Character from Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
A Chinese warehouse worker turned Street Monk with a smile that lights up rooms — gentle, loyal, and willing to sacrifice himself for the people Carl taught him to protect.
Li Jun is the kind of person who makes you believe the dungeon hasn't won yet. Thoughtful, gentle, and possessing a predominantly positive outlook despite horrors that would justify any amount of nihilism. His smile genuinely lights up rooms, which in the dungeon means it's visible even in safe rooms full of traumatized crawlers trying not to make eye contact. His gratitude toward Carl — who saved him, his sister Li Na, and Zhang from early death on the second floor — runs deep enough to shape his entire trajectory. He deeply values Carl's friendship and ultimately demonstrates it through the most expensive currency available: self-sacrifice to protect Carl's group. His Street Monk class grants acid immunity and Walk on Air, and he defeats powerful enemies with bare-fisted charged attacks that look like kung fu. He and Zhang form a coordinated combat pair from years of warehouse work together, though both struggle to critique Carl's plans even when they recognize the flaws — a loyalty that's touching and potentially fatal.
A Chinese man with distinctive deep acne scars on his cheeks and a smile described as lighting up the room. Remains human after class selection. Later loses an eye to Shi Maria and receives a celestial robotic replacement called The Engine of Tomorrow. Fights bare-fisted with kung fu precision.
Also known as: Li Jun, Jun