History Main / DressedToPlunder

* A [[NiceHat tricorner hat, bicorner hat (as seen in the page image), cavalier hat]], or a bandana wrapped around their head.

* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] very slightly in ''Series/BlackSails'', which aims for a more historically accurate DarkerAndEdgier angle than most {{Pirate}} media (despite mixing fictional characters from ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' with real-life pirates). This approach means less of the more stylized aspects of this trope, so there's little if anything in the way of skull-and-crossbone motifs, eyepatches, hooks, gold teeth or parrots... but still plenty of cutlasses, flintlocks, {{Nice Hat}}s, {{Badass Longcoat}}s, big shirts, and assorted beard and mustache styles to go around. Eventually [[ForegoneConclusion Long John Silver loses a leg]] and replaces it with a prosthetic (later swapping it for a crutch).

* Invoked in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'', where Sly has to obtain an [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch]], [[SeadogPegLeg peg leg]], and [[NiceHat hat]] to impersonate Contagious Tim when trying to get the location of [[spoiler:Remy Lousteau's diving gear]] from Black Spot Pete.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''s SpacePirates dress this way, with accommodations for their BizarreAlienBiology--one pirate has three peg-legs and [[ExtraEyes multiple eyepatches]].

* ''VideoGame/DontStarve: Shipwrecked'': Woodlegs has, as the name suggests, ''two'' wooden legs, on top of a bicorne hat and a SeadogBeard.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'': The field and battle sprites for the Pirate class have bandannas. Most recruitable pirates have them too. Exceptions are Geese from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'' (who has a BadassLongcoat) and Briggid from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', who was a pirate captain by profession but a Sniper by class.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In "Mizzen in Action", a crew of predictably-dressed pirates accidentally imbibe some Chemical X to become the [[VillainOfTheWeek Villains of the Week]].

That's not to say it has ''no'' [[TruthInTelevision basis in reality]], with some notorious RealLife pirates wearing parts of the ensemble. Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, for instance, got his [[CaptainColorbeard trope-naming]] [[RedBaron moniker]] from his BeardOfBarbarism, and due to the primitiveness of medicine at the time it was common to see sailors with missing appendages (amputation being a comparatively safer solution to severe limb injuries than trying to let it heal in one piece). The eyepatch was also common, partly because actual eye injuries were not unheard of. People who lived from plunder and had no fixed home were also expected to carry their ill-gotten wealth on themselves as jewellery and gold coins, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs or gold coins beaten into jewellery]].

* [[PirateGirl Captain Scarlett]] (she of the Pirate's Booty) in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' DLC dresses as you would expect, complete with a hook hand; about the only things that aren't fairly typical are a bionic eye standing in for an eyepatch, and slightly more modern piercings than most pirates. Of note, the hook hand is in a game where multiple characters (Gaige, Sir Hammerlock, and Wilhelm, to name just three) have fully functional bionic limbs; Scarlett is apparently so dedicated to the aesthetic that she's willing to overlook that.
* Present in ''VideoGame/CaptainMorganeAndTheGoldenTurtle''. Morgane's childhood home actually has a rack of peg legs, left from prominent pirate ancestors. Also, one of the crew members Morgane recruits makes it a condition of the hire that she buy him a gold earring so that he can look the part of a pirate.
* The whole Kremling Krew adopts this visual in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'', meaning every crocodilian enemy ends up with a gratuitous amounts of bandanas, bicorne hats, hoop earrings and peg legs. Some even use {{Hook Hand}}s as boomerang projectiles.
* Woodlegs from ''VideoGame/DontStarve: Shipwrecked'' has, as the name suggests, ''two'' wooden legs, on top of a bicorne hat and a SeadogBeard.

* Pirates in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' dress like this:
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', Bikke is the BadassLongcoat captain with bicorn and beard, while his crew have bandannas and eyepatches.
** Leila of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' wears a bandanna; her crew has that and eyepatches.
** Faris of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' has a BadassLongcoat and a SailorsPonytail in the concept art, although her sprite looks different, and her crew look the same as all the others. Also, the Cannoneer job uses this kind of clothing (although you can call it a navy outfit, too), and the Skeleton enemies in the Ship Graveyard have bandannas and--somehow--beards.

** Drake's pirates in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'' have stripey shirts and bandannas; Drake himself has the bicorn and beard but is otherwise dressed the same.
** Considering that one of the three major cities in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is nautically themed, it's not much of a surprise that many of its residents dress the part (including the faction leader). Player characters can piece together the Buccaneer gear for a similar look.
* The field and battle sprites for the Pirate class in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series have bandannas. Most recruitable pirates have them too. Exceptions are Geese from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'' (who has a BadassLongcoat) and Briggid from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', who was a pirate captain by profession but a Sniper by class.
* Foxy from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' is dressed like a traditional buccaneer, though not a captain (presumably Freddy being the leader of the animatronics means he outranks Foxy). Foxy features a hook for a right hand, an eyepatch, several gold teeth, and muzzle markings resembling stubble. His lower legs and left hand are damaged and bare, revealing the endoskeleton beneath, which also evoke either more artificial limbs on a person or the skeletal GhostPirate motif.
** It's not totally clear if Mangle in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' also adheres to the pirate theme despite being in the "Kids' Cove", as by the time of the game they're simply a mess of metal parts. Nonetheless, they are missing the white of one eye in an echo of an eyepatch (and the glowing yellow light within suggests [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath an undead appearance]]). Likewise, they feature a smaller, extra head that {{fanon}} speculates might belong to a PirateParrot when Mangle is in working order.

* Gangplank from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is easily identifiable as a pirate by his hat, beard, red naval jacket, and piratical SwordAndGun combo. Several other characters have pirate-themed alternate costumes as well: the Bilgerat Rumble, Bilgewater Katarina, Pirate Ryze, Bilgewater Swain, and Fiddle Me Timbers skins all include stock pirate visual cues.
* The game manual artwork for the first ''[[VideoGame/{{Metroid 1}} Metroid]]'' showed the SpacePirates as aliens sporting this outfit. Counts as EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, as all later ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games portray them as humanoid arthropods with some basic armor at most.
* Most pirates in the ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' games fit the bill.

* Either a rough SeadogBeard or a layer of {{Permastubble}}. One or two per crew may sport an exquisite BadassMustache.

** The Pirate King Gol D. Roger resembled a stereotypical pirate with his bicorner hat, naval coat and BadassMustache. He also [[SwordAndGun dual-wielded a sword and a gun at one point]].

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', Bikke is the BadassLongcoat captain with bicorn and BadassBeard, while his crew have bandannas and eyepatches.

** Drake's pirates in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'' have stripey shirts and bandannas; Drake himself has the bicorn and BadassBeard but is otherwise dressed the same.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPugwash'', Captain Pugwash sports a bicorn hat with a skull-and-crossbones on the front; a BadassMustache; a naval jacket; a flouncy shirt; and cavakier boots. His ArchEnemy Cut-Throat Jake has a [[BadassesWearBandanas badass bandana]]; an EyepatchOfPower; a SeadogBeard; a waist sash; and buccaneer boots.

That's not to say it has ''no'' [[TruthInTelevision basis in reality]], with some notorious RealLife pirates wearing parts of the ensemble. Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, for instance, got his [[CaptainColorbeard trope-naming]] [[RedBaron moniker]] from his BeardOfBarbarism, and due to the primitiveness of medicine at the time it was common to see sailors with missing appendages (amputation being a comparatively safer solution to severe limb injuries than trying to let it heal in one piece). The eyepatch was also common, partly because actual eye injuries were not unheard of and partly because some sailors with healthy eyes would use the eyepatch to keep an eye dark-adjusted for when they went below decks. People who lived from plunder and had no fixed home were also expected to carry their ill-gotten wealth on themselves as jewellery and gold coins, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs or gold coins beaten into jewellery]].

* The pirates in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge4ContinentalDrift'' can pull this look without actually wearing any clothes. For example, Captain Gutt is a giant ape whose fur looks like a tricorner hat and a cape.

* ''Franchise/OnePiece'', being a manga about pirates can't miss out on that trope - although mostly these traits are spread around the minor, generic pirates while major pirate characters tend to look more distinct. Still, there are a few examples:

** Crocodile has a massive hook-hand, although the rest of his outfit is more along with his role as a Mafia Don.

In most cases, no one individual will have every trait--they'll be spread around the whole crew, for variety. Expect the captain to get a fancier suit (perhaps a BadassLongcoat) and the [[HatOfAuthority most impressive hat]]; crew members are more likely to wear a bandana, breeches and a simple shirt (often striped). The most overt examples will be emblazoned with a skull and crossbones. Bonus points if they also TalkLikeAPirate.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPugwash'', Captain Pugwash sports a bicorn hat with a skull-and-crossbones on the front; a BadassMustache; a naval jacket; a flouncy shirt; and cavakier boots. His ArchEnemy Cut-Throat Jake has a BadassBandana; an EyepatchOfPower; a SeadogBeard; a waist sash; and buccaneer boots.

* A [[NiceHat tricorner hat, bicorner hat (as seen in the page image), cavalier hat]], or a [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers bandana]] wrapped around their head.

* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Nightmare Night" gives us the foal Pipsqueak, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal presently presenting as a pirate]] for trick-or-treating, with a jacket, head bandana, eyepatch, and toy cutlass.

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* Anime/CaptainHarlock wears an eyepatch, a black naval jacket marked with the skull and crossbones, along with enormous cape and boots. He also carries a pistol and something that's a cross between a cutlass and a really long pistol, but keeps a strange long-necked bird in lieu of a parrot. His crew mostly wears striped shirts and bandanas, while sorta-sister-in-law Emeraldas wears a red version of Harlock's outfit.

* Franchise/{{Batman}} foe [[APirate400YearsTooLate Captain Stingaree]] sports an eyepatch, earring, neckerchief, long naval frock coat, buccaneer boots, and cutlass.

* The ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series puts its own spin on the costumes, but still hits the major notes: parrot, beards, eyepatches, hats, bandanas, everything short of a hook (although Davy Jones's crab-claw creates a similar effect) and peg leg (again, Jones's crab leg invokes the image of one, and Barbossa gets a proper one in the fourth movie).
* ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'': Brad ends up working at a pirate-themed restaurant and realized how low his life has sunk when he catches a look at himself in his own rear view mirror making a delivery dressed as a pirate.
* ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'', being based on the trope codifier, naturally follows this motif. [[spoiler: Long John]] is particularly resplendent once he [[TheMole shows his true colors]].

* ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' is the TropeCodifier thanks to Captain Long John Silver. He's got a parrot and is missing a leg, though the original and some of the adaptations don't give him a peg leg, he just hobbles around on a crutch. The pegleg at the knee (when Silver's amputation is said to be much higher) is probably an example of PragmaticAdaptation, from multiple stage and screen adaptations--it's much easier to mock up on an able-bodied actor than a whole missing leg.

* The ''Literature/PeterAndTheStarcatchers'' series plays off of ''Peter Pan'', so of course the characters are similarly depicted.

* Alex from ''Literature/AlmostNight'' had his spirit bonded to an ancient pirate, and so he talks like a pirate and uses pirate weaponry such as a cutlass and a flintlock pistol. He wears an eye patch, but it's just for show since both of his eyes function just fine.

* An InvokedTrope by the SpacePirates in the ''Bio of a Space Tyrant'' series by Creator/PiersAnthony, since the authorities won't believe (or don't want to admit to) ancient-looking pirates operating in space.

* The staff of Piratz Tavern on ''BarRescue''.
* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] very slightly in ''Series/BlackSails'', which aims for a more historically accurate DarkerAndEdgier angle than most {{Pirate}} media (despite mixing fictional characters from ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' with real-life pirates). This approach means less of the more stylized aspects of this trope, so there's little if anything in the way of skull-and-crossbone motifs, eyepatches, hooks, gold teeth or parrots... but still plenty of cutlasses, flintlocks, {{Nice Hat}}s, {{Badass Longcoat}}s, big shirts, and assorted beard and mustache styles to go around. Eventually [[ForegoneConclusion Long John Silver loses a leg]] and replaces it with a prosthetic (later swapping it for a crutch).
* Done by, of all people. Music/GeorgeHarrison on ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision''; he keeps appearing dressed this way in anticipation of the pirate sketch later in the show. The fact there is no pirate sketch does not deter him.
* {{Subverted}} [[PlayedForLaughs for Laughs]] on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' when Tobias wears one of his wife's blouses and gets on a boat filled with what he thinks are pirates. It's actually a Gay Rights protest.
* ''Series/WhodunnitUK'': In "Which Eye Jack", a murder occurs among a gathering of pirates. All of the suspects fit this trope to some degree, with Blackbeard being the most complete example, dressed in a tricorner hat, frock coat, EyepatchOfPower, HookHand, and SeadogPegLeg. Capatin Magee, the sole PirateGirl at the agthering, rocks a tight WaistcoatOfStyle, flouncy shirt, PaintedOnPants, and thigh high boots.

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* ''Tabletopgame/MagicTheGathering'': [[http://magiccards.info/lg/en/291.html Ramirez DePietro]] has the standard eyepatch.

* ''[[TabletopGame/SeventhSea 7th Sea]]'' naturally uses this trope, as it is by and large set in a world centered on WoodenShipsAndIronMen.

* ''VideoGame/JoumeeTheHedgehog'': You can put a pirate hat on [[PlayerCharacter Joumee]] to wear in the game.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'': All of the stock traits appear on various pirate [=NPCs=]: bandanas, tricorner hats, eyepatches, a hook-hand, a captain's hat with a skull-and-crossbones on it, etc. Most of them are also available as [[VirtualPaperDoll wearable equipment]], and there is a parrot...well, a zombie parrot ("ex-[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus ex-parrot]]") available as a pet as a reward for a pirate-related quest.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The Demoman has an eyepatch by default, but the "Swashbuckler's Swag" outfit adds a peg-leg, a bottle of rum, and a captain's bicorne with piratey FlavorText. Also of note are the Rimmed Raincatcher hat and the Soldier's Brawling Buccaneer outfit.
* Most pirates in the ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' games fit the bill.

* ''VideoGame/PuzzlePirates'' hits most of the notes.
* There are several factions of pirates in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', most of whom sport this type of garb and have a tendency to say "Yeaaarg!" when they attack. There's even a hat with a skull and crossbones on it that players can get and use, and if you really want, [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Pirate_outfit here's how to dress your character as a pirate.]] Or you can just use the [[http://www.wowhead.com/item=20397/ pirate wand.]]

* The game manual artwork for the first ''[[VideoGame/{{Metroid 1}} Metroid]]'' showed the SpacePirates as aliens sporting this outfit. Counts as EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, as all later ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games portray them as humanoid arthropods with some basic armor at most.
* The pirates in the various ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' games all share parts of these traits. The GhostPirate in ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'' looks pretty much as you'd expect him to, and Captain Coin from ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'' has the hat, the eye patch and the hook hand among various other pirate traits. Captain Skull in ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'' has this look, except with a giant cannon in place of one hand and a grappling hook for the other. And while those three are the ones with the most traditional pirate garb, even the other pirates in the series have them to some degree. Captain Syrup has the clothes and sometimes the hat, the Badineros from ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' have the bandanas and cutlasses and the Shake King looks like a mix between a pirate, a viking and a traditional EvilOverlord.

* Present in ''VideoGame/CaptainMorganeAndTheGoldenTurtle''. Morgane's childhood home actually has a rack of peg legs, left from prominent pirate ancestors. Also, one of the crew members Morgane recruits makes it a condition of the hire that she buy him a gold earring so that he can look the part of a pirate.
* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' plays with this trope adding fantasy elements to it. Vyse has a glass eye-patch that can been used to zoom in, Drachma has a robotic arm (that has a hook-like add-on), Guilder has his pet parrot (called Willy), the ensemble cast is covered with large jackets, buckles and stripes, and after finishing the game Fina changes her clothes to this with her LivingWeapon gaining a standard eye-patch.
* Woodlegs from ''VideoGame/DontStarve: Shipwrecked'' has, as the name suggests, ''two'' wooden legs, on top of a bicorne hat and a SeadogBeard.
* [[PirateGirl Captain Scarlett]] (she of the Pirate's Booty) in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' DLC dresses as you would expect, complete with a hook hand; about the only things that aren't fairly typical are a bionic eye standing in for an eyepatch, and slightly more modern piercings than most pirates. Of note, the hook hand is in a game where multiple characters (Gaige, Sir Hammerlock, and Wilhelm, to name just three) have fully functional bionic limbs; Scarlett is apparently so dedicated to the aesthetic that she's willing to overlook that.

* ''VideoGame/GingerBeyondTheCrystal'': One of the outfits [[PlayerCharacter Ginger]] can wear is a pirate's outfit. In includes a tri-corner hat, an eyepatch, and a coat.

* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'' has [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level2/level-2-6/ Plaidbeard,]] a rare hatless example. Notably, his crew is dressed in the standard breeches/bandana/stripy shirt.
* ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' uses fancy hats to identify its pirates.
* When ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'''s characters celebrate UsefulNotes/TalkLikeAPirateDay, [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp09192007.shtml they wear standard pirate costumes.]]

* ''Webcomic/FurryExperience'' has a restaurant called Pirate Pizza Place, where the crew all dress as...all together now...Pirates!

* ''Webcomic/TheBackOBeyond'' is a fantasy webcomic about pirates, so this trope is in place.
* ''Webcomic/BoyAndDog'': For [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween]], Murphy is seen dressed in a pirate hat and eye patch.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In "Mizzen in Action", a crew of predictably-dressed pirates accidentally imbibe some Chemical X to become the [[VillainOfTheWeek Villains of the Week]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Shown on the cover of ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' that Bart tries to BS his way through a book report of.
-->''Well, as Mrs. Krabappel already mentioned, the name of the book that I read was ''Treasure Island''. It's about these pirates, ''(Looks at the illustrated cover of the book.)'' pirates with patches over their eyes, ''(Looks at cover.)'' and shiny gold teeth, ''(Looks at cover.)'' and green birds on their shoulders. Did I mention this book was written ''(Looks at cover.)'' by a guy named Robert Louis Stevenson? ''(Looks at cover.)'' And published by the good people at [=McGraw=]-Hill. So, in conclusion, on the Simpson scale of one to ten--ten being the highest, one being the lowest and five being average--I give this book a nine.''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'':
** Patchy the Pirate and the Flying Dutchman.
** In "Aargh!", Mr. Krabs goes treasure hunting with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick dressed in fancy pirate captain duds, and gives his two underlings some pirate wear to match. [=SpongeBob=] puts on two peg legs and calls himself Peggy the Pirate, while Patrick wears eyepatches on both eyes as Blindbeard the Pirate.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In one of the ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' shorts, Cosmo and Wanda dress up in the traditional garb while playing pirate.

* Buccaneer boots or thigh-high boots (the latter is often associated with [[PirateGirl female pirates]] in particular)

* The field and battle sprites for the Pirate class in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series have bandannas. Most recruitable pirates have them too. Exceptions are Geese from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Binding Blade]]'' (who has a BadassLongcoat) and Briggid from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', who was a pirate captain by profession but a Sniper by class.

* ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' is the TropeCodifier thanks to Captain Long John Silver. He's got a parrot and is missing a leg, though the original and some of the adaptations don't give him a peg leg, he just hobbles around on a crutch.
** The pegleg at the knee (when Silver's amputation is said to be much higher) is probably an example of PragmaticAdaptation, from multiple stage and screen adaptations--it's much easier to mock up on an able-bodied actor than a whole missing leg.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Di adopts a leather pants and corset with an oversized jacket paired with big golden hooped earrings and a bandana tied around her head as the head of a rebellion labeled as pirates, and partakes in piracy stealing slaves, ships and other goods from the Sangtee Empire on a large scale. She's freeing the slaves and using those goods to provide for them.