▁in ▁an ▁insect - like ▁h ive ▁society . ▁Consider ing ▁their ▁appearance ▁throughout ▁the ▁series , ▁especially ▁the ▁Prime ▁series , ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁considered ▁ar th rop od - like ▁re pt iles . ▁A ▁single ▁Pir ate ▁may ▁have ▁many ▁bi ological ▁differences ▁between ▁individuals ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁species , ▁most ▁likely ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁willing ness ▁to ▁perform ▁self - ex periment ation ▁and ▁mut ation . ▁Import ant ▁leaders ▁include ▁R id ley , ▁the ▁Space ▁Pir ate ▁commander , ▁Mother ▁Bra in , ▁the ▁bi ome chan ical ▁defense ▁of ▁Z eb es ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Space ▁Pir ates , ▁and ▁K raid , ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁b oss . ▁The ▁organization ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁wing ed , ▁mant is - like ▁species , ▁the ▁Ki ▁Hun ters . ▁The ▁Space ▁Pir ates ▁are ▁interested ▁in ▁Met roid ▁research , ▁especially ▁in ▁using ▁Met roid s ▁for ▁energy ▁generation , ▁as ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁for ▁experiment ation   – ▁their ▁Ph azon ▁experiments ▁produced ▁all ▁the ▁Met roid ▁variants ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Prime ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Met roid ▁Prime ▁itself . ▁The ▁organization ▁is ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁clim ax ▁of ▁Super ▁Met roid , ▁however ▁a ▁group ▁within ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Federation ▁itself ▁res ur rect s ▁the ▁Space ▁Pir ates , ▁along ▁with ▁R id ley ▁and ▁the ▁Met roid s , ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁bio - we ap ons ▁explaining ▁their ▁continued ▁presence ▁in ▁Other ▁M ▁and ▁F usion . ▁