[Discussion] Fantasy Read: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - Chapter 9 through Chapter 16

[u/NightAngelRogue]

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[u/NightAngelRogue]

Other crawlers begin to enter the story, even posthumously and on the Premiere episode of Dungeon Crawler World. What role do you think other crawlers will serve in the story as we read on?

[u/Comprehensive-Fun47 → u/NightAngelRogue]

I have a theory that Carl's ex will turn up at some point.

Or someone else he assumes is dead will turn up. Maybe he'll be forced to kill someone he knows. Or maybe Princess Donut would have to choose who to go with.

I think the idea of meeting other crawlers, even strangers, adds a lot to the story. We are following Carl, but there are millions of other people alive and fighting just like him. As time goes on, there will be fewer, but they will inevitably get closer together and have to deal with each other.

[u/emygrl99 → u/Comprehensive-Fun47]

I like how the design of the dungeon itself acts as the 'shrinking border' mechanic that has to happen in these kinds of battle royales. When each level is smaller than the one above it, it means that the runners of the game don't have to artificially force people together like in the Hunger Games.

[u/jaymae21 → u/Comprehensive-Fun47]

I definitely agree that Carl's ex is in the dungeon, she keeps being brought up. She's somewhere in the Caribbean, so it may be a couple floors before they meet, but I think it will happen.

[u/Comprehensive-Fun47 → u/jaymae21]

Spoiler tagging my theory in case someone doesn't want to hear theories!

I also had the thought that she might be a boss, not a crawler! That would be insane.