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Pirate (海賊(かいぞく), Kaizoku?, lit. Pirate or パイレーツ, Pairētsu?, lit. Pirates), also known as PIRATE, KYZOKU, Privateer, or Buccaneer, is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

Pirate from FFI Pixel Remaster sprite
Buccaneer from FFI Pixel Remaster sprite

Pirate (left) and Buccaneer (right)

The Pirate (かいぞく, Kaizoku?), also known as PIRATE, is an enemy fought at Pravoka after talking to Bikke. Nine are fought together, but have low HP and thus should be of no threat to the player. After defeating them, the player will gain access to the ship. The stronger Buccaneer (パイレーツ, Pairētsu?), also known as KYZOKU or Privateer, can then be encountered while sailing the Aldean Sea.

Final Fantasy II[]

Pirate from FFII Pixel Remaster sprite

Pirate is an enemy fought on Leila's ship in a group of eight. They are of no threat to the player at the point in the game they are fought, however.

Final Fantasy XII[]

Six Pirates are fought alongside Rikken and Elza in Stage 86 of Trial Mode in the Zodiac versions.

The Final Fantasy Legend[]

FFL Gang

The Pirate is an enemy encountered on the 5th floor of the Tower.

Final Fantasy Legend III[]

FFLIII Orc-Orc Beast

The Pirate is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party can transform into.

Final Fantasy Dimensions[]

FFD Pirate

Pirate is an enemy fought at Capo and the Pirate Hideout. They attack using Body Slam and Eye Gouge, but are fairly weak foes despite their large numbers.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

FFBE Pirate Sprite
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Etymology[]

A pirate is a person who commits warlike acts at sea without the authorization of any nation.

In the Japanese version of Final Fantasy, the Pirate is called かいぞく, kaizoku, meaning "sea bandit", and is the primary Japanese term for "pirate" in that sense. The similar palette-swapped enemy Buccaneer is called パイレーツ, pairētsu, which is taken from the English word "pirates", and is used as a more exotic-sounding synonym of the same concept. This has posed issues in translating these two enemy terms into English. The 1990 NES version addressed this by swapping the terms in translation, with kaizoku becoming "Pirate" and pairētsu becoming "Kyzoku" (a phonetic spelling of kaizoku). Later translations have continued translating kaizoku as "Pirate", but pairētsu is since become "Buccaneer" or "Privateer", which are more flowery terms for "pirate" in English, and this keeps with the spirit of the Japanese naming pattern.

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