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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
| image = Avery.jpg | |image = Avery.jpg | ||
| alias = | |alias = {{il|Benjamin Bridgeman|Long Ben|Arch Pirate|King of Pirates}} | ||
| species = Human | |species = Human | ||
| origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
| child = Toby Avery | |job = Naval officer | ||
| first mention = The Smugglers (TV story) | |job2 = Pirate | ||
| first = Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot) | |affiliation = Royal Navy | ||
| appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''}} | |affiliation2 = Fancy{{!}}''Fancy'' | ||
| actor = Hugh Bonneville | |spouse = Henry Avery's wife{{!}}Wife | ||
|child = Toby Avery | |||
|first mention = The Smugglers (TV story) | |||
|first = Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot){{!}}The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''|[[GAME]]: ''[[Legacy (video game)|Legacy]]''}} | |||
|actor = Hugh Bonneville | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Captain]] '''Henry Avery''' was a naval officer | [[Captain]] '''Henry Avery''' was a [[pirate]] and former naval officer. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') Also known as the '''Arch Pirate''' or '''King of Pirates''', he sometimes used the alias '''Benjamin Bridgeman''' and was known to his crew as '''Long Ben'''. Avery enjoyed a short but prosperous career as a pirate from [[1694]] until he disappeared from records in [[1696]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | ||
He continued his exploits as a pirate until [[1699]], when - after his wife died and his son, [[Toby Avery|Toby]], contracted [[typhoid fever]] - Avery gave up his life as a pirate to sail through the stars aboard a [[Alien ship (The Curse of the Black Spot)|Skerth spaceship]]. There, a [[Siren (The Curse of the Black Spot)|medical interface]] could extend the life of his son. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') He was one of the few pirate captains to evade capture. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | |||
== Biography == | |||
Henry Avery briefly served in the [[Royal Navy]], until he became a pirate in 1694. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') He left his wife and son, Toby, behind in [[England]]. His wife died in his absence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | |||
Avery's crew captured the ''[[Ganj-i-Sawai]]'' - a [[Mughal]] ship. The [[East India Company]] would estimate the goods stolen to be worth approximately $200 million by the [[21st century]], with other [[historian]]s estimating the value as closer to $400 million. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') He later wrote of the capture in ''[[The Ballad of Captain Avery]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Susan's Diary (short story)|Susan's Diary]]'', ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'') | |||
Avery hid much of his treasure in the crypt of a [[church]] outside a small [[Cornwall|Cornish]] village, under the care of [[Joseph Longfoot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') | |||
Avery disappeared from the historical record in [[1696]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') with many of his former crew members believing him dead. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') | |||
Avery returned to sea and in [[1699]], while still carrying a portion of his treasure from the Mughal of [[India]], as well as a stowaway in the form of his son - Toby, the ''[[Fancy]]'' encountered a [[Siren (The Curse of the Black Spot)|Siren]]. She began taking the crew away after marking them with a black spot. His son had fallen ill with [[typhoid fever]] (incurable in the 1690s) and had been marked by the siren but not yet taken due to his hiding place onboard. | |||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] came aboard the ''Fancy'' during this crisis and investigated the Siren. He identified Avery's treasure as allowing the Siren to attack and told Avery it must be thrown overboard. Avery did so, but kept one crown. It allowed the Siren to take his son. He realised how possessed he was by greed and was forced to reassess what he valued. | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] came aboard the ''Fancy'' during this crisis and investigated the Siren. He identified Avery's treasure as allowing the Siren to attack and told Avery it must be thrown overboard. Avery did so, but kept one crown. It allowed the Siren to take his son. He realised how possessed he was by greed and was forced to reassess what he valued. | ||
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Some time later, the Doctor recruited Avery to help him with an attack on [[Demon's Run]] to rescue [[Amy Pond]]. Avery, Toby, and his crew boarded the ship of [[Kovarian|Madame Kovarian]] during the attack and subdued its crew, preventing her escape. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | Some time later, the Doctor recruited Avery to help him with an attack on [[Demon's Run]] to rescue [[Amy Pond]]. Avery, Toby, and his crew boarded the ship of [[Kovarian|Madame Kovarian]] during the attack and subdued its crew, preventing her escape. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
== Legacy == | |||
Captain [[Samuel Pike]], who used to work for Avery, led a band of ex-''Fancy'' crew in a search for Avery's treasure. They ran across the [[First Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') | Captain [[Samuel Pike]], who used to work for Avery, led a band of ex-''Fancy'' crew in a search for Avery's treasure. They ran across the [[First Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') | ||
Following his disappearance in 1696, he was believed by [[historian]]s to be one of the few pirate captains to evade capture and retire with his loot intact. Some historians, however, suggested Avery may have been cheated out of his wealth when trying to sell [[diamond]]s to merchants in [[Bristol]] and that he died in poverty. Others suggested that Avery may have changed his name and might have lived quietly in either [[Britain]] or the tropics. However, as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] noted: "He went a bit further than that". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | |||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
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Henry was a superstitious man, initially believing that the Siren was a demon. He was suspicious of the Doctor and his companions when they first met and didn't like the Doctor acting as though he was in charge. He aimed his pistol at the Doctor and reminded him who was Captain several times, but in the end, he grew to trust and respect him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') Henry was a loyal ally to the [[Time Lord]] and helped him rescue Amy Pond from Demon's Run. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | Henry was a superstitious man, initially believing that the Siren was a demon. He was suspicious of the Doctor and his companions when they first met and didn't like the Doctor acting as though he was in charge. He aimed his pistol at the Doctor and reminded him who was Captain several times, but in the end, he grew to trust and respect him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') Henry was a loyal ally to the [[Time Lord]] and helped him rescue Amy Pond from Demon's Run. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
He was also quite intelligent and a fast learner. When confronted with the technological devices on the the Doctor's TARDIS console, he easily figured out their functions by comparing them to objects he used himself on the ''[[Fancy]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | He was also quite intelligent and a fast learner. When confronted with the technological devices on the the Doctor's TARDIS console, he easily figured out their functions by comparing them to objects he used himself on the ''[[Fancy]];'' he surmised it as ''"a ship is a ship [no matter how it looks]."'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Henry Avery was a real-life pirate and did indeed vanish after 1696, shortly after plundering the [[Mughal]]'s fleet: one of the largest pirate raids in history | * Henry Avery was a real-life pirate and did indeed vanish after 1696, shortly after plundering the [[Mughal]]'s fleet: one of the largest pirate raids in history. | ||
* There is some dispute about the spelling of the historical Avery's last name. Some records have it as ''Every'' or ''Avary''. The use of ''Avery'' on this wiki is based on the spelling employed by the end credits to ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'' and the script for ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''. | * There is some dispute about the spelling of the historical Avery's last name. Some records have it as ''Every'' or ''Avary''. The use of ''Avery'' on this wiki is based on the spelling employed by the end credits to ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'' and the script for ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''. | ||
* Writer [[Steve Thompson]] was unaware of ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' when he wrote ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''. He'd simply looked through his sons' book about pirates and picked Avery because of his mysterious disappearance. | * Writer [[Steve Thompson]] was unaware of ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' when he wrote ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''. He'd simply looked through his sons' book about pirates and picked Avery because of his mysterious disappearance.<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]''{{which}}</ref> | ||
===''Doctor Who: Legacy''=== | === ''Doctor Who: Legacy'' === | ||
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In the story of ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'', the [[Eleventh Doctor]], stressing the importance of preventing the [[Sontaran]]s' interference in the [[timeline]], cites Henry Avery as an example of an important person in [[human]] [[history]] whose existence is endangered. Later, he attempts to retrieve Avery, facing a [[Zygon]] duplicate of him while doing so. | In the story of ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'', the [[Eleventh Doctor]], stressing the importance of preventing the [[Sontaran]]s' interference in the [[timeline]], cites Henry Avery as an example of an important person in [[human]] [[history]] whose existence is endangered. Later, he attempts to retrieve Avery, facing a [[Zygon]] duplicate of him while doing so. | ||
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