The Riptide Pirates is a cobbled together pirate crew created by Chip. Their name was given to them by Chip during their first oath in Episode 47: What Binds Us. Another name they could be referred to is "Chibo and Chums", as this was their team name in the Paramount Tournament, or "The Albatrio" though this usually refers to the three captains. The name of Riptide Pirates has been agreed upon by the JRWI cast and canonized.
Fanart of many of the Riptide Pirates by n0anix.[Art 2]
Chip and Jay Ferin were the first to meet and form their own little crew together. Chip was on the constant move, partly trying to find a crew, partly just exploring the world, and partly trying to find his lost father-figure Arlin James and his childhood crew, the Black Rose Pirates. He eventually met Jay Ferin, who was a Navy sailor and a worker at her mother's tavern. They became quick friends and after convincing her to leave behind her old life behind, Chip and Jay escaped together to sail the seas. One day while on the water, they stumbled across Gillion Tidestrider, a curious triton hero who was floating through the waves with no aim in sight. Chip persuaded Gillion to climb onboard, and with the grab of a hand signified the start of a very chaotic pirate crew. They had all been together for roughly a month before Episode 15: The Chip on My Shoulder. As of Episode 93: Legend Lore, the Riptide Pirates had been sailing for roughly 107 days since their escapades in Zero.[1]
