Editing The Dark Crystal (section)

==Characters==

===Skeksis===
[[File:DinnerWithTheSkeksis.jpg|736px|thumb|center|Their dinners are as agitated as anyone's during Thanksgiving.]]
====SkekSo====
The [[Emperor of Mankind|EMPURAAAAAH]] of the Skeksis. This guy could eat [[Warpstone|warpstones]] for breakfast. He is the head of state and the very reason why the Crystal became corrupted. He is the most prideful, hateful, maniacal and deranged member of his species. How so? He started the Darkening. The slow process that which dries up the power and magic of Thra. 

The Emperor is, without a doubt, an extremely [[Star_Wars_Movies#The_coming_of_the_prequel_trilogy|serious menace]], capable of leading a bunch of backstabbing bastards who cannot be trusted into creating a complex, if self-sufficient, bureaucracy that allows SkekSo to rule over the Gelflings with an iron fist, leaving all the dirty work to his SkekSi subordinates. While he isn't a warmonger per-say, because that title fits SkekVar and SkekUng, The Emperor ''hates'' being trod on, meaning that if it you ever attempt to backstab, betray or even disobey him in any way, he '''will''' erase you and your kind from history books. For example, the Makraks refused to give up their independence to obey the Skeksis, so SkekSo tasked SkekUng and SkekGra to simply get rid of them, and in the best of scenarios, enslave them.

[[File:Skeksil.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Even his mini has a shit-eating grin.]]

====SkekSil====
The Chamberlain of the Skeksis [[Meme|EMPURAAAAAH]]. Most likely [[Tzeentch]] in disguise. The schemiest bastard of the bunch. And you know him well. 

He craves power like the next guy who wants to usurp a throne and claim it for himself, but contrary to many others who go for the kill and claim the crown, SkekSil is simply biding his time. And while in the long run, [[Not as planned|it didn't work out very well for him]], it is undeniable that, in the end, he had a long, successful career as SkekSo's main counsellor. Being the right hand of the Emperor doesn't bother him at all, if anything it helps him. Every Skeksis has a teeth against SkekSil, but his position grants him some sort of prestige among them. Although that prestige is often-times short lived.

He doesn't really '''make''' decisions, mind you, but he "suggests" ideas to the people who make decisions. He's the one who told SkekTek to work on a machine that could collect essence, the latter of which serves as SkekSo's rejuvenating gelfling juice. He was the first one to bargain with the Gelflings regarding the futility of the Resistance, when the rest of the Skeksis were panicking. He was the first one to suggest to discredit Rian in front of his peers by using the Gelflings' stellar gullibility. He was the first one to call on SkekMal to chase after Rian, who none of the Skeksis even DARED to call by his name. If anything, he whispers in the ears of his allies AND enemies, telling them what to do. He doesn't play 4D Chess, but [[Just as planned|he can tell almost nine times out of ten what will be the next moves of BOTH players]].

SkekSil sure loves to look like an ally, he'll do everything in his power to earn your trust. Just make sure that you never do him dirty, because you're gonna regret it really fast.

[[/tv/]] LOVES SkekSil, so much so that he is sometimes seen as the mascot for the /AoR/ threads. His signature whimpering became a catchphrase among many fans. He might as well be the figurehead of the Dark Crystal franchise.

====SkekMal====
The one proof that what the Skeksis need to stay young isn't some weird juice that comes out of space gnomes, but literally hitting the gym. He's the alpha of the Skeksis, the strongest of them all, the original nightmare of anything that lives. So much so he could probably give [[Doom|the Doom Slayer]] the fight of his life. He could probably scare a [[Space Wolf]]. He could probably arm wrestle with [[Sly Marbo]]. He's also one of the only Skeksis with his other half actively trying to prevent him from committing a massacre. The reason why he isn't ruling the Skeksis and acts as a subordinate to the Emperor is because leadership is for pussies. 

Remember, the Age of Division is temporary, but '''THE HUNT IS ETERNAL.'''

====SkekGra====
The [[Heretic]], formerly known as the Conqueror. Unlike the other members of the Skeksis cult, he realized that being a douche didn't amount to anything, and felt like his other half was missing. Simultaneously, his UrRu counterpart, Urgo the Wonderer, felt that too. Both tried to convince their kin to rejoin their brothers, but to no avail. The Skeksis because they never wanted to surrender the Crystal, and the UrRu because they don't want to reunite with their disgusting evil brothers.

So SkekGra and UrGoh abandoned everything, including their kin, and rejoined at the Circles of the Sun, a place so isolated that it's in the middle of a deadly desert. There isn't much known about them, but both seem to live pretty well, one appearing as the hectical, easily angered half, and the other the calm, tranquil and constantly stoned other half. Yes, they do drugs. According to Rian, deadly drugs too.

===Augrah===
You know how every fantasy setting has a god of nature that represents the entire planet and the elves usually worship him or her? Well Augrah is just that, except she's not a god.

Augrah is what you get when a angry granny gets to become a messiah. She's tied to Thra, she speaks the language of Thra, she's tied to the Crystal, and you better believe she's gonna stick to her role as a guardian of Thra. She never takes any shit from anybody, and is capable of lecturing people on a whole range of subjects, on top of giving them a good lesson in humility, so much so she could probably give [[Archaon]] a good scare.

The Skeksis, being aware of that, gave her an observatory so that she could observe the stars for HUNDREDS OF YEARS and finally shut up. Waking up hundreds of years later, she had almost sunk into the abyss of knowledge the Skeksis gave her. When she saw what had being going on in her absence she set herself on a mission to save Thra... Or well, find someone who can. 

===Gelflings===
[[File:Jen&Kira.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|And to think that of all the gelflings who bravely fought in the war against of the Skeksis, these two PACIFISTS are the ones to put an end to their rule.]]
====Jen and Kira====
Jen is the main protagonist of the original movie. You can also call him Gelfling Jesus. Jen is a caring, loving and a "bordering-the-strange-valley"-ing character. He couldn't hurt a fly, and as matter of fact, he never harmed anyone. Ever. Not even the genocidal maniacs who killed his parents. (SkekSil's hand might disagree...) Jen, taking the Gelfling tradition of being naive as all hell, is absolutely clueless about Thra, learning most of what he knows from his Master, UrSu, the Mystic counterpart of SkekSo. Unfortunately, he forgot to tell him about the Crystal, until just before he dies using [[Star_Trek#Deep_Space_Nine|a changeling in a bowl]]. 

Jen is essentially the one character that guides the audience in the world of Thra, or rather, discovers the world with them. He isn't clueless because he's naive, but because narratively speaking, having a know-it-all character serving as your main guide in a completely alien world isn't the best thing to have. Imagine if Frodo was capable of lore-dumping on any character present in the Lord of the Rings.

Kira, on the other hand, is a crafty Gelfling girl [[Disney|who is friends with all the animals of Thra]]. Although she is incredibly frail and quite sensitive, she's more fit for adventuring and questing than her male counterpart. Unlike Jen, however, she was raised by Podlings and somehow learned how to speak their language and to talk with animals. 

What's remarkable about these two is that they become the ones to "replenish Thra with Gelflings" and soon after become their king and queen. Now how did they achieve that? Good question.

====Thurma and Kensho====
The two protagonists of the unmade sequel. Thurma is a fireling who comes to the still standing Crystal Castle to steal the detachable shard of the Crystal to restore the beating heart of Thra. That causes the Crystal to darken, again, albeit without creating copies of the Skeksis and the UrRu, who's souls seem to have been locked inside the Crystal after they were reunited as the UrSkeks. It's a long story.

Thurma is a hot-headed (no pun intended) fireling who's destined to inherit the fireling crown from her mother, the queen (duh), who tasks her with a mission of rejuvenating the flame of their homeworld. She is determined and never questions anything said that helps her to get what she needs/wants to get. 

Kensho is a gelfling, who follows Thurma on her quest to her homeworld, and is the only one who isn't completely hostile to her. He's treated like an outcast because he does not approve of the fanatical and immoral worship of the Crystal. A sad case, especially considering that he used to admire Jen and Kira, the new lords of the Crystal Castle, as they both healed him from a grave illness, until they became much, much more conservative and said nothing of the newfound greed and fanatical ways of the new gelfling race. [[Lamenters|His melancholy is quite relatable.]] Though don't worry, he ends up becoming the new guardian of the Crystal and becomes quite the leader afterwards.

[[File:AORprotags.jpg|200px|thumb|left|From left to right: Rian, Deet and Brea.]]
====Rian====
One of the three protagonists of the series, Rian is the son of the Captain of the Guard, and is on a quest to kick Skeksis ass after he saw them sucking down the essence of his girlfriend. He is a badass, wields a vorpal blade, and takes on enemies three times his size. He simply isn't to be fucked with. Even when his entire kinship was against him and tried to hunt him down, he still fought for the truth about the Skeksis and to free his people from their unjust rule.

====Deethra====
Also known as '''Deet, the one and only gelfling waifu''', she is the second protagonist of the series, acting as an echo of both Jen and Kira. She's the first one to notice the effects of the Darkening on Thra, and thus acts as its messenger or savior. Unfortunately, she isn't much of a fighter, and, just like Jen, she is absolutely clueless about the world around her. Although, thanks to the useful friends that she makes along the way, she's able to save a lot of gelflings from an imminent doom. There's also a theory going around that she's probably Thra incarnate, but that title goes Augrah, so most likely is that she is Thra's prophet.

If you watched the series, we can sense the tears on your [[Fa/tg/uys|fa/tg/uy]] cheeks.

====Brea====
Brea is the last daughter of the All-Maudra, a book worm and the brains of the main trio. She is particularly captivated by the mysteries of Thra and the origins of the gelflings, made mysterious thanks to the scheming plots of SkekOk, the Scroll Keeper and holder of all the knowledge in Thra. Brea is also extremely critical of the Skeksis' ways and the manner in which they treat the common folk. Repulsed by the actions of her overlords, she joins Rian in his revolt, along with Deet. 
She has two sisters, Seladon, the eldest and successor to the All-Maudra, filthy Skeksis sympathiser, and Tavra, a princess warrior who does a lot of ass-kicking in the series, and who's quite humble about it too.

===Podlings===
====Hup====
The greatest [[Paladin|paladin]] to ever exist, holder of the [[Ghal-Maraz|'''Holiest Podling Ustensil of Justice, Slayer of Arathim and Dominator of Skeksis''']], or spoon for short. He is a podling with a unique grasp of the Gelfling and Skeksi language (i.e. English), and defends fair maidens from harm and unholy beasts. He wants to become a paladin, a title and role strictly reserved for gelflings only. Given that the guy was friends with a gelfling who merely pretended to be a paladin to get earn some money, Hup thought that he might as well become the real deal. And judging by the sheer amount of stunts he does, he deserves it. THIS GUY STOOD UP TO SKEKMAL. No joke, sometimes if it weren't for him, half of the stuff that happens in ''Age of Resistance'' wouldn't happen at all. Glory to the Podling Paladin! '''PODLING JUSTISTA'''