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Alpha Carl

Alpha Carl card

Monster card duplicate of Carl, deliberately left on the previous floor because it messed with everyone's head.

Story so far

Puzzling over the fact that both the split ogre strongmen and the Nodling they came from are walking around at the same time, Carl compares the situation to the Alpha Carl card from the previous floor. Two copies of the same creature existing at once has to be confusing for everybody involved, and he admits it certainly messed with his head. He is openly glad they left the Alpha Carl card behind on the last floor rather than bringing that particular strangeness into Fupa with them.

Appearance

A duplicate of Carl summonable from a monster card.

Role

Past duplicate of Carl, invoked as the benchmark for how disturbing dungeon copies are.

Relationships

Carl — The original he duplicates, who left the card behind.
Nodling — Comparable case of a creature existing twice over.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 1
  • A monster card that was just Carl, but with way better hair and a much cooler voice.
Chapter 9
  • Alternate version of Carl whom Donut remembers as having much better hair.
Chapter 18
  • Monster card duplicate of Carl, deliberately left on the previous floor because it messed with everyone's head.
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