The Most Messed-Up Paldeck Entries In Palworld

As a survival game, "Palworld" isn't big on storytelling, but there's still a tremendous amount of lore tucked into the world. There's plenty that you can learn just by watching the Pals interact with each other and noticing what special skills individual Pals have. A little observation will carry you far, but when you still have unanswered questions about "Palworld," one of the best place to look is the Paldeck.

The Paldeck holds all sorts of information about Pals. It's totally not a Pokédex because "Palworld" totally isn't a "Pokémon" clone, but you could be forgiven if you mistake the two for each other. The Paldex is a huge repository of information, and it might be able to shed some light on your biggest Pal curiosities. Be warned though: Sometimes ignorance is bliss. The Pals of "Palworld" are plenty cute, but many of them hold dark secrets behind their adorable faces. The truth is some Pals are just completely messed up, and after looking through the Paldeck ourselves, we can safely say these are the worst offenders.

From a distance, you might mistake a roving Bushi for another wandering human. Bushi are humanoid Pals that walk around on two legs, wield a lengthy sword, and appear to wear a straw kasa on their heads. As you got closer, though, you'd probably start to notice the swirl of flame on top of its head and the fact that its baggy pants and black gloves are actually part of its body.

From their signature look to their fighting style, Bushi are obviously inspired by samurai. If you've never read through Bushi's Paldeck entry, then you might assume that humans taught them how to fight and gave them their swords, but that couldn't be further from the truth. The actual origin story behind every Bushi's sword is a real horror story.

The Paldeck entry for Bushi lets us know that their bodies actually transform into swords upon death. Every Bushi is fighting with the corpse of one of its fallen brethren, and that's not even the most disturbing part of their biology. The Paldeck also tells us, "If someone other than a Bushi wields this blade, the soul within torments them until they are driven mad." Let's just stick to using guns, then.

Daedream is a dark-type Pal, and it really lives up to its category. It's hard to find another Pal in the game that's as cute and quietly disturbing as this little guy in equal measures. Daedream looks a bit like if a dark-colored bunny walked on two legs and sprouted a mane. It has a huge mass of swirling purple hair that sparkles with little white dots that look like stars, and the nighttime theme goes well beyond Daedream's appearance. The little Pal has the ability to put other creatures to sleep, and while they're snoozing, Daedream supplies them with a steady stream of peaceful dreams. Sounds nice, right?

Well, according to the Paldeck, that's where Daedream's powers take a bit of a sinister turn. It says, "Those who fall under its spell are never to wake until death takes them." You know a Pal is frightening when the best thing that you can say about it is that it kills you somewhat peacefully. Daedream can't actually use its sleep powers to kill anyone in game just yet, but in the lore of "Palworld," this is quietly one of the most dangerous Pals out there.

Flambelle is a fantastic little elemental companion for your journey through "Palworld." All Flambelles look like living candles or miniature towers of flame. Their bodies emit light wherever they go, but Flambelles don't really embody the attitude you'd expect from a fire-type Pal. They aren't ferocious fighters and are much more likely to flee from an incoming attacker than they are to burn their foes.

The upsetting part about Flambelle's Paldeck entry has less to do with what the Pal can do to its enemies and more to do with the suffering it's currently experiencing itself. Flambelles are skittish, sad creatures, and the Paldeck tells us that they regularly cry tears of magma. All that hot lava then gets absorbed back into the Flambelle's body, meaning that it just gets more powerful the more it cries. We're not saying that you should bully your Flambelles to transform them into superheated monstrosities, but we are saying that this little guy is a perfect representation of a classic phrase: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

"Palworld" is all fun and games until you really start digging into the world that you're exploring. Are players actually destroying the natural environment of Pals? What are the ethics of teaching cute animals how to use guns? And considering some of the Pals are immensely powerful, who's really running the show here? Players have started noticing that so many of the game's adorable Pals have dark secrets hidden just below the surface. Take Galeclaw, for example. At first glance it looks like a majestic falcon, and it's an objectively helpful creature that can pick little humans up and transport them all around the world.

The lore for each #pal is freakin hilarious in a dark way. There so many descriptions that will make your time worth reading. #palworld #lore #steam #description #galeclaw pic.twitter.com/55KIcJ8I9C

— Mighty_Garlic (@GarlicMighty) January 22, 2024

After you read the Paldeck entry for Galeclaw, your outlook on it will probably change. The entry addresses Galeclaw's usefulness as a mode of transportation, then warns, "It is, however, prone to letting go when tired, which has led to the sudden demise of more than a few souls." With that in mind, the people of "Palworld" might be better off sailing through the skies in a modern airplane. The risk of a door or window popping off mid-flight doesn't seem so bad compared to the potential of a sleepy bird dropping you to your death just because.

There aren't very many Pals that you'd want to meet in real life. Even the relatively harmless ones would be pretty dangerous in our world. Best case scenario, you'd end up crossing paths with a Daedream and napping to death. The worst case scenario would be running into a Menasting, because they might be the most messed-up Pals in the entire game.

Just from looking at a Menasting, you can tell that this is a Pal you shouldn't mess with. They've got giant pincers and a razor sharp tail that could easily tear you to shreds. That would genuinely be a blessing, as most Menasting victims suffer a much worse fate. According to the Paldeck, these terrifying creatures have completely hollow bodies, which play a major role in their hunting habits. When a Menasting attacks, it typically grabs its enemies and stores them — still alive — inside its empty chest. 

That's not even the worst part. The Paldeck says, "Hellish screams of pain can often be heard coming from inside this Pal." Sometimes exploring "Palworld" is a magical experience, but this particular Pal's description reminds us that it's a really good thing that the Palpagos Islands only exist in the video game world.