One of the biggest piratey elements for Vyse is that you need a treasure chest of money just to afford a copy of his game without resorting to a swashbuckling approach.

"Cantankerous cabin of caustic, chaotic corsairs... plethora of peerless privateers... multitude of mangey marauders." Dang, Oscar. You and Fawful's Minion are masterful with words.

"And no, I'm not playing the pirate song from Lazy Town" - Wambu

Captain LeFwee made for an interesting villain in Sly 3. He was the only bad guy to not have a devoted animated cutscene talking about him, so he had a lot of ground to make up for in character development. How does he develop this character? By having his first cutscene being pushing his first mate off the side of his fortress to his death, promoting second mate to replace him, and then going down to his dungeon to torture the prisoners. He also goes by the title "Smartest man on the seven seas" and yes, while he does have the best ship and the biggest crew, it turns out trying to outwit him is a very harsh challenge, even for as old fashioned as he is, able to predict one step ahead of his opponents.

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE

When you mentioned Ridley and Mother Brain, I honestly thought you were going to talk about Weavel from Metroid Prime Hunters. I mean, the dude is so cool. Definitely in my top 5 or even 3 of MPH’s characters. He’s a cyborg, has a fusion between a machine gun and a grenade launcher, his legs can turn into a sentry turret, and he has a kickass arm mounted cutlass lightsaber!

Personally for me, Cervantes De Leon is the best video game pirate, as he embodies the strength and ruthlessness, that is commonly associated with being a pirate, also most if not all of his stages in the Soul Calibur series, either are on a ship itself, or have a ship in the background, to me he is who I think about when I think about a video game pirate.

Honorable mention from me is Eizen from Tales of Berseria. A pirate who's also an Earth Malak (Angelic like being), who carries a curse called the Reaper's Curse which spreads misfortune, however he's all about being your own individual and deciding your own path in life, which is in part why he became a pirate because his future captain Aifread joked about a malak becoming a pirate but Eizen decide to make it a reality. At the same time he's great older brother to his little sister and a big brother figure to everyone else, who also believes that everyone should have the freedom to decide their own path in life. And on top of that, he does this knowing his time is limited because thanks to the Reaper's Curse, one day he will encounter misfortune he cannot overcome, but that's not gonna stop him from experiencing life to the fullest!

You mentioned the Pirate King a few times, but how about someone who’s both a pirate AND a king; one King K. Rool specifically. Sure he can be goofy at time, but push comes to shove he will absolutely remind you why he’s the Kongs’ most feared adversary.

Something I've noticed you've been doing in a lot of your scripts lately is working in real-world historical context to compliment and highlight the lore of a lot of characters, and I absolutely love this. I never knew most of the real-world stuff you talk about in this video and it gets me genuinely curious to look into the history behind these archetypes. Definitely keep this up, the research you're putting into this shows and it's really goddamn interesting!!

Admiral Razorbeard deserves recognition as one of the most evil pirates in video games: before even setting a foot in Glade of Dreams, the dude was responsible for enslaving AND obliterating hundreds of planets he visited and by the time Rayman 2 began, he already had enslaved almost the entire population of the Glade of Dreams all the way to even capturing Rayman, and from that beginning alone set the game much darker than the first Rayman game. And he even almost succeeded in killing off Rayman at the end of the game. The dude also came back in Rayman M as a playable character and as the main villain in GBA version of Rayman 3, which plays out WAY differently than the console version where Razorbeard and his Robo-Pirate crew are PRESUMABLY rendered inactive in the formation of da Vinci's The Last Supper in a secret room in Hoodlum Headquarters. I say presumably because we don't know are these Robo-Pirates the replicas or the real ones permanently deactivated.

Honorable mention from me is Nathan Zachary from Crimson Skies. He leads a band of air pirates called the Fortune Hunters in an alternate diesel-punk 1930s, where they hunt treasure and raid cargo zeppelins but do so in a Robin Hood type fashion while helping innocent civilians, earning him recognition as a gentleman pirate.

My honorable mention is Patty Fleur from Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition, who claims to be the granddaughter of Aifread until her story comes full circle where it's revealed SHE is Aifread. From what I remember in her tenyir as Aifread she was the leader of a pirating guild called Siren's Fang and was good friends with Don Whitehorse. That changed when the guild was captured and experimented on by Alexei of the royal knights to create an artificial Child of the Full Moon, yet all of them ended in Failure and were left for dead. However all the guildmates turned into monsters and to save her from this fate, Seifer uses magic or something to revert Aifread's body to a point from before she was experimented on, in her case, a child, and uses Aifread's name to slaughter the other guild members, who at this pointhave turned into monsters, and had suffered discrimination since, though she tries not to let it bother her. In the definitive edition she serves as the replacement of Tokunaga, the pilot of the ship in the original, and the use of guns and a cutlass, but her Mystic Artes and most of her artes are based on luck. Plus she's voiced in English by Flonne from Disgaea 1. That's just adorable.

Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew. Sea wind blows, to where, who knows? The waves will be our guide. O'er across the ocean's tide. Rays of sunshine far and wide. Birds they sing, of cheerful things, in circles passing by. Bid farewell to weaver's town, say so long to port renowned. Sing a song, it won't be long, before we're casting off. Cross the gold and silver seas, a salty spray puts us at ease, Day and night, to our delight, the voyage never ends. (interlude) Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew. Pirates, we eternally are challenging the sea. With the waves to rest our heads, ship beneath us as our beds, hoisted high upon the mast, our jolly roger flies. Somewhere in the endless sky, stormy winds are blowing by, waves are dancing, evening comes, it's time to sound the drums. But steady men, and never fear, tomorrow's skies are always clear. So pound your feet and clap your hands 'til sunny days return. Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew. Wave goodbye, but don't you cry, our memories remain. Our days are but a passing dream, everlasting though they seem. Beneath the moon we'll meet again, the wind's our lullaby. Gather up all of the crew, it’s time to ship out Binks’ brew. Sing a song, and play along for all the oceans wide. After all is said and done, you'll end up a skeleton, so spread your tale from dawn 'til dusk upon these foamy seas. Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho… Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho… Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho… Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…

Pain is being a Sega fan who has actually played all their weird, wonderful games they NEVER port. Skies of Arcadia absolutely deserved to top this list, and ABSOLUTELY needs a rerelease on modern systems, be it port, remake or what have you.

18:41 ah indonesia, you know, that nation that's comprised of an archipelago, which has multiple trade routes going through it, the one between australia and the rest of asia.. the perfect place for pirates

Okay. If there was ever a Top Ten Green Scorpion moments, that skit at 18:40 would be on there!

A great list as always! Well done Oscar! And yeah, Top Ten Crime Lords was a while back, but it still feels like yesterday. Now if there was only some way to bring the Gamefather back? 🤔 Ah well, here's hoping for more clear horizons! Drink up, me hearties yo-ho! 😉🏴‍☠️

Honorable mention goes to K. Rool and his Kremling Krew from the Donkey Kong Country games. More so in the 2nd game on the SNES. He kidnapped DK, owns an entire island, has his army to be like an pirate and has my favorite K. Rool persona & boss fight if the entire series. Even in other games, he & his crew were still pirate like crew that he leads with.

All these years I've spent watching your videos. You've always been a big inspiration for me and you always will be

There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea The winds blew up, her bow dipped down Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (HUH)

18:40 Bro imbracing he's inner Vaas

I was kind of hoping to see Erik from Dragon Quest XI. I know the game calls the people who raised him and his sister "vikings" but c'mon, we all know that they are pirates. Erik is just a cool and nice guy and probably one of the first thief/rogue type characters that I really liked. This is a great video still and I look forward to seeing more from you Oscar!

Yar har diddly dee being a pirate is okay with me

it'd be a power move if he does Top 10 Ninjas next

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE! YAR HAR, FIDDLE DE DEE! BEING A PIRATE IS ALRIGHT TO BE! DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE! You are a pirate! YAY!

*ARR YAR AHOY AND AVAST* *BEING A PIRATE IS REALLY BADASS* *HANG THE BLACK FLAG AT THE END OF THE MAST* *YOU ARE A PIRATE!*

"Yar Har fiddle dee dee! Being a pirate is alright to be! Do what you want cause a pirate is free! You are a pirate!"

Yup, everything you said about Edward Kenway and AC4 is why I still think to this day that Black Flag should have been a pirate spin off and AC Rogue should have been a mainline entry in its place.

Oh, come on now! Guybrush isn't useless! Who else do you know who can hold their breath for ten minutes?

18:40 OH MY GOD, THAT WAS FUCKING GREAT!

Hopefully Rogue Galaxy gets at least an honorable mention

Honorable mention I'd have to pick Briggs from Golden Sun Lost Age and Dark Dawn. He didn't begin as a pirate but began as a sailor and eventually went into piracy as a means to save his home town from a life of poverty. He brings along his wife and even his young toddler, Eoleo aboard on their travels to many areas pilfering what they think they could bring back while getting into some funny hi-jinks and ensues. My favorite tiny detail is in this cute cutscene where after you fight Brigg's and his men, Brigg goes to jail. In the jail you see his son, Eoleo, using Psynergy to try and make the cell keys float in the air. You can cast Mind Read on both Eoleo and Briggs to hear their thoughts.

I smilled when Lechuck was on the list becuese, he's one of the best video game villains and of course pirates zombie or a demon.

Honorable Mentions: *Cervantes - Soulcalibur Series *Captain LeFwee - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves *Pirate Man - Mega Man Series *Tetra - The Legend Of Zelda Series *Ridley - Metroid Series *Captain Slag and Rusty Pete - Ratchet and Clank Series *Admiral Razorbeard - Rayman 2

Not gonna lie, I was hoping to see my boy Cervantes De Leon here. He’s a cruel, battle hardened, deadly shell of a proud man. He’s the definition of a savage pirate and I love it… plus I’ve mained him in every Soul Calibur game since 3

Yo ho yo ho! A pirates list for me!

I remember watching a LP of Skies of Arcadia by TheStrawHatNo, and when Vyse and his crew robbed the Valuans flagship prototype. Bringing up how damn expensive it was to make this, and one of them chimed in with, “So we have Valua’s economy.”

Tomorrow is my birthday, and the notification that i recieved that you droped a new video was the best gitf i could recieve. Keep up the good work mate!

Alright we got pirates now we just have to wait for ninjas and it will all come back full circle.

5:34 Ganplank's death reminds me of what happened in M:tG with Tibalt. He picked a fight way over his weight class and then wasn't reprinted for so long that Wizards had to issue a statement reassuring people he didn't actually die off screen 27:24 Risky at 5? Lower than I would have expected with her resume. And your history

"Isabela is one of if not the first bi character in dragon age" Zevran and leliana came before her in origins, and she's only 1 of 4 bi love interests in da2

Time to see Risky Boots and Ridley take the top spots

THE ONE PIECE! THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!

I knew you wouldn't make this video & NOT put ya'know who as #1 Loved your let's play of that game with Comic, by the way

I may be two weeks late, but as someone who discovered that they’re descended from a pirate captain during the golden age of Piracy and was already feeling fascinated, vindicated and proud of that fact, this list makes me happy. I’ve played through various games as it is and I was always by the history and concept of pirates already, with many of my personal favorites being real staples for me growing up. So when I discovered a few years ago that my dad’s side of the family pass down the tradition of learning about part of our ancestry and I was a descendant of someone who lived the life that I was so fascinated by, made feel more proud and vindicated than I’ve ever been in my life. Whenever I see these kinds of characters and such appearing in gaming and media as a whole, and knowing that I share some of that blood to these kinds of people, seriously makes me feel more grateful and proud of things and how I wish to carry on forwards. Whilst I’m still learning about my ancestry and there are parts and aspects that I’m not too proud of, I’m also just determined and pernicious as my ancestors were in securing the best sort of life for myself, and be at my very best to face that unknown horizon and meet it head on, whatever it may bring. I’ve adopted a saying from it, and it’s one I’ll pass on to all others as well as myself. Keep going strong and May the wind forever blow in your sails. 😁

I'm amazed you managed to do this without a single One Piece reference.

3:36 Captain scorpion is a good pirate name

I just bought Pirate Borg a week ago. Seeing this just made me even more happy for all things pirate.

As far as space pirates go, I’d have also listed the Tom Tom Gang, especially their captain/boss, Benito from Blinx the Time Sweeper. Those pirates use space controls (usually thrown as grenades) and regular guns to complement their main rivals, the Time Factory Sweepers’ time controls & Sweeper vacuums. They usually attack Time Factory workers to steal time from them (yes, time the dimension) as well as doing that to worlds the factory delivered time to by breaking it into glitching. Glitched time condenses into solid crystal form that can be combined and exploited for time controls depending on shape. The Tom Tom Gang exploit this to sell time to other worlds though it isn’t clear if they mean poorer worlds to help them Somali pirate style or the highest bidder from any world. Unfortunately, leaving time crystals to fester for too long makes them turn into time monsters whose very existence threatens the world as they damage all they touch, even without meaning to. The pirates making time crystals all over an earthlike world in the first game drives the plot, spawning a million monsters and risking them exploding and destroying the world from all the energy they absorb, justifying every level doing the Sonic Advance & Mega Drive thing of a 10 minute time limit. During their attack before the monsters appear, they guard against the sweepers stopping them by taking a human princess named Lena hostage whom Blinx falls in love with, his goal of saving the world being partially driven to help her. She falls for him too and exploits a rewind time control to embrace him in thanks. In the sequel, the Tom Toms get more screen time and we even play as one, fighting the sweepers to be the first to restore a giant time crystal Benito accidentally destroyed so he can get in a human looking goddess named Mina’s pants.

As an active Sea of Thieves player and a pirate enjoyer, I love this list. Your countdown vids have always been awesome to me since the beginning and it was great the see this one. I liked learning more about the Legend of Monkey Island series too as I was only able to experience it in Sea of Thieves with my friend Cheddar. I streamed those missions and they were quite fun! Took us a while to figure them out though XD

I better see Guybrush Threepwood (MIGHTY PIRATE) and Edward Kenway on the list, otherwise you're walking the plank and heading to Davy Jones' Locker Update: Okay, so Guybrush ain't the entry, but at least we got a pirate from Monkey Island with LeChuck. As for my favorite pirate, that honor goes to someone from outside the realm of videogames, as a kid I would've definitely said Captain Jack Sparrow, but since then the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has been stuck in Davy Jones' Locker since 2017, so as far as my favorite pirate goes, he's basically a goofball, with a straw hat, stretchy powers and the most loyal and unique crew of oddballs to hail from the East Blue and the Grand Line, I'm of course talking about one of the Four Emperors, and Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy

Why couldn't the teenager get into the pirate movie?

One I really like is EXTRA Rider from the Nasuverse. Simply put, her true name is Francis Drake. One of the pirates directly responsible for the heroic pirate archetype thanks to legally assisting Britain in its war against Spain. In her first appearance, however, she shows that she can very much be the dirty player a pirate is expected to be by assisting the Master she despises in cheating at the arena and stealing her records to deny you the chance of finding anything related to their strategy. Obviously her signature move is the Invincible Armada but even her being a woman is a reference to tales of Queen Elizabeth I disguising herself as Drake to go on adventures. There's also her appearance in Grand Order, where to avoid going into details she manages to be the reason Poseidon is beatable. And she's apparently done this before.

Lesser known honorable mentions: ‘The Black Kat’ Katarina de Leon from Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat. (That PS2 game was like a cross between Black Flag and Legend of Zelda, and Black Kat was like a cross between the MCs, but she was a hot pirate chick with magic weapons.) Barbaros from Zack and Wiki. (Spoilers: The final boss of the game, who tricked Zack into serving him at the start, only to betray him the second he got his body back.) Riptide from Eternal Champions. (Sophia de Medici was once part of a rich family before criminals destroyed it and she became a pirate. She was later killed and joined a tournament for a second shot at life.)

*Pirates of the Caribbean theme starts playing*

Now this looks interesting, perhaps we might even get a Shanty out of it.. (by that I mean the goat from Them’s Fightin’ Herds to show up on the list.)

Neat list! Was a bit concerned when you opened with Darli Dagger, who I love but who very specifically isn't a pirate (she's a shipwright who hates pirates). Nice to see her remembered though! (also Archie isn't a pirate either he's an ecoterrorist) You do make me want to play Skies of Arcadia!

With the entry involving, and I know I'm gonna screw this one up, but with Aria T'Loak, I personally would have gone with the notorious Chinese pirate Cheng Shih (or Cheng I Sao, depending on who you talk to), a female pirate that managed to attain control of a great army of pirates that, in a sense, could be considered its own nation with the rules she had on board her ships.

Easily One of The Classiest Videos on KZfaq.

I hope Vyse and Eizen get acknowledged. AHOY SET SAIL FOR ANOTHER TO TEN

I guess I was the only one who liked the double top five idea. Oh well edelgard would love your treatments of these royal rogues. Also the topic is fitting because the One Piece Live Action series stole the internet recently (I'm among the fans). 10. No surprising given the first go round. I'm a fan of Miss Fortune myself but that's just the female side talking. 9. Damn fallen far haven't you Balthier. I was actually introduced to you through GS and you'll be the best FF pirate in my book 8. Ah a familiar face but not one I expected. Shame I don't know her that much. 7. Another familiar face but this one is insane on many levels 6. Now this familiar face is from a ways back so this pirate girl I'm happy to see 5. Talk about a breath of fresh air from the tradition. The only Turkey pirate was Barbarossa, a hairy dude (which maybe could have inspired her boss) 4. Now here's someone I haven't seen yet. Do you think he made a cameo in Sea of Thieves yet? 3. Considering she wasn't in Inquisition's main story, I don't know this lady well enough 2. Good thing I wasn't into playing this point and click series otherwise I'd be jumping ship 1. And here's the big promotion! Good on you Vyse! Also GS I'm interested to hear your thoughts on One Piece (Anime or live action series).

Number 8: When you said most from the Top 5 returned, is it weird for me to say that I had a feeling Ridley was going to be the exception?

I'm honestly surprised that Spinal never showed up. I mean, his theme, "Warlord", is pretty much exactly the song that comes to mind when I think of video game pirates.

I'm assuming that Zack and Wiki is either an honorable mention or you haven't played it yet, since they are just like Vyse, good guy pirates, but they go through SUPER deadly dungeons just so they can get a pirate ship that was promised to them. The amount of game over scenarios is as insane as the difficulty XD

My honorable mentions: Captain Syrup (Wario Land series) If Wario is the antithesis to Mario, then this girl might as well be the antithesis to Peach or Daisy. Kaptain K Rool (Donkey Kong Country 2) The day you mess with K Rool, arrh, you'll wish you were never born! When the banana hoard is mine, then you'll feel this pirate's scorn! Tetra (Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker) She may be an alternate form of Zelda but she’s still pretty cool

Okay that vaas impression was great 😂

The countdown is real!!

Drink up, me hearties! A new Green Scorpion video, truly a cause for celebration!

44:15 Basically Captain Lachuck just gaslighted everyone including the fan base, Danganronpa style! How does one even manage to do that

Time to embrace my inner Mr. Turner. "P.O.O.P. T.O.O.T." .... .... ... "P.O.O.P. T.O.O.T." *breaks out in laughter*

I love Skies of Arcadia. I still have my dreamcast copy. Still my favorite game.

Thanks for drawing attention to my boy, Vyse. Must've played that game a dozen times back then. Even memorized all the discoveries.

5. Finally! A character from a game I've played! And she is a good villain. Though in spite of your theory, I like to believe she really was forming a temporary truce with you in Pirate's Curse and that she WASN'T just using you that time. 1. Part of me predicted you'd include SoA on here.

Happy Halloween Green Scorpion!

THANK YOU!! I’ve been die’n for about TOP 10!

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me! 10: I can't ever say that I like LoL, due to how the game is practically impossible to get into as a newbie, but I can respect the characters. Plus, that correlation between his apparent death in the lore and a game-breaking bug making him unplayable is, admittedly, pretty cool. (Gangplank (League of Legends)) 9: But did he shoot first? (Balthier (Final Fantasy XII)) 8: Yeah, sorry, Ridley, you're probably one of the COOLEST space pirates in gaming, but by no means are you the BEST. This gal is. (Aria T'Loak (Mass Effect 2 & 3)) 7: Seriously, why did they hint that he was still alive and yet never do anything more with him, especially since he got so popular?(Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3)) 6: One of the few characters from that era of Mega Man who lived on through Marvel vs Capcom. (Tron Bonne (Mega Man Legends)) 5: I was waiting for this one. My girl! (Risky Boots (Shantae)) 4: I REALLY need to play Assassin's Creed at some point. (Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag)) 3: I don't think there is enough bi representation in media nowadays, so this is a nice change of pace. (Isabela (Dragon Age)) 2: I know that the cast from Monkey Island actually got into Sea of Thieves, which is cool. (Captain LeChuck (Secret of Monkey Island)) 1: Thank you JelloApocalypse for helping to get this some more eyes on it. Also remember, we are thousands of feet in the air. (Vyse (Skies of Arcadia))

These may be some strange choices. But here I go. (Iin no particular order) 1: LeFwee from Sly 3 ( Hey the rhymed!) 2: Guybrush Threepwood 3: King K. Rool 4: Captain Scarlett 5: Captain Syrup

"In a world without gold, we could have been heroes"

Two part question here: If you had to choose a Fire Emblem pirate rep, who would you choose; Darros, Grieth, Geese, or Dart? Which Modern Fire Emblem bandit would you want to remake as a pirate; Gazzak from Fire Emblem Fates, Candace from Fire Emblem Fates, or Kostas from Fire Emblem Three Houses?

Pirates kind of feel like western outlaws

I'm suprised to not see Tetra or K Rool in this list

"The king of the pirates isn't the guy who rules over them. He's just the most free guy in the world." - Monkey D. Luffy/Gol D. Roger.

Cervantes has to be on this list! He's been my Soul Calibur main for years!

CALLED IT. I KNEW who'd be #1 the moment you announced this! GOD I wish Skies of Arcadia got a remake SO MUCH! It's.... it's like, an actually good One Piece game! That isn't even about One Piece!

*Before seeing video* Skies of Arcadia better be on here lol. If I did have to pick a fav pirate from that game, I honestly have to pick Guilder because he's a hoot. *During* OMG Now I know where I've seen Tron before, she was in Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 lol. *After* OH HELL YEAH THANK YOU!!!! I literally jumped for joy the minute you said Skies lol. I can understand why Vyse is #1, he's the main char acter all. Totally agree, this game NEEDS a remake at the very least. Sega's already done the same with other old properties like Panzer Dragoon, why not this?! Now I only played the original Dreamcast version, so I never got to play Legends for some reason, but it's still one of my fav games of all time. Like all JRPG enthusiasts recommend this game for the Ship Battles alone. If Sega (and Nintendo) ever make a remaster of this, I am going to flip! It is amazing the allies Vyse makes here, even make allies out of former foes, I love it lol. Like one of them only sides with him once because they hate another guy more than you lol. "Enemy of my enemy is my ally" lol.

17:50 Woo I think that first time we ever hear Green Scorpion go ballistic about Vaas & right before the reveal of Far Cry Pirate

I wanna make a guess on your next countdown: Top 10 Ninjas ft. Gaijin Goomba but that's just speculation I feel like you could make it happen because I think Gaijin Goomba is a fan of your videos (I think he used a clip for an intro for one of his Which Ninja videos), your countdowns do have a certain degree of being educational which I'm pretty sure Gaijin wouldn't want to miss out on leaving some ninja education, and I think he's the best guy to drop any ninja education

All hands on deck! Man the cannons! Ready the sails! Top 10 Pirates Ahoy!

36:52 HOLY SHIT GUYS!!!! LOOK AT HER NECKLACE CENTERPIECE!!!! IT LOOKS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE CURSED MEDALLIONS FROM CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL!!!!😱 ANGRY SKULL AND EVERYTHING!!!

*SKIES OF MOTHAFUCKIN' ARCADIA, BABY!!! WOOOOOO!!!*

My favorite thing about Vyse Is his Personality Justice driven He sees that a person gets killed and he decides to promptly kick the killer where it hurst

I have been waiting these countdown for a while

Most of my favorite Pirates are from other media. The Crew from Castle in the Sky, Long John Silver from Treasurer Planet, the One Piece crew, Bodacious Space Pirates (Its far tamer then it sounds), and who could forget Captain Harlock, or Captain Jack Sparrow. Though one Video game Pirate I would bring up is Tetra from the Legend of Zelda.

"For the remaining 2 remastered countdowns..." You mean no Zelda bosses countdown? WHAT KINDA MUTINY BE THIS?! Also I was gonna question a non-spooky list this close to Halloween, but then I remembered that pirates are a common Halloween costume. Yar. I'll spare ye from the plank fer that, matey. Fer now, at least.

It's no wonder that ScrewAttack (your inspiration for the original version of this list) listed Le Chuck as Number 1 on two separate lists: Top 10 Video Game Beards and Top 10 Video Game Pirates

My honorable mention goes to the pirate crew from Sea of Stars

Love you're doing countdown specific intros

While Ridley may have gotten knocked off the list, could I still offer for consideration: Raven Beak. First, just look at his name. Raven (a black bird) Beak (a facial feature, say, a Beard.) He's metroid's Blackbeard. While the only thing connecting him to the Space Pirates proper is rumor and hearsay spread by fans of Metroid, he is absolutely a pirate in deed and creed. Responsible for the extermination of the Chozo of SR388, he had his sights set on weaponizing the metroids and later the x for galactic domination. He would have done so with the former if Samus hadn't wiped the metroids out and destroyed the planet on her second visit. But Samus had Metroid DNA injected into her, making her the perfect subject to salvage his goals. Luring her to his own lair with leaked footage of a living X, Raven Beak proves himself far Superior to Samus's best moves and Gear, looting her of all her upgrades and setting her loose on the planet in a ploy to make her awaken her Metroid DNA, with the end goal being either her compliance to his will, or death, with an army of clone Samuses as a bonus either way. Announcing himself as one of Samus's genetic donors, and the source of her iconic arm canon, Raven Beak functions as a third and final mirror counterpart to Samus, after Dark Samus and the SA-X. Only this time, Samus is the reflection. Raven Beak is the original deal, with weapons and powes that have been both series staples, like the shinespark and beam weapons, to abilities from the prime series, beam missile combos like the darkburst and a variant of the lightburst, to Aeon abilities that debuted in Samus Returns and Dread itself. He even copies her Melee counter skill in the final battle after observing Samus use it on him in the prologue. Only by fully awakening her Metroid powers does Samus gain the upper hand, draining Raven beak and his entire Sky fortress of energy, and he still toughs out the crash long enough for a passing X to infect him and merge him with Kraid of all things. But at this point, nothing is able to withstand prolonged fire from a metroid suit powered Hyper Beam, and samus uses this to atomize every last trac of the Chozo Tyrant. Like Blackbeard, Raven Beak ruled through fear, executing anyone who dared speak against him in brutal fashion, and like the legend of Blackbeard's death, he just straight up refuses to die until he is finally put down for good.

I'm kind of surprised he didn't make a One-piece reference.