Emperor Skekso

In the early trine of his reign, SkekSo was originally an energetic ruler who enjoyed lavish festivity and sporting events, which he invariably won. However, as he aged, he became cruel, paranoid, aggressive and spiteful, even toward his fellow Skeksis, elevating individuals to high positions only to depose them afterwards.

In Age of Resistance, SkekSo is very cruel and sadistic, as shown when he is the only Skeksis to laugh at Mira's draining while the others watch in shock or awe. He seems to be in favor of the Hunter SkekMal, commanding SkekTek to find a way to revive him. Like the other Skeksis, SkekSo is a completely despicable individual and has no respect for the lives of others, it is seen when Seladon, the most loyal of the Gelfling towards the Skeksis respectfully begs him to spare her kind, SkekSo responds just "no" without even thinking about the request before he and the other Skeksis make fun of the young Gelfling in a grim way, showing that he is only a heartless creature. Unlike the other Skeksis, SkekSo lacks honorable traits, comedic moments and pragmatism as he would cross any line to achieve his goals.

SkekSo feared death and wanted to achieve immortality; he cares not much for his entire race but hates to think of the concept that if Skeksis can die, then he too can die. This is the reason why he wanted SkekMal to be saved by any means necessary. SkekSo also does not put his own health first, willingly taking the Darkening and letting it mutilate his body, showing his carelessness for the sake of others, as well as for his own. He was also cowardly, as he refused to fight Rian when he challenged the Emperor to a duel during the second Battle of Stone-in-the-wood. By the time of The Dark Crystal, SkekSo is still desperate to stay emperor and cling to power, despite being on his deathbed, as he grabs his scepter from SkekSil and proclaims he is still emperor before his death.

Appearance: In his prime as emperor, SkekSo has pale skin, icy blue eyes, cheekbones, and a bit more built frame in comparison to his appearance in the movie. He wears semi-frilled heavy black robes with a large reticello-like collar containing ornate spikes on the outer edge, a black balaclava that covers his ears, neck, and hair, leaving his face exposed with a metal sickle blade-shaped headpiece on the top of his head, and several gold rings to accommodate his red fingerless gloves. SkekSo most notably sports a specially crafted beak prosthetic to cover his actual beak, which decomposed due to his experimenting with the Darkening.

Shortly before he crumbled to dust, SkekSo was shown to have a frail physique, having rotting flesh, ulcers, and a part of his beak reduced to decay. He wears a white linen dress.