Cutler Beckett

Cutler Beckett
Background information
Feature films	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Video games	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game Kingdom Hearts III Disney Sorcerer's Arena (upcoming)
Voice	Tom Hollander (At World's End game) Mick Wingert (Kingdom Hearts III)
Portrayed by	Tom Hollander
Character information
Full name	Cutler Beckett
Other names	Lord Cutler Beckett
Personality	Cruel, cold-hearted, ruthless, evil, greedy, sinister, regal, posh, lawful, calculating, intelligent, cunning, elegant, wrathful, sarcastic, power-hungry, selfish, mysterious, manipulative, pompous, devious, mature, scheming, callous, genocidal, calm, luxurious, murderous, sadistic, arrogant, dishonest, merciless, charismatic, blasphemous, deceptive, stubborn, perfidious, deceitful, persuasive, boastful, cowardly, vengeful, suicidal
Appearance	Young man with brown hair and blue eyes, wears a powdered wig
Occupation	King's representative Governor of the East India Trading Company
Alignment	Good, later Bad
Affiliations	East India Trading Company
Goal	To remove piracy and become a ruler of the seven seas
Home	Port Royal
Allies	Will Turner (formerly), James Norrington (formerly), Ian Mercer, Davy Jones, Theodore Groves
Minions	Will Turner (formerly), Davy Jones, Ian Mercer, Greitzer, the Crew of the Flying Dutchman (temporarily), James Norrington (formerly), the Armada, the East India Trading Company, Theodore Groves, King George (probably/formerly)
Enemies	Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner, Weatherby Swann, Hector Barbossa
Likes	Power, killing people, causing misery, control, himself
Dislikes	Piracy, betrayal, defeat, peace
Powers and abilities	Political-Power, high intelligence, manipulation
Fate	Killed in the explosion that sank the HMS Endeavour

“Nothing personal, Jack. It's just... good business.”

―Cutler Beckett

Lord Cutler Beckett is the secondary antagonist of Disney's original Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and the main antagonist of the Jack sparrow prequel trilogy.

He was the overaching antagonist of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and one of the two main antagonists (Alongside Davy Jones) of its sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and a mentioned antagonist of the sixth film Pirates of the Caribbean: Davy Jones’s Revenge. In the prequel film trilogy, he serves the secondary antagonist of the first film and the main antagonist of second and third film. In the main series he works and leader for the East India Trading Company, and had a past with both Jack Sparrow and Weatherby Swann.

Background

Personality

Beckett is best described as a cruel, unsympathetic and ruthless fiend preparing to murder masses of people in his ruthless attempt to completely eliminate piracy, including children. He was also rather arrogant, always coming off as coldly condescending and very confident that nothing could stand in his way. He is also a little boastful, as evidenced when he said "It's Lord now, actually" to Governor Swann when they crossed paths for the first time in a while in Dead Man's Chest. He is sophisticated, drinking tea on his flagship the HMS Endeavor before going into battle. He is also manipulative and smooth-talking, and will use any means necessary to get what he wants, and unlike most villains such as Governor Ratcliffe or Hades, he is very polite.

Appearances

Dead Man's Chest

In the second filmBeckett plays a very little part in Dead Man's Chest. During the events of the film, the leader of the East India Trading Company disrupts the wedding of William Turner and Elizabeth Swann, placing them both under arrest for their assistance in the escape of Jack Sparrow.

Beckett soon strikes a deal with Will Turner; Will and Elizabeth will be pardoned and Jack will be made a privateer under the English crown, in exchange for Jack's compass, which will lead him to the heart of Davy Jones. His overall goal is to capture the heart and use it as leverage against Davy Jones, forcing him into servitude with the EITC and help rid the world of piracy. Will agrees and sets off to locate Jack. Beckett also makes similar deals with Elizabeth and her father.

At the end of the movie, it is James Norrington who returns with, not the compass, but the heart itself, allowing him to restore his honor by becoming a high-ranking member of the EITC.

At World's End

In the third film, Beckett has a bigger role in At World's End as one of the main antagonists. During the events of the film, Beckett uses his newly gained power to start the end of piracy. He begins by executing anyone with pirate history, ordering his fleets to hunt down pirate vessels, and orders Davy Jones to devastate the pirate population with his dreaded ship and crew.

As Beckett attempts to end piracy and locate Shipwreck Cove, the pirates' main base, he starts to grow impatient and turns to make bargains with Will, in hopes him will help him find and eliminate the remains of the Pirate Lords, thus destroying piracy itself.

By the end of the movie, the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman have one last clash to decide the fate of piracy. When Davy Jones and the Dutchman fails, Beckett ignores his bargain made with Jack and Elizabeth to let them go if the Dutchman fails and orders his fleet to attack.

Thinking that the Black Pearl is both outgunned and outmanned, he confidently orders his flagship, the HMS Endeavor, to sink the Pearl with a broadside. Suddenly, the Dutchman emerges with its new captain, Will Turner, who ordered his new vessel to broadside the Endeavor along with the Pearl, thus sinking it and ending the reign of the tyrannical leader of the EITC for good. Upon realizing what actually lay in wait for him, he is rendered catatonic, being rendered completely speechless, and only saying his last words in a very shocked (and calm) tone, and is unable to even save himself due to his shocked state, nor can he even react to his being consumed by the explosion. His last words were his famous line, "It's just good business" before he and his ship are blown away and what remains of him collapse on his flag in the sea, which is rather hypocritical coming from an antagonist such as him. With Cutler Beckett dead, all the pirates celebrate their freedom from the EITC.

Davy Jones’s Revenge

In the sixth film, Cutler Beckett was only mentioned a few times in the sixth film.

Video games

Kingdom Hearts III

Cutler Beckett appears in the third installment of the Kingdom Hearts series as an antagonist in his homeworld "The Caribbean", heavily following the same role he played in At World's End. Just Like in the film, Beckett plots to find the Brethren Court to remove piracy and control the seven seas. Eventually, he meets his demise when both the Black Pearl and the Dutchman fire cannons on the Endeavor.

Trivia

• In his first scene, Beckett claims that he and Jack Sparrow both left their mark on the other. The mark Sparrow left on Beckett was that he branded him as a pirate, but it was never revealed what the mark Sparrow left on Beckett was.
• Beckett and Salazar from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales are the only main antagonists from the Pirates of the Caribbean film-series to not have been integrated into the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

Gallery

Screenshots

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

"It was just good business"

Beckett just stands there as his ship gets destroyed

Becket's demise

Video games

Cutler Beckett in Kingdom Hearts III.

Beckett's death in Kingdom Hearts III.

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