Later, when Will Turner escaped the Flying Dutchman with the key to the Dead Man's Chest, Davy Jones sent the beast to attack the ship Edinburgh Trader, that had rescued Will. The creature then sank the ship with frightening ease, killing all on board. When Jack's hat came into the possession of two men aboard a fishing boat, the Kraken followed, drawn to the piece of Jack. The Kraken could be summoned from aboard the Flying Dutchman, with the use of a giant capstan hammer that sent a shock wave through the ocean that served as a call to the creature.Ĭaptain Jack Sparrow was given a Black Spot by Bootstrap Bill Turner, on behalf of Davy Jones, and was forced to avoid the open water to escape the Kraken. The Kraken first appears as the pet of Davy Jones, the dark lord of the sea, and commanded to prey upon ships to ensure Jones had many unwilling candidates for service aboard his cursed vessel, the Flying Dutchman. The name "kraken" did not originally refer to the giant squid cryptid, but rather a monster from Norwegian sagas which is more comparable to a whale or carnivorous fish the size of an island. Due to the giant squids being beached or run into by ships, the kraken developed a reputation for attacking vessels. The Kraken was a cryptid (animal of unconfirmed/mythical status) which was inspired by misidentifications of the animal now known as the Giant Squid. Its body resembles a massive, cuttlefish-like cephalopod. The overall length of the Kraken is similar to the length of ten ships, which would be approximately 1400 feet in total length. It had a large, maw-like mouth surrounded by fangs below its large eyes, and a massive body at least twice as long as its tentacles. It also has a long, sharp tail similar to a squid and large round eyes with orange irises and black pupils. The Kraken is a gigantic cephalopod-like beast, with a squid-like mantle and a number of long, suckered tentacles at the base of its head. When Jones has a debtor, he releases the Kraken on them to drag them to the depths. The Kraken is a notorious tentacled sea-monster of myth which serves Davy Jones as a sort of pet. 4.3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure.
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