Gibbs then told Will of how he was mutinied by Barbossa and of Jack having escaped a desert island by roping a couple of sea turtles. Gibbs replied that no one knew much about Jack Sparrow before he searched for the dreaded Isla de Muerta, having said that was before he met Jack, back when he was captain of the Black Pearl. Upon arriving to the island, Will Turner asked how Jack Sparrow got his compass in the first place. The crew, with Gibbs as first mate, manned the commandeered navy vessel HMS Interceptor, and set out for Isla de Muerta. He promises to gather a crew before tomorrow's daybreak, confident that there are those in Tortuga with little to lose and all to gain, much like Jack in his bid to reclaim the Pearl. Accompanied by Will Turner, Jack joined Gibbs for a drink, where he agreed to help round up a crew after learning of Jack's plan to recapture the Black Pearl from Barbossa, but not without being skeptical at first until Jack revealed to him that Will was Bootstrap Bill's son which both surprised Joshamee and boosted his confidence. When Jack and Joshamee next met, Gibbs was down on his luck, and started sleeping with pigs outside the Faithful Bride in Tortuga. "Well, then I'd say it's a very good thing I'm not a fool, then, eh?" ― Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs "From what I hear tell of Captain Barbossa, he's not a man to suffer fools, nor strike a bargain with one." "That's why I know what Barbossa is up to. You know better than me the tales of the Black Pearl. I know where it's going to be, and I'm gonna take it." He also became aware of the curse that afflicted those who removed the Aztec gold, and was aware of Sparrow's attempts to retake the Pearl following a mutiny led by Hector Barbossa. By this point, Gibbs had known Jack well enough to be able to relate much of the man's life story and misadventures prior to his going after the treasure of the Isla de Muerta aboard the Black Pearl. It's also likely that he became so scared with pirates that he concluded that the only way to overcome his fear was turning into one of them. How he left the Navy is unknown, though it could have been either Gibbs deserted his post or that it was Jack Sparrow who persuaded Gibbs to turn pirate. Gibbs remained with the Royal Navy for a while, though at some point over the next eight years, Gibbs turned to piracy. Ironically, while serving on the Dauntless, Gibbs was superstitious of pirates, even going as far to tell Elizabeth to stop singing a pirate song because it will supposedly invoke pirates upon them. Elizabeth became acquainted enough with Gibbs to recognize him on sight many years later. Along the way, they encountered a wrecked vessel, and Gibbs voiced the opinion that it was the result of a pirate attack. Serving as a sailor of the Royal Navy, Gibbs was stationed aboard the HMS Dauntless during its voyage from England to the Caribbean, carrying Weatherby Swann and his twelve year old daughter, Elizabeth, to Port Royal. " It's bad luck to be singin' about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog, mark my words." ―Joshamee Gibbs to James Norrington Gibbs had an endless capacity to forgive, necessary when he sailed with Jack Sparrow, but lived a pirate's life and followed the Pirate's Code. On several occasions, Gibbs served under Jack's nemesis and rival, Hector Barbossa, but was never truly loyal to him compared to his true loyalty to Jack. Gibbs was Jack Sparrow's most trusted comrade, one who cared as much about the Black Pearl as Jack himself did. Once a sailor in His Majesty's Royal Navy, and later an enthusiastic pirate, Joshamee Gibbs was a man who knew his way across every ocean, and into every pub. The often-soused but always reliable Gibbs had an encyclopedic knowledge in all manner of pirate lore of the seven seas and an epicurean taste for rum. Teller of tales, handy with a bottle, this veteran sea dog was truly a skillful sailor who cleverly navigated his way through many deadly situations. Joshamee Gibbs was the longtime comrade and devoted First Mate of Captain Jack Sparrow. ![]() " I told ya! The name's Gibbs! Joshamee Gibbs!" ―Joshamee Gibbs
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