<P> Will learns that his father was the pirate Bootstrap Bill Turner, who served aboard the Black Pearl when it was commanded by Captain Jack Sparrow . Despite Sparrow's comments that Bootstrap was "a good man," Will remains deeply conflicted over the fact that his father was a pirate . Will learns that when First Mate Barbossa and the crew mutinied and marooned Sparrow, only Bootstrap defended him, infuriated by Barbossa's betrayal . </P> <P> Barbossa and his crew had looted a chest of Aztec gold . This resulted in them becoming undead and unable to feel physical pleasure . It was only after they had thrown Bootstrap overboard that they learned how to break the curse: they needed to return all of the gold pieces, and each pirate who took the gold had to make a blood offering as a form of repayment . Because Bootstrap only had one child, Barbossa decides to track down and kidnap the child in order to lift the curse . </P> <P> It is revealed that the pirate's medallion stolen by Elizabeth is one of the pieces of Aztec gold . Believing her to be the daughter of Bootstrap Bill, Barbossa kidnaps her . After Elizabeth is kidnapped, Will forms an alliance with Sparrow . He helps Sparrow escape from prison . They commandeer a ship and recruit a crew in Tortuga . They sail to Isla de Muerta, where Barbossa has taken Elizabeth . Unbeknownst to Will, Sparrow intends to use him to bargain back the Black Pearl . When Will learns his role in lifting the curse, he barters himself to Barbossa to free Elizabeth and the crew . In the end, Sparrow and Will succeed in lifting the curse; Sparrow kills Barbossa, and the pirate crew is defeated . At Sparrow's execution in Port Royal, Will declares his love for Elizabeth before attempting to rescue Sparrow from the gallows . They are quickly subdued by redcoats, but Will refuses to abandon Sparrow . Elizabeth intervenes and saves Will by declaring her love for him and vouching for Sparrow . Will is pardoned, while Sparrow escapes by falling off the rampart and into the bay where the Black Pearl awaits . </P> <P> Will returns with the other main characters from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . In this film, his appearance has become more pirate - like, reminiscent of Errol Flynn's swashbuckler movie characters . </P>

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