June 14, 2026 pirates.fandom.com—Twenty years ago, Pirates of the Caribbean fans were eagerly awaiting the secrets of the DEAD MAN'S CHEST, reading the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow in YOUNG JACK SPARROW, reliving the original Disney ride, and beginning to build PotC Wiki—the Pirates online encyclopedia. As an ever-growing community of volunteers, the PotC Wiki project now celebrates its 20th year.

Our encyclopedia has reached over 3,000 articles so far. This was only possible with the work of hundreds upon hundreds of fans over the past twenty years. Most Wikians started off editing with little to no writing or coding experience, but our efforts have brought us closer to the goal of creating the most accurate, comprehensive, and well-presented resource about all things Pirates of the Caribbean. And even now, we are expanding the breadth, depth, and quality of our documentation of the canon continuities, as well as coverage of Pirates-related media and production behind the scenes. PotC Wiki has also made efforts in building a more friendly and welcoming community. Informed by our contributors' experiences, we have launched ongoing efforts in revamping our policies to be clearer and more fair, improving accessibility, and developing new editing tutorials.

Our work continues unabated. Thousands more pages need to be created, lack citations, await expansion, and could use more images. All the while, the franchise continues to grow and require updates. As we enter our third decade, we would love for more readers to join our crew! Keep to the Code and live the pirate's life with us in the next twenty years… 🏴‍☠️

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"To arms! We give no quarter!" ―Mercer to the crew of the Flying Dutchman[src] was a loyal employee of the East India Trading Company. Born in Scotland, Mercer served as the personal assistant of the Company's governor, Lord Cutler Beckett. Despite serving faithfully in his official capacity as a clerk, Mercer also carried out some of Beckett's more sinister agendas as an assassin and a spy. Mercer would stop at nothing to further his employer's pursuit of power. As Lord Beckett's merciless and ruthless enforcer, Mercer came to Port Royal, Jamaica, in the Caribbean during Beckett's search for the Dead Man's Chest. He aided Beckett in taking over Port Royal as well as helped in manipulating the Swann family, which eventually, and inadvertently, lead to his employer's control of the heart of Davy Jones. Throughout Beckett's war against piracy, Mercer had led EITC soldiers in an attack against the crew of the Black Pearl in Singapore, and made a deal with the Chinese pirate Sao Feng, which allowed Beckett's flagship, the Endeavour, to temporarily capture the Black Pearl and the infamous Jack Sparrow. Towards the end of the war, Mercer was placed in charge of Jones' supernatural ship, the Flying Dutchman. (more...) Recently featured: Davy Jones - Sao Feng - Cutler Beckett - more Vote for future featured articles

… that Ian McShane has portrayed another pirate besides Blackbeard? He voiced Captain Hook in the Shrek series. … that the name for Sao Feng's navigational charts is the Mao Kun Map? … that the Sunset, the real world ship that portrayed the Black Pearl in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, portrayed the Queen Anne's Revenge in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides? … that USA Network has the cable broadcasting rights for the first three Pirates films? … that Ian McShane's Blackbeard had temporarily replaced Bill Nighy's Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland and Disney World? … that Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio wrote the first draft for the first Pirates of the Caribbean film in the 1990s? Past Did You Knows...

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