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Blackbeard, hands down. I know the likes of Dr. Whale and Cruella will show up here soon enough but they have the legitimate excuse of being from entirely different worlds than the majority of the main cast. In this way, they also help build the Once unverse despite how odd their inclusion may seem.

Blackbeard on the other hand, has none of this. The fact that he's a real person {i.e. not based on a fictional tale}, isn't even acknowled by the creators. They didn't even base him on the Blackbeard of legend, the one who did some almost mystical things during his career. TBh, I'm still surprised "blackbeard" wasn't just a casting codename for Long John silver.