Aughra is one of the supporting characters in Jim Henson's imaginative 1982 fantasy classic film The Dark Crystal. In the movie, she is portrayed primarily by Frank Oz in a costume. Oz also voiced Aughra originally (making her sound very similar to a hybrid of Fozzie Bear and Yoda), but later her lines were re-dubbed by Billie Whitelaw. Aughra - About Aughra. A horned, one-eyed, wild-haired Seer, Aughra is the sole member of her race. She is known as the Watcher of the Heavens and the ...

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According to the website habidabad.com, Thra is the name of the planet created by Jim Henson for his film, The Dark Crystal. It is a planet with three suns, so it does not contain the dualities of day and night, nor the summer and winter of planet Earth. The most important element on the planet is a huge crystal, which was erected by the planet's ruling UrSkeks and which once bathed the planet Thra in a healthy light. It is housed in the magnificent Castle of ...

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The Dark Crystal - Characters. Jen - A male Gelfling urSu, Jen's Master - A Mystic Aughra - An astrologer of unknown species Kira - A female Gelfling Fizzgig - Kira's pet SkekSo, the Emperor - A Skeksis SkekSil, the Chamberlain - A Skeksis SkekUng, the Garthim Master and later the new Emperor - A Skeksis SkekTek, the Skeksis Scientist - A Skeksis SkekNa, the Skeksis Slavemaster - A Skeksis Ydra, Kira's adoptive mother, ...

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The Dark Crystal, The Dark Crystal - Technical Notes, The Dark Crystal - Plot, The Dark Crystal - Characters, The Dark Crystal - Synopsis, The Dark Crystal - Trivia

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The Dark Crystal was made in the era between traditionally animated feature films and later movies produced by computer-generated techniques. All characters in the movie are muppets, and none are based on humans or any other specific Earth creature. Originally, members of one of the factions, the Skeksis, were meant to speak in their own constructed language. The Skeksis dialogue was subtitled in English. This was dropped after screen test audiences found the subtitling too distracting, but the original effect can be obs ...

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The Dark Crystal, The Dark Crystal - Technical Notes, The Dark Crystal - Plot, The Dark Crystal - Characters, The Dark Crystal - Synopsis

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It has been theorized that the planet Thra may be triangular in shape since the number three is so important to the cultures which inhabit it. This could also be just because of the planet's three suns, whose convergences are treated as great religious occurrences by the planet's occupants. Before the beginning of the film The Dark Crystal, the UrSkeks dared to expose themselves to a great conjunction of the three suns in an attempt to purify their perceived faults. Instead, the UrSkeks split their beings into two divergent races. The noble and kind urRu retained the gentle calm of the UrSkesks, while the vain and cruel Skeksis retained t ...

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Thra, Thra - History, Thra - Geography

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The Dark Crystal was made in the era between traditionally animated feature films and later movies produced by computer-generated techniques. All characters in the movie are muppets, and none are based on humans or any other specific Earth creature. Originally, members of one of the factions, the Skeksis, were meant to speak in their own constructed language. The Skeksis dialogue was subtitled in English. This was dropped after screen test audiences found the subtitling too distracting, but the original effect can be obs ...

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The Dark Crystal, The Dark Crystal - Technical Notes, The Dark Crystal - Plot, The Dark Crystal - Characters, The Dark Crystal - Synopsis, The Dark Crystal - Trivia

Read more here: » The Dark Crystal: Encyclopedia II - The Dark Crystal - Technical Notes