Will Turner Will Turner is a Pirates of the Caribbean minifigure that was released in the 2011 sets , 4182 The Cannibal Escape , 4183 The Mill , and 4184 The Black Pearl . He has a new ponytail hair piece and a new scabbard that he wears over his shoulder . Background . When he was a lad he set out from England after his mother died to find his father , who he believed was a respectable sailor . At some point , the ship he was on was attacked by the Black Pearl , and he was the only survivor . He was rescued by the crew of the HMS Dauntless where Elizabeth Swann stole a pirate medallion from around his neck to avoid him being accused of piracy . In The Curse of the Black Pearl , he crafts a sword for Norrington ' s promotion ceremony to commodore . He has a secret affection for Elizabeth that had been with him since they first met on the Dauntless . When Jack Sparrow escapes from Norrington , Will duels with Sparrow in the blacksmith , displaying his amazing sword - handling abilities . When Elizabeth is kidnapped by the Barbossa , he frees Jack and the two set out to reclaim the Black Pearl and to rescue Elizabeth . Meanwhile , Hector Barbossa needs the blood repayment from Bootstrap Bill ' s child , who he believes is Elizabeth . Barbossa had strapped Bootstrap to a cannon and threw the cannon overboard after Bootstrap had sent his piece of Aztec Gold to Will ten years earlier . After a lengthy duel with Barbossa and his crew , Will reverses the curse that had been set upon the Black Pearl with his blood and the Aztec Gold . He later rescues Jack from being hanged , and Elizabeth reveals she loves Will . In Dead Man ' s Chest , the marriage of he and Elizabeth is interrupted , and they are arrested by Lord Cutler Beckett for helping Jack escape previously . Beckett offers them clemency if Will can get Jack ' s Compass and trade it to him . After finding Jack on Pelegosto , Jack offers Will the Compass , if Will can provide him with the Key to the Dead Man ' s Chest . Jack tricks Will aboard the Flying Dutchman as part of his debt with Davy Jones . While on board , Will is reunited with his father , who has become part of the crew . Will seeks to kill Jones when his father is condemned to an eternity of servitude aboard the Dutchman after losing a game of Liar ' s Dice . Will steals the key , but is unsuccessful at getting the chest , as Jack and Norrington are among others who want the chest for their own reasons . His love with Elizabeth is strained when he sees her kiss Jack . In At World ' s End he bargains with Sao Feng for a ship and a crew to rescue Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl from Davy Jones ' s Locker , as he needs the Pearl to free his father from the Flying Dutchman . This increasingly spaces him apart from Elizabeth . Upon return to the real world he is betrayed by Sao Feng , who is in turn betrayed by Cutler Becket for the ownership of the Pearl . Will tries to strike a deal with Cutler Beckett , and in doing so betrays the Brethren Court by leading the East India Trading Company to Shipwreck Cove . However , Will had ultimately arranged to do this for Jack as part of Jack ' s deal with Beckett . During the battle of Calypso ' s Maelstrom he proposes to Elizabeth , and they are married . He runs to her aid , dueling Davy Jones , but is mortally wounded by Jones stabbing him . Jack helps Will to stab Jones ' heart . Now captain of the Flying Dutchman , he uses the Dutchman ' s firepower in joint effort with the Pearl to destroy Beckett ' s ship the Endeavour . Bootstrap serves under Will ' s command after he has his one day with Elizabeth . Ten years later he returns from his duty of ferrying souls and is united with Elizabeth and son , Henry Turner , with his one day stretched to a lifetime . Another fifteen years after this , he is finally reunited with his son when all curses are broken along with the trident of Poseidon . He runs up to Elizabeth and embraces and kisses her .