Cervantes was inspired by two other fictional pirates, Captain Hook and Long John Silver, After several suggestions and designs, the development team felt they were either too reminiscent of nihilistic pirates or gentlemanly in appearance, and took a different approach.
Cervantes was inspired by two other fictional pirates, Captain Hook and Long John Silver, and was initially intended to wield a rapier instead of dual swords. However after several suggestions and designs, the development team felt they were either too reminiscent of nihilistic pirates or gentlemanly in appearance, and took a different approach.