History Main / APirate400YearsTooLate

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'': [[CaptainColorbeard Burger-Beard]] clearly doesn't belong in the movie's modern United States coastal town setting. In fact, his pirate ship has wheels on it and doubles as a food truck.

* ''WesternAnimarion/DextersLaboratory'' has an episode where [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]] and his crew of merry swashbucklers, all dressed like classical pirates, kidnap Dee Dee. They serve mostly [[FishOutOfWater to contrast]] Dexter's [[ScienceHero robots and missiles]] with old-fashioned guns and plunder.

* Franchise/TheDCU:
** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

*** In one [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] story, Franchise/{{Batman}} fights a one-shot villain called Blackbeard, who styles himself after the historical Blackbeard.
** ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': The "Trial of Superman" arc has a character named Freelance, a bounty hunter who travels space in an 18th century-style pirate ship, complete with holographic figurehead changeable to whatever female he happens to be attracted to. He enjoys letting enemies onto his ship simply to throw them off, fighting with a sword, and sports an eyepatch.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Wonder Woman once faced a husband and wife team that lead a group of (mostly women) [[SkyPirates air pirates]] who operated out of a small fleet of aircraft. While most of the group was well adapted to "modern" (1940s) times the husband styled himself after an old-timey pirate and went by [[CaptainColorbeard Captain Redbeard]]. Amusingly their fight attracted the attention of a {{Clock Roach|es}} that then put the pirates, Diana, ComicBook/SteveTrevor, ComicBook/EttaCandy, and the Holliday Girls back in the more appropriate time period for a swashbuckling confrontation on the high seas.

* Franchise/MarvelUniverse: ''ComicBook/SubMariner'': Commander Kraken, a foe of Namor's. His arsenal includes an electrified HookHand, a rocket-powered SeaDogPegLeg, and an electrified cutlass. His vehicle of choice was a Brigantine called "The Albatross". This old-style pirate ship could transform into a sleek golden high-powered submarine.
* ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory2005'': The Subway Pirates fought by the Manhattan Guardian. In the subways of Manhattan, homeless citizens have banded together creating "pirate gangs", most notably the rival factions belonging to [[CaptainColorbeard No-Beard and All-Beard]]. They adopt the trappings of classic pirates and ride pirate trains through the subway system: sometimes attacking subway stations to capture slaves.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "[[Recap/SouthParkS13E7Fatbeard Fatbeard]]", after hearing about the recent increase in piracy in Somalia and thinking this to mean that the age of Caribbean-style pirates is coming back, Cartman decides to go and live there (along with Butters, Clyde, Kyle's little brother Ike, and one of the ginger kids, that latter of whom Cartman quickly kicks out for being ginger, since Cartman believes they have no souls). Kyle and Stan realize what an incredibly stupid idea this is, but instead play up his fantasy, encouraging him to go, hoping that he will be killed along the way. Cartman is disgusted to learn that [[RuthlessModernPirates modern Somali pirates]] are "a disgrace to Blackbeard", and tries to get them to act more traditional. He actually makes some progress for a little bit...until the United States military gets involved due to thinking the Somalis kidnapped the kids and subsequently [[CurbStompBattle wipes them all out]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome with modern weaponry.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': The pirates in "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E6GhostsOfTheSargasso Ghosts of the Sargasso]]". Much like the ''Jonny Quest'' example above, they try to use trickery to pose as ghosts in order to scare merchant vessels away from their ship. Unfortunately, this plan immediately goes to pot when Brock kills one of them. The pirates also learned the hard way that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome nobody sails galleons full of gold doubloons across the sea anymore]], and the only booty they've been able to steal so far has been a shipment for Toys R' Us, medical supplies from a Red Cross boat, and a cargo can full of L'eggs Eggs.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': The pirates in "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E6GhostsOfTheSargasso Ghosts of the Sargasso]]". Much like the Jonny Quest example above, they try to use trickery to pose as ghosts in order to scare merchant vessels away from their ship. Unfortunately, this plan immediately goes to pot when Brock kills one of them. The pirates also learned the hard way that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome nobody sails galleons full of gold doubloons across the sea anymore]], and the only booty they've been able to steal so far has been a shipment for Toys R' Us, medical supplies from a Red Cross boat, and a cargo can full of L'eggs Eggs.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc The Last Saskatchewan Pirate]] Tractor Jack became one of these (on the Saskatchewan River) due to a lack of jobs and an unwillingness to accept government buyouts, unemployment insurance, or welfare. And all while covering Music/TheArrogantWorms, too. Just for clarity, the music video shows that Tractor Jack isn't even sailing the Saskatchewan... It's frozen over so he drives his pick-up truck and raids the other farmer's trucks as if they were Spanish Treasure ships.

* "Rhymin & Stealin" by the Music/BeastieBoys is a BoastfulRap combining [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy classic piratical references]] with modern ones.

* ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiers'': The Subway Pirates fought by the Manhattan Guardian. In the subways of Manhattan, homeless citizens have banded together creating "pirate gangs", most notably the rival factions belonging to [[CaptainColorbeard No-Beard and All-Beard]]. They adopt the trappings of classic pirates and ride pirate trains through the subway system: sometimes attacking subway stations to capture slaves.

*** The villains Captain Stingaree and Cap'n Fear. Somewhat subverted in the case of Cap'n Fear and his crew, as Detective Harvey Bullock doesn't find them funny or charming at all ("I hate them [[{{Malaproper}} swishbucklers]].") and ''one of Fear's own men'' mutters about how he's getting "sick of this Popeye rap" (though he promptly changes his mind once the DarkChick threatens to slit his throat).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': The pirates in "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E6GhostsOfTheSargasso Ghosts of the Sargasso]]". Much like the Jonny Quest example above, they try to use trickery to pose as ghosts in order to scare merchant vessels away from their ship. Unfortunately, this plan immediately goes to pot when Brock kills one of them. The pirates also learned the hard way that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome nobody sails galleons full of gold doubloons across the sea anymore]], and the only booty they've been able to steal so far has been a shipment for Toys R' Us, medical supplies from Red Cross boat, and a cargo can full of L'eggs Eggs.

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': In ''Shaitan Baidi,'' one of the people the ''Lagoon'' is transporting is a woman who is, or believes herself to be, a direct descendant of the infamous Captain Morgan...and dresses the part.