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The Council & Others (http://www.dethklok.org/wp/the-council-others/)
The Council
In every episode, an Illuminati-style group of eight men (The Council is a fan-made nickname; the group has no official name) 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. Also at the first meeting, they mention that Dethklok’s lineup resembles figures in an ancient Sumerian prophecy. They meet 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 usable 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. It is an eagle sitting on top of the world. Their 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 and religious leaders in its rank, among others. At its head is an elderly man who sits in a throne in the center.
Members
Senator Stampingston – He is the main speaker who reports on Dethklok’s current activities. 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 spies and other forms of finding out more about Dethklok.
General Crozier – Sitting on the farthest left, he is a American Army general. He has a military standpoint for the issues against Dethklok. He usually recommends military action against Dethklok, often in the form of assassination. General Crozier has been known to go against the Council’s wishes, at one point going as far to send an assassin to Mordhaus to eliminate Dethklok, telling the others he was merely “gathering information.”
Unnamed Priest – He is an elderly priest who has a religious standpoint for the issues against Dethklok. He often thinks God will deal with whatever Dethklok is doing. Often, he has been seen to have prophetic visions of the outcomes of Dethklok’s current activities. During the episode “Skwisklok”, the priest admits that he is looking forward to Skwisgaar’s pay-per-view event, as he has taken up playing the guitar. He has had dreams in which Cellatzia speaks to him in an unknown language and interprets this as a sign that he will die.
Mr. Cellatzia – The elder, 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 council to allow what is occuring to take place undisturbed. General Krosier has had Cellatzia’s background checked and finds it “murky.” Krosier has asked the Priest to join him against Cellatzia if and when it becomes nessecary.
Experts
Dr. Gibbons – Birthday expert hired to discuss Murderface and his birthday
Dr. Armand Scatarak 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 Pharmicist Expert hired to explain the drug “Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake” and give it to the Snakes N’ Barrels members
Dr. Ronald von Moldenberg – Endorsement specialist hired to discuss Dethklok’s transition to endorsement deals. Voiced by King Diamond.
Dr. Natasha Nashinkanowich – 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.
Dethklok’s Manager
Dethklok’s Manager - Dethklok’s unnamed manager is usually the voice of reason against Dethklok’s constant disregard of law and logic. Nathan Explosion describes one of the manager’s jobs as convincing the band that the terrible ideas they come up with while drunk are just that. He acts as manager, lawyer, and advisor to Dethklok, protecting the band against everything from slowing record sales to themselves. However, it seems that he isn’t entirely set against the band’s tendencies towards malice, as he had no problems leading two blackmail-threatening Dethklok fans to their deaths in one episode, even producing a half-grin while ordering their execution, and later allowing the band to blame their rampant embezzlement from their own company on a recently-killed employee (who was actually an assassin). Although he is not normally seen doing so, the advisor is also the voice actor for the band’s morbid mascot, “Face Bones.”
Dethklok’s roadies
Dethklok’s roadies are the brutal overseers of the band’s various properties and concerts. They all wear black masks and black uniforms, and in general resemble medieval executioners; the pilot of Dethklok’s helicopter seems to be the exception. They faithfully do Dethklok’s bidding, beating and/or killing whomever Dethklok asks them to as well as performing more mundane tasks such as cleaning up after the band and general maintenance. 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 referred to in turn by their numeric designation.
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, before his accident (left) and after (right)Jean-Pierre is Dethklok’s faithful chef, the most recent in a long line of chefs 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 melon baller” than miss the opportunity to serve Dethklok, despite the job’s inherent risks. As pointed out by Skwisgaar, all of the chefs previously employed by Dethklok, “has died a horribles deaths,” 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 mutated 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 Queen of Denmark’s death; having been asked to bake a “metal” birthday cake 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.
The Council
In every episode, an Illuminati-style group of eight men (The Council is a fan-made nickname; the group has no official name) 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. Also at the first meeting, they mention that Dethklok’s lineup resembles figures in an ancient Sumerian prophecy. They meet 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 usable 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. It is an eagle sitting on top of the world. Their 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 and religious leaders in its rank, among others. At its head is an elderly man who sits in a throne in the center.
Members
Senator Stampingston – He is the main speaker who reports on Dethklok’s current activities. 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 spies and other forms of finding out more about Dethklok.
General Crozier – Sitting on the farthest left, he is a American Army general. He has a military standpoint for the issues against Dethklok. He usually recommends military action against Dethklok, often in the form of assassination. General Crozier has been known to go against the Council’s wishes, at one point going as far to send an assassin to Mordhaus to eliminate Dethklok, telling the others he was merely “gathering information.”
Unnamed Priest – He is an elderly priest who has a religious standpoint for the issues against Dethklok. He often thinks God will deal with whatever Dethklok is doing. Often, he has been seen to have prophetic visions of the outcomes of Dethklok’s current activities. During the episode “Skwisklok”, the priest admits that he is looking forward to Skwisgaar’s pay-per-view event, as he has taken up playing the guitar. He has had dreams in which Cellatzia speaks to him in an unknown language and interprets this as a sign that he will die.
Mr. Cellatzia – The elder, 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 council to allow what is occuring to take place undisturbed. General Krosier has had Cellatzia’s background checked and finds it “murky.” Krosier has asked the Priest to join him against Cellatzia if and when it becomes nessecary.
Experts
Dr. Gibbons – Birthday expert hired to discuss Murderface and his birthday
Dr. Armand Scatarak 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 Pharmicist Expert hired to explain the drug “Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake” and give it to the Snakes N’ Barrels members
Dr. Ronald von Moldenberg – Endorsement specialist hired to discuss Dethklok’s transition to endorsement deals. Voiced by King Diamond.
Dr. Natasha Nashinkanowich – 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.
Dethklok’s Manager
Dethklok’s Manager - Dethklok’s unnamed manager is usually the voice of reason against Dethklok’s constant disregard of law and logic. Nathan Explosion describes one of the manager’s jobs as convincing the band that the terrible ideas they come up with while drunk are just that. He acts as manager, lawyer, and advisor to Dethklok, protecting the band against everything from slowing record sales to themselves. However, it seems that he isn’t entirely set against the band’s tendencies towards malice, as he had no problems leading two blackmail-threatening Dethklok fans to their deaths in one episode, even producing a half-grin while ordering their execution, and later allowing the band to blame their rampant embezzlement from their own company on a recently-killed employee (who was actually an assassin). Although he is not normally seen doing so, the advisor is also the voice actor for the band’s morbid mascot, “Face Bones.”
Dethklok’s roadies
Dethklok’s roadies are the brutal overseers of the band’s various properties and concerts. They all wear black masks and black uniforms, and in general resemble medieval executioners; the pilot of Dethklok’s helicopter seems to be the exception. They faithfully do Dethklok’s bidding, beating and/or killing whomever Dethklok asks them to as well as performing more mundane tasks such as cleaning up after the band and general maintenance. 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 referred to in turn by their numeric designation.
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, before his accident (left) and after (right)Jean-Pierre is Dethklok’s faithful chef, the most recent in a long line of chefs 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 melon baller” than miss the opportunity to serve Dethklok, despite the job’s inherent risks. As pointed out by Skwisgaar, all of the chefs previously employed by Dethklok, “has died a horribles deaths,” 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 mutated 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 Queen of Denmark’s death; having been asked to bake a “metal” birthday cake 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.