It appeared in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance with pirates who can not oppress an orphan (and swallow any and all claims to be an orphan) and are easily overcome by appealing to their loyalty to Queen Victoria.

In Real Life, this type of pirate tended to overlap with Privateers (people commissioned by a government during wartime to capture enemy vessels or otherwise cause problems for enemy ships, and paid with the prizes they took). The Spanish viewed Sir Francis Drake as a pirate, and the British, John Paul Jones (not remotely that one). Many fictional pirates demonstrate some principles by preying only on their nation's enemies, or only the Evil Overlord's, etc., despite the lack of official letters of marque.īoth types are among The Oldest Ones in the Book, and can, indeed, be found in the same works. Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Pirate crews are prone to mutiny once the captain kicks the dog too hard, or doesn't give them a satisfying part of the loot.Marooning-and they Leave Behind a Pistol.A Boarding Party swinging on ropes to the luckless vessel alongside.Sailing aboard a Cool Boat, while being tougher than nails themselves.Sporting long hair, often unkempt or in dreadlocks, and maybe a Seadog Beard or mustache, which may be the source of one's pirate moniker.Cavalier or 'bucket' boots, shoes with large fancy buckles, or going barefoot.Any combination of peg leg, Hook Hand, and eye patch.Swearing 'like a sailor' to the degree that can be gotten away with-which mostly consists of lots of 'Son of a Dutchman!' or, in extreme cases, 'Son of a double-Dutchman!'.In fact, piracy is a very old tradition that dates back to the Late Bronze Age in the form of the Sea Peoples, a confederation of raiders from Europe and the Middle East that frequently attacked Ancient Egypt. The leader of the mutiny may end up being betrayed himself.

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