skekUng the Garthim Master Bio (Dark Crystal Explained)

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  • #darkcrystal #darkcrystalexplained #skekung #garthimmaster
    Welcome back to another Dark Crystal explained video. Today we will be discussing the Garthim Master!
    Twitter @DreamfastMe
    Art used for this video: Brian Froud, LeGrande62, Mac Smith, David Petersen

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  • @DreamfastwithMe
    @DreamfastwithMe  4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Had a nice video clip of the Trial by Stone to open this video, but wouldn't you know it, TH-cam decided to set me up with a nice strike. Thanks TH-cam, we love you. But i hope you all will enjoy this video just the same! I just noticed we're almost at 7K subscribers. Remember, when we hit 7K i will be doing my individual clan bios (7K for the 7 Gelfling clans) so keep up the great work of sharing! Also, be sure to follow me over on twitter if you don't already. I usually poll everyone on what videos you want to see next, and its so much fun interacting with all of you! I have one more upload planned for this week which will also be on skekUng, so i'll see you again soon! For Thra.

    • @benjaminkellog7311
      @benjaminkellog7311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If it's any consolation, it's not like we absolutely need clips from the movie/show every time. Showing stills of those moments seems far more effective to me. Incidentally, once you're through with the clans, any thought on more eccentric denizens of Thra? I'm kinda interested in the sudden Fizzgig explosion and wonder if the Firelings are fully canon.

    • @kennethsatria6607
      @kennethsatria6607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never knew Skektek had a friend in Skekung, I wonder if that will be brought up if a Season 2 happens. It'd be nice to have someone appreciate The Scientist's work despite his strength as a warrior contrasting Skektek's lack of it.

  • @TheBeastoftheNight
    @TheBeastoftheNight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I swear Chamberlain really makes his own demons 😅

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Its that whimper of his!!! He’d probabyl be ruling thra and beyond if he didn’t annoy everyone to murderous intent.

    • @ItalyTordy
      @ItalyTordy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      HMMMMMMM

    • @phyllisshelton8935
      @phyllisshelton8935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep

  • @youtubefan-qp5rd
    @youtubefan-qp5rd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Skegung: now bow down to me I am EMPEROOOORRR
    Other skeksis: hail the new emperor

  • @samrizzardi2213
    @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I really hope Michael Kilgariff is up for voicing skekUng again. He's been quite active in the Doctor Who audiobook spinoffs, so it shouldn't be a problem for him, despite his age.

    • @DragonQueen78
      @DragonQueen78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree no one but Michael should be voicing him. Despite being like 83 why shouldn’t he do it? Rumor has it he’s willing! (plus he’s a guest at a UK con so if he can attend that still he can still voice act!)

    • @brycecarroll9665
      @brycecarroll9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Clancy Brown, Andy Serkis, or Gerard Butler are good picks too. But if Kilgariff is set to reprise his role, we can give him a chance.

    • @itsblitz4437
      @itsblitz4437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brycecarroll9665 what about JK Simmons?

    • @brycecarroll9665
      @brycecarroll9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Possibly.

    • @cs-zz7jd
      @cs-zz7jd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@brycecarroll9665 I like the canidates so far. I think they should watch the film first to study. Not to necessarily imitate the original voice, but to replicate the same fury, imposing, merciless, and power that made the character SkeUng.

  • @The_PokeSaurus
    @The_PokeSaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I said that SkekMal is my favorite, but SkeksUng is my second favorite. I quote him a lot.
    My dog: Begs for my food.
    Me: "I HATE YOUR WIMPER!"

    • @melonlord4889
      @melonlord4889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      feed her

    • @The_PokeSaurus
      @The_PokeSaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@melonlord4889 She was begging for my food. And to be honest I need to put her on a diet.

    • @yupiddah
      @yupiddah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SkekMal is also my favourite skeksis

    • @AxtroLeaf
      @AxtroLeaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Poke'Saurus I laughed for like five minutes after seeing this

    • @sorchatheraven
      @sorchatheraven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Did your dog go "Hmmmm!" afterwards?

  • @ezrastardust3124
    @ezrastardust3124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    “Waddled viciously” idk why but that’s hilarious 😂
    Skekung is awesome, he’s like the Sargent major of skeksis

    • @steinberg4272
      @steinberg4272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In season 2 everytime he comes in the script will say
      Skekung: *waddeling in viciously*

    • @dunkey759
      @dunkey759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imagine SkekUng on the catwalk
      *waddles stylishly*

    • @J.R8765
      @J.R8765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dunkey759 Skek Ung entering a church to get married: waddles in nervously!

  • @animefan77
    @animefan77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Some fans: I want to see Rian save Deet! She’s so tortured by the Darkening!
    Most old school fans: I wanna see SkekUng! He’s so badass!

    • @twilightjester5672
      @twilightjester5672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I bet SkekUng might have something to do with SkekGra & UrGoh's death.

    • @Dahaka-rd6tw
      @Dahaka-rd6tw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      me: I need to know what title SkekUng held before death of the first general and creation of Garthing!

    • @CarlosAndres-tq9sc
      @CarlosAndres-tq9sc ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to see him rip apart a Gelfling with his bare hands

  • @natebush8217
    @natebush8217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    skekUng was always my favorite skeksis. I love characters who are the strongest of their group and utilize that brute force to their advantage. I also like how, despite his temperament, skekUng was always loyal to the emperor, choosing to bow to him even on his deathbed and not make a move for the throne until after he died (unlike skekSil). He also shows a great amount of honor when he chooses to spare skekSil's life after winning the Trial by Stone, despite how much he hated him, and was even willing to let skekSil back into the castle after he proved his worth.

  • @LilDroidBlue
    @LilDroidBlue 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This just makes me really want to see the Garthim Wars at some point. Maybe not full scale in season 2, but perhaps by season 3. May just have to watch through the show again in the meantime, not that I mind 💜

    • @benjaminkellog7311
      @benjaminkellog7311 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, seeing the Garthim arrive at the end of season 1 got me all amped at seeing more of them in action beyond what we know from the movie. Considering the Gelfling are apparently masters of wire fu now, I bet a battle between a legion of those guys and a pack of maybe six or seven Garthim would be really fun to watch. Granted, it's not going to end well for the Gelfling in the long run, but who knows? Maybe we're watching an alternate universe on Netflix and someone invents a more effective Garthim deterrent than Deet's Force lightning.

    • @Jackylification
      @Jackylification 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m gonna need the Mariner to show up in season 2. I want to see her descent

    • @jordanelza8806
      @jordanelza8806 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope the show hasn’t been canceled. I hope we see all the remaining Skeksis, and all the UrRu at least briefly as they got very little screen time on the show and 2 were killed off screen: UrMa and UrSen.

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    It appears that the Chamberling *dug* his own downfall -- for the second time !

  • @alexandriaceballos1938
    @alexandriaceballos1938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    In a post in one of my Dark Crystal groups, someone suggested Robert Englund, the actor who played Freddy Kruger, would be perfect for the voice of the Gartham Master. I had a feeling he’s much more intelligent then his predecessor when he was called to take SkekVars place, and you my friend confirmed it in this video. I also wanted to point out that he may have been a genuine favorite of SkekSo, this could explain how he was able to become one of the few candidates to gain his title up until his death. That’s my theory.

  • @Namiazathoth
    @Namiazathoth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I love these in-depth looks at the skeksis. Theres so much lore to unpack with each one. Your writing is spectacular and very poetic! Keep up the good work!

  • @mitchellshuttleworth3204
    @mitchellshuttleworth3204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Next to Emperor SkekSo, SkekUng is my second favorite Skeksis. I just really like his long armored robe with the carapace having that neat wing mechanism on his back. While not a political mastermind, the Garthim Master made up for it with leadership and raw power. Love you videos, keep them up!

  • @jdeath68
    @jdeath68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    You got do a bio about skekTek next!

  • @conradmonson30
    @conradmonson30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Always appreciate your videos, man! This video cleared up my confusion as to how skekUng became The General after skekUng. Can't wait for skekTek!

  • @naran3337
    @naran3337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Can’t wait to see him in Season 2!

    • @gojiack
      @gojiack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can't wait for a announcement of there actually being a Season 2... =/

    • @canonbehenna612
      @canonbehenna612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gojiacksadLy it was canceled either by budget or fan dislike

    • @gojiack
      @gojiack 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@canonbehenna612 Thx, but I realized it would be canceled shortly after posting this (it's been 4 years ago, after all :P). From everything I read, it was clearly due to budgetary concerns vs Fan Dislike. Or, specifically, it didn't seem to achieve Netflix's desired viewership vs the budget - and from what I've heard it was their highest-budgeted production to date for any of their products.

  • @lushiscat
    @lushiscat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    So... An entire species had to be destroyed so two muppets could end up in a bed together?

    • @tysargent9647
      @tysargent9647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't wanna imagine Bert and Ernie as lustful warlords.

  • @vinnycarothers4740
    @vinnycarothers4740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Skeksa and skekna would be useful in a fight...and skekung is a strong warrior!

  • @magtegi2
    @magtegi2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Skekvar was all talk no show
    Skekung is what skevar wished he could be

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. SkekUng would never beg for mercy as skekVar did when cornered by Tavra.

  • @DragonQueen78
    @DragonQueen78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I like him since I saw the movie in childhood . I think it was the voice and his rising armor when mad or excited. I tend to imagine him though in his younger years being far more noble and protective and then as time and age corrupted him like the others became the vicious killer.

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, I like to imagine him being kind of a wandering paladin with dreams of having his adventures sung about for centuries to come, but became disillusioned when the Gelfling ended up fearing rather than idolizing him.

    • @DragonQueen78
      @DragonQueen78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! Good idea and it just makes it more sad. He could easily be admired by a gelfling patron clan like the Sifan with SkekSa but perhaps they were just too fearful of the powerful Skeksis warrior.

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DragonQueen78 Even more sad if you imagine the emperor laughing at his noble dreams and convincing him (wrongly) that, being from another planet, he will always be distrusted by the ungrateful Gelfling. That would explain why he seems to genuinely hate Gelflings rather than just disrespect them or find them amusing.

    • @DragonQueen78
      @DragonQueen78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES. SkekSo is almost the SOLE REASON the others became so cruel they are all pretty selfish but he just brings them down because he is such a cruel and truly evil bastard. I truly wish I could find a good chat or forum with fans like you to discuss and ponder such things related to theories of Dark Crystal! :)

    • @user-nu5or1qy2q
      @user-nu5or1qy2q 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think skekUng in his younger days was the executor
      Fist off all:How the gelfling thought they were good is skekUng was dangerous
      Second of all :skekUng is the strongest of skeksis even skekMal the healthiest is not that strong?

  • @MGoblin
    @MGoblin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    SkekUng's commanding voice, sheer strength, pragmatism and cunning (compared to his predecessor especially) endeared him to me. Unlike most hot-headed brute type characters, he's able to keep his cool and act with wisdom when he needs to (such as with how he handled SkekSil), and he doesn't abuse his allies (He got angry at SkekTek, but he didn't beat him like the others might have, and did). It's a huge shame we never got a Season 2 of AoR, where we could've seen a fit, at-his-peak SkekUng wreaking havoc on the Gelflings.
    I'd also like to imagine his title prior to becoming the new General and Garthim Master was "the Tormentor": Lines up with his counterpart being a healer.

  • @benjaminkellog7311
    @benjaminkellog7311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As I said on the SkekSil video, my fave is Chamberlain, but SkekUng is a fairly effective villain as well. If we view Thra and its inhabitants as analogues of classic myths and storytelling tropes, then the Garthim Master is surely one of the best. Like Ming the Merciless, SkekUng's main role is as the intimidating throne occupier in charge of armed legions, inspiring fear through a booming voice and grand physical gestures. The moment in the original film when he summons the Crystal Bats is one of my favorite bits in the whole franchise, impactfully delivered by Jerry Nelson in a way that made me cheer the first time I recognized his voice in that role (FYI, I'm a huge Count von Count mark and remain astonished I could pick out his voice among a cast I was otherwise unfamiliar with; although Frank Oz's slightly raspy Grover voice for the dying Emperor threw me for a loop too, so go figure). Honestly, I think it's super cool that the Skeksis have two forms of classical villain archetypes at the top of their ranks: the intimidating presence of SkekUng, and the slinky silver-tongued schemer SkekSil. I do like the "Age of Resistance" version of Gourmand with her (his?) eternal head cold, but those former two have always been the best of the worst to me.

    • @tysargent9647
      @tysargent9647 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Two things:
      1. The Skeksis who summoned the Crystal Bats was SkekZok the Ritual Master.
      2. The Dying Skeksis Emperor was voiced by Jerry Nelson, just like the Ritual Master. Listen closely and you'll hear Nelson's signature gravel.

  • @Christian1999DK
    @Christian1999DK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well skekung is very interesting and i do wonder how his updated look would be in the series, since they look so amazing in the series now. But yea Skekung is a rather angry skeksis but not a full on rage machine like SkekGra might have been when he was the Conqourer and not the heratic, tho we do see glimpses of the old SkekGra slip through from time to time. Yet when skekung is strong enough to cut stone then you must be really strong

  • @GreaterGrievobeast55
    @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He’s certainly pretty cool I must say, though I still havemy doubts about him being stronger than skekmal, he was probably one of the most visually interesting skeksis in The first movie with his back feathers judding up.

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SkekMal's sword strikes were blocked by both Rian and Ordon. SkekUng's strike shattered a Haakskeekah stone. If he had been the one fighting Rian and Ordon, they would have been turned to paint.

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sam rizzardi well The stone was pretty cracked and such by the time he did break it but that is a good point. Skekmals weapons were two one handed blades though while skekungs was a two handed sword, which obviously allows the user more powerful swings.
      If Rian and ordon were fighting skekung they would probably be able to doge his heavy swings easier than skekmals in that case anyway.

  • @525Lines
    @525Lines 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Show idea: Skektek: Coast to Coast.

  • @CrazyGamerDragon64
    @CrazyGamerDragon64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hope we get to see skekUng in the next season of Age of Resistance, it's the perfect time because skekVar is gone (meaning we need a new general) & skekTek has just created the Garthim so the Skeksis are going to need a firm hand to train & command them

  • @patrik9328
    @patrik9328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So, Garthim Master went total Order 66 on Gelflings?
    Brutal

  • @samstevenson5231
    @samstevenson5231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can’t wait for skekhak and skekyi

  • @humanone3462
    @humanone3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    *waddled viciously *

  • @pyropsycho1977
    @pyropsycho1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4:10 to 4:17 I feel like that’s why SkekZok and SkekShod wanted to overthrow SkekUng.

    • @diavora
      @diavora 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why execute the sientist?

    • @pyropsycho1977
      @pyropsycho1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      DELVASAVEL Because SkekUng suspected SkekTek of betrayal.

    • @diavora
      @diavora 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pyropsycho1977 betrayal? Why how? Or on what way?

    • @pyropsycho1977
      @pyropsycho1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      DELVASAVEL I think it was just SkekUng being overly paranoid.

  • @randomcenturion7264
    @randomcenturion7264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I AM EM-PER-RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

  • @NancyLea28
    @NancyLea28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for this information, good job with the detail!!

  • @nathantaylor6759
    @nathantaylor6759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you thank you thank you! My absolute favorite character and I'll admit I'm a still a bit miffed that he want in AOR! I have hopes for season 2! That voice and the wiping of spittle on his blade during trial by stone was awesome!

  • @Nick-zp3ub
    @Nick-zp3ub 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wish there was a second season of Age of Resistance with SkekUng, SkekNa and SkekSa returning to the castle. I could imagine SkekUng leading the Garthim in person and actively pursuing the Gelflings, like SkekMal in the first season

  • @DragonFang409
    @DragonFang409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another Skeksis biography video! I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again, I love these so much, keep up the brilliant work!

  • @carlopannone5281
    @carlopannone5281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wonder who’s gonna play the roll as skekung in age of resistance

    • @tristanwilliams4180
      @tristanwilliams4180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i am thinking he is gonna be the same voice actor, since he is still alive

    • @shahinmotamedi654
      @shahinmotamedi654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one the series got cancelled

  • @Chocobear555
    @Chocobear555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I think SkekUng was more than, "twice as powerful," as SkekVar. Let's face it! SkekVar was pathetic, dim-witted, and unimpressive.

    • @diavora
      @diavora 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True, skekvar couldn't face a single gelfling on 1v1 2 times first before tavra later rian while skektek fougth and killed 2 gruenaks at the Same time, that i assumed, are stronger physically than gelflings

    • @steinberg4272
      @steinberg4272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But he had a cute pink piggy beak-nose....which is nice.....

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well he was certainly strong, his sword swings could crush a wooden wagon into pieces and he was able to through the chamberlain around pretty easily. His problem was He was too thick headed to block, so a gelfling of great enough skill could easily get past his defenses.

    • @jordanelza8806
      @jordanelza8806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True. SkekVar was almost as fat as SkekAyuk the Gourmand.

    • @flyingrancidm00nfish7
      @flyingrancidm00nfish7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that is thanks to the Chamberlain, he sabotaged SkekVar's essence ration while the rest of the Skeksis grew strong from theirs, SkekVar remained old and frail, while Scientist has plenty of essence to keep him stronger than those Gruenaks

  • @lukevankleef4245
    @lukevankleef4245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Probably my favourite Skeksis along with SkekAyuk.

  • @Johnlindsey289
    @Johnlindsey289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If he's in season 2 of AOR, i think Robert Freddy Krueger Englund should be the voice

    • @tysargent9647
      @tysargent9647 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That could be a good choice, but what if they went for a less likely choice, like Ben Kingsley, Ryan Dillon (current puppeteer of Elmo from Sesame Street), or Alfred Molina?

    • @samsonarshaw2712
      @samsonarshaw2712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And what of Benedict cumberbatch

    • @flyingrancidm00nfish7
      @flyingrancidm00nfish7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Englund would be a great choice, interestingly one of his best pals is Mark Hamill who voices SkekTek

    • @flyingrancidm00nfish7
      @flyingrancidm00nfish7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think Benedict Cumberbatch would be a goodchoice for one of the UrRu character voices

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flyingrancidm00nfish7
      What about Jim Cummings as the wisest of the Urru? or Charlie Adler for Skekna?

  • @phillipwalling7470
    @phillipwalling7470 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bet SkekMal and SkekUng would be one hell of a Duo.

  • @yamitoazilla9577
    @yamitoazilla9577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Skeksis that I so want to see in Saisson 2, how he became both Garthim Master and General, how he formed an alliance with the Slave Master and the Scientist, how he became the new rival du Chamberlain and claim the succession of the Emperor's throne. And I want him to be voiced by Jackie Earle Haley, because he plays Grewishka in Alita Battle Angel.

  • @shamrocky
    @shamrocky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love you videos keep it up!

  • @jtek2259
    @jtek2259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:56 “Magic hands” no wonder Augra liked the mystics

  • @moneymrcrabs6814
    @moneymrcrabs6814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gib us SkekNa

  • @dances_with_myself9305
    @dances_with_myself9305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    *This is no Gelfling*

    • @ToonPatrolWheezy
      @ToonPatrolWheezy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Of curse i'm no gelfling, you putrid lizards!"

  • @davidvandenhombergh8993
    @davidvandenhombergh8993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can you do the slave master next please p.s love the channel

  • @theeye8276
    @theeye8276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wait so he's stronger then SkekMal?

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely, but not as athletic. SkekUng managed to slice a Haakskeekah stone in half. SkekMal's blows, while powerful, were blocked by Ordon. If he had struck with the same force skekUng had, he'd have sliced straight through the Gelflings' defences.

  • @brainstorm9560
    @brainstorm9560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If I have one critism of Age of Resistance is that it would have been better if it had SkekUng instead of SkekVar. That way we could have seen a rivalry grow between SkekUng & Skeksil from the beginning that would then culminate in the movie, giving more meaning to the Trial of Stone scene. Now we have to wait till Season 2 (if that ever happens) to see SkekUng interact with the other Skeksis.

  • @easygrin1127
    @easygrin1127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He just had this mighty presence his voice and direct personality. Seemed like they all feared him anyway even before he became emperor. Chamerlain stands up to him somewhat but clearly does fear him somewhat

  • @a.g.4311
    @a.g.4311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wait isn’t the Hunter the strongest of the skeksis?

    • @hallarious506
      @hallarious506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No. The fastest, wildest and most aggressive. Not the strongest.
      The emperor could have been stronger. But maybe not physical after all.

  • @TJSnow-mh1qz
    @TJSnow-mh1qz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I thought SkekSil told SkekSo not to drain all the Gelfling at once, only to take what was needed. He didn't say that to SkekUng, did he?

    • @tysargent9647
      @tysargent9647 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps the Chamberlain believed skekUng was carved from the same stone as skekVar; a thick-headed, impulsive, naive warmonger.

    • @TJSnow-mh1qz
      @TJSnow-mh1qz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tysargent9647 A thick-headed, Impulsive war-monger, maybe but I don’t think SkekSil would be stupid enough to call SkekUng naive.

  • @angiemontgomery4712
    @angiemontgomery4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dreamfast with me: thankfully, thra did not let these events come to pass
    Skektek get’s killed anyways

  • @gojirafan0577
    @gojirafan0577 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really wished we got to see him in dark crystal: age of resistance I really would’ve wanted to see him be voiced by Djimon Hounsou I feel like he would been a perfect choice for SkekUng

  • @gloriannavargas7536
    @gloriannavargas7536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Arm wrestling:
    At the club where characters from different shows and series are challenging Lynn loud Jr to an arm wrestling, Lynn is arm wrestling against Jorgen Von Strangle and won
    Lynn: Ha I knew you might loose, alright everyone it's kinda late so I should be going that is until one of you can tried to rematch with me
    Everyone looks nervous and concerned
    Lynn: oh come on, which one of any of you chumps want to challenge me?
    Unknown voice: ME!
    Everyone looks back and gasp in shock and fright to know that loud deep booming voice belongs none other than skekUng the garthim master. As he walks towards Lynn who doesn't seem to be afraid of him, everyone got out of his way whispering each other
    Mr Krabs: it's that the garthim master?
    Human Applejack: yep, I heard he once killed a pack of rakkidas with his bare claws
    Toph: I heard he manage to kill a group of makraks with just his jaws
    Mr Gus: well I heard he killed most warrior with his terrifying garthims
    Groundskeeper Willie: I can't believe he would challenge the most strongest girl ever
    Garnet: I didn't expect the strongest warrior to come here
    skekUng sits down ready to arm wrestle with her
    Lynn: so your the garthim master, the strongest warrior and the much more superior than the general?
    skekUng: that's right and I heard of you, the champion of your family, sister of the great and majestic and wise duke but also the wimp
    Lynn: what?! I'm no wimp, I can take you down in a minute!
    skekUng: will see about that
    The two begin and as Lynn is struggling but tries her best while skekUng seams enjoying seeing Lynn trying her best to beat him but to upper hand and with brute strength he lift Lynn up and smack her down at the table and won
    skekUng: me the champion!
    Everyone stood silence and start to cheered for him as for Lynn she was impressed to know how strong skekUng and respect his loyalty
    Lynn: very well skekUng I respect your loyal, although this it's just a headstart I know I can be stronger than you
    skekUng: I doubt, that I once lift the crystal castle with my own talons
    Lynn: alright have it your way I should be going now, if you want to challenge me again I would be ready
    skekUng: I accept that challenge

  • @averymartin1327
    @averymartin1327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The one guy who didn't take Chamberlain's shit.

  • @jordanelza8806
    @jordanelza8806 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    0:51 I wonder if SkekUng was even stronger than SkekMal the Hunter, because he was certainly not as athletic.
    Besides the obvious, my favorite thing about SkekUng is that he and his counterpart UrIm are very fittingly opposite. 4:42 to 5:00 A blood thirsty general and a healer of life are obviously complete and polar opposites.

  • @bryanneideffer3969
    @bryanneideffer3969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Real Gangsta bow kneel!

  • @tonyangelo
    @tonyangelo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't wait to see Skekung in season 2 of Age of Resistance

  • @TheHeartlessFour
    @TheHeartlessFour 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What was his title before SkekVar died?

    • @ezrastardust3124
      @ezrastardust3124 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheHeartlessFour guess we’ll have to find out

  • @th3rocodile649
    @th3rocodile649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would have loved it if he show up in season 2 but only the future can tell

  • @dondena21
    @dondena21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just have a question: What do you think the Garthim Master's title was before he became the Garthim Master and second general? The word Conqueror was already taken.

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, he was off presumably fighting somewhere during the events of Age of Resistance. Maybe he was the "sheriff", cracking down on banditry. Or maybe he was the "recruiter", being the one responsible for finding and training potential candidates for the Castle Guard.

    • @juliecampbell3956
      @juliecampbell3956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sam rizzardi SkekVar was the one to find recruits. We don’t know what Ung’s former career was, but I have heard rumors that it was the BeastMaster. Keep in mind, these are only rumors.

    • @filon738
      @filon738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe Executioner

  • @xaviercastro6173
    @xaviercastro6173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a feeling that Skekung will be the one that kills Seladon in the next season, Seladon‘s mean, rude, and annoying attitude is nothing compare to Skekung’s stern, mean, ruthless, wrathful, short tempered, brute straight, and violent nature.

    • @xaviercastro6173
      @xaviercastro6173 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seladon is the most hated character in the dark crystal series, along with Jar Jar Binks, Denethor, Dolores Umbridge, and Joffrey Baratheon

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @A dudes thoughts Because her whole redemption story was awful. She undermined the Gelfling resistance from the beginning and was willing to have members of her own species sacrificed to the Skeksis. Heck, when she was taken prisoner, she showed no remorse over her actions and blamed them on Brea. And yet no one holds a grudge against her or holds her accountable.
      It would have been so much more interesting if she had been left behind in the castle, and skekTek used her as a component of the Garthim, condemning her to serve her lords forever against her own people.

    • @xaviercastro6173
      @xaviercastro6173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would like to see Seladon die by the hands of Skekung, I mean just look at him in the original movie.

  • @randomchicken2753
    @randomchicken2753 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this was the most badass skeksis of all of them he literally planned to battle skeksil and yet he won but still he caused damage to all the skeksis he could have listended to skeksil.

  • @jamesdurnford1221
    @jamesdurnford1221 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really want a Skekung figure

  • @georgemiser
    @georgemiser 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    UngIm the Parent.

  • @Davros539
    @Davros539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im very curious how they will handle him in season 2 (assuming it ever comes out)

  • @ssujica
    @ssujica ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Skekung vs Skekmal
    Who would win??

  • @williamoverton7775
    @williamoverton7775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you know how kermit t, frogwas on ted talks I want to see a skeksi in an in character performance with fans like that. or a gelfling talking about time off of saving thra to be on the todays show.

  • @henrymockingbird9645
    @henrymockingbird9645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope we see the garthim master in the season 2 if it ever happens

  • @mechanicobra
    @mechanicobra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My biggest question about SkekUng is what was his original position among the skeksis? I mean they all had their own position so what was his before he became the general and garthim master? Was he just SkekUng the Nothing or something?

  • @Duvmasta
    @Duvmasta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder what SkekUng's previous occupation was...

  • @james739123
    @james739123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hat would have been his title before geting Garthim master/general

  • @iandrasouza1678
    @iandrasouza1678 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sabe o mestre garthim é um personagem interessante mais quando eu olho para ele eu meio que vejo uma semelhança entre golias e ele pois golias estava tão certo da sua vitoria contra davi que nem levou o seu capacete e é esse despreparo foi a sua queda

  • @gabrielmercado9579
    @gabrielmercado9579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There could've been like a place to farm Gelflings, so that way there would've been more Gelflings to take essence from...just sayin'

  • @Davros539
    @Davros539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder how skekVar and skekUng got along. Were they friends? Were they rivals? Were they enemies? Is there any info on this in the Dark Crystal novels and comics?

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've read them all, and surprisingly they never interact.
      I imagine they didn't particularly like each other. SkekVar is a brainless bully who picks on cripples like skekTek, despite what the scientist could offer him. SkekUng made it a point in his power grab to curry the favour of skekTek and skekNa, both of them half-blind amputees.

    • @forestsmith1892
      @forestsmith1892 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 years late replying to this, but seeing as how SkekVar was a straight up bully, I'm guessing he steered a wide path around SkekUng. The reason SkekUng wasn't at the castle during the events of Age of Resistance was basically due to the fact that even the Emperor was cautious of him. Bear in mind, SkekUng was the only Skeksis who SkekMal, The Hunter, actually considered a friend. Apparently they would capture various creatures of Thraa and take turns torturing them to death, devising worse and worse ways to do so. And all the Skesis at the Castle feared the Hunter....even the Emperor didn't really try to tell him what to do. 😮
      The Emperor dispatched SkekUng out to the furthest reaches of their empire to maintain control of the furthest provinces. Remember SkekTek saying he thought all the Grunaks had been eradicated? Yeah, guess who was responsible for that. And remember, the Hunter was in such good physical condition because he wasn't constantly in the presence of the Dark Crystal, so he wasn't suffering the negative effects. That means that SkekUng, being so far away from it himself for so long, must have been phenomenally strong when he was at his prime. SkekVar wouldn't have dared to insult or challenge him.

  • @ehheeajeshika
    @ehheeajeshika 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Technically they said there were 18 of them do you know what happened to the other 3?

  • @zeokingsilver
    @zeokingsilver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am Emperor

  • @zeokingsilver
    @zeokingsilver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what was he before the garthiim war

  • @dylanpierce3045
    @dylanpierce3045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SkekUng vs Skekmal. Who would win in a fight?

    • @svetlyovarbanchev8721
      @svetlyovarbanchev8721 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Skekmal is fastest and fittest the skeksis but skekuny is heavy so one good hit by skekmal to kill skekuny but the some to skekuny to skekmal but I think skekmal will win the to be fastest and fittest I said good hit to kill him so skekmal is the win

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SkekUng is like a tank. SkekMal might be more agile, but his sword strikes were blocked by Gelfling counterattacks, whereas skekUng shattered an obsidian rock. If Ordon or Rian had attempted to block such a strike, they would have been turned to paint.

    • @dylanpierce3045
      @dylanpierce3045 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I need this to be a Death Battle

  • @rebellworldwide1776
    @rebellworldwide1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rad!

  • @greggs6499
    @greggs6499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did he appear in age of resistance ?
    I don't remember seeing him

    • @mdsr4328
      @mdsr4328 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, he only appears in the movie

  • @zoidboy1569
    @zoidboy1569 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was he before being a general

  • @ET4eva9487
    @ET4eva9487 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    god loves you

  • @joshuaparkers1866
    @joshuaparkers1866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The afterlife begins where outer space ends

  • @dylanpierce3045
    @dylanpierce3045 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    SkekMal vs SkekUng. I wonder who would win that fight

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mal has the edge in agility, but if he got too close, Ung would break his neck. Mal's sword strikes could be blocked by Rian and Ordon. Ung's sword strikes shattered an obsidian rock.

  • @davidaraujo9637
    @davidaraujo9637 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    O skekung pode ser forte mais o skekso é o imperador por um motivo fala ai que vence em
    Um combate

  • @zaxbitterzen2178
    @zaxbitterzen2178 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are most definitely not going to be able to tie the t.v. show in with the movie.

  • @damongomez8220
    @damongomez8220 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skekung should’ve been voiced by Tim curry

  • @oscarpineda9459
    @oscarpineda9459 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skekung better have more screentime.

  • @UnflappableWoppy
    @UnflappableWoppy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It PISSES me off netflix CANCELLED dark crystal AoR 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @mudshrooze
    @mudshrooze 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    By the way where does one find this information

  • @mike14987
    @mike14987 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This seriously SUCKS that Age of resistance was canceled.

  • @skintgirafde320
    @skintgirafde320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    skekUng vs skekMal. Who would win?

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mal has the edge in agility, but if he got too close, Ung would break his neck. Mal's sword strikes could be blocked by Rian and Ordon. Ung's sword strikes shattered an obsidian rock.

  • @vinnycarothers4740
    @vinnycarothers4740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He's not my favorite. Skekzok is

  • @iandrasouza1678
    @iandrasouza1678 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Há e eu deixei o link

  • @trojanhorseLmao
    @trojanhorseLmao ปีที่แล้ว

    Skekmal or skekung
    Place your bets

  • @shikiriki_the_death_tree
    @shikiriki_the_death_tree 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When did he plan to execute the scientist?

    • @yamiblade
      @yamiblade 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      After the conjunction

    • @shikiriki_the_death_tree
      @shikiriki_the_death_tree 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yamiblade ik when he decided to execute him but before he decided that, what made him want to execute the scientist for, what did the scientist even do? Was he just paranoid that one of his comrades would betray him or was he just, "wait two helfling are alive? you know what, screw this, Im gonna kill the rest of my kind and everything else if I wanna live, the only one for me to trust is nobody but me"

    • @samrizzardi2213
      @samrizzardi2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the novelization, he never discovers that the scientist has died, and comes to believe that he is hiding Kira and her essence for himself.

  • @Butterfodays
    @Butterfodays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1

  • @alexisalidis9037
    @alexisalidis9037 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was not the fittest of them, skemal was!?,.

  • @ewaldvonkleist6834
    @ewaldvonkleist6834 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Long live the SkekSis, who the hell supports any other?