Charles Foster Offensive

General information

Full name Charles Foster Offdensen

Sex Male

Mortality Alive

Role The Prophecy

Relations Dethklok (bread and butter)

Affiliations Dethklok (former manager, legal advisor and financial director) Church of the Black Klok (leader)

With the voice of Brendon Small

Charles Foster Offdensen (incorrectly spelled Ofdensen[1] and Offdenson[2] or simply CFO) was the manager, legal advisor, and financial director of Dethklok, the latter two also being his initials. Following the events of The Doomstar Requiem, he resigned as the band's manager and is now the High Priest of the Church of the Black Klok.

Appearance

In keeping with his role, Offdensen is seen as a highly professional and serious businessman who has little (if any) time for games and entertainment. He always wears formal suits and his hair is slicked back, and he wears glasses to emphasize the serious personality he projects (although whether he needs glasses to see is debatable, as he was seen many times without them while gathering information on Project Falconback).

In the first episode of the third season, "Renovationklok," Charles has a scar on the left side of his cheek, caused by the Metal Masked Killer in "Dethrelease." However, the scar does not reappear for the rest of the season.

Judging by Offdensen's words, he seems to be very aware of the conspiracy against Dethklok, as well as Salacia's actions and possibly the Tribunal's, though the extent of his knowledge is unknown. After watching the episode "Church of the Black Klok," it appears that Offdensen was already familiar with Salacia and Project Falconback after the attack on Mordhaus, the same episode in which he was presumed dead. Seeing how their manager's supposed death affected Dethklok, the band members seem to realize Offdensen's importance in protecting them and their band from external threats, such as Damien, and even from themselves. His managerial skills allow Dethklok to forget about business matters and focus on what they do best: death metal.

He represents the voice of reason in the face of Dethklok's constant disregard for law and logic. He acts as Dethklok's manager, lawyer, and advisor, protecting the band from everything from declining record sales to his own personal problems. Offdensen is one of the few individuals who interacts with Dethklok for any significant period and manages to escape mutilation or death.

Offdensen is a caricature of a gang manager, a dark parody, who thinks only of business. He reacts with complete indifference to the chaos caused by Dethklok, and his only concern seems to be the legal or financial consequences of his actions. Similarly, he shows little more than mild annoyance when the gang insults him. Despite his attempts to curb Dethklok's violence (at least publicly), Offdensen has committed or ordered numerous acts of brutality. However, his violent acts are always calculated and executed with surgical precision and with clear objectives to protect the gang, unlike the gang's violent actions and effects, which tend to be extremely random and usually accidental. He has no qualms about ordering others to be beaten or killed (particularly Dr. Rockso, whom he orders beaten and tortured twice). General Crozier warns Dr. Rockso to stay away from Offdensen, because he means business.

In a bonus clip on the Metalocalypse Season 2 DVD, Offdensen is seen telling Dethklok that he regrets Melmord's departure, likely fabricating the news story that Melmord was a pedophile. He also tells them that he can be more fun as Melmord, and then gets drunk and goes out partying with Dethklok.

It is unknown whether Offdensen is aware of the conspiracy against Dethklok. He keeps a safe containing classified information in his office; however, its contents are never seen, as they surprise Dr. Rockso.

Offdensen is known for collecting lamps. He categorizes them into two groups: his "good lamps" and his "cheap lamps." While the origin of the good lamps is unknown, all the cheap ones are from Ikea. When Pickles angrily smashed two of his good lamps (after discovering that Rikki Kixx had taken over Snakes N' Barrels and sobered them up), Offdensen told Pickles not to break the good ones and to break the cheap ones instead. Pickles then proceeded to break all the cheap ones, and Toki joined him. When they start running out of cheap lamps, Offdensen uses an intercom to call one of the Klokateers and ask for more. Given Dethklok's propensity for tantrums and breaking things, it seems Offdensen keeps a surplus of "cheap lamps" just in case. When Pickles tells Charles how many lamps he has in his office, he simply replies that "lighting is important."

Offdensen demonstrates exceptional hand-to-hand combat skills in several episodes. In "The Metalocalypse Has Begun," he single-handedly disarms and nearly kills the Metal Masked Assassin, despite the latter's much more imposing physique. When he is ambushed, brutally beaten, and thrown out of a multi-story window in their next encounter, in the episode "The Avengers," he manages to land on his feet with his hands unharmed. In "Dethsources," he engages in a fencing duel with Melmord Fjordslorn to determine who will become the manager of Dethklok, having insisted that the only way to separate him from Dethklok is by killing him. After a lengthy battle, Offdensen barely manages to stab Melmord (catching him off guard as Melmord is left-handed) and push him from the top of Mordhaus's Dragon Tower, causing him to fall and die on the train tracks below.

Offdensen also seems to have the ability to perceive the presence of Dethklo members