Robert "Robby" Greene was an Englishman who lived during the early 18th century. Forced to join the British Royal Navy at the very young age, he deserted from his ship and tried to come back home to England, only to barely escape death by joining the infamous rogue pirates. After several years of service onboard the La Vipère under Captain Christophe-Julien de Rapièr, he escaped with the young adventurer Jack Sparrow and they both joined the East India Trading Company where Robby would eventually become the First Mate of the merchantman Wicked Wench.