Pintel and Ragetti

Pintel and Ragetti are recurring characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Portrayed by Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook, Pintel and Ragetti were first introduced as cursed pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The characters have since appeared in Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, where they primarily provided comic relief. Among other appearances, the characters appear in several books and video games.

Pintel and Ragetti muddle their way from one situation to another, small minds in the middle of great events. They served as members of Hector Barbossa's cursed crew aboard the Black Pearl, until Barbossa's death. About a year after the curse was lifted, Pintel and Ragetti serve under Captain Jack Sparrow, again providing comic relief and additionally the occasional important insight into other characters. After Jack was taken to Davy Jones' Locker, Pintel and Ragetti joined a now-resurrected Barbossa in the journey to rescue Jack and gather the Brethren Court.

Background
According to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide:
 * Pintel and Ragetti are cutthroat pirates but more often than not their lack of common sense and their constant bickering make them the clowns of Barbossa's crew. They were pressed into service by the English Navy, but jumped ship after a year of beatings, bad food, and boredom and eventually found themselves on the Black Pearl.

Pintel practices his famous scowl in front of a mirror, and was known to wash his cloths in chamberlye (urine) after a battle, believing it gets out the worse of the blood stains. He also wears fashionable large-buckled leather shoe.

Ragetti lost his eye in battle. Forced to wear a wooden eye given to him by Hector Barbossa, Ragetti once says the wooden replacement "splinters 'somefink' terrible." Ragetti stole the jacket he wore from a French nobleman, and was known to have caked-on tar on his pants, giving extra water resistance&mdash;and a pungent odor.

Disney INFINITY
Pintel and Ragetti appear to help Captain Jack Sparrow in the game.

Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
Deep in the caves of "Dead Man's Grotto", Pintel and Ragetti are seen as "pop-up" gags as they guard cursed treasure as well as other effects featuring disappearing treasure and a genie in a bottle guarding treasure.

Behind the scenes

 * Both Arenberg and Crook maintain that Pintel and Ragetti are related, as part of a backstory worked out by both actors. Arenberg also claims Ragetti is the son of a prostitute. However, as none of it was revealed in any Pirates media, it is unknown if the information is canon or not.
 * During the production of On Stranger Tides, Pintel and Ragetti were originally supposed to make an appearance, but director Rob Marshall opted out of the idea as he feared their roles would be cut.