Koehler

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here, Twigg. Captain Jack Sparrow."

- Koehler

Koelher is a minor character and antagonist in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He is a a cursed pirate serving under Hector Barbossa aboard the Black Pearl.

Personality
Being a pirate, Koehler lived according to the Pirate Codex, however, did not always obey his instructions. He showed a certain degree of loyalty to Barbossa and obeyed his orders.

But, at the same time, Koehler showed a very quick-tempered and rebellious character when the curse with the help of Elizabeth did not work and he openly expressed discontent with the actions of Barbossa, because of which, like the whole team, the curse fell on him, and then others supported him. And when it came to a fight with Barbossa, he did not challenge him, but said that you need to kill Elizabeth and shed her blood, than he showed himself to us as an evil and murderous scoundrel.

Kohler, also, before that, participated in a riot against Jack Sparrow, which made him, like the whole team, a traitor in his eyes. And when Jack said that he, like others, awaited the torments of hell for betrayal, he grabbed his neck, than once again showed himself as an evil and quick-tempered man.

Abilities
As a pirate, Koehler owned a sword and a pistol. He demonstrated quite good skills in melee combat and for a long time was able to fight in a duel with such an experienced man as James Norrington.

Like the whole Cursed crew, Koehler for a long time was immortal and invincible for weapons such as a sword and a pistol, but he lost his immortality, as Will Turner lifted the curse. What, ironically, happened at the time when he fought against Norrington, which led to his death.

The Curse of the Black Pearl
Koehler first appeared during the attack on Port Royal to get the final coin. He, along with Twigg, made his way to the prisons of Fort Charles. There they encountered the locked-up Jack Sparrow, and joked at the expense of their former captain. Jack responded to the bullying by saying that the deepest circle of Hell was intended for traitors and rebels. Koehler's reaction was to grab Jack's throat through the grate and, thus, to reveal his skeletal appearance through a hole of moonlight. The pirates left, leaving Jack to reflect on this.

Koehler and Twigg escorted the crew back to Isla de Muerta after the capture of Elizabeth Swann, and they brought her to the treasure cave. When the crew found out that Elizabeth's blood was not suitable for lifting the curse, Koehler began accusing the Barboss of all the misfortunes that happened and, for a short time, supported the idea of ​​overthrowing Barbossa. However, Kohler did not fight with Barbossa for his position, and instead, the hunt began on Elizabeth and Will Turner.

When the Black Pearl eventually overtook the ship on which Elizabeth and Turner were sailing, HMS Interceptor, Koehler took part in a battle with his crew, and later, along with Twigg, arranged to explode after his crew was captured and held on board "Pearls".

Later, Koehler, like most other pirates from the Barbossa team, attacked the HMS Dauntless and fought against the British Royal Navy. However, when the people of the Commodore Norrington reached the ship, Koehler encountered in battle with Norrington himself. But when Will Turner lifted the curse, Norrington, at that moment, pierced him and the pirate fell onto the deck, dead.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow


Like in the movie, here Koehler acts as a pirate with the team of Barbossa. But his role is different: after Mallo was defeated by Jack Sparrow and Will, he steals Will's damned medallion. Jack and Will must defeat Koehler and get the key to the cell.

Trivia

 * Koehler's skeleton in concept art is very similar - if not exact - to the Undead Raiders in Pirates of the Caribbean Online.
 * In the first screenplay draft of The Curse of the Black Pearl, before Governor Weatherby Swann goes to barricade himself in Commodore Norrington's office, he found himself face-to-face with Koehler, who was described as a handsome blond man with gold earrings.
 * Koehler's first line of dialogue was delivered in a Dutch accent, implying the possibility that the character was originally intended to be Dutch.