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Fan illustration of The Sledge, a seven-foot granite rock monster bouncer in a tuxedo with a shy rocky smile
NPC · First seen in book 3, floor 4

The Sledge in Dungeon Crawler Carl

The Sledge is a rock monster (cretin) bouncer at the Desperado Club. He becomes Donut's favorite bodyguard, and she calls him Sledgie. Book 5

First named
Book 3, ch. 8
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Times named, books 1-8
163
in 57 chapters across 6 books
Biggest book
Book 5
The Butcher's Masquerade
Status
Gone end of book 7
Unknown end of book 8

How much The Sledge is in each book

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

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B1
–
B2
31
B3
9
B4
77
B5
7
B6
37
B7
2
B8

The Sledge at a glance

RaceCretin (rock monster)Book 3
JobMercenary bodyguard for Carl's teamBook 5
Special spellZerzura, a teleportation spell suggested by Carl's lawyerBook 5

The Sledge's story, book by book

  1. Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade

    He joins Carl as a mercenary. When mantises take the Twister during the castle attack, he crashes it into the guard turrets and survives.

    Source: Book 5, ch. 3, ch. 70, ch. 71
  2. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    At the end of the 9th floor he casts Zerzura to combine Larracos and Shanty Town, says goodbye to Donut, and asks Carl if he made a difference.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 85

Is The Sledge alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 7gone · Hired mercenaries vanish when the floor ends rather than moving to the 12th floor.
End of book 8unknown · Clay-ton says the contracts ran out and he does not know where the others are.
“Surviving is winning, Louis. Everything else is bullshit.”
The Sledge, book 5 (Ch71)

Who The Sledge shares the most scenes with

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

Princess Donut
57 shared chaptersCarl
56 shared chaptersKatia Grim
49 shared chaptersMordecai
45 shared chaptersMongo
42 shared chaptersBomo
41 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
37 shared chaptersImani C
36 shared chapters

The Sledge: questions readers ask

What happens to The Sledge in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

He survives the 9th floor. After casting Zerzura he leaves with the other hired mercenaries when the floor ends, and he is not seen in book 8. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

The Twister

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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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