History Main / DressedToPlunder

* A tricorner hat, bicorner hat (as seen in the page image), cavalier hat, or a bandana wrapped around their head. Occasionally decorated with a JollyRoger.

* ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' wears an eyepatch, a black naval jacket marked with the skull and crossbones, along with an 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.

* Gold hoop earrings and/or a gold tooth.

* Gold hoop earrings and/or a GoldTooth.

* Of the main characters, [[NumberTwo Zoro]] probably dresses closest to the (non-captain) stereotype, at least pre-timeskip. Though, series creator Creator/EiichiroOda uses the most famous elements ''very'' sparingly: thus far there's only been one HookHand (Crocodile), one SeadogPegLeg (Zeff - unless one counts Shiki, who replaced ''both'' his legs with swords), and one eyepatch (one of the [[PiranhaProblem piranha]] from Buggy's cover story; [[https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/One_Para Oda later said]] this was the element he most consciously avoided using throughout the series, because he planned to put it on a character at the ''very'' end).

* ''MonkeyWrench'': Several members of Queen Tyneen's crew of SpacePirates dress like stereotypical buccaneers: her right-hand man Ricket wears a bandana, as do her mass-produced Fodder underlings, and they all wield EnergyWeapons that look like guns from the Age of Sail. Tyneen herself bears few of the stereotypical pirate traits, though she ''does'' have a SwissArmyAppendage of a cybernetic left hand.

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

** The trope is exaggerated intentionally with Meathook, an ex-pirate with ''two'' hook hands, an eyepatch, and a huge skull tattoo on his chest that he can make talk like a ventriloquist.

** Guybrush's archnemesis, the undead pirate [=LeChuck=], plays the trope almost perfectly straight, with the exception of artificial limbs (he's undead, after all). In the second game, Guybrush and [=LeChuck=] are dressed almost the same (with different colors and [=LeChuck's=] signature tricorn notwitstanding) - possibly {{Foreshadowing}} the [[PlotTwist revelation]] that [[spoiler: they are brothers]].

** Despite becoming a bona-fide pirate captain during ''VideoGame/CurseOfMonkeyIsland'', Guybrush's attire actually takes a step ''back'' from the trope. He now wears a puffy shirt but no jacket, a sash instead of a fancy belt, and pretty much the same socks and shoes he wore in the first game. The following games in the series zig-zag some more, but essentially remain within the confines set by the previous games.
** Guybrush's archnemesis, the undead pirate LeChuck, plays the trope almost perfectly straight, with the exception of artificial limbs (he's undead, after all). In the second game, Guybrush and LeChuck are dressed almost the same (with different colors and LeChuck's signature tricorn notwitstanding) - possibly {{Foreshadowing}} the [[TheTwist revelation]] that [[spoiler: they are brothers]].

%%* ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'': Most pirates fit the bill.

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 of the ''justacorps'' style) 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 an ad for [=FreeCreditReport.com=], a man sings the jingle; in his story his credit went to hell and now he has to work as a singing waiter in a pirate-themed restaurant.

* ''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.

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

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' had a crew of pirates led by a captain who even in-universe is described as the spitting image of a stereotypical a pirate. He's armed with a cutlass, has a sinister-looking beard, wears a bicorn hat, an eyepatch, a fancy long-flowing coat, and has a SeadogPegLeg, though in an added bit of realism, he also has to use a crutch to get around. Hilariously and despite all this, he insists that he is ''not'' a pirate but [[InsistentTerminology a legitimate merchant]] since he has given up on raiding and now makes a living selling goods legally (said goods being captured Kushan children as slaves). [[StopBeingStereotypical He also demands his crew refer to him as "Boss" and reacts violently when they call him "Captain."]]

** [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]]: 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.

* The pirates in ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift'' 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.

* ''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.

* [[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 hats, {{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.
* ''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 gathering, rocks a tight WaistcoatOfStyle, flouncy shirt, PaintedOnPants, and thigh high boots.

* Kairi Hojo had swash buckler inspired entrance attire in Wonder Ring STARDOM, which she wore prior to winning the World Of title belt, which had been vacant for a month in 2015.[[/folder]]

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'': The whole Kremling Krew adopts this visual, 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.

* ''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.

** Captain Codswallop wears a pirate hat, gloves, an earring and a monocle.

* ''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.

** Captain Syrup, Wario's recurring pirate nemesis, wears baggy pantaloons, a skull belt buckle, a small top and a bandanna over her long hair.

** ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'': Badineros have the bandanas and cutlasses and the Shake King looks like a mix between a pirate, a viking and a traditional EvilOverlord.

* When Sonya, one of the resident [[TheDitz ditzes]] of ''Webcomic/MenageA3'', needs an eye-patch to protect a black eye, she ends up buying a complete pirate costume -- albeit that it turns out to be a [[SexyWhateverOutfit sexy pirate outfit]]. She then insists on wearing it while [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_am_getting_a_text playing seductive mind-games]] with other cast members.

* ''WebVideo/ManicPixieDreamWife'': Chance is dressed like a stereotypical pirate in episode "I Be Her Bear". He wears a black bandana, an earring and he has a sword.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' gives us Villads, (the "D" is silent) who while [[RetiredOutlaw retired]], is still dressed like a typical pirate with a SeadogBeard, pirate hat, two eyepatches and of course a PirateParrot.

* In one ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' ImagineSpot, the gang finds themselves talking to a crew of pirates, and when one of them demands to know whose crew they're on, they says they're Nanny's crew. Gonzo then goes a bit overboard in describing her as a great pirate, with a patch over both eyes, two hook hands and two peg legs.

** 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.

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 of the ''justacorps'' style) 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.

* ''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 couple examples:

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* ''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.

* ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' and ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]'' blend this with {{Toku}} spandex - the suits are styled like jackets, the helmets are designed to look like bicorns (or a bandana in Silver's case), and the usual SwordAndGun sidearms are a cutlass and flintlock.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'': Faris 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''s SpacePirates dress this way, with accommodations for their BizarreAlienBiology--one pirate has three peg-legs, [[ExtraEyes two eyepatches]], and parrots on three of his four shoulders.

-->''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.''

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'': The Skavengers, a large crew of SkyPirates, all wear eyepatches, earrings and bandanas, and fight with cutlasses. Higher-ranking members also wear black bicorne hats adorned with skull-and-crossbones designs.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonUnite'' has Holowear for the various Pokemon you can use in the game; Captain style Cinderace dresses like this with bicorner hat and naval jacket, which provides [[PiratesVersusNinjas a nice contrast]] with Greninja.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzlePirates'' hits most of the notes.

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

* ''{{VideoGame/Warcraft}}: The boxart for Warcraft 2 features MirroredConfrontationShot with a human in a coat and tricorn hat while the orc opposite has a bandanna and earrings, to advertise the game's newly added naval combat. Despite this, other piratical elements like TalkLikeAPirate are absent.
* 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.
* 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.]]
** At one point a person refers to a pirate port as having "a lot of guys with eye patches, peg legs, and exotic pets, if you know what I mean."

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In [[Recap/DoctorWho2022ESLegendOfTheSeaDevils "Legend of the Sea Devils"]] the Doctor and Yaz are, [[ChangedMyJumper for once]], dressed in period-accurate costume...except for Dan whom Yaz encouraged to dress like a pantomime pirate, apparently as a joke. Fortunately the pirates they encounter are Chinese, who no doubt assume he's just a strangely-dressed foreigner.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In [[Recap/DoctorWho2022ESLegendOfTheSeaDevils "Legend of the Sea Devils"]] the Doctor and Yaz are, [[ChangedMyJumper for once]], dressed in period-accurate costume...except for Dan whom Yaz encouraged to DressForPlunder as a joke. Fortunately the pirates they encounter are Chinese, who probably assume he's just a strangely-dressed foreigner.