I think he wasn't really such a villain, he was just on the opposite side to main characters. His goal was good, he wanted to clear the seas from pirates. And we all know that in real life, pirates wasn't such a "good guys" like Disney shows them in the movies.

Beckett is the hero.

***** Pirates wasn't such "good guys", but they wasn't necessarily either "bad guys" cruel and bloodthirsty (this is the opposite stereotype)

KamikazethecatII You are correct. He is not evil. He is just arrogant. The pirates are not heroes as Disney displays them. Blackbeard in the 4th movie was evil, Davy Jones was evil, but not Beckett. Beckett had the right motives.

Davy Jones was not really evil. He's like Gollum, he has a good side. He was just very frustrated when Calypso didn't show up, and let his feelings take the better of him. Blackbeard and Barbossa in the first movie are the only evil characters.

THANK YOU!!! I know this is a year late, but man, it's good to find someone who also recognises the insane acting talent it took for Tom's character. This main trilogy was one of the most amazing trilogies I ever got to see at the cinema and one of my all time personal favourites.

He was not surprised he was attacked on both sides... the reason he didn't respond and didn't give order is not because of that

I do have to say, I agree with Sush N. No powers needed, just heavy duty brainstorming and mind-bending deals being made behind everyone's back and gaining power, well, for the most part.

"Just good business."

Tom Hollander has my outmost appreciation.❤️✨

Yes. Speaking of which, Beckett has some vibes of Hans Landa, since they both are threatening because of the actions that they commit in their perspective films and how they move the plot. Both have a great sense of charisma and charm through their soft spoken manner, but they use them to hide their menace and darkness within, and both have a distinctive branch of clothing that make them ominous.

I suddenly *really* need this to happen

Somebody get this guy to be in a bond film now

@@woah5676 He's mad at Jack for always escaping lol

He’d make a terrific Blofeld in the next Bond Series.

Idk about that If the Endeavour fought back he might have won

+Zyzor really, that's the truth of Beckett. Where did he get this information? Greetings

+Ignacia Docmack Price of Freedom.....The prequel novel

ohh!!! thanks very much for the information :)

Then if that's true, that only supports the idea of him being the hero even more. He is the good guy, the Pirates are the bad guys. Look at the EITC flag, three crosses connected, they call him "lord Cutler Beckett" Notice lord, Jesus is lord. Beckett represents Jesus, that simple, Disney is satanic

@Arda I dont think u understamd irony lol

Lord Beckett was an awesome villain, but Davy Jones will always be my favorite potc villain.

He's only a villain in the movies. In real life, if you think about it, he's a hero. Pirates are, ultimately, thieves and ravagers. He helps his country and company

Do you find him menacing/threatening in some way? If so, then tell me what things make him threatening? Davy Jones and Salazar are menacing and intimidating because of their appearances and abilities, so what does Beckett has?

Xavier X it’s the fact that he is a politically powerful human, hence, the title Lord. He’s a nobleman who has control of the British East Indian Trading Company fleet (with multiple 1st-Rate Ships), capable of overpowering even the most powerful pirates. The fact that he has no supernatural powers shows you how much he can do without them. He was close to exterminating the pirates and their collaborators just by practical means, along with Davy Jones’ rather mediocre assistance. Salazar and Jones can’t even set foot on land, their one defect that prevents them from getting to the pirates physically. Beckett has the ability to lead an entire army to march up the shores and crush them. Yes, Shipwreck Cove is a fortress, but that doesn’t mean you need to take it, you could just pummel it until there is nothing and no one left. But the one thing that truly makes him a villain, is that he can make anyone expendable no matter what, with Jones for example. Salazar was unstoppable, but only because he had the compass. Like with Jones’ heart, if Beckett had that compass, Salazar would have no choice but to follow (not necessarily be forced by) Beckett in his mission to eradicate piracy, something Beckett and Salazar have in common. So, it isn’t because of supernatural powers that make Beckett intimidating, it’s his practical and pragmatism that make him intimidating when one thinks about the situations. The only defect to his downfall was that he was put in an unpredictable scenario, when he was the one initially predicting everything and everyone’s moves. However, Sparrow’s unpredictability forced him into a situation in which he was unable to decide, which led to his ultimate demise. But if Beckett had predicted that Jones would have fallen, and Sparrow would not have run away, he would have easily annihilated both Sparrow and Turner with the 114-gun HMS Endeavour against the 32-gun Black Pearl and 40-gun Flying Dutchman.

@@bigsai4472 That's true. Indeed, that's what makes him the best villain in the entire franchise.

Huge response delay but he wasn’t necessarily doing evil, his mission was to put an end to piracy. The worst thing he did was hang a bunch of people and a kid which was normal for the time.

Big Sai45 Productions me too, I literally build 312 HMS models in LEGO and Minecraft

Same. I remember, the HMS Endeavour was the ship that got me interested in the age of sail to begin with and even POTC as a whole (two of which now fascinate me) and I really wish we would’ve seen it in action.

All good villians must fall

At least he had one of the most epic deaths in movie history.

He's not a villain, he represents Jesus. Disney is satanic, they portray him as a bad guy

@Slarkel quiet you dumbass

RIP Count Dooku

He isn't a villain, look at the EITC flag, he represents Jesus. Disney is tricking many of you!

@@slarkel506 mate what are you on about

@@sheevinopalpatino4782 He’s doing meth, instead of math.

@@slarkel506 I think the cross in the flag represents the T and this is a fictional universe it has nothing to do with the Bible

@@Colosphur it's the East India Trading Company's logo

I agree- someone needs to make it!

For the company!

Umm... you are saying rip to yourself?

The Novice Gamer it’s just... good business

@@robertolebron2296 lol 😂

Ah the irony

How are you not dead? What happened? We need you back!

Late reply but why wouldn't he be a villian? He can be a cool character while also being evil, which Beckett was. He was evil

Holy fack! I was just watching Trailer Park Boys!

@Jedi Temple Guard its also clear he was using Davy Jones to destroy competing businesses. Sinking their trade ships and such. Thats evil

@Jedi Temple Guard yes i know. Rewatch the third one. Its near the beginning. Before the "the captain is to sail it as commanded"

@Jedi Temple Guard he wanted power for powers sake. There was no nobility in it. He hated pirates because they were a threat to his power and business. Hence why he tries to make Jack a privateer. If he truly hated pirates because he thought they were "evil", then he wouldnt try to give one amnesty

Reichthoff I agree like why did jack betray him n how jack got the pirate mark

That would be really cool!

@@amypedley7474 Because Jack freed 100 of Beckett's slaves

@Scetr0n EX I mean, he isn’t necessarily evil. He has a good reason, but the wrong execution (literally).

They did. It's a noval called "The Price of Freedom".

Furthermore, both Beckett and Javert were suicidal villains. If Beckett shouted FIRE he would have most definitely lived.

In my opinion, Javert and Beckett are not alike. As you said, Javert is obsessed with the law and it kills him in the end to admit that a criminal can be good (so he jumps into the Seine). That storyline marked me very much as a kid. I think I genuinely felt sorry for him. Now, Beckett's death really made a great impression on me as well. I remember thinking it was the coolest scene of the trilogy by far! And even though I despised his character, I was rooting for him to be alive! Anyway, I think he's a great character, but he was obsessed by success, not law. Javert never twisted law, not until the end when he refuses to seek out and arrest Jean Valjean. Beckett on the other hand was sly and never rightful. He was elegant, smart and full of pride. He was on the dark side of the law if I might say. Nice topic :)

⁠@@prithvirajbasu4196 In normal circumstances Beckett would’ve but he’s facing a supernatural ship that is no longer under his influence as it is taken over by one of his enemies following the death of his “ally”, Davy jones. Not to mention, the black Pearl is under protection of the Dutchman so raining hell on it won’t do much damage. Beckett realized the moment the Dutchman turned against him it’s his calling to the afterlife, opening fire will only prolong the inevitable and being a high class man he chooses to go down a respectable gentleman rather than being salty of his defeat.

I agree🤝

I believe with the combination of Salazar, Cutler Beckett, and Davy Jones, they could take over(almost) all of hell's rings(like 3 or 5) in the hazbin/helluva dimension. With also each one slaying off sinners, purifying/ridding all of unworthy creatures, and killing off those who wanted to show they're worthy even though those low class aren't. "It's nothing personal, Jack. It's just good business".- Lord Beckett

He is a mix between Thrawn and Palpatine. Thrawn for have any supernatural power beyond his cleverness and knowledge of the enemy, and Palpatine for take control of the brute and ruthless monster with tragic background and chilling theme song (Vader/Davy Jones)

Mi too

Same, "It's just good business"

Yet he was able to coerce Davy Jones into being his attack dog just by using ordinary skills.

He was not Supernatural yet he neither scoffed at nor despised the Supernatural but rather chose to use it to his Advantage, I respect that level of Pragmatism.

it makes sense, such a Nuanced line though lmfao

Lord Beckett realized a little too late that his Endeavor was caught between the lineup of the warring Ships.

I don't think the Endeavour would've won, the Flying Dutchman seems to basically be unsinkable.

@@dmaxwell910901 It sinks when the captain dies. He just needs to fill that ship so full of grapeshot that the heart gets destroyed. That's why Davey didn't keep it on the ship, it makes him vulnerable.

@@billlupin8345 I don't think the chest would be destroyed by grapeshot, considering everyone was after the key to open it. And even if it could be, the two ships would still be firing, all while the Endeavour is hoping to get a lucky shot in on the chest, wherever it is.

@@dmaxwell910901 Dont need a lucky shot with grapeshot and that many canons lol

It was stated that he was in shock, he didn’t was ‘paralyzed’ and not knowing what to give what commands. If you search on the internet ‘why didn’t Beckett fire back’ it should be stated there. But when he realized it was too late so he accepted his death.

@@shivounous6919 I don't mean Beckett. I mean people who manned the guns, the rest of the crew.

@@robertsmith8734 oh, lol. But I think I heard somewhere or someone explained that they had to wait for their superior to give them an order, once Beckett didn’t give an order, the next in command told them to abandon ship.

@@shivounous6919 And as I said in my original comment, it is stupid and makes no sense.

@@robertsmith8734 it is true, sorry for the confusion, there is a small part of me wondering why the same thing that got out ruled by bigger things . They would have stood a chance or survived if they stepped up and fired back. Im sorry if I confuse you by writing this.

They blew up a real ship and edited in the people

No time to prepare the canons mate,As becket's ship was attacked by a friendly ship (the flying Dutchman) And you can see the smile on becket's face when he sees his friend ship (the flying Dutchman)and taken by surprise when attacked by it

General Hux is dumb.

Haha, great as an officer in star wars

Nah. General Hux’s actor nailed him. I think the issue comes purely from the writing of the characer

@@emperorflare8911 I would agree.

Thank very much

***** I'm glad you noticed; because I'm his #1 fan xD

***** True, I love how he's so classy while being ruthless though. Makes it hard for me to hate him. Ugh! Yeah I wish he didn't die; that was an epic death though. He should of ordered them to fire...

It’s just good business

Xnet Cascade napoleon was average height back then. He also purposefully had giant guards to make people underestimate him from afar.

There is much as well of the portuguese Marquis of Pombal. Both Beckett and Pombal can be described as "enlightened absolutists", both tried to make the colonial machine work as it should be, and both were obsessed with exterminate the main obstacles for their plans (pirates and jesuits)

My favorite LORD CUTLER BECKETT

I think the scene was portrayed that Beckett couldn’t comprehend losing the Flying Dutchman and couldn’t give the order to fire. Bit silly in realistic terms, but it gave way to an epic end

It was the Dauntless, not "daunted".

Actually, Beckett's ship was the Endeavour, not the Dauntless.

@@snowlion2593 I know it was the Endeavour. Dauntless was flagship of Governor Swann, and James Norington (hope I have got the spelling of their names correct (-: )

In a real battle a ghost ship wouldn't exist.

Just ??

I don't think they would have gotten along. Littlefinger uses chaos to propel himself, Beckett is a staunch defender of order.

Snow Lion I think him and Littlefinger would be a more interesting interaction

Or any Player of The Game for that matter.

@@cjv8522 Funny because Beckett and Littlefinger did interact in 'Bohemian Rhapsody', they were both managers of Queen.

It's stupid to call him a villain, don't be stupid. The movie just showed tow pirate ships attacking his ship and killing the men, who were basically law enforcement. The pirates are the villains.

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Oh I know the pirates are the villains, but the film classifies Beckett as "the villain". I'll just say, aside from Davy Jones he's the best character in the franchise.

No one knows, but it would be impossible, When beckett died he straight went to the locker of davy jones but no one really knows. Maybe they would do that, but it would be impossible.

@@hippohippo2792 I would wonder what Beckett is doing in the locker then. But there would be a few groups who would find out how to get to the Locker and get Beckett and the Endeavor out of there.

@@ViktorEnjoyer Yes, Just like how Sparrow got out in the locker, but im not sure if the movie would do that.

Sold women as prostitutes in Western Africa and used to enslave afro carribbean people

@@coralineparmentierpianist that's the west India company your on about not the east india

@@coralineparmentierpianist and how do pirates differ

He put young children to death.

@@coralineparmentierpianist well I'm not justifying Slavery or anything but this movie takes place around 1729 and it would be rare to find rich people who partook in the slave trade.