Pirates

Not be confused with Nadakhan's pirate crew, the Sky Pirates.

“Ah, it'd be our nature. We can't refuse a good treasure hunt.”

— Soto to Jay, "Enkrypted"

Pirates
Information
Leader(s)	Captain Soto (formerly)
Members	First Mate No-Eyed Pete Guide Parrot
Affiliation	Ninja (Soto in an alternate timeline)
Enemies	Sky Pirates Ninja
Founded	Over 200 years ago
First appearance	Pirates vs. Ninja
Status	Alive (resurrected) Deceased (one)

The pirates are a crew commanded by Captain Soto. It was founded 200 years ago before they sunk in the Destiny's Bounty, they were resurrected Garmadon wished for a better crew using the Mega Weapon after discovering Soto's logbook.

History

Prior to Tournament of Elements

At some point, Soto's crew came into conflict with Chen and his Anacondrai Cultists, as Chen desired Soto's peg leg for his Hall of Fame. The pirates were outmatched and Soto's leg was stolen.

Members

• Captain Soto (leader)
• First Mate
• No-Eyed Pete
• Guide Parrot

Culture

Pirates live by the code of piracy and steal what doesn’t belong to them. Most pirates seem to have a song to sing. The Sky Pirates also have a game they play called ‘Scrap N Tap’. They use flags to represent to their crew, mostly use cannons and swords as weaponry and travel by ship on sea.

Appearances

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja

• 15. "Pirates vs. Ninja"
• 17. "Ninjaball Run"

Season 4: Tournament of Elements

• 35. "The Invitation"

Season 6: Skybound

• 55. "Infamous" (pictured)
• 57. "Enkrypted" (flashback)

Trivia

• The pirates' singing is done by Jay Vincent and Michael Kramer, the series' composers.
• One of the pirates (first from left in the above image) has the same face as the Mechanic before Season 11.
  • When asked about it, Tommy Andreasen implied that they are the same character, stating, "What's a pirate to do when his Captain in jail? Work for another crime boss of course!"
• One of the pirates has the hair of characters from LEGO's Islanders theme, while two others have the same hair as Rufus McCallister, originally used on Will Turner from LEGO's Pirates of the Caribbean theme.
• Some of the pirates, specifically the First Mate and the pirate with the Islanders hair, use belt designs from the ninja's trainee suits.

Gallery

Known members

Soto

First Mate

No-Eyed Pete

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

During a battle against the ninja

On Infovision

During a battle against the Sky Pirates