Davy Jones Davy Jones is a Pirates of the Caribbean minifigure who appears in the video game and the set 4184 The Black Pearl . He is the part octopus , part crab , and part human , captain of the " Flying Dutchman " and a main antagonist in " Dead Man ' s Chest " and " At World ' s End . " Background . Davy Jones was a sailor who fell in love with the sea goddess Calypso . She offered him command of the " Flying Dutchman " , to save the dying sailors at sea and to transport them to the next world . She said that they would spend one day together on land for every ten years of service , but broke her promise . Angered and heartbroken , Jones carved his heart out , put it in a chest , and hid it on Isla Cruces . He then turned the pirate Brethren against Calypso and set out to remove her from the world forever , planning to take command of the sea . He cursed the " Flying Dutchman " by transfiguring the dying sailors into half - fish , half - man creatures who would eventually completely lose their humanity and become a part of the ship itself . He also a deal with Jack Sparrow that Jack would captain the " Black Pearl " for 13 years , then become part of the crew of the " Flying Dutchman " . While aboard the ship , the " Flying Dutchman " surfaced , and Davy Jones captured Will and the survivors of the wreck . Jones realized that Will was " neither dead nor dieing . " Jones asked Will what his purpose was , to which Will responded , " Jack Sparrow sent me to settle his debt . " Jones laughed saying " I ' m sorely tempted to accept that offer . " Jones looked over and saw Jack looking at him through a spyglass . When Jack put down the spyglass , Jones appeared right in front of him . Jack attempted to haggle his way out , asking if he could give another soul in his place . Jones said that it would cost him 100 souls to escape the deal , including Will ' s . Jack tells him that Will , whom Jones has already captured , is betrothed , hoping that this might tip the scales in his favour . To this Jones replies simply , " 99 souls . " Jones then removes the Black spot from Jack ' s hand and tells him that he has three days to collect the 99 souls . While aboard the " Dutchman " , Will is reunited with his father , William " Bootstrap Bill " Turner . Later on Will becomes interested in Liar ' s Dice . Bootstrap explains the rules of Liar ' s Dice to Will and tells him that anyone can challenge anyone . So , Will challenges Davy Jones . Jones accepts and the stakes are set , Will ' s eternal soul for Jones ' key to the Dead Man ' s Chest . Jones reveals the hiding place of the key , held by one of the hidden tentacles in his " beard . " Fearing for his son ' s life , " Boot Strap " enters the game , betting his soul as well . Bootstrap loses , and Jones wins his soul . Will is told that he is allowed to leave , the next time they make port . Will then tells his father that the game was never about winning or losing , just about finding the key . That night , Will slips into the captains quarters , steals the key , and escapes the " Dutchman " . Will finds safety on a small merchant ship . When Jones awakes , he discovers that Will has stolen his key . He then commands his loyal " pet " the Kraken to destroy the merchant ship . Will manages to escape , and makes his way to Isla Cruces , the location of the Dead Man ' s Chest . Jones realizes that Jack Sparrow has been behind this the whole time , and makes his way to Isla Cruces as well , hoping to beat Jack to the chest . Unable to go ashore , he sends his crew to retrieve the chest for him . the crew manages to return the chest to Jones . By this time , Jack ' s time is up . So Jones sends the Kraken to drag the Black Pearl to Davy Jones ' Locker , and Jack with it . After the Kraken has done so , he demands that the chest be opened , so that he can see his heart with his own eyes . When he opens the chest , Jones discovers that his heart is gone , having been stolen by Norrington , who traded it to Lord Cutler Beckett . With the heart as leverage , Beckett now controls Jones , and therefore , the " Dutchman " , and the crew . In At World ' s End , Cutler Beckett hopes to bring an end to piracy by commanding Jones to destroy all pirate ships . By doing so , Beckett has almost complete control of the seas . To prove to Jones that he is his master , Beckett commands Jones to kill his beloved Kraken . Jones is devastated . Beckett continues to search for the Brethren Court , planning to crush it , thus bringing an end to piracy . When the crew of the " Black Pearl " return from Davy Jones ' locker , Beckett commands Jones to follow Sao Feng ' s ship , the " Empress " . That evening , Jones attacks the Empress , killing Sao Feng . He then takes the crew , including Elizabeth Swann , as prisoners and locks them in the brig of the " Dutchman " , towing the " Empress " behind . Admiral James Norrington , feeling guilty for his past actions , frees Elizabeth and the crew , and helps them back to the Empress . Bootstrap discovers them and sounds the alarm . Norrington then shoots the line between the " Dutchman " and the " Empress " , letting the prisoners escape to safety . Bootstrap then stabs Norrington through the chest . Jones comes to the scene and asks Norrington if he fears death . In response , Norrington stabs Jones through the chest before his death . Jones takes that as a no , and takes Norrington ' s sword . At the news of the Admiral ' s death , Ian Mercer , Beckett ' s right - hand man takes control of the " Dutchman " . Later , Will Turner comes aboard the " Endeavour " , and has tea with Beckett . Beckett summons Jones . Will tells Jones that Jack Sparrow is alive . Jones is furious with Beckett for not telling him . Will then tells Jones of the plan to release Calypso . Jones is stricken with emotion , which turns to anger . Jones reveals his relationship with Calypso and that it was he who taught the Brethren Court how to bind her in human form . He says that Calypso must be prevented from being released . Will Makes a deal with Beckett to free his father and let Elizabeth go free in exchange for showing them the way to Shipwreck Cove , the lair of the Brethren Court . Jones says that he will except only one payment , Calypso murdered . Jones then teleports to the brig of the " Black Pearl " , where he finds Calypso in her human form as Tia Dalma . The two talk and before Jones leaves , Jones tells Calypso that his heart will always belong to her . When they arrive at Shipwreck Cove , parley is held on a small sandbar between Jones , Will , Beckett , and Jack , Barbossa , and Elizabeth . Beckett tells them that if they do battle , all of them will die , but Elizabeth refuses to surrender . But before they leave , they trade Jack for Will . But before Jack leaves , Barbossa takes Jack ' s piece of eight . They then go their separate ways . Barbossa later burns the nine pieces of eight and frees Calypso . Before she turns into her true form , Will reveals to her that it was Jones that first told the Brethren Court how to bind her . Angered with Jones , Calypso creates a Maelstrom that traps the " Black Pearl " and the " Dutchman " within . During the battle , Jack escapes the brig and steals the chest holding Jones Heart . When Jones finds him , the two duel on the mast of the " Dutchman " . Will then duels with Jones , and in the ensuing battle Jones knocks Will to the floor . Jack then distracts Jones by threatening to kill him , holding the remnants of his sword in one hand and Jones heart in the other . Jones then stabs Will through the heart . and after gets attacked by a no - longer - insane Bootstrap . Jack helps the almost lifeless body of Will to stab Jones ' heart . With his dying breath Jones whispers , " Calypso " before falling off the side and into the Maelstrom . In his death , Will Turner was made captain on the " Dutchman " , and the remaining crew of the " Dutchman " had their humanity returned to them and were allowed to move on to the next world .