Toki Wartooth

General Overview

• Year of the Setting: Mid-2000s to Present
• Full Name: Toki Wartooth
• Marital Status: Single
• Nickname: "The Cutesy Guy", Rhythm Guitarist of Dethklok, "Kid Brother", "Angel of Death"
• Age and Date of Birth: He is apparently the youngest member of Dethklok. While a specific age is not given, he is consistently portrayed as the youngest and most childlike, placing him in his mid-30s relative to the other members.
• Sexuality: Straight / Unwitting Homosexual Subtext. He is less perverse than the rest of the band when referring to sexuality and is known to express a great enjoyment of hugging and kissing. A recurring joke involves him making statements that unknowingly place him in scenarios with homosexual subtext due to his misunderstanding of English. He occasionally requires Skwisgaar to explain the meaning of sexual terms and innuendos such as 'blowjob', 'sausage festival', and 'going down'.
• Gender: Male (Cisgender)
• Place of Birth: He was born and raised in an abandoned village near Lillehammer, Norway.
• Nationality and Ethnicity: Norwegian, Scandinavian. Hails from Norway.
• Languages: Norwegian (native) and English. He tends to slur his words and has inconsistencies with the letter 's' similar to Skwisgaar's, though Toki's English is generally better. He sometimes speaks in a mewling and child-like voice.
• Cultural Background: Toki is the only child of Aslaug and Anja Wartooth. His father is a Reverend in a mysterious and seemingly cult-like religion. As a small child, Toki was ordered to do grueling physical work on his parents' mill and was frequently beaten and punished with solitary confinement. During that time, he took comfort in his imagination. When he was a teenager, his parents threw him out, and he lived on the streets with just his guitar, having no food, money, or shelter.

Physical Appearance & Style

• Height and Build: Although his height is not depicted precisely, he is usually shown as approximately the same height as Murderface, which is shorter than Nathan and taller than Pickles. He is the only member of the band depicted as being very physically fit, showing developed muscle structure at times when he is shirtless or partially dressed.
• Facial Features: He has a distinct whisker-like style of moustache known as the Fu Manchu. He has very pale ice blue eyes, often found in those of Scandinavian descent. He develops a sun tan during high-altitude sun exposure, whereas the other four band members become horribly sunburned.
• Eyes: Very pale ice blue eyes.
• Hair: Light brown hair. In some depictions, it is described as long and straight, extending past his shoulders.
• Distinguishing Marks: Fu Manchu moustache, light brown hair, pale ice blue eyes, and a visibly muscular build.
• Posture and Bearing: His overall presence is often childlike and gentle.
• Expressions: He frequently displays childlike reasoning and childish beliefs, and has an active imagination, occasionally experiencing whimsical, colourful flights of fancy. He frequently exclaims "Wowee!" when surprised.
• Style of Dress: He typically wears a plain charcoal gray crew-neck t-shirt, dark brown fitted pants, and knee-high dark brown leather boots.

Voice & Speech

• Voice: He sometimes speaks in a mewling and child-like voice and uses profanity less frequently than his bandmates. His accent becomes more obvious as the series progresses.
• Greeting: "Hullo! My name is Toki Wartooth, and I'm in DETHKLOK!"
• Surprised: "Wowee!"
• Stressed: He is shown to panic, screw-up, or generally fail to be able to hold responsibilities whenever he is given them.
• Memory: He recalls only a few positive memories regarding his childhood, including food he enjoyed as a child, such as Lutefisk.
• Opinion: Due to his childhood bond with a straw clown doll, he harbors an unwavering trust for clowns, treating them as genuine friends.
• Overall Presence: He is often treated as a sort of kid brother to the rest of the band. He is a popular icon to children, though he occasionally laments being seen as the "cutesy guy" in the band. An old habit of his was to say "that's brutal", but he seldom says it after the first season.

Unseen Architecture of the Mind and Spirit

• Personality Traits: Naïve, Innocent, Good-Natured, Childlike, Impressionable, Creative, Technology-Savvy, Sensitive. He has a personality that is more naïve, innocent, and good-natured than the rest of the band, though he still shares their love of all things metal and brutal.
• Temperament: Gentle and playful, though prone to anxiety under pressure and sudden explosive rage when cornered. He is prone to mishaps during household tasks.
• Emotional Tendencies: He has an active imagination and occasionally experiences whimsical, colourful flights of fancy. He is known to express his great enjoyment of hugging and kissing.
• Coping Mechanisms: Many of his hobbies are seen to be childlike. He spends much of his time building scale models of planes and submarines and also collects action figures. He is occasionally shown toying around with an ‘80s style children's Casio keyboard. He likes drawing with crayons, both in coloring books and on construction paper, and enjoys crafts, sometimes making gifts for his friends. He is sometimes shown playing an arrow-stomping game in the manner of Dance Dance Revolution. He is sometimes shown holding or associated with the image of a teddy bear with a devilish tail, named Deaddy Bear.
• Motivations: He laments being seen as the "cutesy guy" in the band, suggesting a desire to be seen as a real metal musician. After his recruitment, Dethklok's success brought him a sense of family that he never felt before.
• Fears and Anxieties: He has a crippling fear of bicentennial quarters. He tends to succumb to anxiety when playing solo in front of large crowds. He also dislikes insects.
• Desires: He seeks family, approval, and a sense of belonging.
• Moral Compass: Despite his childlike ways, Toki occasionally expresses a dark side, including sadism, arson, torture, and lawlessness. In one instance, he is driven insane by a wild audience member and brutally beats the man (possibly to death) in an incident that frightens even his bandmates.
• Philosophy and Worldview: Like Skwisgaar, he shares an interest or moderate belief in Atheism, Nihilism, and Norse mythology.

Social Networks, Institutions, and Relationships

• Nathan Explosion: Nathan has gradually taken on a protective paternal/fatherly role toward Toki. Though initially more dismissive, Nathan began to show concern for Toki during his bout with alcoholism following his father's death. When Nathan rescues Toki from certain death during an attack on their home, he takes the opportunity to express his concerns, and Toki acknowledges, "The real reasons you tells me dis, is because you cares about me!". Nathan helps Toki pack for a camping trip, gives him a snow globe replica of Mordhaus, and is shown tidying up Toki's bedroom while he is away, chuckling that he misses 'the little guy'. When Toki's snow globe is smashed by bullies, Nathan exacts revenge by using the broken glass to mutilate the hand of the culprit. Nathan enjoys amusing Toki with very simple jokes, though he still sometimes participates in teasing or excluding Toki along with the rest of the band.
• Skwisgaar Skwigelf: Toki has a rivalry with fellow Scandinavian guitarist Skwisgaar as the two consistently compete over their guitar skills. While they bicker throughout the series, they appear to hang out regularly and are sometimes shown discussing philosophical elements. Due to their similar Scandinavian roots, a recurring scene involves one of the two correcting or informing the other on an aspect of the English language or American culture, though they are often both incorrect. Though he laments living in Skwisgaar's shadow, Toki appears to have admiration for him. A recurring joke involves Toki "copying" Skwisgaar in various ways, including repeating his sentences, following him, wearing his clothes, and using a Skwisgaar coffee mug. When asked how he will spend his vacation time, Toki admits he will stay home and watch Skwisgaar practice guitar. In later events, Toki is shown to be protective and somewhat clingy toward Skwisgaar and frequently tries to hug him, though Skwisgaar pushes away his attempts. He takes care of Skwisgaar and carries him to safety when he is knocked unconscious during an attack on the band.
• William Murderface: Toki and Murderface tend to get along, though they do not always see eye to eye. Murderface is a considerable bad influence on Toki, frequently drawing him into schemes against the band simply by telling him what to do, and Toki is usually largely unaware of the reasons for the scheme. The band primarily blames Murderface for these indictments, knowing that Toki was probably pressured into joining him.
• Pickles: After Nathan, Pickles is the second most fatherly figure to Toki and the second member Toki is likely to consult for advice. The two get along well, as Pickles tends to be more patient with Toki, who sometimes confides in him. After being kidnapped by Magnus, Pickles is shown to have taken on a more maternal role to his younger bandmate when he age-regresses.
• Charles Foster Offdensen: Charles is often straight with Toki and tries to reason with him on his level. The band sometimes turns to Charles to discipline Toki when their attempts have failed. During meetings, Toki is one of the members least likely to take the meeting seriously and will join in with any antics. Toki admits to Pickles that he misses their manager during his extended absence. When Charles tells Toki, "Everyone likes you. Everyone thinks you're cool. ..I think you're cool," this results in Toki giving Charles a tearful hug.
• Dr. Rockzo: Due to his childhood bond with a straw clown doll, Toki harbors an unwavering trust for clowns, treating Dr. Rockzo as a genuine friend and constantly defending him despite his destructive habits.
• Family (Reverend & Anja Wartooth): He holds severe trauma toward his cold, religiously oppressive parents who punished him harshly throughout his upbringing. In one instance, he claims to have overcome it, stating, "I'm totally cools with it!" though this may not be entirely true. He has always hung photos of his parents' icy stares in his bedroom and has a very dutiful and obedient attitude toward them.
• Magnus Hammersmith: Toki was Magnus's replacement in the band. Being unaware of the history of Magnus and why he left the band, Toki trusts him after Magnus saves his life, a trust which he later comes to regret when Toki is held hostage at knife point and stabbed in the back by him. Toki endures various physical and psychological tortures after being kidnapped and held captive by Magnus.
• Abigail Remeltindrinc: Though Toki initially attempts to hit on Abigail along with the rest of the band, Abigail takes on a motherly/sisterly role toward Toki after they are both kidnapped. She comforts him while he suffers from abuse by Magnus and reminds him to focus on his memories of the band in order to stay alive.

Knowledge, Craft, and Mastery

• Academic Knowledge: Limited formal education; fluent in Norwegian and functional in English. He is skilled with computer technology, and was able to register the name of a website before Murderface was able to do so, and created a basic layout complete with edited photos.
• Talents: He is the only member who has no prior band experience, yet has natural talent as a guitarist, almost rivaling Skwisgaar. He plays using a normal black standard Gibson Flying V in the first few seasons, and later uses an all-white "Snow Falcon" Flying V, which becomes his signature guitar. His guitar line provides supporting chords and flourishes to strengthen and harmonise with Skwisgaar's lead guitar parts. He is the only auditionee who could challenge Skwisgaar enough to raise the standard of his playing to even greater heights. Toki may very well be the only guitarist capable of keeping up with Skwisgaar, pretty much making him the world's second-fastest guitarist. He apparently never practices guitar but manages to maintain his standard of playing regardless. He is also seen playing the keyboard.
• Hobbies into Expertise: Action figure collecting, scale airplane and submarine model assembly, 80s Casio keyboard playing, crayon drawing, and crafting gifts.
• Survival Skills: He has high physical endurance and muscle power.
• Combat Abilities: He is capable of brutal physical brawling, flamethrower usage, tasering, and gun handling.

Tastes, Inclinations, and Aversions

• Likes and Interests: Candy, toys, scale models, clowns, 80s pop music, candy snacks, and Norse mythology. His favorite band is Behemoth.
• Dislikes and Aversions: Bicentennial quarters, insects, being forced to play acoustic blues, and overbearing fans screaming in his face. He also laments being seen as the "cutesy guy" in the band.
• Aesthetic Leanings: Cute colorful imagery mixed with dark death metal gear, and classic Flying V shapes.
• Indulgences: Sweets, stuffed animals, video games, and craft supplies.
• Personal Tastes: When he creates his own songs, they are moreso akin to upbeat 1980s pop affairs, often accompanied by visuals of smiling animals and rainbows.

Daily Existence and Operations

• Daily Routine: Building models, playing with toys or Casio keyboards, doing light household chores around Mordhaus, and playing rhythm guitar for Dethklok.
• Living Arrangements: He lives in Dethklok's Mordhaus estate. His bedroom has a distinctly boyish look to it, featuring model aircraft, action figures, and posters of sharks, boats, and planets; he is also the only member of Dethklok who sleeps in a single-occupant bed.
• Possessions: His signature guitars include a black Gibson Flying V and an all-white "Snow Falcon" Flying V. He also owns a Deaddy Bear plush, a Casio keyboard, and scale model kits.
• Health Habits: He is highly physically fit with developed muscle structure. He is a diabetic and is insulin-dependent, which is implied to be brought on by his addiction to eating nothing but candy. He wears an emergency medical kit around his waist when away from the band. He does not hold a driver's license.
• Legacy: He is known as the world's second-fastest guitarist and serves as the beloved heart of Dethklok.

Canonical Character Trivia

• The Second-Fastest Guitarist: Toki is the only guitarist who held his own against Skwisgaar during auditions, proving his natural talent even without regular practice.
• 80s Pop Songwriter: When creating solo material, Toki naturally writes upbeat 1980s pop music accompanied by visuals of rainbows and animals.
• Phobia of Quarters: He possesses an irrational, crippling fear of United States bicentennial quarters.
• Tech-Savvy Setup: He successfully bought the domain name for Murderface's Planet Piss website and built the entire layout himself using a manual.
• Opposite of Skwisgaar: In contrast to Toki, Skwisgaar is shown to be a fertility God, having fathered thousands of children. Whereas Toki represents "death," Skwisgaar represents "birth" or "life".
• Royal Contract: The lack of creative input from Toki and Murderface means their contract agreement results in them only receiving 2% of the share in all of Dethklok royalties. Despite the relatively small percentage, they're both multi-billionaires.
• Deaddy Bear's Origin: Deaddy Bear had been made for Toki by a Norwegian furniture maker and is stuffed with the cotton from Toki's old comforter.