Dungeon Crawler Carl · Character
Maxim Popov
Also known as Maxim
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 24
Maxim Popov is mentioned briefly, without described actions or history in Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 3).
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- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 24
- Books
- 5
Maxim Popov is one of the Popov brothers, a crawler who first surfaces as a passing mention before appearing as a level-37 nodling bogatyr manning the cannons of a pirate ship on the fourth floor. By the Butcher's Masquerade he shares a two-headed ogre body with his brother Dmitri, meeting Carl at CrawlCon with a guarded but easygoing manner, and the brothers later survive by splitting into two baby ogres. Ejected from the game, Maxim lives on in the story's margins: his fate spurs Katia to recognize her own urgency, and on the eighth floor the crawlers occupy his mother's apartment while his brother Quasar learns, with relief and anger, that he is alive.
Description
No physical details are provided for Maxim Popov. His build, coloring, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified. Maxim is a nodling, a two-headed creature, and is identified as a level-37 bogatyr. The text does not specify his height, build, coloring, facial features, clothing, or accessories. His place among the Popov brothers and his martial title lend him a formidable, battle-ready impression, but his exact appearance remains undescribed. Maxim is a massive, two-headed ogre’s left head, set above a body he shares with his brother Dmitri. His skin is mottled gray, thick-looking and callused, while his face is more chiseled than his brother’s and framed by wide, open eyes and furrowed lines across his forehead. His enormous arms bear golden rings, most notably on the right, and he wears a plain tunic, a knitted beanie, and a CrawlCon badge around his neck. His presence is formidable, softened by an expression that appears candid and somewhat vacant. Maxim is identified as an ogre, but the text gives no specific visual description. Their size, build, coloring, face, hair, eyes, clothing, and distinguishing features remain unspecified. The text provides no physical description of Maxim Popov. His age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unknown. Maxim Popov is male and one of the Popov twins. His defining visual feature is that his eyes are sewn shut, an unsettling detail that dominates the little the text reveals about his appearance. His age, build, skin tone, hair, facial features beyond this, and clothing are not specified. Keep the remaining aspects of his design open.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
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Dmitri Popovbrother
Maxim's twin brother and constant companion. The two share a two-headed ogre body as crawlers, then survive by splitting into two baby ogres, awakening together and being moved to a kinder surface facility. Their joint ejection weighs on Katia.

Quasarbrother
Maxim's brother, who is relieved to hear Maxim is alive and furious over the attack on their family.

Carlfellow crawler
Carl meets Maxim at CrawlCon, where they strike up an easy rapport, though Maxim proves more reserved than his talkative brother.

Katia GrimAcquaintance
Katia, a fellow crawler, is shaken into recognizing her own urgent situation by the event involving the Popov brothers.
Story so far
BOOK 3The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
- Maxim Popov is mentioned briefly, without described actions or history
BOOK 4The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Appears as one of the Popov brothers, a level-37 nodling bogatyr
- Found aboard a pirate ship during the naval conflict
- Fires the ship's cannons at rival vessels
BOOK 5The Butcher's Masquerade
- Shares a two-headed ogre body with brother Dmitri, serving as its left head
- Fights as a Bogatyr melee combatant
- Attends CrawlCon and meets Carl, sharing an easy rapport
- Survives with Dmitri by splitting into two baby ogres
- Awakens with Dmitri and is transferred to a kinder facility on the surface
BOOK 6The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Noted as an ogre who was ejected from the game
- His and Dmitri's circumstances make Katia recognize the urgency of her situation
BOOK 8A Parade of Horribles
- Identified as one of the Popov twins, with his eyes sewn shut
- The crawlers occupy his mother's apartment
- His brother Quasar is relieved to learn he is alive after the attack on their family
Appearances
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