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Fan illustration of Epitome Tagg, a bald, pale Dream elf warlord in silver and blue armour with an offended scowl
NPC · First seen in book 5, floor 6

Epitome Tagg in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Epitome Tagg is a bald Dream elf leader who hunts Louis because Louis 'besmirched' his mother, Epitome Noflex. He becomes warlord of the Dream in the faction wars. Book 6

First named
Book 5, ch. 22
The Butcher's Masquerade
Times named, books 1-8
84
in 25 chapters across 4 books
Biggest book
Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
Status
Dead end of book 7

How much Epitome is in each book

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

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B1
–
B2
–
B3
–
B4
2
B5
13
B6
68
B7
1
B8

Epitome at a glance

RaceDream elfBook 6
MotherEpitome NoflexBook 6
TitleEpitome Tagg of the Dream; warlordBook 7

Epitome's story, book by book

  1. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    At the warlord meeting he files appeals and is enraged when his mother, whom he thought dead, shows up.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 21
  2. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    He is secretly inside the replacement heart and lungs given to Louis and threatens to shut Louis down unless taken to the 18th floor. When the team pulls the organs out, Mongo destroys them and Tagg dies, credited to Mongo.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 81, ch. 83, ch. 84

Who Epitome shares the most scenes with

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

Princess Donut
25 shared chaptersCarl
24 shared chaptersJuice Box
19 shared chaptersLouis Santiago
19 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
17 shared chaptersMongo
17 shared chaptersMordecai
17 shared chaptersRosetta Thagra
17 shared chapters

Epitome Tagg: questions readers ask

Why does Tagg hate Louis?

Because Louis insulted the honor of Tagg's mother, Epitome Noflex, after seeing her photo. Book 6 spoiler level

What happens to Epitome Tagg in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

He hides inside Louis's artificial heart and lungs during the faction wars. When the crew removes them, he dies, and the system credits the kill to Mongo. Book 7 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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