- "Carruthers, isn't it? Enjoy your job, Mr. Carruthers?"
"Yes, sir. Particularly when the folks come up to visit the prisoners."
"Very good." - ―Weatherby Swann and Carruthers
Carruthers was a member of the Royal Marines as well as a prison guard stationed at Fort Charles' prison in Port Royal. The red-coated guard was most notably in service when Lord Cutler Beckett arrived to Port Royal to oversee the expansion of the East India Trading Company to the Caribbean, as well as arrest both Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. Carruthers was present during the incarceration of Elizabeth in the Port Royal prison, where the prisoner was visited by Turner and her father Governor Weatherby Swann, and later assisted Governor Swann in his daughter's escape.
Biography[]
- "Here, now, you can't be here."
"I think you'll find he can."
"Mr. Swann!"
"Governor Swann, still. Do you think I wear this wig to keep my head warm?" - ―Carruthers and Weatherby Swann on Will Turner
Little is known of Carruthers' early life, except that he lived in Port Royal, Jamaica, where he became a Royal Marine and prison guard stationed at prison at Fort Charles at some point before Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company arrived to arrest both Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. Following a meeting with Beckett, Will stormed out of Beckett's office and through the gates of the Port Royal prison, where Carruthers stood guard during Elizabeth's incarceration as a prisoner behind bars. Will pushed past the red-coated guard and moved down the stone corridor to Elizabeth's cell, with Governor Weatherby Swann following closely behind. Carruthers called out and attempted to stop Turner and "Mister" Swann, insisting that they should not enter the jail, but he was overruled on both counts by "Governor" Swann, correcting the guard by saying he wasn't wearing his wig to keep his head warm. Governor Swann then looked into the guard's face and asked if "Mister Carruthers" enjoyed his job. Carruthers quickly changed his tone, "Yes, sir. Particularly when the folks come up to visit the prisoners."[1] Governor Swann nodded toward the door and the guard quickly exited as the governor approached the dank cell, where he heard Elizabeth and Will's conversation about starting his search for Jack Sparrow in Tortuga. Later, at night, Carruthers helped Governor Swann get his daughter Elizabeth out of her cell.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The red-coated guard named Carruthers first appears in Irene Trimble's junior novelization for the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,[1] where the "Carruthers Guard" was played by Barry McEvoy.[2][3] The character was referred to as "Guard" and named "Carruthers" by Governor Weatherby Swann in Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay.[4] Though the line of dialogue was cut from the film, it was retained in Trimble's junior novelization,[1] and the character was named "Carruthers Guard" in the film's ending credits.[2][3]
While unconfirmed, Carruthers may be either Irish or of Irish descent from his accent.[citation needed]
Appearances[]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First identified as Carruthers Guard)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (junior novelization) (First appearance) (First identified as Carruthers)