THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk

also known as Robot Donut

First seen: Book 4, Chapter 13

Veriluxx RealPet Companions' licensed toy replica of Donut, sent as a product sample tied to her new sponsorship: a battery-powered, roughly three-quarter-scale robot cat with fur that feels like rat hair, built on tech only a little ahead of pre-collapse Earth. Its onboard AI runs an unsettling, only-loosely-Donut personality, prone to creepy non sequiturs, and its marketing promise of being nearly indestructible does not survive contact with Mongo.

LootDestroyedZentix Panel

Connections

Mongo:

Decapitates the first unit within a minute of it hissing at him for not being a cocker spanielB4C13

Loita:

Killed by its explosion in the Veriluxx production trailer's green room while Carl is out of the room; the cause is unknown to him at the timeB4C18

Explains to Carl that Carl's own boosted strength, not a manufacturing defect, is what keeps destroying the toyB4C15

History by chapter
Book 4
Chapter 13
  • TAG Loot: A licensed Veriluxx toy replica of Donut, sent as a product sample; marketed as nearly indestructible, though it never survives contact with Mongo
  • RELATIONSHIP Mongo: Decapitates the first unit within a minute of it hissing at him for not being a cocker spaniel
Chapter 15
  • RELATIONSHIP Loita: Explains to Carl that Carl's own boosted strength, not a manufacturing defect, is what keeps destroying the toy
Chapter 17
  • TAG Loot: A new, heavier and sturdier box; survives Mongo's first attack undamaged, though it still spouts bootleg Garfield quotes and odd non sequiturs
Chapter 18
  • RELATIONSHIP Loita: Killed by its explosion in the Veriluxx production trailer's green room while Carl is out of the room; the cause is unknown to him at the time
  • TAG Destroyed: Coated in disco-ball dust, then explodes in the green room while Carl is elsewhere on set, killing Loita; he isn't present to see what triggers it
Chapter 19
  • TAG Zentix Panel: Per Orren's forensic account, its rear access panel is made of Zentix, a reactive, tamper-proof polymer designed to fail if the toy is illegally modified; disco-ball dust residue, worsened by moisture from Loita's rebreather, ate into the panel until it gave way the moment the toy jumped down off the couch to follow her