List of Metalocalypse characters
The following is a list of characters in the American animated television series Metalocalypse.
The Tribunal
In every episode, an Illuminati-style group of eight men are shown meeting together to discuss Dethklok's latest activities and the dangers they pose. In their first meeting, all they know is the information given in the show's theme song (word for word), but they learn much more through research on fansites and other resources. At the first meeting, they mention that Dethklok's lineup resembles figures in an ancient Sumerian prophecy. General Crozier states, "If they're the ones we think they are, I think we should exterminate them immediately," implying that there may be more to Dethklok than an insanely popular band with an appetite for destruction. This may or may not relate to the prophecy, as Ravenwood felt the need to remind the other members about it. The episode "The Metalocalypse Has Begun" suggests that the ultimate event in the prophecy is an "apocalypse of metal."
The group meets in a room dominated by nine television sets stacked in a three-by-three square, which usually functions as one big TV but will divide to illustrate various points. The screens show news reports, Dethklok footage, background profiles, and other useful information. The meeting room seems to be underground, as it has no windows and no visible doors. A section of the wall opens to allow people to enter and exit. There are also several adjoining rooms. On the wall is a logo depicting an eagle sitting on top of the world.
The groups's briefings are led by Senator Stampingston, who usually has experts speak based on whatever Dethklok is doing in the episode. The group has both military (General Crozier) and religious (Cardinal Ravenwood) leaders in its rank, among others. At its head is Mr. Selatcia, a gray-haired man who sits in a throne in the center. There are four other members, but none of them have been named and only one of them has spoken so far (requesting to go to the United States Pornography Awards, along with Stampingston, Crozier, and Ravenwood). Behind the sitting members of the Tribunal are monitors showing the faces of eight more men appearing via Video Conferencing.
In the second season, the briefing room has been completely overhauled. Rather than the multi-screen setup they previously had, a single TV of equal size is used. The room is also circular in shape, and the logo is now placed on the front side of the briefing table. Finally, the seating arrangement is slightly different: Selatcia's throne is higher up, with the monitors for the other eight men attached to it, and two more members have been added to the main table, not including Ravenwood's replacement.
Senator Stampingston
Senator Stampingston is the main speaker who reports on Dethklok's current activities. It is unknown what American state the senator represents, or whether he is just a past senator. He doesn't seem to have a seat, instead standing in front of the television sets. He has a diplomatic standpoint for the issues against Dethklok, often recommending espionage and other forms of information gathering. He keeps the most professional and calm attitude towards Dethklok; he knows they are a threat, but he never overreacts and he is rarely the one that comes up with ideas.
General Crozier
Sitting on the far left, General Crozier is an United States Army 5 star general. Mr. Selatcia stated that his job within the Tribunal was gathering information and nothing more, although Crozier is not happy with this. He brings a military viewpoint to the tribunal's dealings with Dethklok, and usually recommends military action, often in the form of assassination. However, Stampingston once pointed out that approximately half of the military are rabid Dethklok fans. Despite his desperation to destroy Dethklok, he usually has the most realistic predictions, sometimes questioning if certain things the band does are really that dangerous.
General Crozier goes against the Tribunal's wishes several times, first by sending an assassin to Mordhaus to eliminate Dethklok, and deploying an entire army to one of Dethklok's concerts to kill them in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun". He and Cardinal Ravenwood form an alliance in this endeavor. When Selatcia discovers this betrayal, he severely disfigures Ravenwood but only puts Crozier to sleep, claiming he is still needed. Crozier returns with no memory of anything after the attack on Dethklok itself, but with strange nightmares of Ravenwood's death.
Though his actual status within the military is not elaborated upon aside from his rank, Crozier clearly has influence over much of the army's resources, as he was able to procure several platoons of soldiers, tanks, and fighter jets for an assault on one of Dethklok's concerts.
Of his medals, ribbons, and tabs, the only four that resemble actual awards are the Kuwait Liberation Campaign ribbon, the Special Forces Tab, the Ranger Tab, and Combat Infantryman Badge. With the exception of the Kuwait Liberation ribbon, General Crozier's campaign ribbons do not closely match any issued by any branch of the US military.
Cardinal Ravenwood
Cardinal Ravenwood is an elderly priest who has a religious perspective on the issues regarding Dethklok. Often, he claims to have had prophetic visions of the outcomes of Dethklok's current activities, though they don't seem to come true too often. During the episode "Skwisklok," Ravenwood admits that he is looking forward to Skwisgaar's pay-per-view event, as he has taken up playing the guitar. He has dreams in which Selatcia speaks to him in an unknown language and interprets this as a sign that he would die. This prediction seems to be true in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun," when Selatcia telekinetically blinds him and causes his intestines to prolapse for his betrayal. In the second season premiere, "Dethecution", Ravenwood is seen being tortured in the depths of Hell by Selatcia and the members of Dethklok while General Crozier watches, though it is unclear whether this scene was real or one of the nightmares General Crozier has been having.
Vater Orlaag
Vater Orlaag is the apparent replacement for Cardinal Ravenwood. Introduced in the second episode of the second season. Orlaag is described by Stampington as "a political and spiritual specialist."
Mr. Selatcia
Mr. Selatcia is the elder member of the Tribunal who sits in a throne in the center, is usually the last to speak, and always has the final word on what course of action the group will take. Oddly enough, he always recommends inaction, ordering the Tribunal to allow what is occurring to take place undisturbed. General Crozier describes Selatcia's background as "murky." Selatcia apparently has either supernatural or telekinetic powers, which he displays in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun." Having discovered the treachery of Crozier and Ravenwood, he telekinetically causes five soldiers' heads to burst. He then does the same to Ravenwood's eyes and makes him regurgitate his own intestines. In contrast, he only puts Crozier to sleep, claiming he needs Crozier alive. He then disappears with the surrounding fog before anyone can discover his presence.
Additionally, in an easter egg found on the Metalocalypse Season 1 DVD (disc 2, "episodes" menu), there is a picture of Selatcia wearing non-descript ancient tribal armor (resembling the armor Nathan wore in the "Thunderhorse" video), complete with animal skull shoulder guards and encrusted with talismans which resemble the faces of Dethklok's members, which flash on the screen as lightning crashes. Along with Cardinal Ravenwood's vision of Selatcia speaking to him in an ancient language, this seems to imply that he was (or perhaps, still is) a warlord or dignitary of some past society. There is no dialogue or action to go with the image, so the details surrounding the picture and its relationship to Mr. Selatcia remain unclear.
Experts
- Dr. Gibbons – Birthday expert hired to discuss Murderface and his birthday.
- Dr. Armand Skagerakk Frederickshaven – Mythology expert hired to discuss the Finnish lake troll.
- Dr. Donald Gorfield – Comedy specialist hired to discuss how comedy affects people.
- Dr. Romumilif Chesterfield – Military pharmaceutical psychotropic drug manufacturing expert hired to explain the drug "Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake" and give it to the Snakes 'n' Barrels' members. He gives it to them while wearing an obvious fake beard and observes the effect from the audience.
- Dr. Ronald von Moldenberg – Endorsement specialist hired to discuss Dethklok's transition to endorsement deals. Voiced by King Diamond.
- Dr. Natasha Neshenskanovich – Dethklok specialist that runs a Dethklok think tank in Washington, DC. Specializes in Nathan Explosion Studies. Hired to discuss Nathan Explosion's effect on the world if he were to continue his education.
- Vincenzo D'allimamma La Corningston III - Celebrity depression expert who discusses Dethklok's depression and their decision to turn to Mashed Potato Johnson for enlightenment.
- Professor Jerry Gustav Munndig – Child control expert who resembles kiddie show host Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan). Explains child control programs, hippies' effect on children of the 1960s, and what would happen if today's children following Toki were raised on metal.
- Horace Marvingblad Wimplestein, Jr. – A celebrity relationship expert, he describes Nathan Explosion and Rebecca Nightrod's courtship and the public impact of high-profile romances.
- Dr. Chaz Fazzeldoctinhoffer – Resident acting expert; he discusses the repercussions of Dethklok's film career. He appears to be a parody of James Lipton.
Recurring characters
Charles Foster Ofdensen
Charles Foster Ofdensen is Dethklok's manager, legal counsel, and CFO (although his name was never stated through the first 19 episodes of the series, it is mentioned on the band's pain waiver and is confirmed in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun"). He acts as the voice of reason against Dethklok's constant disregard of law and logic; Nathan Explosion even describes one of his jobs as talking the band out of the terrible ideas they come up with while drunk. The band (or Skwisgaar at least) considers him to be their "butler". Ofdensen's first appearance was in "Dethwater", where he talks to the band through a video monitor. He acts as manager, lawyer, and advisor to Dethklok, protecting the band against everything from slowing record sales to themselves. In "The Metalocalypse Has Begun", he refers to Toki and Skwisgaar as his "bread and butter," indicating his protection of the band is at least as much for his own sake as theirs. He is one of the few individuals seen to interact with Dethklok for any significant length of time and evade subsequent mutilation or death. He appears to live in Mordhaus with the band, as he is seen wearing a bathrobe while lecturing Toki in the middle of the night with the rest of the band.
The band is aware of Ofdensen's role as the voice of reason and seem irritated by it. After watching the premiere for Blood Ocean, Ofdensen tries to explain that Grishnack isn't returning his calls (indicating the movie may be a flop) to a drunken Dethklok, only to be rebuffed by Nathan who asks "Can't you see how happy we are?".
Ofdensen reacts with general apathy to the mayhem caused by Dethklok, his only concern seemingly being the legal or financial ramifications of their actions. Similarly, he shows little more than slight annoyance when the band insults him in one way or another. Despite his job description, Ofdensen usually supports Dethklok's violence when it doesn't happen in public view, when it solves their problems, or if the band is legally exempt from responsibility (like at their concerts). He has no problems leading two blackmail-threatening Dethklok fans to their deaths in "Mordland", even producing a half-grin while ordering their execution, and later allows the band to blame their rampant embezzlement from their own company on a recently-killed employee. In the episode "Dethklown", he also has Dr. Rockso beaten without any prompting by the band and later threatens him. General Crozier even warns Dr. Rockso that Ofdensen is especially dangerous and to "stay away from him". In "The Metalocalypse Has Begun", this is seen to be true; he displays exceptional skill in close-quarters combat, single-handedly disarming and almost killing 216's brother, despite the latter being much more physically imposing and presumably well trained. Ofdensen broke the man's arm, stabbed him with his own knife while he was still holding it (using the broken arm), and kicked him into freezing waters. Ofdensen only sustained a shallow cut and a couple of hits himself. Ofdensen also set an army of Dethklok's roadies upon the military forces sent by Crozier.
Ofdensen's knowledge of the conspiracies surrounding Dethklok is unknown. His office has a safe containing classified information, presumably regarding the band's activities; however, the contents of the safe are never seen. He also seems to have some sort of grasp of the Tribunal's activities, both catching Dr. Rockso as a spy and sitting back to "see where he goes" when Rockso returns to General Crozier. He also used high-tech surveillance to monitor the band's safety during their ill-fated performance of Dethwater at the Gulf of Danzig in the first season finale, and had an elaborate escape and counterstrike prepared when military forces attacked Dethklok. This may have been because he was aware of what Dr. Rockso stole from the safe - plans for Dethklok's stage during their performance of Dethwater.
Ofdensen apparently has a torture chamber installed in Mordhaus, seen in "Cleanzo". It is similar in appearance and function to the device used to torture Han Solo in the movie The Empire Strikes Back, delivering painful electric shocks to its victims. The chamber is first seen being used on Dr. Rockso; when Ofdensen arrives, he feigns surprise and demands the torture be stopped before deciding to give Dr. Rockso one last electric shock. It apparently is either voice-activated or controlled by unseen Dethklok employees. The band may be unaware of the existence of the torture chamber, as Ofdensen tells them Dr. Rockso is "taking a short nap" while in the chamber.
Dethklok's roadies
Dethklok's roadies are the brutal overseers of the band's various properties and concerts. They all wear black hoods and black uniforms, and in general resemble medieval executioners; the pilot of Dethklok's helicopter seems to be the exception (whom the band wrote a song about). In order to prove their loyalty to Dethklok, they have a Dethklok emblem branded onto the backs of their necks. They always refer to the members of Dethklok as "my lord(s)" or "my master(s)" (or in the case of the Mordhaus librarian, "sweetie") and are in turn referred to by their numeric designation. They are killed as frequently as any other people who come into contact with Dethklok; in the episode "Murdering Outside the Box", Skwisgaar mentions that Level 2 employees get a Viking funeral, though just what identifies them as such is unclear. In the Dethalbum, it refers to the roadies as Klokateers.
The roadies faithfully do Dethklok's bidding, beating and/or killing whomever Dethklok or Ofdensen ask them to, as well as performing more mundane tasks such as cleaning up after the band and general maintenance. In "The Metalocalypse Has Begun", they also function as an army for the band, fighting with swords and other medieval weaponry despite the fact that they carry guns (50 caliber sniper rifles as well as handguns) in their estate. Dethklok's massive helicopters serve as troop transports for them, dropping hundreds at a time onto the battlefield. That they were able to defeat all but five of the heavily-armed military force indicates at least decent skill on their part, though their superior numbers likely helped. A dwarfish employee's ability to fight on-par with a trained assassin in "Murdering Outside the Box" supports the idea that they're well-trained in this field.
Curiously, the submarine used by Dethklok to record their underwater album was crewed by what appeared to be members of the Russian Navy, as opposed to the roadies seen at Mordhaus and elsewhere.
Jean-Pierre
Jean-Pierre is Dethklok's faithful chef, the most recent in a long line to cater to the band. He is passionately loyal to his employers, having stated that he would rather have his "brain scooped out with a rusty melon baller" than miss the opportunity to "deliver the various cheese snacks to [his] beloved Dethklok", despite the job's inherent risks. According to Skwisgaar, all of the chefs previously employed by Dethklok "has died a horribles deaths," (such as one who had his face smashed in by a hovercraft) a fate that Jean-Pierre has (so far) narrowly avoided.
Jean-Pierre was once a normal stereotypical French chef, but was mangled when a stray firework missile shot into the band's helicopter during a live performance. When the missile detonated, Jean-Pierre was thrown out of the helicopter and straight into the rotor blades. He was mangled to such an extent that his body was split into several pieces, making it necessary to connect them together via a complex and strange-looking machine in order to keep him alive, which cost Dethklok $10,000 a day. After realizing that they couldn't feed themselves the band sewed him back together, albeit very poorly. The act gave Nathan inspiration for a song, aptly titled "Sewn Back Together Wrong," in addition to giving Jean-Pierre a hideous and mutilated appearance (some parts were sewn on backward). Despite the dubious quality of his reconstruction, Jean-Pierre returned to work enthusiastically and his current condition does not appear to have adversely affected his skills as a chef.
Jean-Pierre is indirectly responsible for the death of the Queen of Denmark; having been asked by Nathan to bake a "metal" cake for Murderface's birthday, he took the request literally and made a cake with mercury frosting. Though he warned people not to sample the frosting, as it would kill them, the Queen took a taste before he could stop her. She subsequently died of mercury poisoning.
Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler
Dick Knubbler is a music producer sent to monitor Dethklok's album recording in the episode "Dethwater." Dethklok's label sent him to work with the band as a condition for allowing the band to record their new album in a submarine in the Mariana Trench. Knubbler has a long list of felonies, including tax evasion, disfiguring a co-worker's face with acid, and soliciting prostitution and drugs, all of which are supposed to lead to a 25-year sentence. The Tribunal acquired his services as a "man on the inside" to report on Dethklok's actions during the recording. After hearing the track "Murmaider" (with his eyes bleeding and glasses breaking due to the volume level), his tune changed, and he began praising Dethklok and the album, promising to report to the label upon his return to the surface. While traveling back in a bathysphere, he turned down his planned report to the Tribunal. Afterwards, his attempt to escape a giant seahorse, mutated by leaking radioactive fuel from Dethklok's submarine, causes his eyes to explode from rapid decompression.
In cutaways from the end credits, a newspaper headline claims "New Dethklok Album is so awesome, it blinds Producer." Another cutaway from a magazine cover shows Knubbler's supposed resurgence on the music scene, and details his eye surgery for his new "dark metal" robotic eyes. In the episode "Dethkomedy," Knubbler (with his new robotic eyes) makes a cameo in the crowd of Dethklok's court case, and is seen laughing at jokes made by the band. He returned in the episode "Dethkids," where he served as the producer for Murderface's long-awaited Planet Piss side project. In addition to their obvious sensory functions, Knubbler's robotic eyes can also look in multiple directions simultaneously, much like a chameleon's, which aids him in operating Dethklok's complicated, high-end mixers. The eyes glow in response to his mood (red for anger, green otherwise). Knubbler seems to have been hired by the band to help them in producing records, as The Dethalbum credits him with producing, engineering, and mixing it. In "Dethvengeance", he helps the band move all their songs onto their newly-created "water format", only to be annoyed when the band uses said water for mundane everyday tasks.
Dr. Rockzo
Dr. Rockzo (real name Leonard Rockstein) is a "rock 'n' roll clown." He does cocaine. He mentions this fact quite loudly and frequently, and it is even the primary theme in his music video. He talks in a high-pitched voice, which every member of the band except Toki finds irritating. He wears a very tight neon jumpsuit with cutouts that expose almost his entire torso and, in the back, some of his buttocks. The rest of his outfit includes a combination cap, long, thick, brightly-colored hair, KISS-like face paint, furry boots, and a spiky red nose. The colors of his clothing and hair sometimes change between episodes, but are always gaudy and fluorescent. He is seen without his makeup in "Cleanzo", where it is shown that Dr. Rockzo is a balding Caucasian man with long blond hair.
In the episode "Birthdayface," Dethklok hired him as entertainment for Murderface's birthday party, where he made him a Bootsy Collins Space Bass guitar out of balloons. Not long after, Murderface snapped and began shoving the balloon bass down Rockzo's throat, before the Dethklok roadies beat the Doctor mercilessly. He reappeared in a short cameo in "Bluesklok" during the Tribunal's presentation as a victim of "celebrity depression."
Dr. Rockzo made his proper return in "Dethklown", where he befriends Toki Wartooth. How they became friends isn't elaborated upon, though Toki says he thinks Dr. Rockzo is funny and he likes to laugh. The episode "Cleanzo" reveals that Toki has a childhood trust of clowns, which partially explains his friendship with Dr. Rockzo. After Ofdensen throws him out of Mordhaus and orders the roadies to "put the boots to him, medium style," the Tribunal hires Dr. Rockzo to gather information about Dethklok from the inside. Rockzo succeeds in taking numerous pictures of Mordhaus, using a camera hidden in his hat, but is forced to flee when Ofdensen catches him opening a safe in the manager's office. He is last seen running out of the house and jumping through a window amid gunfire. Ofdensen opts not to have anyone kill him, ordering the roadies instead to "see where he goes." He lived to report back to the Tribunal, but what he found was not revealed during the rest of the season. In "Cleanzo", a quick shot of his findings reveals that Dr. Rockzo gave the Tribunal Dethklok's stage layout at their Gulf of Danzig concert featured in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun".
Dr. Rockzo reappears in the second-season episode "Cleanzo", which details his backstory. His real name is Leonard Rockstein, the trouble-making son of a physical therapist. He became the lead singer of Zazz Blammymatazz, a partying rock band named after the guitarist. They quickly became famous; however, Rockzo insisted on being paid in cocaine. His habit made him increasingly paranoid, once threatening his bandmates' lives over a temporarily missing banana, and he was fired from the group. After a short-lived solo career, he began his present life as a rock n' roll clown for hire. He was once briefly the star in a reality show, before stealing over 1,000 pounds of cocaine from a police storage facility and going into hiding. He ends up calling Toki for help, and the band attempst to rehabilitate him. Dr. Rockzo admits that not only does he use cocaine, but also huffs paint, uses crystal meth, heroin, and Oxycontin before finally admitting "I do it all." Ofdensen insists on sending Rockzo to jail, though he lets the band get him therapy first. He also has Rockzo tortured again, this time with electro-shock, half-feigning ignorance after "walking in" on it. After the band successfully rehabilitates Dr. Rockzo he agrees to turn himself in to the authorities. He does so, proudly proclaiming that he is 'Dr. Rockzo, the rock and roll clown. And I used to do cocaine.
Rockzo seems to be an amalgam of parodies, covering much of rock and roll's most garish personalities, such as KISS, Twisted Sister, and David Lee Roth. The references to Roth are the most numerous. Dr. Rockzo mentions that his video was banned from "music television" because his "junk" can be seen through his jumpsuit, which was also briefly true of MTV and David Lee Roth's "Just a Gigolo" video for being too racy. In the video for "I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown," Doctor Rockzo's high-kicking jump, use of sexy girls, high pitched screams, and surprised mugging for the camera all hearken back to Roth's video and on-camera antics. After being fired from Zazz Blammymatazz, Dr. Rockzo had a short-lived solo career, as did David Lee Roth post-Van Halen. Dr. Rockzo's last name "Rockstein" bears a resemblance to the last name "Roth" which was changed from "Rothstein" when Roth's grandparents came to the United States. Dr. Rockzo is described as the "son of a physical therapist", whereas David Lee Roth's father was an ophthalmologist. The stutter Dr. Rockzo has resembles the stutter David Lee Roth uses while singing.
Dethklok's doctor
Dethklok also meets a certain unnamed doctor twice in the first season. He is first shown talking to Dethklok about neutering the Fat Kid in "Fat Kid at the Detharmonic." He advises against their idea of neutering and suggests to Dethklok to lower the amount of sugar his diet. To this, Pickles responded that they couldn't do that, as it would be Nazi-like. The doctor finally neuters the Fat Kid with much reluctance. Secondly, the doctor is shown in "Girlfriendklok," attending to Rebecca Nightrod after her accident. He tells Nathan "Well, she's in a coma, and if you want to talk to her, she can hear you... whatever." Note that the doctor that appears in "Mordland," who is shown just before performing the procedure to replace Nathan's liver due to his excessive drinking, is a different doctor. He reappears in the season 2 episode "Dethfashion", telling the band that they've all put on twenty pounds since eating only one meal a day slowed down their metabolism and all the popsicles they've been ingesting are nothing but pure sugar. He also expresses concern over the fact that the enamel on Murderface's teeth has all but worn away, to which Murderface replies that it's because he's been throwing up all the food he's been eating. When the doctor states that this should result in weight loss and not gain, Muderface angrily retorts that he was immediately hungry again afterwards and ate more food. The doctor's catchphrase is "whatever" and usually accompanies whatever medical explanation he is giving.
216's brother
This unnamed man is the brother of Agent 216, a man hired by General Crozier to kill Dethklok, only to meet his end after falling upon Murderface's diamond-studded codpiece. 216's brother is a psychotic sociopath who wears a metal mask, first seen in a slaughterhouse surrounded by dismembered people hanging from hooks (including one live person he was in the middle of cutting open). General Crozier recruits him for the assault on the Dethwater concert, supposedly so he can avenge his brother's death, although Crozier has ulterior motives. As he prepares to kill Skwisgaar and Toki, he himself is seriously wounded by Ofdensen (his right arm broken, stabbed in the side, and kicked into a body of water).
He returns in the episode "Dethvengeance", alive but now wearing a metal support for his formerly broken arm. He tortures one of Dethklok's roadies for information, but the man takes a cyanide pill. The roadie's head was then crushed by 216's brother in his anger. He rescues Edgar Jomfru (floating on his unconscious cellmate, a fan imprisoned for illegal downloading), who escaped from Dethklok's underground prison, for an unknown purpose.
Edgar Jomfru
Edgar Jomfru and his brother Eric are the proprietors of diefordethklok.com, a Dethklok fan site run out of Sandusky, Ohio. Their site is the biggest in existence. They try to blackmail Dethklok by recording one of their exclusive songs and threatening to release it on the Internet. In return, Ofdensen leads them into a sniper-filled hallway in order to kill them. Eric's head was shot off by one of Dethklok's sniper roadies the moment the door closed, but Edgar, despite being in a wheelchair, managed to evade every sniper bullet and was subsequently imprisoned by Dethklok. His ordeal in Dethklok's prison clearly drove him insane: having recovered the remains of his brother's face from the incident, he makes them into a mask for a fellowed imprisoned fan who is put into his cell. He digs his way out of the prison in the episode "Dethvengeance", the fan tied to his back despite the latter not being handicapped. He is rescued by 216's brother after escaping through the sewage system.
Dr. Jonathan Twinkletits
Dr. Jonathan Twinkletits (pronounced "twink-LET-its," deliberately avoiding the obvious pronunciation) is an insane band therapist hired in "Performance Klok" to keep Dethklok from having another fight on-stage. He awards the band members with banana stickers for good behavior. He was formerly a member of a band known as the Amazlingtons, whom he killed after they disbanded. He is seen calling his deceased bandmates and telling them he is in Dethklok, even though he knows they are already dead. After Nathan figures out that the band can simply buy banana stickers as psychological validation and fires Twinkletits, he attempts to kill them. However, he slips on a banana sticker and falls into Mordhaus' front yard before he can do anything. He survives the long fall, but is attacked by the "yard wolves". As shown in "Cleanzo", he survives the wolves, but his arms have been replaced with mechanical prosthetics, as well as unknown cybernetic enhancements, indicated by the slight metallic tinge to his voice after his reappearance. He helps Toki intervene in Dr. Rockso's life and wean him off cocaine.
One-time characters
In each episode, the band will often meet with different people for various reasons, usually relating to their music. With a few exceptions, most of the people they meet are either killed or horribly mutilated, often by sheer coincidence.
- Prince Henry of Denmark
- Seen in "Birthdayface", Henry is the young and stupid heir to the throne of Denmark. He is head-butted by his idol Murderface (fracturing his skull) after he unwisely approached Murderface during his guitar solo. His face was autographed by Skwisgaar, injuring him further. He was last of the Danish royalty at the time of his mother's death from mercury poisoning.
- Queen of Denmark
- Introduced with her son, Henry, the Queen of Denmark (voiced by Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) bears a resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II. At Murderface's birthday, she tries a sample of the mercury frosting before Jean-Pierre could stop her. Almost immediately, she vomits up pieces of her own flesh and died instantly. Although death from mercury does not make one do that in reality, people who meet Dethklok usually die equally gruesome deaths.
- Mustakrakish, the Lake Troll
- Mustakrakish (voiced by Metallica frontman James Hetfield) is an ancient Finnish lake troll seen in "Dethtroll", awakened from his thousand-year slumber by Dethklok's questionable choice of taking a song from a necronomic spell book. The song was intended to be offered as a new national anthem in apology for almost destroying Finland on a previous tour. Mustakrakish, upon being awakened, simply repeats the destruction. After a failed attempt at a death metal lullaby, Mustakrakish exploded and died after tearing his organs out of his own throat and chest in an attempt to dislodge Murderface's Dethphone from its airway.
- Finnish bartender
- To put Mustakrakish back to sleep, a nameless bartender (voiced by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett) introduces to acoustic instruments ("grandspa's guitars", as Skwisgaar and Toki call them), necessitated by Mustakrakish's destruction of the power grid. He is eaten by the troll.
- Lorkey the Sailor
- Lorkey (voiced by Metallica frontman James Hetfield) is a sea captain that trains Dethklok to be funny for their comedy routines in "Dethkomedy". He committed suicide after realizing he couldn't teach them any more.
- Nick Ibsen
- Nick is a TV personality resembling Larry King in the episode "Dethfam". After introducing Dethklok's family, Stella Murderface accidentally kills him when she rolls into the studio. Her Rascal scooter catches the cord of a stagelight, breaking it and causing the stagelight to fall on Nick. The metal cover slices his jugular vein, and the resulting blood pool then comes into contact with the wire, electrocuting him to death. This event gives Nathan the inspiration for the song "Bloodrocuted".
- Dethklok's family
- In "Dethfam", Nick Ibsen tracks down and brings in Dethklok's family, and act for which he rewarded with death.
- Skwisgaar's only family is Serveta Skwigelf, his promiscuous and neglectful single mother. She was formerly Miss Sweden 1956 (Ingrid Goude actually holds that title). A news report claims that her bad parenting led to Skwisgar's guitar skill. She blames her son for her appearance, stating that she "could never lose the weight from having [him]!"
- Toki's parents are Anja and Reverend Aslaug Wartooth, two extremely religious people who never speak, smile, or show any emotion whatsoever (they do briefly scream in a music video, however). They live in an abandoned village near Lillehammer, Norway. In "Dethkids", Toki has a flashback to his childhood, in which his mother slaps him for no reason.
- Murderface was raised by Stella and Thunderbolt Murderface, his grandparents, after the chainsaw murder/suicide of his parents by his father. Thunderbolt suffered a massive stroke some time in the past (the lyrics he has in the "Dethfam" music video suggest it was around 30 years ago) and Stella tows him in a wagon behind her Rascal scooter until Murderface buys him a wheelchair controlled by blinking. It is worth noting that Thunderbolt "sings" the only actual written lyrics of the song, "kill me," although they are computer generated.
- Both of Pickles' parents and his older brother come to visit in "Dethfam". His parents are Calvert and Molly. They reside in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Pickles' older brother is Seth, who Calvert and Molly favor despite the fact that he lives in their garage, is an ex-con, and has no known job. Seth constantly tries to make money off of Pickles' fame, even threatening Pickles with identity theft.
- Nathan's parents are Rose and Oscar Explosion. They live in Victory Gardens, an armed forces retirement community in Florida.
- Snakes n' Barrels
- Snakes n' Barrels is Pickles' first band, all of whom (aside from Pickles) fell on hard times after Pickles went to Dethklok. When they hold a reunion tour with Pickles, they are all driven insane by the military-developed drug "Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake" (Pickles' years of severe drug and alcohol abuse have rendered him immune to most drugs, sparing him their fate).
- Antonio "Tony" DiMarco Thunderbottom (voiced by Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott) is the bassist. He is a former alcoholic and drug addict turned sober. His signature top hat is reminiscent of Slash from Guns N' Roses. When the band reunites, they presumably do so in his house; he is reluctant to turn his amplifier on due to electricity costs.
- Sammy "Candynose" Twinskins (voiced by Nevermore singer Warrel Dane) is the drummer. He was formerly addicted to crack cocaine, but has since become sober. He Bears a resemblance to Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses.
- Snizzy "Snazz" Bullets (voiced by Nevermore guitarist Steve Smyth) is the rhythm guitar player. He suffers from partial facial paralysis due to hallucinogens and heroin abuse. He later invented a strapless guitar that functions as a girdle, known as a "g-girdle-uitar".
- Dethklok's adopted son
- In "Fatklok", Dethklok adopts a child in the mistaken belief that it counts as a charitable donation. He doesn't appear to have a name, instead referred to as Fat Kid, Fatty, Fatty Ding-Dongs and a near-ridiculous number of variations on that theme. He has moved from foster home to foster home, no doubt due in part to his inability to communicate through anything but pig-like squeals and grunts. Dethklok treats him like a pet rather than a person. Nathan even went so far as to neuter him in an attempt to calm him down, with Pickles arguing that it is less Nazi-like than limiting his sugar intake. After he messes with Dethklok's "Mother-Laser-Fucking Light Show", causing it to kill the entire London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dethklok leaves him on on island they had populated with feral cats earlier in the episode, dubbed the "Dethklok Home for Wayward Kitties". He is killed by the cats.
- Sergio Pampenheiser
- Sergio is a television personality who sells quality guitars on TV. He is likely a reference to the musician-turned-guitar-salesman Esteban, who is famous for selling guitars on television shopping networks.
- 216
- 216 is a silent government agent sent by General Crozier to kill Dethklok disguised as one of their workers. He kills two Dethklok employees while trying to get to Dethklok, but is himself killed by being impaled face-first on Murderface's codpiece after being tripped by the dwarfish Dethklok employee who was also identified as number 216. He is given a Viking funeral.
- Mashed Potato Johnson
- Mashed Potato Johnson is the oldest living blues guitarist, having supposedly made a deal with the devil for blues talent. He taught Dethklok about the blues in "Bluesklok" and even tried to get them to sell their souls to the devil. He is a parody of Robert Johnson.
- The Blues Devil
- The blues devil is a stereotypically portrayed manifestation of the devil whom people sell their souls to in exchange for fame in the blues genre; Dethklok negotiated it down to a $5 Hot Topic gift card. He is seen on the hill standing firm as his car is blown away by Dethklok's blues music, played without signing his contract.
- Prayer Bolt
- Prayer Bolt is Christian rock band featured in "Religionklok". Dethklok attended their show to help Murderface find religion. The lead singer is killed when he stage dives onto a board exposed by Toki.
- Satanic Priest
- A priest in the Church of Satan in the episode "Religionklok", she was nearly sucessful in converting Dethklok to Satanism. She faltered, however, as Murderface became agitated during the summoning of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Although she didn't convert Dethklok, she did perform the summoning, resulting in the Church's destruction and her apparent death. The summoning also made Cardinal Ravenwood go into shock.
- Juliette Sarmansadandle
- Juliette is a dying, wheelchair-bound little girl whose last wish is to meet Toki. Toki refuses, having deemed himself above the childish pursuits he normally follows. She makes Toki a DVD with her playing a Guitar Hero guitar that causes him to flash back to his own childhood and realize that being a kid is "brutal," but she is already dead by the time he finally assents to meet her. This causes Toki to have fierce hallucinations of her accusing him of her death. Oddly, carrion beasts had removed her eyes completely before she was dead for an entire day.
- Rebecca Nightrod
- Rebecca (voiced by Laura Silverman) is Nathan's demanding, shrewish girlfriend, a professional tennis player turned sitcom actress and model. She is controlling and never allows Nathan to speak. He admits that he is afraid of her and his hatred for her is "the most brutal thing ever." When he finally prepares to break up with her, prompted by a brutal beating at the hands of his band mates, she falls down several flights of stairs, ending up disfigured and in a coma. Nathan avoids ending their relationship after this since she is now the "ultimate" girlfriend, being unable to terrorize him.
- James Grishnack
- James is the head of Behemoth Productions, which produces Dethklok's horrifically bad $500,000,000 film, Blood Ocean, in "Dethstars". He expresses his dislike of the film by slapping his daughter and ignoring Dethklok's calls. He insists on its release so he could get his money back, even after the band ordered it to be shelved in order to preserve their image. The premiere is held on an oil rig, which Dethklok's helicopter accidentally destroys by breaking an oil pump while leaving. The only print of Blood Ocean went up in flames, along with everything else, when Grishnack's cigar fell to the ground. His face melted off during the fire, but a newspaper says he lived through it. His name is a reference to the alter ego of Varg Vikernes, "Count Grishnackh."
- Adam Nergal
- Adam is the upbeat, sincere director of Blood Ocean. He attempts to get Skwisgaar to speak more understandably, but in doing so forgets his contractual obligation to not direct, note, or berate Dethklok in any way because it sickens them. He is subsequently fired for breach of contract and commits suicide after being told to hang himself by Toki. His name is a dual reference to Adam Darski, or "Nergal", the founder, lyricist, main composer, frontman and manager of blackened death metal band Behemoth.
- J.F. Amarth
- Amarth (voiced by Andy Richter) is an elderly, respected actor hired to appear in Dethklok's film. He was impaled with a forklift driven by Pickles, although it is uncertain if this act killed him, as he still appeared in the film. His name is a reference to the Swedish Viking-metal band, Amon Amarth.
- Alfred Belmer
- Belmer, likely a reference to the serial-killer/cannibals Albert Fish and Jeffrey Dahmer, is a vicious killer who specializes in cannibalizing infants and toddlers. He was scheduled to be executed in Dethklok's big return concert, a prospect he despised due to his hatred of Dethklok. He escapes along with many other prisoners after Dethklok's massive walking stage destroys the prison wall. The end credits of the episode show that he promptly returns to his original habits.
- Dethklok's doubles
- Dethklok's doubles are five look-alikes hired by Ofdensen to stand-in for Dethklok at public appearances, which they had become less than enthusiastic about attending (that Murderface's sawed-off shotgun going off accidentally triggered a brutal massacre also motivated him). In actuality, they are a team of highly-skilled soldiers under General Crozier's command, tasked with retrieving a briefcase containing Duncan Hills Coffee contracts. The band treats them like best friends, despite Ofdensen's repeated reminders that their express purpose is to die in Dethklok's place. Though eventually successful in their task, they are severely disfigured (losing the briefcase in the process) after brewing coffee in the vent of a dormant volcano activates it, bubbling superheated coffee over the edge and burning them alive. Having outlived their usefulness, Ofdensen convinces Dethklok to fire them. While attempting to do so, Murderface's sawed-off shotgun goes off again, killing at least one of them. Nathan's double is voiced by Dimmu Borgir bassist and former Arcturus vocalist ICS Vortex.
- Eric von Wiechlinghammer
- Von Wiechlinghammer is a German fashion designer who was sent to jail after starving 57 models to death. He is paroled early to design Dethklok's new clothing line. It is later revealed that he used the skin of the models he starved as the leather for his clothes, and skinned even more women after that upon running out of his original stock. After the band reacts in horror due to seeing him skin these women, Nathan tells him "You're fired, by the way."
Eric's fate is unknown.