Daniel Bautista 2
Names: Daniel Bautista 2BautistaDaniel BautistaDaniel
First appears in Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, chapter 18 (18)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
- Ch 23Daniel Bautista 2 is a level-18 Tigran Swashbuckler whose quest to kill Miss Quill was ruined by Carl's explosion.
- Ch 23Bautista's sisters and cousin were killed by lemurs at the circus; he is now the last survivor of his large family.
- Ch 23Grateful that Carl avenged his family, Bautista swaps chat with Carl and promises to come if called; he took Quill's thousand-plus plushies.
- Ch 25Daniel Bautista leads crawlers to the stairwell to the fourth floor, the only escape once the Desperado Club's back room is sealed off.
Book 3: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook
- Ch 4Bautista is grouped with other crawlers at station 199 on the Azure and Brown lines and also got an upgraded base.
- Ch 6Bautista, whose first name is Daniel, warns Carl that crawlers at the Desperado Club talk of hunting leaderboard crawlers for bounties.
- Ch 20The station 435 Kravyad died and the portal closed, leaving over 150 hatless crawlers in Bautista's group stranded.
- Ch 26Bautista reports three stranded groups at the Abyss, reachable via the Sinopia, Mindaro and Grullo lines.
- Ch 27Bautista fought his way to the correct station by the abyss but lost almost fifty people in the battle.
- Ch 27Bautista is a Tigran who has secret 'pets' that most crawlers think are a spell; he finds the truth embarrassing.
- Ch 28Bautista, now level 28, thanks Carl for saving his group of about 600 crawlers again.
- Ch 29Bautista's 'pets' are collectible stuffed monster figures from Miss Quill's apartment that summon real creatures when their tags are pulled.
- Ch 29Bautista's class is Swashbuckler; Carl urges him to train with his sword rather than rely on summons.
- Ch 31Bautista's group is trapped between monsters and a group of neighborhood-boss mantaurs guarding station 60.
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 20Bautista has cleared all four castles in his bubble, though most people in it died.
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 36Bautista has about 500 stuffed beanies left; he and Tran are swashbucklers who train together.
- Ch 57Bautista, an orange tiger-headed crawler ranked 23, collects Jaxbrin beanie toys whose tags trigger effects.
- Ch 57Bautista and Katia are in a relationship; he was relieved Carl has no romantic interest in her.
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 4Daniel Bautista received a shape-changing ring from his boxes.
- Ch 13Bautista once owned a tea shop with his family, and Imani and Elle are addicted to his tea.
- Ch 29Bautista evasively tells Carl to leave Katia alone in the Desperado Club, alarming him.
- Ch 32Bautista angrily objects to Katia leaving and storms out of the Desperado Club.
- Ch 72Bautista uses a ring to shapeshift from a tiger into a large four-armed creature.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 56Bautista argues that Katia should eat the flower now, fearing Carl might turn on her to get it for Donut.
- Ch 67Bautista received an electronic guidebook that identifies what each of his stuffed animals does.
- Ch 96Bautista flees the tent as Katia's departure and Louis's surgery begin.
- Ch 98Bautista brings Katia several crafted devices and tells her he loves her.
- Ch 99Bautista admits he almost acted out of jealousy but says he would never hurt Carl, whom he calls a brother.
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 74Bautista leaves for the Pineapple Cabaret, hoping to reach India, and serves his friends a farewell breakfast tea with a constitution buff.
- Ch 74Bautista jokes he will check on the child Louis is having with Bautista's girlfriend, defusing an awkward moment.
Connections
- ally ofCarlowes Carl a debt
- related toJaxbrin Amusements, Limitedsponsor
- enemy ofMiss Quill
- ally ofKatia Grim
- partner ofKatia GrimDonut calls him Katia's boyfriend
- member ofTeam Katia
- friend ofTran
- related toKatia Grimteammate in conflict over her addiction
- member of107th White Dragons
- ally ofLouis Santiago 2same team
- friend ofPrincess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk
- related toLinusbabysitting Linus for Elle
- leadsBautista House of Tea
- related toKikihis attorney
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 23Meeting Daniel Bautista 2
After the municipal building collapses, crawler Daniel Bautista 2 confronts Carl over his ruined quest, learns his family was avenged, and pledges to help Carl.
- Book 2 · Ch 25Flight to the stairwell
Carl leads naked crawlers east through the Over City as precursor bursts kill Conrad E and destroy Donut's crown; they reach the stairwell and descend.
- Book 3 · Ch 6Bautista passes on Imani's message
Bautista tells Carl that Imani needs to talk to him at the Desperado Club and explains how to find the clubs.
- Book 3 · Ch 17Questioning Madison
Carl pushes Madison until she admits confusion about her home, then learns Terminus Station holds six passenger-eating Station Mimics, and warns Bautista.
- Book 3 · Ch 18Terminus Station attacks
Bautista reports the Terminus station is a city boss devouring crawlers; Carl learns from Madison that station 435's portal depends on a living Kravyad.
- Book 3 · Ch 19Updates from Meadow Lark and Bautista
Imani's group survives a ride to Trainyard D, while Bautista's crowd faces a suicidal Kravyad whose death would close their escape portal.
- Book 3 · Ch 20Hekla's party in the personal space
After looting the trailer and hearing Bautista's group is stranded, Carl sees Hekla and dozens of women in their personal space.
- Book 3 · Ch 27Portal carts sent to the abyss
Carl, Katia and Donut send six rapid-response portal carts, rigged with musical alarm traps, through portals toward the abyss so trapped crawlers can escape to trainyards.
- Book 3 · Ch 28Bautista's group escapes via the abyss portal
Rather than face the waiting mimic, Carl hands out train hats so Bautista's 600 crawlers can pass through the abyss portal to Trainyard H.
- Book 3 · Ch 28Hat tribute to Princess Donut
The rescued crawlers applaud and, at Katia's suggestion, each bows and gives their train hat to Donut.
- Book 3 · Ch 29Bautista explains the stuffed summons
Bautista reveals his pets are stuffed figures from Miss Quill's apartment that summon real monsters when their tags are pulled.
- Book 3 · Ch 34The Nightmare blows up in the abyss
Fire Brandy and Tizquick drive the bomb-laden Nightmare into the abyss portal; the blast kills masses of monsters and blows the remaining ghoul generators.
- Book 4 · Ch 28Emberus rampages
The blind fire god Emberus smashes through popped bubbles searching for his dog Orthrus, burning worlds and besieging Tserendolgor's group.
- Book 5 · Ch 36Reunion in the saferoom
Carl reunites with his guildmates, who catch him up on new classes, Team Cichociemni and their own adventures.
- Book 5 · Ch 57Bautista and Katia revealed
Carl congratulates Bautista on his relationship with Katia, shocking Donut.
- Book 5 · Ch 63The masquerade plan
Carl posts his secret plan for the masquerade in the cookbook and his allies sign it, each adding their own stance.
- Book 5 · Ch 65Tensions in the ballroom
Katia nearly attacks Eva and Florin approaches Lucia Mar, but Carl and others keep the peace as Theobold opens the masquerade.
- Book 6 · Ch 13Opening fan boxes
Donut receives the snare card Hobbled and The Bard's Golden Throat microphone, and Carl gets a massage coupon; then Katia, Bautista and Louis visit.
- Book 6 · Ch 13Catching up with Katia's group
Katia, Bautista and Louis visit Carl and Donut, share news of their losses and squad, discuss Tserendolgor possibly joining the guild, and give Carl spare cards before both teams leave for shows.
- Book 6 · Ch 20Return to the saferoom
Cured and banned from the club for three days, Carl recounts events to Donut, Katia, Mordecai and Bautista and notices Katia now worships Eileithyia.
- Book 6 · Ch 20Katia prepares to confide in Donut
In the tense saferoom, after Carl recounts a partly falsified story, Katia sits with Donut to tell her something very scary.
- Book 6 · Ch 21The lock box plan
Katia reveals her Lock Box of the Night Wyrm and Eileithyia's orchid, planning to escape the crown's trap via the Celestial Attendant boon; Mordecai explains Huanxin Jinx and the Ascendency.
- Book 6 · Ch 29Katia goes quiet
Katia stops responding after scouting the Desperado Club; Bautista says she is asleep and out of sorts after finding a secret merchant.
- Book 6 · Ch 30Katia in the drug den
Imani reports that Katia overdosed on something from a secret drug den and is unconscious with a debuff; she fears Katia has an addiction.
- Book 6 · Ch 32Katia's addiction revealed
In the Desperado Club, a sick Katia apologises while Mordecai explains her four drug addictions and begins treating them with Imani.
- Book 6 · Ch 32Carl refuses to abandon Katia
Mordecai suggests letting Katia self-destruct to protect Donut; Carl refuses and demands she pull herself together to do their Astrid quest now.
- Book 6 · Ch 65Friends arrive in Cuba
Imani leads over twenty crawlers, including Elle, Katia, Louis and Li Jun, out of the church via a Doggie Door to help Carl with his plan.
- Book 6 · Ch 67Death of Sister Ines
Climbing to the 32nd floor, Carl knocks out the charging Sister Ines and Louis stabs her to death, drawing her patron Ysalte into the realm.
- Book 6 · Ch 69The final card battle
On the ruined 32nd floor, Carl's team battles Amayon's demon totems and Ysalte's deck while the building collapses, quickly emptying Amayon's hand.
- Book 6 · Ch 72Digging for Imani and Tran
Elle, Bautista and others dig through rubble to reach the trapped Imani and Tran as demons swarm from all sides.
- Book 7 · Ch 9Naming the pet and fixing Carl's hair
Friends argue over a name for the tummy acher while Katia regrows Carl's eyebrows and lashes with hair tonic.
- Book 7 · Ch 22Katia and Carl go under
In the base field hospital, Mordecai gives Katia and Carl modified Glory Bound so Katia can confront her past and Carl can try to trap Shi Maria in her worst memory.
- Book 7 · Ch 41Florin captures enemy armor
Florin's forces stop the enemy armor column and capture two Weeper tanks, and he moves to support the castle while Carl stalls Rust.
- Book 7 · Ch 56Katia's promise
After arguing with Bautista, Katia tells Carl she'd give him the flower for Donut if needed, as Prepotente arrives on his dragon.
- Book 7 · Ch 59Infiltrating Club Vanquisher
Carl and Prepotente take aura potions and pass through the Temple of The Dagda while Bautista distracts the cleric and Li Jun and Zhang trail wire.
- Book 7 · Ch 60Breaking into Club Vanquisher
Katia's fake demon alarm and Bautista's pyxies sow chaos; Carl hits Mork with Black Nimbus and the team kills the guards and holds the portals open.
- Book 7 · Ch 62Temple Battle Grudge Match
The AI declares a boss-style temple battle against Khepri and six naga, drags in Li Jun, Bautista and Zhang, and opens betting.
- Book 7 · Ch 98Katia leaves the crawl
Katia chooses pregnancy from Eileithyia, is made human again with Louis as father, is fitted with cybernetic limbs and disappears, ineligible to continue.
- Book 7 · Ch 99The crew leaves the 9th floor
Samantha is recalled from Emberus, and the remaining crawlers say goodbyes and enter the stairwell as Emberus destroys the floor.
- Book 8 · Ch 60Brawl at the Lollipop
Dwight's attack sparks a bar-wide fight and a fire; Imani knocks Dwight out, Mongo and Dong join in, and Louis and Britney put out the flames.
- Book 8 · Ch 74Farewell gathering in Hungry Eyes
About five hundred crawlers gather in Hungry Eyes as two hundred, including Bautista, Tran, Zhang and Archie, prepare to leave for the Pineapple Cabaret.
- Book 8 · Ch 74Bautista's farewell tea
Bautista thanks his friends, speaks of having found peace, and serves them his breakfast tea one last time.
- Book 8 · Ch 76Cabaret escape completed
227 crawlers are sent to the Pineapple Cabaret, and the Garden of Deliverance is set up to track whether each has died or escaped.