Joshamee Gibbs

Pirates of the Caribbean character

Joshamee Gibbs
Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Gender	Male
Profession	First Mate Formerly: Boatswain in the British Royal Navy
Ship(s) served on	Black Pearl HMS Dauntless HMS Interceptor Hai Peng HMS Providence
Weaponry	Pistol and Cutlass
Appearance(s)	Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game) Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Portrayed by	Kevin McNally

Joshamee Hamish Gibbs (often referred to as Mr. Gibbs, Master Gibbs, or simply Gibbs) is a fictional supporting character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He is portrayed by Kevin McNally and voiced by Steven Jay Blum in video game adaptations (except for the At World's End video game and Disney Infinity, in which McNally reprised his role). Alongside Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa, he is one of the few characters to appear in every film.

Gibbs is a generally knowledgeable person, and right-hand man to Jack Sparrow, often providing the movie's cast, as well as the audience, with background information. He is deeply superstitious and makes frequent references to various causes of "bad luck" (e.g. having women on the ship or waking a sleeping man). He is also very fond of his rum, which he drinks from a leather flask. The flask is a running gag, used as cannon ammunition in the first film and bait for a Pelegosto booby trap in the second. In the third movie, Gibbs is seen pouring rum into the plate with the Pieces of Eight so they can ignite it.

He takes a moment of silence for anyone who gets left behind (especially Jack), but gets over it quickly enough. Gibbs is probably the only character who knows Jack Sparrow's history, and has a great friendship with him, being the first one to agree to rescue him from the Locker. He and Jack also share a handshake, and would say, in the first and third film, "Take what you can - Give nothing back!" Writer Terry Rossio has said he actually considers Gibbs to be the most virtuous character in the series.

Gibbs is first seen as a Royal Navy warrant officer (probably the boatswain) aboard the vessel carrying Governor Weatherby Swann and his young daughter Elizabeth from England to Port Royal in the Caribbean. Gibbs is highly superstitious and fearful of the mere mention of pirates. When they come across a wrecked vessel (from which young Will Turner is rescued), Gibbs is the first to suggest it was attacked by pirates. He was likely correct, as Elizabeth witnessed the Black Pearl leaving the scene.