Not really. I've fought plenty of space pirates, though. Outlaws are more like...in-betweeners, I guess. See, out there, there's really only three roads to take.

[He marks them off on his fingers.]

You're either working under umbrella of the Federation, which governs the "civilized" areas, you're with the space pirate guilds, or you're an outlaw. We don't owe allegiance to anyone but our ship and those on it. Outlaws do what it takes to get by and we end up with enemies, but I like it better than answering to someone.

I'm Gene Starwind, and I'm the Captain of the Outlaw Star...Not that I can show you, considering it's orbiting a world that's probably a long way from here.