Beckett assumed control of the Flying Dutchman and its crew.

Biography

Concept art of Broondjongen.

At some unknown point in his life, Broondjongen found himself serving aboard the Flying Dutchman under Davy Jones. As with the other crew members aboard the Flying Dutchman, Broondjongen slowly took on characteristics of various sea creatures over time. His torso split in half at the shoulder in the manner of a clamshell, revealing a withered figure inside. This being, captured in a death freeze, was similar to a sibling absorbed by a dominant twin in utero, with Broondjongen showing what appeared to be vestigial remnants of a dead sibling.

He would remain in servitude aboard the Dutchman after Lord Cutler Beckett assumed command of the ship and its captain, and when dozens of East India Trading Company soldiers were stationed aboard the ship. Broondjongen was present aboard the Empress when Davy Jones met with the ship's captain, who turned out to be Elizabeth Swann.

Later, he manned the Flying Dutchman's cannons during the battle of Calypso's maelstrom. He did so alongside Angler and the East India Company soldiers. Later in the battle, Broondjongen would climb atop the ship's crow's nest, where he yelled at the Motley crew of the Black Pearl while waving an axe in the air. Broondjongen would later safely swing onto the Black Pearl where he fought the Motley crew. During the fight, he was stabbed in the back by a pirate and was trying to pull the sword out of his back for most of the fight. He likely reverted back to human form after William Turner become captain of the Flying Dutchman and was freed from servitude aboard the ship. His further fate is unknown.

Behind the Scenes

"Broondjongen - Final design by Model supervisor Geoff Campbell. His torso splits into open into a clamshell a withered figure contorted inside the clam in a death frieze. Like when a dominant twin will absorb it's sibling in utero and always has vestigial remnants of dead sibling."

―Aaron McBride

Broondjongen first appeared, portrayed by an unknown and uncredited actor, in the 2007 film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Although unidentified in the film, Broondjongen was identified by Aaron McBride, the visual effects art director who provided notes explaining the artworks and designs for Davy Jones' crew of the Flying Dutchman, notably in Ain't It Cool News. The final design of Broondjongen was by Geoff Campbell, who was the creature model supervisor for the film.

In the 2011 non-canonical video game LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, Broondjongen first appears as a member of Davy Jones' crew during the events of the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. He is also shown to be present with the crew members that go to Isla Cruces in Jones' stead and is given a more recurring role.

Broondjongen appears in the Shanghai Disneyland attraction Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure, in which he approaches the sleeping Kraken with a lantern, and then flees when it wakes up.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (First appearance)
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)

Source

• Behind the Attraction: "Pirates of the Caribbean"