Logo

[Papahemmy]

When I first started play the game the first thing I wondered was "Why is the Squad logo a monkey with sunglasses and a army hat?"

Please reply if you know the answer. I'm just curious. 

 

[DoctorDavinci]

Just because something is doesn't mean there has to be a reason for it

[justspace103]

thats funny I've always been curious about the squad logo!

i always figured that some monkeys (chimps) went to space, so yeah.

Edit: also, welcome to the fourms!

Edited March 28, 2016 by justspace103

[Papahemmy]

Ok now the monkey makes sense. But was the monkey a soldier with shades? Was the monkey wearing glasses and an army hat when he was in space? I just mean like why? What's the point?

[Aetharan]

Alright, just spitballing some ideas on what kind of logic may have gone into the decision, here.  Point A)  A "squad" is defined as " a small group of people having a particular task" or " a small number of soldiers assembled for drill or assigned to some special task, especially an infantry unit forming part of a platoon."  Point B)  A "troop" is defined as " a group of soldiers, especially a cavalry unit commanded by a captain, or an airborne unit.", or, effectively, synonymous with "squad" for our purposes.  It is also the group name used for monkeys.  Point C)  A collection of coders are often referred to informally, especially as a joke among themselves or derisively by those who sign their paychecks, as "code monkeys."

Combining the above three, it makes perfectly logical sense for a small group of coders starting a new company and deciding to call it Squad to select a monkey outfitted as a soldier as their emblem-- and, as a side-note, all of the above logic doesn't even have to process on a conscious level in order to have its effect.  Cultural osmosis and symbolism are just strange like that.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Aetharan

[Xavier513]

1，Ham was a chimpanzee and the first hominid launched into space, on 31 January 1961.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_%28chimpanzee%29

2, Developer - programer - "Code Monkeys"

[Wallygator]

squad started as a marketing company, not a game company. 

[AlamoVampire]

Tiny issue, squad was a thing long before ksp was a thing iirc.

[kiwi1960]

Yes, because they are just a bunch of monkey's.... if you appreciate their work, buy them a few tons of bananas...

 

[StrandedonEarth]

Somewhere, there's an article by or an interview with Harvester (Felipe Falange) where he tells the tale of KSP's origin, and how his employer (the marketing company Squad) let him start developing his dream about little green guys. I've been searching for it for the last half hour, but the closest I could find so far is this PC Gamer interview

Edit: found another story, still not the one I'm looking for 

Edited March 28, 2016 by StrandedonEarth

[pandaman]

I think the Squad Monkey logo was the company logo before KSP was anything more than an idea in @HarvesteRs head.  So it's quite likely not linked to Ham the chimp in any way other than the fact it looks a bit like him (or her).

[Findthepin1]

9 hours ago, pandaman said:

I think the Squad Monkey logo was the company logo before KSP was anything more than an idea in @HarvesteRs head.  So it's quite likely not linked to Ham the chimp in any way other than the fact it looks a bit like him (or her).

Him.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Findthepin1

[Renegrade]

I've always assumed it's because their full name is "Chimp Squad".   Sorta like Rooster Teeth...*cough*

[Tourist]

I think the answer is the same as the answer to the question of Boba Fett's unearned popularity.... looks cool!   

[GoSlash27]

I think Aetharan's got it right. Programmers are called code monkeys.

A group of monkeys is a squad.

Squad is also the term for a small group of soldiers.

So... Chimp, Army helmet, 'Squad".

Best,
-Slashy

[Butterbar]

23 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Somewhere, there's an article by or an interview with Harvester (Felipe Falange) where he tells the tale of KSP's origin, and how his employer (the marketing company Squad) let him start developing his dream about little green guys. I've been searching for it for the last half hour, but the closest I could find so far is this PC Gamer interview

Edit: found another story, still not the one I'm looking for 

I'm always curious about this.  Is KSP it's own little autonomous offshoot of Squad, or is Squad now a game company?  If HarvestR is only employed by Squad, what happens if Squad decides to abandon KSP for whatever reason?  Would the KSP team then form it's own company?  Does HarvestR own Squad now or is he a exec (If anything, who runs Squad?)?  What is the status of KSP inside Squad?

 

Edited March 29, 2016 by Butterbar

[stibbons]

Because the monkey has been pulling some long hours lately, and is self-conscious about the bags under its eyes.

[Vanamonde]

Squad's parent company used to be named Monkey Squad. 

[Wallygator]

11 hours ago, Vanamonde said:

Squad's parent company used to be named Monkey Squad. 

And now the kerbal universe can rest at peace...

thank you Vanamonde!!!