A Parade of Horribles characters

Appears from the start

A veteran crawler who reaches the tenth floor beside Donut and faces seven elimination heats with a changing roster of drivers.

Also known as Princess Donut

Appears from the start

Carl's co-leader and racing partner. On reaching the tenth floor, she selects the Assassin of Sekhmet class, chooses a mechanical vehicle for the team, and appoints its mechanic.

Appears from the start

The gremlin mechanic Donut appoints to maintain the team’s mechanical race vehicle.

Appears from the start

The floor announcer who briefs Carl and Donut on the upheaval beyond the racing floor, including Scolopendra's awakening and the plight of former crawler allies trapped as mercenaries.

Appears from the start

An awakened entity whose activity is already spreading disorder across several dungeon levels when Carl and Donut arrive on the tenth floor.

First appears in chapter 3

Donut's creature companion and mount. He rides with Carl and Donut in the food truck during the first heat through the caves.

First appears in chapter 3

A powerful independent crawler who warns the racing teams that excessive eliminations may force crawlers to compete directly against one another in later heats.

First appears in chapter 4

One of the surviving bugbear racers on Team Free Love. Yasha is an awakened dungeon resident whose damaged minivan Carl and Donut choose to tow to the first finish.

First appears in chapter 5

Carl's regenerating pet, traveling with the party during the racing heats. Rend helps, somewhat inadvertently, while Carl constructs a towing platform for another team.

First appears in chapter 7

The party's experienced adviser. His current shadow-mimic form copies a Moon Reaper poorly, causing unstable and unreliable prophecy-like declarations around unfamiliar species.

First appears in chapter 9

A practical ally and adviser who obtains removable caps for Donut's newly transformed claws, allowing Donut to conceal their glow and avoid accidental damage.

First appears in chapter 10

An ally traveling with Carl's group who searches an unexpected heap of ruined possessions for useful cosmetics while the others decide how to sort the clutter.

First appears in chapter 13

A half-mantar confined in a containment suit and associated with Don Quixote. A quest asks Carl and Donut to reunite the pair, locate another missing half, and find a Fleshmancer.

First appears in chapter 13

An allied combatant searching for his missing half-mantar partner. Carl and Donut receive a quest centered on reuniting them and finding both a second half and a Fleshmancer.

First appears in chapter 13

A level-95 Lady Mantar Dominator who worships Enyo and uses domination magic.

First appears in chapter 14

Prepotente’s racing partner aboard Sweetie, their large pariso mount.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied crawler racing alongside Imani. She has been assigned an unusually devoted tourist because no other tourist appeared for her during the floor.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied crawler and healer who shares a racing team and armored vehicle with Ellie as the prospect of crawler-against-crawler heats grows.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied racer paired with Lucia Marr in a tuk-tuk. He reports that her shifting personalities remain unstable even though she is scheduled to drive.

First appears in chapter 15

Florin's teammate, whose identity and manner continue to change among distinct personalities. She has declined an undisclosed offer and is still expected to take a turn driving.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied crawler racing with Brittany and Bautista in a neon lowrider whose limited ground clearance may become a serious obstacle on later courses.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied crawler and member of Louis and Brittany's three-person lowrider team, one of several crawler groups preparing for increasingly dangerous replacement matchups.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied crawler sharing a lowrider with Louis and Bautista. Their vehicle's low clearance is a notable weakness as the teams compare equipment before later heats.

First appears in chapter 15

A formidable allied crawler whose destruction of most opponents in an earlier heat has caused replacement teams, including other crawlers, to enter the races.

First appears in chapter 15

An allied crawler competing in a slow semi-truck with two teammates whose specialized classes do little to solve the vehicle's lack of speed.

First appears in chapter 15

A soother tourist assigned to Ellie after being the only tourist to appear for her. He also operates her fan club.

First appears in chapter 17

The anxious crocodilian chosen to drive Carl and Donut’s team during the second heat.

Also known as Dwight the Unicorn

First appears in chapter 18

A hostile unicorn racer whose team operates a vine-like vehicle with a concealed cannon. Its opening shot destroys another team's vehicle before Carl's planned attack can begin.

First appears in chapter 19

An ordinary pig racing with two Tigrans and protected by Tyrannus. Her enchantment compels certain NPCs to love her, while harming her would bring divine punishment upon the attacker.

First appears in chapter 19

A Tauron rhythm-rider serving as a mercenary for Penelope's team. He previously worked with the half-mantar connected to Don Quixote's reunion quest.

First appears in chapter 23

A hammerhead shark with spider legs who is present with Carl's team while the group weighs a secret proposal from the surviving War Mages.

First appears in chapter 25

An adviser and recruiter working with Rosetta. The pair search the vendor area for a suitable mercenary before the next racing heat.

First appears in chapter 34

A Grolke toad in the three-person mercenary unit hired by Carl and Donut’s team for the next race.

First appears in chapter 40

A Brazilian crawler on Team Flamengo, paired with a strength-focused teammate and mounted on a durable Slaughternew. His worship of a deity may exclude him from a possible escape route.

First appears in chapter 54

A human Fleshmancer hired by Ellie and Imani and brought into Carl's guild. His skill may allow the group to reunite the two separated halves of Don Quixote's partner.

First appears in chapter 54

Li Na's devoted teammate, who seeks a way to halt her poisoned and increasingly detached violence without killing her or sacrificing himself.

First appears in chapter 58

The divided person whose free half leads the Stage Performance Guild while the other half remains captive with the Lady Dominators. The two halves must be reunited to escape their shared danger.

First appears in chapter 74

The outside soldier who posed as his brother Linus after Linus died. The dungeon AI identifies him by his real name.