Buccaneer (Final Fantasy)

The Buccaneer, also known as the KYZOKU or Privateer, is an enemy in Final Fantasy. It can be encountered at sea. It is not a threat to the party, and can be easily defeated with a barrage of physical blows. It is a good source of gil for an early enemy.
==Stats==
==Formations==
;Pixel remaster
Number	Enemies 	Can flee?	Musical theme	Location	Rate/1000
 	Buccaneer x5	 	Battle 	Sea 	70
 	Buccaneer x3	 	Battle 	Sea 	60
 	Buccaneer x1	 	Battle 	Dummied 	
;Other releases
Number	Enemies 	Maximum	Can flee?	Ambush%	Musical theme	Location	Rate/64
 	Buccaneer x1-5	9 small	 	4 	Battle 	Sea 	12
==AI script==
Action	Probability	Probability
Action	PR 	Other releases
Attack	96.15% 	100%
Flee 	3.85% 	Morale check
;Morale check
# Fear	Morale	Max level 50 	Max level 50 	Max level 50 	Max level 99 	Max level 99 	Max level 99
# Fear	Morale	Min flee level	100% flee level	% at max level	Min flee level	100% flee level	% at max level
0 	106 	14 	39 	100% 	27 	77 	100%
1 	66 	1 	19 	100% 	1 	37 	100%
2 	26 	1 	1 	100% 	1 	1 	100%
== Etymology ==
Buccaneer is called パイレーツ, pairētsu, 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.
== Related enemies ==
* Pirate
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy
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