THE DARK CRYSTAL CHARACTERS FREE

The Skeksis’ castle begins to crumble, revealing a white crystal castle underneath. The Mystics and Skeksis are rejoined as one race, becoming the UrSkeks. As the three suns align, Jen thrusts the shard back into the Crystal and all of the Skeksis and Mystics are caught in beams of light passing through the Dark Crystal. Here Kira helps him by throwing him the shard, but she is stabbed by a Skeksis and dies in the process.

He leaps onto the Crystal but drops the shard. Kira finds Jen, just as he is trying to get to the Dark Crystal. During the attempt, a captured Aughra yells to Kira to “call the animals” to help her and she escapes. The Skeksis use the power of the Dark Crystal to attempt to “drain her essence” (a procedure they have used on several Podlings to retain their youth). All the while, the Mystics are slowly but surely also approaching the castle of the Skeksis.ĭuring the film’s final act, Kira is separated from Jen and Fizgigg and captured.

THE DARK CRYSTAL CHARACTERS FREE

They escape the Chamberlain but journey to the castle to free a group of captured Podlings and heal the Crystal with the shard. Jen, Kira and Fizzgig flee, only to encounter the Skeksis Chamberlain who implores them to come back to the castle with him. After a short respite with the Podlings (who in a lot of ways are the predecessors of the Ewoks), the village is attacked by the Garthim. Kira can communicate with animals, and she vows to help Jen on his quest to fulfill the prophecy.

Before Jen knows what is happening, he and Kira share a telepathic connection, sharing memories of their childhoods - Jen with the Mystics, and Kira being raised by the peaceful Podlings - after each lost their parents to the Skeksis. Jen runs away and encounters a small dog-like creature, Fizzgig, and its owner, Kira, a female Gelfling in the woods. The Skeksis send the Garthim to kill Jen who escapes, but Aughra is captured and brought to their castle.

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