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Fan illustration of Odette's on-air look: a crab-taur with a black mantis helmet behind a talk show desk
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Odette in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Odette hosts Dungeon Crawler After Hours with Odette, described as the most-tunneled private program in existence. She interviews Carl and Donut between floors.

First named
Book 1, ch. 27
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Times named, books 1-8
546
in 105 chapters across 8 books
Biggest book
Book 6
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Status
Alive end of book 1
Alive end of book 6
Alive end of book 7
Alive end of book 8

How much Odette is in each book

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

85
B1
47
B2
55
B3
19
B4
96
B5
169
B6
62
B7
13
B8

What Odette looks like, book by book

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Fan illustration of Odette's on-air look: a crab-taur with a black mantis helmet behind a talk show desk
Book 1 First look
Fan illustration of Odette unmasked: a legless older woman with a heart necklace floating on a hover disk
Book 1 unmasked

Odette at a glance

JobTalk show host, Dungeon Crawler After Hours with OdetteBook 1
On-air lookA crab-taur body with a bug maskBook 1
RaceHumanBook 1
BackgroundFormer crawler; her season was long before Mordecai's, and she says she was his trainerBook 1
Past roleGuided Mordecai's crawler party, which included his brother Uzzi, Hold Steady and ChacoBook 6
Ascendency rolePlays the vulture goddess Nekhebit on the 12th floorBook 6
HusbandHarry Tisch, a Crest investor who bought her warrantBook 8

Odette's story, book by book

  1. Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Interviews Carl and Donut on her show. Off air she reveals she is human, knows Mordecai, and wants him to find her when the crawl is over.

    Source: Book 1, ch. 28, ch. 29
  2. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Carl works out that Odette sponsored Hekla's team, since she had told them she owns a crab ranch.

    Source: Book 3, Epilogue
  3. Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade

    Brings Donut's former owner, Miss Beatrice, onto her show after warning Carl and Donut in her trailer. Off set she appears in her legless human form in a floating wheelchair.

    Source: Book 5, ch. 17, ch. 18, ch. 19
  4. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    A flashback shows her and her old party member Armita bribing the heiress Huanxin to help Mordecai's team, which the text calls cheating and fraud. On air she tells of entering the dungeon with Pieter and Armita, then announces she will play the goddess Nekhebit.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 1, ch. 36, ch. 37
  5. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Hosts the Faction Wars leaders' meeting out of costume after onboarding as Nekhebit. Huanxin later says Odette has taken out Inpewt and taken control of zombies on the 12th floor.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 43, ch. 44, ch. 86
  6. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    Remains a player in the 12th floor Ascendency as Nekhebit. Rosetta explains that Odette's husband is Harry Tisch, a Crest investor.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 8, ch. 88

Is Odette alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 1alive · Host, outside the dungeon
End of book 6alive · Enters the Ascendency as Nekhebit
End of book 7alive · Driving Nekhebit on the 12th floor
End of book 8alive · Still listed among the gods as Nekhebit
“The origin story of Nekhebit is one of betrayal and revenge.”
Odette, book 6 (Ch36)

Who Odette shares the most scenes with

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

Princess Donut
103 shared chaptersCarl
99 shared chaptersMordecai
85 shared chaptersMongo
72 shared chaptersKatia Grim
70 shared chaptersZev
56 shared chaptersMiss Beatrice (Bea)
42 shared chaptersImani C
41 shared chapters

Odette: questions readers ask

Who is Odette in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Odette is the host of Dungeon Crawler After Hours with Odette, a huge talk show that interviews crawlers. She is a human and a former crawler who knew Mordecai. Book 1 spoiler level

Is Odette human?

Yes. On air she wears a crab-taur body and bug mask, but Carl says Odette is human, and later books show her legless human form in a floating wheelchair. Book 5 spoiler level

What god does Odette play?

She plays Nekhebit, a vulture goddess, in the Ascendency on the 12th floor. Book 7 spoiler level

Does Odette die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

No. As of the end of book 8 she is alive and playing Nekhebit on the 12th floor. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

HeklaChaco the Bard

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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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