PirateHardmode exclusive

Map Icon
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
Living preferences
| Biome | Neighbor |
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Loves | n/a | |
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Likes | | Princess(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Tavernkeep(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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Dislikes | | Stylist(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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Hates | n/a | |
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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
- "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(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) is present:
- "About time we gotta barkeep around here! Me rum was almost gone!"
If the player is female (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / Any gender (Old-gen console and 3DS versions):
- "<Name of player>, Ye be one o' the finest lookin' lassies this here captain's seen in many a fortnight!"
During a Party(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "After all that cake, you might have to call me White Beard for a while."
During a Windy Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "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(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "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(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "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!"
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Happiness quotes (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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!"
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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 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 shares a resemblance with the Pirate's Curse, an enemy that spawns when a Pirate Captain enemy is defeated.
- The Pirate uses the normal NPC death sound instead of a ghostly death sound when in his Shimmered form.
- 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):
- 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(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), 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
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!"
History
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- Desert Spirit(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dune Splicer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ghoul(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Dreamer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vile(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tainted(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Lamia(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mummy
- Sand Poacher(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Windy Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) - Clown
- Corrupt Bunny
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- Vicious(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Corrupt Goldfish
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- Vicious(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Corrupt Penguin
(
- Vicious(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Blood Zombie(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drippler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Bride(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Groom
- Wandering Eye Fish(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zombie Merman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Blood Eel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hemogoblin Shark(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dreadnautilus(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Sandstorm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) - Butcher(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Creature from the Deep(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Deadly Sphere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dr. Man Fly(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Fritz(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Eyezor
- Frankenstein
- Nailhead(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Psycho(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Reaper
- Swamp Thing
- The Possessed(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vampire
- Mothron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Baby(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Egg(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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Terrestrial
- Buggy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bunny
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- Gem(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Frog
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mystic(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Grasshopper
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Grubby(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Maggot(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mouse
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Penguin
- Rat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Scorpion
- Sea Turtle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sluggy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snail
- Squirrel
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- Red(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gem(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Stinkbug(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Turtle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Jungle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Water Strider(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Worm
Aquatic
- Dolphin(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Goldfish
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Pupfish(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Seahorse(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Sea Turtle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Aerial
- Bird
- Cockatiels(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Duck
- Dragonflies(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Faeling(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Fairies(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Firefly
- Grebe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ladybug(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Macaws(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Owl(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Seagull(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Toucan(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Town pets(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) - Alien Skater(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Dinosaur
- Baby Eater
- Baby Face Monster(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Grinch
- Baby Hornet
- Baby Imp(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Ogre(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Penguin
- Baby Red Panda(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Skeletron Head
- Baby Snowman
- Baby Truffle
- Baby Werewolf(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Black Cat
- Bunny(Desktop and Mobile versions)
- Cursed Sapling
- Destroyer-Lite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dynamite Kitten(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Eater of Worms(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Estee(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Everscream Sapling
- Eyeball Spring
- Fennec Fox(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flying Piggy Bank(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Glittery Butterfly(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hoardragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Honey Bee(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ice Queen(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Itsy Betsy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lil' Harpy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lizard
- Mini Minotaur
- Mini Prime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Moonling(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Parrot
- Phantasmal Dragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Plantera Seedling(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Plantero(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Puppy(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Propeller Gato(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rez and Spaz(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sapling
- Shadow Mimic(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shark Pup(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Skeletron Jr.(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slime Prince(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slime Princess(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Spider
- Spider Brain(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Squashling
- Sugar Glider(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Suspicious Eye(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tiki Spirit
- Turtle
- Tiny Fishron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Void Portal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Volt Bunny(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zephyr Fish
- Bat(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Guinea Pig(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Slime(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Tiphia(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Werewolf(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Zombie(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Android
- Cupid(3DS version)
- Elfa(3DS version)
- Leprechaun o'Fyffe(3DS version)
- Abigail(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Finch(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Baby Slime
- Deadly Sphere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Desert Tiger(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Enchanted Dagger(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hornet(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Imp(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pirate(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pygmy
- Raven
- Sanguine Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sharknado
- Spider(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Cell(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Dragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Terraprisma(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Twins(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- UFO(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vampire Frog(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ballista(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Explosive Trap(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flameburst Tower(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Forbidden Sign(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Frost Hydra
- Lightning Aura(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lunar Portal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Queen Spider(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Rainbow Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Guardian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Basilisk(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bee(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Book(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bunny(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Cute Fishron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dark Horse(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drill(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flamingo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Goat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Golf Cart(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lava Shark(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Majestic Horse(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Painted Horse(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pigron(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pirate Ship(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pogo Stick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rudolph
- Santank(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Scutlix(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slime(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Turtle(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Tree(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- UFO(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Unicorn(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Winged Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Witch's Broom(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)