Senator Stampingston opens almost every Tribunal segment, famously projecting data, news footage, and charts outlining Dethklok's absurd, destructive activities. He prefers gathering intelligence, deep espionage, and strategic containment over dropping bombs. He recognizes Dethklok's threat but rarely flies off the handle. While his exact status as an active U.S. Senator is ambiguous, he possesses massive diplomatic weight, addresses the United Nations, and maintains lines of communication with the President. While his exact status as an active U.S. Senator is ambiguous, he possesses massive diplomatic weight, addresses the United Nations, and maintains lines of communication with the President. Senator Stampingston, a major antagonist in the animated series Metalocalypse, possesses a highly professional, calm, and diplomatic personality. As a core member of The Tribunal, the secret illuminati-style organization monitoring the death-metal band Dethklok. He serves as the level-headed, clinical voice of reason compared to his more reactionary colleagues. His actual name is "mark stampingston". He is deeply paranoid consumed by the secret Sumerian prophecy. He views every single move Dethklok makes-no matter how stupid or accidental-as a calculated geopolitical threat. Unlike more bloodthirsty members of the Tribunal (like General Crozier), Stampingston is not a hothead. He prefers surveillance and containment over assassination, fearing that killing the band will inadvertantly start the apocalypse.