Piper was a crewman serving aboard the Flying Dutchman under the fearsome Captain Davy Jones. It is unknown how he ended up serving a one hundred year debt to Jones, but he would nevertheless soon become a loyal member of the Dutchman's crew. Piper's physical and mental state, overtime, would slowly transform during his time aboard the vessel. His body would become covered in tube coral, suckers and barnacles. His face was covered in many holes, giving the illusion that he had many eyes.