"You forgot one very important thing, mate: Captain Jack Sparrow." - Jack Sparrow
Personality[]
"Gentlemen, ladies......little beasties, this'll be the day you'll always remember, as the day you almost massacured CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW!" - Jack Sparrow to some Zann Consortium mercenaries, nightsisters, and Rancors, before escaping from them
Jack Sparrow was noted for his unusual demeanor, characterized by a slightly drunken stagger and wild, flailing arm and hand gestures that made him appear unfocused and possibly ataxic (although his walking appears more sure-footed on a ship, be it watercraft or starship). It is more likely that his demeanour is due to a common affliction of most sailors of his era–a combination of lots of rum, very few fruits and vegetables, and a tendency to accidentally hit one's head quite often on low-hanging bulkheads below the decks of a ship.
Jack could be extremely serious on occasion. Jack's seemingly-perpetual drunkenness may have been the cause of his slurred speech.
Sparrow was a decent, if self-serving, man who adhered to the Pirates' Code. He believed pirates could still be "good men," which was his evaluation of Bootstrap Bill Turner. Unusually altruistic for a pirate, Sparrow would risk himself to save others. Even after being bent on achieving immortality, Jack would not do so if it came at the cost of others. It was partly this benevolence that led the crew to the mutiny aboard the Black Pearl, according to Barbossa.
Jack is known for having created, or at least contributed to, his own reputation. For example, when Gibbs tells people that he escaped a desert island by strapping two sea turtles together, Jack embellishes the story by claiming that the rope was made from his own back hair. Will later threw this back at him when he asked how Will escaped from the Flying Dutchman. When Will responded with the same story, Jack remarked, "Not so easy, is it?"
Whenever he made an escape, Sparrow often gave the farewell of, "This is the day that you will always remember as the day that you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!", which was sometimes humorously cut off.
Quotes[]
"Well, first off, I'd just like to thank me close made Zack for grabbing some Rum for me at the liquor store before the reception. Second off, I'd love to say just how lovely a pair Ryan and...Claire, was it...make. You remind me of 2 lovebirds who...constantly got in my hair where I came from: Elizabeth whats-her-face and Will Turner. Annoyingly in love, but bloody useful together in a fight. That's all I have to say." - Jack's Wedding speech for Ryan Ferran