Donut

“Cats don’t drink cocktails,” I said.

“Cats don’t shoot lasers from their eyes either, but here we are, Carl. Mama needs a night off.”— Book 2, Chapter 15

Grand Champion, Breed Winner Regional, National Winner Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk is the deuteragonist of Dungeon Crawler Carl. A tortoiseshell Persian cat, she is the party leader of the Royal Court of Princess Donut and a fan favorite crawler on Dungeon Crawler World: Earth.

Description

Before entering the Dungeon, Princess Donut was a pedigreed, award-winning show cat who belonged to Carl's ex-girlfriend Beatrice and was bred by Bea's family. She participated in shows "almost every weekend," and a full bedroom of their two-bedroom apartment was dedicated to her ribbons, trophies, and awards.[1] At home, Donut enjoyed yogurt and Purrfect Cat Treats, and spent her free time watching television or sitting in Carl's lap while he played video games.[4][5]

The morning of the transformation, Donut escapes the apartment for the first time to search for Ferdinand, and Carl braves the freezing winter night to rescue her.[1][6] Carl carries her down the surface-level staircase, and Donut receives a Legendary Quadruped Box for being the first cat to enter the Dungeon. As the first crawler to enter the Dungeon with a cat, Carl receives a Legendary Pet Box containing an Enhanced Pet Biscuit, which Donut snaps out of his hand before melting into a furry heap of goo.[7]

Eventually, she emerges as a talking, sapient cat with the Enhanced Growth Buff, which elevates her base stats and gives her four (automatically assigned) stat points each time she levels up. As the party member with the highest total stat points, she is designated party leader and promptly renames the party to "the Royal Court of Princess Donut." She opens her Quadruped Box and does not read the description before equipping its prize, the Enchanted Crown of the Sepsis Whore, which requires her to slay the entire Blood Sultanate royal family on the Ninth Floor.[8] Near the end of the Second Floor, she insists on adopting Mongo, who she treats like her child.

Donut's low constitution prevents her from engaging in melee combat; instead, she largely relies on charisma and spells. After arriving on the Third Floor, she selects the Cat race and the bard/rogue class Former Child Actor Class, which allows her to pick a new class on each level. As her repertoire of skills and spells continues to grow, she is rapidly becoming a jack-of-all-trades in the dungeon and a social media force in the galaxy.

Appearance

A tortoiseshell Persian, Donut has large yellow eyes and is generally described as "one of those fluffy, flat-faced cats that look like they need to be sitting on the lap of a Bond villain" and as "fuzzy, black and beige and white."[1][2] After her first floor transformation, she is maybe "a little bigger, but not by much."[8] Her voice is "sultry yet pompous," and reminiscent of a "medieval princess."[7]

She receives a Desperado Pass Tattoo on her right shoulder blade; it glows through her fur, and looks like a gold-colored splotch through her fur.[9]

Gallery

For more fan art of Donut, please see Fan Art for Donut

Personality

Have you ever woken up from a long dream, one where you’re one thing, and now that you’re awake, it takes you a moment to realize that’s not who you really are?[10]

Princess Donut is a cat. She's vain, likes pretty things, and is initially afraid of getting dirty or injured. As she adjusts to her new awareness, she is rude enough that Carl prepares to leave her behind. She apologizes and they work together (with some hiccups) to survive.[11] While Donut has moments where she can charm NPCs to give the group what she wants, she can also be extremely abrasive in less than opportune moments.

Donut lives for the spotlight and pretends to be less clever than she is, but she is also extremely possessive and protective of "her" people. She shows affection with head-bumps, purrs, and enthusiastic messages in all caps. She has a deep fear of being left behind or abandoned. She treats Mongo like a child and acts like a mother bear when he acts against her wishes, as seen when he was mating with Kiwi, which she interprets as statutory rape.

History

Donut's entire family line is named for food items.[12] Her grandmother is Princess Chonkalot, and her grandfather was also her uncle.[13]

Beatrice and Carl brought Donut home as a kitten four years ago. An indoor cat, she spent her days watching Lifetime, HGTV, A-Team, and a series of other programs and shows while the humans were at work.[13] In the most upsetting moment of her pre-dungeon life, Angel, the neighbor's cocker spaniel, broke one of Donut's jingly ball toys.[9]

Levels & Stats

Book 1

Book 1 Levels
Level Page
2 74
3 77
5 92
7 122
8 138
9 194
10 218
11 285
12 398
13 421
Book 1 Stats
Page Reason STR INT CON DEX CHR
61 Starting 1 1 1 8 5
61 Legendary Pet Biscuit 11 11 2 8 25
64 Crown of Sepsis Whore +5 int 11 16 2 8 25
77 Level 3 (+1 STR / INT, +2 CHR x 2) 13 18 2 8 29
84 Talisman of the Slate Butterfly +1 INT 13 19 2 8 29
91 Level 5 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR x 2) 15 21 2 8 33
120 Level 7 (+1 STR / INT, +2 CHR x 2) 17 23 2 8 35
123 Donut states 17 23 2 8 37
138 Level 8 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 18 24 2 8 39
146 Enchanted Fae Scale Quadruped Crupper of the Fleet +2 DEX 18 24 2 10 39
182 Carl states 18 24 2 10 39
197 Confusing Fog scroll - 5secs per INT (referring to previous level) 18 24 2 10 39
194 Level 9 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 19 25 2 10 41
197 Bracelet for melee dmg +2 dex 19 25 2 12 41
203 Stated ‘insane’ 19 25 2 12 41
218 Level 10 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 20 26 2 12 43
282 Stated 20 26 2 12 43
285 Level 11 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 21 27 2 12 45
293 Rev-Up Immunity Smoothie, Buzzed debuff (+3 CHR, -1 DEX) 21 27 2 11* 48*
302 Enchanted Fur Brush of the Ecclesiastic +2 CON for 30 hours 21 27 2/4* 12 45
398 Level 12 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 22 28 2/4* 12 47
401 Mana Points 22 28 2/4* 12 47
421 Level 13 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 23 29 2/4* 12 49
STR = strength, INT = intelligence, CON = constitution, DEX = dexterity, CHR = charisma

Where a stat is directly stated or changed it is highlighted above, Mana points were also stated to be equivalent to intelligence points and hence used for reference of actual intelligence points.

Book 2

Book 2 Levels
Level Page
13 13
14 77
15 142
16 174
17 233
19 286
26 345
Book 2 Stats
Page Reason STR INT CON DEX CHR
4 Starting (Level 13) 23 29 4 12 49
26 Post Class Selection (INT = Tiara + 5, Charm + 1; CON = Brush +2; DEX = Crupper + 2, Bracelet + 2, temp. floor bonus + 5) 20 29 6 21 70
51 Stated 20 29 6 21 70
60 Enchanted Anklet of the Fallen Oak +1 DEX, +1 CON 20 29 7 22 70
75 Confusing Fog (5 secs per INT = ~150secs [“a good two and a half minutes” may actually be 145 secs]) 20 ~30 7 22 70
77 Level 14 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 21 ~31 7 22 72
142 Level 15 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 22 ~32 7 22 74
174 Level 16 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 23 ~33 7 22 76
185 Stated 23 ~33 7 22 76
233 Level 17 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 24 ~34 7 22 78
286 Level 19 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR, x2) 26 ~36 7 22 82
333 Removes the Crown of the Sepsis Whore - 5 INT 26 ~31 7 22 82
345 Level 26 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR, x 7) 33 ~38 7 22 96
STR = strength, INT = intelligence, CON = constitution, DEX = dexterity, CHR = charisma

Where a stat is directly stated or changed it is highlighted above, Mana points were also stated to be equivalent to intelligence points and hence used for reference of actual intelligence points.

Book 3

Book 3 Levels
26 24
27 100
28 169
30 230
32 347
33 456
Book 3 Stats
Page Reason STR INT CON DEX CHR
5 Artist Alley Mogul lost: -5 DEX 33 37 17 17 96
5 Football Hooligan Class (+10 CON for floor) 33 37 17 22 96
5 Skill: Guinness - strength doubled if drunk (Football Hooligan temporary skill) 33 37 7 22 96
34 Enchanted Tiara of Mana Genita (+3 INT) 33 40 17 17 96
36 Stated 33 40 17 17 94
39 Ultra-Stabilized, Size-adjustable, race-adjustable alleviating sleep apparatus: Good Rest bonus +10% all stats(*) 33/36* 40/44* 17/18* 17/18* 94/103*
40 Automatic Shower +10% all stats (** with Good Rest) 33/39** 40/48** 17/20** 17/20** 94/113**
100 Level 27 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 34/40** 41/49** 17/20** 17/20** 96/116**
100 Stated base / boosted with temporary buffs 34/40** 41/49** 17/20** 17/20** 96/116**
109 Superb Constitution Buff Potion x2 (+1 and +3) base 34/40** 41/49** 21/25** 17/20** 96/116**
137 Drunk: Guinness active 68/82** 41/49** 21/25** 17/20** 96/116**
139 Sober potion taken: Guinness inactive 34/40** 41/49** 21/25** 17/20** 96/116**
169 Level 28 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 35/42** 42/50** 21/25** 17/20** 98/118**
230 Level 30 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR, x 2) 37/44** 44/52** 21/25** 17/20** 102/123**
230 Stated from Level Up (base) 37/44** 44/52** 21/25** 17/20** >100
239 Stated base / Butterfly Charm (+1 INT) / Tiara (+3 INT), Good Rest + shower buffs +10% x2 all stats 37/44** 40/41/44, 52 21/25** 17/20** 102/123**
347 Level 32 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR, x 2) 39/46** 46/55** 21/25** 17/20** 106/127**
456 Level 33 (+1 STR/INT, +2CHR) 40/48** 47/56** 21/25** 17/20** 108/129**

Book 4

Book 4 Levels
Level Page
33 85
36 291
39 606

Book 5

Book 5 Levels
Level Page
41 87
45 372
47 467
50 545
63 637

Book 6

Book 6 Levels
Level Page
57 229
59 377
53 656

Book 7

Book 7 Levels
Level Page
74 395
135 618

Trivia

  • Donut is deliberately depicted incorrectly on the book covers and in the Donut Holes logo. Matt Dinniman commented on reddit, "Before I wrote books, I drew pictures of cats for a living. Torties are my favorite cats, but they are—by far—the most difficult colorings to draw, and I wasn't going to subject another artist to that."[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 1)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 27)
  3. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. This Inevitable Ruin (Chapter 77)
  4. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 9)
  5. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 28)
  6. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 19)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 6)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 7)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 19)
  10. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 8) (p. 70). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  11. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 8)
  12. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Chapter 46)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 13)
  14. ↑ Reddit comment by Matt Dinniman (as u/hepafilter)
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