#Captain Leon Ferris

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Sam Witwer as Captain Leon Ferris in The Callisto Protocol 01/??

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Listen, I know that I'm supposed to work on other stuff.

But I am plagued by a worm, that won't let me go.

[winterfieldfrontiers]

The Reason to plays The Callisto Protocol

[drasin]

When this scene came on the screen I GASP

and then immediately rubbed my hands 😈

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Cover of a 1911 edition of Treasure Island - Charles Scribner's Sons // Captain Keitt - Howard Pyle // Capture of Blackbeard - Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (detail) // The Buccaneer was a Picturesque Fellow - Howard Pyle // A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett

[drasin]

SAME At one point I got bored without him and didn't watch the gameplay that closely, so when Jacob stabbed him with the needle, I was naive to think he would heal him xD

But nah, and I was so disappointed that he got infected as well T^T

I guess the only option left is to write fix fic, where Ferris, disappointed with his new boss, decides to look for a job elsewhere before he manages to fall out the window 🤷

Yoooo Captain Ferris was too hot to go out like that 😂😂

[poeblaire]

Another well-known factor in pirate tropes is the infamous man himself, Blackbeard the Pirate

Also known as Edward Teach, Blackbeard had acquired his name from, well, his beard, and also his threatening appearance towards his enemies.

He was also said to have tied fuses to said beard and lit them up to intimidate others, which I would strongly advise against doing.

The flag of his ship also has a very unique and threatening design, depicting a devil-like creature stabbing a heart with a spear whilst holding a chalice in the other hand;

Which is said to be in reference to his alliance with the devil.

The most notable, treacherous act of Blackbeard was the raiding and looting of over nine ships in Charlestown (prov. South Carolina).

Having taken said ships prisoner, he had informed them that he and his crew required medical supplies from the colonial government, and that if they weren't provided, the prisoners would be decapitated and their ships burnt.

Two of his pirates and one prisoner were sent into the town, but soon they hadn't returned, so Blackbeard had moved eight of his ships into the harbour, soon raiding the town and its folk, and this was enough for him to earn the supplies he'd demanded.

This perfectly represents how notorious of a captain Blackbeard was, and how his mere presence and power alone was enough to gain him what he wanted.

However, Blackbeard's reign of treachery wouldn't last forever, as soon he was swarmed by the governor of Virginia, Alexander Sportsword, under the command of Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

Despite having been fully surrounded by ships, Blackbeard and his crew had managed to wipe out 1/3 of the fleet with his cannons within seconds.

Having hidden his (Alexander's) crew beneath the deck, the pirates of Blackbeard's crew would eventually find themselves overwhelmed in an ambush.

The pair were said to have fought with sword and pistol, with Blackbeard sustaining wounds from a member of Alexander's crew, along with having endured five gunshot wounds and over 20 sword wounds, making it difficult to determine what the final blow was.

And finally, his head was hung from the mast, and all but two of his captured crew were hung.

(A portrait of the capturing of Blackbeard, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930)

With Lieutenant Maynard having written a log entry on the 3rd of January, 1719, which states:

'Little wind & fair weather, this day I anchored here from North Carolina in the Adventure Sloop Edward Thache formerly Master (a Pyrat) whose head I hung Under the Bowsprete of the Said Sloop in order to present it to ye Colony of Virginia & ye goods and Effects of the said Pyrat I delivered to my Commanders Dispersal.'

This was the end of Blackbeard the Pirate.

However, it's worth noting that Blackbeard and his treacherous deeds had quite the impact on media as we know it, having been depicted in books, movies and even inspiring the Jolly Roger amusement park ride (seen in Pleasurewood Hills)

Blackbeard had solidified his legacy as one of, if not the most fearsome and notorious pirates of our history.

[pharology101]

LOTD: Crabtree Ledge

(from: https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1864)

Crabtree Ledge, Maine (Timeline)

1887 – Crabtree Ledge, in Frenchman's Bay, Maine.—This ledge, upon which there are from 8 to 12 feet of water at mean low tide, was surveyed, title to the site, with jurisdiction, was secured from the state of Maine, and drawings, specifications, and estimates for the lighthouse were prepared.

1888 – Crabtree Ledge, Frenchman's Bay, Maine.— On August 4,1886, Congress appropriated $25,000 for the erection of a light-house at this place. The Board designed an appropriate structure for this location and advertised for proposals for furnishing the metal-work and for its erection. The bids received showed that the amount appropriated was insufficient for the erection of the proper structure at this location, and the Board therefore obtained an appropriation of the additional $13,000 necessary for the erection of this light house. The work will now be undertaken at the earliest date practicable.

1889 – Crabtree Ledge, about 1 ½ miles south of Mount Desert Ferry, Maine.— Contracts were made for the metal work, for the cement, and for the erection of the light-house. Part of the metal work and of the cement were delivered at Mount Desert Ferry. The location of the foundation cylinder was fixed upon the ledge, and the building of a crib-pier around it was commenced.

1890 – Crabtree's Ledge, Frenchman's Bay, Maine.—A fifth-order light, January 15, 1890.

1890 – Crabtree's Ledge, between Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Ferry, Frenchman's Bay, Maine.—The light-house recently constructed consists of a cylindrical iron caisson, 25 feet in diameter and 32 feet in height, founded upon a rock 15 feet below mean sea-level. It is filled with concrete and surmounted by an iron tower, 37 feet high from base to focal plane, and was finished December 31, 1889. A fixed white light of the fifth order, varied by a white flash every two minutes, illuminates the whole horizon, and was first exhibited on January 15, 1890.

1891 – Crabtree Ledge, Frenchman Bay, Maine.—A bell struck by machinery, August 1, 1890.

1891 – Crabtree Ledge, between Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Ferry, Frenchman Bay, Maine.—A 1,200-pound bell, struck by machinery, with a bell house of sheet iron, was placed upon the pier. Various minor repairs were made.

1895 – Crabtree Ledge, Frenchman Bay, Maine.—A landing ladder was made and fitted. Various repairs were made.

1903 – Crabtree Ledge, on Crabtree Ledge, Frenchman Bay, Maine.— The color of the tower was changed from brown to white, and the revolving clock and fog-bell machinery repaired.

1913 – J. H. Peasley, keeper, rendered assistance to Arthur L. Bunker in danger of drowning.

1914 – Jerome H. Peasley, keeper, rendered assistance in getting schooner-yacht White Wings off rocks near station.

1916 – J.H. Peasley, keeper, towed disabled motor boat with 1 man on board to shore.

1916 – October 2. Assistant Keeper Chester Brinkworth, 31, and his brother Charles [Arthur Leon], 27 [20], were drowned Saturday near Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse at the entrance to Sullivan Harbor, according to information received here today at the Lighthouse Department. Capt. Sherman went with the lighthouse tender Hibiscus to search for the bodies. Charles Brinkworth fell from a dory, and his brother sprang overboard to rescue him, both perishing. Jerome C. Peaslee, keeper of the light, was ill, and his assistant, Chester Brinkworth, had gone ashore to bring back his brother as helper. The two were lost on the return trip. Chester Brinkworth’s body and the capsized dory were found by the Hibiscus, which is searching for the body of Chester’s brother. The latter has left his home at Hancock Point in the face of a heavy wind and high seas. Friends advised against his making the trip, but young Brinkworrh said that, with the keeper in a hospital, his brother would be lonely.

1917 – March 21. Captain Joseph Whitmore, assistant keeper of Crabtree ledge light, was drowned by the capsizing of a boat in which he was returning to his post from Ellsworth, Me.

1933 – Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse discontinued.

1934 – Sold to a group of yachtsmen for $105.

1950 – Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse collapsed during a winter storm.

Keepers:

Head: Amaziah R. Small (1889 – 1898), Charles F. Chester (1898 – 1911), Jerome H. Peasley (1911 – at least 1917), Clarendon G. Hurd (at least 1919 – 1920), Ora S. Jordan (1920 – at least 1921), Thomas H. Morgan (at least 1926 – 1933).

Assistant: Francis T. Hodgkins (1893), Charles F. Chester (1893 – 1898), Joseph M. Gray (1898 – 1900), Rollins E. Dobbin (1900 – 1902), Frederick W. Morong, Jr. (1902), Charles W. Thurston (1902 – 1909), Jerome H. Peasley (1909 – 1911), A. R. Leeman (1911), Frank C. Crowley (1911 – at least 1912), Maurice R. Beal (at least 1913), Chester D. Brinkworth (1914 – 1916), Joseph Whitmore ( – 1917), F.N. Foss (at least 1917), Thomas H. Morgan (at least 1919 – at least 1924), Vassar L. Quimby (1926 – 1933).

(historic photo found from above listed website - actual source unknown)

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Captain Kidd in New York Harbor by Jean-Leon Gerome Ferris

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American History Painting: Captain Kidd in New York Harbor (1920) by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). Oil on Canvas.

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Captain Leon Ferris

shots by shinobi_space on twitter / gallery

[winterfieldfrontiers]

The Callisto Protocol is Dead Space but gay.

Jacob Lee is a gay man, who had partner,Max Barrow, who died

and then was jealous by Captain Leon Ferris

fall in love with Elias while escape

with Ferris jealously, who want Jacob with him alone.

He lost again

Poor Jacob

[ltwilliammowett]

The end of Blackbeard and the fate of Lieutenant Maynard

In November 1718, the pirate Edward Teach also known as Blackbeard was operating from a base on Ocracoke Island, in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Governor Spotswood of Virginia sent a small naval expedition to deal with him, led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy, who commanded 50 sailors in two hired sloops. Maynard lauchned his attack at dawn on 22 November. Blackbeard had just 25 men on board of his sloop Adventure , but she was armed with 8 guns. Maynard’s sloops, formally merchant sloops the Jane and the Ranger had no guns just small arms ( just for these event they got the prefix HMS) and were crewed by 56 well armed and well trained sailors from HMS’s Pearl and Lyme. As the sloops approached the Adventure they were both raked by gunfire, which killed several sailors, and forced the Jane to drop out of the fray. Blackbeard taunted his enemies, and he must have been convinced he could defeat Maynard.  However, by the time the two ships collied Maynard had hidden most of his men below decks. They surged up out the hold, taking the pirates by surprise.

Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between Blackbeard the Pirate and Lieutenant Maynard in Ocracoke Bay, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris 1920 (x) 

What happened then, however, is still the stuff of myths and legends, and the sources are also at odds about this. But one thing they all say is that Maynard and Blackbeard got into a duel, which is said to have been very furious. Maynard is said to have injured Blackbeard several times, including shooting him twice. Now some sources say that Maynard himself was a very good fighter and hit Blackbeard in the back so hard that the blow killed him. Others say that Blackbeard was about to deliver the final blow to Maynard when a Sailor attacked him from behind, hit his back and then cut his throat.

Blackbeards Death (x)

But so hard that the head fell off. Other sources believe that it was Maynard who cut off Blackbeard's head to demoralise his pirates and force them to surrender. Others, such as his supposed letter to his sister, say only that he cut the head, but not why. Maynard himself, after examining the body, was said to have found that blackbeard had been shot 5 times and stabbed 20 times before he finally died. He then disposed of the body overboard before hanging his head on the bowsprit. 

April 25 1719 Weekly Journal and Saturday Evening's Post - alleged Maynard letter published Capt. Charles Johnson,the controversial author of A General History of the Pyrates

In the end, Blackbeard was dead and the Lieutenant a celebrated hero. You would think so, but it wasn't so. On the contrary, Maynard disappeared very quickly and was neither promoted nor celebrated. The question is why. Because Maynard should have been promoted for this extremely heroic act. But he was not made captain until 1740, when he was already 56 just 10 years before his death. There are several theories, one being that Governor Spotswood did not have the authority to call out the Royal Navy. Therefore, the act of killing Blackbeard would have been illegal and there would have been disputes over the booty that Maynard took.

Memorial Plaque to Capt. Robert Maynard (x)

For he captured goods from the Adventure and sold them. The governor took part of the money to cover his expenses for this action and another part ( around £ 1400) is said to have gone into Maynard's own pocket. An unexplained sum of £ 2000 which he stated in his will is supposed to speak for this. Now this is no proof, it could be that he had come to this sum otherwise. However, he had a legal dispute with the Admiralty that lasted for years, unfortunately there is no mention of what it was about.

However, since the booty automatically belong to the king and the crew received a prize money from such actions, Maynard had stolen from the king. Normally, if he had done so, he would have been thrown out of the Navy and punished. However, there are speculations that he was protected by his family, who had a high level of influence. This is not conclusive, but it would be a possible explanation for his faltering career.

If you want to read more, I recommend Murder at Ocracoke! by Baylus C. Brooks.

[drasin]

Guys... new babygirl just dropped

I only know him for a day, but I would die for this bitch.

[partylikemajima]

The Audacity I have to make up a whole xreader or own oc scenario in my head with Captain Ferris/Leon Ferris AS SOON AS I SAW HIM cause I wished he was in the game more. I have no self control at this point the world is my oyster

[thatgoblin]

An AU no one asked for but one I'm working on:

Leon Kennedy, a D.C. cop who refused to cover up a conspiracy by other officers is 'laid off', only to find himself in the small Great Lakes town of St. Augustine. It's quiet, has its odd folks, but seems lovely enough.

But when MURDER happens, it's up to him to find out the culprit. The Librarian, a quiet woman with a love for knowledge, is found strangled in the back room with little to no clues there. With help from the tired, punchy ferry Captain, Chris Redfield, and the local 'oddball', Reader, Leon is on the trail to find out why someone murdered the Librarian!

Edit: I'm yelling at him but I didn’t tag him. I'm smart.

@starblazer124