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* [[Badass]]: {{spoiler|He was the first mate of an even more ruthless pirate}}
* [[Book Dumb]]: His grammar is barely passable, and aside from being smart enough to do some basic math (and even that he screws up in his personal ledger book), he's not the intellectual type by any means.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: He shares parts of this with other people, and it's obvious
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: Denies Bones is his real name, but he does so at least partially for his own protection.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Only known as "The Captain" to Jim and the other characters, until his real name is confirmed shortly after his death.
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* [[Dirty Coward]]: He tries to hide it, but when push comes to shove, he's not very brave.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Jim immediately realizes he's not a very nice guy at all.
* [[Red Right Hand]]: Is missing a few fingers.
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* [[Hot Blooded]]: A trait that annoys Livesy to no end.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Is quick to dismiss Smollet as a [[Jerkass]] and Silver as trustworthy. He turns out to be partially wrong on the former and utterly wrong on the latter.
** To his later credit, he owns up to this fault.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: His first name, David, is mentioned only once by Captain Smollet.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Nobles Who Actually Do Something]]: He's a competent fighter
* [[Upper Class Twit]]: Tends to be blinded by his lust for adventure.
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* [[Evil Cripple]]: Makes it obvious his blindness is no reason to sympathize with him.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]:
== Dance ==
An officer of the King's Army, who later reports to Squire Trelawney.
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* [[Asshole Victim]]: What he thinks of Pew after he hears about the blind man had done after Jim explains everything. Squire Trelawney concurs and makes it official.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: He's present in one and a half
== Captain Flint ==
A late yet still feared pirate captain.
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* [[The Dreaded]]: To the point anyone who was
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Already dead by the start of the book, though his existence still has bearing on the plot.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: He was so feared that anyone even remotely associated with him scares the crap out of anyone who hears his name.
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The senior gamekeeper of Squire Trelawney's estate.
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== Long John Silver ==
A one
* [[Badass]]: Hands relays a story to Jim of Silver taking down four men barehanded.
** [[Handicapped Badass]]: Even without a leg, Silver is still a formidable fighter.
* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: [[Zig-Zagged]]. He turns out to be far from virtuous, and Jim realizes he should have trusted his initial impulse to not trust "a sea-faring man with one leg", as Silver turns out to be exactly who the Captain (Billy Bones) warned him about. At the same time, while Silver is still a career criminal with blood on his hands, he does turn out to have some lingering decency. {{spoiler|He risks the Black Spot over sparing JJim's life.}}
* [[Lovable Rogue]]: Jim is suspicious of him from the start, but Silver proves to be so charming these suspicions are almost certainly eliminated, despite all sorts of reasons why Jim still has to suspect him of treachery. {{spoiler|Jim was right all along, but it still doesn't prevent Silver from being incredibly charming.}}
* [[Mixed Marriage]]: Is married to a black woman.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: By his own admission, he's not led an entirely virtuous life, but he's still regarded as intelligent and well
== Tom Morgan ==
An old, gray
* [[Dumb Is Good]]: Silver comments on how Morgan is honest but stupid.
== Mr. Arrow ==
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* [[The Captain]]
** [[The Good Captain]]: Despite his gruffness and curtness, he proves competent and morally upright in the long run.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: [[Subverted]]. He immediately pegs Abraham Gray as a honest man, and is proven right.
* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: He's a bit blunt and cold about his misgivings with his crew and orders, and while Trelawney takes offense to this, his points are legitimate.
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He is rough and abrasive, but it's only because he's not a very diplomatic person by nature. He's still utterly loyal to doing the right thing and satisfying his obligations to his employer.
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== Israel Hands ==
* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: When the
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Makes an offhand comment about how Silver is a very competent fighter, which we get to see in action later.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: Shanked Jim with a dirk at one point.
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