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1) Sparrow is a trickster who uses wit and deceit to attain his goals, preferring to end disputes verbally instead of by force.
2) Though a skilled swordsman, Sparrow prefers to use his superior intelligence during combat, exploiting his environment to turn the tables on his foes, reasoning "Why fight when you can negotiate?"
3) The characterization of Sparrow is based on a combination of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoon character Pepé Le Pew.
4) Sparrow is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the Pirate Lords of the Seven Seas.
5) He can be treacherous and survives mostly by using wit and negotiation rather than by force, opting to flee most dangerous situations and to fight only when necessary.
6) Sparrow often struggles with what it takes to be a moral person.
7) Sparrow wears kohl around his eyes, which was inspired by Depp's study of nomads, whom he compared to pirates.
8) Sparrow's weapons are genuine 18th-century pieces: his sword dates to the 1740s and his pistol is from the 1760s. Both were made in London.
9) He walks with a slightly drunken swagger and has slurred speech and flailing hand gestures. Sparrow is shrewd, calculating, and eccentric.
10) He invokes parleys and tempts his enemies away from their murderous intentions, encouraging them to see the bigger picture, as he does when he persuades Barbossa to delay returning to mortal form so he can battle the Royal Navy.
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