Editing The Dark Crystal (section)

===Gelflings===
[[File:Jen&Kira.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|And to think that of all the gelflings who bravely fought in the war against of the Skeksis, these two PACIFISTS are the ones to put an end to their rule.]]
====Jen and Kira====
Jen is the main protagonist of the original movie. You can also call him Gelfling Jesus. Jen is a caring, loving and a "bordering-the-strange-valley"-ing character. He couldn't hurt a fly, and as matter of fact, he never harmed anyone. Ever. Not even the genocidal maniacs who killed his parents. (SkekSil's hand might disagree...) Jen, taking the Gelfling tradition of being naive as all hell, is absolutely clueless about Thra, learning most of what he knows from his Master, UrSu, the Mystic counterpart of SkekSo. Unfortunately, he forgot to tell him about the Crystal, until just before he dies using [[Star_Trek#Deep_Space_Nine|a changeling in a bowl]]. 

Jen is essentially the one character that guides the audience in the world of Thra, or rather, discovers the world with them. He isn't clueless because he's naive, but because narratively speaking, having a know-it-all character serving as your main guide in a completely alien world isn't the best thing to have. Imagine if Frodo was capable of lore-dumping on any character present in the Lord of the Rings.

Kira, on the other hand, is a crafty Gelfling girl [[Disney|who is friends with all the animals of Thra]]. Although she is incredibly frail and quite sensitive, she's more fit for adventuring and questing than her male counterpart. Unlike Jen, however, she was raised by Podlings and somehow learned how to speak their language and to talk with animals. 

What's remarkable about these two is that they become the ones to "replenish Thra with Gelflings" and soon after become their king and queen. Now how did they achieve that? Good question.

====Thurma and Kensho====
The two protagonists of the unmade sequel. Thurma is a fireling who comes to the still standing Crystal Castle to steal the detachable shard of the Crystal to restore the beating heart of Thra. That causes the Crystal to darken, again, albeit without creating copies of the Skeksis and the UrRu, who's souls seem to have been locked inside the Crystal after they were reunited as the UrSkeks. It's a long story.

Thurma is a hot-headed (no pun intended) fireling who's destined to inherit the fireling crown from her mother, the queen (duh), who tasks her with a mission of rejuvenating the flame of their homeworld. She is determined and never questions anything said that helps her to get what she needs/wants to get. 

Kensho is a gelfling, who follows Thurma on her quest to her homeworld, and is the only one who isn't completely hostile to her. He's treated like an outcast because he does not approve of the fanatical and immoral worship of the Crystal. A sad case, especially considering that he used to admire Jen and Kira, the new lords of the Crystal Castle, as they both healed him from a grave illness, until they became much, much more conservative and said nothing of the newfound greed and fanatical ways of the new gelfling race. [[Lamenters|His melancholy is quite relatable.]] Though don't worry, he ends up becoming the new guardian of the Crystal and becomes quite the leader afterwards.

[[File:AORprotags.jpg|200px|thumb|left|From left to right: Rian, Deet and Brea.]]
====Rian====
One of the three protagonists of the series, Rian is the son of the Captain of the Guard, and is on a quest to kick Skeksis ass after he saw them sucking down the essence of his girlfriend. He is a badass, wields a vorpal blade, and takes on enemies three times his size. He simply isn't to be fucked with. Even when his entire kinship was against him and tried to hunt him down, he still fought for the truth about the Skeksis and to free his people from their unjust rule.

====Deethra====
Also known as '''Deet, the one and only gelfling waifu''', she is the second protagonist of the series, acting as an echo of both Jen and Kira. She's the first one to notice the effects of the Darkening on Thra, and thus acts as its messenger or savior. Unfortunately, she isn't much of a fighter, and, just like Jen, she is absolutely clueless about the world around her. Although, thanks to the useful friends that she makes along the way, she's able to save a lot of gelflings from an imminent doom. There's also a theory going around that she's probably Thra incarnate, but that title goes Augrah, so most likely is that she is Thra's prophet.

If you watched the series, we can sense the tears on your [[Fa/tg/uys|fa/tg/uy]] cheeks.

====Brea====
Brea is the last daughter of the All-Maudra, a book worm and the brains of the main trio. She is particularly captivated by the mysteries of Thra and the origins of the gelflings, made mysterious thanks to the scheming plots of SkekOk, the Scroll Keeper and holder of all the knowledge in Thra. Brea is also extremely critical of the Skeksis' ways and the manner in which they treat the common folk. Repulsed by the actions of her overlords, she joins Rian in his revolt, along with Deet. 
She has two sisters, Seladon, the eldest and successor to the All-Maudra, filthy Skeksis sympathiser, and Tavra, a princess warrior who does a lot of ass-kicking in the series, and who's quite humble about it too.