Disclaimer

Jack Sparrow’s timeline – much like Disney’s sense of continuity – is a mercurial affair. Due to the abundant lack of actual research and commitment to historical accuracy and character consistency done by the better majority of those in charge of Jack’s development ( With singular exception to A. C. Crispin who did, in fact, apply genuine effort to this matter ) the dates for any particular events are mostly guesswork and everyone has their own opinion on what goes where and when. Often what dates we are given clash with other works or make certain events utterly improbable for the need of characters to be in two places at the same time.

For that reason, my Jack’s timeline does not utilize dates but rather, fixes events to how old Jack is at any given time. This allows me to work with anyone, regardless of their chosen years and dates for events while also knowing precisely where Jack is developmentally based upon his age and what adventures he has endured up unto this point.

This is essential material, as many canonical elements are abjectly discarded from Jack’s history and may eventually be completely rewritten and linked here as a follow up headcanon. Refusal to adhere to character consistency will result in these moments of tossed canon – for me, A.C Crispin is the only person whose word is close to law, so efforts that contradict Price of Freedom are utterly ignored and designed based upon my ideas — this means my Jack is, inherently, as divergent as any other character I write despite including more canon than most.

This post precedes the barrage that is Jack’s timeline – going forward, his dossier will be updated to include the timeline /chrono tag, as well as have the corresponding timelines linked into the verses to which they apply for easy referencing.