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You are the ones for whom we have been waiting thousands and thousands of years... You are the chosen ones.
Ishnifus Meaddle
Prophecy

Dethklok being guided by The Dead Man, Charles Offdensen

The Prophecy is a series of sacred texts and cave paintings detailing the true nature, power, and destiny of Dethklok. It is the basis of the belief system followed by The Church of the Black Klok and the reason Charles Offdensen dedicates his life to protecting and guiding the band. It is also a frequent topic of discussion for The Tribunal, though their motives are still unclear.

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The full Prophecy.


The Metalocalypse[]

The Prophecy is the Metalocalypse (literally meaning; "apocalypse of metal") itself, an impending apocalypse of metal. Dethklok are "the chosen ones," a collective supreme force that the fate of the universe hinges upon. They are, for lack of a better word, Gods. Dethklok themselves are not made aware of any of this until the end of Season IV: Church of the Black Klok, when they are introduced by Charles Offdensen to Ishnifus Meaddle, the high holy priest of The Church of the Black Klok.

The Metalocalypse was foretold thousands of years ago. According to Cardinal Ravenwood, according to ancient scriptures, the band had to be killed or the Metalocalypse would begin. However, the start of the Prophecy ended up occurring anyway due to his demise in The Metalocalypse Has Begun after Mr. Salacia claims the pair betrayed him.

Its mentioning is found in Sumerian text and even in remote tribal areas statues exist portraying the band such as seen in Dethcarraldo. Several characters within the show are tied up in the prophecy, including Dethklok themselves.

The prophecy also foretold of the bands split and Toki's kidnapping, as it would be the turning point that brought the band together. As of the Doomstar, Charles had noted how the Metalocalypse was now creeping in everywhere turning everything metal (both in terms of music and literal) and it was time to look to the band for salvation. In the process, foretelling that for Dethklok to succeed, one member of the Church of the Black Klok would have to sacrifice their life for the sake of the band. This turned out to be Ishnifus himself.

Lines of the Prophecy[]

A number of cryptic words were spoken throughout Season4 at the start of episodes, each referring to the most major aspect of the episode and spoken by Ishnifus Meaddle. These events were considered the most major lead ups to the eventual prophecy being fulfilled;

  • “As the prophecy foretold, they licked their wounds and returned from the air to the earth.” - Fanklok
  • “And the ocean was at once the destroyer, AND the savior.” - Prankklok
  • “In the harvest they dry and whither, and the sun did cease to shine. The hour of forebodement was upon us.” - Motherklok
  • “And our home was pillaged to bring forth the dark soul.”- Writersklok
  • “And the death-song of the man who stands behind shadows, began.” - Dethcamp
  • “And they returned to the darkest depths, to sink even lower.” - Going Downklok
  • “The covetous serpent did constrict those that luxuriated their final feast.” - Dethdinner

Timeline[]

Pre-Metalocalypse[]

  • Nathan Explosion, Pickles, Magnus Hammersmith, William Murderface and Skwisgaar Skwigelf are brought together to sign the contract by Crystal Mountain Records - Renovationklok
  • Magnus is kicked out of the band for his actions - Dethcamp
  • Skwisgaar demands the band only be a 1 guitar band. This leads to him battling and defeating an army of guitarists. As the band declares his victory, Toki Wartooth appears, having arrived late. This leads to the legendary guitar battle between Toki and Skwisgaar, The Duel. After losing to Skwisgaar, however, Toki is hired anyway - The Doomstar Requiem
  • After Toki joins, the band puts their first record together. It is a hit, making them millions in profit. Soon, they become famous billionaires.
  • Though the band experiences success, The Tribunal, lead by Mr. Salacia watches their every move.
  • The band's next major event is not known until Dethwater is produced. - Dethwater Whales can be heard in Toki's guitar session, foretelling the fate and future of the band.
  • This causes a number of fans to try and live in the ocean, only to drown - Dethkomedy
  • Edgar Jomfru and Eric Jomfru try to blackmail the band, ending with the death of Eric - Mordland
  • Agent 216 fails to kill the band after gaining entry, and ends up dying himself - Murdering Outside The Box
  • Although the band claimed that they would not give a concert for Dethwater, they went ahead and performed anyways. Despite General Crozier and Cardinal Ravenwood's efforts, and the hiring of the Masked Metal Assassin, the Metalocalypse is set in motion anyway - The Metalocalypse Has Begun

Post Metalocalypse[]

  • Due to a rapidly growing fear of their own fans, Dethklok decides to stop performing. Finally, Charles Foster Offdensen manages to convince the band to return to the stage, which ends up catching the watchful eye of the Tribunal again - Dethecution
  • As Dethklok gains power over pirating their albums, Edgar Jomfru escapes with the Teenager. Together with the Masked Metal Assassin, they form The Revengencers - Dethvengeance
  • The Revengencers begin to attack at Dethklok related venues - The Revengencers
  • Lavona Succuboso begins her bid to get sperm from Nathan Explosion - Klokblocked
  • The Revengencers and Succuboso Explosion team up to attack Dethklok, with Lavona having the agreement that Nathan was hers. Their plan is partly successful, leaving Charles left for dead. Crozier falls under Salacia's control during the attack - Dethrelease
  • The band isolates themselves from the rest of the world. Fearing bankruptcy, Damien Cornickelson abuses the power of a renewal of Crystal Mountain Records by taking advantage of Charles' sudden absence. The newly proposed contract would remove all of Dethklok's power and control they have over the band. Charles returns, making the renewal pointless - Renovationklok
  • The band has a moment of weakness after double booking two concerts with rival nations, just narrowly avoiding WWIII. Meanwhile, Egar is now working for Dethklok, and FalconBack Project has been put into a start - Doublebookedklok

Doomstar Events[]

  • The band tries to return to normal after their blunder over the double booking in Doublebookedklok - Fanklok
  • A new album is recorded, but the message on the new album is not likened by Whales. They attack the ships carrying the album. After Nathan receives a strange dream, he destroys the master copy - Prankklok.
    • It was later revealed these were Sea Prophets, and that the destruction was caused by the wrong message being on the albums - Church of the Black Klok
  • The lack of a new album causes the global economy to fail - Motherklok
  • Abigail Remeltindtdrinc is hired to replace Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler as Dethklok's producer. She sends the band away on vacation to spark newfound inspiration in the band members. - Writersklok
  • Toki goes to a Rock fantasy camp, only to met up with Magnus Hammersmith, who singles him out to work with him. He gains Toki's trust after saving his life from bullies at the camp. - Dethcamp
  • Returning to the ocean to record a new album, Dethklok began to slowly turn against each other due to the lack of sex and rising sexual tension. Finally, Nathan betrays the others with Abigail. - Going Downklok
  • As credits for the new album are assigned, Pickles takes note of Nathan's claims on everything, as usual, including a relationship with Abigail. Finally, he snaps and attacks Nathan for being greedy, stating that Nathan can't have everything. - Dethdinner
  • Dethklok splits for good, leading Salacia to attack them and kill Roy Cornickelson in the process - Breakup Klok
  • Charles takes a bit to explain to the band the importance of their staying together as a group by finally unveiling the Church of the Black Klok. Refusing to believe they're heroes, they ignore the prophecy. Brushing aside their differences for one day, the broken band comes together one final time for the funeral of Roy Cornickelson. During the funeral, Nathan breaks down and apologizes to the band for causing the split. The Revengencers attack after having reformed. Magnus grabs Toki during the struggle, and both he and Abigail are wounded before they are taken - Church of the Black Klok
  • The Doomstar finally begins its final ascension across the sky and the events of The Doomstar Requiem take place, fulfilling the prophecy.

Army of the Doomstar Events[]

  • The Doomstar floats in the sky and Dethklok, except Nathan, can't remember what happened just before they rescued Toki. Nathan experiences flashbacks during their concert while performing "Blazing Star" and passes out on the floor due to post-traumatic stress.
  • Offdensen explains to Nathan the rest of the Prophecy, where he needs to write the Song of Salvation and that the Army of the Doomstar will serve as protection. He also informs him that he will work with a music shaman, later shown to be Dick Knubbler, to learn how to make this happen.
  • Nathan originally refuses this wanting step away from everything, but changes his mind after being rejected by Abigail and "breaking up" with the fans demanding to know what happened to the new tour and album.
  • While packing for the trip to Deus Keep, Murderface experiences the start of Salacia's possession as his arm acts up.
  • Knubbler talks to the band about the power of music and their roles in the band, to which Murderface feels like he has none because the others tell him his roll is to "suck". He also instructs Nathan to think on whom he would want to communicate with as part of writing the Song of Salvation. Nathan considers Magnus, Abigail, the Fans, his Family, and his Band.
  • Salacia's posession increases as he speaks to Murderface to locate the Army of the Doomstar and crush Nathan's confidence, which he does both of.
  • Running out of patience due to the band not taking their training seriously, Knubbler tries to speed up the process by not letting them eat and encouraging Nathan to climb up the steps to water the Tree of Knowledge to reclaim his strength, only for him to fall down before getting up to the top due to more flashbacks. Knubbler highlights this lesson on what one does when we fail.
  • Nathan and Knubbler talk about if he was able to decide who he would want to communicate with, and he tells him that he couldn't think of anyone and doesn't know what salvation is. He recognized that people don't go to him for salvation and could only think to do what he does best; write songs about death. He believes that writing the most brutal song ever would be the answer, but Murderface shoots that idea down, further cementing feeling like he can't talk to anyone.
  • Knubbler has Nathan ingest Mare Veridates to look within himself to seek "the truth" that we cannot see in our conscious state.
  • Nathan speaks with the Whale Prophet about his doubts as she reassures him that he must doubt himself and bring about the end in order to live as "what will happen, must happen". She asks him what he wants to choose to be: the Fist or the Hand. She then tells him that "as long as there is life, there is hope" before Nathan sobers up to see a dark cloud in the sky, which Knubbler explains that "the deadline is here".
  • Dethklok gets ready to perform their song on a livestream around the world when Nathan questions if the song they're about to perform is the wrong song.
  • Dethklok performs "Aortic Desecration" and the Metalocalypse begins as meteors fall from the sky, torandoes tear through the lands, people are killed in the destruction, and the Doomstar is pulled closer to Earth.
  • When the song ends after Dethklok is attacked by the army, killing Knubbler and the Army of the Doomstar.
  • Murderface runs away feeling immense guilt over what he unwillingly helped cause.
  • Plants begin to grow from the destruction, which Edgar Jomfru later points out that the Doomstar was terraforming the planet.

Aftermath of the Metalocalypse[]

  • Dethklok regroup in a cave realizing Knubbler's sacrifice and Murderface running away. Nathan realized everything happened like the Prophecy said it would.
  • General Crozier meets up with them and explains what has happened.
  • Dethklok chases down Murderface, exorcises Salacia out of his body, and make amends.
  • Dethklok regroups at Mordhaus with Edgar Jomfru to perform the real Song of Salvation.
  • Crozier explains everything to Dethklok: The Great Reuniting, the Falconback Project, what the Doomstar really is, their role in the Prophecy, and the Dethlights.
  • They perform the song and the sky begins to brighten while meteors stop falling before being shot out of the sky by Vater Orlaag's men.
  • Salacia meets with Nathan trying to get him to join him, but Nathan refuses.
  • Nathan theorized that the Dethlights must have been the Doomstar's doing to protect them from being killed while Skwisgaar wondered if they were being protected to be used for something much worse: the end of the world.
  • Dethklok is strapped to Salacia's machine, and the ritual begins to unite Salacia with his four other souls by forcing the Doomstar to activate the Dethlights.
  • Nathan and Edgar break the machine, where Orlaag decides that Dethklok is no longer needed.
  • Having heard the Song of Salvation, Offenden and the fans arrive to save Dethklok. Orlaag is killed and Crozier takes back control over the army.
  • Salacia is soon after seen in a cocoon and eventually hatches free. He fires an energy beam at Dethklok, which triggers the Doomstar to activate the Dethlights again. Nathan passes the power on to the fans with his "open hand" to fire energy powerful enough to force Salacia over the ocean, where he is killed by the Whale Prophet. His souls are pulled into the Doomstar as it floats back into space.
  • Nathan recognizes the fans as the real Army of the Doomstar and their coming together as the real Great Reuniting.
  • The Prophecy has been fulfilled.

Supernatural Powers[]

Dethklok directly exhibits a supernatural power for the first time when they defeat The Man With the Silver Face using The Dethlights at the end of The Doomstar Requiem. They disintegrate their enemy using lightning beams.

In Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, Dethklok experiences memory loss, except Nathan, and does not remember wielding this power. At one point in the film, General Crozier explains the Dethlights as a "gift" that was given to them by the Doomstar. After performing the Song of Salvation and being captured by Vater Orlaag and his men, Nathan and Salacia have a talk, where Nathan refuses to join him and is thrown into a holding cell with the rest of the band. Pickles mentioned that he's been thinking about the Dethlights since Crozier told them about them, wondering if they could summon the power again while Murderface asked "was that power ever ours?" Nathan theorized that the Dethlights must have been the Doomstar's doing to protect them from being killed while Skwisgaar wondered if they were being protected to be used for something much worse: the end of the world. Dethklok are then strapped to Salacia's super conductor and the Doomstar is forced to activite the Dethlights in them again to bring forth Salacia's remaining souls to make him whole again. However, Nathan mentally breaks free and breaks the machine, knocking himself out. After the machine is destroyed by Edgar Jomfru's bomb, Salacia is seen in a cocoon and eventually hatches free during the battle between the fans and Orlaag's army. Salacia fires an energy beam at Dethklok, which triggers the Doomstar to activate the Dethlights again, but in Nathan first. After he wakes up, the other members are activated and Nathan passes the power on to the fans, uniting to fire energy powerful enough to force Salacia over the ocean, where he is killed by the Whale Prophet.

Throughout the series the five characters are shown to be able to provoke severe weather phenomena and freak accidents with their presence, particularly when playing music together. Though strange things constantly happen around them they are not only immune to these accidents but also rarely react to them, sometimes not even noticing that people are dying around them.

They are also superhuman in their ability to garner the love of the masses with their charisma; people worship them throughout the world and will do absolutely anything for Dethklok.

Their powers only seem to work when the five of them are united, hence their immediate rise to power after meeting Toki, the fifth member. If Dethklok disbands or a member is lost then The Prophecy is disrupted.

The Curse of Dethklok is also likely a related "power", though an indirect one at best.

Key people[]

Dethklok[]

The five current members of Dethklok each seem to represent a particular sort of innate individual power within the collective force:

  • Skwisgaar medallion
    Skwisgaar appears to represent the forces of life and beauty. He was born with god-given talent and pretty looks, and does not seem to age much if at all. He composes all melodic aspects of Dethklok's songs. He is extremely popular, irresistible to women, and extraordinarily fertile, having fathered literally thousands of offspring throughout the world.
  • Toki medallion
    Toki appears to represent the forces of death, and is referred to by The Tribunal as "an angel of death" for his tendency to leave a trail of bad luck in his wake. He is constantly surrounded by deaths and plagued with misfortune yet always seems to come through these experiences relatively unscathed. In contrast with his childlike role in the band he is the only character who has actually killed someone directly, both intentionally (beating a man to death in Snakes N' Barrels II) and accidentally (drowning his own father in Dethdad).
  • Murdergace Medallion
    Murderface appears to represent hatred and ugliness. He exhibits an uncanny ability to incite negative emotions, especially for others toward him. He also greatly enjoys fueling feuds and jealousy between others and basking in the negative energy he creates. He believes his sheer ugliness led his father to murder his mother and commit suicide.
  • Pickles medallion
    Pickles appears to represent the forces of chaos and indulgence. He is impervious to the adverse effects of alcohol and drugs, and constantly indulges in these as a lifelong party animal. He rarely holds back his temper and is unpredictable when it comes to breaking things whether it's a lamp or someone's nose.
  • Nathan medallion
    Nathan appears to represent sheer dominating power. He has almost superhuman physical strength. As Dethklok's leader he is one of the most powerful men in the world. He often responds to confrontations by remaining silent and letting his intimidating physical presence do the talking. His booming voice has inspired millions of followers to bow to Dethklok.

Other important characters[]

  • Charles Foster Offdensen plays the role of The Dead Man in The Prophecy. He was meant to be killed but lived after witnessing Mr. Salacia's powers with his own eyes.
  • Mr. Salacia plays the role of the godless Half Man in The Prophecy. He is the main antagonist in the Metalocalypse and the biggest threat to Dethklok.
  • Cardinal Ravenwood plays the role of the Religious Figure. His death set the Metalocalypse in motion.
  • The Masked Metal Assassin plays the role of The Man With the Silver Face. He is the first of the two villains who had to die to complete the The Prophecy and fulfill the raise of the Doomstar.
  • In the prophecy Magnus Hammersmith plays the role of The Man who Stands Behind Shadows. Magnus was the second of two villains who had to die to complete the raise of the Doomstar.

See also[]

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