Cotton was a pirate who operated in the Caribbean at some point during the Age of Piracy. Prior to joining Captain Jack Sparrow's crew aboard the Interceptor and the Black Pearl, Cotton had his tongue cut out, most likely due to an encounter with the pirate Mungard at Shipwreck City. He subsequently trained his loyal parrot to speak for him—though how he, as a mute, achieved such a feat remains unknown. Not much is known of Cotton's early life, but it is known that he would still live in…
