Agatha

“Them critters already know I’m here. They just don’t know what to do about it. You worry about you, and I worry about me."[1]

Agatha appears to be a homeless human woman pushing a loaded-down shopping cart through the Dungeon.

Description

Just hours before the Transformation, Agatha sets a fire in an alleyway adjacent to the Meadow Lark Elder Care Facility in Wenatchee, WA. The fire spreads to the nursing home's cafeteria, forcing the facility's night staff and dozens of emergency responders to evacuate the facility's 250 residents into the freezing night. The high concentration of survivors causes a Dungeon Entrance to appear in the street; when Agatha promptly pushes her cart down the staircase, it transforms into ramp.[2]

In the Dungeon, Agatha refuses to take the Tutorial or formally join the newly formed Meadow Lark party.[3] Irregularities follow her: she seems to be deliberately edited out of Dungeon Crawler World: Earth, the ever-present cameras black out when she's around, she is perpetually under-leveled, and her shopping cart contains Valtay technology in a mess of Earth junk.

Although Carl and other Meadow Lark members keep an eye out for her as they progress through the Dungeon, Carl cautions other crawlers, "We just ignore Agatha."[4][5]

Appearance

Agatha's skin is deeply wrinkled and her rheumy eyes are black. She is "wrapped head to toe in an endless amount of scarves," and a red-checkered trapper hat with ear flaps sits askew on her head.[2]

Her shopping cart appears to be brimming with blankets, clothing, spray paint, an IKEA bag, and a plastic pink flamingo with an arrow stuck in its head.[2] The wheel squeaks slightly.

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Story

History

SPOILERS FOR BOOK 6

A type of Residual, Agent 22 peeled away from the collective mind and traveled to Earth with Agent 21 ten years ago. She killed an Apothecary agent already on Earth and assumed control of its body to secure access to the Apothecary's information feeds and equipment. For years now, she has gone by her human name, "Agatha."[6]

Agatha had planned to reach Seattle before the Transformation, but lingered in Wenatchee because she liked the Meadow Lark staff. Brandon Andrews would share his lunch with her on occasion, and Chris Andrews had tried to bring her inside before the winter storm swept the area. She hid from him by turning herself invisible and intangible.[6]

Contrary to her fond feelings for Meadow Lark, Agatha expresses a desire to sweep the universe "clean of biological life." She believes she can accomplish this goal by speaking to the "infant, resurrected, and enslaved Primal," showing it "who it really is before all the elements are stolen from it." She hopes the primal "will escape, and it will free the Eulogist, who will return to its slumber."[6][7]

Book 1

Although Agatha refuses to join Meadow Lark, she hangs around the group on the First Floor. When the Royal Court of Princess Donut and the Meadow Lark staff team up to take on the Ball of Swine and gain access to its stairwell, Agatha inserts herself into the battle at the last minute. Carl seizes her shopping cart into his Inventory for the duration of the fight, receiving the Bully and a Thief Achievement. Agatha wails and screams about her cart, barely seeming to notice when a dislodged bolt from the redoubt strikes her in the head.[8]

After the battle, Agatha reaches level 4. Carl returns her cart and she immediately breaks from the party, descending to the Second Floor.[3] The recap episode features the Boss Battle, but Chris notes that Agatha has been edited out of the footage.[9]

Eventually, after receiving multiple upgrades to his Inventory Interface, Carl gains a "History" Tab in his menu and sees three Valtay items. Not a minute after the discovery, Agatha pushes her cart into the stairwell where Carl and Donut are camped out. She is still level 4. After she descends the stairs, Zev reports that there was a brief outage in the Royal Court's feed.[10] Carl does not share his suspicions about Agatha out loud or in chat with any members of Meadow Lark or his own party.[11]

Book 3

SPOILERS FOR BOOK 3
The Royal Court and Meadow Lark don't see Agatha again until shortly before the end of the Fourth Floor. She is now level 8, but still listed as human and still pushing her squeaking cart. Imani moves to intercept Agatha before she descends the stairs, but Carl holds out a hand, cautioning, "Don't. We'll talk later."[12]

Book 4

SPOILERS FOR BOOK 4
On the Fifth Floor, Orren surprises Carl by suggesting that Agatha has been passing Carl information about the greater universe.[13] Agatha shares a Bubble with Li Jun, Li Na, and Zhang; they had no idea she was even there until six hours before the level collapsed, when she descended the stairs. She is now level 12. Carl tells Li Jun, "Yeah, that's Agatha. We just ignore Agatha."[4]

Book 6

SPOILERS FOR BOOK 6
Donut and Carl glimpse a familiar shopping cart on the ill-fated Seventh Floor, but they don't see Agatha again.[14] After Orren pulls Carl away from Paulie on the Eighth Floor, Orren explains that Agatha is a different kind of residual from Paulie, and that the System AI was so disappointed by Paulie's speech that it is removing all Protections it had in place for the residuals still remaining in the Dungeon.[15]

Book 7

SPOILERS FOR BOOK 7
Li Jun tells Carl that Agatha showed up to Larracos looking to speak with him during the Ramp Up Phase. Since she couldn't get into the city due to the phase rules, she finds a bar in Shanty Town to wait at. The same bar that Lucia Mar is in. Zev tells Carl that the Syndicate Council (specifically Prime Minister Glory) told her to tell Carl not to interact with her. Carl says he'll do his best not to interact, as he's too busy to deal with it. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure (p. 426). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 22)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 27)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dinniman, Matt. The Gate of the Feral Gods (Chapter 33)
  5. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4 (p. 525). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dinniman, Matt. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Epilogue)
  7. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 6 (p. 670). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  8. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 26)
  9. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 31)
  10. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 47)
  11. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 8)
  12. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 34)
  13. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Gate of the Feral Gods (Chapter 19)
  14. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade (Epilogue)
  15. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Chapter 51)
  16. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. This Inevitable Ruin (Chapter 28)
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