Captain Boochbeard is an infamous pirate that sails the Skyways of the Spiral with his first mate Mr. Gandry and his crew. He is perhaps most famous for saving the pirate that would one day defeat Kane and the Armada, after they were captured and imprisoned onboard the Erebus.
Biography[]
Capture by the Red Claw Gang[]
The Maestro posted a rich bounty in the skyways of the Spiral for the capture of Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry. This bounty was seen by several pirate groups and eventually led to the arrest of the pair by the Red Claw Gang. The Gang sent the two pirates to one of their ships, the Coconut Crawler, so that the Maestro could confront them both face-to-face. The two were put in a holding cell on the Crawler, as the Red Claw waited for the arrival of the Meastro and Deacon. Eventually, the two came in contact with the Wizard, who had snuck onto the ship. They asked if they could free them from their respective holds, but before Mr. Gandry could fully explain their situation to the Wizard, a Red Claw thug came in and attempted to apprehend the Wizard, but was unsuccessful in doing so after a fight. The Wizard then freed Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry from their holding cells, and together they tried to look for a lifeboat to escape the ship in. However before they could do so, they came in contact with both the Maestro and Deacon of the Armada. They had been discussing a plan to stop a potential future where not getting rid of Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry would set off a "catastrophic chain of events" in which they rescue a young, orphaned pirate who would eventually go on to end Deacon and his Armada for good. Angered by the interference of the Wizard, Deacon ordered his Marines to kill them all, and a battle between the Armada and the Wizard, Boochbeard, and Mr. Gandry ensued. The Armada was defeated, and the Maestro and Deacon fled the scene. Finally, Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry were able to find a lifeboat, and they said their goodbyes to the Wizard as they set off to go find the orphaned pirate that had been mentioned.[1]
Finding the pirate orphan[]
- "Is this the prisoner we are looking for?"
"Hard to say. You, there! You're standing on me blind side. Are ye a boy, or a girl?" - ―Mr. Gandry and Boochbeard[src]
Sometime later, Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry found themselves onboard the Erebus on their search to find the orphaned pirate, who had since been arrested by the Armada and was being held on the ship. They went to them in their cell and asked them some questions before freeing them from their cell and taking them to the top of the ship. Before they could escape, the group encountered Deacon yet again, and he sent a group of Battle Angels, the elite warriors of the Armada, to make sure that Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry could not make it away with the pirate that he knew could destroy him. The group was able to fight and defeat the warriors, and they made it off to Boochbeard's ship so that they could escape the Armada and go to a safe harbor. However, Armada ships trailed Boochbeard's ship and the ships engaged in combat, with Boochbeard and crew emerging victorious. They managed to escape, as they set off for Skull Island so that the pirate could meet Captain Horace Avery.[2]
Mr. Gandry sitting in the Inn of the Midnight Sun, with Boochbeard's hat resting on the table.
Fight against Tyson[]
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Catbeard's trial[]
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Stopping by Polaris[]
While the Wizard was in Polaris to stop the Rat from destroying the Sky Anchor and ending the Spiral, Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry stopped by Walruskberg and got drinks at the Inn of the Midnight Sun, a popular bar in the area.[3]
The Thieves' Den[]
Boochbeard chats with a Horse inside the Thieves' Den.
As Grandfather Spider attempted to reverse the Sands of Time and restore the First World, Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry traveled to Mirage and stopped by the Thieves' Den, a popular albeit hidden club in the Caterwaul Canyons. There Boochbeard chatted with a Horse whom was enjoying a drink.[4]
Legends[]
Due to his widespread fame, Boochbeard is known by many different names in the various legends and stories shared about him throughout the Spiral. In MooShu, pirates know of him as the "Flying Sloth", while the Marleybonian Navy knows him as "Old Whitebeard". In Santo Pollo, children sing songs of "El Boocho".[5]
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Trivia[]
- The character of Boochbeard slowly changed over the course of development on Pirate101. He was originally going to serve the role of Narrator for the game, much like Grandmother Raven in Wizard101, but his role would change to that of a Merle Ambrose mirror. Ultimately, Boochbeard became a "player intermediary", breaking the fourth wall by speaking directly to the player to show them the ropes on the game in the tutorial and throughout the rest of the game through tutorial tips.[6]
- Additionally, Pirate101 head writer Blind Mew (Sam Johnson) said that he had toyed with the idea of Boochbeard being the player's imaginary friend, but that he deemed this as too weird of a concept.[6]
- In Pirate101, Boochbeard is voiced by writer Beau Paul. He also voices the character in Wizard101 for the recurring Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, and also for environmental dialogue for his appearance at the Thieves' Den in Mirage.
- Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry's hats, as well as Boochbeard's hook, can be seen in the stomach of the Empyrean Sky Squid, Sepidious in Wizard101. It is unclear if this is supposed to hint that the duo had once traveled inside of Sepidious and left their hats behind, or worse perished, or if the hats are simply reused assets to portray the only remains of dead pirates who never escaped.
Appearances[]
Pirate101 (First appearance)- Rogue's Gallery: Boochbeard and Gandry
- Wizard101
Gallery[]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Wizard101 — "The Android Invasion"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pirate101 — Book I: Introduction — "Tutorial"
- ↑ In the Inn of the Midnight Sun, Mr. Gandry can be seen sitting at the table while Boochbeard's hat sits on top of it, seemingly suggesting that Boochbeard had to leave to use the restroom.
- ↑ Boochbeard can be seen inside the Thieves' Den in the world of Mirage in Wizard101.
- ↑ Boochbeard | Pirate101 Free Online Game
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blind Mew talks about Boochbeard
