
Many of the legends, concerning the chest, say that whomsoever opened the chest and obtained Jones' heart would control Davy Jones, the Flying Dutchman, his crew and the Kraken beast-effectively controling the entire ocean. The only key that could open the chest was kept on Jones' person, hidden beneath his tentacled facial extremities. He placed it within the Dead Man's Chest, which was subsequently buried in Isla Cruces, so it could be safe from potential mutineers aboard the Flying Dutchman and away from his haunted sight. The heart of Davy Jones inside the chest.Īfter Calypso betrayed him, by not meeting him after his ten year-duty to ferry souls in Davy Jones' Locker, Jones carved his own heart from his body. ".And whoever possesses that chest, possesses the leverage to command Jones to do whatever it is he or she wants." ― Jack Sparrow and Pintel to Elizabeth Swann "What contains the still-beating heart of Davy Jones." The chest was ultimately given to Elizabeth by Will Turner, the new captain of the Dutchman. In a battle that raged at the center of a massive maelstrom, created by the enraged goddess Calypso, Davy Jones' heart was pierced and he died, finally free for all eternity. Upon gaining possession of the chest, Beckett took over the seas, with the Flying Dutchman destroying pirate ships without mercy. According to legend, whoever possessed the chest gained control of Davy Jones, thereby controlling the seas, and Beckett intended to use this power to destroy every last pirate of the Caribbean once and for all. Years later, Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company set his sights on retrieving the fabled Dead Man's Chest.

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After carving out his own heart, Jones locked it in the chest and buried it on Isla Cruces, hiding it from the world. The Dead Man's Chest, also known as the chest of Davy Jones was a chest of unknown origin which contained the still-beating heart of Davy Jones. Don't stab the heart! The Dutchman must have a living heart or there is no captain! And if there is no captain, there's no one to have the key!" ― Wyvern to Will Turner " The Dead Man's Chest! Open the chest with the key, and stab the heart.
