Cannons

There's a common misconception that Pirates and not Vikings use cannons on their ships.

Well, its true, Pirates DO use Cannons, but that's because they totally copied us.

See, what happened is, when Pirates were their own little class doing their own little classy thing, and Vikings were rampaging up and down the seas of the world, PIrates watched us and thought, "Gee, our awesomeness could be so much more improved if we copied one of those Viking ideas!"

Another common misconception is that Pirates copied the ship idea first. Nope, it was the cannon idea.

It was actually pretty funny, at first; we Vikings would sit on the decks of our ships and laugh as the land-based Pirates would be desperately trying to drag cannons after their enemies. Trust me, though, chase scenes with Cannon-Lugging Pirates get boring FAST.

It was then that Pirates decided to copy another idea of ours, and mount the cannons on ships. We Vikings ditched the cannons like it was Grandma's house on sunday, because its a major rule in life: If someone is copying the crap out of you, try to be as unlike that person as you can be.

Well, the copycatting Pirates just wouldn't stop. It was then that we decided to strike a deal up with some Ninjas. Sneaking into their main base, our leader made a pact with their leader, hiring them to destroy ALL of the Pirates, just as they had done the Urgur. It explains the constant emnity between them, doesn't it?

Some Viking ships today still use cannons, but once Pirates began wielding guns and crap, we respectfully ditched the idea of ranged weapons. Them Pirate can HAVE 'em.

Olaf the BAAAAALD!