Pelegostos Tribe

The Pelegostos Tribe (or simply Pelegostos) is a group of cannibals serving as the tertiary antagonists in the 2006 Disney live-action film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. They are inhabitants living in the Caribbean island of Pelegostos.
==Background==
The Pelegostos are shown to have cannibalistic behavior, consisting of many warriors in the tribe. They are shown to be luring people into their trap as it is said that sailors traded spices for their local food (long pork, aka flesh). Prior to feasting on long pork, tribal members would celebrate the coming meal with a tribal dance; half ballet, half funeral march, this dance became unpleasant for victims who arrive at the Pelegostos' territory. Throughout the feast, tribesmen would often use skulls of victims as drinking cups or candle holders, which shows that the Pelegostos were at least economicalPirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide (p32-33: "Cannibal Island").
In addition to this, the native language they speak is Umshoko, a mix of various languagesPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Jack Sparrow uses it well enough so he can speak to them. They also decorated their bodies with paint, piercings and tribal masks to help them camouflage, in order to ambush unsuspecting prey. Their native homes are in the craggy jungle steppes with their huts made of plant fiber. For weapons, the Pelegostos used spears, machetes, bow and arrows, and blow-pipes loaded with drugged dartsPirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide (p32-33: "Cannibal Island").
==Appearances==
===Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest===
As Will Turner searches for the rest of Jack's crew on Isla de Pelegostos on the jungle, he encounters a camouflaged tribesman who stalks him, followed by a group of Pelegostos warriors who arrive and attempt to attack Will with their spears while Will tries to free himself, followed by another tribesman firing a blow dart at him, paralyzing him. Meanwhile on the peaks of Pelegostos, a group of cannibals brings Will to their chief while other tribesmen armed with spears observe the victim they have captured just as the tribesmen arrive and walk past a bridge to meet their chief who is none other than Jack Sparrow crowned as the ruler of the Pelegostos. As soon as Will sees Jack, he tells Jack to release him and alerts him of Elizabeth being in danger. However, Jack didn't realize that Will was taken as a prisoner, resulting in Will being placed in one of the bone cages alongside the rest of Jack's crew.
Later, Pintel and Ragetti arrive at Isla de Pelegostos while trying to steal the Black Pearl on the beach, but Ragetti tells his companion Pintel to cancel the plan because the two could be facing danger. As Joshamee Gibbs, Will Turner, and the crew of the Black Pearl find themselves in the bone cages, Gibbs warns Will that the Pelegostos believe that Jack is a deity in human form, warning Will that the feast is actually a trap, leading Jack's crew to rescue Jack from the tribe. Meanwhile, Jack asks the Pelegostos tribe for more fire, so some of the Pelegostos members add more wood; however, they only notice Jack has left and plans to risk himself to become the tribe's feast. As soon as Jack's crew attempts to escape from their cages, a patrolling tribesman notices their attempt due to another cage containing other members of Jack's crew falling to their deaths. Meanwhile, the Pelegostos try to eat Jack after catching him trying to escape, and subsequently prepare a big fire with him tied up above it; however, the tribesman attempting to start the fire drops his torch next to a woodpile, starting a fire on Jack as he escapes the bonfire (albeit still tied up) while the rest of Jack's crew arrive on top of the peaks.
As soon as the tribe approaches Jack's crew, they roll their cage to evade the cannibals and rescue Jack just as the cannibals chase them in the form of a mob. Jack, who is still tied up with a rope on a bamboo, approaches a boy part of the tribe holding a knife while Jack grabs it from him to free himself just as two tribeswomen notice what he did just as Jack tries to escape which the bamboo he is tied up to impales a coconut, frantically trying to free himself as Jack throws a coconut at another tribeswoman who stares angrily at Jack. As the tribe continues chasing Jack's crew, they roll their cage into a channel of water, finally dislodging the cage. The tribe above Jack's crew prepares to throw spears and shoot arrows at the group and attempt to kill them as they are looking for an alcove to escape while Jack is still confronted by two tribeswomen throwing fruit at him in revenge, but their assault was interrupted when a boy part of the tribe alerted the tribe that Jack has escaped. Jack, who is running frantically with the bamboo on his back with fruits pierced on it, finally dislodges the bamboo and the skewered fruits when he falls into a gap between two cliffs and manages to land safely on the ground, escaping from the villages.
Escaping the villages, Jack and his crew prepare to get the Black Pearl out of the beach just as the Pelegostos tribe charges towards Jack and his crew because the dinner was disrupted while the Prison Dog barks to alert the crew that the tribe wants Jack back for their ritual. Having escaped from the tribe, the Prison Dog is left behind just as the tribe chases him across the island.
In a post-credits scene, it is shown that the Prison Dog is crowned as the chief of the Pelegostos. In the sequel film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the dog is shown to be fine and in the possession of Edward Teague in Shipwreck Cove.
==Other Appearances==
===Printed Materials===
In the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick, it is said that Pelegostos would be recapped by Jack Sparrow who told his crew to pay tribute to his encounter with the Pelegostos tribe.
===Disney Parks===
====Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island====
While not appearing in the park, the bone cages of the Pelegostos can be seen at the Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island in Disneyland in the area known as smuggler's cove. It provides photo-opportunities for guests.
====Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar====
There is an image in this bar of Jack Sparrow alongside Trader Sam on Pelegostos alongside a tribal warrior of the island.
==The Tribe's Umshoko Language==
Phrase 	Meaning
Rah rah rah fi fi	Big, big, big fire
Bugo 	Please
Kamino 	Come back
==Gallery==
Dead Man's Chest 01.jpg|Jack fleeing from the Pelegostos Tribe
==Trivia==
*Although the Pelegostos inhabit a Caribbean island, most of the weapons the tribal members use (specifically spearheads, axes, and shields) appear to be modeled after the weapons historically used by indigenous tribes of the Philippines - specifically the indigenous people of the Cordillera Mountain Range known as the Igorot.
*One of the members of the Pelegostos tribe portrayed by Hernando Molina is named "Sweepy", with Molina himself credited as "Hernando "Sweepy" Molina"; thus, the character identified as Sweepy with Molina being credited with said name is an example of .
==References==
==External links==
*Pelegostos Tribe on Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki.
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