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Revision as of 23:41, 3 September 2019
SkekSo was the first Skeksis Emperor, and counterpart to urSu the Master.
Personality
While appearing charismatic, skekSo is actually a cowardly despot with a god complex who desires power at any cost, and is apathetic to the suffering of others. He also desires the continuation of his existence, considering his life as SoSu to be a nightmare while clinging onto life to the very end.
He is rather blind in his use of The Darkening. Knowing it corrodes his body and health. This may be due to his hunger for power.
History
SkekSo in Age of Resistence.
SkekSo's reign was initially a benevolent one. He invited Gelflings into the Castle of the Crystal to serve as his Crystal Guard, and held tournaments, which he invariably won. But 200 trine after the Great Division, his character changed, and he began abusing his power while learning of the Darkening that came about from him and his fellow Skeksis corrupting the Crystal to extend their lives. He proceeds to secretly learn to harness the energy for his use, his body gradually decaying faster than the other Skeksis as a side effect, which he conceals with his corroded beak.
750 trine later SkekTek the Scientist discovered a method of using the Dark Crystal to extract the essence from Gelflings, using it on Mira as he and his court partake in her essence to rejuvenate themselves. While skekSil assured him that the Gelflings would remain in ignorance despite Rian witnessing Mira's death, skekSo replaced him with skekVar as his counsel while deciding to label Rian a diseased fugitive who must not be dreamfasted with.
However, when skekVar murdered All-Maudra Mayrin when she learned the truth, skekSo saw it as justification to cease relations with the Gelfling, attempting to enter into an alliance with the Arathim. However, when that failed, skekSo commissioned skekTek to create the Garthim when they are greatly outnumbered by the united Gelfling tribes, beginning the Garthim War. When skekSo learned of the prophecy that foretold that a Gelfling would end the Skeksis' rule, he ordered their complete extermination.[1]
In the aftermath of the Garthim Wars, having decreed Gelfling essence reserved for himself, skekSo's health nonetheless began to rapidly deteriorate with no more Gelflings left. In desperation, he sought to prolong his life with elixirs and enchantments, but to no avail.[1] His fate was sealed when, in his weakened state, he failed to attend a Ceremony of the Sun which would have given him enough power to live up to the Great Conjunction, which would have granted him a further nine hundred and ninety-nine and one trine of life. He died surrounded by his followers, all eagerly awaiting his death as he clung to his scepter.[2]
His remains were gathered by skekOk the Scroll-Keeper and wound into cerements and placed into a black casket. The three highest-ranking Skeksis, skekSil, skekZok and skekUng, carried the casket to the mausoleum, with the other Skeksis following in single file. The three had previously argued over who should take the foremost corner of the casket, and managed to come to a compromise which all knew would not outlast the funeral. The casket was placed onto a catafalque, and its contents were cremated.[2]
Non-Canon Appearances
Force cannot always gain what you want. There are times when stealth and skill triumph!
SkekSo as depicted in Legends of the Dark Crystal
During the Garthim Wars depicted in Legends of the Dark Crystal, skekSo elevated skekLach the Collector to the position of court favourite, in light of his successful Gelfling acquisition strategies, not knowing that the Collector intended to eventually depose him. SkekLach began to secretly withhold the Emperor's Gelfling essence, and blamed the shortage on his rival, skekVar the General, whom skekSo ordered to cooperate with the Collector completely.[3] SkekSo's favouritism of skekLach caused skekSil the Chamberlain, a former court favourite, to plot against skekLach. The Chamberlain discovered skekLach's secret, and openly accused him in front of the Emperor during the Battle of Bah-Lem Valley, and challenged the Collector to Trial by Fire. SkekSo presided over the Trial, which the Collector won. Despite skekSil's protests, skekSo refused to listen to his accusations, and ordered him to keep quiet or face the consequences.[4]
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froud, B. & Llewellyn, J. J., (2003) The World of the Dark Crystal. Pavilion Books. ISBN 1-86205-624-2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, A. C. H., & Odell, D. (1982). The Dark Crystal. Holt, Rinehart and Winston . ISBN 0030624363
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kessel, B. R. & Arnhold, H. (2007) Legends of the Dark Crystal Volume 1: The Garthim Wars. TokyoPop. ISBN 1598167014
- ↑ Kessel, B. R. & Arnhold, H. (2010) Legends of the Dark Crystal Volume 2: Trial by Fire. TokyoPop. ISBN 1598167022
External Links
skekSo on the Muppet Wiki
