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"The bosun prides himself on cleaving flesh from bone, with every swing."
Bootstrap Bill Turner to William Turner[src]

Jimmy Legs was the bo'sun aboard the Flying Dutchman, under the command of Captain Davy Jones. He was known as a harsh taskmaster, and took sadistic pleasure in demanding the impossible from the crew and dealing painful punishments when they failed.

Biography[]

"Impeding me in my duties? You'll share the punishment."
―Jimmy Legs to Bootstrap Bill Turner[src]

At some unknown point in his life, Jimmy Legs became a member of Davy Jones' crew aboard the Flying Dutchman . He, along with the rest of Jones's crew, fell under the curse and was transformed during his servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, taking on the appearance of various aquatic flora and fauna. He had the face of a stonefish and a fin protruded from his back. His mouth was similar to that of a piranha and his right boot became fused to his leg. In combat he preferred a cutlass with a large, cup-shaped handguard.[2] He commonly wielded a cat o' nine tails aboard the Flying Dutchman, inflicting punishment on crewmen who failed to fulfill his harsh orders. Such was his ferocity, he was known to cleave flesh from bone with every lash of his whip. Nonetheless this helped him keep order on the ship in deference to Jones though he was often assisted by fellow crewman Maccus and Koleniko though they themselves were not immune to his whip.[1]

When Will Turner appeared aboard the Scuttled ship, the crew fought the young man, Jimmy Legs among them. Eventually, Crash knocked him out. Davy Jones boarded the ship, and Turner revealed that Jack Sparrow was nearby aboard the Black Pearl. Jimmy Legs and the other crewmen boarded the Pearl, and held back the Motley crew as Jones and Sparrow negotiated. During this sequence, he held Ragetti hostage.[1]

Jimmy Legs

Jimmy Legs on Isla Cruces.

While serving aboard the Flying Dutchman, Will Turner incurred Jimmy Legs' wrath when he and his father Bootstrap Bill caused damage to the deck by dropping a cannon they were supposed to be hoisting. The Bo'sun was ready to lash Will with his whip, but Bootstrap intervened, stating to a threatening Jimmy Legs he'd take the full punishment. Jones quickly arrived to investigate this act of charity and soon found out that Will was Bootstrap's son; with their familial relationship revealed to Jones, Bootstrap was forced into whipping his son himself in order to spare Will from Jimmy Legs' excruciating punishment. Jimmy Legs also used his whip on the crew turning the Kraken Hammer during the attacks on the Edinburgh Trader and the Black Pearl.[1]

Under Maccus, Jimmy Legs and the other crewmen traveled to Isla Cruces in Jones' stead as the captain could not step on dry land. The crew discovered the Dead Man's Chest empty, and, hearing the bell tower, put two and two together and headed to the tower. On the way, they found and ambushed Pintel, Ragetti and Elizabeth Swann, dueling them in sword combat. Jimmy Legs was cut down on numerous occasions by the trio. The Motley crew escaped with their lives, much to the dismay of Davy Jones. Later when the Dutchman ambushed the Pearl off Isla Cruces, Jimmy Legs manned the cannons and fired on Jack Sparrow's ship. The ship got away, but was soon tracked down and torn apart by the Kraken. Jimmy Legs witnessed Jones' rage when he opened the chest and discovered his heart was not there.[1]

He was present when the East India Trading Company crew of the HMS Endeavour under Lord Cutler Beckett boarded the Flying Dutchman. Jones pushed past him to talk to Beckett. The East India Company soon took over the ship. By order of Beckett and Jones, he and the crew attacked Sao Feng's flagship, the Empress, and executed most of the crew. He would later meet Swann again, following the attack on the Empress, when he locked her and her crew in the brig of the Flying Dutchman. He found her attempts to locate Bootstrap Bill cruelly amusing. Jimmy Legs was shocked to later find Admiral James Norrington dead at the hands of Bootstrap Bill Turner and Davy Jones. He fled to the captain's cabin at Maccus' command.[3]

During the battle around Calypso's maelstrom, he fought William Turner and Elizabeth Swann, but he was stabbed by both of them simultaneously. However he managed to get back on his feet, and during their wedding ceremony he fought Will but was almost immediately cut across the chest. He fought them once more just before they were married but he was stabbed in the chest by Swann. Following the death of Davy Jones, Jimmy Legs bore the Dead Man's Chest while Bootstrap Bill Turner carved out his son's heart.[3] When Will took command of the Flying Dutchman, Jimmy Legs reverted back to his human form along with his shipmates.[4] Whether he chose to remain in service aboard the vessel or left its crew remains unclear, leaving his final fate unknown.

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vdeCrew of the Flying Dutchman
Captain: Davy Jones
Flying Dutchman
AnglerBroondjongenClankerCrashFauntleroyFinneganGreenbeard
HadrasHermanIgmarJellyJimmy LegsKolenikoMaccusManrayMoreyOgilveyOld Haddy
PalificoPenrodPiperQuittanceRatlinTwo Head
UrchinWheelbackWyvern

Captain: Davy Jones
Flying Dutchman
AnglerBroondjongenClankerCrashFauntleroyFinneganGreenbeard
HadrasHermanIgmarJellyJimmy LegsKolenikoMaccusManrayMoreyOgilveyOld Haddy
PalificoPenrodPiperQuittanceRatlinBootstrap Bill TurnerTwo Head
UrchinWheelbackWyvern


Captain: Davy Jones
Flying Dutchman
AnglerBroondjongenClankerCrashFauntleroyFinneganGreenbeard
HadrasHelmsmanHermanIgmarJellyJimmy LegsKolenikoMaccusManrayMoreyOgilveyOld Haddy
PalificoPenrodPiperQuittanceRatlinSailorBootstrap Bill TurnerWill Turner
Two HeadUrchinWheelbackWyvern


Captain: Davy Jones (controlled by Lord Cutler Beckett)
Flying Dutchman
Admiral James NorringtonAnglerBroondjongenClankerCrashFauntleroyFinneganGreenbeardHadrasHelmsmanHermanIgmarJellyJimmy LegsKolenikoMaccusManray
Ian MercerMoreyMullroyMurtoggOgilveyOld HaddyPalificoPenrodPiperQuittanceRatlinSailorBootstrap Bill TurnerTwo HeadUrchinWheelbackWyvern


Captain: Will Turner
Flying Dutchman
AnglerBroondjongenClankerCrashFauntleroyFinneganGreenbeardHadrasHelmsmanHermanIgmarJellyJimmy LegsKolenikoMaccusManrayMoreyOgilveyOld HaddyPalificoPenrodPiperQuittanceRatlinSailorBootstrap Bill TurnerTwo HeadUrchinWheelbackWyvern
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