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Sluggalos in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Clown-faced, foul-mouthed slugs that burst out of anyone infected by Carl's Super Spreader disease, each one a level higher than the last. Book 6

First named
Book 6, ch. 15
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Times named, books 1-8
62
in 36 chapters across 3 books
Biggest book
Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
Status
Alive end of book 6
Alive end of book 7
Alive end of book 8

How much Sluggalos is in each book

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

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B1
–
B2
–
B3
–
B4
–
B5
11
B6
26
B7
25
B8

Sluggalos at a glance

Mob typePox SlugBook 6
SourceLeaked by people infected through Super Spreader; Doctor Bones infects whole groupsBook 6
Army rankBase troops of the Princess Posse, renamed LegionnairesBook 7

Sluggalos's story, book by book

  1. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    Carl infects Quan with Super Spreader so he leaks slugs. Doctor Bones infects captured mercenaries, filling a room with hundreds of slugs that Carl names Sluggalos. They join an attack on demons and retreat when it turns.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 56, ch. 58, ch. 61, ch. 65
  2. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    In Faction Wars they serve as the Princess Posse's base troops. A sluggalette called Bigs (Kandy 'Bigs' Newton) fights beside Carl and gets the kill on the Sepsis Whore of the Blood Sultanate.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 5, ch. 55
  3. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    A group of sluggalos led by Bigs takes over a food truck as the 'Sluggalo Chick-Chick Express'. Later most of them go to Florin, while Bigs rides in the parade.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 93, ch. 90

Is Sluggalos alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 6alive · Many sluggalos survive the floor
End of book 7alive · Troops of the Princess Posse
End of book 8alive · Most go with Florin; Bigs stays with Carl's group
“You do your thing. We do our thing. Don't worry about us, Daddy.”
Sluggalos, book 8 (Ch93)

Who Sluggalos shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
34 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
34 shared chaptersSamantha
28 shared chaptersImani C
27 shared chaptersMordecai
26 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
25 shared chaptersKatia Grim
24 shared chaptersLouis Santiago
24 shared chapters

Sluggalos: questions readers ask

What are the Sluggalos in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Clown-faced slugs that leak out of people infected by the Super Spreader disease. Carl calls them Sluggalos, and they end up fighting for his side. Book 6 spoiler level

Who is Bigs in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Kandy 'Bigs' Newton, a sluggalette with a head hatchet who fights alongside Carl in Faction Wars and kills the Sepsis Whore. Book 7 spoiler level

Also connected

Florin

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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.

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