Captain Barbossa

Hector Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean character
Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Portrayed by	Geoffrey Rush Brian George (video games)
Appearance(s)	Film series Video games Legends of the Brethren Court books The Price of Freedom book Kingdom Hearts II
Information
Occupation	Pirate Captain Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea Formerly: First Mate Privateer
Family	Carina Smyth (daughter)
Ship(s) served on	Cobra Black Pearl Hai Peng HMS Providence Queen Anne's Revenge
Bounty	10000 Guineas

Captain Hector Barbossa is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, portrayed by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush. Barbossa appears in all films of the series. Starting out as a villainous undead pirate in The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), the character dies at the end of the film. However, he is revealed to have been brought back to life at the end of Dead Man's Chest (2006), and serves as a protagonist and Pirate Lord in At World's End (2007), a privateer with the Royal Navy in On Stranger Tides (2012), and finally as the rich and influential leader of his own pirate fleet in Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), where he dies protecting his daughter, Carina Smyth. Throughout the series, the character has been conceptualized as a "dark trickster" and counterpart to protagonist Jack Sparrow.

Originally, Rush was only second choice for the role behind Robert de Niro, who turned it down as he expected the film to flop like previous pirate films did. While in the first film, Barbossa was conceptualized as a villain, as a "dark trickster" and evil counterpart to Jack Sparrow, Rush felt that he was playing the unsung hero of the film, who only dreamed about lifting the curse and living as a rich rogue with his prized pirate bride.Johnny Depp proposed the character's first name "Hector" on set of the first film, although it is never mentioned in the film. As it appeared only on the DVD commentary,, writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio originally thought it was fan-made when they saw it on the internet, and decided to use it nonetheless. Actor Geoffrey Rush has expressed fondness with the potential and development of his character, who evolved throughout the series and ventured into different terrains every film, which kept him challenged as an actor: while he was only a classical evil villain in the first film, he turned into a pirate politician, hosting a "G 20 summit of pirate lords", and in the fourth film has turned legit and works for the king. As for the fifth installment, Rush has referred to Barbossa as a "corporate pirate" who has amassed immense influence and wealth his fleet and brags with his showcased riches. Also, he commented on the selfless sacrifice Barbossa makes to save his daughter, referring to it as a nice and final conclusion to the character's journey of redemption.