History Main / TalkLikeAPirate

* Spoofed in ''[[Website/GaiaOnline zOMG!]]'' when an NPC dressed as a pirate disses you in Pirate Speak, and dialogue options include replying in kind. After exchanging enough quips, he says this:

* Website/{{Facebook}} has an English(Pirate) language setting. In this setting, the language choice setting is called "DON'T TOUCH THIS".

* [[SpacePirate Bojack]] in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', since he's still [[SealedEvilInACan stuck in King Kai's planet]] and can't do anything ''except'' talk.

* Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'', in a case of SeinfeldIsUnfunny. We don't bat an eye now at pirates with broad Cornish accents; but at the time, the idea of pirates coming from a peaceful place like Penzance in Cornwall was one of the jokes.

* [[IncrediblyLamePun Arr-verted]] in ''Manga/OnePiece'', shockingly (with the possible exception of Gold Roger...). Though there'll probably be a future character who will abuse this to no end. It's not so shocking: Japanese has no equivalent of the Pirate Talk. Not ''completely'' avoided, though -- Brook's [[VerbalTic special laugh]] is the old-fashioned "Yohohoho!" The English translation of the manga will occasionally add in pirate talk, actually, but not to a great extent.

* The Pirate Captain from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' talks, how else?, like a pirate.

* In ''VideoGame/{{APICO}}'', Skipper talks like a pirate, even if he's a modern-day sailor, and calls you "matey" when you first dock on the APICO islands.

* ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'': Captain Whisker be his name, and thieving be his game!

* In the ''Series/{{Haven}}'' episode "Burned," a little girl uses her CompellingVoice to turn Duke into her playmate. She decides they should play pirates, and of course Duke, the VenturousSmuggler who lives on his cargo boat he uses to transport contraband, affects a flawless accent.

* ''LetsPlay/AfterlifeSMP'': Enigma Lizzie uses a stereotypical pirate accent in her disguise as Captain Lizzie.
-->'''Joel:''' ''(as everyone else laughs)'' [[LampshadeHanging You sound like you're from... Cornwall.]]\\

* ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'': Captain Whisker be his name, and thieving be his game!
-->'''Mini:''' O mighty evil, come fourth into this world!\\
'''Mum:''' Rule the seven seas!\\
'''Mini:''' Justice is not welcome! Kindness is weakness!\\
'''Mun:''' Master of evil, show unto us those mighty whiskers!\\
'''Whisker:''' And so, it is I! The Dread Pirate Whisker! D'arr har har har!!
* ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'' be hangin' a gigantic lampshade on it when the gang runs into some SpacePirates:
-->'''Pirate:''' Harr! Give up yer booty, yer cargo is ours now!\\
'''Rouge:''' Why is he talking like that?\\
'''Sonic:''' Who knows? Just go with it.\\
'''Pirate:''' Hand it over, lubbers! Or ye'll be forced to walk the plank!\\
'''Rouge:''' Seriously. Why would a pirate from another dimension talk like that?\\
'''Pirate:''' Arr, this be just how I talk! Now--\\
'''Rouge:''' This is stupid.\\
'''Pirate:''' Aye. A speech impediment it be. We gonna fight, or not?
* Cubot in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjExSnn-cqE a cutscene]] from ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' when he first gets his voice chip changed.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'':
** The Can of Binarrrca gives you the "Talking Like a Pirate" status effect, which randomly adds "Yarrr", "Arrr", "Avast ye!", or "Ahoy, Matey!" to the end of your messages in chat.
** ''Kingdom of Loathing'' Abuses this to no end. If there's anything to do with pirates that has an ar in it, there will be more r's. even if it is not traditionally associated with pirates, like the Safarrri Hat.
* The MMORPG ''VideoGame/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnline'', bein' run by them scab'rous swabs at Disney, needs to protect the wee young flotsam from the filthy language of other foulmouthed buccaneers, and changes words that aren't "recognized" by the chat servers dictionary into "arrr". (Ye can turn this option off though, making this swashbuckler wonder just what they think they be achievin' with it.)
* Oddly enough, most be averted in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', with the exception of Drachma, the grumpy old fisherman.
* Leila in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' talks like this, but to a far less absurd degree than the infamous case of...
* The first official English translation of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' had Faris speaking like this. The retranslation toned it down to a rougher mode of speech and exclamations like "By the briny beard o' Neptune!"
* The Online multiplayer puzzle game ''VideoGame/PuzzlePirates'' has most of its lines in this style. There's even an option to hide swear words and convert them to piratey swears, like [[ComicBook/{{Tintin}} "Billions of blisterin' barnacles!"]]
* If'n ye be playin' ''VideoGame/SidMeiersPirates'' on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, then all o' the characters in the game, even the comely governors' daughters, be talkin' like this. That's what landlubbers call an EasterEgg, Boyo.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' demo module "Thar be Rats! Yarrr!" It seems Uncle Fester was an ex-piratey.
-->"Yarrr! This here be yer demo of [[RatStomp dat filthy beast der rat]]! Arrr!"
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', where the actual pirates mock the player when they speak like that.
* Redbeard's Ghost in ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo: Night of a Hundred Frights'' does this as his BossBanter.
* Gonzo in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' talks a little bit like this. Subverted in that everyone else on the ship speaks normally, especially Tetra, [[spoiler:which is justified, because you can't have Princess Zelda saying "Arrrhh" after every other sentence. That'd be just ridiculous]].
* ''VideoGame/PaperMario'':
** Averted in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''. The undead pirate Cortez has a Spanish accent, befitting his name.
** Played straight in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''. The Toad captain in Violet Passage speaks with an exaggerated pirate accent. He eventually meets a legendary pirate captain, who tells him to stop talking that way.
-->'''Toad Captain''': So, ye be this... Mario, eh? The Mario who saved this vessel, me crew, and yars truly? Wish I could give ye a reward, but me thanks'll have to do. I owe ye one.
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'', in which a sailor on the ''Milka'' initially speaks to Lewton in stereotypical pirate accent and sea-dog jargon, but quits hamming it up when Lewton calls him on it.
* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' Ragna's Gag Reel, RobotGirl Nu [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot appears as a]] {{Ghost|Pirate}} PirateGirl who's speaking like a ValleyGirl.
-->'''Nu:''' Like, aye-aye, matey!
-->'''Ragna:''' Nu, for the love of god, the valley or the sea... just pick one.
* The Ork freebooterz in ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar: Retribution'', led by Kaptin Bluddflagg, talk not only like pirates (southwest of England), but also like Orks (lower-class Londoners). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtlkiucBCGU The good Kaptin himself occasionally has half an Irish accent]] and is all the more beloved for it.

* ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' features Sly having to visit a town that ''intentionally'' throws itself back to 'pirate times'. The pirates talk like this, and Sly has to imitate it at one point.
* The 1.1 Update for ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' has an option to change your language. Naturally, Pirate Speak is one of the options.
* ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' now features the ability to choose your language, along with Pirate language like the ''Minecraft'' example above.
* Spoofed in ''[[Website/GaiaOnline zOMG!]]'' when an NPC dressed as a pirate disses you in Pirate Speak, and dialogue options include replying in kind. After exchanging enough quips, he says this:
-->"Arrr! Ye win! I've nae more insults!"

* Captain of the Ghost Ship in ''VideoGame/MediEvil'' talks like this, and his mooks' battle cries are made of "arrs" and "yahoors". Sole exception is the ship's first mate, who speaks in more sophisticated tone.
* Averted with Cervantes in the earlier games of ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', but by ''Soul Calibur III'', he too developed a nautical tone with promises of "watery graves".
* Despite pirates not appearing in ''VideoGame/NapoleonTotalWar'', British Admirals have a tendency to say something to the effect of "PREPARE FOR ACTION, YOU SCURVY DOGS!" made especially weird when the admiral saying that is ''Horatio Nelson'' [[note]]Who admittedly had one eye, though he didn't wear an eyepatch[[/note]]. Who has a FowlMouthedParrot...

* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', there is a cheat to make it so every line from Edward's mouth is "full of stereotypical pirate clichés." Otherwise, the trope is mostly [[AvertedTrope averted]], with the Pirates from the British Isles demonstrating a wide range of accents, from Edward's Welsh, to Yorkshire, Norfolk and Irish. The only one who comes close is Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch, who was in RealLife a native Bristolian and therefore probably ''did'' speak like that. His multiplayer incarnation [[InvokedTrope invokes this]]:
-->'''Blackbeard:''' Arrrr! Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! All that pirate drivel the tourists are always asking me to repeat. Bollocks.
* In the [[DownloadableContent DLC]] case of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', the crime scene is a part of the 'Shipshape Aquarium', which has a pirate theme. This runs to a show put on there where every speaking character puts on this pirate accent, which gets ridiculous when talking to the lead of the show when she spontaneously gets into character and pulls out this accent.

* In fitting with the pirate-styled theme of the game, ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' features [[https://youtu.be/25bMQjDCfos?t=13 Klubba]], the guardian of the entrance to the [[BrutalBonusLevel Lost World]], who speaks with a heavy pirate accent. He'll shout threats of death and violence at you, and bat you back with his [[CarryABigStick massive spiked club]] if you try to fight him, but pay his toll and he'll suddenly be your best friend.
-->'''Klubba:''' Now 'ear this, landlubbers! Me name is Klubba, an' to cross this bridge is gonna cost yer many pieces o' eight! An' if yers don't pay up, I'll run yer through like the scurvy dogs ye are, A-harrr!
* The Zoness boss in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' talks like this. He even laughs this way as well:
--> Har-har, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-har!!

* Played for laughs in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' where Nate is explaining to Elena how does the founders of Libertalia died.
-->'''Nate:''' Avery makes a grand toast.\\
'''Nate:''' ''[raises cup]'' For God and Liberty! Argh. Ahoy. Mateys. All that.\\
''[Elena chuckled]''\\
'''Nate:''' And they all take a swig except these two. And just like that (snaps finger) all the treasure of Libertalia become the sole possession of two men.
* ''VideoGame/EmpireEarth'': Pre-modern ships use various takes on pirate accents even millenia before the idea of Arrr-ing pirates comes along. (others just go with [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen a standard British accent]], especially as the AgeOfSail approaches).

* ''VideoGame/AroundTheWorldIn80Days'': The captain in USA uses pirate words like "ye" and "shiver me timbers", since he believes he is a pirate.

* Naturally, when Foxy of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' fame was given the opportunity to speak in ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'', he spoke entirely in pirate slang.
* Most every time you click or order the crew in ''VideoGame/PixelPiracy'', they break out into ye olde pirate speake, "YO-HO-HO"s and "ARRRR"s abound.

** Everybody else takes to talking like this as well, to greater or lesser effect. Queenie and Melchett just say nauctical stuff in their regular voices, while Baldrick and Edmund join Rum in a round of "Aaar!-ing".

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* This ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20081214 comic by Phil Foglio]] that appeared in ''The Duelist'' magazine.
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* In Creator/HarveyRothman's "Foxy gets Hooked", Foxy has a switch on the back of his neck with "Poncy Brit" and "Pirate" settings. He switches to the latter once he gets his HookHand.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', [[TokenHeroicOrc Triton]], Consul and Commander of Colony 15, speaks with a thick West Country accent, and peppers his speech with nautical turns of phrase, such as describing himself as a 'man of the sea'. The top of his Moebius helmet even takes the shape of a tricorne hat.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', [[TokenHeroidOrc Triton]], Consul and Commander of Colony 15, speaks with a thick West Country accent, and peppers his speech with nautical turns of phrase, such as describing himself as a 'man of the sea'. The top of his Moebius helmet even takes the shape of a tricorne hat.

* There be a Pirate translation of ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'', mateys, 'pon which th' settin' be altered ta more seafarin' environs. Landlubbers be warned. [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes_pirate/0001_pirate.html Here bein' the link]], mateys.
* Both a pirate and his PirateParrot speak like this in [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/1427/ a strip]] of ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness''.

* ''Webcomic/TheLawOfPurple'' has [[http://lawofpurple.comicdish.com/?pageID=355 Morgan]], a Caligulan space pirate.
* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp09192007.shtml Sometimes]] remembers to celebrate:
-->'''Aubrey:''' [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp09192003.shtml Sorry, chummer! Methinks ye gots talk like a pirate day mixed up with swear like a sailor day.]]
* ''The Repository of Dangerous Things'' features [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Repository_of_Dangerous_Things/4863933/ Wanderin' Laurie]]. If yer curious if she be a pirate, yer all kerrectly. Also, if ye remember proper terminology from yer Talk Like a Pirate Day, it can save yer guts.
* ''Webcomic/PokemonX'' turns Magma vs. Aqua into Rednecks vs. Pirates.
* The pirates in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', of course. Then got inverted in [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2428.html one strip]], being on Talk Like a Pirate Day, the pirate invert their speech to British style.
* Blossom from ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'', though that's just her being from [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=436 Devon]].
* Exaggerated in ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'': [[http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0035.html Seatongue]] apparently consists entirely of a bunch of piratey words strung together, most of which are variations on "arr".
-->'''Mew Cai:''' Aharr yarr, harr <Seatongue> yarr?\\
'''Secret:''' Avast! Yo ho yaharr harr yarr, matey!\\
'''Mew Cai:''' Aharr yarr yo ho, scurvy dog bilges.
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'':
-->'''Captain Plaidbeard:''' [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level2/level-2-6/ Ye been captur'd]], boy, by th' boldest brigand between th' Sevens Seas... [[CaptainColorbeard PLAIDBEARD]] the Pirate!

* Captain Locke alternates between this and normal modern English in ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie''. His crew sticks to it for the most part.
* Xykon indulges in this in one strip of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
-->'''Xykon:''' I like you this way. It's like we have a grumpy pirate on the team.\\
'''Demon-roach:''' Thus began the Legend of Arrrghcloak!\\
'''Xykon:''' OK then, let's cast off, ye evil mateys!

* ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'' has the GhostPirate gym coach, who [[DrillSergeantNasty yells like a pirate at the students]].

* A pirate finds a new use for one of his piratey nautical terms when on land in [[http://www.bitercomics.com/comic/land-ho/ this]] ''Webcomic/BiterComics'' strip.

* For some reason in ''Webcomic/TheBackOBeyond'', despite being a comic about pirates, only Nate and his mam seem to have this accent. It may just be the accent of their home town.

* Gordon for an AprilFoolsDay episode in ''Machinima/FreemansMind'', as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LuFtIUEUTQ here]].

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': When Tex and Church go [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind inside]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Caboose's]] mind, the version of Sarge (who normally has a DeepSouth accent) they find does this.

* In ''Machinima/FreemansMind'', Freeman spends episode 27 talking like this, though his throat is too sore to continue after the episode is over.

* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' Ragna's Gag Reel, RobotGirl Nu appears as a PirateGirl, then suddenly started picking this up along with ValleyGirl.
-->"Nu! Sea or valley! Pick one!"

* Considering many pirates, including UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}, came from the south west of England, Robert Newton was pretty much spot on with the accent. UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake, from Devon, is [[InsistentTerminology privateer]] example.