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Fan illustration of Jamal, a chubby hammerhead shark walking on mechanical brass spider legs
NPC · First seen in book 7, floor 9

Jamal in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Jamal is a 17-foot hammerhead shark who used to be one of Signet's paper tattoos and now breathes air. He talks about himself in the third person and walks on mechanical spider legs Carl built for him. Book 7

First named
Book 7, ch. 15
This Inevitable Ruin
Times named, books 1-8
169
in 40 chapters across 2 books
Biggest book
Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
Status
Alive end of book 8

How much Jamal is in each book

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

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B2
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B4
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B6
96
B7
73
B8

Jamal at a glance

SpeciesHammerhead shark (former Signet tattoo, now a flesh golem)Book 7

Jamal's story, book by book

  1. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Fights for Carl during Faction Wars on a set of spider-like legs, which later gain a flamethrower. He is one of the few NPCs who chooses to stay with Carl and Donut at the end of the floor.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 15, ch. 80, ch. 86
  2. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    Lives in Carl's garage on the tenth floor, gets stuck on the ceiling testing new sticky feet, and drives a truck in the parade.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 44, ch. 90
“Jamal is very excited about this”
Jamal, book 7 (Ch86)

Who Jamal shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
40 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
40 shared chaptersSamantha
31 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
28 shared chaptersMongo
28 shared chaptersImani C
27 shared chaptersLouis Santiago
27 shared chaptersMordecai
25 shared chapters

Jamal: questions readers ask

Who is Jamal in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

A large hammerhead shark who used to be one of Signet's tattoos. He joins Carl's side in Faction Wars and walks on mechanical legs. Book 7 spoiler level

Does Jamal die?

No. He is alive at the end of book 8 and drives in the parade. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

Tsarina Signet

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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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