![]() The Crystals and the song connect the uni-verse.īack on Thra, the Crystal wasn’t done singing. As the comics point out, “uni” means one, and “verse” means song. The Crystals and the song unify the universe. There are others, all sung into existence and joining the chorus of that same creation song. And, eventually, the Dark Crystal.īut the Crystal isn’t alone in the universe. In the heart of that planet is a perfect crystal. In the first pages of the comics, the unnamed narrator explains, “At first, there was silence, and then the song began.” The universe itself sung this song of creation, which awoke the stars, created three suns, and birthed Thra, the world where the Dark Crystal takes place. It’s mentioned in the movie and the new Netflix series many times, but the Creation Myths comics explain its mysticism more deeply. Music, specifically song, is integral to the Dark Crystal universe. Understanding the past is crucial to understanding the present (and the future), so let’s review the Creation Myths and see what we can learn about the events that shaped the world and led to the setting we see in Age of Resistance - specifically, why everyone seems cool with the Skeksis all of the sudden. ![]() The comics’ stories start at the beginning of time and end about 1,000 years before the movie. ![]() The three volumes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths by Brian Froud and Brian Holguin, Joshua Dysart, and Matthew Dow Smith explore the depths of the universe’s history, explaining some of the mysteries of the movie and the new series. We need to turn to the comics published by Boom! Studios’ Archaia imprint. To understand how we got there, we have to look even farther back. That’s a big change, and it’s not explained. Fifty years earlier, in the Netflix series, the Skeksis are allies whom our heroes look to for guidance and leadership. Software description provided by the publisher.In the movie, the Skeksis are the evil overlords of Thra who, as far as we know, have ruled for all of time with an iron fist. Brave the wild lands of the seven Gelfling clans to unite them and obtain unique strategic benefits. The Clans of Thra – Thra is full of a variety of Gelfling homesteads and unpredictable environments, from arid deserts to lush forests, each as dangerous as they are wondrous. Use guile, planning, and even the terrain to overcome superior foes! Units can be customized for specific fights with unique gear and varied abilities across an expansive job system. Strategic Tactical Battles – Join the resistance and experience multi-layered, tactical role-playing-game combat. Unite the Gelfling tribes and drive the rebellion to success, or defeat. With 14 playable characters, including familiar faces from the classic film and the new Netflix Original series, you build your own teams and devise winning strategies to overthrow the rule of the Skeksis and restore light to the Gelfling homeworld of Thra!Ī Twisted Fairy Tale – Explore the expansive fantasy story filled with mystical creatures from faraway lands of the vibrant world of Thra, where innocent Gelfling lives are consumed for their essence by the nefarious Skeksis. Along the way, you will recruit and customize new allies by assigning them jobs, modifying their abilities, and outfitting them with equipment to ensure victory. In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, you will lead a fledgling resistance of Gelfling against their oppressive overlords, the Skeksis, across more than 50 unique turn-based tactics RPG battles.
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