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Fan illustration of Tran, a thin, tired Vietnamese swashbuckler with a curved sabre
Crawler · First seen in book 4, floor 5

Tran in Dungeon Crawler Carl

A tired-looking human swashbuckler on Gwen's land-quadrant team with a metal-detecting ability. He is Vietnamese and a close friend of Gwen. Book 6

First named
Book 4, ch. 20
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Times named, books 1-8
195
in 81 chapters across 5 books
Biggest book
Book 4
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Status
Alive end of book 4
Alive end of book 5
Alive end of book 6
Alive end of book 7
Gone end of book 8

How much Tran is in each book

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

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B1
–
B2
–
B3
53
B4
13
B5
44
B6
51
B7
34
B8

What Tran looks like, book by book

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Fan illustration of Tran, a thin, tired Vietnamese swashbuckler with a curved sabre
Book 4 First look
Fan illustration of Tran, a thin Vietnamese crawler in a floating magical wheelchair with a sabre across his lap
Book 6 wheelchair

Tran at a glance

RaceHumanBook 4
ClassSwashbucklerBook 4
HomeVietnameseBook 6

Tran's story, book by book

  1. Book 4 The Gate of the Feral Gods

    Connects the electric line to the drain wheel for Carl and joins the dive to the submarine to shut off the pump.

    Source: Book 4, ch. 21, ch. 22, ch. 25
  2. Book 5 The Butcher's Masquerade

    Loses both legs in the final fight of the Butcher's Masquerade; healing does not grow them back.

    Source: Book 5, ch. 74, ch. 75
  3. Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    On Katia's team, he uses a floating magical wheelchair, which blows up during a fight near the end of the floor.

    Source: Book 6, ch. 3, ch. 22, ch. 67, ch. 72
  4. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Katia builds him a crab-legged, armored wheelchair. He commands the trench line in Faction Wars.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 21
  5. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    Races on mechanical spider legs, then leaves the playing field for the Pineapple Cabaret.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 15, ch. 71, ch. 73

Is Tran alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 4alive · Survived the fifth floor
End of book 5alive · Lost both legs
End of book 6alive · Lost his wheelchair
End of book 7alive · Still crawling
End of book 8gone · Sent to the Pineapple Cabaret; plants showed all alive

Who Tran shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
80 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
80 shared chaptersLouis Santiago
64 shared chaptersImani C
62 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
61 shared chaptersKatia Grim
59 shared chaptersMongo
56 shared chaptersMordecai
56 shared chapters

Tran: questions readers ask

How did Tran lose his legs?

In the final battle of the Butcher's Masquerade in book 5. Carl's healing scroll did not regrow them. Book 5 spoiler level

Does Tran die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Not through book 8. He loses his legs in book 5 but survives, and in book 8 he leaves the playing field for the Pineapple Cabaret. 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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