Pirate (trope)

Some fandoms, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, One Piece, or Black Sails, are pirate-y in canon. 
Other fandoms feature characters as pirates in Alternate Universes. 
Space pirates is a particularly popular subgenre. The genre is loosely linked with the Age of Sail fandom.
== Examples of Pirate Fandoms ==
* Pirates of the Caribbean
* One Piece
* Black Sails
* Our Flag Means Death
* Once Upon a Time - specifically Killian Jones/Captain Hook
* Treasure Island
* Treasure Planet
* Peter Pan - specifically Captain Hook and the crew of the Jolly Roger
* Descendants - specifically Hook's son, Harry Hook
* Mouretsu Pirates
* Space Pirate Captain Harlock
* Black Fire - Star Trek: TOS pro novel in which Spock becomes a space pirate
* Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
== Common Tropes ==
*Found family
*Enemies to lovers
== Fandom ==
* International Talk Like a Pirate Day
=== Zines ===
* No Quarter Given - Newsletter and resource zine 
===Pirates in Fanfiction===
* Works tagged Pirates at Archive of Our Own.
* Works tagged Space Pirates at AO3.
*The Pirate Big Bang (2012)
*Swashbuckle-a-thon (2006)
=== Archives/Webrings ===
* The Pirate Ring
==Example Fanworks==
===Sea Pirates===
BTS
*The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia. Historical pirate and Magic AU. The most popular work in the Pirates AU tag on AO3.
==== Disney ====
* The Legend of The Wisp by DisneyDame88 - a Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons Pirate AU (2014)
Dragonball Z
*Some Sunny Day, by memlu. A Bulma/Vegeta fic set in Cross Epoch, the canon AU crossover between DBZ and One Piece.
==== Game of Thrones ====
* The Northern Pirate by TheAsexualScorpio (Jon Snow/Sansa Stark) (2016)
Harry Potter
*The Prize, by magpie_fngrl. A Drarry historical pirate AU.
* "Hey, It's Can(n)on" by Tom Smith - song about Hermione Granger the Pirate Queen, arising from Hermione's birthday occurring on International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
The Magicians
*Saltwater by mtothedestiel
Marvel Cinematic Universe
*, a frostiron fic by STARSdidathing (2019)
==== The Professionals ====
* A Madrigal by Jane of Australia (1987)
* Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash by Rachael Sabatini (1997) 
==== Sentinel ====
* Susan's Sentinel Stories CrossOver Edition 5 by Susan Foster. Sentinel/Pirates of the Caribbean anthology. (2000s)
Stargate Atlantis
* The Pirate's Prisoner and sequel The Price of a Pardon by Eildon Rhymer. multimedia historical pirate AU, gen.
==== Star Trek TOS ====
* And a Bottle of Rum by Cynthia Drake - K/S pirate roleplay on the Shore Leave planet. Slash. (1984)
==== Star Wars: The Phantom Menace ====
* Into the Light by Master Elayna. Historical pirate AU. Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan (2000)
Supernatural RPF
*Account of the Progress of the Reformation of Manners on a Caribbean Voyage or The Boy in the Cherry Strip’d Dress by tryfanstone. Historical AU where Jared is a pirate, Jensen is loot, tempting and tempted. (Written for Blindfold SPN.)
==== The X-Files ====
* Pirate Dream by Necessary Angel (2000-ish)
===Space Pirates===
Bandom
*Might I Have a Bit of Earth by shiningartifact (podfic).
*Call Shotgun on my Rocket by sophia_sol
==== Battlestar Galactica ====
* Last of the Pirate Queens by Sharon Monroe - anthology zine 
==== Doctor Who ====
* Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet by David Bishop. Gen novel (2006)
==== Merlin ====
* Shadowlord and Pirate King by Footloose (2013)
==== Marvel Cinematic Universe ====
* Catch a Falling Star by tsukinofaerii (2012)
Stargate Atlantis
* Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves by auburn. (2009-2011)
Star Trek AOS
*Looking for a Place to Happen by wakestosleep. 
==== Star Wars: The Phantom Menace ====
* The Gift of a Hundred Days by Mac. Obi-Wan falls prey to a raiding pirate vessel and is sold to a brothel, while Qui-Gon searches and Xanatos plots. Slash, non-con (2001)
==Pirates in Fanart==
File:Sandh2425.jpg|cover of S and H #23, artist Connie Faddis. A fan in the issue says, "Starsky can pirate me anytime!" (1981)
File:Thepirateand.jpg|cover of the slash Simon and Simon zine The Pirate & the Gentleman by Kathy Lachenauer (1987)
File:Noquartergivenjuly2003.jpg|cover of Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean by Christine Lampe, No Quarter Given (2003)
File:Bob.jpg|cover of the Sentinel and Pirates of the Caribbean crossover Brothers of the Bond (2005)
File:The Pirate's Guide to the Galaxy by runcible.jpg|From Swashbuckle-a-thon, a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-themed fanart by Runcible (2006)
File:Warriors6.jpg|cover of the Sentinel zine Warriors #6, artist Lorraine Brevig (2007)
File:Narouze.jpg|cover of the Pirates of the Caribbean doujinshi Narouze! Pirates (2007)