- “This is all my fault”
- ―Seladon to Brea and realizing her mistake
All-Maudra Seladon is a major antagonist turned one of the six tritagonists of Netflix's dark fantasy adventure series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. She is the eldest princess of the Vapra Clan, the sister of Brea and the late Tavra, and one of the three daughters of Captain Kam'lu of the Sifa Clan and the late Maudra Mayrin.
Initially loyal to the Skeksis, Seladon realized the evilness of her Lords when they violently stripped her of her crown and ripped her clothing. Though she blamed Brea and her friends for everything, Seladon realized the error of her ways and joined the Gelfling Resistance.
As of the end of season one, she is the new All-Maudra of the Vapra clan. She is voiced by Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Background[]
Personality[]
A screenshot of Seladon reflecting her disappointment in her sister
Being a gelfling of tradition, Seladon was one to follow traditions, disagreeing with Brea on how they handled the tithing ceremony. Seladon felt overshadowed by Brea due to her mother favoring her younger sister over her and because Brea was able to get away with everything, even from her royal duties. However, in reality, Seladon felt pressured because she was going to be All-Maudra one day and why Mayrin was the toughest on her. Seladon admits that she finds her duties and the meetings she has to attend to be utterly boring. Apart from her strained relationship with her mother and youngest sister, she was able to connect with Tavra and share her conflicts with her younger sister.
According to Aughra, Seladon is a lost child, letting her emotions cloud her better judgments. This is proven true when in her anger with her youngest sister Brea, she had her taken away as a traitor. To Tavra, Brea and Seladon were both similar, especially having the same stubbornness. She was very loyal to the Skeksis, believing them to be benevolent rulers and she remained oblivious to their true nature, proving her to be a horrible judge of character. When she learned that they were evil as everyone had warned Seladon, she refused to take responsibility for her actions, immediately blaming Brea and her friends causing all the trouble.
When Tavra was mortally wounded and on her death bed, Seladon realized the mistakes she made and acknowledged her faults, even saying it should have been her who got killed instead and that her arrogance was not her younger sister's price to pay. Before her death, Tavra was about to make Seladon and Brea reconcile and mend their broken, sisterly reconciliation. The sisters did as Tavra wanted, after ending their sibling rivalry, decided to fight in their sister's name.
In the end, Seladon found a new sense of loyalty with Brea, Rian and Deet, joining them in their fight during the Battle of Stone-in-the-wood. She proceeded to be brave in battle, even helping Maudra Fara when she was mortally wounded. It was there that Fara acknowledged Seladon as the All-Maudra and that her mother would have been very proud of her. She watched in shock and horror as Deet channeled the Darkening and used it to protect her friends and family, shouting in terror to the Skeksis.
A happier Seladon is seen at the celebration, giving Gurjin a hug after their first victory at Stone-in-the-wood.
Physical Appearance[]
Seladon was a beautiful Gelfling, with fair skin, almond-shaped hazel eyes, pointed ears, and was at least three to four feet tall. She wore a long-sleeved, silver blue dress and had a silver circlet on her head to symbolized her status as the princess of the Vapra Clan. Her hair was platinum blonde (pink; depending on the lighting) with straight bangs and two low braids on the side in the front and worn loose with a braid on each side of the head held back by a white ribbon.
In her Skeksis-like wardrobe, she replaced her silver dress and silver circlet with a dark blue elegant, imposing floor-length gown with a long train, a black corset, a black carapace on the back to fit her wings in, and a spiky intimidating black crown with Maleficent-like horns on her head with a bluish-black see-through veil that covers her eyes. She wore her hair up in a bun. For makeup, she has blood red lipstick on her lips and silver eyeshadow. After the Skeksis turned on Seladon and proved to be evil, she was reduced to just a dark blue dress. Now she wore rags, her hair was disheveled, her makeup was disheveled and unorganized itself, and her crown is removed by SkekEkt and destroyed by SkekSo. Seladon also gained three scars from the Skeksis as well, on the side of her cheek.
During the Battle of Stone-in-the-wood, she wore armor from the Stonewood armory.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Retractable Wings: Like all the females, she has retractable wings.
- Flight: Seladon can fly with her wings and slow down her falls when she jumps down from tall heights.
- Gelfling Magic - Seladon has powers and abilities just like other Gelflings
- Dreamfasting: Seladon can share her memories and thoughts with other Gelfling and vice versa whenever she is in physical contact with other Gelflings by touching hands. When she dreamfasted with Deet, they were summoned by Aughra to the Dream World and was able to communicate with her and her other friends, even though they were in different parts of the world
- Longevity - As revealed in The Power of the Dark Crystal, Gelflings can live for years longer than a human, as with Jen and Kira. It possibly means that Seladon ages the same rate as they do and is at the equivalent of a teenager.
Role in the Series[]
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Seladon has a sibling rivalry with her youngest sister, Brea, due to their mother favoring her youngest sister. When Brea receives a ride from the Skeksis to the palace for the Tithing Ceremony, Seladon berates Brea and gloats that she is now going to be punished by their mother and sent ot the Order of Lesser Services. However, Brea took note that her sister was jealous because Seladon was not the one who got to sit in the carriage of the Lords SkekOk and SkekLach. During the Tithing Ceremony, Brea begins questioning the whole event when SkekOk and SkekLach both manipulate a farmer and his wife to give up a pendant that belonged to the mother of the farmer's wife. Brea attempts to voice against it, but Seladon tells her sister that they cannot pay for the farmers' offerings as it is not their job.
Nothing Is Simple Anymore[]
Later, when Brea erases the Sifan Elder, Cadia's, memory, Seladon is the one who convinces her mother to send Brea to the Order of Lesser Services as punishment.
What Was Sundered and Undone[]
Some time later, Seladon voices her concerns of becoming the All-Maudra to Tavra, and reasons that Brea deserves time with the Order to learn discipline. However, Tavra remains silent through the whole conversation. Seladon asked why she didn't say anything, and her younger sister responds that their mother puts pressure on Seladon because she will be All-Maudra one day. Seladon doubts her mother will ever see her for what she is, but Tavra assures her sister that she will one day. As Seladon admits that she finds the meetings she attends so boring, the sisters are informed that there has been a murder at the Crystal Castle. Later, when Tavra encountered Brea, she realized that Brea and Seladon were both similar and had the same stubbornness.
Back at Ha'rar, when Mayrin realizes that both her younger daughters are gone, Seladon reminds her mother that she's still there. However, Mayrin tells her eldest daughter that isn't what she meant. She nearly tries to turn away from the citizens and the Sifan caravan but Seladon convinced her mother that she was the All-Maudra first and mother second. Seladon is later seen attending the Sifa caravan and greeting elder Cadia, while quietly voicing her disappointment on her little sister.
The First Thing I Remember Is Fire[]
Sometime after Brea escapes from the Order and reawakens a creature, Lore, Seladon comes in with several guards and yells for her sister to get away from the creature. However, Brea stops Lore from attacking Seladon because she is her sister. Looking upon the stone creature, Seladon asks Brea what she has done.
She Knows All the Secrets[]
As Seladon berates her younger sister, Mayrin approaches the arguing sisters and yells for them to stop. Seladon and Brea each convince their mother to take their side. However, Seladon is unsuccessful, as Mayrin is convinced by Brea and sends Seladon to check out the farms on the outer regions to learn more about the Blight (the Darkening). Before she heads out, Seladon meets Deet and agrees to listen to her and Hup's story. Seladon doubts most of Deet's story, but willingly agrees to dreamfast with her. Howevver, Seladon wakes up in the Dream Space and refuses to listen to Thra's call like her sister and mother are. Aughra sees her mind is set on a different path, so she sends her back. Seladon wakes from the Dream Space and goes to tell the Skeksis of the "traitors" that are in Ha'rar. However, it ends in tragedy when Seladon's mother is murdered by SkekVar. Blinded by anger, Seladon orders Brea, Deet, and Hup to be arrested with the rest of the Gelflings that SkekZok and SkekVar are taking back to the castle to be drained of their essence. As she grieves, SkekZok feigns comforting Seladon after her mother's death. They make Seladon All-Maudra before they depart.
By Gelfling Hand ...[]
Time to Make ... My Move[]
Prophets Don't Know Everything[]
The Crystal Calls[]
A Single Piece Was Lost[]
Relationships[]
Family[]
Brea[]
Tension between the royal sisters
Seladon and Brea have a tough and strained relationship with each other and have developed a sibling rivalry over the years. One factor that contributes to this is Seladon always believed their mother, Mayrin, treated Brea as her favorite daughter. The other factor is both Seladon and Brea have similar characteristics, sick as stubbornness, which is why they seem to clash. However, Brea's comments to Tavra makes her wonder why it's so hard to connect with Seladon if they are so similar.
When she attempted to bargain with the Skeksis, Seladon begged them to spare her sisters; however, they refused both times, this shows that despite her anger towards her sister, Seladon still showed concern for their safety. When the sisters were reunited in the Skeksis' dungeons, Seladon refused to take responsibility for her actions, blaming Brea and her friends causing the rebellion. However, after losing Tavra, Seladon realizes she was wrong for treating Brea so harshly and acknowledged her mistakes were her own. The two sisters reconciled as Tavra's dying wish. The sisters did as Tavra wanted, after ending their sibling rivalry and now, Seladon refused to lose her other sister as well.
Tavra[]
Seladon was closer to Tavra than she was with Brea. At one point, Tavra considered leaving home to travel with her girlfriend, Onica and the other Sifan but chose to stay because her sister's needed her. Of course, it isn't perfect, as Tavra is often dragged in the middle of Seladon and Brea's conflict. The eldest sister always knows when Tavra's in deep thought. When Seladon was voicing her comments on Brea being in the Order of Lesser Services for her own good, Tavra went silent and Seladon tells her to come "out with it". During this conversation, Seladon reveals to Tavra about her greatest fears, such as being a good Queen one day and noting how their mother treats her. Instead, Tavra makes Seladon realize their mother is harshest with her because she is the oldest sister. She later makes her sister laugh, as when Tavra inquires about Seladon's mandated meetings, the latter admits they're really boring and they start to giggle.
When she attempted to bargain with the Skeksis, Seladon begged them to spare her sisters after they refused to spare the Gelfling still loyal to the Skeksis. However, they refused both times. After seeing Tavra being mind-controlled by an Arathim threader, Seladon feared for Tavra until her sister revealed the Arathim had forged an alliance with Deet and Rian. Seladon was gravely affected by her sister's death, as it not only brought her to tears, but gave Seladon and Brea another reason to reconcile and their fight against the Skeksis. In the battle of Stone-in-the-wood, Seladon muttered "For Tavra," as she grabbed Brea's hand, showing she was fighting in her sister's memory.
Gurjin[]
Seladon barely knew gurjin in the series. However, after the battle of Stone-in-the-wood, Seladon ran up and hugged him, which shocked Gurjin but he returned the hug before Seladon moved on to the next person.
Trivia[]
- The Skeksis violently stripping Seladon is very similar to them ripping up skekSil's robes apart in the original 1982 film.
- After Seladon confronts Aughra, she mounts a Landstrider to head for the Castle of the Crystal. She gives a cry of "Hi-Ya!" to get the Landstrider moving, which is an obvious nod to Frank Oz and his characterization of Miss Piggy's trademark karate chop in The Muppet franchise
- Seladon's Skeksis-like wardrobe as the new All-Maudra nearly resembles Maleficent from Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
- During the course of the series, she goes through the five stages of grief, which is what people go through whenever they go through something dramatic or lose someone they care about:
- Denial - At first, Seladon is in denial and refuses to believe that the Skeksis are evil and slowly yet recklessly corrupting the Crystal of Truth.
- Anger - Seladon has nothing but anger towards her mother and her younger sister Brea for rebelling against them before SkekVar murders her mother.
- Bargaining - When arriving the Castle of the Crystal, Seladon tries to persuade the Skeksis of restoring the Alliance of the Crystal.
- Depression - When it fails, Seladon falls into depression when the Skeksis openly revealed their true nature, not long before getting violently stripped out of her outer dark robe and forcefully imprisoned.
- Acceptance - Finally, Seladon accepts that Brea was right all along, finally reconciles with her when Tavra died, and joins the Gelfling Resistance in fighting their common enemy.
- Seladon and her sisters one of the four Gelfling in the main cast to have come from two clans, in this case Vapra and Sifa with Kylan being the other, coming from a Stonewood father and a Spriton mother.
- Seladon is named after her maternal grandmother in her honor by Mayrin.
