Grimaldi's Traveling Circus
Names: Grimaldi's Traveling CircusGrimaldi's three-ring circuscircusGrimaldi's World O' Freaks
First appears in Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, chapter 4 (4)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
- Ch 6Grimaldi's circus is fortifying for battle with walls, barbed wire, caged monsters and cauldrons that fire magical mortars.
Connections
- has memberFormer Circus Lemur
- has memberTerror the Clown
- enemy ofTsarina Signetbranded a traitor
- inOver City
- has memberMold Lion
- led byGrimaldi
- has memberHeather
- includesBig Top
- has memberApollon the Mighty
- has memberClammy the Clown
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 6Mortar attack at dusk
Fleeing the fortifying circus at nightfall, Carl, Princess Donut and Mongo are hit by magical mortars and fall into a buried basement.
- Book 2 · Ch 9Signet's paper army assaults the circus
Signet summons her Blood and Ink Elementals and leads Carl into a nightly assault on the circus amid mortar fire, lemurs and mold lions.
- Book 2 · Ch 9Assault reaches the big top
Signet's elementals crush the circus's outer defenses and secondary tents, but the big top's ancient protective magic repels them. Signet tells Carl he must enter with a ticket and break the three tent poles.