![]() On the other hand, many law-abiding individuals and communities are known to romanticize pirates, or at least tolerate them if they keep themselves in check: For this reason, it is not uncommon for civilians to fear and detest pirates on principle, even if they have never personally met any. The (stereo)typical pirate is greedy, violent, and ruthless, willing to hurt anyone and destroy anything to gain what they want-be it treasure, power, or even personal amusement. Such symbol's overall connotations are strong enough that the Marines have been known to attack ships flying it on sight, even if those onboard are not identified with any particular bounty or crime. In the world of One Piece, perhaps the trait most universal to pirates, beside their sea-going activities and general defiance of the law, is the Jolly Roger: a skull-and-crossbones symbol meant for intimidation, usually flown on black ship flags and sails, which exists in countless variants among different pirates. ![]() These people fly a black flag with a skull atop their ship's mast. ![]() they are criminals who sail the seas in search of plunder. On the Blue Sea below, there are a class of people called "pirates". While the English word "pirate" is derived from the Latin pirata ("pirate, corsair, sea robber") and Greek πειρατής ( peiratēs: "brigand"), the Japanese word for pirate- kaizoku-comprises the kanji for "sea/ocean" ( 海, "sea/ocean" ?) and "thief/robber" ( 賊, "thief/robber" ?), in analogy to such terms as " bandit" ( 盗賊, tōzoku ?).
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