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Fan illustration of Akuma, an ancient long-haired elf war mage with a sagging, sneering face and glowing orange magic
NPC · First seen in book 7, floor 9

Akuma in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Akuma is a level 100 war mage and leader of the War Mage Rebellion, a faction that joins the 9th-floor faction wars late. Book 7

First named
Book 7, ch. 61
This Inevitable Ruin
Times named, books 1-8
53
in 19 chapters across 2 books
Biggest book
Book 8
A Parade of Horribles
Status
Alive end of book 8

How much Akuma is in each book

Times the text names Akuma (or ), counted by us in each book. Bars for books past your shield setting are blurred.

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B1
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B2
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B3
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B4
–
B5
–
B6
11
B7
42
B8

Akuma at a glance

RaceWar Mage (originally a high-elf cobbler with a human skin, resleeved 12 times)Book 7
TitleLeader of the War Mage Rebellion; warlordBook 7
TypeA fully awakened NPCBook 8

Akuma's story, book by book

  1. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    His faction is given Agatha as co-warlord, which he resents. He tells Donut to keep Elle alive and asks Carl's side to deal with Agatha, then leaves the realm, so the rebellion is declared defeated.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 69, ch. 78
  2. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    On the 10th floor he kills an upgrade imp and leaves Carl a note. Elle hits him with an ice bolt, the group questions him inside an anti-magic shield, and he describes the Pineapple Cabaret and the crawler Herot. Carl punches him for manipulating him.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 37, ch. 38, ch. 39

Who Akuma shares the most scenes with

Chapters in which both names appear, books 1-8. Counted from the text.

Princess Donut
18 shared chaptersCarl
17 shared chaptersLouis Santiago
14 shared chaptersPrepotente
14 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
13 shared chaptersSamantha
13 shared chaptersImani C
12 shared chaptersFlorin
11 shared chapters

Akuma: questions readers ask

Who is Akuma in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

A level 100 war mage who leads the War Mage Rebellion. The system calls him arguably the most powerful non-god caster on the 9th floor. Book 7 spoiler level

Does Akuma die?

Not by the end of book 8. Carl's team leaves him alive at about 2% health after questioning him. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

War MagesAgatha

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Facts come from our reading of Matt Dinniman's books 1 to 8 (Dungeon Crawler Carl, Carl's Doomsday Scenario, The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook, The Gate of the Feral Gods, The Butcher's Masquerade, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, This Inevitable Ruin, A Parade of Horribles). Each one is tagged with the book that reveals it. Counts and shared chapters are computed from the text. Not affiliated with the author, the publisher or the Peacock show. Portraits are our own fan art, made with AI image tools from the books' descriptions; they are not official art.

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