Who Are the urSkeks? Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Explained

#darkcrystal #darkcrystalageofresistance Welcome back to another explained video! Today i will be covering the most important figures in the Dark Crystal mythology: The urSkeks. Before two separate beings, only one existed. To know the true history of Thra, you must become familiar with the original Lords of the Crystal, who were once the Light Bringers.
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[@CountOrlok22]

The Skeksis and urRu aren't evil and good. They are selfish and selfless. One is motivated by ego and the desire to control while the other is motivated by altruism and the desire to serve. This is why the Skeksis are emotional and the urRu are meditative, as well as why the Skeksis act whereas the urRu observe, and Jim Henson specifies this in interviews from the time of the film's release. The whole notion of good and evil is the result of dichotomous thinking and Jim was showing that dichotomies and dualities were harmful and lead to psychological, social, and spiritual imbalance. That is why everything in Thra is based on the number three. Aughra has three eyes, there are three suns, there are three Great Conjunctions, etc., and hence the proliferation of triunic symbolism.

[@moeshickenyay]

Think this would make a good prequel movie, really fills out the Dark Crystal world a bit more.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

What confuses me is that if augra already had the observatory before the skeksis and Uru split. Then wouldn’t that mean there wasn’t a trade AFTERALL? Did she just want to look at the stars so much that she decided half brings that actually damaged the crystal in the first place could be trusted with it?

[@kaijujohnny]

I watched the Dark Crystal in the theater as a child and one thing that bothered me was after Jen heals the crystal and the Skeksis and urRu are rejoined to become the urSkeks they just split. No hey we're sorry about the gelfling genocide thing. I would like to see some future scenes in the series that takes place after the movie showing the gelfling weren't all wiped out and reclaim Thra. That being said I really enjoyed both the Dark Crystal movie and the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

[@ReidGarwin]

Skeksil/UrSol is Darkheart. He was unstable from the start, very isolated compared to his sibling ideas. Raunip could see the darkness and homed in on Darkheart because he was easiest to pick on, then Gyr unintentionally invaded Darkhearts personal information and triggered him into a meltdown which caused the Chamberlain to benefit nobody but himself. His humming is a mental tick from his broken song, he cant sing like his Urru counterpart, who chants with purpose.

[@oceanblueheart1472]

They're Aliens fleeing their conquered homeworld of Endor by Imperial Stormtroopers send by Emperor Palpatine to retrieve a Crystal Source of Energy.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

You forgot to mention that the attempt to burn out their darker nature cracked the crystal, breaking off The Shard.

[@JackalMerc8644]

This is all a good reason why Good cannot exist without Evil. That will never change unless a miracle happens. "If anyone here believes in miracles."

[@ryanspears9704]

This is my first time hearing of the urSkek that actually caused the division! It's nice to get some clarity on that...for awhile I assumed it to be the Skeksis Hunter/Uru Archer because they are so different and isolated compared to the others in AoE

[@watcherzero5256]

Not read the comics but from interviews and the film my take was slightly different. The rest of the urSkeks had achieved enlightenment and transcended (gone post physical) the ones that journeyed to Thra however had failed to achieve this and they were seeking out the crystal to try and artificially go post physical by burning out their imperfections. At the end of the film after being reunited their combined forms experience as separate halves allowed them to achieve enlightenment and they were able to go post physical and rejoin their race.

[@Chalor.]

Something I can tell you is the Skeksis and Mystics being the dark and light halves of one being was a direct analogy of Jim Henson. It was his idea to take the troll (Mystic) drawing from Brian Froud, and ask him to create an "evil" counterpart.

[@Chalor.]

The thing that has befuddled me for the longest time, is why don't the Urskeks look like an amalgamation of the two halves? The Skeksis and Mystics share similar aspects, but the Urskeks are like spindly, (defying the laws of gravity) spaghetti haired Duros from Star Wars. It makes me wonder where the four armed aspect came from, the tail, or the long muzzle/beak.

[@Chalor.]

Beautiful video man. As someone who's been a fan of the movie since I was 2 when it came out, I didn't know

[@molnarsmovies]

George Lucas shared may ideas with his good friend Jim Henson including the story of the Will's. They worked together on many projects including StarWars. It's possible that the story of the Dark Crystal and the urSkeks actually is the origin of the Wills or inspired by the story of the Will's - Good and evil split a dark side and the light. million years befor starwars even happen. the Origin of the force.

[@Vonatar74]

Raunip had a lot to do with causing the Great Division. He was probably more responsible than Gyr.

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

You know this reminds me a great deal of Lord of the rings and the Maiar, the beings that became wizards and Balrogs. Unlike them however the Urskeks are literally split in two, and almost certainly reflect the dualistic nature of the Urskeks as in people.

[@ragnor1986]

Were the Skeksis always ugly and decrepit or did they become like that over time? Do a video on how the Skeksis looked after the great division. I saw somewhere that they were not always ugly and scary looking.

[@jordanelza8806]

I love the message that the Dark Crystal story shows: there cannot be good/light without dark/evil, or vis versa. That’s why the UrRu and the Skeksis were still spiritually linked like as UrSkeks, although physically divided.

[@skylordthe1st]

Bro imagine wanting to listen to your old song from your playlist and causing the separation of your peoples very being

[@kaytlinjustis5643]

Great video, man! Upon watching the video in my adulthood, it makes sense that the UrSkeks are aliens from another world. The first ever thing I'd gotten of this franchise was an old picture book of the story when I was a child, and that it told me that Thra had three races, counting the UrSkeks after the Gelflings and Podlings. I now have the three stories featuring the aftermath after Jen and Kira healed the crystal. Now I'm watching the new series and I must say I'm astounded and glad they stuck with the original puppetry, only using CGI to enhance expression! I'll be glad to Dreamfast with you in your next video! ^^