Space pirates were criminals who robbed ships in space.

Space pirates operated by sabotaging navigational beacons and luringspacecrafts away from chartered space routes to ambush them and steal their cargo. They were also known to claim the beacons, storing their bounty in theBank of Karabraxos, taking advantage of its habit of not asking too many questions. (PROSE:The Whoniverse)

The Captain was a space pirate who became ruler ofZanak. (TV:The Pirate Planet)

CaptainAnastas Thrax was the leader of a band of space pirates in2075 which hijacked supply ships en route to the human colony onVenus. (COMIC:The Hijackers of Thrax)

Maurice Caven was the leader of a band of space pirates in the22nd century which robbedargonite shipments. (TV:The Space Pirates)

TheSecond Doctor,John andGillian stopped space pirates from stealingNeon's food supplies. (COMIC:Dr. Who and the Space Pirates)

A band ofLizardian space pirates led bySkanus used falsedistress calls to lure in ships and then rob them. (COMIC:Jackals of Space)

Kari andOlvir were space pirates who mistakenly boarded a ship transporting victims ofLazar's disease toTerminus. (TV:Terminus)

Because it had a dilapidated and deserted appearance, theSeventh Doctor andMel thoughttoll portG715 had been attacked by space pirates. (TV:Delta and the Bannermen)

Lisa Deranne initially mistook theSontarans, includingCommanderSteg andLieutenantVorn, for pirates untilKurt identified their work as military and revealed their identity. (HOMEVID:Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans)

Hamlek Glint was a space pirate who had an all-robot crew. (PROSE:The Resurrection Casket)

The StarshipBrilliant was attacked by space pirates. (PROSE:The Pirate Loop)

Baltazar was a space pirate in the40th century. (TV:The Infinite Quest)

In the41st century,Abigail Crane hired space pirates to test outMerrick Kingdom's samples ofvargavenom on workers at aspaceport. (AUDIO:The House of Kingdom)

Seruba Velak's ship was shot down by space pirates. (TV:Dreamland)

Cornelius was a pirate captain in thefar future. (PROSE:The Coming of the Terraphiles)

Despite all this, space piracy was actually extremely rare due to it being unprofitable; the pirates who did operate were in it purely for the thrill. (PROSE:Mission: Impractical)

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The Seventh Doctor would encounter space pirates again at the same time as adata vampire in hisEarth Aid adventure. (PROSE:What If?)