Unlike Jack’s cunning or Barbossa’s ruthlessness, Will represents honor and loyalty in a corrupt world. He grows from naive to pragmatic without losing his core goodness.
By stabbing the heart of Davy Jones, Will becomes the new Captain of the Flying Dutchman . This transformation is bittersweet: he gains immortality and the power to ferry souls to the afterlife, but he is cursed to step on land only once every ten years. This "ten years at sea, one day on land" rule set the stage for one of the most romantic and tragic endings in blockbuster history. Why Will Turner is Essential to the Franchise potc will turner