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Boss · First seen in book 1, floor 2

Krakaren in Dungeon Crawler Carl

A tentacled, octopus-like boss type in the dungeon, described as a parody of a real collective-mind entity that spreads across the universe. Krakaren bosses run moonshine and drug schemes on several floors. Book 3

First named
Book 1, ch. 32
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Times named, books 1-8
92
in 34 chapters across 6 books
Biggest book
Book 3
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Status
Dead end of book 1
Gone end of book 8

How much Krakaren is in each book

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

15
B1
2
B2
48
B3
–
B4
3
B5
–
B6
3
B7
21
B8

Krakaren at a glance

TypeKrakaren Clone, level 10 Neighborhood Boss; Krakaren Prime births two more for each one killedBook 1
Real-world counterpartA real collective mind spreading through the universe, per MordecaiBook 3
Sponsor nameCarl suspects the real Krakaren is the sponsor called the ApothecaryBook 5
Krakaren PrimeBanished to the Nothing, said to yearn for dominationBook 7
Krakaren Prime levelLevel 235 floor bossBook 8

Krakaren's story, book by book

  1. Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Carl and Donut fight a Krakaren Clone boss tied to the Rev-Up Moonshine scheme, using a Rev-Up smoothie, then find the main Krakaren's body dead in her lair.

    Source: Book 1, ch. 34, ch. 35
  2. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Krakaren borough bosses make race-specific drugs at subway stops; Krakaren babies swarm station 24 and grow into larger clonelings.

    Source: Book 3, ch. 12, ch. 27, ch. 31
  3. Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade

    A new sponsor called the Apothecary backs most of the top ten crawlers; Carl believes it is the real Krakaren and a silent partner of the Plenty.

    Source: Book 5, ch. 16
  4. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Carl learns the War Mages traded the Gate of the Feral Gods to Paca, an agent for Krakaren Prime, who is stuck in the Nothing.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 71, ch. 76
  5. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    Krakaren Prime appears as a level 235 floor boss atop a tree in the arena and fights alongside Scolopendra. The god Taranis takes her and Samantha out of the realm.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 93, ch. 94, ch. 96, ch. 97

Is Krakaren alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 1dead · The clone boss is fought and the main Krakaren of that floor is found dead; more clones exist.
End of book 8gone · Krakaren Prime leaves the realm with Taranis, alive but badly hurt.

Who Krakaren shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
34 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
34 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
27 shared chaptersImani C
27 shared chaptersKatia Grim
21 shared chaptersMordecai
21 shared chaptersMongo
20 shared chaptersDaniel Bautista
13 shared chapters

Krakaren: questions readers ask

What is the Krakaren in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

A tentacled boss type that is part of a collective mind; for each clone killed, Krakaren Prime births two more. Book 1 spoiler level

Is the Krakaren the Apothecary?

Carl believes so. When the Apothecary sponsors him, he concludes it is the real Krakaren collective, not the dungeon's caricature. Book 5 spoiler level

What happens to Krakaren Prime?

She appears as a level 235 floor boss in book 8. Taranis pulls her out of the realm before she is killed. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

The PlentyScolopendraSamantha

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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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