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Dufresne
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Title Accountant (former)
Quartermaster
Gender Male
Status Deceased (Killed by John Silver)
Ships Walrus (formerly)
Spanish Man O' War (formerly)
Orion
Relationships James Flint (Ex-Captain)
Hal Gates (Quartermaster, deceased)
Benjamin Hornigold (Captain, deceased)
Appearances First: I.
Last: XXV.
Portrayed by Jannes Eiselen (S1)

Roland Reed (S2-3)

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Dufresne was the ship's accountant, and later Quartermaster, for the Walrus. As accountant, his job was to add the prices of stolen goods and to make an account of the payments to be doled out to the crew. After betraying the pirates with Hornigold and rejoining the English, he was finally killed by John Silver.

Biography[]

Background[]

Nothing is known of Dufresne's background, or why he joined the pirates of Nassau. However, he appears to be one of more educated members of Flint's crew. Due to his importance as accountant, he has never had to take part in storming a ship, preventing him from having any combat experience.

Season One[]

After taking a merchant ship, Gates went to Dufresne to inform him of the goods taken and injuries sustained by the crew. After counting up the prices and accounting for injury payments, he tells Gates that the average payment would be only eight dollars each. After docking at Nassau, John Silver went to Dufresne looking for the missing book from the captain's log, telling him the book he is looking for is his book of recipes. Dufresne says that they took all the books from Silver's ship and what they aren't selling in Nassau, would be in Captain Flint's cabin[1].

After Flint defeats Singleton in the duel for the captaincy, Dufresne tries to tell the crew that they should not spend their depleted cash reserves on partying. He then tells Silver that he should cook the crew some food in order to stop them from going on a spree[2].

As they prepare for their voyage, Flint and Dufresne go over the accounts. Dufresne warns that they're spending too much money on stores before Gates arrives and orders him to leave[3].

During the expedition against the Andromache, Billy Bones, Dufresne and Logan go over their stores, and they conclude that this will be an all or nothing assault. Billy then informs Dufresne that he must take part in the upcoming battle because the Andromache was a powerful ship with a large crew. Dufresne clearly wanted no part in fighting in a battle and had never done so before. Dufresne then nervously attends the meeting where Billy reveals that the plan is to sail straight at the Andromache when she turns to fire on them, a suicidal tactic. However, Billy explains that Beauclerc, their sharpshooter, will shoot their helmsman, causing the ship to drift alongside the pirates. Dufresne then confronted Bones and explained his contributions to the ship in his non-fighting capacity; pointing out how much money his expert bookkeeping had saved the crew. Nevertheless, Bones makes sure that Dufresne is part of the boarding party.

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Dufresne kills his first man.

Right before they board, Billy tells Dufresne that no man to ever serve on the Walrus has ever died during their first boarding; so he has nothing to worry about. As he prepared to jump, Dufresne puts his spectacles in his pocket. Dufresne leaped onto the Andromache through a gun port and made his way onto the boat deck. Once there, he pointed his pistol at a man and fired, but missed him. The man put his own pistol point black into Dufresne's face, but it misfired, resulting in the two being tangled in a mêlée. As the man was about to stab Dufresne, he lost his balance and fell over. Dufresne took this opportunity to literally bite the man's throat before he passes out. After the battle, Billy finds Dufresne in the captain’s quarters, getting an early start in going through all the paper work and files. Dufresne thanks Billy for lying to him about nobody ever dying their first time, as looking back, he could recall a few who did[4].

After a lengthy standoff with Bryson's remaining men, who had retreated into a bunker, the pirates are able to finish them off with the help of the slaves locked in the hold underneath the bunker. While they transfer the guns, Dufresne chats with Billy before Gates summons him. Afterwards, the pirates are forced to flee when two men accidentally trigger an explosion, giving away their position to the nearby HMS Scarborough. While they flee, they are dragged down by debris from the Andromache that got tangled with their bow. Billy and Flint rush to try and cut it away, but Billy falls overboard after the Walrus is hit by several shots from the Navy warship. Dufresne joins Flint, Logan and Gates in rushing to the stern to find Billy, but he is nowhere to be seen, and the ship cannot turn around to get him without being destroyed by the Scarborough. Afterwards, the crew has a funeral for their fallen brethren. Dufresne reads aloud the names of Old Jim Carver and Sebastian Frakes as they are given a burial at sea. When Dufresne gets to Billy, Flint drops Billy's cutlass overboard in lieu of the missing body[5].

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When the crew returned to Nassau, they were without a quartermaster since Bones fell overboard. They elected Dufresne in his place. Consequently, they shaved his head and had a tattoo of a shark's mouth placed on his arm. Among his first duties as quartermaster was figuring out how to deal with the Silver-Randall confrontation, where Randall accused Silver of being the page thief.

Dufresne asks De Groot and Dr. Howell if Randall has told anyone else, and De Groot and Howell say that they can safely assume that only the three of them know. De Groot asks if any of this makes sense to Dufresne, and he remarks how it seems very convenient in hindsight that Flint found the page on Singleton. Howell then brings up how the issue of the gold has to be considered, and if they tell the crew they'll just hang Silver and Flint, ending the Urca hunt. De Groot angrily asks if he is suggesting that they lie to the crew just like Flint, and Dufresne calms him by saying he is merely suggesting that they not act rashly. De Groot then says that they would still have to deal with Randall, and Howell suggests killing Randall to ensure his silence.

Eventually, the three agree to give Silver a test. He is given five minutes to memorize a page from one of Howell's manuals. If he can reproduce it to their satisfaction, De Groot will not call council with the crew and have Randall share his story. De Groot is the most distrustful of Silver, and insists on the test, despite it being a flawed one. Silver fails, but is able to convince Randall to withdraw his accusation. When De Groot arrives to apprehend him, the two draw their knives on each other, but Randall pretends to have faked the whole episode, thus leaving De Groot without a witness for his accusations. Afterwards, Dufresne was one of the few crew members that Gates had informed about Flint's true intentions. Dufresne stated that he was willing to put up with much of Flint's indiscretions, but that the death of Bones deserved a response. He and Gates agreed that when the time was right, they would start their mutiny against Flint and kill him[6].

En route to Florida, the Walrus sails through a hurricane. During the storm, Silver passes the final coordinates for the Urca's location to Flint, who finds that it leads to Division Bay, and orders that Silver pass it on to De Groot. Silver finds him with Dufresne and Howell in sickbay belowdecks. De Groot is still suspicious about the validity of the coordinates, but Silver promises that they are and De Groot leaves rather angrily to pass on the new course to the helm. As they sail towards the bay, Flint gives an encouraging speech to his men and orders that they ready a full complement of guns and for De Groot to signal the Ranger. However, they see that the Urca is nowhere to be found. The crew agrees to give Flint two days to send out scouts to find the treasure ship. However, De Groot wants to try Flint as soon as they make landfall, bitter over not having been listened to regarding Silver. Dufresne informs Gates of this, and Gates warns Dufresne against this, believing it will lead to civil war amongst the crew. Dufresne answers that De Groot predicted Gates would say that, and he and Howell believe that Gates is just trying to protect Flint. Gates promises that they will try Flint back in Nassau like civilized men, and gives Dufresne a letter detailing Flint's crimes to assure him.

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Just then, sails are spotted to the south, and Logan reveals that it is a Spanish Man O' War. Flint quickly comes up with a plan to have the Walrus pose as a beleaguered Spanish merchant vessel and have the Ranger sail away flying the Black pretending to have attacked them in order to lure the Man O' War between them. The pirates will then rake her from both bow and stern before she can turn her broadsides on the pirates. A shocked De Groot is then ordered to drop anchor and prepare for the fight. Flint and Gates retreat to the great cabin to discuss further. A while later, Flint exits and says that Gates died of a heart attack. Dufresne rushes into the cabin to investigate and finds Silver and Gates's dead body, and Silver tells him to think about whether it is wise to divide the men right before a battle. Dufresne agrees to help Flint, telling him to say their port is St. Augustine as it is closest and warns him not to say that they are a tobacco ship, for the Spanish heavily regulate the trade.

However, Flint does exactly this when hailed by the warship in order to prove that the warship is not merely a Guardacosta patrol but an escort for the Urca. De Groot and Dufresne realize what Flint is doing De Groot worries that this will bring the men firmly onto Flint's side. He further remarks that Flint constantly gambles with their lives when he's not taking them in cold blood. After the ruse works successfully, Dufresne launches his mutiny after the warship passes them. He shows the crew the letter written by Gates detailing Flint's crimes, and Logan confirms that it is written in Gates's hand. Dufresne accuses Flint of murdering Singleton, Billy, and Gates, as well as planning on stealing a portion of the gold. Flint tries to fire a cannon himself, but is shot by Dufresne in the shoulder. Before the Walrus can flee, Silver fires an unattended cannon. Dufresne freezes as Flint urges him to fire, and Dufresne gives the order after the Man o' War fires her stern chasers. The Walrus and the Ranger fire at the Spanish warship from both ends, but the Spanish are able to bring their broadsides to bear on the pirates. The Ranger is hit and the powder magazine explodes, going down with all hands. The Walrus is torn to pieces, but the crew is able to beach her on the shore. Dufresne is among the survivors, and wakes Flint up. He and several men take Flint and Silver to a hill where the Walrus Helmsman had been posted as a lookout. There, they reveal to Flint that the Urca had been smashed on the shore in the storm, and the crew is salvaging the gold, while the Man O' War guards the bay[7].

Season Two[]

Dufresne openly admits to Flint that he has only been kept alive to assist in the retrieval of the gold from the beach. Flint then curses him and the crew for mutinying. Dufresne tells his men to return to camp and ready nooses for Flint and Silver but Flint tells him to wait. Back at camp Flint explains to the crew that there are too many soldiers on the beach, and the warship guarding from any approach from the sea. However, this means that the watch on the ship is spare, and he proposes that two men swim out while the sun is setting and eliminate the mainmast watch and signal the rest of the crew to attack. De Groot and Logan lead the crew in reacting with anger towards Flint, but Dufresne calms them. Flint and Silver volunteer to be the first two men out in exchange for pardons from the crew, and the crew votes in favor. Before they swim out to the ship, Dufresne gives Flint a knife so kill the guards, but warns him that when the crew returns to Nasasu he and Silver will be expelled frm the crew. After the signal is posted, Dufresne leads the crew into a successful attack on the warship, slaughtering the few remaining Spanish sailors onboard. The pirates raise the sails and saile for Nassau. Later that night, Dufresne told Flint and Silver that the crew has voted to pardon them for their crimes, but that the two would be forced off the ship once it returned to Nassau[8].

As the Walrus sails back to Nassau, Flint approaches Dufresne in the great cabin and tells him that he wants to give Dufresne good advice as penance for his murder of Gates. He warns Dufrense not to be tempted to to hug the coast and navigate around the weather to regain their losing wind. This will put them in the path of the common trade route, and the crew will want to try and take a new prize with their powerful new ship. However, Flint says the crew is too depleted to fully man the ship in battle and he advises that Dufresne wait until they return to Nassau have recruited more men. Dufresne then approaches De Groot and asks how they're doing. He answers that they've encountered an ugly stretch and the wind won't cooperate. Dufresne then asks if they should hug the coast to navigate around the weather. De Groot replies that either Dufresne has been holding out on him or a very skilled sailor gave him the suggestion. Dufresne admits that Flint told him to resist that idea to avoid the temptation of capturing a prize. De Groot says that Flint is clearly terrified of the idea of Dufresne successfully winning a prize, for this would doom any chance of him regaining the captaincy. They agree that he is likely planning something, but wonder how he plans on accomplishing this when no one on the crew will even speak to him. They then agree to follow that course.

Eventually, they encounter an English Merchant Ship. De Groot asks Dufresne how he imagines they will react when hailed by a Spanish warship, and Dufresne says there is only one way to find out and asks the crew if they're up for some hunting, much to their delight. The crew then sails after her, and Dufresne raises the Black and the merchants surrender. Dufresne then leads the vanguard aboard, and the merchant crew is consolidated in the well deck, guarded by pirates. Dufresne speaks with the Merchant Captain and tells him he was wise not to fight, and asks if there are any men waiting below. The Captain tells him there aren't and Dufresne orders his men to sweep the hold. The Captain eventually asks Dufresne if he is Captain Flint. Dufresne assures him that he does not want to test the pirates, all but giving the Captain his answer. The Captain then whistles, signaling his crew to attack. His crew kill a significant amount of pirates, forcing them to return to their ship. Dufresne attempts to order muskets to the rigging to suppress the sailors' front line, but De Groot insists that they have lost the day. Logan asks why they're listening to Dufresne and De Groot says it's because he's in charge but Logan screams that no one is in charge of the ship.

Flint then walks up to them and says they need to sink the merchant vessel, for if any of them survive, no one will surrender to their flag ever again. Flint orders them to cut themselves loose and Logan repeats the order, Joji and other pirates work on cutting the ropes holding the ships together. Flint then orders the gun crews to make ready, and they pause for a moment before Joshua repeats the order. Flint orders them to fire, and they destroy the merchant ship, killing the entire crew. That night, the crew voted to have Flint reinstalled as captain, with Dufrense returning to Quartermaster. After Flint wins, he approaches a despondent Dufresne in the great cabin, and assures him that the vote was close. Before he leaves, he wonders aloud whether Flint orchestrated this entire sequence of events just to reclaim his captaincy[9].

As they approach Nassau, Flint informs Dufresne of his plans to go ashore to enlist Captain Hornigold in their return journey to the Urca's wreck, because they will need at least one more ship and more men to defeat the Spanish soldiers who guarded the treasure. Dufresne bluntly asks Flint how he will explain Gates' absence, and Flint replies that he will tell the truth. Before he leaves, he orders that the vanguard be provided berths in the captain's cabin. Dufresne sees this as a naked power play, but Flint says he is merely trying to ensure that everyone benefits from the ship equally. Flint also orders that no other longboats be allowed to depart. Dufresne objects that the crew will resist and Flint orders that he resist them, reminding him that if other crews learn of the gold's location, they will have to compete. Flint and Hornigold combine their crews to neutralize the threat posed by Charles Vane who has taken over the fort, before they can safely bring the Urca gold back. Later, on the deck of the Man O' War, Flint makes a speech to the combined crew, stating that before they can achieve success with the Urca's gold, they must first neutralize the threat posed by Vane and his fortress. Flint demands that Vane vacate that fort, or at sunrise the next day, he will attack[10].

Flint and Hornigold hold a meeting with their senior officers, Dufresne included, to discuss their plan of attack. Flint expresses concern over how long it will take to rebuild the fort, but assures Hornigold that he is committed to their pact. Later, Mr. Scott informs them that Vane's reply is drawing recruits from the beach. Flint tells Hornigold to sit with the captains and warn them that Vane will extort them, while Silver is sent to appeal to the crews directly. The next morning, with Vane still in the fort, Flint gives the order to open fire[11].

The crew hammers the fort until a sizable breach is made. Flint then orders the men move ashore to prepare for the final assault. Once they land, Flint orders Dufresne to find Silver. However, Miranda Barlow arrives asking to speak with Flint, and he orders the crew wait on the beach until he returns from the Tavern[12].

While they wait for Flint to return, Hornigold expresses his concern about keeping the men waiting. Dufresne remarks that much can be said about Flint, but he isn't the type to run from a fight, and he is probably trying to figure out a way to help them win. Hornigold replies that at a certain point he'll just lead them up the hill to the fort himself. Just then, Billy Bones strolls into the camp, and the crew rushes to greet him, as he had been thought dead. Billy tells the men about his time in captivity, and a still resentful Dufresne tries to encourage Billy to admit that Flint pushed him into the water to silence his opposition. However, Billy tells the men that Flint tried to save him when he fell overboard. Dufresne tries and fails to pull Billy aside before Flint arrives, and the Captain pulls Billy into a hug. Flint then explains to Hornigold, Scott and Dufresne that he is calling off the attack, having agreed to exchange Abigail Ashe, the daughter of the Governor of Carolina, in return for standing down his men from attacking the fortress. Hornigold is furious, and promises to call for an election. Afterwards, Dufresne approaches Billy, who tells him he is backing Captain Flint, which Dufresne says he does not understand. Billy explains he saw the force the Navy is preparing to send to Nassau, and that they view the pirates not as people or criminals but animals, and they need to back Flint if he can deliver what he promised. Dufresne notes Billy's phrasing, and asks if there is an alternative. Billy then reveals that he didn't escape, he was let loose by the British, who said that if he could deliver Flint to Harbour Island, he and nine men of his choosing would receive Royal Pardons[13].

That night, the crew gathers in the Guthrie Warehouse for the election. Dufresne silences the men before giving Hornigold the floor. In his speech, Hornigold tells the men how Flint is untrustworthy and will betray them all. He tells them that Flint betrayed Gates and himself, and that they'll be next on the list if they vote for Flint. He says all of Flint's promises are smoke and mirrors, and he just lies for his own gains. The crew then overhears that the gold is gone. Dufresne reports to Flint that Hornigold's support has disappeared, as no one wants to risk dying without the gold, but the crew has descended into chaos, with many proposing exchanging Abigail for money instead of favors. Silver is then sent to speak on Flint's behalf, and he commiserates with the men over the loss of the gold. He goes on to say that as pirates, they've only chosen the life they lead out of necessity. He goes on to tell them that Flint has offered them a way out of that life, where they can still be free but no longer have to be outlaws.

After Silver's speech, the vast majority of the men vote in favor of Flint and Dufresne approaches Billy and says that Flint's idea is not feasible, and they have to go with their backup plan. Billy asks if it is that easy for Dufresne to betray his oath, and Dufresne says he is keeping his oath by saving eight of his brothers and give them a real future. Billy agrees and says to gather the eight men and meet at the bluffs in an hour. Later, Billy meets Dufresne and his men, but brings the rest of the Walrus Crew with him. Billy explains that the worst thing about being tortured is the knowledge that even when the pain has stopped, they will have changed you, and the pain, fear and despair make you into someone you barely recognize. Billy admits he said what he had to to escape the Navy, but never intended to follow through on their offer; he would rather fight to the death to ensure none of his brothers face that fate. Billy then states that Dufresne has identified these eight men as willing traitors, and they are thus expelled from the crew. Billy tells them that they will adhere to the principle that they are only safe when all of them are safe. Later, Dufresne approaches Captain Hornigold as he prepares to depart Nassau. The two talk about how England will eventually reclaim Nassau, and Dufresne says that they should try and get in England's good graces, by handing someone over to them[14].

With Flint out of reach, they travel to the Barlow Estate, where they find Eleanor Guthrie meeting with Underhill. After killing Eleanor's guards, they promise Underhill that they have no quarrel with him, but take Eleanor into their custody. At Harbour Island, Hornigold, Dufresne and their men meet with Captain Francis Hume of the Royal Navy. Hornigold explains that Eleanor was the trade boss of Nassau and lorded over it and that it cannot function without her, urging Hume to imagine the celebrity that will be heaped upon her captor. Hume finds this satisfactory and hands over the pardons[15].

Season Three[]

In the months since he received a pardon in exchange handing Eleanor Guthrie over to the British, Captain Hornigold and his crew have become pirate-hunters, sanctioned by the Royal Navy. They can grant pardons for all pirates, as a precursor for the imminent arrival of Governor Woodes Rogers and an English fleet in Nassau, intent on re-establishing English governance. Hornigold captures the ship of pirate Captain Hallendale, and pardons all the pirates except the captain. Hallendale is left chained in his cabin on the abandoned ship as a trap for other pirates. Eventually, Captain Flint and the Walrus investigate the ship, allowing Hornigold and Dufresne to chase them with no chance for the Walrus to escape. When they catch up to the pirates, Hornigold offers them all pardons in exchange for their surrender. Dufresne asks his captain if he thinks their former crew mates will accept, but Hornigold answers that he plans on sinking them whether they surrender or not. Flint convinces the crew to reject the pardons and escape into a terrible storm. As the Walrus flees, the Orion fires her cannons, scoring several hits, as Hornigold pursues Flint into the storm Dufresne asks Hornigold if he thinks Flint and his men will accept, and Hornigold replies that he doesn't care and orders the guns to be readied. When the port side batteries are loaded, he informs Hornigold, who orders that they open fire on the Walrus, which steers hard to port. Dufresne asks what Flint is doing, as his path leads directly into the storm. Hornigold orders that they pursue[16].

The Orion follows the Walrus partway into the storm, firing its bow chasers at the Walrus but missing every time. Eventually Hornigold gives the order to retreat as the Walrus sails deeper into the storm. After it subsides, they patrol the area extensively. They find a large amount of debris from the Walrus, including her flag, leading them to believe that the ship went under during the storm. Hornigold and Dufresne rendezvous with the rest of Rogers' fleet in St. Kitts, and Rogers greets the both of them when they climb onto his ship, the Delicia. Hornigold asks to address a disturbing rumor he had heard, and is shocked when he learns that it is true, Rogers has freed Eleanor Guthrie and taken her on as an advisor. Hornigold warns that she is not be trusted, and Rogers responds that he doesn't trust her or Hornigold, and assumes they'll balance each other out. Rogers then asks Hornigold for his news, and Hornigold explains that he drove Flint into a storm, where his ship went down with all hands, and he brings Flint's flag as evidence[17].

When the fleet arrives in Nassau, they find the harbor defended by the Pirate Fleet. Rogers takes a meeting of his senior officers, Dufresne and Hornigold included, in his cabin to discuss how to proceed. Rogers and Chamberlain bicker over the safest way to solve this issue until Eleanor steps up. She proposes that Hornigold be sent to read Rogers' pardon address, because all the pirates in Nassau know him and Rogers doesn't really care if he dies. Hornigold and Dufresne are sent in a longboat flying a white flag ashore, where they are greeted by hundreds of armed pirates. Hornigold reads the address, promising a full pardon for any man who surrenders, as well as placing a £10,000 bounty on the death or capture of Charles Vane. The pirates, led by Throckmorton, surrender en masse[18].

With the pirates on the beach having surrendered, the only holdouts are the fleet commanded by Teach and the crew of the Colonial Dawn in Fort Nassau. In order to facilitate their escape, Jack, Anne and Vane blow up the fort's powder magazine, bringing down one of the walls and allowing them to flee in the chaos. Seeing the smoke from town, Hornigold orders Dufresne to spread the word that Vane is likely at large and to remind them of the bounty. Despite the best efforts of several bounty seekers, Vane is able to escape to Teach's fleet. Afterwards, Hornigold meets with Dufresne at the Tavern and tells him to inform Commodore Chamberlain that their men have successfully taken over the fort, its garrison having surrendered after the wall came down. Dufresne asks what he should say about how the explosion has affected their plans to retrieve the gold and Hornigold says to say that it certainly isn't helping. Dufresne then leaves to inform the commodore[19].

One night at the Nassau tavern John Silver decides to make an appearance. He proclaims that Flint is alive and angry that they went back on their promise, but says that they can return to his good graces by rejoining him in the fight against the British. He promises to take the Pardon Rolls, and strike out the name of any man who returns to them, but they will keep the names of those who do not in mind. Dufresne then explains to the men that they are not afraid of Flint and that Silver is not to be taken seriously. Arguing that Flint is already half forgotten and that even if Flint is alive, he is no more than an empty threat; he points out that Flint must be desperate to send a handful of men led by half a man, commenting on Silver's lost limb. Dufresne further insults by saying that even whole he was unworthy of the attention they paid him. After he calls Silver an invalid, Silver grabs a tankard and hits Dufresne in the face. Dufresne collapses on the ground, and Silver then walks over and stomps Dufresne in the head with his prosthetic leg until Dufresne's skull is completely smashed. After the pirates leave, the authorities are informed and Redcoats close off the scene as Dufresne's body is removed. Max and Hornigold brief Eleanor and Governor Rogers, and Hornigold notes that Dufresne was the only one who knew Silver well enough to confirm whether it was really him[20].

When Eleanor approaches Hornigold asking for help in thwarting Flint's plans, he expresses his eagerness to defeat Flint after he escaped Hornigold once and killed his partner, Dufresne. He agrees to put aside any feud he has with Eleanor to focus on defeating Flint[21].

Personality[]

Dufresne begins as the timid and often exasperated accountant aboard the Walrus. Upon his election to the role of quartermaster following his first experience in combat aboard the Andromache, he becomes more confident and assertive. Paramount to him is his dedication to the wellbeing of his men, which sets him down the road against Flint, and join the mutiny against him. However, he is prone to indecision, leading to disastrous results in two battles. Eventually, his hatred of Flint leads him to betray his crew, attempting to justify it by saying he is saving as many as he can by betraying the rest. Upon his exile from the crew, he remains a loyal second-in-command to Captain Hornigold, and his deep hatred of Flint and Silver remains strong.

Memorable Quotes[]

"Captain Flint, as quartermaster, I hereby accuse you of tyrannical crimes against your crew...beginning with the murders of Mr. Singleton, Billy Bones, and Mr. Gates. I hold in my hand a letter written by Mr. Gates confessing his knowledge and complicity in the Captain's myriad crimes, as well as his knowledge of the Captain's continued treachery up to and including his plan to steal a portion of the treasure fleet proceeds for himself."
―Dufresne to the crew[src]
"The lying we could forgive, Singleton we could forgive, we could forgive all of it...but not Billy. That requires an answer."
―Dufresne to Gates[src]

Trivia[]

  • Dufresne was portrayed by Roland Reed starting in the second season, replacing actor Jannes Eiselen, who portrayed the character throughout the first season. Eiselen tragically developed brain cancer before the second season could be filmed.
  • It is possible that, as an English pirate possessing a French surname, Dufresne may be a second-generation descendent of French Calvinist immigrants who arrived in England during the 1680's, which is roughly thirty years before the events of Black Sails.

Appearances[]

Season One
I. II. III. IV.
V. VI.* VII. VIII.

*Uncredited

Season Two
IX. X. XI. XII. XIII.
XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII.
Season Three
XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII.
XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII.

References[]

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