Nathan Explosion

Appearance

He is a tall, imposing figure (only Skwisgaar is taller) with long jet black hair, black fingernails, pale skin and green eyes. He has a very broad chest and shoulders and stands with a slightly hunched-forward posture. When performing on stage, he sometimes wears black and white corpse paint along with his bandmates.

Personality

Nathan Explosion is the leader, frontman, lead vocalist and "lyrical visionary" of Dethklok. He always speaks in a very deep, grave voice, known as a death growl, even when not singing in public. As the band's leader he is responsible for making the final decision on most issues the band faces, a source of much of his character development throughout the series. As the physically strongest of the band he has also taken on a more protective role over time, guarding the band in times of danger and leading the charge against The Revegencers in Doomstar. Compared to the rest of Dethklok, Nathan is quite the stoic individual, even in the most dire of situations. While this is mostly for keeping up appearances, as showing emotions is regarded as not "brutal" or "metal", Nathan has been that way since he was a child for reasons unknown. This makes him appear emotionally stunted in that regard; combined with his large and powerful build, Nathan is seen by the masses as a brutal and intimidating figure. Nathan is also more sensible than his bandmates (besides Pickles, who has more or less expertise in that respect, but this is questionable due to his drinking habits). appropriately, would be ecstatic about being compared to Stalin. Despite his position as lead songwriter for the band and his multilingual abilities, he has a simple way of talking, often describing things and assessing their value in terms of how "brutal" or "metal" they are. This is a result of a simple way of thinking because of his limited education: he is often is straight to the point on a topic and does not use many complex words. In addition, if asked to elaborate on a subject, he would spend a significant amount of time trying to figure things out. He is also a very poor public speaker and has a hard time forming even a complete sentence, which often leads to him giving up. He is fully aware of his own flaws in addition and considers himself "stupid".

More

Despite his apparent seriousness, Nathan occasionally smiles in some episodes.especially over something he really likes. He is shown to have a dark sense of humor, making many jokes at Murderface's expense. The things he likes are, ironically, pretty normal, such as going to Disneyland and eating chips. He even has a childlike approach to these things at times. He likes to drink booze, though he doesn't regard it as real "food". While he can drink gallons of it, he gets as drunk as Pickles after drinking tequila and tends to create havoc in a drunken stupor as shown in a flashback. However, there are situations that would likely elicit an emotional response; for example, dealing with things he doesn't like will bring out anger and/or annoyance, while having someone close to him or himself be negatively affected in some way will have him retaliate.

Some more

He seems to be the only band member to desire a monogamous relationship (with the possible exception of Toki), despite the band's fame and fanbase resulting in a large number of "sluts" the band can pick up willingly. He is not above having one-nightstands with his willing and enthusiastic fans.

No caring

Despite the unofficial "no caring for each other" rule, Nathan does, indeed, care more for his bandmates than he'd like to admit, since he doesn't hesitate to support them in times of need. He especially feels this way towards Toki, who is regarded as the "little brother" of Dethklok. While Nathan pokes fun at him at times, he often goes out of his way to protect Toki.

Dislikes

He is impulsive and violent towards things he dislikes. For example, he once purchased several designer watches with the sole intent of smashing them. He had a habit of flipping tables when upset, though this stopped when it was discovered that Offdensen bolted the tables to the ground to prevent this; this upset Nathan, whom snapped at Offdensen and told him "you DO NOT get to take throwing tantrums away from me." Suggesting Nathan needs to do so to let out his anger. Nathan also strongly dislikes anything that are associated with Dethklok's fans or "regular jackoffs".

Although his body is currently out of shape, Nathan was quite strong even in his prime and has even been seen weight-lifting. As of now, he is likely the physically strongest of the group as he can still deliver devastating punches to people he doesn't like and lift things several times heavier than his own body weight. Despite his initial reluctance to do so, Nathan is actually skilled at cunnilingus; having gone down on Abigail so well, that she moaned loud enough to echo through the ship.

He can

Nathan is capable of driving a motorcycle, as seen in the opening introduction of every Metalocalypse.

Education

Nathan has a notable lack of education. He dropped out of high school and, thus, never finishing his education, Nathan's knowledge is fairly limited in a lot of areas. Due to the fact he didn't speak until 5 years old, Nathan likely suffered from issues with an undiagnosed Global Developmental Delay (GDD) based Language disorder, possibly one such as Dyslexia. This is also notable considering his simple way of thinking and talking, as well as even his stoic personality even as a child, are traits that individuals with a form of learning difficulty can suffer from despite them otherwise appearing "normal". Moments of this include "Dethkids" where Nathan is shown having trouble reading Shakespeare, and "Dethgov" where he struggles to give the written speeches that Offdensen gave for his elections. It is also notable that it is not uncommon for children with learning issues to drop out of school, as Nathan did, failing to complete their education due to the educational systems failing to ether acknowledge they have an underlining problem or cater for an individuals needs. However, it is not unheard of for individuals to excel despite their limitations due to excelled talents as is the case of Nathan and his songwriting. He is the only band member with an apparent learning disorder.

Disorders

It is also possible that Nathan is autistic, as he shows signs of being on the autism spectrum - including literal thinking, an obsessive focus on specific topics of interest (which in Nathan's case is metal music), speech difficulties, and a lack of social awareness.

Also

also, Nathan can't afford to apologize to someone, and if he has to, it will end up with a puddle of blood pouring out of his mouth. Nathan always cold to people he thinks that worrying about someone is not brutal.