The works of one of the most extravagant contemporary studios Adult Swim have always been distinguished by an extraordinary approach to work and performance. The animated series "Metalocalypse" was no exception. In it, the viewer is given the opportunity to contemplate the most striking death metal artist in the entire fictional universe. For concerts, Nathan Exploitation has long been commonplace in killing several hundred fans during a performance. This has become a kind of irony over the very genre of this direction of music.
Who is Nathan Exploited?
Surely many have ever tried or listen to metal music to this day in their lives. The texts of such groups are usually distinguished by a high concentration of topics about death, mass killings, crimes and the like. The Nathan Exploited character brutally demonstrates the entire genre in the fictional story of the Deathklok band.
In the project, he is presented as an extremely tall man with long black hair. During the conversation, Nathan Explosion uses a special form of vocals, represented by low and rough tones, reminiscent of the voice of Til Linderman from the group "Rammstein". The musician paints his nails with black as resin, varnish, his eyes have a bright green color.
Personality
Unlike all the characters in the represented universe, Nathan Explood is presented as an unshakable metalhead without a hint of emotion. Even in the most incredible situations, he is able to maintain composure, which helps him maintain his image of a courageous metalworker.
Despite the seemingly calm at first glance, Nathan is able to demonstrate high activity in situations that he does not like. So, for example, in the event that conflicts arise with group members or other relatives, he can show aggression, shout and take revenge on his offenders. Such actions may lead to the thought of the emotional instability of the character and possible mental personality disorders.
Nathon is trying to hide his emotions, but in some episodes (such as, for example, in "Deadly Comedy"), a smile was seen on the metalhead. The character prefers black humor and likes to make fun of the problems of ordinary people. He came up with the main idea of the group: "Never help your comrades." The musician himself sometimes neglects these rules, which is noticeable in his relationship with Toki and some situations with his team.
The character has its own scale of perception of the surrounding world. He evaluates all objects as brutality and metallicity. He hates all mass-produced products. Once he bought a whole collection of expensive watches just to destroy them. Another bad thing for him is turning tables. Nathan's Exploit prototype is the lead singer of Canibal Corps, which he himself described in an interview.
Relations
As befits a team leader, Nathan is a mentor for each member of the Deathklok group:
- Squizgaar Swigelf. The right hand of the head of the team. They have similar characters, which allows them to be on the same metal wave. Despite the fact that the characters communicate quite coldly, Explosion respects the talent of his colleague. The main character never prevents his friend from doing his part of the work related to tuning the main guitar.
- Toki Wortuz. The main subject of ridicule from Nathan. Sometimes a leader demonstrates obvious paternal feelings towards him and tries to instruct Toki.
- Will merderface. Relations with the most vile and disgusting member of the group are usually strained. The leader of Deathklok reads him as the most unpleasant person on the planet, but he calls Merderface the ideal cog of the general mechanism. Nathan often consoles his ward, as Will suffers from deep depression throughout the series.
- Pickles. Nathan is associated with the drummer of the group with a general attitude to work, which makes him extremely responsible. During public rest, they are often the ones who make the most of the music.
- Magnus. One of the main antagonists of the series. In the story, they hate each other, which translates into a mortal battle between the greatest metalworkers.
Ratings by critics and fans
Most reviews of the animated series turned out to be positive, and success was inevitable. This is due to the fact that the work reached the peak of death metal popularity. Fans of the genre and Metalocalypse itself still collect huge events, make cosplay of Nathan Exploodzhen and members of his group.