Princess Donut in Dungeon Crawler Carl
A prize-winning tortoiseshell Persian show cat owned by Carl's ex-girlfriend Bea. A dungeon biscuit makes her a talking crawler, and she becomes Carl's partner and party leader.
How much Princess Donut is in each book
Times the text names Princess Donut (or Donut), counted by us in each book. Bars for books past your shield setting are blurred.
What Princess Donut looks like, book by book
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Princess Donut at a glance
| Full name | GC, BWR, NW Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk (GC stands for Grand Champion) | Book 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Breed | Persian show cat, tortoiseshell | Book 1 |
| Color | Black, beige and white | Book 1 |
| Owner before the dungeon | Beatrice (Bea), Carl's ex-girlfriend | Book 1 |
| Crawler number | 4,119 | Book 1 |
| Title | Grand Champion Best in Dungeon | Book 1 |
| Race | Cat (she chose to stay a cat) | Book 2 |
| Class | Former Child Actor, which gives her a new temporary class each floor | Book 2 |
| Floor 3 class | Artist Alley Mogul | Book 2 |
| Floor 4 class | Football Hooligan | Book 4 |
| Floor 5 class | Glass Cannon | Book 4 |
| Floor 6 class | Legendary Diva | Book 5 |
| Floor 7 class | Viper Queen, held only briefly | Book 6 |
| Floor 8 class | Master Telephone Psychic | Book 6 |
| Floor 9 class | Deathbed Hellcat | Book 7 |
| Title | Warlord of the Princess Posse; later The Oak Fell, Champion of Nekhebit | Book 7 |
| Floor 10 class | Assassin of Sekhmet | Book 8 |
| Floor 11 class | Elite Gurkha Warrior | Book 8 |
| Legal guardian | Carl, under a Syndicate conservatorship filed by Chandra | Book 8 |
Princess Donut's story, book by book
- Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Donut eats an Enhanced Pet Biscuit, gains huge stats and the power to speak, and is reclassified as a crawler. As party leader she names Carl her Royal Bodyguard. She charms Odette's audience and tames Mongo as her pet.
Source: Book 1, ch. 5, ch. 7, ch. 28, ch. 47 - Book 2 Carl's Doomsday Scenario
She refuses to change race and picks the Former Child Actor class. Following Odette's advice, she also takes the Manager benefit, which makes Mordecai her manager. Katia joins the party late in the floor.
Source: Book 2, ch. 1, ch. 21 During the train fight Katia kills Hekla, and Donut raises Hekla's corpse with Second Chance and copies it into three Heklas.
Source: Book 3, ch. 24- Book 4 The Gate of the Feral Gods
On the fifth floor she takes the Glass Cannon class, which makes her spells much stronger. She ends the floor at number 4 on the bounty board, at level 39.
Source: Book 4, ch. 1, ch. 11, ch. 34 - Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade
She learns that Bea is alive and sits through Bea's appearance on Odette's show, admitting Bea was going to abandon her. She kills Lucia Mar's dog Cici and survives the Butcher's Masquerade at level 55.
Source: Book 5, ch. 18, ch. 19, ch. 37, ch. 75 - Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
She picks Master Telephone Psychic on the eighth floor and becomes co-warlord of the Princess Posse with Carl. After the battle she rips Shi Maria's card so the goddess cannot hurt Mongo again.
Source: Book 6, ch. 1, ch. 72 - Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin
As a Deathbed Hellcat she fights in Faction Wars. Her third atrocity gives her the Oak Fell class and makes her Champion of Nekhebit. She traps the goddess Huanxin, who is killed by a bolt from the crossbow on Donut's back.
Source: Book 7, ch. 1, ch. 76, ch. 86 - Book 8 A Parade of Horribles
She refuses the deals her new lawyer Chandra pushes and reaches number 1 on the leaderboard. In the arena she pins Emberus with Katia's bolt. She feeds Scolopendra the wrong biscuit, so Scolopendra joins the party.
Source: Book 8, Interlude: Chandra, ch. 1, ch. 96, ch. 98
Is Princess Donut alive? Status at the end of each book
| End of book 1 | alive · Party leader with pet Mongo |
|---|---|
| End of book 2 | alive · Former Child Actor; Mordecai is her manager |
| End of book 3 | alive · In Carl's party |
| End of book 4 | alive · Level 39 |
| End of book 5 | alive · Level 55 after the Butcher's Masquerade |
| End of book 6 | alive · Level 63 |
| End of book 7 | alive · The Oak Fell; Faction Wars won |
| End of book 8 | alive · Shaken but alive after the arena fight |
“Cat. Final answer. Let’s move on.”
Who Princess Donut shares the most scenes with
Chapters in which both names appear, books 1-8. Counted from the text.
Princess Donut: questions readers ask
What is Princess Donut's full name?
Her full name is GC, BWR, NW Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk. She says GC stands for Grand Champion. Book 1 spoiler level
What kind of cat is Princess Donut?
She is a tortoiseshell Persian, a show cat who won Best in Show and Best in Breed ribbons with Bea. Book 1 spoiler level
What color is Princess Donut?
She is a tortoiseshell, described as a fuzzy black, beige and white cat. Book 1 spoiler level
How can Princess Donut talk?
Carl feeds her an Enhanced Pet Biscuit from a Legendary Pet Box. Her stats jump, she starts speaking, and the dungeon reclassifies her from pet to crawler. Book 1 spoiler level
Who owns Princess Donut?
Before the dungeon she belonged to Beatrice, Carl's ex-girlfriend, whose family raised and showed Persian cats. Carl was looking after her when the world ended. Book 1 spoiler level
Is Princess Donut's owner Bea alive?
Yes. Odette reveals she had Bea taken off the planet, and Bea appears on Odette's show. Donut tells Carl she knew Bea was going to abandon her. Book 5 spoiler level
What race and class is Princess Donut?
She keeps the Cat race and picks the Former Child Actor class on the third floor. Its Character Actor skill gives her a new temporary class on each floor, such as Glass Cannon, Deathbed Hellcat and Assassin of Sekhmet. Book 8 spoiler level
Does Donut die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?
No. Princess Donut is alive at the end of book 8, after the eleventh floor arena fight. 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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