But... this applies to their capturing of every piece, including the opposing king and queen.

Has the person who made this played chess?

I mean, the pawn can become any piece other than king upon promotion after reaching the end of the corporate ladder board; where the kind isn't captureable in the first place anyways (tho, it's pedanticism for a funny joke anyways)

The player is the enemy, who literally uses “pawns on a chessboard” as a derogatory term.

Dint forget the en-passant, where one pawn stabs the other pawn in the back in an attempt to get advancement.

Perhaps if they work hard, survive, and reach the other side of the slaughter, they'll get a promotion.