Air pirate

Air pirates (also known as sky pirates) are a type of stock character from science fiction and fantasy.

Description

Air pirates operate as pirates in the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet or moon, and travel by aircraft, as opposed to the more traditional pirates on the high seas, who travel by ship. However, just as traditional seafaring pirates target sailing ships, air pirates serve a similar role in science fiction and fantasy media: they capture and plunder aircraft and other targets for cargo, loot and occasionally they steal an entire aircraft, sometimes killing the crewmembers in the process. However, their dress and speech may vary; it may correspond to the particular author's vision of the story's setting, rather than their seafaring counterparts. On the other hand, air pirates may be modeled after stereotypical sea pirates. Some air pirates use airborne aircraft carriers as mobile bases from which to conduct raids. Air pirates made early appearances in novels, silent films, comics and pulp magazines, and have since appeared in a variety of media, including alternate history,steampunk, and dieselpunk works.

Sky pirate (disambiguation)

Sky pirate may refer to:

The Sky Pirate

The Sky Pirate is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.

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