History WesternAnimation / MetalocalypseTheDoomStarRequiem

* GrandFinale: To the Metalocalypse animated series, not long after this aired, Brendon Small got into a disagreement with the head of Adult Swim and ultimately ended up cutting ties with them. Which in turn got the series canceled before a final season could be set. Brendon has stated he's trying to find ways to showcase the finale and eventually did so through [[Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon Galaktikon II]].

* KilledOffForReal: Ishnifus, The Masked Metal Assassin, and Magnus Hammersmith.

* MassOhCrap: The Band upon seeing the denizens of The Depths of Humanity

* PetTheDog: The band being kind to the failed musicians attacking them, which results in the musicians turning back to normal. Taken a step further in the credits, where it's shown the Band opened a home for wayward musicians

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Edgar Jomfru chews them out for their reluctance to say Toki's their brother, singing about how much he and his late-brother cared about each other.
* RedemptionQuest: The whole special counts as this for the band's horribly selfish and jerkass behavior throughout the entire show. Ishnifus and the church of the Black Klok are insistent that the bend needs to stop being apathetic and stoic to the needs of others and learn to be actual heroes if they want to rescue Toki. Meanwhile, Magnus and the patrons at the "Depths of Humanity" all blame the band for abandoning them, believing themselves to be victims of the band's self-serving climb to fame and they don't hesitate to let the band know exactly what they think of them. It's after being run through such a guilt-wringer and forced into a hopeless situation where violence and clever thinking won't help them that they finally resort to using their wealth and success to legitimately help other people and realize that [[GoodFeelsGood it's cool to have empathy and help other people out.]] When they realize that they're willing to die for one another and acknowledge Toki as their brother, they're finally able to take down the Metal Masked Assassin once and for all. The fact that they have the "Depths of Humanity" converted into a "Home For Wayward Musicians" afterward shows that they've actually learned a lesson from all this.

* SequelHook / TheStinger: The virus put into Murderface in his trip to The Depths of Humanity begins to spread through his body; this hints at his status as the in-band traitor of which Salacia spoke earlier in the special, setting up [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what was supposed to be]] the eventual fifth season of ''Metalocalypse''.

* WretchedHive: The Depths of Humanity.

This, sadly, would also be the last episode of the series animated. A fifth season was to follow and end the series properly. But disagreements between Brendon and Adult Swim led to a falling out and ultimately lead to the series being canceled. Brendon, however, would finish the series [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised as an audio album]], ''[[Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon Galaktikon II]]'', which alludes to the characters of the series though doesn't mention them by name. [[note]] Long story short, the album covers the final fight between the band and Mr. Salacia aka the Half-Man who puts his final plan into action to take over the world. The voice from the ocean (implied to be a Goddess or the planet itself) finally make contact with the band to aid them. Murderface is nearly swayed to the Mr. Salacia's side, but ultimately stays with the band when they showcase they won't abandon him. They fight the Half-Man, win albeit not without a lot of destruction, ascend to godhood and set about rebuilding the world.[[/note]] However, in 2021, [adult swim] announced that a feature film that wraps up the story in animated form for good is on the way. So this isn’t the ''true'' finale.

* GagBoobs: Abigail, in Nathan's fantasy of her.
** Also [[FreezeFrameBonus briefly present]] on [[FanDisservice Toki's hologram]] when it malfunctions.

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* MusicalEpisode: Taken to it's logical extreme, with EVERYTHING being sung.

This, sadly, would also be the last episode of the series animated. A fifth season was to follow and end the series properly. But disagreements between Brendon and Adult Swim led to a falling out and ultimately lead to the series being canceled. Brendon, however, would finish the series [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised as an audio album]], ''[[Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon Galaktikon II]]'', which alludes to the characters of the series though doesn't mention them by name [[note]] Long story short, the album covers the final fight between the band and Mr. Salacia aka the Half-Man who puts his final plan into action to take over the world. The voice from the ocean (implied to be a Goddess or the planet itself) finally make contact with the band to aid them. Murderface is nearly swayed to the Mr. Salacia's side, but ultimately stays with the band when they showcase they won't abandon him. They fight the Half-Man, win albeit not without a lot of destruction, ascend to godhood and set about rebuilding the world.[[/note]]

This, sadly, would also be the last episode of the series animated. A fifth season was to follow and end the series properly. But disagreements between Brendon and Adult Swim led to a falling out and ultimately lead to the series being canceled. Brendon, however, would finish the series [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised as an audio album]], ''[[Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon Galaktikon II]]'', which alludes to the characters of the series though doesn't mention them by name [[note]] Long story short, the album covers the final fight between the band and Mr. Salacia aka the Half-Man who puts his final plan into action to take over the world. The voice from the ocean (implied to be a Goddess or the planet itself) finally make contact with the band to aid them. Murderface is nearly swayed to the Mr. Salacia's side, but ultimately stays with the band when they showcase they won't abandon him. They fight the Half-Man, win albeit not without a lot of destruction and set about rebuilding the world.[[/note]]

''Doomstar'' picks up where the fourth season of ''Metalocalypse'' ended: anti-Dethklok group The Revengencers, led by [[NoNameGiven The Masked Metal Assassin]] and [[ThePeteBest former Dethklok member Magnus Hammersmith]], have kidnapped Dethklok's rhythm guitarist Toki Wartooth and album producer Abigail Remeltindrinc. While Dethklok manager Charles Ofdensen searches tirelessly for the abductees, the band itself denies having any feelings about their missing friends by partying around the world. Magnus refuses to stand for Charles' interference and Dethklok's apathy, however, so he threatens to murder Abigail and Toki if Dethklok refuses to meet with him and anyone else comes after the Revengencers. With their friend in danger and their fans angered over Toki's conspicuous absence, Dethklok must rise above the selfish, spoiled man-children they are and become the heroes they're destined to be.

* ButNowIMustGo: Ofdensen leaves his role as manager because he says he can't protect the band from harm when their destiny says otherwise.
** AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Ofdensen is eventually sworn in as the new head of the Church of the Black Klok, though.

* BigDamnHeroes: Doctor Rockso pulls a YouShallNotPass on a group of junkies so that the group can get past them to the building where Toki's being held.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Skwissgar defeats the other guitar applicants with ease, but then Toki shows up on his own.

* DeathByChildbirth: Metal Masked Assassin's mother died while giving birth to him, according to Ofdensen.

* HopeSpot: During the search for Toki, the Klokteers state they have a man who is reported to be the best tracker around. When Charles asks for him, it turns out they already hired him and he's been killed. Subverted in that there's a USB in his body from Mangus who provided a clue for the band to go on later.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Dethklok's usual amount of binging and emotional repression is portrayed in song with "Partying Around The World"

* SequelHook / TheStinger: The virus put into Murderface in his trip to The Depths of Humanity begins to spread through his body; this hints at his status as the in-band traitor of which Selacia spoke earlier in the special, setting up [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what was supposed to be]] the eventual fifth season of ''Metalocalypse''.

* WretchedHive: The Depths of Humanity

* CallBack: "Where's Toki" involves every poster positing theories on his whereabouts being someone that previously appeared on the show, including their adopted son and Toki's rival at Fantasy Band Camp. Then there's the split-second part on the malfuntioning hologram showing Toki's bloody outfit in Dethkids.
* TheCameo: Creator/JackBlack as Dethklok's old manager.

* CallBack: "Where's Toki" involves every poster positing theories on his whereabouts being someone that previously appeared on the show, including their adopted son and Toki's rival at Fantasy Band Camp.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite: being called the Doomstar, giving a dark red glow, and destroying a person completely. The Doomstar's power is controlled by Dethklok who are despite their selfish tendencies good guys. This is shown at the end when the red glow is turned into a blazing red and gold aura when Dethklok performs, and when they perform selfless actions such as creating the home for wayward musicians.

* GrandFinale: To the Metalocalypse animated series, not long after this aired, Brendon Small got into a disagreement with the head of Adult Swim and ultimately ended up cutting ties with them. Which in turned got the series cancelled before a final season could be set. Brendon has stated he's trying to find ways to showcase the finale and eventually did so through [[Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon Galaktikon II]].

* HappyPlace: In order to get though the nightmare that is their imprisonment, Abigail sings a lullaby to Toki to get him to his happy place -- which turns out to be the greatest moment of his life, when he joined Dethklok.

* KilledOffForReal: Ishnifus, The Masked Metal Assassin, and Magnus

* MoodWhiplash: The Klokateers are singing about how Dethklok has to "Do it all for your brother", when Pickles abruptly interrupts with "Could you stop calling him our 'brother'? It's weird to me."

* OutOfFocus: The Tribunal, who, unlike most story driven episodes, play little to no role in the events, only popping up for a short sequence, to reveal that one of the band will betray them.

* RedemptionQuest: The whole special counts as this for the band's horribly selfish and jerkass behavior throughout the entire show. Ishnifus and the church of the Black Klok are insistent that the bend needs to stop being apathetic and stoic to the needs of other and learn to be actual heroes if they want to rescue Toki. Meanwhile, Magnus and the patrons at the "Depths of Humanity" all blame the band for abandoning them, believing themselves to be victims of the band's self-serving climb to fame and they don't hesitate to let the band know exactly what they think of them. It's after being run through such a guilt-wringer and forced into a hopeless situation where violence and clever thinking won't help them that they finally resort to using their wealth and success to legitimately help other people and realize that [[GoodFeelsGood it's cool to have empathy and help other people out.]] When they realize that they're willing to die for one another and acknowledge Toki as their brother, they're finally able to take down the Metal Masked Assassin once and for all. The fact that they have the "Depths of Humanity" converted into a "Home For Wayward Musicians" afterward shows that they've actually learned a lesson from all this.

* SequelHook / TheStinger: The virus put into Murderface in his trip to The Depths of Humanity begins to spread through his body; this hints at his status as the in-band traitor of which Selacia spoke earlier in the special, setting up [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what was suppose to be]] the eventual fifth season of ''Metalocalypse''.

* WhamEpisode: Ofdensen quits being the band's manager and becomes the new head of the Church of the Black Klok. The band finally realize that they're family, which helps awaken the power within them thanks to the Doomstar. They also learn to be much more generous as well. For the last Wham, see "SequelHook / The Stinger" above.

-->'''Skwisgaar''': I found this flyers on the walls inside, I believes I knows where Toki am imprisoned. Our old practice space about a mile away, where Toki had his first [[PainfulRhyme auditions]]!

This, sadly, would also be the last episode of the series animated. A fifth season was to follow and end the series properly. But disagreements between Brendon and Adult Swim led to a falling out and ultimately lead to the series being canceled. Brendon, however, would finish the series [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised as an audio album]], ''[[Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon Galaktikon II]]'', which alludes to the characters of the series though doesn't mention them by name [[note]] Long story short, the album covers the final fight between the band and the Half-Man who puts his final plan into action to take over the world. The voice from the ocean (implied to be a Goddess or the planet itself) finally make contact with the band to aid them. Murderface is nearly swayed to the Half-Man's side, but ultimately stays with the band when they showcase they won't abandon him. They fight the Half-Man, win albeit not without a lot of destruction and set about rebuilding the world.[[/note]]