Space Pirates
From Yb Timeline
| Space Pirates | |
|---|---|
| Facts | |
| Home Planet | Urtraghus |
| Skin color | Predominantly greyish-black, also red, orange, purple |
| Average lifespan | 100 years |
| Affiliation(s) | Space Pirates |
| Gender | Male, Female |
| First Appearance | The Titan of Phazon |
| Latest Appearance | The Legacy of Infamy |
| Appearances | |
| Notable Space Pirates | |
Space Pirates are a conglomeration of species that are united under a single banner, operating as a smuggling and criminal organization with aims to destroy the Galactic Federation. They are most well known for their involvement in the Phazon and Metroid crises. The Space Pirates operate as a military unit, striking venerable locations of the Federation where they see fit. They are constantly foiled by Samus Aran, and after the loss of their homeworld and the second destruction of the planet Zebes they have vanished as a threat to the Federation. On more then one occasion they have come to odds with the Yoshi Bodyguards, raiding their headquarters several times for data or technology.
History
Beginnings=
The core Space Pirate species evolved on the world of Urtraghus, a harsh wasteland constantly bombarded with acid rain. In the early years, the Space Pirates were immune to the acid rain and grew strong armored husks that prevented them from harm, though much of the husk has vanished with time. Space Pirates were very militant and scientifically curious, going from baseline to space travel in little less than 450 years.
Space Pirates met the Salanos Galaxy with hostility, using their technological superiority to plunder the weaker civilizations of the nearby systems. Meanwhile, they continued to evolve themselves using their limited knowledge of genetics. Many of these tests resulted in grotesque mutations of the Pirates involved, but many more resulted in advanced organic weapons, improved physical shape and sharper mental power.
These early years were a golden age for the Space Pirate civilization. At this point they had supremacy over a galaxy and a small empire at their command. Art began to flourish, with medical advances rapidly advancing. A small population boom on Urtraghus, which allowed them to settle on outer systems.
Later the Galactic Federation would explore the Salanos Galaxy. At first the Space Pirates met them little resistance, but after forming alliances with the systems that were raided by the Space Pirates they mounted a defense in an attempt to drive them out of the galaxy. This attempt failed when the Federation sent a force to pacify all rebelling civilizations of the Salanos, the Space Pirates included. This attack destroyed their fleets, and drove them back to their homeworld, which was never discovered by the Federation.
For a time, they could only wait until they grew back in number. Space Pirates would be a menace for the next two hundred years, assaulting supply lines and destroying outlying outposts in the sector. The bulk of their forces were kept back on their homeworld, as they gathered enough technology to beat the Federation. In this time they gathered forces from other civilizations displaced by the Federation, including the unknown species of Ridley.
