Hector Barbossa Hector Barbossa is a Pirates of the Caribbean minifigure released in 2011 within 4181 Isla De Muerta and 4192 Fountain of Youth . Background . Hector Barbossa was a human male who served as first mate on the Black Pearl under the command of Captain Jack Sparrow until he raised a mutiny against him . He later marooned Jack on an island and took command over the " Black Pearl " . Soon , he and his crew became cursed by the Aztec gold they found on the Isla de Muerta , meaning that under the moonlight they were revealed as un - dead skeletons , and were therefore almost invincible , being able to walk under water and be shot or stabbed without dying . However , this meant they also had no sense of taste or touch . The curse could only be lifted once all 882 Aztec coins that were stolen were returned to the chest they came from , along with a blood sacrifice from each crew member . Before realizing the cursed nature of the gold , the pirates strapped a cannon to " Bootstrap ' s bootstraps " and threw Bill " Bootstrap " Turner overboard ( without realizing he had sent what would later become the last piece of gold , to his son William ) . The pirates collected all but Turner ' s coin , and thus they need the blood of a descendant of Turner to break the curse . He set out to find the last piece of Aztec Gold and initially believed Elizabeth Swann to be Bootstrap ' s descendant , before Will Turner revealed himself to be . He marooned Jack and Elizabeth on Rumrunner ' s Isle and set out to lift the curse . Jack warned him about Admiral Norrington ' s men attempting to catch his crew in the crossfire , Jack then deceived Barbossa and Will lifted the curse just as Jack used his one shot to shoot the now mortal Barbossa . After Jack Sparrow was betrayed by Elizabeth and devoured by the Kraken , the crew of the " Black Pearl " retreated to Tia Dalma ' s shack . Barbossa revealed that she had resurrected them , and he offered to become their captain . Barbossa lead the voyage to return Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl from Davy Jones ' Locker . He constantly bargained with Jack and Sao Feng in order to get the Brethren Court to convene , so that he could fulfill his vow of freeing the goddess Calypso from her human form , Tia Dalma . After the pirates were victorious against the East India Trading Company , he stole the " Black Pearl " from Jack again . Barbossa and his crew were viciously attacked by Blackbeard and his ship , causing Barbossa to lose his right leg . He became a peg - legged privateer and was sent by King George II to lead an expedition to the Fountain of Youth in order to beat the Spanish . It was later revealed that Barbossa only became a privateer so he could go after Blackbeard and have his revenge . At the Fountain , Barbossa fought Blackbeard and stabbed him with his poisonous sword . Claiming Blackbeard ' s magic sword , he then became a pirate again and became captain of the " Queen Anne ' s Revenge " , sailing full speed to Tortuga . Later , he is captain of a fleet of ten ships , the main ship being the Queen Anne ' s Revenge . However , Murtogg and Mullroy informed him that the fleet was slowly being destroyed by Salazar , a cursed spaniard killed by Jack Sparrow . Barbossa made a deal with Salazar , and agreed to find Sparrow for him . He found Sparrow near Hangman ' s bay , and when Salazar couldn ' t go onto land due to his curse , Barbossa , Murtogg , Mullroy and the crew went to land instead , but double - crossed Salazar , saved Jack from Pig Kelly , freed the Black Pearl and set off to find the Trident of Poseidon , which would regain him his rule of the sea . He imprisoned Jack , but the Royal Navy soon intervened , though Salazar arrived and killed all of the Navy soldiers , before attacking the ship . Barbossa then realised that Carina , an asscociate of Jack Sparrow and an astronomer searching for the trident , was his own daughter . Before he could talk to her , Salazar attacked , but they managed to escape when they reached the trident ' s island . Barbossa didn ' t tell Carina she was his daughter , instead he accompanied his companions to the trident . But , Salazar attacked . Carina broke the trident , lifting all curses , including Salazar ' s , and the tunnel they were in started to flood with seawater . As they climbed out of the tunnel , Barbossa told Carina his secret and sacrificed himself to kill Salazar and save his daughter . He drowned with Salazar and his cursed crew .