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The ''Black Pearl'', originally ''Wicked Wench'', is a fictional ship in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. In the screenplay, the ''Black Pearl'' is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. The ship was originally named ''Wicked Wench'' before she was ordered burned and sunk by Lord Beckett. She was later raised from the sea floor by Davy Jones after making a pact with Jack Sparrow who rechristened her the ''Black Pearl''. She is said to be "nigh uncatchable". Indeed, in the first three films she either overtakes or flees all other ships, including the ''Interceptor'' (regarded as the fastest ship in the Caribbean) and the ''Flying Dutchman'' (which is actually faster against the wind). Her speed is derived from the large amount of sails she carries. She is noted in ''At World's End'' as being "The only ship that can outrun the ''Flying Dutchman''." ==Background== Originally named ''Wicked Wench'' (''Wicked Wench'' is the name of the ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland Park, which is shown shelling a fort), the ship was registered to the East India Trading Co. and owned by Cutler Beckett, the EITC Director for West Africa. At the time, Jack Sparrow was in the employ of the East India Trading Co. and was given captaincy of the ''Wicked Wench'' (this fits in with reality as history notes that pirates did not build ships specifically to commit piracy. Instead, they either bought or stole small, fast vessels, then retrofitted them with heavy armaments). (As detailed in the 2011 Disney Publishing novel, ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom'', written by A.C. Crispin) Jack Sparrow captained the ''Wicked Wench'' for Cutler Beckett for about a year, hauling various cargoes, but he refused to haul slaves. Hoping to recruit Sparrow as one of his many "operatives", Beckett indulged what he regarded as an odd peccadillo of Sparrow's until he and the captain came to a parting of the ways. Beckett had dispatched Sparrow on a mission to find the lost island of Kerma, and the treasure at the heart of its underground labyrinth, but Sparrow double-crossed the EITC official and claimed he couldn't locate the island. Suspicious that Sparrow had indeed found the island, and probably the treasure, but had not given him its accurate location, Beckett, determined to browbeat the captain into obedience, demanded that the young captain transport a cargo of slaves to the New World. Initially Sparrow agreed, but when he realized that he was betraying the ''Wicked Wench'', as well as himself, he rebelled and freed the slaves by taking them to Kerma for safe asylum. Furious that Sparrow had flouted his orders and stolen the "cargo" of "black gold", Cutler Beckett had Sparrow thrown into jail. After allowing him to languish for a couple of months, he had him transported to the ''Wicked Wench'' In keeping with their bargain, Jones raised the ship with Jack aboard in the Harbor of Tortuga to find a crew for his ship. Two years after, the ''Black Pearl'' was heading to the mysterious Isla de Muerta where the legendary ''Chest of Cortés'' was hidden. Captain and crew agreed to equal shares of the treasure, but first mate Hector Barbossa persuaded Jack that equal shares included knowing the treasure's location. Jack complied, and soon after Barbossa led a mutiny and marooned Jack on an island. The crew found the Aztec gold, which was spent very quickly, not believing in the curse placed on it: that anyone who stole the coins would become an undead being, unable to feel anything but unsoothable hunger, and that only moonlight would reveal their true form. This curse being real, the pirates were soon hideous living skeletons with tattered flesh and clothing clinging to their bones. Even the ''Black Pearl'' was affected by the curse upon its crew, becoming constantly shrouded in an eerie mist, with moonlight revealing tattered sails. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Pearl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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