153 Sea of Thieves players named their pets after the game's executive producer

Ahead of next week's Sea of Thieves update to bring in some spooky new Halloween content, Rare has released some interesting stats on the newly featured pets - including how many players have picked out certain popular names for their feathered or furry new companions.

Unsurprisingly, the most popular monkey names include some clearly Disney-inspired ideas, with Jack and Rafiki taking the top two spots. Next up is Polly and Blue (presumably of Rio fame) for the parrots - but as can be seen from the infographic below, the more interesting names have been left off entirely.

In homage to the game's executive producer, 153 pets have earned the illustrious title of Joe Neate. There are plenty Antonios monkeying around on the high seas too (70 to be exact) - a name you might recall from this little stream mishap last month.

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