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Blackbeard

Background information
Feature films	Blackbeard's Ghost
Television programs
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Portrayed by	Peter Ustinov
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Inspiration	The notorious pirate of the same name, as well as the character from Ben Stahl's novel of the same name
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Character information
Full name	Captain Edward Teach
Other names	The pirate of all pirates fear, Captain Blackbeard, and Edward Teach (his real name)
Personality	Evil, greedy, and notorious (used to be); now, funny, comical, jolly, joyful, childish, mischeivous, and caring and later, nice, kind, good, and good-hearted
Appearance	Almost obese, both black hair and beard, green eyes, and clad in pirate clothing
Birthday	c. 1680
Occupation	Ghost of the pirate captain himself of the Queen Anne's Revenge and partial owner of his own Inn
Affiliations	Bad (used to be); now, Neutral and later, Good
Goal	To help his crew's descendants win the money to save the Inn and perform a good deed so as to be free from his curse
Home	Bristol, England (formerly) Godolphin, North Carolina (formerly) His Inn (formerly) Wherever the sea takes him
Relatives	10 wives (deceased); Aldetha (10th witch wife)
Pets
Allies	Steve Walker, Jo Anne Baker, Emily Stowecroft, Daughters of the Buccaneers, and his ghostly crew
Minions	His ghostly crew
Enemies	Silky Seymour and his thugs
Likes	Rum, his friends, causing mischief, treasures, a good fight with or without a sword, helping the elderly ladies save the Inn, and winning the money to save the Inn
Dislikes	Silky, his thugs, being trapped in limbo, Silky not paying the money he owes them for the Inn, losing the money, being mocked or scolded at by Steve, and seeing the elderly ladies sad
Powers and abilities	Ghost powers and great strength and swordsmanship
Weapons	His sword, pistol, knife, and his strength
Fate	Leaves land and joins his ghostly crew after finally performing a good deed by burning the will, thus, releasing himself from the curse.
Quote	"Chicken-livered pipsqueak, is it? A remark spoke slighted, like that. Could raise a man's blood now, could it not?" (his first words) "Try it, mate." "You called me out!" "I'm a kind of a ghost, you know, in limbo. Caught to walks this world and the next. Beholdin' to that spell which brings me to your eyes only." "That's about the same of it, son. And that's why I'll be sailing alongside with you, see? Where so ever thou goest, there also will I go." "By thunder! This raises my blood! There be a time for action! Hang on old ladies, Blackbeard's coming! Up the Jolly Roger!"

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Edward Teach (famously known as Blackbeard) is the main character in the 1968 movie, Blackbeard's Ghost. Blackbeard was played by the late Peter Ustinov who did the voice of Prince John and King Richard in the Disney Animated Version of Robin Hood.

Role in the film

In the film's history, Blackbeard had 10 wives, Number 10: Aldetha was a witch. Before she died by burning completely at the stake by Blackbeard, she put a curse on him that he will always be on Earth in limbo unless there'll be a spark of human goodness in him.

200 years later, the new track coach for Godolphin, Steve Walker (Dean Jones) came to Blackbeard's Inn (which was originally Blackbeard's ship) for a rest for the night. He came to the Inn's Auction of family heirlooms held by the founders of the Inn and descendants of Blackbeard's Bloody crew known as the Daughters of the Buccaneers to save the Inn from the villainous gambler, Silky Seymour (Joby Baker). After he had his men scare off the auctionees, Walker got involved in auction and he won and bought, for 200 $, a bedwarmer which belonged to Aldetha.

After Walker accidentally sat on the bed warmer and broke it in half, he found her book of spells and a spell that brings his eyes and ears to one who is bound in limbo. Because he said the magic words of the spell: "Kree, Kruh, Vergo, Gaba, Kalto, Kree", Walker could now see "That's right" Blackbeard's ghost. Although, Blackbeard has been annoying Walker like laying on the bed Walker was going to sleep in, doing crazy things while he was sleeping "like talking in his sleep, snoring, and fighting", he couldn't leave Walker alone and had Walker arrested for speeding and drinking while driving.

Walker wanted to help Blackbeard break the curse and so he got an idea, helping the Daughters of the Buccaneers save the Inn. So, Blackbeard stole money from Professor Baker (Suzanne Pleshette), used for saving the inn to make a bet with Seymour for the Godolphin track team, to help the team win, help Walker and Baker win gambling, and fight off Seymour and his men. After Walker and Baker got the money in time, Blackbeard; whom everyone could now see after Walker had given everyone the spell that allows them to see and hear people who are bound in limbo by telling them to recite it, put the will into the fire and the curse was finally broken. Later, he left Earth and reunited with the spirits of his noble crew.