Redhead

For other uses, see Redhead (disambiguation)

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Redd
Biographical information
Gender	Female
Hair color	Red
Also known as	The Redhead
Statistics
Weapon(s) owned	Flintlock pistols Blunderbuss
Affiliation	Isla Tesoro Auctioneer
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
Latest appearance	The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow
Portrayer	Cerris Morgan-Moyer Grey DeLisle (voice)

"We wants the redhead!"

―Drunk pirates on the "Redhead"

Redd, better known as the Redhead, was a wench from Isla Tesoro. She may have been the most popular girl in town, but looks can be deceiving. After being captured by the pirate Auctioneer, the Redhead participated in an auction for "brides", in which pirates disregarded Tiny for the fiery femme fatale. Following an encounter with Captain Jack Sparrow the Redhead became a pirate herself.

Biography

Battle of Puerto Dorado

After pirates invaded Puerto Dorado, the Auctioneer was selling women exclusively taken from the town in an auction. During the auction, the Auctioneer presented a "winsome wench" until a group of drunken pirates chanted that they wanted the sultry "redhead" of questionable repute, who was next in line to be auctioned. Other pirates who knew they had no chance with her tried to downgrade her by noting her infamous reputation.

When the Redhead began to show her leg seductively to the on-looking crowd of excited pirates, the Auctioneer demanded she cover herself up saying; "Strike your colors you brazen wench! No need to expose your superstructure!"

Jack Sparrow

"I'm not that kind of girl!"
"All evidence to the contrary."

―Redhead and Jack Sparrow

At some point following the auction in Puerto Dorado, the Redhead met the notorious pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. One day the Redhead found herself aboard Jack's ship, the Black Pearl. Standing on the forecastle, the pirate captain and wench were having an intimate discussion, but when Sparrow gave her an inappropriate proposal, the Redhead slapped him, saying that she wasn't that kind of girl. Sparrow replied that all evidence was to the contrary, to which the Redhead slapped him once again, furiously leaving the ship.

Redd the Pirate

Redd the Pirate helps with the auction.

"Strike yer feathers, dearie, show em yer flock."
"Eh, send them hens to Davy Jones. It’s the rum they want!"

―the Auctioneer and Redd

In unknown circumstances the Redhead became a pirate herself, eventually becoming known as Redd. She joined the Auctioneer and his shipmates, participating in an auction where the possessions of the inhabitants of Puerto Dorado were being sold to the pirates that conquered the town.

Behind the scenes

"A Portrait of Things To Come"
by Marc Davis.

• A portrait adorning the "Crew's Quarters" in Disneyland version of Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is an original work by Marc Davis, a concept offering a "portrait of things to come" for the infamous Redhead. However it is unknown if this was intended as an instance of clever foreshadowing, as some have suggested the painting represented the Redhead guests meet later in the attraction's auction scene at Puerto Dorado.
• The Redhead would be adapted into the character "Scarlett" who appeared in all three films in Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and James Ward Byrkit's short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked. In addition, screenwriter Terry Rossio added that he thought the character was known as "Scarlett" because of her red hair. Wedlocked further adapted the ride's auction scene, with the pirates of Shipwreck City referring to Scarlett as "the redhead" throughout the auction.
• The Redhead was played by Cerris Morgan-Moyer in the 2012 attraction The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow.

The Disneyland Paris version of the Redhead.

• In July 2017, the Redhead in Disneyland Paris was changed from a captive wench into a fearsome pirate who assists the Auctioneer with the auction. The wenches were removed from the scene and were replaced by villagers who have to surrender their loot to the Auctioneer. In November 2017 it was announced that the scene would be also changed in Walt Disney World Resort. The Walt Disney World version of the scene debuted on March 19, 2018, with the Redhead being given the name Redd and voiced by voice actress Grey DeLisle.
• On June 2018 Captain Redd was added as a meet and greet character at New Orleans Square at Disneyland.
• In Dead Men Tell No Tales, when Jack Sparrow wakes up on the Dying Gull, he gives Henry Turner an advice on courting a brunette. In the film's novelization Jack gives Henry an advice on courting a redhead. It is unknown if that was meant to be a reference to the Redhead from the ride or not.

Appearances

• Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean (First appearance)
• Disney Parks Presents: Pirates of the Caribbean
• Pirates of the Caribbean (Little Golden Book)
• The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow
• Virtual Magic Kingdom (Non-canonical appearance)
• Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life (Non-canonical appearance)

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies