A man of few possessions, Philip needs little in life except for his cracked and weathered Bible and his simple cross necklass, which lies close to his heart. Plain clothes reveal humble missionary lifestyle. She fears for Blackbeard's soul if he kills Philip. The missionary's task now is to save the blackest soul of all. According to the Pirate Code, Philip must die for refusing to serve Blackbeard. Blackbeard captured Philip during a raid on a remote island. The visual guide also talks about how Philip had been working as a missionary in the Caribbean. The young missionary would have been slain long ago, but Angelica believes he holds the key to taming Blackbeard. But something stirs inside of his heart as well as his soul when he encounters the mermaid he calls Syrena on the quest for the Fountain of Youth-feelings which prove that the path to real deliverance may lie beyond the Good Book he carries with him.įurther detail is given to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide:Ī captive, forced to join the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge against his will, Philip Swift is a lonely voice of reason in a world of madness. His is a mission of salvation, and even when taken prisoner by Blackbeard and ruthlessly tortured, Philip's spirit remains unbroken. Philip Swift is on a mission completely unlike the pirates, scalawags, kings and sailors all in pursuit of the Fountain of Youth. Idealistic, courageous and fearless, this missionary defies even Blackbeard in an attempt to rescue the terrible pirate's soul.
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