Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-6195464-20130207205701/@comment-11464223-20131031195238

Name (self explanatory... I hope!): Davy Jones

Origin (either the story they come from, or if they're an original creation): The expression "Davy Jones' Locker" and the old myths surrounding it about a pirate named Davy Jones

Description (this can range from their appearance, to their personality, to their character flaws): Looks like the actor I'd want him portrayed by (see below). He is very flexible and very able to adapt to different circumstances. He is generally self-centered, but he treats those on his side with respect. He treats his enemies, however, ruthlessly. He feels lots of anger towards anyone that gets in his way, for very particular reasons, and isn't afraid to build a ruthless reputation. He is not a coward, but he is very calculating. He knows when to run, and he knows when to stay and fight. When he runs, he will make a huge effort to return later and eliminate the enemy once and for all.

Background (where they fall in the story... what happened to them? How are they incorporated into the story? Where are they now? Who are they/will they associat(ed) with?): He is Killian/Hook's Dad, for starters. But to start early on, within a few days of his birth, his father was killed by pirates. His mother and him were taken onto the ship, and he was used and abused for entertainment by the pirates. They would throw him around, play with him, whatever, and his mother would be used for...satisfying certain..hungers, or urges, if you know what I mean. The pirates let them go after some trips with them, leaving them with nothing at a port where nobody knew them.

At first, growing up his mother took care of him and showed him all the love in the world. She had the help of the locals, who immediately took to helping Davy's family. But, as he began to be able to take care of himself at basic levels, at the ages of maybe 5, 6, she fell into deep, deep depression. She missed his father, her husband, deeply, and spoke of nothing other than him and of wanting revenge on the people who took him from her.

Davy's mother began to insist they start moving, and so they did. They moved around a lot, from town to town, port to port, seeking the pirates that took Davy's father's life. He was forced to adapt to all different kinds of places and situations.

At the age of 14, he had his first encounter with a pirate since his birth. Knowing the story, obviously, he became enraged at the mere sight of the man and attacked him. The pirate laughed it off, and then retaliated. A short duel ensued, if you could even call it that, which the pirate won. Right as he was about to kill Davy, another man interfered, a local soldier. Him and the pirate fought, and the pirate won, too, killing the soldier who saved Davy. Davy ended up spared, but he learned one very important thing: You can't beat a pirate if you're not one yourself. Only pirates can think like pirates, so only pirates can beat pirates.

From then on out, he told himself that he would become a pirate and find the pirates who took his father's life, no matter the cost.

Many years passed, and many things happened: He became Captain of a ship, and grew to raid many towns and ships. He only killed if he needed to, or if someone was a pirate. And if they were pirates, he'd decapitate them, and keep their heads in chests on his ship. Once he built up a collection, he would torture his pirate captives by first tying them up, and forcing them to walk through the hallway on his ship where he kept all his chests of heads. At the end, he'd chop their head off himself. This is the origin of the phrase, "Davy Jones' Locker".

After a while, he began to run out of room, so he'd only keep the heads of the Captains. :P

After some years as the most feared pirate in all the Seas and all the Kingdoms, he ran into a Gypsy on one of the ships he was raiding. She was a prisoner. He had her tell him his fortune, and she said that he would never find what he was looking for if he continued down the path he was on.

So, he chose to settle down after a while, and he met a beautiful young woman. He changed his name and moved somewhere few knew his name, and tried his best to live a different lifestyle. He had two sons, Liam and Killian.

Davy never stopped yearing for the Sea again, and one day, he couldn't resist it any longer. That night, he told his sons how he'd love to take them out on a ship sometime, and how he would. He shared this with his wife, and an argument ensued. It turns out that she is the daughter of the Pirate Captain who killed his father, and she wants nothing to do with ships or piracy, unaware of Davy's past and afraid that their sons could, too, fall to that lifestyle. However, when she shares her backstory, he becomes enraged, kills her, and leaves Liam, his older son, to raise Killian, his younger son.

Portrayed by (the actor/actress you would cast for the role): James Morrison

Thoughts? :D