Armando Salazar
Ghost Captain
Former Spanish naval captain turned ghost, relentlessly pursuing Jack Sparrow with the goal of eradicating pirates.
Quotes
- Exterminate all pirates.
- I will never let you escape.
- They will never return alive.
Trivia
- Portrayed by Javier Bardem in the live-action film.
- Ghost appearance created using advanced CGI technology.
- Name derived from Spanish origins.
Alternate names
Armando Salazar
Captain Salazar
Profile
- Species
- Ghost
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Grayish ghostly figure with seaweed and crustaceans attached to parts of his face and body. His uniform is a decayed Spanish naval attire.
- Height
- Approximately 180cm
- Weight
- Unknown
- Distinguishing features
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- Decayed appearance due to being a ghost
- Seaweed and shellfish attached to face and hands
- Wearing Spanish naval uniform
- Iconic items
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- Spanish Naval Uniform
- Ghost Ship
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Relentless
- Detailed personality
- Harbors a deep grudge from his past defeat and death, possessing a ruthless personality that mercilessly corners pirates. Loyal to his mission and shows no compromise.
- Keywords
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- Ruthless
- Relentless
- Loyal
- Merciless
- Immortal
- Motto
- Pirates will never be forgiven
- Talents
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- Leadership
- Tactician
- Supernatural durability as a ghostly being
- Skills
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- Swordsmanship
- Navigation
- Attack power as a ghost
- Motivation
- Eradication of pirates and execution of Jack Sparrow
- Habits
- Issues strict orders to his crew and demands absolute obedience
History
- Backstory
- Formerly an elite captain in the Spanish Navy tasked with pirate extermination. He was cornered and destroyed by pirate Jack Sparrow, then resurrected as a ghost to relentlessly hunt pirates.
- Debut date
- May 26, 2017
- Work title
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Media type
- Movie
Becoming a Ghost
- Significant event
- Becoming a Ghost
- Description
- Defeated in battle against pirates, resurrected in ghostly form due to a curse.
Pursuit of Jack Sparrow
- Significant event
- Pursuit of Jack Sparrow
- Description
- Repeatedly engages in battle to corner Jack Sparrow, captain of the pirate ship Black Pearl.
Final Battle
- Significant event
- Final Battle
- Description
- Engages in the final showdown with Jack, staking the fate of the Caribbean Sea.
Relationships
Spanish Navy
Spanish Navy: leader
Ghost Crew
Ghost Crew: leader
Media appearances
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Movie / Supporting
Theatrical release in 2017
Voice cast and creators
Shunsuke Sakino
- Voice actor
- Shunsuke Sakino
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Javier Bardem
- Voice actor
- Javier Bardem
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
- Creator name
- Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
- Role
- Original author
Related goods
Armando Salazar Figure
- Item name
- Armando Salazar Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular