Type | |
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Environment | |
AI Type | Passive AI |
Damage | 10 |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 229
The Pirate is a Hardmode NPC that appears after at least one Pirate Invasion has been defeated and a vacant house is available. He also has nearly the exact same texture as the Pirate Captain, an enemy from the Pirate Invasion.
On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, he will defend himself using either a gun or Cannon.
Items sold[]
Item | Cost | Availability
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Cannon | 25 | Always available. |
Cannonball | 15 | Always available. |
Pirate Hat | 5 | Always available. |
Pirate Shirt | 5 | Always available. |
Pirate Pants | 5 | Always available. |
Sail |
50 | Always available. |
Parrot Cracker | 375 | When spoken to in an Ocean biome. |
Bunny Cannon | 50 | When Party Girl is present, world is in Hardmode and one mechanical boss is defeated. |
Explosive Bunny | 35 | When Party Girl is present, world is in Hardmode and one mechanical boss is defeated. |
Any Pylon |
10 | When in a specific biome and is happy enough. |
Living preferences []
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | ||
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form []
Shimmered Pirate and his Map Icon. |
When submerged in Shimmer, the Pirate will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again.
Names[]
The Pirate may have any of the following names:
- Black Beard
- Captain Bullywort
- Captain Morgan
- Captain Stoney Dirt
- David
- Gunpowder Garry
- Jack
- Jake
- James T. Beard
- Red Beard
- Wet Beard
Quotes[]
Interaction quotes[]
When Tavernkeep
If the player is female
During a Party
During a Windy Day
During Rain:
During a Thunderstorm
When in a Graveyard
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Happiness quotes []
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Ocean:
When in the Caverns:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Angler:
When near the Princess:
When near the Tavernkeep:
When near the Stylist:
When near the Guide:
When neutral:
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Notes[]
- Like the Steampunker and Santa Claus, the pirate's spawn requirements do not necessarily require the world to be in Hardmode. However, at least one Hardmode world is required to obtain the event-summoning item.
- In the housing menu, his description states "I think he lost his boat".
Trivia[]
- The Pirate looks like the Pirate Captain from the Pirate Invasion (minus the gold gloves on the enemy's sprite).
- Many of the Pirate's possible names allude to historical captains (though the "pirate" status of many of these figures is contested to this day):
- Black Beard references the English pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach.
- Red Beard references the Ottoman seaman Oruç Reis who was known as Baba Oruç, which was transformed into Barbarossa (Redbeard in Italian) in Europe.
- David references the idiom Davy Jones' Locker.
- Captain Morgan references the Welsh privateer Sir Henry Morgan,
- James T. Beard references the fictional starship captain James T. Kirk from the American media franchise Star Trek. (Notably not a pirate character)
- Jack references the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Captain Jack Sparrow.
- The name Jake could be a reference to the American musical and interactive children's animated television series Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
- Although the Cyborg says that the Pirate treats him favorably, the Cyborg does not appear to affect the Pirate's Happiness.
- Rarely, both the Pirate and the Guide can have the same name (Jake or Jack).
- During a Party
, other than donning a party hat, his sleeves also appear different. - The flaming pumpkins from The Horseman's Blade will home in on the Pirate even though he is not an enemy.
- Apparently the Pirate has a soft spot for the Angler and wants to teach him to be a pirate.
- The Pirate sometimes defecates, similar to the pirate minion.
- His party quote may be a reference to Edward Newgate from Anime/Manga One Piece
The Bestiary entry for the Pirate: "Ahoy! The only good Pirate Captain is... one that sells cannons and weapons to take out all competing Pirate Captains!"
- His shimmered form is likely a reference to the long-standing trope of ghost pirates, such as those of the Flying Dutchman.
History[]
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.4.1: Added price for Sail.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Now sells Sail.
- Desktop 1.2.3: No longer sells Explosive Bunny.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.