Do We Ever See Philip Swift Again
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| Gender | Male |
| Ethnic group | English |
| Center color | Green |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Meridian | 5' 11" |
| Born | 1720s[1] |
| Title(south) | Missionary |
| As well known as | Catechist |
| Weapon(s) endemic | Sword |
| Transport(s) captained or crewed | Queen Anne'due south Revenge |
| Battles | Mutiny on the Queen Anne's Revenge |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| Behind the scenes | |
| Beginning appearance | On Stranger Tides |
| Latest appearance | On Stranger Tides |
| Portrayer | Sam Claflin |
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- "I'm not with yous nor am I against you lot."
"Can he do that?"
"He's religious, I believe it'south required." - ―Philip Swift, Salaman, and Jack Sparrow
Philip Swift was a young stalwart and soulful missionary. A homo of simple organized religion and few possessions, Philip Swift was a lonely voice of reason in a world of madness. Idealistic, courageous and fearless, this missionary defied even the legendary Blackbeard in an attempt to rescue the terrible pirate'southward eternal soul, although Philip knew since the first that Blackbeard's soul would not be saved anyway.
This young missionary resided on a remote isle in the Caribbean until he found himself a convict aboard Blackbeard's transport, the Queen Anne'southward Revenge, against his will. Philip would have been slain long agone, simply Angelica believed he held the primal to taming Blackbeard. During the quest for the Fountain of Youth, Philip was on a mission completely dissimilar the pirates, scalawags, kings and sailors all in pursuit of the Fountain; he was on a mission of conservancy. Even when he was taken prisoner and ruthlessly tortured aboard the Queen Anne'south Revenge, Philip's spirit remained unbroken. But something stirred within Philip'due south eye, besides as his soul, when he encountered a mermaid he named Syrena, feelings which proved that the path to real deliverance may prevarication across the Good Book he carried with him.
Biography [ ]
Early life [ ]
Not much is known virtually Philip's early life. At some point in his life, Philip became a working missionary in the Caribbean. He was later on captured by Blackbeard'south crewmen during a raid on a remote island[2], in which all the others on his send were killed. Co-ordinate to the Pirate Code, Philip had to die for refusing to serve Blackbeard,[2] merely when the pirate tried to kill the missionary, his dearest daughter Angelica stopped him, considering she feared for Blackbeard's soul if he committed such an deed. And and then Philip was lashed onto the mainmast of the Queen Anne'due south Revenge. Despite this painful ordeal, the missionary however managed to cling onto his near precious effect—his holy Bible. Philip would all the same exist held captive during Blackbeard's search for the Fountain of Youth.[3]
Quest for the Fountain of Youth [ ]
Aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge [ ]
- "Bible-thumper on this ship?"
"A missionary is the story. What I heard, was he got captured in a raid. The rest on the ship got killed, but not him. First Mate wouldn't let it happen, on account his premier standing with the Lord." - ―Jack Sparrow and Scrum concerning Philip Swift
Philip tied to the Queen Anne'southward Revenge mast.
By the time Jack Sparrow was forced aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, Philip was tied to the Revenges mast, clinging on to his Holy Bible. During the wildcat on the Queen Anne's Revenge, Jack and Salaman went to save Philip. When Salaman said that Philip will be either with them or against them, he refused to join either sides of the fight. After the mutiny was foiled by Blackbeard, which was washed by hanging all of the mutineers with the rigging, Blackbeard attempted to kill Jack for leading the mutiny and to make sure everybody wouldn't forget him.[three]
Simply before Blackbeard could do information technology, Philip bursts in, calling him a coward, saying that nobody would forget him, no thing how many men he'd kill. Angered by Philip's courage to insult him, Blackbeard attempted to shoot Philip, but was stopped once over again past Angelica, as she wanted to save her father'southward soul. Seemingly touched past his own daughter's wish, believing that every soul could be saved, Blackbeard asked Philip if what Angelica said was true. Philip told him information technology was, though believed Blackbeard as a longshot, saying that he'd pray for the souls aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. Blackbeard put away his pistol, touched past Angelica's religion. When Blackbeard ordered the Melt to row away on a longboat, he prepared to burn the Greek fire cannons on him as punishment. Philip tried to modify Blackbeard's listen on this matter and spare the Cook'south life, but was too tardily as the Cook was called-for alive.[three]
Philip watching the Cook's penalty.
Equally the longboat was called-for on open body of water, Blackbeard told to Philip that he felt closest to our Maker when he saw suffering, pain and anguish, saying it's when the true blueprint of the world is revealed. Philip disagreed, proverb he sees it when in times of hardship and tragedy, kindness and compassion are shown to those in demand. Blackbeard so suggested Philip prayed the Cook to remain unharmed. Philip once again tries to change Blackbeard's heed, but was once again unsuccessful as Blackbeard had the cannons fired once more.[3]
Whitecap Bay [ ]
- "Well done, sailor."
- ―Blackbeard to Philip's success in capturing a mermaid
Philip with the crew at Whitecap Bay.
The Queen Anne's Revenge soon fabricated sheet to the Whitecap Bay, to capture a mermaid for the Profane Ritual. Blackbeard had Philip, Scrum, Ezekiel, the Cabin Male child, Derrick, Purser and Gunner, were grouped together in a longboat. Scrum and the other crewmen were forced by Gunner to sing in society to concenter the mermaids. When Tamara and other mermaids appeared, Scrum started to get close to her to kiss, despite warnings from Philip and the other crewmen to non. Equally Tamara showed her truthful form to Scrum, the mermaids and then began to assail.[3]
Philip captured a mermaid.
Throughout the mermaid attack, the crewmen'southward longboat was destroyed as well as Derrick and Purser being killed. Philip was able to swim back to the island along with some of the other crew members. Equally he got up, the bay's lighthouse exploded. While the debris vicious, a mermaid saved Philip by pulling him out of the way. When he got up, he found the mermaid and stabbed her in the tail fin every bit he believed he was existence attacked, an deed he later regretted deeply. When he saw her scared, bleeding and trembling, Philip pulled the sword out, just before she could escape, Blackbeard and his crewmen captured her with a cyberspace as she hissed. Philip regretfully took credit for the mermaid'southward capture.[3]
Search through the jungle [ ]
Philip unlocking the glass bury.
Philip would later travel with the crew to the isle in their search for the Fountain of Youth. While journeying through dense jungle and swamps, Philip would follow the captured mermaid who was carried in a glass coffin filled with h2o past some of the crewmen. Philip afterward conversed with Jack Sparrow about converting as the pirate asked if he could exist welcomed to Heaven. The missionary so noticed that the mermaid was dying considering of lack of oxygen. He told the Quartermaster to open up the coffin, but he refused. Philip so takes the Quartermaster'due south sword and breaks the lock on the tank, showing what he said to be true as the mermaid immediately gasped for air. As the Quartermaster pulled back his sword, Philip quickly shoved his Bible in its place.[3]
Later, later on witnessing Blackbeard nearly killing Angelica and Jack jumping off a chasm, the crew continued on through the jungles. As they made way, the crew dropped the tank and the mermaid spilled out of it and, because of no h2o, transforming into her man form. Philip gave her his shirt to embrace her nudity. Blackbeard ordered the mermaid to walk. Still, the mermaid was unable to walk, and so Blackbeard threatened her by saying to walk or die. To save her from being killed by the Quartermaster, Philip offered to carry her through the journey.[3]
Philip carrying Syrena through jungles.
As they made it to some other resting point, Philip started to talk to the mermaid near her beauty, though he saw her kind as deadly as he believed she attacked him. Just the mermaid denied that claim as she saw Philip as different from other men, saying that he protects. It was that moment when Philip realised that she saved him at Whitecap Bay. Blackbeard ordered to bring the mermaid and cover her head, calling her a "creature", Philip yelled angrily that the mermaid did take a name. Blackbeard waited for Philip to tell it. Though he did not know her true proper noun, Philip said that her name was "Syrena".[3]
Jungle Pools [ ]
- "That vile creature equally y'all call her is worth a hundred of you."
"You intendance for her...you fancy her. Do not deny what is articulate to my eyes. Question is...does she fancy yous? By God, she does. We are in luck! Bring along a tear...or witness the death of this poor soul." - ―Philip Swift and Blackbeard
Philip accompanied the coiffure arrived to the Jungle Pools, where mermaids had been jump and left to dice. Syrena was put into one of the pools while Blackbeard tried to force her to cry. However, Syrena would not yield. Before Blackbeard could decide whether or non to torture her, Philip stepped in to endeavour and finish Blackbeard. Philip told Blackbeard that his soul couldn't exist saved and that Syrena was worth more than a hundred of him. Upon learning that she and Philip fancy each other, Blackbeard exploited their honey by threatening to kill Philip. As Syrena watched helpless, either unable or refusing to sideslip a tear, Blackbeard ordered the Quartermaster to kill Philip, despite Angelica'due south pleas. Although in reality he only sedated him with a voodoo dart. Syrena was seemingly left to die while Philip's body was dumped nearby.[3]
Philip regained consciousness, not knowing how or why, and immediately ran to gratis Syrena. Though she was shocked at first in seeing that he was alive, Philip's deed of freeing her and having told her that she is kind and compassionate, caused Syrena to cry a tear of joy. Blackbeard and his crew immediately came to get the tear from Syrena. After getting Syrena's tear in a vial, Blackbeard ordered Syrena to exist secured and left at the pools to die. Knowing that he would rebel, Blackbeard ordered his men to necktie Philip's easily and he was forced to go with them to detect the Fountain of Youth.[3]
- "Syrena, on my word, I had no function in this! Allow her get. Yous don't need her at present."
"Let her get? No. Secure her bonds. Nosotros exit her with her own." - ―Philip Swift and Blackbeard
The Fountain of Youth [ ]
- "At present we're square."
"Square." - ―Cabin Boy and Philip Swift
Bounded and with no mode to escape to save Syrena, Philip connected to travel with Blackbeard until the coiffure met with Jack Sparrow. The crew continued to search for the Fountain of Youth. The search finally reached its end as they journeyed into a blue cavern where the entrance to the Fountain was.[3]
Finally reaching the Fountain, the crew'south perilous quest was over. But before Blackbeard could taste the h2o from the Fountain, Hector Barbossa and his crew appeared to arrest Blackbeard. With Blackbeard not wanting to go down without a fight, a boxing ensued between the pirates and the British. When the Quartermaster killed one of the British soldiers, Philip tried to use the expressionless soldier's sword to cutting free of his bonds. As he cutting, the Cabin Boy appeared and freed him earlier continuing to fight. As Philip got up, he was suddenly run through the tum by one of the British soldiers.[3]
- "Syrena. My God. Y'all will non take her. If y'all have taken her, give her back. Requite her back...please..."
- ―Philip Swift
Philip clutched the wound and, avoiding the battle, ran away to the Jungle Pools to free Syrena from the aforementioned fate that other mermaids endured at the pools. Philip believed Syrena dead, only said to God that if she was taken, she must come dorsum. Syrena regained consciousness and swiftly disappeared nether water leaving Philip wounded and alone.[3]
Forgiveness [ ]
- "You are hurt."
"In body just. My mind is at peace. Because of you."
"Me?"
"Yes. I was lost. The current of air, the tides...they were to renew a man's faith. For me, only you." - ―Syrena and Philip Swift
Philip kissed by Syrena.
Lonely and mortally wounded, Philip drags himself to the nearest puddle to get some h2o to drinkable and use to try and heal his wounds. As he splashes the h2o, Syrena returned and appeared in front of him. Reunited and gratis from Blackbeard and his crew, the two profess their love in one case more. Syrena then told Philip that she could save him from dying. Philip then begged Syrena for forgiveness for all the trouble he brought to her, equally she would never have been captured had information technology not been for him. Syrena kissed Philip, confirming the fable that a mermaid's buss prevents drowning by giving him the ability to breathe underwater, and pulls him into the puddle. Philip was taken by Syrena as they swim through the pools to freedom.[3] His further fate is unknown.
- "I seek just one thing."
"What is that?"
"Forgiveness. If non for me, y'all'd have never been captured."
"Ask."
"Forgive me." - ―Philip Swift and Syrena
Personality and traits [ ]
Philip Swift.
- "You are different."
"Different?"
"Are y'all not? You protect." - ―Syrena and Philip Swift
A man for or against faith, Philip Swift was on a mission completely unlike the pirates, scalawags, kings and sailors he dealt with. His was a mission of conservancy, and even when he was taken prisoner and ruthlessly tortured, Philip's spirit remained unbroken.[iv] Philip was a potent religious man and a believer in God. This was noted by his appearance, revealing humble missionary lifestyle, such as the plain clothes he wore and his elementary cross necklace, which lied close to his middle. It can also be noted by Philip'due south strong volition even after existence lashed to the mast of the Queen Anne's Revenge, in which he nonetheless managed to cling onto his Bible. A captive, forced to join the Revenges crew against his volition, Philip Swift was a lonely voice of reason in a world of madness.[2]
- "You are not bewildered, y'all are afraid. You cartel not walk the path of righteousness, the way of the light."
"No, sir, the truth of it exist much simpler than all that. I'm a bad man."
"That, too." - ―Philip Swift and Blackbeard
Idealistic, mettlesome and fearless, the young stalwart and soulful Philip defied even the infamous Blackbeard in an endeavor to rescue the terrible pirate's soul.[4] The missionary Philip, who found himself embroiled in the quest for the Fountain of Youth, would take been slain long agone, simply Angelica believed he held the primal to redeeming Blackbeard. Fearlessly honest, Philip was the just man aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge who dares call Blackbeard a coward. He believed the pirate was afraid to walk the path of righteousness.[2] Although Philip believed that every soul could be redeemed, he knew and admitted that redeeming Blackbeard's own soul was a long shot. As time went on however, Philip grew to believe that Blackbeard was entirely evil and didn't think he was capable of redeeming himself.[3]
A empathetic man, Philip was very caring towards others, most notably to the enigmatic mermaid he named "Syrena". He was the only fellow member of Blackbeard's coiffure to prove any business organisation for the mermaid and tried to defend her several times. By the finish of the search for the Fountain of Youth, Philip had shown love and intendance for Syrena, and she returned the feelings. But something stirred within of his heart as well as his soul when he encountered the mermaid—feelings which proved that the path to existent deliverance may prevarication beyond the Skillful Book he carried with him.[four]
Equipment and skills [ ]
A human of few possessions, Philip Swift needed trivial in life, relieve for a few items. While wearing plain clothes, revealing a humble missionary lifestyle, Philip carried a cracked and weathered Bible, which he used in his position. He as well wore a unproblematic necklace, a apparently wooden cross tied in a thin leather cord, which lied close to his center.[2]
Backside the scenes [ ]
- Philip Swift was played by Sam Claflin in On Stranger Tides.
- Before Sam Claflin was cast as the character, Max Irons was considered for the much sought-after function of "Philip".[v] The role was ultimately won past Claflin, a hugely promising British thespian and recent graduate (2009) of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, who absorbed producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall with a winning combination of talent and good looks.[six]
- Johnny Depp, who portrayed Helm Jack Sparrow, had a function in the screenwriting process for On Stranger Tides. I of his contributions was a part in creating the Philip Swift grapheme, including the thought of Philip beingness a missionary.
- During an interview released in May 2012, Clafin was asked if he was to reprise his role every bit Philip in the then untitled 5th Pirates movie, but he said that the film'due south production was delayed by the product of The Lone Ranger and that he hadn't heard anything.[7] The 5th flick, entitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released in 2017, but neither the graphic symbol or Clafin himself returned.
- Philip Swift was featured in Terry Rossio's original script for Dead Men Tell No Tales. After losing contact with Syrena he would eventually become an amateur to the cartographer McNally in Kingston, Jamaica, spending several years in search of a legendary mermaid treasure called the Mermaid Trove, hoping to exist reunited with his love.[8] Philip did not announced in the terminal version of the movie but one character, a cartographer in Saint Martin, was named Mr. Swift.
- In early concept art made by Miles Teves, Philip (who was strangely named "Phillipe") was depicted wearing an elegant black suit with white socks, a chugalug, shoe with brooches.[9]
- The love story betwixt Philip and Syrena resembles many of the early on legends of mermaids, where a fierce and cute maiden from the ocean would fall in love with a human being from the church.
- In LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean area: The Video Game, Philip uses his singing to attract the mermaids. As well, he is never kissed by Syrena, but it seems that she kissed him offscreen, as after it'due south shown that he can swim similar her, equally he accompanies Syrena to say goodbye to Jack, Angelica and Barbossa before leaving the cavern of the Fountain of Youth following Blackbeard's decease.
- For unknown reasons, in the official Disney Pirates website (as of March 2022) the grapheme's full proper noun is listed every bit "Philip Le Blanc", rather than "Philip Swift".[10] Information technology could be a mistake because "Swift" was used in On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide also as the flick's screenplay. The character was besides chosen Philip Swift in Terry Rossio's original script for Dead Men Tell No Tales.[8]
Appearances [ ]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Kickoff appearance)
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Not-canonical advent)
Sources [ ]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide
- Pirates of the Caribbean area: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization)
- The Fine art of Pirates of the Caribbean area: On Stranger Tides
Notes and references [ ]
Source: https://pirates.fandom.com/wiki/Philip_Swift
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