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 6
A nun blocked (B6 ch. 20).
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.
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 4
Through book 5
A Dirty Shirley Carl thinks she made famous (B5 ch. 5); the break-up storyline she will not have (B5 ch. 7); a clockwork Bomo (B5 ch. 9); 'Mommy will get it all sorted out' (B5 ch. 10); 'HE SMELLS LIKE ALGAE AND CHEETOS.' (B5 ch. 27); a town set alight to take it (B5 ch. 46); a ledger as blackmail (B5 ch. 58); a moonwalk that was 'low key' (B5 ch. 70); Florida (B5 ch. 78).
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 |
| 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods | 9/35 | 1–2, 6, 11, 14, 22–23, 29, 33 · the book's own page |
| 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade | 9/78 | 8, 11, 20, 46–47, 51, 59, 67, 78 · the book's own page |
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 2/74 | Ch. 5, Ch. 20 · 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.
"Goddamnit, Donut" in book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario
"Goddamnit, Donut" in book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
"Goddamnit, Donut" in book 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods
Sand vomited on his shoulder (ch. 1); Elle's sayings and the AI's 'chuckleheads' (ch. 2, ch. 3); 'Turn off your hole, Donut' — 'You need to find a less offensive way to say that' (ch. 6); 'They're toads' (ch. 7); the Chariot named before it exists (ch. 4); Space Jam not making sense (ch. 28); 'Thumbs, Carl! Thumbs!' (ch. 31); 'water breathing, not sand breathing' (ch. 22); a betrayal worse than the danger dingo (ch. 23).
"Goddamnit, Donut" in book 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade
A Dirty Shirley Carl thinks she made famous (ch. 5); the break-up storyline she will not have (ch. 7); 'Goddamnit, Donut' at a pet beauty contest (ch. 8); a clockwork Bomo (ch. 9); 'Goddamnit, Donut. Do not leave town. Jump off!' (ch. 11); growled at a confession of smuggled Valtay agents (ch. 20); a new catchphrase for killing the bad guys, per Donut (ch. 23); a dryad town set alight by one fireball (ch. 46); 'Goddamnit, Donut. I need details' (ch. 51); a ledger as blackmail (ch. 58); a woman at the con in a T-shirt with Donut's face and the words scrolling across it (ch. 59); 'That wasn’t the Bahamas!' (epilogue).