Before the films Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)

davy jones, human , great sailor, fell in love calypso, sea goddess. entrusted him task of ferrying souls of died @ sea next world. calypso gave him flying dutchman accomplish task. swore after ten years, meet him , spend 1 day before returned duties. however, when jones returned shore after ten years, calypso failed appear. believing calypso had betrayed him, heartbroken , enraged davy jones turned pirate brethren against her, saying if removed world, able claim seas themselves. assembled in first brethren court , jones taught them how imprison human form.

despite betraying her, jones still loved calypso, , in despair , guilt had done, carved out own heart , placed in dead man s chest . chest sealed , placed within larger wooden chest, along jones numerous love letters calypso , other items having her, except matching musical locket. chest buried on isla cruces. jones kept chest s key him @ times. calypso gone, jones abandoned duties , returned 7 seas. result of this, jones gradually became monstrous, physical appearance merging various aquatic fauna. sailors everywhere fear him death, davy jones had turned fierce , cruel, insatiable taste things brutal. jones recruits dying sailors promising them reprieve death in exchange 100 years of service aboard dutchman. comes command kraken, feared mythological sea monster.

in book series jack sparrow s earlier adventures, davy jones shows interest in sword of cortes, sought jack. minor character, appears in seventh book jack , crew encounter flying dutchman.

jones appears in prequel book jack s first years captain. helps brethren court identify traitor among them, turns out borya palachnik, pirate lord of caspian sea.

before events of first film, davy jones approaches sparrow deal: jones raise black pearl davy jones locker, allowing sparrow captain 13 years if sparrow agrees serve on dutchman 100 years. event, referenced in films, appears in book series.