Mongo in Dungeon Crawler Carl
Princess Donut's pet dinosaur, a pink-feathered Mongoliensis that bites everyone at first and grows into her mount.
How much Mongo is in each book
Times the text names Mongo (or ), counted by us in each book. Bars for books past your shield setting are blurred.
What Mongo looks like, book by book
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Mongo at a glance
| Species | Mongoliensis, which Odette says humans call a velociraptor | Book 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | Book 1 |
| Owner | Princess Donut (bonded pet) | Book 1 |
| Title | Royal Steed | Book 1 |
| Size | Fully grown at level 15; he keeps leveling but stops growing | Book 3 |
| Mate | Kiwi, a level 60 Mongoliensis pack leader | Book 5 |
| Children | Two babies with Kiwi | Book 7 |
Mongo's story, book by book
- Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl
On the second floor Carl uses a cage key in a kobold pet reward room and Donut picks the baby Mongoliensis. They feed him pet biscuits and let him hunt brindle grubs until he bonds with Donut, who names him Mongo. Odette later tells them he is a velociraptor.
Source: Book 1, ch. 46, ch. 47, Epilogue - Book 2 Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Mongo starts leveling and grows fast, from cat-sized to pony-sized by level 13. He fights beside them in the Over City and bites off a dwarf's arm.
Source: Book 2, ch. 6, ch. 20, ch. 21 Mongo reaches level 15 and his full size. Carl wins an enchanted saddle so Donut can ride him into battle.
Source: Book 3, ch. 7- Book 4 The Gate of the Feral Gods
Donut fights from his back and copies him with clockwork Mongos. He is badly hurt fighting the goose boss Denise, and Donut heals him.
Source: Book 4, ch. 1, ch. 16 - Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade
Mongo meets Kiwi, a Mongoliensis pack leader, and mates with her. Kiwi becomes Donut's minion, and at the Butcher's Masquerade Mongo and Kiwi tear Vrah apart. Tserendolgor's pet Garret takes the pet show crown.
Source: Book 5, ch. 11, ch. 49, ch. 73, ch. 75 - Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin
Mongo reaches level 40. At the end of the eighth floor, Carl, while controlled by Shi Maria, burns off Mongo's right wing.
Source: Book 6, ch. 39, ch. 72; Book 7, ch. 2 - Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin
A potion regrows his wing. He becomes best friends with Rend, who saves him from Lucia Mar's rottweiler Gustavo 3. Kiwi gives birth to their two babies, who leave with Kiwi for the twelfth floor.
Source: Book 7, ch. 2, ch. 4, ch. 72, ch. 82, ch. 85 - Book 8 A Parade of Horribles
Mongo travels in the food truck during the tenth floor races, gets drunk once, and gains kukri claw caps and a Legendary Steed saddle from Donut's Gurkha class. He fights in the parade arena and is alive at the end.
Source: Book 8, ch. 3, ch. 24, ch. 88, ch. 89, ch. 90, ch. 96, ch. 98
Is Mongo alive? Status at the end of each book
| End of book 1 | alive · Bonded to Donut |
|---|---|
| End of book 2 | alive · Pony-sized |
| End of book 3 | alive · Fully grown; Donut's mount |
| End of book 4 | alive · Recovered from the goose fight |
| End of book 5 | alive · Survived the Masquerade |
| End of book 6 | alive · Lost his right wing |
| End of book 7 | alive · Nearly killed by Gustavo 3, then healed |
| End of book 8 | alive · Still with Donut at the end |
Who Mongo shares the most scenes with
Chapters in which both names appear, books 1-8. Counted from the text.
Mongo: questions readers ask
What kind of dinosaur is Mongo?
A Mongoliensis. Odette explains the name comes from the scientific name and that people on Earth call them velociraptors. Book 1 spoiler level
How do Carl and Donut get Mongo?
On the second floor they find a pet reward room in the kobold fighting pits with a key that opens one cage. Donut picks the baby Mongoliensis, and they bond him with pet biscuits and grub hunts before the floor ends. Book 1 spoiler level
How big does Mongo get?
He is fully grown at level 15, which he reaches on the fourth floor. He keeps leveling after that but does not get bigger, and Donut rides him with an enchanted saddle. Book 3 spoiler level
Does Mongo have babies?
Yes. Kiwi gives birth to two babies on the ninth floor. They go with Kiwi to the twelfth floor while Mongo stays with Donut. Book 7 spoiler level
Does Mongo die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?
No. Lucia Mar's dog Gustavo 3 nearly kills him in book 7 until Rend saves him, and he is alive at the end of book 8. Book 8 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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