Pirate

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	10
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%
Hurt
Killed

This article is about the town NPC. For the enemies that spawn during the Pirate Invasion, see Pirates. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation).

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 Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, he will defend himself using either a gun or Cannon.

Items sold

Note: All item prices can be decreased by equipping a Discount Card or Greedy Ring. On the

Desktop version,

Console version, and

Mobile version, prices can also be higher or lower based on the NPC's happiness level.

Inventory
Item	Cost	Availability
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
Loves	n/a	Angler
Likes	Ocean	Princess Tavernkeep
Dislikes	Underground Cavern The Underworld	Stylist
Hates	n/a	Guide

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Shimmered form

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

"Stay off me booty, ya scallywag!"
"I'm no landlubber, but it's better to have lubbed and lost than never to have lubbed at all."
"YAR! Funny ye should be mentionin' parrots b'cause...um...What t'were we talkin' 'bout?"
"*Yarr Blarr Harrdarr*"
"What in blazes are ye talkin' about? Moby Dick is mine!"
"Yo ho ho and a bottle of....blinkroots!"

When Tavernkeep is present:

"About time we gotta barkeep around here! Me rum was almost gone!"

If the player is female / Any gender :

"<Name of player>, Ye be one o' the finest lookin' lassies this here captain's seen in many a fortnight!"

During a Party:

"After all that cake, you might have to call me White Beard for a while."

During a Windy Day:

"Hoist the sails, ye curs! We pirates startin' a leg of a race! Yarharharr!"
"All hands on deck! A storm of wind be brewin'!"

During Rain:

"Fish do fly in ye rainy skies! I seen it with me own eye!"
"Ha har! Rain!? Jus' another day fer a pirate."

During a Thunderstorm:

"Ahoy! Brace fer impact, swashbuckler! 'Tis a'mother of all tempests!"
"Great Charybdis! What manner of wrath er curses have ye sent on us now!?"

When in a Graveyard:

"Hardee harr... the sea be a pirate's graveyard! Ye landlubbers waste ye time!"
"Arr... hate to say it, but many me mateys put these holes in the ground... if ye catch me drift!"

Happiness quotes

When homeless:

"The open sea's me true home, but if I be landlocked for awhile... well I need me shelter, matey."

When far from home:

"Me bed and me rum be callin' me name back home."

When in a sparse area:

"'Tis like having me very own galleon, matey!"

When overcrowded:

"Avast! Too many landlubbers on me ship be foulin' my mood."
"Ye too hate the feelin' that a mutiny be comin'? Too many scallywags gettin' close to me quarters."

When in the Ocean:

"Hardy har har, matey, the Ocean is me true home!"

When in the Caverns:

"Argh, the Underground be a bit cramped for me style, ye scurvy dog!"

When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:

"Arr, the Corruption/Crimson/Dungeon be the foulest chunk 'o dry land ever traversed!"

When near the Angler:

"Ahoy, me takes <Name of Angler> under me wing, landlubber. Me love raisin' sea pups!"

When near the Princess:

"Yarr, <Name of Princess>'d fetch a hefty reward on the seas... jus' kidding, she's me favorite lass."

When near the Tavernkeep:

"Har Har! Melikes how <Name of Tavernkeep> brings ye best bottle o' rum."

When near the Stylist:

"Ye know me don't like that <Name of Stylist> tries to cut me beard, I've slit scurvy throats fer less!"

When near the Guide:

"Me want to make <Name of Guide> walk ye plank, sea dog! Hate the coddlin' and the dastardly smell!"

When neutral:

"Yarr. I be in ship shape!"

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 in the Pirate Invasion (minus the gold gloves on the enemy's sprite).
The Pirate's shimmered form appears to be of a ghost, in reference to ghost ships, which can be seen often in media.
- The shimmered form does not appear similar at all to the Pirate's Curse, even though the Pirate appears to be the enemy Pirate Captain.
- The shimmered form uses the same death sound as the regular Pirate, instead of a ghostly death sound.
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 to the English pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach.
- Red Beard to the Ottoman seaman Oruç Reis who was known as Baba Oruç, which was transformed into Barbarossa (Redbeard in Italian) in Europe.
- David to the idiom Davy Jones' Locker.
- Captain Morgan to the Welsh privateer Sir Henry Morgan.
- James T. Beard to the fictional starship captain James T. Kirk from the American media franchise Star Trek. (Notably not a pirate character)
- Jack to 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.
His quote "I'm no landlubber, but it's better to have lubbed and lost than never to have lubbed at all." is a reference to "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" from Alfred Tennyson's poem In Memoriam A.H.H..
His quote "What in blazes are ye talkin' about? Moby Dick is mine!" is a reference to the 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
His quote "Yo ho ho and a bottle of....blinkroots!" is a reference to the sea song "Dead Man's Chest".
Although the Cyborg says that the Pirate treats him favorably, the Cyborg does not appear to affect the Pirate's Happiness.
Rarely, 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.
The Pirate's shimmered form seems to reference the Pirate's Curse enemy.

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!"