Osvaldo
First appears in Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade, chapter 75 (75)
Appearances
What you know
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 75Osvaldo, a Curupira ranger, takes the memorial crystal from Imogen's body, enraging Prepotente, then leaves down the stairs.
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 10Osvaldo enters the top ten at number eight as a level 60 Curupira ranger.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 48Osvaldo is riding out the war in the woods with a large crawler group called Team Flamengo.
- Ch 74Osvaldo is an unaffiliated crawler hiding in the woods with a group; Carl's messages to him are flagged as possible illegal collusion.
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 42Osvaldo, a level 72 Brazilian crawler who became a Curupira, is the new opponent in Carl's heat as Team Flamengo.
- Ch 42Osvaldo and Filipe worship Tupa, so they could not enter the Pineapple Cabaret even if it were opened.
- Ch 42Osvaldo refuses to cooperate, saying he won't attack Carl unless it's them or him, but doesn't care about other teams.
- Ch 43Osvaldo had a quest from the god Tupa to collect a memorial crystal, which he got as Imogen died, but Tupa called it corrupted.
- Ch 43Osvaldo found a second memorial crystal during Faction Wars, also rejected, and now has a quest to learn why the crystals don't work.
- Ch 43Osvaldo gave one memorial crystal to Prepotente instead of breaking it in front of him for killing Gimli.
- Ch 43Osvaldo blames Carl, saying everyone who comes in contact with him dies, including his friends Paz, Anton and Sister Ines.
- Ch 44Osvaldo's team survives being hit by a stray shot and he vows to kill the unicorn and rat.
- Ch 73Osvaldo has a quest from his deity to learn why memorial crystals don't work, and holds a second non-charging crystal.
- Ch 74Osvaldo cannot go to the Cabaret because he worships a god, and has not revealed whether he will take a deal.
- Ch 76Osvaldo refuses to take a deal on Floor 10 because his game guide told him dying is better, and plans to race heat seven.
- Ch 80Osvaldo had lied about nearing the finish line; he and Filipe crossed with a minute to spare, a lie that saved his life.
- Ch 83Osvaldo refused a way out and races alone on Bruna; he has very high dexterity, Jump, Puddle Jump, Launch and Super Speedster.
- Ch 85Osvaldo refuses Carl's final plea to cooperate and says the Ysalte crystal did not protect against Scolopendra's attack.
- Ch 85Osvaldo is described as the fastest crawler in the dungeon.
- Ch 86Osvaldo planned to kill his own mount Bruna so he could cross the finish line on foot.
Connections
- enemy ofPrepotentePrepotente stole the memorial crystal from him
- member ofCurupira
- related toGimliGimli was Osvaldo's pet hawkOsvaldo's late pet stone hawk
- member ofTeam Flamengo
- related toMemorial Crystal: ApitoOsvaldo carries the crystal
- related toTupaworshipper
- friend ofPaz Lo
- ally ofJasha
- ally ofFilipe Lride Bruna together
- related toBruna the Slaughter GnuOsvaldo's mount
- enemy ofCarl
- enemy ofBritney Proskurina
Key moments
- Book 5 · Ch 75Aftermath of the battle
Carl wakes to find many dead; Osvaldo and Prepotente quarrel over the memorial crystal, and Katia claims Eva's bounty.
- Book 6 · Ch 64Carl's mass appeal
Carl messages all crawlers to stop fighting over keys and clear around stairwell chambers; after doubts and infighting, Katia, Elle, Li Na and many others agree.
- Book 7 · Ch 74The memorial crystal lights up
When Yarilo appears, Osvaldo's Memorial Crystal: Apito shoots a huge prismatic beam into the sky, updating Carl's quest and drawing enemy attention.
- Book 8 · Ch 42Team Flamengo joins the heat
The replacement team is crawlers Osvaldo and Filipe on Bruna the Slaughter Gnu; Carl's plea for restraint is rebuffed and Donut antagonizes Osvaldo.
- Book 8 · Ch 43Osvaldo explains the memorial crystals
Carl messages Osvaldo, who reveals he had two memorial crystals for Tupa and Ysalte, both rejected, and gave one to Prepotente.
- Book 8 · Ch 70Aftermath of heat five
Carl's team mourns Dong; allies check in, and Osvaldo reveals Dwight won by going over the factory instead of through it.
- Book 8 · Ch 76Heat six starting line
Shrunk to Lego size, the racers start inside apartment 712 of the L'Engle Building; a last-minute rule requires seven rings, one per floor.
- Book 8 · Ch 80Heat six results
Carl's team finishes second behind Team Sparkles, Team Flamengo third, and Team Free Love eliminated; the Ad Infinitum quest completes.
- Book 8 · Ch 82Mass exodus to the Outreach Guild
715 crawlers take deals, stripping their vehicles of upgrades for those staying; Osvaldo and others refuse.
- Book 8 · Ch 85Carl blows the ceiling
With Osvaldo poised on Bruna waiting to make his move, Carl warns the others and detonates the ceiling.
- Book 8 · Ch 86Osvaldo's dash for the portal
Carl blows a path to the roof; Osvaldo launches toward the Floor 11 portals, leaving Bruna to die, but Carl and Donut shield and save Bruna and Osvaldo is stunned by the portal wall.
- Book 8 · Ch 86Britney kills Osvaldo
Britney kills the stunned Osvaldo, eliminating Team Flamengo and leaving Carl's team the sole survivors of the heat.