Crown Prince Stalwart
Names: Crown Prince StalwartPrince StalwartStalwartCaptain EnormousWarlord StalwartKing StalwartWar Chief Stalwart
First appears in Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl, chapter 44 (44)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Ch 44Crown Prince Stalwart, the Maestro's older brother, owns the Maestro's show; both are princes of the Skull Empire.
Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
- Ch 19Prince Stalwart, crown prince of the Skull Empire and the Maestro's older brother, claims responsibility for a pulse meant to execute Carl and Donut.
- Ch 19Stalwart justifies the attempted execution under Syndicate sovereignty rules, citing Carl's statements advocating sedition.
- Ch 20Zev reports public opinion casts Stalwart as the villain, leaving only his sister as a likely heir.
Book 3: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook
- Ch 29Prince Stalwart is in the dungeon, presumably walking around in the skin of the war god Grull.
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 23Crown Prince Stalwart, the Maestro's older brother, threatens to skin Donut after she mocks his family.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 39Florin believes Prince Stalwart of the Skull Empire leads the main enemy force approaching with armor.
- Ch 46With Rust dead, Stalwart becomes King Stalwart of the Skull Empire; his six children are now ahead of Formidable in succession.
- Ch 48Stalwart demands his father's signet ring, body and stolen credits, and threatens to boil Donut's fur off.
- Ch 51Newly crowned King Stalwart punches Chaco unconscious after Donut and Ferdinand mock his crown.
- Ch 70A massive mechanised scorpion tank, likely piloted by Warlord Stalwart, attacked Florin's southern flank.
- Ch 71King Stalwart, leader of the Skull Empire, was torn apart by his own war mages after saying his sister was right.
Connections
- family ofThe Maestroolder brother
- member ofSkull Clancrown prince
- enemy ofCarl
- family ofKing Rustcrown prince
- family ofPrincess Formidable
- related toMaggie Mysponsor
- enemy ofPrincess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk
- enemy ofJuice Box
- family ofBaroness Victoryaunt
- leadsSkull Clan
- enemy ofChaco the Bard
- leadsBone Clan
- enemy ofEpitome Tagg
- related toThe King's Pointorc warlord whose headquarters is King's Point
- enemy ofAkuma
- enemy ofWar Mage Rebellion
- related toAkumaAkuma killed Stalwart
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 19Assassination attempt kills Manasa
A pulse fired from Prince Stalwart's yacht to execute Carl and Donut instead hits the trailer Manasa had swapped into, killing her. Stalwart's prerecorded statement claims the execution.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Valtay retaliation
A Valtay dreadnaught in Earth orbit destroys Prince Stalwart's royal yacht; Queen Consort Ugloo and the former Prince Maestro are rumoured to have been aboard.
- Book 6 · Ch 23Faction Wars preproduction meeting
Carl and Donut attend a meeting run by Cascadia with the other warlords, where Donut provokes Crown Prince Stalwart and they meet Rishi of the Blood Sultanate.
- Book 6 · Ch 23Viceroy beheaded at the meeting
The Madness's viceroy is decapitated and Juice Box, in Epitome Noflex's form, takes his seat, enraging Tagg and Stalwart; Cascadia says the AI won't let them intervene.
- Book 6 · Ch 24Juice Box's demands
Juice Box demands NPCs become their own Faction Wars team, Carl tables the motion, and her detonator blows up the Operatic Collective's representative before an arrow drops Stalwart.
- Book 7 · Ch 39Bracing for the main assault
Reinforcements arrive as the enemy's main armored force, possibly led by Prince Stalwart, approaches the castle.
- Book 7 · Ch 43Bloc fractures after Rust's death
Rosetta's killing of King Rust and Formidable's revelations split the Bloc; Hortense claims leadership against Stalwart and orders a full attack on the Posse.
- Book 7 · Ch 48Donut trash-talks Stalwart
Donut mocks the new orc king in warlord chat, refusing to return his father's body and goading him about his father's disappointment.
- Book 7 · Ch 51The warlord council assembles
The warlords gather at the production facility; Carl meets the imposing naga warlord Princess Vinata, whom his team plans to kill.
- Book 7 · Ch 51Stalwart punches Chaco
Donut and Ferdinand laugh at Stalwart's crown; when Chaco calls a viewer vote on it, Stalwart knocks him out.
- Book 7 · Ch 52Odette hosts the warlord council
Odette takes over hosting after Chaco is knocked out, interviewing warlords while Cascadia sits drunk and Vinata whispers threats and offers to Carl.
- Book 7 · Ch 71The war mages rebel
War mages teleport to Elle's gate, knock her out, kill King Stalwart, turn into a new independent faction under Akuma, and steal the Gate of the Feral Gods.