Black Guard

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The EITC Black Guard, also referred to as Black Cloaks, was an army of elite mercenaries in the employ of the East India Trading Company. They obeyed their own laws; or rather, the laws deemed convenient by Lord Cutler Beckett, the ruthless guiding hand behind the EITC. The Black Guards were the eyes and ears of the Company, informing their superiors of the plots that could threaten them. They tended to enforce the law in non public manner, and they preferred to remain hidden and unnoticed in case they needed to dispatch a threat.

History

Black Coats

Black Coats were specially trained soldiers of the Black Guard. During the times in which the Black Pearl was under Beckett's control, the Black Coats patrolled in areas such as Fort Charles, Fort Dundee, Thieves Den, Beckett's Quarry, and Kingshead. Their uniform consisted of a black bicorne hat with dark blue trim, an open black coat, a white ascot, and a waistcoat much like the one Cutler Beckett wore on his death day with the waistcoat being tan rather than teal.^[2] During Beckett's war against piracy, a contingent of them attacked Shipwreck City. By this time the uniform changed from a black coat to a black cloak and a black tricorn hat.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Black Cloaks made their first appearance among Lord Cutler Beckett's forces of the East India Trading Company in the 2007 video game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.^[1] The EITC Black Guard first appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean Online.^[2] While unconfirmed, it is likely that these two organizations were intended to be one and the same.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean Online
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game) (First appearance)

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game): Official Strategy Guide

See also

• EITC Black Guard on Pirates of the Caribbean Online Wiki

Notes and references

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Pirates of the Caribbean Online