Captain Jack Sparrow

When asked to think about Captains, Pirates, and Heroes there is no one who comes to mind other than Captain Jack Sparrow.  The Pirates of the Caribbean movies are my absolute favorite movies of all time, and I have loved Jack Sparrow since the beginning!  Just the other day Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest was on, and I realized that Jack Sparrow really is a hero.  Towards the end of the movie, The Black Pearl is being taken over by the Cracken, and Jack flees; however, he then realizes that he cannot leave them alone and returns to the ship.  Although Elizabeth has to cuff him to the ship so he will stay, this is still an extremely heroic move.  Jack wants to know what it feels like to be admired and seen as a "good guy." He has a very dark and mysterious side, no doubt, but he will always be seen as a hero in my eyes.