Motif · from book 1
'Goddamnit, Donut'
Carl's involuntary catchphrase, said at least fifteen times before Odette makes him say it on air. Marks the moments the cat has done exactly what she was going to do.
First appears: Book 1
Series arc
Through book 3
The exasperation runs through the floor: a new class chosen in six minutes and a Guinness skill that doubles her strength when drunk (B3 ch. 1); the purple mohawk she talks Katia into after Zev's verdict (B3 ch. 6); the Minion Army tome she reads because a shower buff gives her the mana — 'Don't be so pessimistic, Carl' (B3 ch. 16); and a fight she picks with Tserendolgor, a Dog Soldier with a flamethrower, in the middle of a siege (B3 ch. 31). Zev asks for the trademark line more often (B3 ch. 13).
Through book 1
Made a catchphrase by Odette (B1 ch. 28). Its function is unchanged: the cat has done what she was going to do.
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl | 15/48 | 8, 11, 15, 18, 20, 24, 27–28, 30, 33, 39–40, 44, 46–47 · the book's own page |
| 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario | 7/26 | Ch. 1, Ch. 5, Ch. 13, Ch. 15, Ch. 17, Ch. 19, Ch. 25 · the book's own page |
| 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | 6/35 | Ch. 6, Ch. 16, Ch. 20, Ch. 21, Ch. 31, Ch. 33 · the book's own page |
By book
"Goddamnit, Donut" in book 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl
First shouted at a llama (ch. 8), then at a cat on a garbage pile (ch. 11), at goblins (ch. 15), at babies (ch. 18), at a shopping cart. Odette plays a montage of fifteen and makes him say it on air (ch. 28): it is a catchphrase now, which Donut wanted from ch. 9. He catches himself halfway through it during the Jack recap — 'Not now' (ch. 39) — and it is the last line of ch. 44.