"Now, we wait..."
A mysterious Illuminati-esque council that monitors Dethklok, and discusses whatever activities they engage in. They seemingly fear that Dethklok is a part of an ancient, apocalyptic Sumerian prophecy called the Metalocalypse, and spend the series slowly making steps to stop them. Experts are frequently brought in to relay further information on whatever Dethklok is doing at the time.
Beware of spoilers.
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In General
- Comically Serious: They treat all of Dethklok's actions with the utmost importance, no matter how mundane or silly the circumstances are. Then there's Stampingston saying the often overly long and nonsensical names of the Tribunal's specialists with a completely straight face.Mr. Salacia: "Follow the clown..."
- The Conspiracy: They're a secretive order established to monitor Dethklok. They also seem to be part of a larger one to keep the human race dumb and docile, if their experts are anything to go by.
- Evil Old Folks: All of them are aged, and pure evil.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Stampingston is Phlegmatic, Crozier is Choleric, Orlaag is Sanguine, and Salacia is Melancholic.
- Knight of Cerebus: Whenever any of them pop up outside of their headquarters, things become a hell of a lot more serious. Salacia, of course, is probably the biggest example by far.
- Last-Name Basis: Pretty much all of them are referred to by their last names, no matter what.
- Not So Above It All: While discussing the United States Pornography awards, all of them want to go watch the awards to recon on the band. Mr. Salacia puts his foot down on it quickly.Mr. Salacia: "No... You're not allowed to go..."
- A similar event happens again in "Dethcamp", when one of the specialists describes how attending the Rock-a-Rooni Fantasy Camp would result in getting epic blowjobs from their wives. Cue a quick shot of Crozier and two unnamed men smiling.
- The Omniscient Council of Vagueness: Parodied. In nearly every episode, the members continuously assert that Dethklok is incredibly dangerous to the world and describe how their latest antics could be disastrous. For almost half a season, they carefully review their tactics, but the president of the council invariably opts to do absolutely nothing, claiming that "it's too soon" or "we must observe them" or "we will let this play out".
- Out of Focus: They aren't focused on quite as much during Season 3, likely due to them working on the Falconback Project.
- Overly Long Name: The specialists they bring in often have overly long, nonsensical names, to the point of being a Running Gag. In an interview, Brendon Small has admitted that he would randomly mash the names on the keyboard to see if Mark Hamill would be able to pronounce them as Senator Stampingston.
- Serious Business: All of Dethklok's actions.
- Smurfette Principle: Starting from Season 3, there is one female member who sits next to Orlaag on the right
◊, but so far absolutely nothing is known about her, not even her name.- This extends to the specialists as well. Out of all shown so far, only one of them is a woman (the "Nathan Explosion Studies" expert from "Go Forth and Die").
Main Members
Senator Stampingston
Senator Stampingston
Voiced by: Mark Hamill
"Gentlemen..."
Mr. Exposition for the Tribunal.
- Ambiguous Situation: Revealed in "The Doomstar Requiem" to be helping Mr. Salacia usher in the Metalocalypse, being present as they discuss Dethklok and General Crozier's mind-control. It's never made clear if he has some sort of hidden connection to Mr. Salacia like Vater Orlaag, or is simply Brainwashed like General Crozier.
- Catchphrase: The quote above. When the Tribunal appears on screen, it's what he always prefaces his exposition with.
- Mad Libs Catchphrase: Also, "It appears that [insert Dethklok related person(s) and whatever they're doing or whatever is happening to them]" which is what almost tribunal meetings start with.
- Consummate Professional: Relatively-speaking, he's the most level-headed and professional member of the Tribunal, virtually never losing his cool and occasionally reigning in the other members. In contrast to General Crozier, he never suggests doing more than simply monitoring Dethklok and gathering information discretely, as per the orders of Mr. Salacia.
- Flat Character: Other than starting off the Tribunal meetings, there's not much else to him.
- Mr. Exposition: His job at the Tribunal, mixed with As You Know. It's about all he does in the show.
- No Party Given: Even his political party is unknown, despite being a senator.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: The usually calm, level-headed Stampingston is overcome with absolute glee upon seeing Salacia reach his true form, repeating "IT'S HAPPENING!" over and over like a madman with a Slasher Smile on his face, even as his body swells and explodes.
- Satellite Character: His only real role is seemingly to explain what's going on around Dethklok, and that's about it. It's finally revealed in The Doomstar Requiem that he's among the people Salacia himself selected to help usher in the Metalocalypse. He spends the entirety of Army of the Doomstar keeping track of Salacia's worshipers, and making sure Salacia himself is ready to merge with the Doomstar.
- Undying Loyalty: Other than Vater, Stampingston is the only primary member of the Tribunal to never turn on Salacia.
General Crozier
General Crozier
Voiced by: Victor Brandt
"This could turn into a major incident! All the signs are there! We should immobilize them, our peace is at stake!"
The Tribunal's military member.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: With Ravenwood in Season 1, as they both conspire to eliminate Dethklok behind Salacia's back. Drops out of Big Bad status afterward.
- Brainwashed: Implied to be the result of his Mind Rape at the hand of Mr. Salacia and confirmed in "The Doomstar Requiem". While he still retains his personality in Tribunal meetings, he's no longer trying to take action against Dethklok and is now completely obedient to Mr. Salacia.
- Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Subject to this from Salacia. The attack on Dethklok in the Season 1 finale led to the deaths of Cardinal Ravenwood and the soldiers still alive at Salacia's hands, but he outright says that he still needs Crozier, who is just put to sleep and gets mindwiped. Salacia later just brainwashes him to get what he needs.
- Four-Star Badass: The general's no Offdensen, but he can survive missions that wiped out entire platoons, like in "Dethcarraldo". Worth pointing out: He's a FIVE star general, a rank only given during wartime. That means he's served in an actual war. Not for nothing is he one of Salacia's chosen to deal with Dethklok.
- General Ripper: Crozier was originally a mostly-sane example of this trope, later losing the 'sane' part thanks to Mr. Salacia.
- Heel–Face Turn: After being freed from Salacia's control in the second movie, he defects to Dethklok's side to help them.
- Ink-Suit Actor: He bears quite a resemblance to his voice actor Victor Brandt.
- Ironic Name: Crozier's name is taken from the word for a staff carried by high-up Christian clergyman, with the staff representing loyalty. The man himself has nothing to do with any sort of clergy and is by far the most recalcitrant member of the Tribunal, to the point of outright defying Mr. Salacia's orders in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun".
- Becomes more of a Meaningful Name after he's brainwashed into complete subservience.
- Knight Templar: Although the Tribunal exists to observe and monitor Dethklok, Crozier considers Dethklok dangerous and would prefer to eliminate them. This results in him trying to kill Dethklok despite Salacia's orders.
- Mind-Control Eyes: Ever since the season 2 finale, any time he's not in the tribunal meeting room he tends to have Monochromatic Eyes, either red or white.
- Mind Rape: Was subjected to this along with brainwashing by Mr. Salacia in the Season 2 finale as punishment for disobeying his orders to wait for the right moment to kill Dethklok.
- Pragmatic Villainy: As much as he wants Dethklok to be dead, he still leads the manhunt for the Revengencers during the Season 2 finale because global economic stability is dependent on the band.
- Token Good Teammate: "Good" is a stretch, but he's the only person on the Tribunal who seems to actually care about preventing the destruction that comes in Dethklok's wake, rather than just stopping the masses from being inspired by them, or doing nothing. His brainwashing at the hands of Mr. Salacia puts an end to this.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: As extreme as it is to want Dethklok dead, their influence and destruction really is concerning. Drops out of this after the Season 2 Finale as detailed above.
Vater Orlaag
Vater Orlaag
Voiced by: Malcolm McDowell
“It's not about right or wrong, General. At this point, it simply is.”
Ravenwood's replacement, and general lackey to Salacia.
- Beard of Evil: A very bushy beard, on a very bad man.
- The Dragon: Appears to be Mr. Salacia's second-in-command, and also the only one aware of his true nature.
- Enigmatic Minion: Very little about his character has been revealed. His job description is vague ("political and spiritual specialist"). His title and appearance would suggest that he is some sort of monastic, but his religious affiliation is unclear. He also has his own private army. He seems very loyal to and trusted by Mr. Salacia, addressing him as "Master" and having telepathic access to his thoughts. Anything beyond that is anyone's guess.
- Evil Brit: Courtesy of Malcolm McDowell.
- Fiery Redhead: Downplayed. He's much icier than most examples, but he's shown to have the most attitude of anyone in the Tribunal, usually towards Crozier.
- The Mole: For Mr. Salacia.
- No Historical Figures Were Harmed: Of Rasputin.
- Slasher Smile: Gives one to Crozier in the S2 Finale.
The viewers were just as creeped out as he was. - Undying Loyalty: The only primary member of the Tribunal to never turn on Salacia, other than Stampingston.
Mr. Salacia
Mr. Salacia (The Half-Man)
Voiced by: Mark Hamill
"We mustn't intervene, General. We will allow Dethklok to experience... the blackness!"
The mysterious leader of the Tribunal. Although very interested in Dethklok's activities, the council is forbidden from interfering with or eliminating the band, under his specific orders. Disobeying him is a very, very bad idea.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: Wears a suit and tie which he retains even in his true form.
- Batman Gambit: The final stages of his Evil Plan rely heavily on this. After he Mind Rapes and corrupts Murderface, he uses him to expose the location of the Army of the Doomstar and hamper the band's creative process, putting them off writing and performing the Song of Salvation, allowing the Doomstar to lay waste to much of the earth.
- Beard of Evil: Evil to the core, with a slick white beard to match.
- Big Bad: Of Metalocalypse. He spends most of his time hanging out in his headquarters with the rest of the Tribunal, but it's clear that he and his men are actively working behind the scenes in order to find the right time to strike. By Army of the Doomstar, he's thoroughly established as the biggest threat Dethklok has ever dealt with, to the point where they spend the entire film preparing to deal with him once and for all.
- Black Knight: There are occasionally some visions of him clad in spiky metal armour, not unlike what you'd see on a Chaos Warrior.
- Dark Is Evil: Wears a dark bluish black suit in most of his appearances. His ultimate form in Army of the Doomstar is a pitch black, demonic godlike creature who towers over every character in the entire series.
- Eldritch Abomination: Officially shown to be one in "Breakupklok", and it's every bit as horrific as you'd expect.
- Evil Is Bigger: Most of the time, he seems to be of normal stature, but in Army of the Doomstar, he appears to tower over everyone else, even in human form.
- Evil Old Folks: An elderly man who kills people gruesomely, and is actually an Eldritch Abomination called the "Half Man", which is probably a shoutout to Wheel of Time.
- Evil Plan: His plan seems to revolve around making humanity dull, uncreative, and apathetic so they can be easily controlled, allowing him to rule the world uncontested, then using Project Falconback to attract the Doomstar, wiping out much of the human race in the process before using Dethklok to open the portal inside the Doomstar.
- Evil Sounds Raspy: Speaks with an outright satanic rasp, which further underscores how wicked he is.
- Final Boss: When he takes center stage in Army of the Doomstar, he becomes the final enemy Dethklok personally deals with in the series.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: Once he goes into Eldritch Abomination mode.
- Government Conspiracy: "Black Fire Upon Us" implies he's head of the U.N.
- Hidden Agenda Villain: What he really wants is unknown for almost the whole series; bits and pieces of his end goal crop up throughout, but not much else. "Breakupklok" makes his intentions crystal clear, and the remainder of the series is spent dealing with him and whatever other loose ends Dethklok haven't addressed at that point.
- Humanoid Abomination: It's blatantly clear that he's just masquerading as a human from the moment we first see him. He finally drops the act in the penultimate episode of Season 4.
- Killed Off for Real: He's finally defeated in Army of the Doomstar, where Dethklok (with the power of their fans/supporters) cast him into the sea, where he's devoured by the Whale Prophet.
- Knight of Cerebus: The few times he shows up outside of his headquarters, things get dead serious in a hurry. By the time he finally takes center stage in Army of the Doomstar, the series is unambiguously at its darkest, thanks to him actually managing to usher in the Metalocalypse and kill countless amounts of people. He comes SCARILY close to winning, and it's played for as much apocalyptic drama as possible.
- Large and in Charge: Towers over all the other Tribunal members, regardless of what form he takes.
- Large Ham: Speaks in a slow, maniacal voice every time he opens his mouth.
- Light Is Not Good: His true form includes glowing, white eyes and a bright aura that surrounds his entire body.
- The Man Behind the Man: He's the guy giving orders to the rest of the Tribunal, and he makes it very clear that he wants them followed to the letter. Step out of line for even a moment, and he'll fuck you up before you can blink.
- Meaningful Name: Salacia was the name of a sea nymph and wife of Neptune in Roman mythology. So gender-confused and affiliated with the ocean which is a perfect name for an Eldritch Abomination masquerading as an elderly human.
- Mysterious Past: Acknowledged in-universe by Crozier, who notes that his background is incredibly murky.
- Near-Villain Victory: Comes extremely close to achieving his goals in Army of the Doomstar; he's only stopped by Dethklok being able to channel the Dethlights at the right moment.
- Nightmare Face: Pulls off a terrifying one during Offdensen's vision of Crozier's Mind Rape. He shows an equally scary one in "Breakupklok" while pursuing the band.
- One-Winged Angel: He completes his transformation to a godlike being in "Army of the Doomstar".
- Orcus on His Throne: Spends most of his screen-time sitting in his chair inside the Tribunal headquarters. The few times he decides to actually do something, things go to shit VERY quickly.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: To Ravenwood, right before exploding his eyes out."Be blind."
- Red Baron: The Half-Man.
- Spell My Name With An S: The fandom has used several different spellings for Salacia's name. Word of Jon Schnepp says it's Salacia, and that he can't stand the "Selatcia" spelling.
- Spikes of Villainy: His armor, as revealed in the visions and the Season One DVD. His final god-like form in "Army Of The Doomstar" is also very spikey, with even the top of his head and his arms being replaced with long spikes.
- Tempting Fate: After Dethklok and the fans imbued by the power of the Doomstar knock him back with a powerful blast. He states that "Only a god can kill a god", forgetting that he was hovering over the ocean. Almost instantly, the Whale Prophet makes their reapparance by swallowing Salacia whole.
- Villainous Rescue: Invokes this trope by saving Nathan, Pickles and Murderface from Crozier and Ravenwood.
- Voice of the Legion: Speaks with an unholy reverberation in his true form.
- Walking Spoiler: Beyond being the Big Bad and clearly more than he seems, it's hard to talk about who and what Salacia really is without delving into spoiler territory.
- Weaksauce Weakness: He couldn't follow the band into the ocean, implying something keeps him from entering the water. Possibly the whales that spoke to Nathan and led him to destroy the record. As revealed in "Army Of The Doomstar", drowning someone in water can also release someone from his Demonic Possesion, and it is confirmed that the whales were indeed the reason why he doesn't go to the water, as the Whale Prophet swallows him whole and takes him down.
- We Wait: Salacia's primary course of action concerning Dethklok. God help you if he learns that you disobeyed him.
- He finally abandons takes action in "Breakupklok", choosing to reveal himself to Dethklok and killing Roy Cornickelson in the process. He takes one more brief break in "The Doomstar Requiem", then promptly resumes his agenda in "Army of the Doomstar".
- White Hair, Black Heart: Has white hair, is the leader of the Tribunal, and is an Eldritch Abomination who plans to destroy the Earth, and keep Nathan Explosion to himself as his plaything for all eternity.
- Your Head Asplode: One of his favorite methods of execution, usually coupled with removing internal organs. Ravenwood, Crozier's soldiers, Roy, and some of the audience for Dethklok's final show have fallen victim to this.
Former
Cardinal Ravenwood
Cardinal Ravenwood
Voiced by: Victor Brandt
"He keeps appearing in my dreams, he speaks to me in an ancient language that I don't understand... But I think he is telling me that I am going to die."
Original religious member of the Tribunal.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: With Crozier in Season 1, as they both conspire to eliminate Dethklok behind Salacia's back. Drops out of Big Bad status afterward.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: His organs were dissected by Salacia.
- Eye Scream: By Salacia.
- Killed Off for Real: By Salacia.
- Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: His own death.
- Sinister Minister: He is a shady priest who is part of a shady organization and actively conspires with his colleague in killing Dethklok.
- Title Drop: As Dethklok stands over his dying body, he utters his last words:Ravenwood: The Metalocalypse has begun.
- Villains Out Shopping: In "Skwisklok", he admits that he was looking forward to the "Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Fast Hand Finger Wizard Master Class" because he had begun learning how to play guitar.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: As extreme as it is to want Dethklok dead, their influence and destruction really is concerning.
Associates
Dick Knubbler
See his entry HERE.
Agent 216
Agent 216
An assassin hired by General Crozier to kill Dethklok under the guise of intel gathering.
- Informed Ability: Despite Crozier's claim that he is a Professional Killer, he is thwarted at every attempt to kill Dethklok, repeatedly accosted by a midget Klokateer, and is ultimately killed by falling headfirst into Murderface's codpiece.
- Fall Guy: During his funeral, Dethklok decides to blame him for the embezzlement after finding out they were the one's taking money from their own company. Charles makes no objections.
- Killed Off for Real: He is killed when the midget Klokateer grabs his foot right when he's about to shoot Dethklok, causing him to trip and fall face-first onto Murderface's diamond encrusted codpiece.
- Professional Killer: He is a trained killer according to Crozier, and it's a trait that he shares with his brother, the Metal Masked Assassin.
- Promotion to Parent: The lyrics to "Tracking" implies that he was the only family MMA had after their mother's Death by Childbirth.
- Sibling Team: With MMA when they were younger.
- Small Role, Big Impact: He doesn't last very long. But his death is the impetus to bring the much more dangerous MMA into the picture.
- Viking Funeral:Skwisgaar: So wait a minute. Stupid Level 2 employees get Viking Funeral? That's bulls.
- The Voiceless: He has no speaking lines throughout "Murdering Outside the Box". The only sounds he makes are grunts and screams during his fight with the midget Klokateer.
Dr. Rockzo
See his entry HERE.
Metal Masked Assassin
See his entry HERE.
Dethklok's Doubles
See their entry HERE.
