Pirata & Capitano Headcanons
Hello, desolate quiet fandom!
I really love this show. I often ponder at the ability of a relatively saccharine little cartoon about the friendship of two seven-year-olds to capture my heart, but it did. And I have no regrets. Because I just finished watching the second season for the first time, I decided to come up with a few, harmless headcanons about the Pink Skull crew and all the things they get up to. Nothing too intense, just some little tidbits to contribute to the fans (all three of us).
Being part of the crew was the best thing that happened to him. Before meeting Pirata, he was still at a loss of what to do with himself. Though he had a loving family, especially his uncle, he was in the midst of a "who am I" phase of life.
Though he knows Pirata will never admit it, part of the reason Pirata chose him as first mate was because of his music. She loved his rendition of "At The Codfish Ball" and often fell asleep to his singing.
Every crew member loves the sound of Weboo's voice at night. It almost becomes a subconscious part of their nighttime routine. Sometimes, when Capitano is having nightmares (what they consist of is between the both of them), he'll get Weboo to sing for him.
Weboo always gets the first taste of Roberto's dishes. He isn't always the most honest, since he'll eat everything Roberto prepares. Sometimes, when Roberto is worked up, Weboo will make his dishes seem like the best thing in the world. Which they are, to Weboo at least (sometimes he thinks Roberto stresses a little too much).
Dany has secretly debuted his interest in painting. It started with a simple discussion over whether the crew got their portrait painted. Dany, glad that someone decided to compliment him on his work, excitedly starts recounting his creation process and the struggles of coming up with the perfect work, something Weboo can relate to. Whenever they have the opportunity, Dany and Weboo go over certain techniques, and pretty soon Weboo finds himself sketching with whatever he can get. One morning he awakens to find some pens, markers and an art book with a note signed with two cat ears.
Relating to the third one, Weboo and Capitano are the best of friends. It took a lot of self-restraint for Weboo to not assist Capitano in almost beating up Dodo during his illness façade. He’s a good secret-keeper, so Weboo is the only person within the crew who knows of Capitano’s nightmares and where they stem from. Weboo will sing “The Song of The Sea” as many times as it takes to comfort the little pilot.
As much as he respects Pirata as a captain, he knows that she's still a little girl. Weboo never grows tired of her endless chatter while slipping her hand into his (no matter how many times he’s heard the subject before), and is happy to throw her up in the air or spin her around on occasion.
Whenever Weboo writes a new song, the Star Pirates are the first ones to sing it.
There are three people Roberto has permanently banned from cooking in his kitchen: The Buccaneer (he doesn't keep bleach in the kitchen due to the Nuclear Grapes Incident), Murana (he was sure she was trying to create some type of poison using his soup as a disguise) and Pirata (who has set the kitchen on fire at least seven times trying to make tea).
Meowcat and Roberto are besties. He is the one he will secretly rant to about all his daily annoyances and grievances. Sometimes he will even get her opinion. Of course, since Meowcat's taste veers mostly to milk, pollen balls and fish, he doesn't often take her advice.
Roberto is a complete mama's boy. There is a reason he keeps her photo in the kitchen. Cooking always helps him feel close to her.
A part of Roberto still wants to open that restaurant he wanted to retire to in that one episode. Though he loves the crew, he is a bit resentful of how they tried to make him stay. Maybe when Pirata is a little older, he'll bring up the idea again.
Pirata is so impulsive a good portion of the time that a part of Roberto is pretty much resigned to her ideas and met her desire to cross the Cape of Castaways with a sarcastic, "That's perfect. I'll need five minutes to write my obituary."
Pineapple Wilson is the greatest translator of the Great Ocean. He speaks 25 languages in all. Sometimes he will help Peppa in writing letters to her friends and advisors for her research papers.
Sometimes, he'll get Weboo to play songs whenever he has a romantic dinner with Barbara.
He cannot lie. At all. Almost everyone is able to pick up on it, Inky especially. She knew about Barbara before anyone else did.
Capitano is also able to pick up on it, but in a six-year-old way. At least it spared him the awkwardness of having to fully explain why he and Barbara were taking so long mapping out flight routes on Silvertone Island (in spite of the fact that Capitano doesn't buy the "we needed to get more paper" excuse).
He tried having Barbara over for a study date once, and only once. He never realized how awkward the crew could make things (from the endless amount of times Roberto came to drop off donuts, to the Star Pirates' endless questions, to Pirata coming every five minutes to get a book and an atlas . . . could they not leave him alone for one minute?)
Pirata reads stories from Owly The Dreamer's storybook to them every now and then before bed.
Splish in particular befriended that Rainbow Octopus from one of his stories. Sometimes she convinces the crew to go visit him.
Ever since Splosh was frozen by that mystical mirror, she developed a severe dislike of them.
Splash, the most adventurous of the two, aspired to have a sea plane of her own ever since she took her first flight alongside Splosh and Splish.
Of the three, Splish is the shyest. Splash is the leader of the trio and Splosh is the most temperamental and passionate.
Dodo The Devious has a soft spot for them. It's why he forgave them so easily for taking his boat to retrieve Pryor's lost feather.
Though most of the crew know his father (one of the Great Ocean’s most respected pilots) passed away, only Weboo knows how he died, and that he saw it. Weboo has been trying to get him to open up without much luck. There is a reason why Roberto finds two mugs in the sink and is short on a couple of tea leaves on some mornings.
Sometimes, when Capitano is upset, he’ll pull his scarf over his face. It used to belong to his late father and still retains his scent. Pineapple Wilson knows when Capitano wants some alone time whenever he sees the raised scarf.
Though he can tolerate the other major pirates, some more than others, Pepe is the exception (though he isn’t alone in this sentiment; the opinion of all the guild members vary from moderate avoidance to intense hatred).
Capitano and Murana test out the Fly Boat together sometimes, going over the surrounding area in silence. The Cursed Strait was where they both lost everything important. Neither of them like each other, but they are the only ones who understand the helplessness of watching a loved one die. So on these test runs, there are no arguments or insults, just the sound of the wind.
Whenever he learns Roberto has made chocolate macaroons, there usually won’t be anymore after seven minutes.
Pirata spent a good deal of her early years being passed around from pirate to pirate. The illegitimate child of the legendary Pink Sparrow, the first three years of her toddler and babyhood were the worst in her life.
She, along with Capitano, lived with Inky for two years until Pirata went to study with Professor Peppa at the age of five. As such, she has always looked up to both Inky and Peppa. Though she wouldn’t realize it until she was an adult, seeing both women, so different in their choices in life but still thriving, helped shape her personality and self-image.
She has a temper. It was especially bad when she was a toddler, and Inky faced the worst of it. Her early childhood before Inky was horrible, and so she used aggression as a means of coping. It got to the point where she beat Pepe the Meddler during her first pirate meeting (not that Murana, or anyone else, minded). She has calmed down significantly, mostly thanks to Professor Peppa, but she has still retained her sass and is not afraid to get her hands dirty if she needs to.
Jellybeans are her absolute favourite, and there is always a glass jar of them in the kitchen.
She is extremely impulsive. Her first attempts at helping Capitano overcome his fear of water didn’t work as a result of her not stopping to consider Capitano’s feelings. She has gotten a lot better.
Pirata is a bookworm. Ever since Inky taught her to read, she is often seen trying to decipher the pages of something. Books, old articles, maps, Inky’s menus, even the seaplane flight manual (not that she wants to set foot in it anymore than she has to . . . ).
Initially, she had a slightly positive relationship with Murana when she was younger, before she became a pirate. Murana was decent enough to her, even giving her advice in her own way. It wasn’t until Murana lost her brother and Pirata began receiving accolades that their cordiality soured.
Pirata is an excellent dancer. She’s been trying to teach Roberto a few things whenever Weboo plays his harmonica.
Though she doesn’t say it out loud, Pirata loves riding on Weboo’s head.
Probably some of the most ordinary headcanons, but they were a lot of fun to create, so no regrets!
