Pirate

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, he will defend himself using either a gun or Cannon.

Interaction quotes

 * "" (reference to "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" from Alfred Tennyson's poem )
 * "" (reference to the 1851 novel )
 * "" (reference to the sea song "")
 * "" (reference to the 1851 novel )
 * "" (reference to the sea song "")
 * "" (reference to the sea song "")

When is present:

If the player is female / Any gender :

During a :

During a :

During Rain:

During a :

When in a :

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:

Trivia

 * The Pirate looks like the Pirate Captain in 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 to the English pirate ,
 * Red Beard to the Ottoman seaman who was known as Baba Oruç, which was transformed into Barbarossa (Redbeard in Italian) in Europe,
 * David to the idiom ,
 * Captain Morgan to the Welsh privateer ,
 * James T. Beard to the fictional starship captain from the American media franchise . (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.
 * 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, 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


 * His shimmered form is likely a reference to the long-standing trope of ghost pirates, such as those of the Flying Dutchman.