They share a passionate kiss. It is a bittersweet ending: eternal love shackled to eternal separation. Will’s story does not end in tragedy. In the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), we see the long-term effects of the curse. Will is now covered in barnacles and marine growth, looking eerily like Davy Jones. His son, Henry, is obsessed with breaking the curse so his family can be whole.
With Will dying in Elizabeth Swann’s arms, there is only one cure: the heart of Davy Jones itself. Jack Sparrow helps Will stab the beating heart, killing Jones. By the law of the sea, whosoever kills the captain of the Dutchman must become the new captain. will turner captain of the flying dutchman
The film’s final scene shows Elizabeth standing on a cliff at sunset with their son, Henry. As the Flying Dutchman rises from the water, Will steps onto the sand, transformed but human. He asks, "Elizabeth?" She replies, "Ten years. It’s nothing." They share a passionate kiss