Pirates are special groups of enemies that can appear in the Item World. These roving bands of enemies appear on random floors to attack the player. They are often strong and difficult to defeat, as their levels are higher than normal enemies. To encounter pirates, you need to spend at least one turn on any floor in the Item World. There is a chance that Pirates will show up on turns 2, 3 or even later, but a Turn 1 absence normally means that the Pirates will not appear.
The leader of each pirate crew is carrying one of the Treasure Maps necessary to unlock the Land of Carnage, which is obtained upon defeating them. Having Treasure Maps equipped increases the chance of pirates appearing.
List of Pirates[]
Name
Floor
Details
Ambling Pirates
1+
A single high-level Sinner. Has the highest chance of appearing.
Bashful Pirates
1+
A Green, Red, Blue, Star, and Prism Magician.
Chicken Pirates
1+
A Roc with 4-6 treasure chests of random rarity. It will prioritize attacking the chests.
Dancing Pirates
1+
An Archer accompanied by 2 Specialists you can subdue. Appears most often in Bows.
Prinny Pirates
1+
A single Prinny. Beware that exploding it won't grant you the Treasure Map. Appears most often in Guns.
Orc Pirates
1+
A group of 5 Orcs. Appears most often in Weights.
Monk Pirates
21+
A group of 5 Wiseman. Appears most often in Staves.
Hunter Pirates
21+
An Armor Knight, along with various Specialists you can subdue.
Gate Pirates
21+
2 Dragons and 2 Holy Dragons. Their ship contains a Mystery Gate and a portal to the next Item Boss. Appears most often in Spears.
Wealthy Pirates
21+
A single Magic Knight. All of their equipment will be of Legendary rarity. Appears most often in Legendary items.
Animal Pirates
21+
A Beast Master and 4 Monster units. Once you have their Map the Beastmaster can have a Magichange Scroll equipped. Appears most often in Monster weapons
Jolly Pirates
21+
A Succubus, 2 Felynn and 2 Flora Beast. They have the lowest chance of appearing. Appears most often inside Muscles.
Ninja Pirates
41+
A Kunoichi and 10 Ninjas. Appears most often in Fists.
Prism Pirates
41+
5 different Prism Rangers. Appears most often in Swords.
Red Pirates
41+
A Wood Golem, a Rifle Demon, a Dragon, an Aqua Demon, a Mystic Beast, an Undead, and a Spirit. Their armor slots are usually filled with Shoes. Appears most often in Shoes.
Z Pirates
61+
A single Tier 6 Majin.
Baal Pirates
91+
A group of 4 Baal. Does not carry a Treasure Map. Appears only in Land of Carnage.
Prinny Baal Pirates
91+
A single Prinny Baal. Does not carry a Treasure Map. Once defeated, on subsequent encounters it'll be accompanied by 3 Baals. Appears only in Land of Carnage in Rank 40 items after beating the standard Prinny Baal fight in Land of Carnage.
Disgaea 3[]
Each pirate crew is carrying one of the Illegal Tickets that unlock a stage in the X-Dimension. You can increase the odds of running into pirates by assigning characters to the PPP Club and Tora no Ana Club. Both clubs are unlocked once you defeat your first set of pirates.
It should be noted that there is a glitch in Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice which causes the game to freeze when Masked Pirates are attacked or remain on the Player's pirate ship when the ship tries to depart after the final turn (while Reverse Pirating), and therefore, cannot be defeated. However, these pirates do not carry an Illegal Ticket or have a corresponding trophy achievement, so it's safe to not try seeking them out.
List of Pirates[]
Below is the list of Pirates, the floors where you can encounter them and the ship they come with.
Name
Ship
Floor
UFO?
UFO
21+
Wise Innocents Pirates
Flying Tortoise
21+
Donnax2 Pirates
Carriage
31+
Eryngi Pirates
Carriage
31+
Cheerates
Treasure Ship
41+
Cowboy Pirates
War Galleon
41+
Lucky Pirates
Treasure Ship
41+
Asian Pirates
War Galleon
51+
Pirate Cleaners
Treasure Ship
51+
Sports Pirates
War Galleon
51+
Ghost Pirates
Carriage
61+
Horizon Pirates
War Galleon
61+
Z Pirates
Magic Cloud
61+
UFO Pirates(?)
UFO
61+
Pirate Club
Treasure Ship
71+
Garden Pirates
War Galleon
81+
Boney Pirates
War Galleon
81+
Element Pirates
War Galleon
81+
Kit Cat Pirates
Carriage
81+
Prinny Pirates
Carriage
91+
Red Pirates
War Galleon
91+
Shinsengumi
Treasure Ship
91+
10 Gents Pirates
Treasure Ship
91+(Land of Carnage)
Baal Pirates
Carriage
91+(Land of Carnage)
Prism Pirates or Masked Pirates
Warship Yoshitsuna
91+(Land of Carnage or Reverse Pirating)
List of Ships[]
Name
Duration
Storage
Carriage
1 turn
13
Flying Tortoise
1 turn
4
Magic Cloud
9 turns
5
Treasure Ship
2 turns
37
UFO
2 turns
3
War Galleon
3 turns
77
Warship Yoshitsuna
4 turns
53
Disgaea 4[]
Pirates appear not only after a specific depth but some only appear in specific Item Routes. Pirate crews drop a ship part upon defeat.
List of Pirates[]
Name
Ship Parts
Floor (Route)
Turn
Details
Farmer Pirates
-
1+
2
7 Warriors.
Fisherman Pirates
Giant Turtle
1+
2
A Bouncer, along with a Treasure Chest.
Ghost Pirates
Worn-out Mast, Torn-up Mast
21+
2
3 Spirits and 3 Undead.
Duck Pirates
Sharkpedo
21+ (Item/Inn)
3
A Valkyrie with a Leek, and 4 Roc, along with 4 Meat objects.
Food Stand Pirates
Old Wagon
31+
2
An Orc, Masked Hero, Bouncer, Ninja, Onmyo Monk, Warrior and Armor Knight.
Hard Hat Pirates
Black Drill
31+
2
An Armor Knight, 3 Warriors and 3 Valkyries.
Sorry Pirates
Galleon III Body
41+
2
A Cleric, Magician, Witch, Archer, Gunner, Ninja and Lady Samurai.
Delivery Pirates
No. 6 Locomotive
41+ (Inn)
3
A Gunner, Cleric, Spirit and 3 Androids, along with a random Innocent.
Rotten Pirates
Starship Stern G
51+
2
A Professor and a Giant Sludge.
Peachboy Pirates
Treasure Ship Body
51+ (Trs)
3
An Onmyo Monk, Slumber Cat, Mystic Beast and Roc, along with 4 Treasure Chests.
Commando Pirates
Training Wing
51+ (Item)
3
A Battle Suit, along with 6 other Battle Suits at 25% HP and Poisoned.
Warrior Pirates
War Galleon, Hunk House
61+
2
A Lady Samurai with a Referee Fan, 2 Armor Knights with a Rising Flag, and 6 Ninja.
Mech Pirates
Starship Body G
61+
3
An Android.
Prinny Pirates
Prinny
71+ (Inn)
3
6 Prinnies.
Artist Pirates
Eryngi
71+ (Item)
2
A blue Archer with a Leek, Thief with a Guitar, Gunner with a Megaphone, Valkyrie with a Mic, Magician with a Tambourine, and Succubus.
Red Pirates
Metal Propeller
81+ (Item)
2
A Masked Hero, Archer, Spirit, Slumber Cat, Beast Master, Wood Golem, Rifle Demon and Dragon, all in red color palette. Their Accessory slots contain only Orbs.
Queen Pirates
Skull: Gentle Ram
81+
2
A Professor, 4 Felynn and 4 Succubus.
Meowkin Pirates
P Flonzor X Body
91+
2
6 Slumber Cats (one of each Tier). Floor changed to 26+ in rereleases.
Robo Pirates
Mini Yoshitsuna
-
-
(Reverse Pirating only) 6 Battle Suits (one of each Tier).
Masked Rangers
Mini Yoshitsuna
-
-
(Reverse Pirating only) 6 Masked Hero (one of each Tier).
Disgaea D2[]
Unlike previous games, Pirates now appear upon starting a floor. In this game you must select a ship when entering the Item World, and each ship has a limit to the max floor you can reach with it. Defeating a pirate crew unlocks their ship.
List of Pirates[]
Below is the list of Pirates, the floors where you can encounter them and the ship they come with.
