Pirate

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PirateHardmode exclusive
Pirate.pngOld-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version
Map Icon Pirate.png
Map Icon
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypePassive AI
Damage10
Max Life250
Defense15
KB Resist50%
Projectiles created
  • Bullet
    Bullet
  • Cannonball (friendly)
    Cannonball (friendly)
This article is about the town NPC. For the enemies that spawn during the Pirate Invasion, see Pirates. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation).

I'm no landlubber, but it's better to have lubbed and lost than never to have lubbed at all.

— The Pirate

The Pirate is a Hardmode NPC vendor who appears almost the same as the Pirate Captain, an enemy from the Pirate Invasion. He will move in once the following criteria have been met:

On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, he will defend himself using his gun, which fires both bullets and cannonballs, similar to the Pirate Captain enemy.

Items sold

Note: All item prices can be decreased by equipping a Discount Card or Greedy Ring(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, prices can also be higher or lower based on the NPC's happiness level.
Inventory
Item Cost Availability

CannonCannon 25 GC Always available.
CannonballCannonball 15 SC Always available.
Pirate HatPirate Hat 5 GC Always available.
Pirate ShirtPirate Shirt 5 GC Always available.
Pirate PantsPirate Pants 5 GC Always available.
SailSail(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 50 CC Always available.
Parrot CrackerParrot Cracker 3 PC75 GC When spoken to in an Ocean biome.
Bunny CannonBunny Cannon 50 GC When Party Girl is present, world is in Hardmode and one mechanical boss is defeated.
Explosive BunnyExplosive Bunny 35 SC When Party Girl is present, world is in Hardmode and one mechanical boss is defeated. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Any PylonAny Pylon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 10 GC When in a specific biome and is happy enough.

Living preferences

Desktop versionConsole versionMobile version
Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
BiomeNeighbor
Lovesn/a
Dislikes
  • StylistStylist(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Hatesn/a

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Shimmered form

Desktop versionConsole versionMobile version
Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
Shimmered Pirate
Pirate (Shimmered).png Map Icon Pirate (Shimmered).png
NPC 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!"
  • 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!"
  • 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.
    • Old-gen console version 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.
    • 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 BestiaryBestiary 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