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* ComicallyCrossEyed: Averted [[https://www.tumblr.com/pickle-nickels/748875818530373632/lazy-eye-charles-how-else-can-he-keep-such-a he seems to have strabismus]] (which doesn't seem to be an animation error as it's rather consistently depicted in numerous episodes even if his eyes are correctly align a lot of the time) ,and is one of the most serious characters in the show and surprisingly isn't even commented on.

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* ComicallyCrossEyed: Averted [[https://www.tumblr.com/pickle-nickels/748875818530373632/lazy-eye-charles-how-else-can-he-keep-such-a he seems to have strabismus]] (which doesn't seem to be an animation error as it's rather consistently depicted in numerous episodes even if and while his eyes are correctly align aligned a lot of the time) time that could just be implying [[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23440-exotropia intermittent exotropia]]) ,and is one of the most serious characters in the show and surprisingly isn't even commented on.

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** In addition to the concert intro that was first featured during the Babyklok tour (as well as a couple of sketches on previous ones), [[https://youtu.be/YXGab0u5M_I?si=lWA3obzKj6df7S1k&t=88 he was added to the "character banter" section]] [[note]]when Brendon Small does the voices live[[/note]] for the first time partway through The Mutilation on a Spring Night tour (as an amusing bonus his first ever live appearance was on [[MeaningfulReleaseDate Tax Day]]).



* ComicallyCrossEyed: Averted [[https://www.tumblr.com/pickle-nickels/748875818530373632/lazy-eye-charles-how-else-can-he-keep-such-a he seems to have strabismus]] (which doesn't seem to be an animation error as it's rather consistently depicted in numerous episodes even if his eyes are correctly align a lot of the time) ,and is one of the most serious characters in the show and surprisingly isn't even commented on.



** Goes ''full'' LargeHam in the intro for the Babyklok shows which certainly applies even with his post-''Doomstar Requiem'' characterization in mind.

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** Goes ''full'' LargeHam in the intro for that was introduced in the Babyklok shows which certainly applies even with his post-''Doomstar Requiem'' characterization in mind.


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** Mind you if you count the concerts as canon it's back, albeit it further demonstrates that his stuttering is in fact situational.
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* TheFaceless: The hoods never come off. It's a part of their identity being erased.

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* TheFaceless: FacelessGoons: The hoods never come off. It's a part of their identity being erased.

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* AbusiveParents: Pickles constantly has to play WellDoneSonGuy to his parents, who favor Seth, Pickles' manipulative con-man of a brother. Calvert goes as far as to tell Pickles that he "...belongs in a garbage can" when he was a teen kicking him out of their home. In "Dethwedding", they blatantly display their favoritism of Seth to Pickles in front of his friends when they visit his home in Tomahawk. It's also possible that all members of Pickles' family subjected him to mental and physical abuse as well.
* BigBrotherBully: Seth was certainly this to Pickles, [[spoiler: as he wrongfully blamed him for setting their father's garage on fire]] and kept mooching off of him by emotionally blackmailing him for money.

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* AbusiveParents: Pickles constantly has to play WellDoneSonGuy to his parents, who favor Seth, Pickles' manipulative con-man of a brother. Calvert goes went as far as to tell have told Pickles that he "...belongs in a garbage can" when he was a teen kicking him out of their home.home he was kicked out of their home as a teen. In "Dethwedding", they blatantly display their favoritism of Seth to Pickles in front of his friends when they visit his home in Tomahawk. It's also possible that all members of Pickles' family subjected him to mental and physical abuse as well.
* BigBrotherBully: Seth was certainly this to Pickles, [[spoiler: as [[spoiler:as he wrongfully blamed him for setting their father's garage on fire]] and kept mooching off of him by emotionally blackmailing him for money.



-->'''Seth:''' ''(whispering)'' Feels good, doesn't it? Fucking hugging your own brother. Being close to this fucking face like this. You got a couple of bones to fucking procure some fucking guys? I meant to restock the mini fridge. You know, run out of time.
-->'''Pickles:''' Whoa, uh, yeah, here's, uh...
-->'''Seth:''' Give me two, you know, five hundie. You know, maybe, you know, I don't want to sell this short, you hear? ''(stops whispering)'' Look at fucking Dethklok in my fucking house room! Ha! Fucking Mitch and Bobby aren't gonna fucking believe this. Fucking excited about you guys throwing me a bachelor party! '''''Fuck!''''' Oh, and by the way, this is little Amber, the love of my fucking heart.

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-->'''Seth:''' ''(whispering)'' Feels good, doesn't it? Fucking hugging your own brother. Being close to this fucking face like this. You got a couple of bones to fucking procure some fucking guys? I meant to restock the mini fridge. You know, run out of time.
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time.\\
'''Pickles:'''
Whoa, uh, yeah, here's, uh...
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uh... \\
'''Seth:'''
Give me two, you know, five hundie. You know, maybe, you know, I don't want to sell this short, you hear? ''(stops whispering)'' Look at fucking Dethklok in my fucking house room! Ha! Fucking Mitch and Bobby aren't gonna fucking believe this. Fucking excited about you guys throwing me a bachelor party! '''''Fuck!''''' Oh, and by the way, this is little Amber, the love of my fucking heart.



** [[spoiler: What really cements him as this is that he's the sole reason Pickles became an alcoholic. When Pickles was 6, Seth burned down the garage and blamed it on Pickles. When Pickles tries to forgive him for this years later as part of Rehab, Seth callously asks for ''5 million dollars'' and then he'll accept forgiveness.]]

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** [[spoiler: What [[spoiler:What really cements him as this is that he's the sole reason Pickles became an alcoholic. When Pickles was 6, Seth burned down the garage and blamed it on Pickles. When Pickles tries to forgive him for this years later as part of Rehab, Seth callously asks for ''5 million dollars'' and then he'll accept forgiveness.]]



* {{Jerkass}}: Seth, to the point he makes everyone in the show look like saints in comparison.

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* {{Jerkass}}: {{Jerkass}}:
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Seth, to the point he makes everyone in the show look like saints in comparison.



* KarmaHoudini: Again, Seth. Every time he's thrown into karma's path, he twists it to his advantage.
** Molly and Calvert can also be considered as Karma Houdinis in regards to their abuse of Pickles. [[spoiler:Until Molly finally gained some comeuppance via a very satisfying CallingTheOldManOut from Pickles himself in "Motherklok".]]

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* KarmaHoudini: KarmaHoudini:
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Again, Seth. Every time he's thrown into karma's path, he twists it to his advantage.
** Molly and Calvert can also be considered as Karma Houdinis in regards to their abuse of Pickles. [[spoiler:Until Molly finally gained gains some comeuppance via a very satisfying CallingTheOldManOut from Pickles himself in "Motherklok".]]



* {{Retcon}}: In an early episode, Seth calls ''Pickles'' his older brother. The rest of the series makes it clear Seth is the eldest.



* TheUnintelligible: Seth.

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* TheUnintelligible: Seth.Seth has an even stronger Minnesota accent than Pickles to such an extent that what he's saying can barely register.

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* AmbiguouslyTrained: How one earth he got so good at hand to hand combat and became a tactical expert we may never know. Let alone why he decided to apply this [[SeriousBusiness to a death metal band of all things!]]



* [[spoiler: BadassPreacher: Doesn't lose his streak as the High Priest of the Church of the Black Klok, especially promient in the final battle.]]

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* [[spoiler: BadassPreacher: Doesn't lose his streak as the High Priest of the Church of the Black Klok, especially promient prominent in the final battle.]]
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* SharpDressedMan: Is always never seen without a suit on.

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* SharpDressedMan: Is almost always never seen without a suit on.



* TeamMom: To Nathan's TeamDad at times.

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* TeamMom: To Nathan's TeamDad TeamDad: While Nathan is Dethklok's band dad, Charles is the CFO Dad. Looking after them like a beleaguered father with spoiled children. In "Doublebookedklok", the band outright runs away after Charles reaches his limits and raises his voice at times.them. Not unlike a bunch of kids being deeply hurt and saddened by the fact they made their parents hate them.



* TranquilFury: In "Doublebookedklok":

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* TranquilFury: In "Doublebookedklok":"Doublebookedklok", he is incredibly livid when he finds out about the band's latest mishap. This actually terrifies the band enough that the water on their jacuzzi turns ''[[BringMeMyBrownPants yellow]]''.



->''“I would rather have my brain scooped out with a melon-baller than to miss the opportunity to deliver the various cheese snacks to my beloved Dethklok.”''

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->''“I would rather have my brain scooped out with a melon-baller than to miss the opportunity to deliver the various cheese snacks to my beloved Dethklok.”''
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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He appears as a member of the army of Dethklok's fans and friends alongside Charles, Jean-Pierre and others to give Dethklok some much needed backup against the Tribunal's forces.]]



--'''Nathan''': We realized that we can just buy emotional validation.

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--'''Nathan''': -->'''Nathan''': We realized that we can just buy emotional validation.



* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Reappears in ''Army Of The Doomstar'' as a member of an army comprised of Dethklok's fans, friends and associates coming to the band's rescue from the Tribunal's army.]]



* InTheHood: They're always seen with black hoods.

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* InTheHood: They're always seen with wearing black executioners hoods.

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Took the Babyklok spoiler off because it's over now, among other things


* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent in the episode "Fatherklok" where he tries to get Skwisgaar to [[BondingOverMissingParents open up a bit more regarding his father issues]], where he refers to his own father exclusively in the past tense and remarks about how it feels to lose the "might of a father's touch". Although the exact meaning and significance of the scene aren't really explained.

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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent in the episode AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: In "Fatherklok" where he tries to get Skwisgaar to [[BondingOverMissingParents open up a bit more regarding his father issues]], where he refers to his own father exclusively in the past tense and remarks about how it feels to lose the "might of a father's touch". Although the exact meaning and significance of the scene aren't really explained.



* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: Terminates his contract with Dethklok in "The Doomstar Requiem", leaving to take the mantle as the new head of the Church of the Black Klok]].

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* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: Terminates his contract with Dethklok in "The Doomstar Requiem", leaving to take the mantle as the new head of the Church of the Black Klok]].Klok. And he means it this time as he's PutOnABus for almost the entirety of ''Army of the Doomstar''.]].



* MyGreatestFailure [[spoiler: Considers Toki's abduction to be this, solemnly declaring that he failed his work and the band because of it. Arguably even indirectly causing him to resign and commit to the Black Klok fulltime.]]



** [[spoiler: Goes ''full'' LargeHam in the intro for the Babyklok shows which certainly applies even with his post-''Doomstar Requiem'' characterization in mind.]]

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** [[spoiler: Goes ''full'' LargeHam in the intro for the Babyklok shows which certainly applies even with his post-''Doomstar Requiem'' characterization in mind.]]



->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JaneaneGarofalo, Raya Yarbrough (''DSR'')

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JaneaneGarofalo, Creator/JaneaneGarofalo (Season 4), Raya Yarbrough (''DSR'')(''DSR'' and ''AOTD'')



* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Nathan at Doomstar's conclusion.]]
* OnlySaneEmployee: Well, as sane as they get in this show.

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* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Nathan at Doomstar's conclusion.]]
* OnlySaneEmployee: Well, as sane as they get in this show.show, arguably taking even less shit than Offdensen.


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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Only appears in ''Army of The Doomstar'' to cut ties with Nathan having been particularly traumatized from the events of ''Requiem''. Her fate in the Metalocalypse being unknown.]]
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* PrecisionFStrike: Is pretty much the only main character that don't swear like a sailor for reasons that should be obvious, but the few times he does on his accord you can still tell [[SophisticatedAsHell he means business].

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* PrecisionFStrike: Is pretty much the only main character that don't swear like a sailor for reasons that should be obvious, but the few times he does on his accord you can still tell [[SophisticatedAsHell he means business].business]].
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* AnythingThatMoves: She's such a slut that she's willing to give a handjob to ''Dr. Rockso'' in "Dethmas".
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* HypercompetentSidekick: The members of Dethklok would be broke, dead or both from their own stupidity if it wasn't for him constantly bailing them out, and he has a contingency plan for practically every problem Dethklok could face.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: His name is pronounced "Twink-LET-its" rather than Twinkle Tits.


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* ComicallySmallBribe: He is able to gain control over the band through giving them banana stickers. This ends once they buy banana stickers of their own.
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* {{Roadie}}: Their main duties involve doing the background work for concerts as well as serving as their personal (or more specifically Charles') goonsquad.

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* {{Roadie}}: TheRoadie: Their main duties involve doing the background work for concerts as well as serving as their personal (or more specifically Charles') goonsquad.


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* MinnesotaNice: Defied; They're exceptionally unpleasant people who exemplify the worst of Midwestern culture (obsession with cultural norms, alcoholism).


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* ParentalFavoritism: Seth is the favored child despite being an ex-con who lives above their garage while Pickles is the most successful drummer in the world.

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* BodyguardingABadass: The Klokateers, already badass themselves, serve as servants, enforcers, and protectors to Dethklok, whose members are talented musicians and world-wide celebrities [[spoiler: and also probably godlike beings with hidden power and [[TheChosenOne the chosen ones]] as predicted by the Church of the Black Klok]].

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* BodyguardingABadass: The Klokateers, already badass themselves, serve as servants, enforcers, and protectors to Dethklok, whose members are talented musicians and world-wide celebrities [[spoiler: and also probably godlike beings with hidden power and [[TheChosenOne the chosen ones]] as predicted by the Church of the Black Klok]]. Of course, they're largely inept in most matters outside of music so having an army of fanatically loyal roadies mostly help keep them from dealing with the worst of their consequences.


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* TheAce: Charles is effectively the most competent character of the series and with the exception of getting the band to actually listen to him there's nothing he can't do.



* BadassNormal: He's just a one man SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

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* BadassNormal: He's As far as we know, he's just a one man SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.really competent corpo capable of not only running a figurative and literal empire but also get his hands dirty if need be.
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* JerkassToOne: While he maintains a professional and detached demeanor towards everyone, he has a particular contempt for Dr. Rockso. When he finds him going through electric torture, he half-heartedly tells the Klokateers to stop before telling them to give him one more jolt. He also orders them to "put the boots to him: Medium Style", IE; take him out back and kick the shit out of him.

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* AmoralAttorney: Charles will order ''very'' shady things to keep Dethklok safe and happy. He has no issue with it either.


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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Charles will order ''very'' shady things to keep Dethklok safe and happy. He has no issue with it either.

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