Seen
here are two of the space pirates larger vessels, the speedy
Bloodspiller and the flagship Bootyshaker.
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With his cybernetic
space goggles, Lookout Jim can peer one light-year into the distance.
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It takes decades
of training to be able to pilot a ship like this. Or in Buck Fisk's
case, just a week and an oversized brain.
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An alien pirate
from Quadrant 5 watches of a chest of Space Booty.
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It's modified
XQ-9000 engines provide speeds of up to subWarp 17.5.
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Several navy
officers have defected to a seek a more rewarding life with the
space pirates.
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Scout boats
stay ahead of the larger ships and watch for potential victims
-- as well as keep an eye out for the Imperial Armada.
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The
Bootyshaker is the space pirate command ship and has a full load-out
of 8 space cannons.
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Black
Dog Murphy likes to fire his space cannon on the hour whether
he's got a target or not.
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A complex radar
system allows the pirates to listen in on the conversations of
passing ships... and get free HBO.
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Some think
that flying giant pirate flags hurts their chances of a successful
sneak attack. These people have no idea what it means to be a
pirate.
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The dedicated
crew can prepare for boarding in matter of moments.
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There's just
so much space looting to be done these days, that most ships are
teeming with eager new pirates.
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So if you have
a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them,
maybe you can hire...
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The crew of
34 pirates is on constant alert.
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They say Captain
Spacebeard is half-man, half-machine, and half-crazy.
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Each space
pirate vessel is equipped with a Rowbot should the main engines
fail at any time.
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The Bloodspiller
is a converted freighter kindly "donated" by the Universal
Mining Corporation.
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A reviled admiral
of the Galactic Royal Naval is made to walk the space gangplank.
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Spacebeard
is considering implementing standardized testing for new recruits,
just to thin out the ranks.
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...the Space
Pirates!
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