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NPC · First seen in book 3, floor 4

Chaco the Bard in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Chaco is a winged, wolf-headed former crawler champion who hosts The Prize Carousel inside the dungeon. He was once on Mordecai's crawl team. Book 6

First named
Book 3, ch. 7
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Times named, books 1-8
115
in 25 chapters across 5 books
Biggest book
Book 6
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Status
Alive end of book 8

How much Chaco is in each book

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

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B1
–
B2
27
B3
–
B4
17
B5
33
B6
18
B7
20
B8

Chaco at a glance

ClassSong Bard, level 66Book 3
JobHost of The Prize CarouselBook 3
RacePterolykos (formerly skyfowl)Book 7

Chaco's story, book by book

  1. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Hosts The Prize Carousel for Carl, Donut and Katia.

    Source: Book 3, ch. 7
  2. Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade

    Runs a prize counter where hunters and crawlers trade scalps for items.

    Source: Book 5, ch. 67
  3. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    A flashback shows him on Mordecai's team. Odette's plan used Mordecai's brother Uzzi as a vessel to kill the god Dodola, and Chaco got credit for the kill, which killed Uzzi. Mordecai attacked him.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 1, ch. 37
  4. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Appears as a field correspondent at the Faction Wars meeting before Odette fills in for him.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 42, ch. 43
  5. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    The AI makes him Grand Master of the parade, riding a donkey called Lamashtu. He is terrified but blinks away afterward.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 88, ch. 92, Interlude (Prime Minister Victory)

Who Chaco shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
23 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
23 shared chaptersMongo
19 shared chaptersKatia Grim
18 shared chaptersMordecai
17 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
16 shared chaptersImani C
15 shared chaptersLucia Mar
12 shared chapters

Chaco the Bard: questions readers ask

Who is Chaco in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

A former crawler champion, a winged wolf-headed pterolykos who hosts The Prize Carousel game show in the dungeon. Book 3 spoiler level

Why does Mordecai hate Chaco?

On their crawl, Mordecai's brother Uzzi was used as the vessel to kill the god Dodola, and Chaco got credit for the kill. Mordecai blames Chaco, Odette and Huanxin for his brother's death. Book 7 spoiler level

Does Chaco die?

No. He survives the parade in book 8 and blinks away. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

Odette

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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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