William Murderface – In Depth
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William Murderface
William Murderface plays the bass guitar for the band; however, this seems rather unnecessary, as Nathan has stated that they mix his bass out of "pretty much every song."[14] However, Murderface improves noticeably after Pickles introduces him to the concept of "freeballing," prompting the rest of the band to consider including his bass on their next album.[18] He plays a black five-string Gibson Thunderbird Studio Bass with a white pickguard. He is able to play bass with his penis (which he refers to as his "hog").[20] Band mates also refer to him as a "Cock Slap Bassist." He was raised by his grandparents Stella and Thunderbolt Murderface, after he lost his mother and father in a chainsaw murder-suicide, carried out by his father when William was just an infant[14]. People usually refer to him as just "Murderface," except for his grandparents and people who formally address him. He has a heavy lateral lisp and a diastema, as well as tattoos on his stomach which state "Pobody’s Nerfect" and "This Mess Is A Place."
One can observe that Murderface has a habit of urinating inappropriately (on a display of olives at the grocery store and on journalist Nick Ibsen’s shoes) or referring to urination, and even has a one-man side project called Planet Piss, to which he seems to have very little real commitment[10]. He is usually seen carrying a knife, which he uses to eat, mutilate, destroy, and do other things. According to the Tribunal’s expert, Dr. Gibbons, Murderface is a self-destructive personality who expresses his self-loathing through "bodily mutilation, tattooing, alcohol abuse, and coprophilia." According to Pickles, he is a nihilist and likes to collect "morbid crap" such as torture devices and Civil War memorabilia.[20] Murderface has at least some familiarity with firearms as he recognizes the sound of his "driving gun" (an antique Mauser C96 handgun) after hearing it fired.[18] Murderface endorses a brand of doorknobs known as "Murderknobs."[15] He is also, somehow, a notary public.[6]
Despite outwardly being the angriest and most violent member of Dethklok, Murderface is arguably the most sensitive and insecure. He is convinced that he is hideous and unloveable, and refers to himself as "the fat one." He seems to go through periods of loneliness and depression, which are only magnified by his bandmates’ complete inability to react to his emotions. For example, when Pickles goes on a reunion with his old band, Murderface forlornly announces to his bandmates, "I miss Pickles".[13]
While in high school, Murderface’s principal allowed him to play bass, drink, and smoke dope to earn his high school diploma after Murderface threatened to cut his eyes out.[8] He regularly throws tantrums when he doesn’t get his way, which has resulted in several destroyed bass guitars, and one destroyed guitar of Toki’s. He owns a custom-made dungeon/torture chamber, and supposedly spends most of his time there when not with the band. Murderface thinks he is a great speller, but demonstrated his lack of skills in his preparation and appearance on "Celebrity Spelling Bee." (For example, he misspells "confusion" as "k-u-n fusion".)[8] After a near-death experience (falling drunk from the Murdercycle, and subsequent mayhem) he was prompted to seek faith in several churches, including the Church of Satan and the Church of the Atheists. Eventually he decided that all religions were "the same boring crap" and gave up his search. [25]
Murderface appears to be an American Civil War buff. When Dethklok gave Murderface President Kennedy’s presidential limo as a birthday present, they replaced the driver’s seat with the chair in which President Lincoln was assassinated, eliciting such happiness that he cried blood.[20] Murderface also owns a pair of original shoes from the Civil War, which Dethklok’s adopted son Fatty Ding-Dongs ruined, provoking tremendous anger.[27] Finally, when Murderface was lying in a hospital bed after his motorcycle accident, Skwisgaar returned a borrowed copy of Ken Burns‘ Civil War documentary which he hadn’t watched.[25]
