Why do they need bootstraps blood to lift the curse?

In addition to putting all of the coins back, the blood must be "repaid" for the curse to be broken. Precisely what that means is unclear, but it sounds as though the cursed person must actually die. Since "Bootstrap" Bill Turner was one of the crew who stole the treasure, they need his blood.

Why was Wills blood needed?

It was only after they had thrown Bootstrap overboard that they learned how to break the curse: they needed to return all of the gold pieces, and each pirate who took the gold had to make a blood offering as a form of repayment.

Why did they need Bootstrap Bill?

Bootstrap Bill came to work for Davy Jones.

From what we see of Davy Jones, he offers to save people from death if they agree to work on his ship. So anyone who loves (or doesn't mind) sailing would take him up on his offer.

Why did the Pirates want the curse lifted?

During their search, Barbossa's crew used Isla de Muerta as a base where they didn't just bring the Aztec gold, but heaped up all their plunder into the caves. Until the curse was lifted, wealth was worthless to them, for nothing they can buy brings them pleasure.

How does the Aztec gold curse work?

In response, the heathen gods placed a curse upon the gold, so that any mortal who removed a single coin from the chest would be punished for eternity. The only way to lift the curse was to return all the Aztec gold pieces to the chest and pay the heathen gods back in blood.

Bootstrap's Bootstraps

Why didn't Elizabeth have the curse?

Elizabeth didn't get cursed because she didn't take the coin from its original chest, the coin got passed on to Will Turner and then Elizabeth, Bill Turner was the one that took that same coin from the chest and he got cursed.

Why did Barbossa need bootstraps blood?

In addition to putting all of the coins back, the blood must be "repaid" for the curse to be broken. Precisely what that means is unclear, but it sounds as though the cursed person must actually die. Since "Bootstrap" Bill Turner was one of the crew who stole the treasure, they need his blood.

Why is Will Turner covered in barnacles?

Will's barnacles

So Davy Jones became ol' squidface specifically because he chose to take a few centuries of vacation time. TL;DR: Will has barnacles because of extended time in the ocean. Not because he didn't ferry around the dead people.

Why is Jack the monkey still undead?

According to the official Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card Game, Jack remains cursed because he was the only member of Barbossa's mutinous crew not to place his blood upon the Aztec gold.

Why can't Elizabeth join will?

Why couldn't Elizabeth just join Will's crew on the Dutchman? Because she's not dead.

Why is Barbossa obsessed with apples?

When they fell under the Aztec curse, Barbossa and his crew suffered a living death, feeling and tasting nothing: "... drink would not satisfy; food turned to ash in our mouths." The pirate captain was tormented by flavorless apples. He longed to be mortal so that he can once more taste the flesh of the fruit.

Is Bootstrap Bill alive?

In the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, we know that Bootstrap Turner (Bill Turner) is thrown to the bottom of the ocean by Barbossa and his crew. He may be alive due to the curse until it is broken at the end of the first movie.

Is Jack Sparrow immortal?

Right before the film's climactic battle with the pirates at Isla de Muerta, Sparrow swipes a cursed coin from the treasure chest, making himself immortal and capable of dueling Barbossa.

Why is the black pearl so fast?

Her speed is partly derived from the large amount of sails she carries, and partly supernatural. She is noted in At World's End as being "the only ship that can outrun the Dutchman."

Why did Jack take a coin?

Jack wasn't cursed because they did the mutiny before Jack got to the treasure! He then takes a coin from the chest so he can't die in the battle with Barbosa at the end, it figures that out in the jail- it's implied! The first paragraph of your answer doesn't answer the original question being asked.

Why is Davy Jones heart in a chest?

Jones carved out his heart in order to no longer feel the grief and guilt at what he had done or any emotion of love again. Because of the pain, Davy Jones would lock the heart away in the Dead Man's Chest and buried it on Isla Cruces, hiding it from the world.

Why does Davy Jones look like a squid?

But the pain of Calypso's betrayal caused him was too much to live with, so Davy Jones carved out his own heart and locked it away in the Dead Man's Chest. Abandoning his duty, Davy Jones turned into a hideous humanoid sea monster, with an octopus face, a tentacles beard, a claw of crab as a hand and a giant crab leg.

Why is the Flying Dutchman curse again?

Bootstrap then told Will that the Dutchman has a purpose again; because Will Turner assumed his place as captain, he must ferry the souls of drowned seamen into the afterlife, as Jones had before him. Until then, Will had only one day ashore, before spending 10 years at sea.

How did Bootstrap Bill end up on the Flying Dutchman?

Bill confided in his son about the Dead Man's Chest and what it holds (Davy Jones' heart). He helped Will the best he could to retrieve the key. But, his eagerness to protect his son forced him into a game of Liar's Dice that cost Bill an eternity of service aboard the Dutchman.

Is Jack Sparrow's dad immortal?

He admits that yes, he has survived a long time, but that the harder part is living with his past, not surviving it. He advises against seeking immortality with his lifestyle, noting that his past will continue to haunt him forever, and the longer he lives, the more he will be haunted for.

Does Will Turner's curse get broken?

Will's father cut out his son's heart and placed it in the Dead Man's Chest. Years later Henry succeeded in destroying the Trident - thus ending all curses in the sea and freeing Will from the curse of the Dutchman. Returning to dry land once more, Will was reunited with Henry who gave him back his necklace.

Was Jack Sparrow cursed the whole time?

The ousted Captain Jack Sparrow wasn't party to the theft, so he isn't cursed by it until he tactically allows himself to be in his final fight with Hector Barbossa. However, Jack's history with the Pearl exposed him to a different supernatural danger.

Why did Will Turner have the necklace?

Throughout his childhood, Will Turner believed his father was a respectable merchant seaman. When sent this Aztec medallion, Will thought it was just an exotic trinket that his father had picked up on his travels. Will's father had attached a chain to the medallion so Will could wear it around his neck.

What happens if Davy Jones steps on land?

It is shown in Dead Men Tell No Tales. In DMTNT we see what happens to undead when they set foot on dry land. They essentially turn to ash, and vanish.