Does the dog die?
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Metalocalypse
TV Show • 2006 • Comedy
ReportMetalocalypse is an American animated television series, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, which premiered on August 6, 2006 on Adult Swim. The television program centers around the larger than life death metal band Dethklok, and often portrays dark and macabre content, including such subjects as violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, with extremely hyperbolic black humor; which accounts for the cartoon's consistent TV-MA rating. The show can be seen as both a parody and celebration of heavy metal culture.
The music, written by guitarist/creator Brendon Small, is credited to the band, and is featured in most of the episodes. The animation is often carefully synced to the music, with the chord positions and fingering of the guitar parts shown in some detail.
One of the trademarks of the show is having the usual "bleeps" for extreme profanity replaced by pinch harmonics.
This tv show contains 144 potentially triggering events.
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GwendolynCox
dog gore in opening to s1e19, mass death involving animals opening to s3e3
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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DevilsApple
It is implied as Toki has lash marks on his back from parental abuse
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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SiRenfield
It’s one of those shows where most of the cast is voiced by the same two guys (that being the show creators) which includes the disabled ones
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Is there BDSM?
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SiRenfield
In the montage of Murderface’s sexual repression in S3E3 and also an NSFW music video for the song Andromeda but that’s supplementary (that one hasn’t even officially released other than concert pro shots).
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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SiRenfield
See “Doomstar Requiem” for details as it involves a major spoiler
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Is there menstruation?
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SiRenfield
No on-screen menstruation but there’s a few PMS jokes (mostly directed at cis men in an emasculating way), a woman in S3E6 keeps track of her menstrual cycle with the intent to have a child, and there’s songs in S4E6 and Dethalbum IV all about this
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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SiRenfield
S3
E5
The main theme of the episode Fatherklok; Skwisgaar has numerous bastard children and any woman that has sex with him has to sign a waiver dissolving him of any legal paternity, and he himself feels abandoned by the fact that he never knew his own father due to growing up with a promiscuous mother.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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SiRenfield
S3
E3
Not really clear in regards to the “Very Cools Cat” but it’s implied their original owner might have died
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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SiRenfield
Pretty much most of the parents that aren’t Nathan’s (maybe also Roy but the exact circumstances of how he raised Damien are unknown but otherwise at worse he’s shown to be stern towards his adult son and surrogate children figures)
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
37 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E8
Pickles is forced to forgive his brother as part of a 12 step program although it is very obviously a criticism of forcing people to forgive abusive relatives when it’s not earned
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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DevilsApple
Many people are brutalized for spectacle. Sometimes these are women
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SiRenfield
Depends on your definition since the reason why four of the five members of Dethklok are often cruel to each other and other people is because they were victims of child abuse (although granted in Nathan’s case his parents are mostly decent and he’s still a jerk).
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SiRenfield
Several character backstories involve being abused as children
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Addiction
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QueenofGloom182
Yes the whole band is frequently seen doing drugs and one of the side characters is heavily addicted to cocaine
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Is there addiction?
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plagueRat50
Theres drug and alcohol addiction with pickles and cocaine and other drugs addiction with dr rockso
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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GwendolynCox
Alcoholism throughout the band to varying degrees. Casual drinking, party drinking, drinking to excess, drinking to life-threatening amounts. These are done for any reason, including in response to stress and trauma.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
86 supporters
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SiRenfield
Actually even I have to double check on that one. Because there’s a dead moose ,but I don’t think a horse dies from on-screen
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SiRenfield
Probably the most upsetting is S2E10 Dethcarladdo (will add time codes later for those who nearly want to fast forward through that scene)
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SiRenfield
S1
E14
No dog fighting but two fish fight to the death
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Are rabbits harmed?
59 supporters
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SiRenfield
S2
E9
Implied as Toki’s spirit animal form contains the corpses of rabbits
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Does a cat die?
151 supporters
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GwendolynCox
Yes in the many mass deaths, but notably s3e3 a band member's pet cat dies. Body is shown around 17mins, not gory, and it is honored
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Does a pet die?
142 supporters
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Allen
S3
E3
Toki's cat
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Does a dragon die?
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GwendolynCox
I believe a dragon is slain in a CGI music video (in-universe CGI so it is still cartoon) and/or a dream sequence. No real dragons exist in this universe currently.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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SiRenfield
Nathan’s spirit animal is an alligator
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Are there sharks?
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SiRenfield
S1
E20
Can briefly be seen among the types of sea creatures at the Dethwater concert
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Assault
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SiRenfield
S1
E19
Mr. Grishnack to his female assistant
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Is someone drugged?
26 supporters
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Allen
Occasional blow dart tranquilizing
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Is there pedophilia?
109 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E9
Dr. Rockzo; he committed statutory rape on a 14 year old and wrote a song about it, and while he did go to jail for it and was the reason why his band broke up the end of the episode very heavily indicates that he wants to groom his former victim’s daughter so he is VERY much still one
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Is someone held under water?
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NakNakNak
In "Dethdad," Toki's dying father slips under the ice of a frozen lake. He desperately paws at the underside of the clear ice with wild eyes and we see it from above.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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SiRenfield
S4
E7
A man is beaten up and has a rare guitar pick stole
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GwendolynCox
s1e17 a clown puts his hand down a band member's pants (they scream and get him out of there). s3e9 implied prison assault, nothing shown. S3e9 an adult character has a sexual encounter with a minor (partially shown) and sees her as his soulmate. S4e10 a character suddenly pounces on another out of sexual frustration but it cuts away
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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DevilsApple
No, but it has happened / almost happened. However there is a joke about how Murderface has sexually harassed female coworkers
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SiRenfield
See sexual assault for details but even the few times non-consensual sex does occur it’s either off screen or shot in a way where you don’t see any actual sex
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
30 supporters
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olisaurus
S2
E12
the characters attempt bloodletting to cure a summer cold and lose consciousness from excessive blood loss. no one is shown inflicting the cuts on themselves but they are shown bleeding out
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Is there cannibalism?
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SiRenfield
S2
S2E1 has a serial killer that’s a child cannibal and there’s an end credits gag where he almost eats a baby but cuts before anything graphic happens. We also see a cannibal tribe in S2E9 and this time we actually see it in action
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Is someone crushed to death?
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in the first episode multiple people are crushed by a giant stage. there's probably one hundred more times this happens
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Is someone choked?
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olisaurus
in both s1e6 and s2e7 Pickles attempts to choke out his brother but nothing comes of it; s2e16 someone actually chokes someone to death on screen.
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Is there amputation?
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SiRenfield
S1
E7
Dr. Twinkletits loses both arms by the end of the episode and it sticks throughout the rest of the series since they’re replaced with cybernetic prosthetics next time we see him. He’s only the most prominent examples though since there’s mutilation in more or less every episode
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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SiRenfield
S2
E16
Rikki Kixx chokes his assistant to death on-screen
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
75 supporters
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Lumasmoon
S3
Season 3 episodes 6 and episode 9. Episode 6 William Murderface gets his dick bashed with a baseball bat after losing a bet. Episode 9 Dr Rockso gets shot in the dick after not paying the Ecuadorian drug cartel.
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Does someone break a bone?
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SiRenfield
S1
E20
Probably multiple examples in the mass deaths and mutilations, but easily the most notable/plot important one is the battle between Charles and the Metal Masked Assassin where Charles twists his arm so that he stabs himself. MMA is even shown to have a brace the next time we see him
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Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
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clownish
S1
E3
when the queen tries the frosting
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Are any teeth damaged?
49 supporters
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GwendolynCox
notably s3e3, a member has a fear of dentists and nightmares about it
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Is someone tortured?
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SiRenfield
There’s several occasions in which people are brutalized on behalf of Dethklok (mainly on Offdensen’s orders) and often by antagonists groups too, in particular being a favorite past time of the Metal Masked Assassin
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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SiRenfield
S1
E18
Rather gruesomely might I add, although they don't die just end up in a coma
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Is there eye mutilation?
88 supporters
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SiRenfield
A major character loses his eyes and has then replaced with cybernetics in his introductory episode and the main villain sometimes makes people’s eyes explode when killing them
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Is there excessive gore?
82 supporters
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SiRenfield
Oh LORD yes. Although granted this is toned down a bit in the second half of the series, but even then it will just plain not be for you if you can’t handle gore and violent imagery
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
18 supporters
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SiRenfield
S2
E1
A serial killer is established to have kidnapped, killed and eaten several babies and children, and we even see an example at the end of the episode
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Does a kid die?
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GwendolynCox
Probably in the many deaths, but notably so the end of s1e16, they show the corpse and scream, sad situation
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Is a minor sexualized?
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vovamahballs
S3
E9
Dr Rockzo has sex with a 14 year old girl named Dory Mclean and writes an inappropriate song about her
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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SiRenfield
[SPOILERS] At least three times in the Doomstar Duology
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Does a major character die?
22 supporters
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SiRenfield
A semi-important member of the Tribunal is killed near the end of Season 1 and replaced. A main character seemingly dies at the end of Season 2 but he comes back shortly after. And in Season 4 a supporting character is violently killed by the main antagonist…and that’s not even getting into the movie 😳
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Does a non-human character die?
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SiRenfield
Mustakrakish (S1E4) and X2P-1158 (S3E8)
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Does someone die?
12 supporters
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SiRenfield
…pretty much every episode
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
29 supporters
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SiRenfield
Notably in S1E13 (01:30) and S3E7 (will update with time codes later if you wish to watch the episode but just mute the eyes or something)…surprisingly not AS often for the standards of mid 2000’s adult animation
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
14 supporters
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Allen
Rockso ODs then is brought back
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Family
Does a family member die?
21 supporters
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SiRenfield
At least two major antagonists have motivations in avenging the deaths of their respective brothers
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Does a parent die?
20 supporters
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SiRenfield
(S1E6-E7…and mentions in other episodes) Murderface’s backstory involves his parents being killed in a murder-suicide, and we even see their deaths semi on-screen in the latter episode (S2E15) The main theme of the episode Dethdad where a main character’s father is dying of cancer. He does die but not in the way you think (S4E11) A supporting character that’s a father is killed, his children are absent from the funeral that’s held in the next episode but the band considers him a father figure so it’s meant to carry the same gravity as a parental death.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
26 supporters
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SiRenfield
S4
E7
A character’s (who is an adult, but is VERY childlike) comfort object that was gifted to them shortly beforehand is destroyed
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Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
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SiRenfield
There are also other, slightly less spoilerly abductions thoughout the series such as the rest of the band kidnapping Nathan for an intervention in S1E18, a teenager being among MANY imprisoned extrajudicially for pirating music in S2E3, journalists abducted and brutalized to retract negative statements in S3E2, and Toki being fake kidnapped for a surprise birthday party in S3E6; among many examples (also protip: Doomstar has its own page)
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Does someone cheat?
16 supporters
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GwendolynCox
Multiple scenes where they walk in on cheating
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Fear
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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SiRenfield
“Go into the water”
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Are there clowns?
1 supporters
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QueenofGloom182
One of the main side characters is a rock and roll clown
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Are there mannequins?
5 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E4
In the background at a shopping mall
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
90 supporters
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goopyltlom
theres so much vomit
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
20 supporters
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SiRenfield
“I think you’re the culprit in this particular mystery”
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Is someone eaten?
29 supporters
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SiRenfield
S1
E4
Mustakrakish eats numerous people
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Is there on-screen pooping?
37 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E10
During the Syria montage Murderface contracts diarrhea and ends up defecating in the street
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Is there audio gore?
39 supporters
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plagueRat50
Yes gore scenes have gorey sound effects along with it
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
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SiRenfield
9/11 is not alluded to (even among its signature edgelordy jokes) despite being set in the mid to late 2000s and the main antagonists being heavily aligned with US military. That said there are multiple terrorist attacks throughout the series and I’m tempted to change my answer to account for how there are multiple occasions of major cities shown in ruins which make it true in the secondary sense
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
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SiRenfield
Im not sure what the other comment is on about personally. Because the fact that Dethklok has its own police force and has UN-sanctioned authorization to do the kind stuff that would considered war crimes IRL is played for very dark comedy and framed as a bad thing
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
44 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E6
Use of the T-slur to refer to a presumably cis male in a derogatory way. This is fortunately the only use of transphobic slurs in the series but there’s still other kinds of transphobic content even in the same episode
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
57 supporters
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0
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SiRenfield
Pickles ,who is not necessarily canonically trans but allegedly Brendon Small confirmed that him not having a penis in Rehabklok was a deliberate choice, is no more sexual than the other five band members and while there is a conversation to be have about groupie culture it is consensual by the in-universe terms. It is at least canon that the groupies are carded so there’s no underage sex going on.
Although you could argue Fertilityklok has a trans-coded character (cis woman with masculine features that are painted as undesirable) that won’t take no for an answer
Although you could argue Fertilityklok has a trans-coded character (cis woman with masculine features that are painted as undesirable) that won’t take no for an answer
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
31 supporters
Yes
0
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SiRenfield
Characters are consistently referred to by the names they want to be called. Rockzo is only referred to as Leonard Rockstein mainly during a brief phase where he went clean (and once by an ex-lover)
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Is there bisexual cheating?
20 supporters
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0
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SiRenfield
I mean technically Skwisgaar is heavily implied to be bisexual by the creators (the specific words is that his sexuality is “European”…also god the sake of transparency I’m having a hard time finding the source of this quote and even if I could it’s meant to be ambiguous so grain of salt) and he is not exactly a pinnacle of ethical non-monogamy. Although arguably it’s more the general promiscuous bisexual stereotype, the vast majority of his hookups are purely casual sex with groupies and the only time he’s seen with bed with a man is a three way in S2E13 with no cheating as far as we can tell. Although the subject is brought up in S2E7 when he claims that marriage is only good for tax breaks and adultery
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
8 supporters
Yes
4
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0
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SiRenfield
Numerous times either on accident and/or due to the band’s reckless apathy. The Pyramid of Giza and other cultural monuments are occasionally destroyed if we were to count that
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Medical
Yes
15
No
1
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0
Is there a mental institution scene?
25 supporters
Yes
18
No
2
1
SiRenfield
S3
E8
Pickles is checked into a rehab facility at one point
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Is there a hospital scene?
11 supporters
Yes
26
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0
0
SiRenfield
Most notably in S2E12 and S3E3 where the plot centers around them
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Does someone have cancer?
17 supporters
Yes
23
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0
4
SiRenfield
S2
E15
Toki’s father gets the bigs Ks
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Mental Health
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0
Yes
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0
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plagueRat50
Yes S2 E12 The band cuts themselves too drain blood because they think itll help their cold. Murderface is seen on a screen stabbing himself with a knife in the arm and im sure theres other examples but thats all i can think of.
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Is autism misrepresented?
31 supporters
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SiRenfield
Not explicitly confirmed but it’s noted that Nathan did not speak until he was five years old so some possible autistic coding is going on there. Also personally sus of Charles albeit some could make a case for the most of the main cast frankly. Closest we get to misrepresentation is Nathan in later seasons having supernatural abilities but this isn’t explicitly connected to neurodivergency
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
Yes
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plagueRat50
Toki violently murders someone in S2 E16 and magnus hammersmith
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7
Is there autism specific abuse?
40 supporters
Yes
2
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SiRenfield
While the show does use the R-slur a few times (granted mostly to show how immature the band is). Autism itself is not really made fun of, and in fact that there has been some speculation that Nathan might be autistic-coded to which if that’s the case he’s treated no less immaturely than the rest of Dethklok and he’s arguably one of the more well adjusted members at least by comparison. Although in S2E1 they call Offdensen (who may have some autistic traits but isn’t really confirmed) a “robot” and other variants of emotionless which you could argue borders on it
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
70 supporters
Add comment
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9
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0
Yes
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0
Yes
5
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0
Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
14
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0
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Allen
S1
E6
Close ups on Murderface's grandmother open mouth chewing
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
19
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0
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SiRenfield
Toki has two rather frighteningly realistic one complete with racing heartbeat in S2E2 and S4E5
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6
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Yes
25
No
0
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GwendolynCox
It is a catchphrase of one of the main characters, and is said occasionally by the rest of the group and side characters.
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0
Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
Yes
22
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0
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GwendolynCox
s2e5 and s4e8. Both episodes involve their perceptions of theirselves being affected by public and private scrutiny of others, and them trying to change for it. S4e8 more specifically deals with dysmorphia, with themes of self-hatred and body alteration (plastic surgery, corsets, tanning, injections).
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1
Does someone have an eating disorder?
35 supporters
Yes
22
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0
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GwendolynCox
s2e5 the band does
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1
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GwendolynCox
End of s1e9, end of s3e3 (probably the most upsetting but still comedic intent), and in other mass deaths as well
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13
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
7 supporters
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5
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0
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olisaurus
S1
E2
Toki is sent underwater in a tank filled with liquid oxygen to record his guitar parts. he hallucinates (?) and sings a song about his "underwater friends"
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Is there screaming?
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SiRenfield
Fair amount of both regular and death metal screaming
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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SiRenfield
Especially all over the place. What's also worth noting is that for the versions on DVD and streaming Seasons 1 & 2 are censored (in classic network TV fashion where the swearing is bleeped), but 3 and 4 are not; so keep that in mind
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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GwendolynCox
Pretty much any time music is playing there is direct strobe
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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SiRenfield
The Tribunal is constantly monitoring Dethklok extremely closely
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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SiRenfield
S1
E5
Closest is Dethcomedy where they reference [adult swim] but there’s no direct acknowledgement that they’re in a TV show, only mentioning the network in a self-deprecating light
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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SiRenfield
Closest is the Murmaider music video where a bunch of eggs gets slaughtered and you see a bunch of dead fetuses. However that’s supplementary material, nothing like this happens in the show itself
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Are there abortions?
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goopyltlom
There aborted fetuses, but the actual process is never shown
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Does a pregnant person die?
16 supporters
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Lumasmoon
Only shown in the movie from what I remember, but very briefly
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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SiRenfield
Well half-right anyway, the F-slur is sometimes used but not super often. Albeit they do indeed say “gay” as an insult a lot. Also fun fact, the above T-slur is only used once and the guy dies as a result of his hate speech so that’s something
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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SiRenfield
S1
E9
In addition to at least three instances of the R-slur over the series’ run (see below) Edgar is subjected to rather ableist jokes by Dethklok about being a wheelchair user in his debut episode
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SiRenfield
You could argue that while there’s no obvious antisemitic intent some common tropes pop up concerning the Tribunal being a parody of the “Illuminati style group that secretly controls the world” trope (and multiple episodes confirm that they literally control the media). There are also a couple jokes making fun of N@zis and Jewishness is the subject of an edgy non-sequintor in S4E12
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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SiRenfield
Maybe (see the misgendering comment above). Although surprisingly not a lot, albeit there are occasions where men voicing women are played for laughs, and in the case of S3E6 there is some unfortunate transphobic subtext in that a cis woman is presented as unattractive due to having masculine features (made even weirder by the fact that an offensive comedian that uses the T slur is killed albeit he’s more killed for racist remarks than transphobia)
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SiRenfield
Band members sometimes refer to each other as “ladies” and variants in an emasculating way
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Does an LGBT person die?
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SiRenfield
Nobody has been explicitly confirmed LGBTQ+ on the show (albeit there are multiple queercoded characters and at least one semi-confirmed one)
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Are there fat jokes?
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GwendolynCox
Pretty bad fatphobia to anyone heavier than the band. Names, insults, looking down upon, and fat people are depicted as non-stop eating pigs with no regard for health
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Is there aphobia?
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SiRenfield
S3
E6
Okay there’s nothing egregiously offensive said about asexual people but I ESPECIALLY don’t recommend the episode Fertilityklok for having messaging valuing sex over relationships. Granted one we’re not supposed to be take seriously since the characters are meant to be idiots and assholes ,but could still be rather be invalidating to asexual people (albeit in a way that I’m not sure is inversely validating to AlloAros either, I admittedly partially blame that on the writers being mostly straight allo men as far as I can tell). In general the series is weirdly inconsistent on if Toki is into sex or not, and the latter is framed as a bit of a childish quality
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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SiRenfield
Japanese guy with a stereotypical accent (S2E11) and depicting a Middle Eastern country as barbaric (S4E6…and unfortunately that one is plot important). In my opinion S1E14 BluesKlok is a decent look into blues and how African-American culture shapes it (if admittedly involving a spoof of the “magical Negro” trope) but even then all three examples I listed involve BIPOC characters voiced by white dudes so yeeeeeah 😬. Also dishonorable mention to a woman in S3E6 that is cis as far as we know but has transphobic coding
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Is there hate speech?
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GwendolynCox
Nathan has indigenous ancestry and is often called "Tonto" by others in a derogatory manner. In s4e04, the Tribunal expert smashes together a bunch of slurs and derogatory terms into nonsensical speech.
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Race
Is there blackface?
31 supporters
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SiRenfield
S2
E14
Sort of? A character does this with leeches while singing Al Jolson. Although to a lesser extent you have the awkwardness of a few BIPOC characters voiced by white guys doing rather thick accents.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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WendyRocket
S03E09 features a side character's pedophilia scandal receiving sexual acts from a 14-year-old girl while he himself is an adult. he faces actual consequences for this in the narrative, but jokes and lighthearted comments about it are also present and might leave one feeling pretty uncomfortable.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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SiRenfield
Toki is a survivor of extreme religious abuse. Religion (just in general) is also the focus of an episode appropriately titled Religionklok and more importantly in Season 4 we’re introduced to an important faction called The Church of the Black Klok that’s heavily inspired by Catholicism
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Are there demons or Hell?
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SiRenfield
It’s a show that’s an affectionate parody of heavy metal so there is a lot of Satanic imagery and at least two episodes dealing with demons/hell such as a devil of Blues Music in S1E14 (Bluesklok) and a cold open depicting hell in a dream sequence in S2E1 (Dethecution)
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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WendyRocket
present throughout (all genders) and uncensored if you have DVD copies from season 3 and onwards.
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Is there bestiality?
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SiRenfield
S3
E3
A man has intrusive sexual thoughts about animals (which is shown via stuff like a dog in a bikini or a toucan with a ball gag) along with other bizarre imagery though we’re probably not supposed to take it super literally, probably more supposed to indicate that his internalized homophobia associates normal expressions of homosexuality on the same level as zoophilia
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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almost all of the women are sexualized in the way 2000's animation objectified women
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GwendolynCox
s3e3 A character pictures his grandma in a collage of women in sexual context, but probably intrusive thought and not touched upon
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Is there sexual content?
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GwendolynCox
Discussions of sex throughout the show, and there are scenes before and after sex, but I wouldn't say any "sex scenes." Sexual and non-sexual nudity. Skwisgaar is shown having sex in a music video but this is just acting, there's even behind the scenes footage of it. He also has a sexual encounter on screen but the audio is just him dirty talking and the visual is a still image of his silhouette.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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SiRenfield
S3
E1
“Admitting sadness makes you gay”
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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SiRenfield
Poor little Juliette :( ,as well as Dimneld Sefltcrackt, Toki’s father, and possibly Roy Cornickelson but he’s the only one that actually recovers
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Does someone have a stroke?
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SiRenfield
S1
E6
It’s indicated that Murderface’s grandfather is paralyzed because of a stroke but this happened off screen before the show even occurred
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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toki has diabetes
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Allen
Murderface in a fat suit for a dramatized before and after for a diet commercial
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Is someone homeless?
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Allen
Past Pickles and Toki, and Rockso at some points due to all consuming addiction
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Is existentialism debated?
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SiRenfield
Especially in the later seasons and the Doomstar duology.
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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SiRenfield
No albeit it is never brought up in the episode Fatherklok when it comes to the hundreds of not thousands of women that had bastard children with Skwisgaar, but honestly that’s more of a weird nitpick. The only mention of the subject is an old radio interview where Dethklok takes a centrist view of the topic “we think death is awesome but we also think it’s awesome to have a horrible life”, not sure if this is 100% canon though
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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GwendolynCox
s3e4, Toki sees that mall Santa isn't really Santa. He's more confused than upset and the moment is brief
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Are there end credit scenes?
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SiRenfield
Almost every episode has scenes happen during the credits due to an 11 minute time limit in almost each episode
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Does it have a sad ending?
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DuckTummy
Quite a few episodes don't turn out all too wonderfully. As for the series itself, it's not technically over, per se.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Allen
Nascar type event that turns into a bloodbath like the end of almost every episode
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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DuckTummy
As a matter of fact, there's not a single episode without some form of mutilation or death. Not for the squeamish, that's for sure.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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SiRenfield
S3
E10
Plenty of explosions throughout the series but not nuclear ones as far as I can recall. There is however an episode that largely centers on the threat of nuclear war
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