Flotsam Island

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Flotsam Island is the first island featured in Tales of Monkey Island. It is so called because of the island's unique winds which cause various sailors and debris to become marooned there, e.g. flotsam and jetsam. Flotsam features a small local town in its southwest portion, with about 95% of the island's surface covered with thick jungle (containing ancient ruins dedicated to the wind gods of Flotsam). Besides the strong winds preventing anyone from leaving the island, the waters surrounding the island are filled with razor-sharp coral that tear nearby ships.

Guybrush ends up on Flotsam Island after destroying Elaine's ship while battling LeChuck. He has to come up with a plan to once again muster a crew, a ship, and find out the secret of getting off the island. He discovers that the Voodoo Lady has relocated to Flotsam Island. Additionally, he encounters the Marquis De Singe who not only is responsible for the island's problems but shows an especial interest in Guybrush's poxed hand.

Flotsam Island is located in the Gulf of Melange.

Residents

• Wallace Grindstump
• Hemlock McGee
• Marquis De Singe
• Vaycaylians (before human settlement)
• Reginald Van Winslow
• Joaquin D'Oro
• Bosun Krebbs
• Davey Nipperkin
• Gaffer Crimpdigit

Etymology

"Flotsam" is a word used to describe marine debris sent floating in the ocean after a shipwreck.

Appearances

• Tales of Monkey Island - "Launch of the Screaming Narwhal" (First appearance)
• Tales of Monkey Island - "The Siege of Spinner Cay"
• Tales of Monkey Island - "The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood"