Lord Cutler Beckett

Behind his elegance and manner, Cutler Beckett is a cold, ruthless, arrogant, manipulative and murderous man. He is incredibly, almost eerily calm. Beckett speaks in an incredibly relaxed voice, he rarely, if ever, loses his temper, and has a sarcastic sense of humor. Even when The Flying Dutchman and The Black Pearl had surrounded his ship and began to fire, he still managed to keep a level-head, although this could be due to shock.

Beckett can come off as being an increasingly xenophobic and magisterial person. He despised pirates and sought to eradicate them from the Caribbean. He has single-handedly caused the deaths of dozens of pirates, even though some of them were children. Beckett also appeared to be a complete megalomaniac since he sought to locate the Dead Man's Chest that contained the heart of Davy Jones so that he may control Jones' ship, The Flying Dutchman, and in doing so, would control the seven seas. As mentioned beforehand, Beckett is a master manipulator. He will bargain or even blackmail someone to his advantage as he did with both Will Turner and Davy Jones. However, he wouldn't always follow through on his deals, such as when he promised Sao Feng the Black Pearl if Feng captured the crew of the Pearl, something which he never intended to honor.

After gaining control of the Dead Man's Chest, Beckett appears to have developed paranoia and believed that his new minion Davy Jones would sic his pet, the Kraken on him. Therefore, he demanded that Jones slay the monster, as well as killed Governor Swann in case he ever discovered the true significance of the Dead Man's Chest. Beckett comes off as being quite authoritative and confident, perhaps even overconfident and egotistical, and he never once doubted his fleet. Given its size and numbers, this was justified.

Beckett was neither a religious man nor did he believe in God, which was odd for men at that time, and refused to become a priest. As an eight-year old, Beckett was a very intelligent boy and ahead of any of the children in his class; as an eighteen-year old, he was extremely well-educated and knowledgeable, and he was familiar with the workings of Isaac Newton; as a grown man, Beckett possessed great skills that help him run the East India Trading Company. He is also extremely biddable, obsequious, manipulative, and smooth-talking, so he will use any means necessary to get what he wants, and he is very deferential and polite.