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Fan illustration of Li Jun, a young warehouse worker with acne scars on a dungeon game show stage
Crawler · First seen in book 1, floor 2

Li Jun in Dungeon Crawler Carl

A warehouse worker who entered the dungeon with his sister Li Na, his best friend Zhang and their manager. Carl helps them survive the Maestro's Death Watch.

First named
Book 1, ch. 42
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Times named, books 1-8
186
in 73 chapters across 8 books
Biggest book
Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
Status
Alive end of book 1
Alive end of book 6
Dead end of book 7
Dead end of book 8

How much Li is in each book

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

12
B1
2
B2
37
B3
8
B4
16
B5
38
B6
66
B7
7
B8

What Li looks like, book by book

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Fan illustration of Li Jun, a young warehouse worker with acne scars on a dungeon game show stage
Book 1 First look
Fan illustration of Li Jun as a Street Monk with hand wraps, in a martial arts stance
Book 2 street monk

Li at a glance

Job before the dungeonWarehouse workerBook 1
RaceHumanBook 2
ClassStreet MonkBook 2
FamilyBrother of Li Na; best friend of ZhangBook 3

Li's story, book by book

  1. Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl

    On Death Watch he tells Zhang they will die together rather than choose. Carl's advice lets the group escape.

    Source: Book 1, ch. 42
  2. Book 2 Carl's Doomsday Scenario

    Makes the bounty top ten as a level 25 Street Monk.

    Source: Book 2, Epilogue
  3. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Reunites with Carl and volunteers with Li Na and Zhang to help him.

    Source: Book 3, ch. 24, ch. 32
  4. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    Loses an eye when Carl, under the influence of Shi Maria, stabs it out.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 71, ch. 72
  5. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Gets a celestial eye, the Engine of Tomorrow, and runs the tower defenses in Faction Wars. He lures the angry god Harpocrates away so Donut can finish her plan and dies.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 57, ch. 68, ch. 69

Is Li alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 1alive · Escaped Death Watch
End of book 6alive · Lost an eye
End of book 7dead · Died distracting Harpocrates; message marked as from a deceased crawler
End of book 8dead · Remembered as dead
“Thank you for giving me more time with my sister and my best friend.”
Li Jun, book 7 (Ch68)

Who Li shares the most scenes with

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

Princess Donut
73 shared chaptersCarl
70 shared chaptersKatia Grim
63 shared chaptersMordecai
59 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
54 shared chaptersLi Na
52 shared chaptersImani C
51 shared chaptersMongo
49 shared chapters

Li Jun: questions readers ask

What class is Li Jun?

A human Street Monk. Book 2 spoiler level

Does Li Jun die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Yes. In book 7 he draws the god Harpocrates away from Donut's tower and dies, buying her time. Book 7 spoiler level

How did Li Jun lose his eye?

Carl stabbed it out in book 6 while under Shi Maria's influence. In book 7 he gets a celestial replacement called the Engine of Tomorrow. Book 7 spoiler level

Also connected

Zhang

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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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