William Murderface

General Overview

• Year of the Setting: Mid-2000s to Present
• Full Name: William Murderface
• Marital Status: Single
• Nickname: "Murderface," Bassist of Dethklok, "Cock Slap Bassist," "The Fat One"
• Age and Date of Birth: Adult (exact age unspecified).
• Sexuality: Heterosexual (implied); however, his homophobic tendencies are a running gag, often placing him in situations with homosexual subtext.
• Gender: Male (Cisgender)
• Place of Birth: Unspecified, but he wears Confederate flag underwear, suggesting he may be from the American South.
• Nationality and Ethnicity: American (implied).
• Languages: English (spoken with a heavy lateral lisp).
• Cultural Background: Was raised by his grandparents, Stella and Thunderbolt Murderface, after his father killed his mother in a chainsaw murder-suicide when William was an infant. His childhood was incredibly harrowing. He earned his high school diploma by playing bass after threatening to cut out his principal's eyes.

Physical Appearance & Style

• Height and Build: Overweight, stocky, and hairy.
• Facial Features: Repeatedly referred to as 'dog-faced' and 'pug-nosed'. He has a "Cro-Magnan brow, distended jaw, clammy hands, puckled stomach, back pimpleage, hitchhiker thumbs, hammer ass, fallen arches, chicken-plucked legs, sandpapery eczema-style skin, and dry, unkempt triangle hair". His face "looks like murder," which is the source of his namesake.
• Eyes: Lime green.
• Hair: Brown, unkempt, and triangular.
• Distinguishing Marks: A heavy lateral lisp and a diastema (gap in his front teeth). He has tattoos on his stomach reading "Pobody's Nerfect" and "This Mess Is A Place". His penis is reportedly callused and "gnarled" from his unconventional bass-playing technique.
• Style of Dress: Seen wearing "big ol boots, his long shorts, and his barbaric-like vest". He is also known to wear Confederate flag underwear.
• Overall Presence: He is incredibly sensitive about his appearance, which his bandmates frequently mock with disparaging remarks. He is usually seen carrying a knife, which he uses for various purposes, including eating and mutilation.

Voice & Speech

• Voice: He speaks with a heavy lateral lisp.
• Overall Presence: His speech is often crude and focused on bodily functions.

Unseen Architecture of the Mind and Spirit

• Personality Traits: Self-destructive, angry, violent, yet incredibly sensitive and insecure. He is a nihilist. He is also described as a "miserable bastard".
• Temperament: He has a self-destructive personality and expresses self-loathing through bodily mutilation, tattooing, alcohol abuse, and coprophilia. He regularly throws tantrums when frustrated, resulting in destroyed instruments.
• Emotional Tendencies: He is convinced he is hideous and unlovable, referring to himself as "the fat one". He experiences periods of loneliness and depression, which are magnified by his bandmates' inability to react to his emotions.
• Coping Mechanisms: Alcohol abuse. He sought faith in several churches, including the Church of Satan and the Church of the Atheists, after a near-death experience.
• Motivations: He constantly tries to act more important than he is and just wants to be accepted. He resents having his musical contribution under-appreciated.
• Fears and Anxieties: He is terrified of being seen as hideous and unlovable.
• Desires: To be accepted, to be seen as important, and to be recognized for his contributions.
• Moral Compass: He is a self-professed nihilist. He endorses a brand of doorknobs known as "Murderknobs".
• Philosophy and Worldview: Nihilism. His personal quote is, "I'd rather die than go to heaven".

Social Networks, Institutions, and Relationships

• Nathan Explosion: Murderface resents Nathan and the band for under-appreciating his musical contributions.
• Skwisgaar Skwigelf: Murderface has a complex relationship with Skwisgaar, including an attraction to Skwisgaar's mother, Serveta. In some interpretations, their dynamic is seen as a long-running brotherly relationship.
• Toki Wartooth: Murderface is a bad influence on the impressionable Toki, though they sometimes work together on side projects.
• Pickles: Pickles provides some insight into Murderface's personality, noting his nihilism and his habit of collecting "morbid crap".
• Romantic Interests: He is generally unpopular with women due to his status as a bass player and his unattractiveness. He has been shown to sexually harass/molest Dethklok's female employees. However, he has also been seen in the company of beautiful women.
• Family: Raised by grandparents Stella and Thunderbolt Murderface after his parents died in a murder-suicide.
• Enemies: He is generally portrayed as the least popular member of Dethklok among both fans and bandmates.

Knowledge, Craft, and Mastery

• Academic Knowledge: He is a terrible speller, but somehow has enough high school credits to get into college and is also a Notary Public, implying some legal training.
• Talents: He plays a black five-string Gibson Thunderbird Studio Bass with a white pickguard. He is able to play the bass with his penis (which he calls his "hog") and can play fluently with and without a pick. He has a surprising familiarity with firearms and can recognize the sound of his "driving gun," an antique Mauser C96 handgun.
• Hobbies into Expertise: He is an American Civil War buff and collects memorabilia. He also collects "morbid crap" such as torture devices and medieval weapons. He owns a custom-made dungeon and supposedly spends most of his time there.
• Survival Skills: He has a high tolerance for alcohol.
• Combat Abilities: He is generally seen as one of the angriest and most violent members of the band.

Tastes, Inclinations, and Aversions

• Likes and Interests: He enjoys playing bass, eating, and listening to "mondogore mixtapes". He is a fan of classic thrash metal, especially obscure bands. He has a fondness for "free-balling" (going commando). He loves Bruce Springsteen and is apparently a "really good square dancer".
• Dislikes and Aversions: He is incredibly sensitive about his appearance. He is portrayed as being homophobic.
• Indulgences: Alcohol (he is a self-described alcoholic). He has a habit of urinating inappropriately.
• Personal Tastes: His musical project, Planet Piss, suggests an interest in crude, bathroom-humor-themed music.

Daily Existence and Operations

• Daily Routine: When not with the band, he supposedly spends most of his time in his custom-made dungeon. He also plays golf with the rest of Dethklok.
• Living Arrangements: Dethklok's Mordhaus estate.
• Possessions: A black five-string Gibson Thunderbird Studio Bass. A collection of torture devices, medieval weapons, and American Civil War memorabilia. A "driving gun" (an antique Mauser C96 handgun). He owns a custom-made dungeon. He was given President Kennedy's presidential limo, with the driver's seat replaced by the chair Lincoln was assassinated in.
• Health Habits: He is an alcoholic. He has a nauseous odor that is shown to induce vomiting.
• Legacy: He is a self-hating bass player who adds a sense of "authenticity" to the band. He is considered "Dethklok Zero on the yardstick of attractiveness".

Canonical Character Trivia

• Musical Contributions: His bass playing is often mixed out of "pretty much every song" by Nathan. He has never written a complete song for Dethklok, despite claiming to be the "lead songwriter".
• Planet Piss: His one-man side project, to which he seems to have very little real commitment.
• Notary Public: He is somehow a licensed notary public.
• Endorsements: He endorses a brand of doorknobs called "Murderknobs".