Grapple

Grapple
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Hair color	Black
Born	c. 1680s
Title(s)	Crewman
Statistics
Weapon(s) owned	Grappling hook Hatchet
Ship(s) captained or crewed	Black Pearl
Battles	Mutiny on the Black Pearl Attack on Port Royal Destruction of the Interceptor Battle of Isla de Muerta
Affiliation	Cursed crew
Behind the scenes
First appearance	The Curse of the Black Pearl
Last appearance	The Curse of the Black Pearl
Portrayer	Trevor Goddard

"Say goodbye!"
"…Goodbye!"

―Grapple and William Turner

Grapple was a crew member serving on the Black Pearl under Hector Barbossa, and was one of the pirates cursed by the chest of Hernán Cortés on Isla de Muerta.

Biography

Grapple was dispatched with his other fellow crewmates and fought in the streets at Port Royal during the siege to reclaim the final gold piece from the chest, engaging William Turner in single combat. Grapple was sent crashing through a window by a shop sign dislodged by a cannonball. He survived, and returned aboard the Black Pearl.

Grapple and Mallot, shortly before Elizabeth sent a lifeboat swinging across the deck, toppling them into the ocean in pieces.

During the battle against the HMS Dauntless, Grapple remained on board the Pearl with Mallot. They both began arguing over what foodstuff to eat first once the curse was lifted. It was at this point that Elizabeth Swann knocked Jack the monkey from the deck. Grapple and Mallot spotted the falling monkey, and raced on deck to find the attacker. Elizabeth sent a lifeboat swinging across the deck, toppling Grapple and Mallot into the ocean in pieces. His further fate is unknown.

Behind the Scenes

• Grapple was played by the late Trevor Goddard in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Grapple had the distinction of being one of Goddard's final film roles before his death along the direct-to-video comedy-drama Flexing with Monty, which was filmed in the 1990s. As such, both Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski paid tribute to him in the DVD commentary of The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)