Pirate

1="Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest-Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"

- Treasure Island

'''Disclaimer: To maintain this wiki's policies and to depict the Pirate accurately, this page has some rules;
 * This will be focusing PRIMARILY on fictional depictions, though using Real Life examples can still be allowed.
 * The Pirates depicted on this page are a composite of consistent and realistic ideas of what a Pirate was. Superhuman or inhuman depictions are not allowed to be mentioned. For example; Jack Sparrow and Long John Silver are allowed, but Monkey D. Luffy or Ridley are not. And the Blackbeard from real life is not the same Blackbeard from One Piece.
 * What will be depicted is a composite version of what the standard individual Pirate once was; not focusing on any one pirate primarily; though the feats of famous individuals can still be mentioned.'''

The Caribbean Pirates were the scum of the European American Colonies during the 1600s and early 1700s. While Zoro and Pirate Batman are inspired by the idea of the Caribbean Pirate, in real life these criminals did exist and managed to terrorize, raid and loot anyone in their path.

Fanon Wiki Ideas So Far

 * Pirate vs Ninja
 * Pirate vs Knight (Deadliest Warrior)

History
Classical pirates rose to power in the 1710s after the War of the Spanish Succession. When the war ended, now jobless soldiers resorted to piracy off the coast of European colonies. At least 2000 pirates had homes and bases in the Caribbean in 1717. In 1718 King George I announced a Kings' Pardon to allow pirates to return to their old lives without fear of arrest. This significantly decreased the pirate population as many wanted to retire anyways. Because of this pardon, eventually the pirates were stopped by a anti-piracy crackdown from European navies.

Famous Caribbean Pirates include; Edward Teach "Blackbeard", Bartholomew Roberts "Black Bart", Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Sir Henry Morgan.

General Info

 * Year: 1715
 * Height: c. 5' 10"
 * Weight: c. 170 lbs

Experience

 * Veterans of the Queen Ann's War (most of them)
 * Practitioners of fencing and dueling
 * Trained and experienced in naval and marine warfare, melee combat and blackpowder weapons
 * Masters of deception and ambush
 * Very good singers
 * Famous songs include; A Pirate's Life for Me, Spongebob Squarepants Theme Song, and You are a Pirate
 * Resourceful; able to survive well both at sea and on tropical islands for long periods of time.
 * Experienced at swinging from mast ropes or vines.

Weapons

 * Cutlass and Saber
 * A single handed sword sharp enough to slice an unarmored opponent in half with a single slash. Some Pirates could hold their swords or knives inside their mouth; allowing them to use their hands for other things like climbing rigging. They were short shorts because Pirate Boats were too small for a long sword. A Cutlass and Saber were similar weapons and Pirates used both; but the Cutlass was thicker and shorter relative to the Saber. A Cutlass hilt was sometimes armored, and could be used to block blows or to punch enemies.
 * Spadroon
 * A stabbing sword used for fencing. It was heavier than a saber, but offered superior range due to its length.
 * Flintlock Pistol
 * While there is no universal design of a Flintlock Pistol; they can range from a small Derringer to .50 Cal at least. A good marksman can have an effective killing range of 50 yards but in a heated engagement this range can drop to about 10-20 ft. To compensate for their relatively short range and the possibility of a misfire (especially since the sea air damped gunpowder) Pirates would carry multiple pistols at once; hanging on their belts, coats, bandoliers, ect.
 * Blunderbuss and Musketoon
 * One of the first types of Shotguns. The ammunition can be random shrapnet or stones that still function like modern day buckshot. The spread of the shot can hit multiple targets at once; and can be spread out further due to the trumpet shape of the gun. Even heavy Knight armor could be pierced by the Blunderbuss; hence why traditional Knights became irrelevant.
 * Grenado
 * A grenade that looks like the classical image of a 'cartoon bomb'. The shrapnel was able to go around armor to strike the openings and gaps between the armored plates.
 * Musket
 * The Musket was the primary weapon of the renaissance; replacing Knights with Pike and Shoot or Napoleonic Warfare. Since they were only single shot, the musket balls were massive to better guarantee a kill. Most muskets were .75 Cal at least. The effective range of a Musket can be about 100 yards. Muskets can pierce Knight armor, hence why steel armor became irrelevant by the Industrial Period.
 * Belaying pins, Chains, Grappling Hook, Harpoons, and other improvised sailing weapons.
 * Hook hand (for amputees)
 * Cannons
 * Can fire cannonballs, grapeshot, knives, chains and random shrapnel all with lethal potency.
 * Swivelguns
 * Were similar to cannons yet smaller weapons and more designed for sniping.
 * Sloop or Frigate
 * Normally housing multiple rowboats, cargo capable of sustaining a crew for months at sea. Sailboats were slow however; moving only 8 knots at most.
 * Knives
 * Black Spot
 * A tool of psychological warfare; used to declare that their victim will be murdered by a pirate crew. It terrified the legendary Pirate Captain Billy Bones so much that he died from shock.

Feats

 * Plundered most of the Caribbean Islands, gathering luxurious treasures from the raids
 * Survived and defeated European Navies on multiple occasions
 * Defeated a fully armored Knight in 1 on 1 combat (Deadliest Warrior).
 * Blackbeard blockcaded the town of Charleston, South Carolina for 5 days.
 * Black Bartholomew Roberts raided at least 470 vessels.

Weaknesses

 * Rarely sober, even during battle
 * Sometimes amputated or missing body parts from previous battles
 * Peg Legs, Hook Hands and Eye Patches were used to attempt to compensate for the loss.
 * Treasonous, greedy, cutthroat
 * Some Pirate Crews attempted to make a Pirate Code to prevent mutanity.
 * Armorless
 * This was because armor was impracticle on boats; as boats were too small and cramp for heavy armor.
 * No camo
 * Black powder weapons are loud
 * Black powder weapons malfunction frequently
 * Black powder guns take about half a minute to a full minute to reload just one shot
 * Pirate ships regularly had flammable black powder barrels scattered around, which are a potential hazard
 * Scurvy was the number 1 killer of pirates; no joke
 * Superstitious
 * Long John Silver was able to terrify his crew after pointing out they desecrated a Bible in order to give John a Black Spot.
 * Pirate Sloops has fewer cannons than naval Warcraft as Pirates didn't want to sink their booty; the average 80ft long Sloop had 12 cannons at most and a 40 man crew.
 * Bounties, as impressive as they are, attracts navies and bounty hunters.
 * Filthy and unsanitary.

Failures

 * Have been regularly defeated by Peter Pan and his Lost Boys.
 * Relatively normal Pirate crews have been frequently and easily defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates.
 * Krieg Pirates, despite being a massive armada, was almost completely slaughtered by Dracul Mihawk singlehandedly.
 * Long John Silver's crew was wiped out by Captain Alexander Smollett's crew.
 * A majority of pirate crews retired or were killed only a few years after being active.
 * Bartholomew Roberts death was due to his crew being too drunk to fight back against Chaloner Ogle's frigate HMS Swallow.
 * Redbeard was defeated by Shaggy Rogers and Scooby Doo when a jackhammer fell into his pants.

Long John Silver
Despite missing a leg and (supposedly) retiring as a cook, Long John Silver was the most feared pirate of England. He managed to find his Captain Flint's treasure map and treasure, only to barely escape arrest and flee into the ocean. Silver gained this reputation by being Flint's Quartermaster, and the tyrannical Captain Flint admitted to fear Silver.

Edward James Kenway
A successful and skilled yet relatively unknown pirate. Was one of Blackbeard's closest allies and looted and assassinated throughout the Caribbean Islands.

Jack Sparrow
A bizarre and clumsy yet surprisingly resourceful pirate who survived duels against zombies, fishpeople, a kraken and other magical oddities.

Captain Hook
The most feared pirate of Neverland and arch enemy of Peter Pan and his Lost Boys. Despite his reputation and intelligence, Hook never permanently defeated the Lost Boys and is terrified of Tick-Tock the Crocodile. As his name suggests, he has a massive hook on his left hand when Peter amputated his hand and fed it to Tick-Tock.

Guybrush Threepwood
Repeatedly defeated the immortal demon LeChuck single-handedly despite possessing no superhuman abilities.

Pirate Captain (The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!)
Almost succeeded in winning 'Pirate of the Year'. Frequently accidentally raids targets that possess no wealth or treasure and some of his cremates are just random fish wearing hats.

Captain Syrup
The rival of Wario. Despite losing to him twice, she managed to steal his Bottomless Coin Sack; a bag capable of creating infinite wealth.

Batman
After being sent back in time, Batman became an elite pirate under the Blackbeard Pirates.

Risky Boots
Longtime rival of the half-genie Shantae.