Pirate

Yar har, fiddle di dee, Being a pirate is all right with me, Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free, You are a pirate! - LazyTown

Oi! You'z lot! You'z part of my crew now. Any problemz with dat, you talk to da complaintz department. Dat'z me gun, by da way. - Kaptain Bluddflag

Pirates are scavenger, sea bandits that raid and loot anyone on their sight. They were known to be pretty cool for having a ship with black skeleton flag as well as being badass as fuck for fighting heavily armed navy on daily basis. Sadly, it isn't the most bright profession since they will most likely be hanged by the navy or died of scurvy. But if they did succeed, like hell they will be famous and feared by everyone as soon as anybody saw their pirate flag and run the fuck away. It sure is free for being a pirate.

Pirates, despite being a band of misfits were quite varied. In real life they were cutthroats and bandits with ships, while during later ages in fiction they were romanticized as something of a concept of freedom despite their infamy. In all cases, the pirates that these days are well known thanks to modern pop-culture were anarchistic and anti-governmental. They opposed the current systems and wanted to live out their own lives without anyone bugging in. The reasons were many and this resulted in pirates to be (ironically) closer to the modern establishment. While in Europe kings and queens ruled through an absolutist system of rule, pirates had something akin to modern democracy (the crew choose a new captain from among themselves by voting). While slavery was normal and nations fought each-other, pirates did not care about any of this since a pirate crew could be multi-national and include slaves among their ranks. In fact, equality was normal among pirates and slaves saw this as one of the few ways to feel free and equal. Pirates did not discriminate. They took in everyone who wanted to join (or not).

This kind of lifestyle is what attracted writers who presented pirates in a romanticized way, as misfits who seek out a life of freedom. On the other hand they were portrayed in a more favorable light as anti-heroes.

Types of Pirate

Caribbean pirate - The most common of all, the most iconic of all pirates that feature in almost in every media. During 1650 to 1720, empires like France and England wants to develop their own colonial empire at modern cuba. It is mostly involve sea trade so piracy was the norm. The pirate captain is known for wearing eye patches, having a pet parrot with hook for arm and peg leg, which you should know that guy is badass when he lost most of his limb and is still able to fight. They are also known having a black skeleton flag (see above) while sailing a ship with a fuck load of cannon(if they are rich). The most successful pirate likes to hide their loot with a map point to its location, further promoting more people to become pirates.

Vikings - Scandinavia pirate with badass beard and horn helmet. Exist long before the Caribbean pirates and they sure made themselves famous all over the Europe.

modern pirate - Mostly just poor 3rd world Somalian. They armed with many modern weapon from assault rifle to rocket launcher. Not as cool as the badasses above, sadly.

Fictional Pirates

space pirates - You know pirates, BUT IN SPACE! Where ships have solar sails with FTL engine and they sails in void of space instead of ocean. Since space has no oxygen, pirates had to wear concealed power armor to board ships in order to loot and plunder.

Warhammer Fantasy pirates - Most famously Varg and Skaeling, who likes to wreck Empire's shit by raiding their border. There's also vampire pirates like Luthor Harkon, one of Abhorash's student.

Warhammer 40k pirates - Ranging from chaos worshiper, sadistic slave trader, cunning glass cannon and fucking orks, they are all badasses.

One Piece - Pirate king Gold D Roger hide a big treasure on an islad Raftel and everyone is going to find it! Some using this chance to be free from their dictators government that oppress them while the evil one just want to be more powerful and rich by collection fruits that gives you superpower. The world is big and there are sea monsters bigger than your ships, have fun.