Many years have passed since the last battle between Guybrush Threepwood and his nemesis, the zombie pirate LeChuck. Elaine Marley, his only love, is distracted from managing the island, and Guybrush himself has not revealed the secret of Monkey Island and is simply going with the flow. Young pirate captains, led by Captain Madison, removed the old guard from power. Things are getting worse on Massacre Island, and the famous Stan has gone to prison for “advertising crimes.”