Agent Provocateur Class

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They started with me, showing my Agent Provocateur stats. From the wall, Britney grunted with amusement when they showed it, but I didn’t know why.[1]

Agent Provocateur is one of three Compensated Anarchist Class Upgrades available during 6th floor class selection.[2]

AI Description

The mysterious Agent Provocateur prides himself in being invisible. This class specialty focuses on being the ultimate saboteur. These wily troublemakers emphasize less on individual traps and fighting in the street and instead focus on mass-casualty bombs and bomb-making.

An Agent Provocateur receives the following benefits:

Story

Although Mordecai advises Carl to choose the melee-focused Revolutionary Class upgrade, Carl ultimately selects the bomb-focused Agent Provocateur class. The third option was the trap-based Guerilla Class specialization.[2]

As Carl is the only crawler who chose the Compensated Anarchist class on the Third Floor, no other crawlers would have the option to choose this class on the Sixth Floor.[4]

Trivia

  • An "agent provocateur" is someone who (a) commits illegal acts, (b) takes action to convince others to commit illegal acts, and/or (c) falsely implicates someone else for an illegal act with the intention of ruining the person's reputation and/or instigating legal action against that person. Agent provocateurs typically target groups.[5]
  • Agent Provocateur also happens to be an international luxury lingerie and boudoir store.[6]

References

  1. Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5 (p. 86). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade (Chapter 2)
  3. Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5 (p. 18). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  4. Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 4)
  5. Agent provocateur. Wikipedia. Accessed March 29, 2024.
  6. Agent Provocateur