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Fan illustration of King Rust, an old orc in glittering feathered armor slumped on a huge swamp yak
NPC · First seen in book 1, floor 2

King Rust in Dungeon Crawler Carl

King Rust is the orc ruler of the Skull Empire and the father of Prince Maestro, Prince Stalwart and Princess Formidable. Book 7

First named
Book 1, ch. Epilogue
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Times named, books 1-8
38
in 20 chapters across 7 books
Biggest book
Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
Status
Dead end of book 7

How much King is in each book

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

2
B1
7
B2
2
B3
1
B4
1
B5
–
B6
24
B7
1
B8

King at a glance

RaceOrcBook 3
TitleLeader of the Skull EmpireBook 3
ChildrenPrince Stalwart, Prince Maestro (disowned, killed) and Princess FormidableBook 7

King's story, book by book

  1. Book 2 Carl's Doomsday Scenario

    He disowns Prince Maestro. On Odette's show Carl tells the Skull Empire's people they should rebel against him, and Mordecai then bans talking about him.

    Source: Book 2, ch. 19, ch. 20
  2. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    In the 9th-floor faction wars he arrives from the 18th floor riding his swamp yak Gonk and asks Carl for a parlay. He says his daughter has taken a warship and that he respects Carl.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 32, ch. 33, ch. 34
  3. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    As he rides away, Rosetta appears behind him and rips off his head with a whip. Carl takes his body into his inventory.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 34, ch. 35

Who King shares the most scenes with

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

Princess Donut
19 shared chaptersCarl
16 shared chaptersKatia Grim
15 shared chaptersMongo
14 shared chaptersMordecai
13 shared chaptersFlorin
11 shared chaptersRosetta Thagra
11 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
10 shared chapters

King Rust: questions readers ask

Who is King Rust?

The orc leader of the Skull Empire and father of Prince Maestro and Prince Stalwart. Book 3 spoiler level

Who kills King Rust in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Rosetta. After his parlay with Carl on the 9th floor, she lands behind him on his yak and tears off his head with a whip. Book 7 spoiler level

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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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