Nope, this one was even more sinister, and I absolutely refuse to unlock it.

I’m talking about the Meat Cleaver.

But wait, it gets worse:“When equipped, the Pet command becomes Butcher.

A female player character holds up a giant crying sheep as a shield in Palworld

Butchered Pals will not return”.

That is so chuffingdarkI don’t even know where to begin.

This game is already a miserable time for its titular Pals, but this is a step too far.

The Meat Cleaver menu screen in the Technology menu in Palworld

It’s the fact that it’s called a Meat Cleaver that really gets me.

Not a Butcher Knife, but a cleaver, for meat.

Because that’s all these poor sods are to you now.

A female character pets a cat animal Pal in Palworld

They’re just meat for the grinder, and nothing else.

That ain’t happening.

I mean, I also captured an actual human being yesterday.

A captured Syndicate goon crafts bullets in Palworld

And I legit caught the dude and stuffed him inside a tiny ball.

Can I butcher him too?

A purple deer has a bath in a hot tub in Palworld