SkekSil

SkekSil is the overall secondary antagonist of The Dark Crystal franchise. He is one of the two main antagonists of the original film and The Power of the Dark Crystal, a minor antagonist in Beneath the Dark Crystal,  and the secondary antagonist of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. He is also a major antagonist in the non-canon comics, Legends of the Dark Crystal and The Dark Crystal young adult novels. 
SkekSil is known as the Chamberlain and the spiritual counterpart to the urRu, UrSol. He is the chief secretary of state and was the next in line to be the emperor until SkekUng took over instead.
==Personality==
Evil, cruel, and sadistic, the Chamberlain SkekSil was greedy, selfish, and manipulative. The other Skeksis found his whimpering annoying, especially SkekUng. Several of them wished him dead, especially shown by their hopes that their fellow Skeksis, SkekMal, would skin him alive. 
SkekSil is extremely power-hungry, and will go to great lengths to do it. Additionally, SkekSil claims that his need for power is just as much as a hunt as SkekMal's own when he hunts down any prey of his, as he mentions to him in the fifth episode of the series. It is his ambitions that cause him to kill SkekVar during the battle of Stone in the Wood, showing a traitorous side. He is always ambitious and after the throne, wanting to be the "second man" and the Emperor's complete favoritism towards him.
SkekSil could easily be sadistic as he was clever because he drank the vial containing Mira's essence in front of the her boyfriend, Rian while cackling.
What really drives SkekSil over the edge is the fact that he hates whoever tries to take his place as SkekSo's right-hand and is very protective of his position.  He will go to great lengths to regain his position, such as hissing at SkekVar to get out of his spot next to the emperor in the second episode.
One of his greatest methods of getting people to break was his words of manipulation and sometimes, try to bring the worst in everyone he talked to. Most of the Skeksis would fall into his act of manipulating them, as SkekSil managed to manipulate the entire room of Skeksis that it was SkekTek's fault that Rian escaped from the castle.For unknown reasons, SkekSil became aware of Ordon's sacrifice and would later use this against Rian at a later time. He nearly succeeded in getting Rian to deter from his devotion to avenge Mira and using his survivor's guilt against him before he was rescued by siblings Naia and Gurjin.
==Appearances==
===The Dark Crystal===
===The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance===
In the prequel series, SkekSil is revealed to be just as nasty as he is in the original film. He was puppeteered by Warrick Brownlow-Pike and Katherine Smee and voiced by Simon Pegg.
====End. Begin. All the Same====
SkekSil joined his fellow Skeksis in the Crystal chamber, where they replenish their immorality to cheat death yet again. However, they found that the Crystal was failing then once again, because they still had not felt any different from when they started. SkekSo, tired of hearing them squabble assures the fellow Skeksis, including SkekSil, that the Scientist, SkekTek was working on something to save their lives yet again. Though he told the others to return to their duties, SkekSil stayed behind and eavesdropped on SkekSo and SkekTek's conversation. When he heard that SkekTek hasn't actually found anything that will solve their problems, SkekSil plans to use this to his advantage. Going into SkekTek's lab, SkekSil pulled the trigger that had activated the Crystal draining skekTek of his essence. SkekSil helps inspire skekTek to take essence from the Gelflings of Thra and use it to replenish themselves again. When skekTek calls for everyone, SkekSil assures his fellow Skeksis that skekTek found something useful. They use the Gelfling Mira, whose essence is taken from the Crystal and she subsequently dies. SkekSil and the others drink Mira's essence and are able to be stronger again. SkekSil saw skekTek put it in a bottle and had it locked away for further studies. As they celebrate, a tear from Rian lands on SkekZok’s head, causing the Skeksis suddenly aware of his presence. Luckily Rian is able to escape. With SkekSo very alarmed, SkekSil assured the emperor that none would believe Rian because the Skeksis are able to manipulate others and that Gelflings wanted to be ruled.
====Nothing Is Simple Anymore====
After finding out that Rian still had escaped, SkekSil entered an argument with SkekVar, who left to find Rian, whom they considered a traitor now. He attempted to cheer up SkekSo by having the Podlings play music for him.
Later, SkekSil snuck into the scientist's lab and attempted to steal the essence that SkekTek kept on his cabinet while he was unaware of the presence of Rian and Gurjin underneath the table. However, he saw that the Scientist put a locksnake on the door knobs and SkekSil proceeded in eating it and taking the vial of Mira's essence. skekTek catches SkekSil in his lab, where he feigns interest in the scientist working on repairs. Despite SkekSil hiding the essence and trying to leave with it, SkekTek caught the Chamberlain and would have believed in his lies that the Gelflings took it because SkekTek sees the bits of the locksnake in SkekSil's teeth. Before the argument escalated, the two Skeksis caught the scent of Rian and Gurjin.
In a small scuffle, SkekSil dropped the essence, leading Rian to grab it. Due to their smaller sizes, Rian and Gurjin dodge the Skeksis' attempts to grab them and escape with the essence. However, SkekSil took Gurjin hostage while SkekTek appeared on the other side and Rian found himself surrounded by his enemies. SkekSil attempted to persuade the young Gelfling they were not going to hurt him and to give up and have over the essence, but Gurjin told Rian not to listen, as it was a trick. Instead, the Gelfling that SkekSil held hostage stabbed the Chamberlain in the side, enough to let him get his guard down and let Rian run past SkekSil, who, despite trying to grab Rian, only managed to grab a scrap of his clothing.
SkekSil was later blamed by SkekTek for letting Rian escape and failing to capture him to the fellow Skeksis. However, SkekSil managed to turn the tables and convinced SkekSo that it was all SkekTek's fault instead and announces that they still have Gurjin. They go to have him punished. Ordon, Rian’s father enters to know what happened to his son while he was away. SkekSil fed Ordon lies that Rian and Gurjin conspired against the Skeksis, and when Mira found out, Rian murdered her. When Ordon said he could dreamfast with Rian, the Chamberlain lied and said that Rian was mad and that the madness spreads by dreamfasting. Convinced his son was not in his state of mind, Ordon agreed to find Rian and then bring him back to the castle with the vial he stole. After Ordon left, SkekSil said that once the essence and Rian were found, they would drain them both of their essence.
====What Was Sundered and Undone====
Following the humiliation of skekTek, who lost his eye because of SkekSil's manipulation, the Chamberlain approached skekTek and offered him two Gruenaks as servants after sowing their mouths shut. skekTek took the slaves and said that it was a start for him and SkekSil. He later went to Gurjin and revealed what happened to SkekTek the night before: his eye was eaten by a peeper beetle, a bug that has a taste for eyes. SkekSil tells Gurjin that if they do that to Skeksis, then what would they have in store for Gelfling. He pressures Gurjin to tell him where Rian had gone; however, Gurjin refused to give up his best friend. Enraged, SkekSil left the peeper beetle there and warned him to think of his actions.
====The First Thing I Remember is Fire====
While the Skeksis were feasting, SkekSil and SkekVar entered an argument on how to deal with Rian and the other Gelflings. Irritated, SkekSo replaced SkekSil with SkekVar as his new counsel, where the General dishonored SkekSil and stepped on his hand. Humiliated, SkekSil began to conspire on how he could get back in the emperor's good graces. He thought to capture and use Rian for his own agenda. SkekSil summoned SkekMal to the castle, the hunter returned and asked SkekSil who his Target is and the Chamberlain reveals it to be the Stonewood warrior. Insulted, SkekMal tried to leave but SkekSil revealed that Rian was a threat and carried essence with him. Now intriguing SkekMal that Rian would make a trophy, he gave SkekMa lthe scrap from Rian's clothing during the latter's escape and sent the deadly Skeksis went to hunt the Gelfling down. 
====She Knows All the Secrets====
BAt a later time, SkekSil stopped SkekMal from killing Rian and stated he needed the Gelfling alive because he wanted to regain SkekSo's favor, hunting for the power he craved for. SkekMal agreed to his terms but wanted Rian back when SkekSil got his own throne. The Chamberlain took Mira's essense from Rian and drank the vial in front of him and smashed it, taking away Rian's only proof of the Skeksis' crimes. On their way back to the castle, SkekSil mocked the captive Rian and told him any escape was futile. As the gelfling called all Skeksis evil, intrigued SkekSil wondered why Rian felt that way about them. The teen expressed that the Skeksis murdered Mira by consuming their essense. To SkekSil, Death was unnatural to the Skeksis because they found a way to conquer it and said if the roles were reversed, the Gelfling would do the exact thing. Despite Rian saying they were not alike, SkekSil twisted the truth and pointed out that they only did what they did to survive and pointed out that Rian ran when Mira was killed, when Gurjin stayed behind and when Ordon even died protecting him. SkekSil realized he had gotten to Rian and said that though he could not save his father, or his friends, he could "save the rest" by laying a rest to the rebellion before it begun. However, Rain refused because he knew that Gelflings would never be saved from the Skeksis' wraths. Enraged, the Chamberlain stopped the carriage and took a sword, cutting Rian's bonds. SkekSil opened the carriage door and invited Rian to leave but warned that it would be on Rian’s head when all Gelfling die because he chose to run again. Rian hesitates and decided to stay. Satisfied, SkekSil is glad to have finally meet a Gelfling with sense and starts the carriage back up.
However, before they got to the castle Gurjin and Naia intercepted the Chamberlain's carriage and rescued Rian and they fled on the Armalig while the Chamberlain shouted for them. Having no way to using Rian to get his position back any time soon, SkekSil was forced to return to the castle on foot.
====By Gelfling Hand====
====Time to Make...My Move====
====Prophets Don't Know Everything====
====The Crystal Calls====
====A Single Piece Was Lost====
===The Power of the Dark Crystal===
===Beneath the Dark Crystal===
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