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Crawler · First seen in book 1, floor 1

Frank Q in Dungeon Crawler Carl

A crawler who murders other crawlers on the first floor with his wife, Maggie My. Carl first learns of him from the corpse of one of his victims.

First named
Book 1, ch. 13
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Times named, books 1-8
102
in 32 chapters across 8 books
Biggest book
Book 1
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Status
Alive end of book 1
Dead end of book 3

How much Frank is in each book

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

51
B1
3
B2
20
B3
8
B4
3
B5
14
B6
1
B7
2
B8

What Frank looks like, book by book

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Fan illustration of Frank Q, a stubbled man in a beanie and spiked black shoulder pads with a battle axe
Book 1 First look
Fan illustration of Frank Q as a purple-skinned night elf in a beanie and black jacket, slumped at a bar
Book 3 night elf

Frank at a glance

RaceHumanBook 1
FamilyHusband of Maggie My; father of YvetteBook 1
RaceNight ElfBook 3
ClassBlood AssassinBook 3

Frank's story, book by book

  1. Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl

    With Maggie he ambushes and shoots other crawlers for experience. They attack Carl, who leaves them frozen in a safe room with dynamite; their daughter Yvette is hurt and Maggie chokes her to death.

    Source: Book 1, ch. 13, ch. 20, ch. 43
  2. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Carl meets him drunk and level 17. Frank gives Carl the Ring of Divine Suffering and is killed soon after in a fight with Chris.

    Source: Book 3, ch. 19, ch. 20
  3. Book 4 The Gate of the Feral Gods

    Maggie reveals she was the one who killed Frank while riding inside Chris.

    Source: Book 4, ch. 34

Is Frank alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 1alive · Survived the first floors
End of book 3dead · Killed in a fight with Chris

Who Frank shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
32 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
32 shared chaptersMordecai
24 shared chaptersKatia Grim
21 shared chaptersImani C
20 shared chaptersMaggie My
20 shared chaptersMongo
20 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
16 shared chapters

Frank Q: questions readers ask

Does Frank Q die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Yes. In book 3 Sledge reports that Chris got into a fight with Frank and killed him. Book 3 spoiler level

What did Frank Q give Carl?

The Ring of Divine Suffering, which carries the Marked for Death skill. Book 3 spoiler level

Who really killed Frank Q?

Maggie My. In book 4 she reveals she was riding inside Chris's brain and says she killed Frank. Book 4 spoiler level

Also connected

Chris Andrews

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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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