Pirate/Legends

"You'll make a space-pirate yet!"

- Han Solo

The term pirate referred to the variety of rogues that were scattered across the galaxy who would attack, rob or commandeer ships as they saw fit.

History
While their actions were inherently illegal, the morals of various pirates varied considerably. Some were cutthroat brigands who were petty murderers or thieves, but others, such as Nym, had a set of morals that prohibited killing the innocent, and generally restricted their actions to the rich. Other pirates, referred to as "privateers", operated under the sanction of governments or organizations like the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Privateers tended to hold themselves to a more "civilized" standard than other pirates, and restricted their activities to specific targets. Most pirates were orphans or citizens that were unemployed because of either being uneducated or having a lust for adventure, riches or anarchy.

Indeed, on a few occasions, pirates have pulled through to help the galaxy as a whole. Nym himself aided the Naboo around the time of the Battle of Naboo by destroying a Trade Federation droid foundry on Eos, and helping the Naboo resistance hold off an army attempting to flank the Gungans on the Naboo plains.

A popular weapon of space pirates was the ion cannon. The ion cannon could disable an entire ship and therefore would be easier to board and loot. Pirate gangs operated as two groups: the boarding group and the attack group. The attack group would disable the ship and its weapons and the boarding group would board the ship to steal or plunder whatever they could find (credits, chronos, comlinks and blasters).

Some pirates lent their services to other organizations, such as the Rebel Alliance or the Zann Consortium.

The most identifiable symbol of the pirate was the Blazing Claw.

Organizations

 * Aquaris Freeholders
 * Ay'Nat
 * Binayre Pirates
 * Black Hole Pirates
 * Black Sun Pirates
 * Blacklight Pirates
 * BloodScars
 * Blue Star Pirates
 * Bonestar Pirates
 * Cavrilhu Pirates
 * Chorran shipjackers
 * Des'maric Pirates
 * The Exchange
 * Eyttyrmin Batiiv
 * Hawk-bat Independent Space Force
 * Hiitite Ravagers
 * Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang
 * Hurrim
 * Invids
 * Khuiumin Survivors
 * Kliap Pirates
 * Kwapi pirates
 * Lok Revenants
 * Loose Cannon pirates
 * Lorell Raiders
 * Lumini Pirates
 * Merson Pirates
 * Mugaari Pirates
 * Nami
 * Norulac Freebooters
 * Order of Independent Trade
 * Pakuuni Pirates
 * Phosphura Belt Pirates
 * Pirates of Tarnoonga
 * Pirates of Iridium
 * Red Fury Brotherhood
 * Riders of the Maelstrom
 * Rneeki Pirates
 * Redkihl Rokk's Pirates
 * Skyboat Pirates
 * Silent Blades
 * Stark Commercial Combine
 * Tarnished Blades
 * The Scourge
 * TIE Pirates
 * Togorian Pirates
 * Zann Consortium

Individuals

 * Abin-Ral-Xufush
 * Alabar Double Ax
 * Ali Tarrak
 * Amaiza Foxtrain
 * Anet Karl
 * Bar-Kooda
 * Cade Skywalker
 * Celis Mott
 * Crimson Jack
 * Control
 * Dharus
 * Dorok Zalaster
 * Drea Renthal
 * Faarl the Conqueror
 * Finhead Stonebone
 * Gir Kybo Ren-Cha
 * Golov Nakhym
 * Han Solo
 * Hethra Mcgrrrr
 * Hondo Ohnaka
 * Iaco Stark
 * Jolli
 * Kaerobani
 * Kandar
 * Kayso
 * Khwir
 * Kraaken
 * Leonia Tavira
 * Naz Felyood
 * Nym
 * Mirip Pag
 * Opun Mcgrrrr
 * Pao-Neh-Lo
 * Quist
 * Raskar
 * Rav
 * Redkihl Rokk
 * Silver Fyre
 * Reess Kairn
 * Ry-Kooda
 * Toleph-Sor
 * Toxus Li
 * Unidentified pirate leader
 * Urias Xhaxin
 * Venslas Beeli
 * Zothip

Notes and references
Pirat Piraci