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@pan-galactic-gargle-bastard11/9/2023, 8:02 PM

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Pauline Ragny @Pauline-Ragny11/9/2023, 7:02 PM

Maybe that's just how his language works. Maybe he's actually delivering a very philosophical speech about Galactic Federation law only applying to the poor and the marginalized, the need for him to resort to piracy, and it just comes off as a bunch of screams because Samus didn't get the auto-translate powerup.

walking mirage @atomicthumbs11/9/2023, 7:21 PM

i feel like "space pirates" as a translation for the name of an entire race is some kind of orientalism on the galactic federation's part

edit: at least specifically about the bird mantis sort of dudes who jump around and shoot "~" at you

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chirasul @chirasul11/9/2023, 7:24 PM

they aren't a race though, they're a collective

walking mirage @atomicthumbs11/9/2023, 7:29 PM

ah shit. i haven't played metroid in a while. i thought it was those bird mantis guys were the space pirates

Pauline Ragny @Pauline-Ragny11/9/2023, 7:34 PM

It's a bit inconsistent from game to game. The mantis guys are called Zebesians in some games despite the fact they're not originally from Zebes.

chirasul @chirasul11/9/2023, 7:39 PM

there are basically two prevailing theories based on the evidence found in games:

"Space Pirates" are a collective, and each game has a different race because different localities are patrolled by whoever knows that region best
Space Pirates constantly use extensive and radical genetic modification to mutate themselves into the most capable and terrible possible creatures, for space terror reasons. so in this case they MIGHT have originally been one race but at this point who knows

Polaris @PhazonStar11/9/2023, 10:56 PM

Sorry to jump in, I'm just so excited to talk and share about Metroid; There are other species that call themselves Space Pirates, and Space Pirates is a name they applied to themselves per the manga. They are mostly the '~' lobster shooty guys, but they also include the Kihunters, and the various types of troopers in the Prime games, Ridley, Kraid, etc. Their organization is actually a very fascinating one, if brutal and cruel one.