The presence of "Redcoats"—the colloquial name for the British Royal Marines—in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) serves as a constant reminder of the "civilized" world’s encroaching authority over the lawless seas. While the film focuses heavily on supernatural threats like Captain Salazar, the British Royal Navy remains a primary human antagonist, representing order, law, and the ruthless pursuit of both Jack Sparrow and Carina Smyth. The Role of the British Military
“A Redcoat,” Salazar hissed, his voice the sound of a thousand drowned rats. The ghost ship halted beside the wreckage. “I had hoped for Sparrow. But a Redcoat will do. The English dogs who hunted me from the sea… now they feed my curse.” pirates of the caribbean: dead men tell no tales redcoat