#prototype puppet

There is no audio, but it features many interesting puppets! Namely the second and third proto-type skeksis, Mongra and Mal, as photographed by John E. Barrett, a photographer who has worked with the Jim Henson Company throughout the years.

In Jim's Red Book, notes from Joe Tripician were published

I've posted the video on Internet Archive, along with Barrett's photographs, in an effort to preserve them for future fans!

If all this interests you, check out the Jim Henson Company's published test footage from around the same time, possibly the exact same test!

https://www.darkcrystal.com/galleries/dark-crystal-galleries/behind-the-scenes-test-footage-clip-1/

angst, a bit fluffy, archon quest spoilers, swearing.

You watched intensely as scaramouche was preparing for his fall, You were a also a mere puppet like him. But not a failed puppet from the electro archon. But the cryo archon, you never really were needed. And so you were discarded, just like scaramouche. You both were friends even if he will never confirm it ever again. You stayed by his side not knowing you were being tracked down by the fatui and the tsaritsa. You were lost one day no where to be seen by Kunikuzushi he took it as you had abandoned him, left him to rot in his world of fantasies.. You were captured by held captive by treasure hoarders not really caring for your life,Unlike Kunikuzushi you knew how to fight and protect yourself.

You were flabbergasted to find out that the fatui had taken an interest on him, the very place you came from. You tried to get in contact with him, Last time was in inazuma were he had you in chokehold. He planned on murdering you, but something always stopped him. “I hate you so fucking much y/n.” He spat as he tightened his Grip on your neck, Tears were forming at your eyes not because of the position you were in but the words he spoke. “Kuni..please, L-lets talk this through-“ he tightened his grip on your neck even harder. “Oh ? Now you want to talk after you fucking betrayed me !?” He screamed, raged. Angry, upset. You wanted to comfort him like how you did back in the days.

“N..no! You got it all mistaken - !” You tried to lighten the grip on your neck but something was telling you that he wouldn’t lighten his hold. “ what do i have mistaken, indulge me y/n.” You felt like passing out and you did. Present time, Here you were with the Drendo archon and the o’ mighty traveler and his flying companion, you watched as nahida took the gnosis from the massive robot and watched how scaramouche desperately tried to take it back from nahida’s grasp. You couldn’t watch, it pained you to see him in such a state . You noticed that his eye’s widened as he fell out Off the giant robot, you screamed his name. Well, forgotten name

“Kuni…!” You were running after him, prepared to catch him as you unknowingly got a vision of your own. You leaped a bit, while anemo supporting you and You had caught him before he fallen. You were on the ground with him on top You desperately shook him. You promised him you would be with him with him at all costs, you broke it.. you felt a few tears streaming down your face and started pleading for him to wake up. “ y..you fucking crybaby..get off of me..” you heard him spat, and hugged his injured form. “ s-sorry its just that I’ve missed you..”

“……..”

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“..whatever…”

Making my prototype version of my dragon hand-puppet. I will add more pictures as I get further along, and I wanted to get input on what colors people would like to see? Let me know what you think about colors, horns, etc for these puppets.