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Fan illustration of Zhang, a sturdy bald young warehouse worker
Crawler · First seen in book 1, floor 2

Zhang in Dungeon Crawler Carl

Li Jun's bald best friend and coworker, who sees Li Na as a sister. He is on Death Watch with Li Jun.

First named
Book 1, ch. 42
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Times named, books 1-8
139
in 59 chapters across 7 books
Biggest book
Book 8
A Parade of Horribles
Status
Alive end of book 1
Alive end of book 7
Gone end of book 8

How much Zhang is in each book

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

13
B1
1
B2
16
B3
–
B4
9
B5
8
B6
41
B7
51
B8

What Zhang looks like, book by book

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Fan illustration of Zhang, a sturdy bald young warehouse worker
Book 1 First look
Fan illustration of Zhang, a bald earth mage, raising swirling clods of dirt and rock
Book 3 earth mover

Zhang at a glance

Job before the dungeonWarehouse workerBook 1
RaceHumanBook 3
ClassEarth Mover (a mage-tank combo)Book 3

Zhang's story, book by book

  1. Book 1 Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Offers to be the one left behind so Li Jun and Li Na can be saved; the group escapes together.

    Source: Book 1, ch. 42
  2. Book 3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Arrives with a shrink wand to help Carl move the train cart, then volunteers with Li Jun and Li Na.

    Source: Book 3, ch. 31, ch. 32
  3. Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin

    Fights in the Club Vanquisher temple battle and gets Zhang's Cape of Odds. Li Jun dies; Li Na stops speaking to him.

    Source: Book 7, ch. 57, ch. 68, ch. 86
  4. Book 8 A Parade of Horribles

    Races with Li Na and is shaken when her dread makes the other teams kill each other. He sends her off in the cleaner bot, then goes to the Pineapple Cabaret himself.

    Source: Book 8, ch. 51, ch. 54, ch. 61, ch. 73

Is Zhang alive? Status at the end of each book

End of book 1alive · Escaped Death Watch
End of book 7alive · Entered the stairwell
End of book 8gone · Sent to the Pineapple Cabaret; plants showed all alive

Who Zhang shares the most scenes with

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

Carl
58 shared chaptersPrincess Donut
58 shared chaptersImani C
46 shared chaptersMordecai
46 shared chaptersLi Na
45 shared chaptersElle McGibbons
42 shared chaptersKatia Grim
39 shared chaptersDaniel Bautista
38 shared chapters

Zhang: questions readers ask

What class is Zhang?

A human Earth Mover, described as a mage-tank combo. Book 3 spoiler level

Does Zhang die in Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Not through book 8. He leaves the playing field for the Pineapple Cabaret, and the signal plants still show everyone alive afterward. Book 8 spoiler level

Also connected

Li Jun

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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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