35 Facts About Elizabeth Swann

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Elizabeth Swann appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl and three of its sequels, Dead Man's Chest, At World's End and Dead Men Tell No Tales.

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Elizabeth Swann is known to use the alias "Elizabeth Turner", but this later becomes her married name when she weds Will Turner.

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Elizabeth Swann has always been fascinated by piracy, but she is often revolted by pirates' aggressive, wild nature.

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Elizabeth Swann learns seamanship quickly and finds that she has an innate talent for battle strategy.

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Elizabeth Swann learns swordsmanship from Will and is soon capable of defending herself against multiple opponents, fighting with two swords simultaneously.

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Elizabeth Swann later uses a Chinese Jian sword and carries a multitude of other weapons on her person including knives, firearms, and what appears to be a small grenade.

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Elizabeth Swann freely speaks her mind even if it offends others; for example, she calls a potentially dangerous enemy, Sao Feng, a coward.

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Elizabeth Swann is beautiful, attracting the attention of most of the major male characters in the series.

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Elizabeth Swann is kidnapped wearing a long, floral cream-colored dressing gown, though Captain Barbossa later insists she wear a red dress, previously owned by another lady; she is forced to return it prior to walking the plank and being marooned on a deserted island, clad only in a long white chemise.

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Elizabeth Swann is forced to wear only a short robe upon entering Sao Feng's bathhouse.

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The story continues eight years later, and Elizabeth Swann is a marriageable age.

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Elizabeth Swann agrees but keeps her captive on a technicality after she identifies herself as Elizabeth "Turner", mistakenly believing her blood can break an ancient Aztec curse the pirates are under.

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When Will and Elizabeth Swann escape Isla de Muerta, Barbossa pursues and captures their ship, sinking it.

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The commodore doubts her sincerity, though Elizabeth Swann apparently intends to honor her promise, sacrificing her own happiness to save Will.

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Elizabeth Swann says nothing about the curse while Sparrow provides the bearings to Isla de Muerta, setting his own plan into motion.

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At Isla de Muerta, Elizabeth Swann frees Sparrow's crew from the Pearl's brig, naively believing they will rescue Will and Sparrow.

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Will frees Sparrow, but they are quickly captured, though Norrington and Governor Elizabeth Swann are reluctant to arrest Will or resume Sparrow's execution.

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The film opens a year later, and Elizabeth Swann is seen waiting at the altar where she and Will Turner were to be wed.

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Once again, Elizabeth Swann's freedom is dependent upon Will procuring Sparrow's help.

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When Will arrives with Davy Jones' stolen key, Elizabeth Swann learns that Sparrow tricked Will onto the Dutchman.

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Elizabeth Swann tells the others that Sparrow stayed behind to aid their escape, unaware Will witnessed their encounter and mistakenly believes she loves Sparrow.

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Elizabeth Swann joins Will Turner, Captain Barbossa, Tia Dalma, and Sparrow's crew on a rescue mission, but they must first obtain a navigational chart leading to World's End, the gateway to the Locker.

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For Elizabeth Swann, it is an opportunity to alleviate her guilt for sacrificing Jack to the Kraken to spare herself and the crew.

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Unknown to Will, Elizabeth Swann's lingering anguish over causing Jack's demise torments her, and during the voyage to World's End and Davy Jones Locker, she distances herself from Will.

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Elizabeth Swann is hostile accusing him of complicity in her father's murder, though Norrington denies knowing anything about the governor's death, and believed he returned to England.

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Elizabeth Swann, hardly appeased, rebukes him for serving Lord Beckett, the man who ordered her father's murder.

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Elizabeth Swann forgives Norrington, who again swears he was uninvolved in her father's death.

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Elizabeth Swann implores him to go with them, but he refuses to leave the ship.

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The pirate lords dispute how to oppose Beckett and the East India Trading Company; Elizabeth Swann favors fighting while the Court prefers sequestering themselves inside the impenetrable Shipwreck Cove.

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Jack unexpectedly breaks a stalemate to elect a pirate king by casting his ballot for Elizabeth Swann; going to battle serves his own secret plan.

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Jack forces the grief-stricken Elizabeth Swann to escape the ship with him as the Dutchman is sucked into the massive whirlpool.

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Elizabeth Swann adds she was relieved to finally be able to brandish a sword, although according to Knightley, most of her sword fighting scenes were cut.

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Elizabeth Swann appears in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as well as Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game as a playable character in both video games.

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Elizabeth Swann appears in the racing game Disney Speedstorm as a playable driver, again voiced by Schneider.

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Elizabeth Swann appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms, wearing her pirate clothes from Dead Man's Chest.