Personality
Elizabeth is a spirited, intelligent, and independent-minded character. Her beauty attracted the attention of several men including Will Turner, Hector Barbossa, Pintel and Ragetti, James Norrington, Sao Feng and Captain Jack Sparrow. Throughout the three films, she transforms from a proper lady into a courageous pirate. Piracy and life at sea have always fascinated Elizabeth, but she is revolted by pirates' aggressive, wild nature, especially Captain Jack Sparrow, who made his escape from Port Royal at her expense, though she is grateful to him for saving her life. Even after becoming a pirate, Elizabeth retains her refined ways, as well as her loyalty and compassion for loved ones (including Will Turner, her father, and later, Jack Sparrow and James Norrington).
Elizabeth adapted easily to piracy, having natural leadership abilities, learning seamanship quickly, and possessed an innate talent for battle strategy, having devised defensive and offensive maneuvers against her opponents. She learned swordsmanship from William Turner and was able to defend herself against multiple opponents, fighting with two swords simultaneously. She later uses a Chinese Jian sword and also carried a multitude of other weapons on her person including knives, firearms, and what appears to be a small grenade.
She often spoke her mind even if it offended others; for example, she called a potentially dangerous enemy, Sao Feng, a coward. During her reign as Pirate King, Elizabeth proved to be a charismatic leader and inspired the other pirate lords to fight Cutler Beckett's fleet. Elizabeth's darker side was shown when she sacrificed Jack Sparrow to the Kraken so she and the crew could escape. However, this act left her guilt-ridden and she later helps rescue him from Davy Jones' Locker.
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