Skeleton Pillager

Skeleton Pillager

History[]

Background[]

The pillager was a pirate at some point during or in the fallout of the golden age of piracy. They would be part of a party of pirates that travelled to theDead Man's Cove ofIsla Tesoro either to bury or unearth a treasure. Due to infighting for the treasure, the pillager along with at-least two of their comrades were killed.

The pillager's corpse would remain impaled on a nearby rock in the caverns with a seagull making its nest on his hat. It is implied that due to the supernatural nature of the grotto, the skeleton is haunted.

Appearances[]

Pirates of the Caribbean[]

The pillager appeared in the Dead Man's Cove segment of the original ride, being impaled on a rock nearby a beach. As guests pass by, a seagull perched on a nest in the pillager's hat squawks at them.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure[]

The pillager appears inJack Sparrow's cave in this attraction, impaled against a mast rather than a rock.

Other Appearances[]

Kinect: Disneyland Adventures[]

The pillager is among the undead skeletons who attack the protagonist andBlack Barty in this video-game with the pillager even having the seagull nest on their hat.

Trivia[]

• In Disneyland, the pillager was originally portrayed by an authentic human-skeleton from the UCLA medical centre due to the limitations of props at the time. While the original skeletons were mostly removed, it has been put forwards that remnants of the original bones remain, including those of the pillager.
• Cut dialogue for the skeletons would have had the pillager voiced by eitherPaul Frees orJ. Pat O'Malley.
• Unused concept art showed the pillager and the other nearby skeletons amongst a treasure dug up by the pirate queensAnne Bonny andMary Read.
• A2006 action-figure identified the skeleton as, "The Pillager".
• From2011-2018, the pillager was seen alongside amermaid's skeleton and a glass coffin fromPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as the songJolly Sailor Bold from the film played.
• The skeleton is referenced inPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl whenBarbossa stabs Jack through the chest after Jack stole one of themedallions.When it is revealed that Jack is an undead skeleton, he has Barbossa's cutlass wedged in his rib-cage, mirroring the skeleton from the original ride.

Gallery[]

A figurine set with the pillager alongside theAuctioneer,Hook Hand Pirate,Redd,The Pooped Pirate, andBarker Bird

Concept art byMarc Davis

An action figure from 2006

Concept art of the Skeleton Pillager inKinect: Disneyland Adventures.

The Skeleton Pillager inKinect: Disneyland Adventures.

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