With The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Netflix has created one of its most imaginative and richest series yet. Acting as a prequel to the 1982 film The Dark Crystal, the Netflix series is an excellent story on its own, but also does a beautiful job further fleshing out the intricate world first imagined by Jim Henson. The brilliant blend of cutting-edge puppetry and technology make the show visually stunning to behold.
Just like in the original film, the villainous Skeksis are one of the most fascinating parts of the story. They are somehow both grotesque and magnificent to look at, greedy and formidable villains whose motives and manipulation hold compelling real-world parallels.
With each Skeksis possessing different strengths and presenting a viable threat, it's worth looking at ranking the most powerful among them. For the sake of this list, only their actions and traits from the Netflix series will be taken into account, as the most powerful from the original film should be a different list entirely.
Enjoy some essence as we explore The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance: 10 Most Powerful Skeksis, Ranked.
10 The Gourmand (skekAyuk)
The Gourmand's main talent is in preparing extravagant feasts for the Skeksis. Even more gluttonous than the other Skeksis, but not motivated or clever enough to engage in much of the politics, the Gourmand is one of the less powerful Skeksis.
He did help put down the resistance posed by the Gelfling guards at the Castle of the Crystal, and then ensured that those Gelfling were drained for their essence. Compared to the formidable likes of the Chamberlain, the Hunter, or the Emperor, though, the Gourmand possesses little power and is one of the less formidable Skeksis.
9 The Collector (skekLach)
The Collector helped keep the Gelfling in line with their tithe offerings. Other than this, the Collector didn't contribute much to the Skeksis power, though. He was charged with killing the Gelfling that the Skeksis released in exchange for draining Mother Aughra, but the Collector failed to kill any of them. Instead, he was burnt and momentarily blinded by one of the Arathim's Silk Spitters.
The Collector fought alongside the other Skeksis at the Second Battle of Stone-in-the-Wood, yet failed to inflict much damage. More importantly, the Collector was obliterated by the power of the Darkening that the Emperor had unleashed, with Deet directing all that destructive power at the Collector.
8 The Ritual Master (skekZok)
The Ritual Master's most significant contribution is he was the first to notice Rian after Mira's essence was drained. He felt Rian's tear and pointed out Rian's intrusion to the rest of the Skeksis. Without this, Rian could've escaped and the Skeksis wouldn't have had a chance to turn the rest of the Gelfling against Rian and prevented resistance for so long.
The Ritual Master was also wise enough to appoint Seladon as the new All-Maudra after the General's rash murder of All-Maudra Mayrin. Putting Seladon into this position helped keep most of the Gelfling resistance at bay for a while longer and maintain their traditional subservience and trust in the Skeksis.
7 The Scroll-Keeper (skekOk)
The Scroll-Keeper was integral at keeping the Gelfling under Skeksis power. As one of the Skeksis to whom the Gelfling gave their tithes, the Scroll-Keeper made the Gelfling feel obligated to consistently submit generous offerings to their Lords of the Crystal. Unlike the Collector, the Scroll-Keeper was better at exuding a more benevolent facade, which helped create the illusion of Skeksis being benevolent protectors of the Gelfling.
The Scroll-Keeper also proved his merit in combat as he struck down the fierce Maudra Fara, while the other Skeksis were able to do little damage against the Gelfling uprising. His scroll-keeping doesn't make him too powerful, but these other factors elevate him above some of the other Skeksis.
6 The General (skekVar)
Dethroning the Chamberlain and becoming the Emperor's right-hand and closest confidant is the General's greatest triumph. While far less cunning than the Chamberlain, the General figured out a way to win the Emperor's trust. He was an effective military commander as well, such as when he led the Skeksis and Arathim in crushing the first Gelfling revolt at Stone-in-the-Wood by simply unleashing the Threaders to take control of the Gelfling.
Regardless of these triumphs, the General is not one of the most powerful Skeksis as he played directly into the Chamberlain's revenge scheme, unable to foresee how the Chamberlain was manipulating him every step of the way. Even his physical prowess proved to be weaker than some of the other Skeksis as Rian defeated and grievously wounded the General in combat, which Rian was unable to do against other Skeksis like the Hunter.
5 The Scientist (skekTek)
The Scientist is able to pull off some of the most impressive feats, but he's also the most abused and mistreated among the Skeksis. He is the only one clever enough to figure out how to drain the Gelfling of their essence, transforming it into a liquid that strengthens the Skeksis. Additionally, only the Scientist could figure out how to fuse the corpses of an Arathim and a Gruenak to create the Garthim. As evidenced by their role in the original Dark Crystal film, the Garthim will serve as the Skeksis' loyal and fearsome army for years to come.
Despite his creativity, resourcefulness, and the power it often yields, the Scientist is unable to stop the other Skeksis from mistreating him. He lost his eye to a peeper beetle, was forced to stay behind when all the other Skeksis faced the Gelfling resistance, and is constantly scolded and denied many of the pleasures enjoyed by the other Skeksis. His inventions make him powerful, but his powerlessness to stop cruel treatment from the other Skeksis places him in the middle of this list.
4 The Hunter (skekMal)
The Hunter is physically the strongest of all the Skeksis. He is a master at finding and slaying the prey he hunts. Rian's father Ordon-- the Captain of the Guard at the Castle of the Crystal and one of the most accomplished Gelfling soldiers--had to sacrifice himself and take the Hunter down with him in order to protect Rian. The Gobbles consumed Ordon, but the Hunter was so strong that he emerged from the Gobbles relatively unscathed.
Even though he was lethally shot multiple times by his Mystic counterpart the Archer, the Hunter managed to live long enough to travel all the way from the Circle of the Suns and back to the Castle of the Crystal to deliver the captive Brea. The other Skeksis revered his strength, which made his death all the more alarming.
3 The Heretic (skekGra)
The quirky Heretic may have been banished by the other Skeksis, but he is still one of the most powerful among them. He lives with his Mystic counterpart urGoh the Wanderer and understands that they must be made whole again. Instead of corrupting Thra at a desperate attempt to extend his mortality, the Heretic understands that the real fight is to find a way to heal the Crystal of Truth and make Skeksis and the Mystics one again.
By leading the Gelfling revolutionaries to the shard of Crystal within the Dual Glaive, the Heretic held the key to defeating the Skeksis and saving Thra. This wisdom and the clever steps he takes to help the Gelfling save Thra makes him stronger than most of the Skeksis who cast him out.
2 The Chamberlain (skekSil)
The Chamberlain is the most cunning and manipulative of all the Skeksis. He can talk and plan his way out of anything to get what he wants. When Rian escaped the Castle of the Crystal, the Chamberlain spread lies that ensured most Gelfling would distrust Rian and turn against him. Despite playing a role in Rian's escape and the loss of Mira's essence, the Chamberlain twisted the situation so all the blame and punishment was placed upon the Scientist instead.
When the Chamberlain lost his position as the Emperor's right-hand, he played a long game in which he gained his rival the General's trust. Not only did the Chamberlain reclaim his position and become the Emperor's most trusted adviser again, but he also killed the unsuspecting General without consequence.
1 The Emperor (skekSo)
The Emperor is the most powerful of the Skeksis as his wishes and commands supersede everything. All Skeksis--even the Chamberlain--seek to obey the Emperor and treat his word as law. No matter how ambitious or challenging the demands, all Skeksis do the Emperor's bidding.
He doesn't just dictate, but can also think manipulatively and long-term, like when he convinced the Arathim to become an ally to the Skeksis in return for their ancestral home the Caves of Grot. For a while, the Skeksis had the Arathim as their personal army. The Emperor can also hold his own in combat with his sword and with the crystal embedded in his staff that allows him to contain and unleash some of the Darkening's power.
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