His appearance and description most likely reference the fact that stereotypical pirates usually have hooks.
Statistics[]
Class: Sneaky
Tribes: Pet Pirate Zombie
Trait: Anti-Hero 2
Ability: This moves to a random lane when a Plant is played here.
Set - Rarity: Galactic - Rare
Card description[]
At first he just dabbled in space piracy, but then he got hooked.
Update history[]
Update 1.16.10[]
Added to the game.
Update 1.22.1[]
His card now correctly displays the Anti-Hero icon.
Strategies[]
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Space Pirate is just like Zombie Chicken that only has 1 more strength but costs 2 more brains, which is really unremarkable. However, what makes him shine is his Anti-Hero 2 trait and because of his ability, he has a higher chance of doing 5 damage to the plant hero as it prevents plants from blocking his path easily.
Arguably, the best hero that can use him is Brain Freeze, as this zombie is in the pet tribe which enables synergization with Zookeeper and Cat Lady. Barring his pet tribe, he can also work with Swashbuckler Zombie, as he is also in the pirate tribe to make him grow even stronger if he manages to hurt the plant hero, which is very easy to do so as he will most likely move into an empty lane. Captain Flameface can give him the Strikethrough trait, but keep in mind that his Anti-Hero 2 trait only activates if there are no plants in the lane.
However, you want to be careful with his health, as Kabloom or Guardian heroes, especially Spudow, can destroy this zombie very easily. If you can, try to boost his health with Vitamin Z or Camel Crossing.
Space Pirate is a powerful glass cannon that you can't just play plants to block him. The best ways to deal with this zombie is using tricks like Banana Bomb, Shamrocket (if he is in an empty lane) or Whack-a-Zombie (if he is in front of a plant). You can also fill all the lanes with plants to prevent him from attacking you directly.
If you do not have any tricks, try to lure him into a lane with plants such as Hot Date, Gravitree, Sweet Pea, Whipvine or Banana Peel to prevent his Anti-Hero 2 trait from activating.
Sneaky class. He costs 3
to play and has 3
/2
. He has the 
Anti-Hero 2 trait, and his ability moves him onto a random lane when a plant is played on his lane.
Anti-Hero 2
Strikethrough trait, but keep in mind that his 
Kabloom or 
Guardian heroes, especially Spudow, can destroy this zombie very easily. If you can, try to boost his health with Vitamin Z or Camel Crossing.
Deadly trait
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