▁in ▁the ▁common ▁sense . ▁The ▁ps ionic ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁V ell - os ▁pilot ▁forms ▁the ▁shell ▁of ▁the ▁vessel . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁also ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁pilot ' s ▁mind , ▁and ▁all ▁def enses ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁pilot . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁literally ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁pilot ▁within . ▁While ▁the ▁ship ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁very ▁powerful ▁arm or , ▁the ▁shield s ▁and ▁weapons ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Pir ates ▁Pir ates ▁represent ▁the ▁criminal ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁universe . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁Pir ates ▁that ▁mer cil ess ly ▁pl under ▁and ▁destroy ▁ships . ▁In ▁the ▁game , ▁they ▁can ▁disable ▁and ▁ste al ▁the ▁player ' s ▁goods ▁and ▁money ▁and ▁leave ▁the ▁player ▁str and ed ▁in ▁open ▁space . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar aud ers ▁are ▁small ▁ra iders ▁and ▁pir ates ▁who ▁pl under ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁scale , ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁nothing ▁to ▁worry ▁about ▁to ▁well ▁armed ▁mer ch ants . ▁Their ▁ships ▁are ▁usually ▁normal ▁civil ian ▁ships , ▁slightly ▁upgrad ed , ▁although ▁sometimes ▁a ▁Star bridge ▁or ▁V alk y rie ▁joins ▁in ▁the ▁fleet . ▁The ▁Mar aud ers ▁are ▁independent ▁ra iders ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁real ▁leader ▁or ▁government , ▁and ▁therefore ▁make ▁very ▁easy ▁fo es , ▁though ▁they ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁under est im ated . ▁The ▁Mar aud ers ▁are ▁we aker ▁than ▁the ▁' normal ' ▁Pir