Why are pals named pals?

[Naewyng]

The castaway journal says that he named them pals, and the area Palpagos Islands, but then why does everybody else also call them pals?
People already existed on the island and were calling them pals.

[GespenstKAF]

Listen pal, calling a friend or foe "pal" is a time-honored tradition.

Someone probably called one of those beasties "Pal" in a taunting or friendly manner a long time ago, and it spread around and stuck.

[Garble]

because they're our pals
our buddies
our best friends
our good boys
our pals

[Naewyng]

I... I meant in ingame lore...

[Volfuric]

Originally posted by Naewyng:

I... I meant in ingame lore...

i mean lore wise Pals were human at one point, and they are called pals because a scientist called them so. Created from possible DNA experiments

[wildbill]

Originally posted by Naewyng:

I... I meant in ingame lore...

Ah ha. You tell us. Personally I completely ignore the lore unless it gives some in game perk. That doesn't seem to be the case, at least not yet. Also the lore seems to be totally optional. I did read one note I picked up, although I must have at least 30 of em.

[Deer Wushiba]

Originally posted by Naewyng:

Why are pals named pals?

Because Friendworld sounds dumb.

[Volfuric]

Originally posted by Naewyng:

I... I meant in ingame lore...

To be fair the lore of this is ingame

[Schlumpsha]

Personal Animal Labor

[maeharaprojekt]

People Are Lunch.

[Red riding hood the third]

the castaway was the one that decided to call them pals and named the island. the diary doesnt mention other people directly, closest is the human and giant pal in the tower but we dont know how old that is.

the other diaries are rather recent so we can assume everyone else found the castaways diaries or met him at some point and decided to adopt the name pal for conveniences sake

[Serenova]

I wish the people here would've understood the question because I'm also curious. The factions were there before the castaway who says he just came up with something to call the island and creatures. But you have the free pal alliance and PIDF that were there before the castaway. And the likelihood of the castaway just coming up with names that exactly match the natives are SO slim

[Galroche]

Originally posted by Serenova:

And the likelihood of the castaway just coming up with names that exactly match the natives are SO slim

movie/tv show logic.

like when an old drunk fisherman name some water alien Sea Devils, and later they themself use that as their name and so does other alien who never met that random fisherman, insanely lucky !

[Lord Bofa]

Originally posted by Naewyng:

The castaway journal says that he named them pals, and the area Palpagos Islands, but then why does everybody else also call them pals?
People already existed on the island and were calling them pals.

P-okemon
A-nd
L-ovander

[Kinakone]

Because "Mutated Freak World" doesn't lead up to the nice lore twist.

[Lord Bofa]

Originally posted by Chief Redpill:

Because "Mutated Freak World" doesn't lead up to the nice lore twist.

He asked why they call them Pals, not why the island is called Palpagos Island.