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NPC · First seen in book 3, floor 4

Bomo in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Bomo is a rock monster, a cretin, who works as a bodyguard at the Desperado Club alongside his friend The Sledge. Book 3

First named
Book 3, ch. 8
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Times named, books 1-8
161
in 55 chapters across 6 books
Biggest book
Book 5
The Butcher's Masquerade
Status
Dead end of book 7
Unknown end of book 8

How much Bomo is in each book

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

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B1
–
B2
22
B3
2
B4
66
B5
48
B6
22
B7
1
B8

Bomo at a glance

RaceCretin (rock monster)Book 3
JobMercenary bodyguard for Carl's teamBook 5
Special spellTeleport to Stairwell (level 15)Book 5

Bomo's story, book by book

  1. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    He guards Carl and Donut in the club and steps in when Frank Q approaches Carl at the bar.

    Source: Book 3, ch. 8, ch. 19
  2. Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade

    Bomo, the Sledge and 2 other cretins join Carl as mercenaries. Bomo has a Teleport to Stairwell spell, so he is kept safe in the personal space.

    Source: Book 5, ch. 3
  3. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    Carl builds him a suit of armor with stun and anti-undead missiles for the run through the graveyard to Asojano's temple.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 14
  4. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    While guarding Donut in the Nest tower he tries to stop Lucia Mar and is cut in half by her spell.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 70, ch. 71, ch. 75

Is Bomo alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 7dead · Killed by Lucia Mar. As a mercenary he is meant to regenerate on the next floor, but Carl no longer has his contract.
End of book 8unknown · Clay-ton says the contracts ran out and he does not know where Bomo is.

Who Bomo shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
55 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
55 shared chaptersKatia Grim
47 shared chaptersMordecai
45 shared chaptersThe Sledge
41 shared chaptersMongo
38 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
32 shared chaptersImani C
31 shared chapters

Bomo: questions readers ask

Does Bomo die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Yes, Lucia Mar kills him on the 9th floor while he guards Donut. Mercenaries are supposed to regenerate later, and Donut says he is 'not really dead', but he does not return in book 8. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

Lucia Mar

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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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