2 And 4 Of The OC Meme?

2 and 4 of the OC meme? 😁

2. Do you have a personal favourite among your OCs?

Already answered this but I'll elaborate! SkekRhot is probably my favorite because 1) I've had them the longest out of my skeksis OCs and 2) they have some traits that are highly relatable to me, but other traits that are the complete opposite of me. They are shameless and impulsive and that makes them behave in ways I never would. There's also a lot of sadness and regret lurking inside them and they have a tendency to deal with those feelings in the worst ways possible, which can be entertaining OR heartbreaking for me. They're like a train wreck I can't look away from.

4. A character you rarely talk about?

There's a whole bunch of OCs I don't talk about because they're just not that interesting to me, lmao. All of my gelfling OCs for example. They exist and they play their roles in the stories I make up in my head but I'm just not that invested in them. Have I mentioned skekRhot has two favorite gelfling guards who make sure nobody enters their chambers without permission?

Someone I DO want to talk about more is skekEn (and their counterpart urNen). I think about them a lot but finding the words to describe them and their situation is difficult. I relate to them pretty hard, so talking about them makes me feel a bit vulnerable, I think. But I wanna.

trying to figure out how I wanna draw The Stupid tm

couple of skeksis sketches from the last two days ! ft dadvar ( seismic ) to the left ,  dadmal ( @domibomz ) in the center, and skeklach ( @candythemew ) to the right !

I don't know if you have answered this question already, but who is your favourite skeksis and why?

Ooooh, this is my first Dark Crystal ask! Honestly, I am really bad at picking just one favorite, all of the skeksis are delightfully twisted, bombastic, and uniquely homicidal! 😇

The most iconic of course is skekSil the Chamberlain, from his simpering Hhhhmmmm, to the fact that his silver tongue drives the whole plot in the movie and the tv series, the guy goes from sissy coward to being genuinely terrifying in a matter of seconds (see his torture of Rian).

I also love his mystic counterpart, urSol, because we know so little about him; only that his voice can shake the very stones of Thra and can apparently stop waterfalls. In secondary sources, he is described as being "impatient by urRu standards and a rogue." Plus, he's the Chamberlain's counterpart, he's got to have an interesting personality!

Next is skekTek the Scientist, who started off as one of the most sympathetic of the skeksis only to turn into a literal mad scientist who is one of the more sadistic. He experiments on himself FOR SCIENCE! He used to be somewhat normal, he even had a pet that he cared for. Too bad he went insane. Pray for urTih, who has to accept the fact that his counterpart is habitually losing body parts.

Now, you may be wondering are all the skeksis evil? The answer is no. Skekis and Mystics are not split into the good half and evil half, it's more complicated than that. It's more like the UrSkeks were split into their more proactive/impulsive half and their more spiritual half and both end up the worse for it.

The skeksis/urRu who realize this the most are skekGra and urGoh, who help the Gelfling fight back against the reigning skeksis and seek to merge back into one being. SkekGra started off as a conquering war lord only to see the light and atone for his crimes by turning against his kind. He's still impatient and rude, especially toward his slower mystic half, but can you really blame him? UrGoh, we love you, but you gotta pick up the pace.

Last but certainly not least, is skekSa the Mariner; do you like big beefy women? Do you like pirates? Fluffy lizards? Morally nuanced tragic villains? This is the skeksis for you. Unlike the other skeksis, skekSa actually likes the Gelfling and is rather protective of them. She still has a patronizing attitude toward them and expects her clan to obey her but that's rather typical of the skeksis. Also, despite being a pirate captain commanding a literal living ship, she still needs the Gelfing and her mystic counterpart's help when navigating the seas.

So those are my favorite skeksis, as you can see, I tend to gravitate toward the more layered characters but they're all great to be honest.

Okay listen I saw this post earlier and could NOT let this slide

it has been a hot minute since i’ve drawn skeksis S O  i got back into the habit with everyone’s favorite woodland rat man wondered what he would look like if his face got hit by the blade when his mask was cracked off :0