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Shanty Pete
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“ | Ye ain't leaving here alive. I swear it on the rickety peg leg o'Shanty Pete! | ” | — Gomer |
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Shanty Pete is a background character and recurring gag featured in several games in the Fire Emblem series. Apparently a fearsome pirate of the highest renown, he is commonly referenced by enemy pirates throughout the series.
Description
Shanty Pete is treated as something of a legendary figure by pirates operating in Archanea, Valentia, and Tellius, who commonly mention him by swearing upon either him or a trait of his in their oaths. In-universe, it is unclear whether Shanty Pete was a real pirate who existed in the past, or a fictional character.
In Fire Emblem Awakening, Shanty Pete is instead a folkloric figure familiar to many across Ylisse. Literature chronicling Shanty Pete's apparent exploits had been made; one such book, a horror novel named Shanty Pete and the Haunted Pirates, was recommended to Robin by Sumia.[1]
As he never actually appears in any Fire Emblem media, Shanty Pete himself has a relatively undefined character. However, the attributes off-handily revealed by the pirates who swear upon him give him the image of a very stereotypical pirate:
- According to Gomer in Shadow Dragon, Shanty Pete has a peg leg.[2]
- According to Nedata in Path of Radiance, he has a "briny beard".[3]
- According to Darros in Heroes, he wields a blade covered in barnacles.[4]
- According to a story read by Olivia and Ricken in Awakening, Shanty Pete has a hook, which he once left on the side of a carriage.[5]
- According to a song sang by Robin in Awakening, Shanty Pete has a habit of dancing on rum.[6]
- According to Barth in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Shanty Pete owns a parrot that has garnered enough of a reputation to be considered "mighty".[7]
In addition, in Awakening, Anna claims to Tiki that a charity organization ran by or at least named after Shanty Pete, aptly named "Shanty Pete's Orphanage", exists in the time of Ylisse and that she plans to donate to the charity; however, due to the circumstances in which Anna made those claims, it is uncertain whether this charity organization actually exists, or is a mere fabrication made by Anna.[8]
Shanty Pete also exists in the world of Fire Emblem Fates, with Lloyd once swearing upon him during an attempt to conscript Anna into his and Llewelyn's pirate crew. However, Lloyd misremembers Shanty Pete's name as "Jaunty Skeet", much to Anna's exasperation.[9]
Etymology and other languages
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Shanty Pete |
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Spanish |
Jack Escorbuto |
Scurvy Jack |
Italian |
Shanty Pete |
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Portuguese |
Shanty Pete |
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References
- ↑ "Sumia: Let's see... Ooh, this one looks like a real page-turner! "Shanty Pete and the Haunted Pirates"!
Robin: Er, thank you, but I don't like to read scary stories before bed." — Sumia and Robin in their C support, Fire Emblem Awakening - ↑ "The gall of ye, defyin' me crew! I'll put an axe square between yer eyes! Ye ain't leaving here alive. I swear it on the rickety peg leg o'Shanty Pete!" — Gomer in Chapter 2, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ "Humans battling humans here in Gallia? What in the briny beard of Shanty Pete is going on?" — Nedata in Chapter 9, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- ↑ "By the barnacled blade o' Shanty Pete, this be the cleanest castle I ever saw! Who swabs the place?" — Darros: Seawalker at the castle, Fire Emblem Heroes
- ↑ "Um, aren't you scared? Not even a little tiny bit? Not even when Shanty Pete left his hook on the side of the carriage?" — Ricken in his and Olivia's B support, Fire Emblem Awakening
- ↑ "La de dah de dum... ♪ Shanty Pete danced on a barrel of rum... ♪" — Robin in their and Kellam's B support, Fire Emblem Awakening
- ↑ "By the mighty parrot of Shanty Pete! What be that racket?" — Barth in Assault on the Pirate Throne, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
- ↑ "Anna: T-Tiki? Wh-why are you pulling out a Dragonstone?!
Tiki: To teach you that deceiving an oracle bears a hefty price. Now still your lying tongue and prepare to be eaten.
Anna: Aaaah, WAIT! You've got me all wrong! I, uh... I'm donating the proceeds! Yeah, that's it! To charities! Shanty Pete's Orphanage gets some, and so does, um...the Widows of Gangrel! Oh, and I'm giving a big hunk to People for the Ethical Treatment of Wyverns!" — Tiki and Anna in their A support, Fire Emblem Awakening - ↑ "Lloyd: She'll go on recount before the day's through–I swear by Jaunty Skeet!
Anna: "Urrr"? "Go on recount"? You're the saddest excuses for pirates I've ever heard. Why, you don't even know Shanty Pete's true name!" — Lloyd and Anna in Anna on the Run, Fire Emblem Fates
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