Line #127 Franchise/CaptainSabertooth


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3	Cast anchor here last night..."]]
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5	''Captain Sabertooth'' ("Kaptein Sabeltann" in the original Norwegian) is Norway's most famous and beloved pirate. He was first introduced to the Norwegian public in 1990, as the villain of an outdoors musical play at Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park, called ''Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure in Luna Bay''. This play spawned several sequels and spin-off products, and since then Captain Sabertooth been the front and center of one of Norway's most successful multimedia franchises, having starred in movies, TV series, animated films, theater plays, books, comic books, video games and even theme park attractions.
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7	The self-declared "King of the Sea," Captain Sabertooth is the fearless and feared captain of the pirate ship ''The Dark Lady'', and is considered one of the most dangerous pirates on the sea; an impressive feat considering that his bark is considerably worse than his bite, and most of his crew are [[SurroundedByIdiots less than fearsome]]. He switches between being the villain of the story (usually in the earlier stories), a VillainProtagonist, or even an AntiHero (in the later stories).
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9	Most often the real main character of the Captain Sabertooth stories isn't the Captain himself, but his youngest crew member, cabin boy Pinky ("Tiny" in older translations), an orphan brought up by the pirates, and who more than anything wants to prove himself as tough and ruthless as them -- though as early as the first play, ''The Treasure in Luna Bay,'' he ends up a DefectorFromDecadence and siding with the victims instead of the pirates.
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11	Other important characters are the [[HypercompetentSidekick competent]] and [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure polite]] first mate Longfinger, the [[FatIdiot fat and bumbling]] twins Wally and Wimp, the DeadpanSnarker and [[LazyBum slacker]] Benjamin, and the [[LethalChef incompetent ship's cook]] Tully -- and of course Pinky's {{Love Interest\|s}} Veronica of Luna Bay, her Aunt Bessie and the retired sailor Red Rudy. More recent stories have introduced Pinky's friend Ravina, nicknamed "Raven."
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13	The franchise is best known for its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic well-written]] and extremely catchy songs, as well as its character-based comedy and kid-friendly horror.
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15	Notable works in the franchise include:
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17	* [[Theatre/CaptainSabertooth The original stage dramas]].
18	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSabertooth'', the animated movie from 2003.
19	* ''[[Series/CaptainSabertooth Captain Sabertooth --The King Of The Seven Seas]]'', the 26-episode TV series from 2011.
20	* ''[[Film/CaptainSabertooth Captain Sabertooth And The Treasure Of Lama Rama]]'', the live-action theatrical movie from 2014.
21	* ''[[WesternAnimation/CaptainSabertooth Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond]]'', the CGI animated movie from 2019.
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23	Has nothing to do with [[ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} the Marvel character]].
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27	!! Franchise-wide tropes:
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29	* AffablyEvil: Actually, the majority of the pirates have traces of this; while they will plunder, rob and burn without a second thought, most of them are actually fairly decent and friendly guys if you catch them in the right mood.
30	* AllegedLookalikes: Wally and Wimp, in some productions. They're treated as completely identical, but their actors more often than not don't look completely the same (and their actors are usually not even related). It's particularly noticeable in the [[Series/CaptainSabertooth TV series]].
31	* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Wally and Wimp are identical twins, and a RunningGag is that Captain Sabertooth can't tell them apart. Their personalities are similar but not identical; they're both stupid cowards, but as a rule of thumb Wally's more stupid and Wimp is more cowardly (though they do pass the IdiotBall between themselves fairly often). Wally also feels it's his right as the older twin to boss his brother around, and Wimp, as the younger twin, is the biggest MommasBoy.
32	* AnachronismStew: The stories allegedly take place towards the end of the 17th century, but a lot of modern-day references and concepts are included.
33	* AscendedFanboy: His backstory varies a little from production to production, but when it comes up, Pinky is always portrayed as a big admirer of Captain Sabertooth and his men who wanted to be part of the crew for a long time before he was finally granted his wish.
34	** A couple of spin-off stories and at least one made-for-TV movie has the modern-day boy Joachim, a big fan of the Captain Sabertooth franchise, meet the characters and be allowed to join them on their adventures. It's made fairly clear that he's just imagining/dreaming the encounters, though there are a couple of OrWasItADream moments.
35	* ApronMatron: Aunt Bessie.
36	* BadBoss: Captain Sabertooth, just like a ruthless pirate captain should be. He's a relatively mild example compared to many others, mind -- he's more likely to ''threaten'' with horrible punishments than he is to actually carry them out.
37	* BigBrotherBully:
38	** Wally to Wimp, despite only being a few minutes' older.
39	** It varies between productions, but sometimes the pirates in general come across like this to Pinky... though they can also display a bit of BigBrotherInstinct towards him.
40	* BigEater: It's often downplayed because his love of gold and treasure overrides it, and of course because [[LethalChef Tully's cooking can take anyone's appetite away]], but Captain Sabertooth ''loves'' food. One of the most surefire way of getting him on your side, or at least make him willing to listen to you, is to offer him good food, and plenty of it. He lets Bella and Gusto stay at Port Abra because they're great cooks, and he lets Veronica stay on board the Dark Lady when she proves to be able to provide tastier food than Tully's, and Happy Jack gets a job on the Dark Lady when he mentions being an unemployed gourmet chef. Even Pinky's IAmSong contains a verse where he mentions looking for some nice food to bring back to the Dark Lady, because food makes Captain Sabertooth happy.
41	* BlackAndGrayMorality: Surprisingly often for a kids' franchise. It's far less cynical than most instances of the trope, and is softened somewhat by the fact that TokenGoodTeammate Pinky is usually the central character -- but the stories never try to hide that, however charming and entertaining, Captain Sabertooth and his crew are ''not'' good guys. They have absolutely no scruples about stealing, plundering and terrorizing innocent people. The audience still roots for them because without fail, their antagonists are worse... and because the plunderings tend to conveniently take place off-screen so the audience don't get to see the victims. On-screen boardings and plunderings will either ultimately fail with no real harm done to anyone, or they'll involve {{Asshole Victim}}s that almost ''deserve'' being plundered.
42	* BrilliantButLazy: Benjamin is actually one of the smarter and more competent of the crew members, but most often can't be bothered to put in much effort.
43	* BroadStrokes: The franchise's general attitude towards continuity. The TV series is nominally a prelude to the stage plays, but there are several continuity errors between them, and who knows where the 2014 movie fits in. The stage plays can usually be placed into a continuity, except for ''The Hunt for the Magic Diamond,'' which only kindasorta fits in after three revisions that were so thorough that it's almost three separate plays, and even then you have to squint to make it fit (mostly due to the fact that Pinky all of a sudden has a little brother who's not so much as mentioned in the other plays). The animated movies have their own continuity, but even here there are several details that don't really fit between the movies.
44	* BrokenPedestal: Pinky idolizes Captain Sabertooth and wants nothing more than to please him -- though in ''Gory Gabriel's Treasure'' he gets disillusioned with him after the Captain has lied to and used him, going into a furious TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
45	-->"I once thought the great Captain Sabertooth's word meant something, but now I see how wrong I was!"
46	* CatchPhrase:
47	** Captain Sabertooth has a couple, for different situations. If he thinks things aren't happening fast enough, he'll say "I ''hate'' waiting!" When someone slights him or one of his antagonists has the upper hand, he'll always threaten: "My vengeance shall be gruesome and merciless!"
48	** Red Rudy is prone to call out "walk the plank and jump in the sea!" when excited, startled or moved. (In the English dub of the animated movie, his phrase is "call me a mackerel and fry me!")
49	** A little less frequent, but Benjamin, who frequently just loafs around even after he's been given an order, has a tendency to say "Oh, you meant ''now''," or some variation thereof, whenever Captain Sabertooth or Longfinger tell him to get a move on.
50	* CannotSpitItOut: Longfinger, with Rosa. In the TV series, Pinky and Raven try to act as matchmakers, with mixed results.
51	* CasanovaWannabe: Benjamin has a definite eye for the ladies, and at home in Port Abra some of the girls do seem to find him quite charming... but this probably is mostly because he's one of Captain Sabertooth's men and as such a bit of a celebrity who can actually tell stories of the outside world. Whenever he tries to chat up a girl ''outside'' Port Abra he tends to not have much luck at all.
52	* CheerfulChild: Pinky, most notably in the stories that take place during his early childhood. Veronica and Raven as well.
53	** Pinky's younger brother Marco was probably the franchise's original CheerfulChild, back in the early days when Pinky was portrayed as older and more wily. [[CompositeCharacter Post-animated movie, Pinky took on Marco's age and personality]], which is probably why Marco only appears in one stage play (and the TV movie based on said play). When the play was adapted into an animated movie and Marco re-entered the franchise, his personality had changed; while still the younger brother, he'd taken on some of the original Pinky's wiliness and JerkWithAHeartOfGold traits.
54	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Benjamin's brother Odin. He's still listed on official character pages as part of the crew, but he hasn't actually appeared in any productions since the early 2000s. (He vanished from the stage plays around the time when Tully came to prominence... perhaps not surprisingly since it was Odin's actor who first played Tully on-stage.)
55	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Tully the cook, especially when it comes to cooking.
56	* TheComicallySerious: Longfinger, on occasion. Unlike most of the other characters, he's rarely played for comedy -- on the occasions when he is, it's generally this trope.
57	* CompositeCharacter: Pinky, in the later stories, has pretty much taken on the personality and traits of his brother Marco (see CousinOliver below).
58	* CousinOliver: An interesting case here is Pinky's younger brother Marco. He was introduced pretty much out of nowhere in the third stage play, ''The Hunt for the Magic Diamond,'' and in the play's original version he's very notably younger than Pinky(who at the time was still portrayed as being in his teens) and portrayed as a wide-eyed CheerfulChild who idolizes Captain Sabertooth. However, Marco only appears in that one stage play (as well as in the TV movie ''The Dream of Captain Sabertoooth's Kingdom,'' which is partially based on said play) and subsequent stories don't so much as mention him... but his personality and even age was transferred over to Pinky. The result being that when the play was {{Retool}}ed later on to fit better with the later characterizations and iron out the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness bits, it was a lot like having two Pinkys in the same story. The animated movie, which came out much later and re-introduced Marco to the franchise avoided this by turning Marco into a self-centered but ultimately goodhearted JerkWithAHeartOfGold, much like the original Pinky had been.
59	* DamselInDistress: Veronica, on a few occasions -- though not nearly as often as you might think. While hardly an ActionGirl, she is more likely to be a SpannerInTheWorks than she is to be in need of saving.
60	* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters have traces of this, but Benjamin, who often annoys the others with his comments, is probably the most obvious example.
61	* TheDeterminator: If there's one thing that defines Captain Sabertooth other than his greed for gold and treasure, it's his absolute refusal to give up. The exception to the rule is if he encounters [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes ghosts]]; then he immediately loses his nerve and surrenders or flees... but just about any other hardship, danger or opponent will just get him to redouble his efforts and come on even stronger.
62	* DisappearedDad: Some of the stories focus on Pinky's search for his father Morgan, one of Captain Sabertooth's men who vanished without a trace and left only his infant son.
63	* DisguisedInDrag: Benjamin does this on occasion, sometimes getting stuck with Tully as "her" husband. It varies from production to production whether he likes doing it or not.
64	* DubNameChange: Just about all the characters apart from Benjamin have had their names changed in the English version. A list of the more central characters and their Norwegian names compared to their English names:
65	-->Kaptein Sabeltann: Captain Sabertooth.
66	-->Langemann: Longfinger.
67	-->Pinky: Pinky. (Originally his name was translated as "Tiny" but from 2014 and forward English translations keep his name as "Pinky.")
68	-->Pelle: Wally.
69	-->Pysa: Wimp.
70	-->Benjamin: Benjamin.
71	-->Skalken: Tully.
72	-->Sunniva: Veronica.
73	-->Tante Bassa: Aunt Bessie.
74	-->Røde Ruben: Red Rudy.
75	-->Grusomme Gabriel: Gory Gabriel.
76	-->Ravn: Raven.
77	* EndingTheme: While the most ''iconic'' song of the franchise is ''The Pirates Are Coming'' from the very first play... the most ''repeated'' song in the various stage plays, movies, and other productions is the ending theme, [[https://youtu.be/r5C-mDt_o6g ''I'll Always Keep Searching'']]. This song is sung by Captain Sabertooth and the pirates at the end of every stage production while the cast bows to the audience, and it's usually the song played over the closing credits of the movies. It's essentially a promise/threat from Captain Sabertooth that you haven't seen the last of him.
78	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: While not the baddest of the bad, Wally and Wimp are very devoted to their mother Malena. Wimp in particular is a bit of a MommasBoy and is repeatedly called out by Wally for it.
79	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Captain Sabertooth is a ruthless, greedy BadBoss who thinks nothing of plundering and burning, or threatening people with murder, but he won't break a promise (though he may use roundabout words so that he technically never made the promise in the first place) or abandon a crewmember in need.
80	* EvilLaugh: Hoo boy, this is ''everywhere,'' especially in the stage plays. Captain Sabertooth himself is the most frequent example, but just about every single pirate (except for Pinky and Tully) occasionally joins in on the evil laughing. Antagonists such as Happy Jack also frequently laugh evilly.
81	* {{Expy}}: Happy Jack, the replacement cook and ultimate antagonist from ''Captain Sabertooth and Gory Gabriel's Treasure'' who walks with a limp and needs a crutch, is a slightly toned-down, less complex [[Literature/TreasureIsland Long John Silver]]. The main difference between them is that while Long John is an AffablyEvil guy whose friendship with the protagonist is genuine, with Happy Jack [[FauxAffalyEvil everything is an act]]. He makes like he's a friend to Pinky, but when it comes down to it he couldn't care less about him -- and where Long John really does need a crutch because he only has one leg, Happy Jack's legs are actually perfectly healthy and he only uses the crutch to make himself seem more harmless.
82	* EyepatchOfPower: Completely averted with Wally and Wimp, who both have eyepatches but are still bumbling and nonthreatening comedy relief.
83	* TheGadfly: Benjamin has traces of this; he's often seen teasing and annoying people just for the hell of it.
84	* GoldFever: Red Rudy's main character flaw. Allegedly Captain Sabertooth's as well, though in his case it comes across as more of a driving force than a flaw.
85	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Both Pinky and Veronica.
86	* HakunaMatata: Several of the songs the pirates sing are about the cheerful and carefree life as a pirate.
87	* HookHand: Benjamin's lesser-known brother Odin has one. In his earlier appearances, like the animated movie, Benjamin has one too, but later on, after he becomes a more major character, he's portrayed with two normal hands.
88	* HypercompetentSidekick: Longfinger is by far the smartest and most competent of Captain Sabertooth's crew, and possibly just a little smarter and more competent than the Captain himself.
89	* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Averted with Wally and Wimp in most of the comic, books and illustrations; they look and dress exactly alike. A few comics and books, however, have differed between them by giving Wally a red headband and Wimp a blue one -- and of course in the stage plays and live-action movies/TV series the actors who portray them are generally not completely identical.
90	* LaughablyEvil: Captain Sabertooth, for all his in-universe reputation as the worst of the worst, is actually a pretty comical character whose bark is far worse than his bite.
91	* LargeHam: A few characters are this, but none more than Captain Sabertooth himself -- especially when played by his creator and original actor, Terje Formoe.
92	** The third, and current, Captain Sabertooth is actually played as sightly more subdued and less hammy, though he has his moments.
93	* LazyBum: Benjamin, who's always lazing around, sleeping (or doing [[AnachronismStew Sudoku]]) when he's supposed to be working. If he ''can'' shift his duties onto someone else, he ''will'' try -- with little or no thought about whether they are actually capable of doing the job or not.
94	* LethalChef: Tully, whose specialty is rat soup with cockroaches and earthworms, and whose further approach to cooking is basically "toss everything and anything that looks like it might be edible into the pot, stir well, boil and serve."
95	* LovableCoward: The aptly-named Wimp. His twin brother Wally is a ''little'' braver, but not much.
96	* LoveableRogue: Most of the pirates qualify as this, especially in the stories where they're the protagonists. The exceptions are Pinky, who is more a straight-up hero who happens to be on the side of lawlessness, and Captain Sabertooth himself, who has a few too many moments of genuine villainy.
97	* MundaneFantastic: There are certainly fantastic elements in this world, such as ghosts, witches and wizards, magic and wish-granting diamonds, but they often don't get a lot of attention.
98	* TheNoseKnows: Captain Sabertooth can smell gold and riches, at a long distance.
99	* NotAMorningPerson: [[WordOfGod According to creator and original actor Terje Formoe]], Captain Sabertooth doesn't like mornings; he thrives more during the night. One of the picture-books for younger children is essentially about the Captain's morning routines, and how getting up in the morning is his least favorite thing in the world.
100	* NotSoSafeHarbor: Port Abra, on the island known as "The Invisible Land" is a classic "Booty Bay" type; here's where the pirates live when not out on the sea, and are treated as heroes and protectors by the rest of the populace. The TV series largely takes place here.
101	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Raven. Her real name is Ravina, but after Pinky nicknamed her "Raven," that's what everyone calls her -- even her parents.
102	* ParentalBonus: The stage shows are packed with these, including a lot of references that are a ''lot'' funnier for the parents than for the children.
103	* ParentalSubstitute: Longfinger acts as a father figure to the orphaned Pinky. It's especially clear in the TV series, where it's also revealed that Rosa tries to be a mother figure to him and is the one who looks after Pinky when Longfinger is busy (though Pinky claims that he looks after himself more often than not).
104	* {{Pirate}}: The franchise is based around pirates. Captain Sabertooth and his men have the in-universe reputation of Type 1 (scourge of the seas, enemies of all humanity), but are actually closer to Type 2 (more harmless and goofy than their reputation).
105	** ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Completely averted. While plunderings and boardings usually take place off-stage, and are most often talked about rather than shown, they definitely do happen. The first animated movie is a rare example where we get to see the pirates attacking another ship, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKX9lE84sY though with a cheerful song and a bit of comical bumbling.]]
106	* PirateBooty: A large part of the franchise. There's lots of treasure everywhere, and though Captain Sabertooth's treasure chamber at Port Abra remains the biggest and most impressive collection of treasure anywhere, he still never stops his search for more gold.
107	* PirateGirl: In the franchise's early days, mostly thanks to Captain Sabertooth's HeManWomanHater tendencies and refusal to allow women on board, there weren't any female pirates. In later years, though, the Captain seems to have relaxed his position on women slightly, and a handful of pirate girls have showed up from time to time -- most notably Freya and Dina from Port Abra, and of course the nameless pirate girl who acts as the protagonist of the play ''Captain Sabertooth's Pirate Party.''
108	* PirateParrot: Surprisingly, there's an almost complete lack of them in the franchise. The animated movies have a couple (one of them acting as an alarm clock on board the Dark Lady), and in the TV series a cockatoo appears in one episode (as the pet of a fugitive) but other than that there's not a parrot to be found anywhere.
109	* PunnyName: Though too subtle for children to pick up on, at least Norwegian ones, "Pinky" is "the world's smallest/youngest pirate". Longfinger, for his part, is named for the middle finger.
110	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Captain Sabertooth is ''definitely'' not an example, but his first mate and second-in-command Longfinger is. Though a stern, no-nonsense guy who doesn't suffer fools gladly (and doesn't hold back from the occasional evil-doings) he's unfailingly polite, actually pretty understanding when it comes down to it, and often counteracts Captain Sabertooth's BadBoss tendencies.
111	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Usually downplayed and presented in such a way that it might not even be true, but there are occasional hints that the pirates ''may'' be this. There are in-universe rumors that Captain Sabertooth has sailed the seas for centuries -- though this could simply be a rumor with no basis in fact. In the first stage play, Wally says he's been a pirate for 250 years -- but the same stage play also reveals that he can't count. There's always an explanation, and yet the hints add up after a while, and there ''is'' an air of mystery over the pirates that might occasionally make you wonder.
112	* RecursiveAdaptation: The animated movie is adapted from the two original stage plays, with some extra characters and plot twists thrown in. The stage play ''Captain Sabertooth and Gory Gabriel's Treasure'' is in turn adapted from the animated movie, changed around a bit to work better for theater.
113	* RedOniBlueOni: Longfinger is the calm, ReasonableAuthorityFigure Blue Oni to Captain Sabertooth's temperamental BadBoss Red Oni. Just how big the difference is tends to vary between media, though.
114	* SettingOffSong: The light, bouncy ''Are You Ready?'' is sung by Captain Sabertooth (Longfinger in the most recent production of ''Gory Gabriel's Treasure'') and the crew, and is all about preparing for the next adventure.
115	* SillySong: ''Wally and Wimp's Duel'' for the entire franchise. An almost as silly song is the birthday song, which was sung by Veronica in its original performance, but in later years became one of Benjamin's signature songs.
116	* TheSlacker: Benjamin, who is often found just loafing around or asleep on guard duty, and takes any excuse to shirk his duties.
117	* TheStoic: Longfinger is usually a calm and collected man seldom driven to extreme emotions.
118	* SupremeChef: Aunt Bessie, who runs the inn at Luna Bay, is a renowned cook whose food is described as the best ever -- then again, for some of the characters the alternative is [[LethalChef Tully's cooking]].
119	** Gusto and Bella from the TV series, who run the inn at Abra Port, are from India and are hailed to be Bombay's best cooks. Captain Sabertooth at least praises their Chicken Tikka Masala.
120	** And Malena Pirate is also a great cook (when she isn't [[FryingPanOfDoom using her frying pan to hit people with]]). She even briefly became the official ship's cook on the Dark Lady, but her forceful personality clashed too much with Captain Sabertooth's and she ended up getting sacked.
121	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The TV series ''Captain Sabertooth, King of the Sea'' takes place before Pinky becomes a pirate, and as such Veronica doesn't appear. In her stead is the UsefulNotes/{{India}}n girl Raven (her real name is Ravina), the daughter of innkeepers Gusto and Bella. She fulfills a similar role as Pinky's best (and more sensible) friend -- though notably without the romantic overtones.
122	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Longfinger, easily the most elegant and charming of Captain Sabertooth's men. His IAmSong is about how he uses his good looks and natural charm to catch people off-guard and steal their treasures.
123	* TerribleTrio: In the very first story, ''The Treasure of Luna Bay,'' Captain Sabertooth forms one with Pinky and Wally, being the hands-on boss to the eager-but-bumbling Wally and the clever-but-reluctant Pinky. In later stories, more pirates are introduced, some of whom become major characters, and the trope never applies to the pirates again.
124	** Other {{Terrible Trio}}s make appearances in later productions, such as Happy Jack and his two henchmen, or the Count of Gral's three stooges.
125	* ThatPoorCat: At one point in the TV series, Longfinger is sitting at a table at the inn with Rosa, and rather nervously takes off his hat and throws it off-screen. Apparently it knocks over a stack of dishes, because the next we hear is the sound of dishes breaking and a cat yowling.
126	* ThoseTwoGuys: Wally and Wimp, whose main function is providing comedy relief.
127	* TreasureMap: The franchise is ''full'' of these, usually with some cryptic message or riddle that needs to be interpreted or solved correctly. The odds on whether they lead to a WorthlessTreasureTwist is about fifty-fifty.
128	* TrueCompanions: The pirates are like a family, for better or for worse. The crewmembers fight and bicker and make fun of each other, sometimes they try to outright cheat or snub one another, while Captain Sabertooth bosses them around and threatens to make them walk the plank if they don't pull themselves together; Pinky is often overlooked and gets the worst jobs... but at the end of the day, they all have each other's backs and ''will'' band together in the face of adversity.
129	* UndyingLoyalty: Captain Sabertooth demands this from his pirates. Loyalty is the trait he values over all, which is probably why pirates like Wally, Wimp and Benjamin remain on his crew year after year -- they may not be the most efficient crew and engage in far too much tomfoolery and lazing about for his tastes, but their loyalty is unquestioned. Longfinger, who is utterly faithful and devoted to his Captain, is also the ''only'' person who can freely contradict or even talk the Captain into changing his mind, without fear of repercussion.
130	* UnusualEuphemism: As a result of being in a kid-friendly franchise, but also as a sign of his huge ego, Captain Sabertooth occasionally uses ''his own name'' as a swear word. Most common is when he sneers: "What the Sabertooth is this?"
131	* UltimateJobSecurity: Tully is the worst chef on the seven seas, and though Captain Sabertooth is always complaining about the food and talking about getting a ''competent'' ship's cook, somehow Tully always ends up keeping his job -- or getting it back, when it turns out that the replacement cook is either a traitor (Happy Jack), more annoying than Tully (Malena Pirate) or just on the ship temporarily (Veronica).
132	* VillainProtagonist: Captain Sabertooth, when he's not being an AntiHero or a straight-up villain.
133	* WalkThePlank: One of Captain Sabertooth's favorite things to threaten his crew with. Often the fate of antagonistic characters.
134	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Ghosts are the only thing Captain Sabertooth is afraid of. He's almost completely fearless in the face of pretty much everything else... but if he encounters a ghost (or just what he thinks is a ghost), he loses all his nerve.
135	* WillTheyOrWontThey: Rudy and Aunt Bessie in the two original plays. [[spoiler: They do.]] Longfinger and Rosa in the TV series.
136	* WomenAreWiser: Veronica is altogether more sensible than Pinky is, and Aunt Bessie is likewise notably smarter than Red Rudy. Raven zig-zags around the trope and occasionally subverts it; while she's on the whole more level-headed than Pinky, she has plenty of moments when she's being the foolish one of the two.
137	* WorthlessTreasureTwist: Happens a number of times in a number of plays, stories and movies; the pirates think they've found the most invaluable treasure but it turns out to be something else that has a different kind of value.
138	* YesMan: Wally to Captain Sabertooth.

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