Ricky Joe
MinorThere's a wild spark in this grubby dwarf boy's eyes, like a cornered animal ready to lash out despite his small size. His dirty patches and missing arm speak of a hardscrabble life, yet he holds his chin high with a sullen fire that demands respect. You can't help but wonder what storms brew in that pint-sized frame.
Ricky Joe, a feisty Level 2 Juvenile Fathom Dwarf boy, bursts into the Dungeon Crawler saga in Book 2 as a symbol of the dungeon's ruthless cruelty toward even its youngest victims. In a desperate act of survival on the brutal second floor, he punches the massive hunter Mongo, only to lose his arm below the elbow in a savage bite, marking his tragic transition from spirited scrapper to one-armed survivor. Carried to safety by Carl and healed with a potion, he clings to the mangled corpse of his pet salamander Benjamin amid sullen grief, encapsulating the dungeon's merciless toll in a poignant, fleeting arc that fades after this single harrowing encounter.
Physical Description
This young Fathom dwarf boy, around ten years old, has a stocky juvenile build typical of his kind, standing no taller than a human child's waist with broad shoulders hinting at future dwarven sturdiness. His skin is pale and perpetually grimy, smeared with layers of dungeon dirt and faint bloodstains, framing a round face with chubby cheeks, a snub nose, and wide dark eyes that burn with sullen intensity under a mop of wild, unkempt dark hair tangled and filthy. His left arm ends abruptly below the elbow in a healed but ragged stump, wrapped in crude bandages, while his right hand clutches tightly to the small, limp corpse of a pet salamander. He wears dirty patched clothes—a threadbare tunic with mismatched repairs and ragged trousers held up by a frayed belt—evoking a ragged, resilient presence that fills the space around him with quiet defiance. Cross-legged and brooding, he exudes the gritty endurance of a dungeon survivor far beyond his tender years.
Evolution
Dungeon Crawler Carl - 02 - Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Ricky Joe starts as a feisty Level 2 Juvenile Fathom Dwarf boy on the dungeon's brutal second floor, punching the massive hunter Mongo in a desperate bid for survival, only to lose his arm below the elbow in the savage bite. Carried to safety by Carl and healed with a potion that leaves him permanently one-armed, he clutches the mangled corpse of his pet salamander Benjamin, his brief brush with heroism turning to sullen grief. From background scuffle to a poignant supporting moment, Ricky Joe's short arc captures the dungeon's merciless toll on even the youngest crawlers, dropped unceremoniously into the chaos under Carl's arm.
- Appears as a Level 2 Juvenile Fathom Dwarf boy on the dungeon's second floor.
- Punches the massive hunter Mongo in a desperate bid for survival.
- Loses his arm below the elbow in Mongo's savage bite.
- Is carried to safety by Carl and healed with a potion, left permanently one-armed.
- Clutches the mangled corpse of his pet salamander Benjamin in sullen grief.
Relationships
Carl rescues Ricky Joe by carrying him to safety and healing him with a potion after his injury, forming a brief one-sided bond of protection in Book 2 that does not extend further.
Ricky Joe punches Mongo in defiance but becomes his victim when bitten, losing his arm in their sole violent encounter in Book 2.
Ricky Joe's pet salamander dies during the chaos, leaving him to grieve over its mangled corpse in Book 2.
Book Appearances
Dungeon Crawler Carl - 02 - Carl's Doomsday Scenario
First appears Ch 19