Skin-Taker

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by Brynn_Mckenzie

The Skin-Taker is a skeleton marionette, and an inhabitant of the Abyssal Kingdom, who was summoned to Candle Cove by Horace Horrible. He is known to roam around candle-lit caves and seashores.

Appearance

He is a skeleton with glass eyes, which are too big for his sockets. He wears a tophat and cape made from his victim's skin. Most noticeably, he has a jaw which can only move side to side. He mentions that his jaw moves this way to grind skin.

Personality

He does not seem to acknowledge skinning his victims as cruel or evil. He actually seems to think he's doing them a favour. The Skin-Taker believes being dead is a different version of being alive, as he speaks of the dead as if they were still alive. As a matter of fact, he rarely has any sympathy for the living, but plenty for the dead.

Episodes

A supposed screenshot of the infamous "TO GRIND YOUR SKIN!" moment.

In his earliest appearances, he acts as a secondary antagonist, by tempting Percy to commit assault, battery, and even murders or suicide.

He is known to be present in six episodes, but he may have been in more of the ones that were unaired. His scenes are generally lengthy and considered frightening. His signature songs, Come, Come, Rip, and One Year Closer, contain some ambiguous and dark themes.

The Skin-Taker is not defeated in every episode; he has managed to kill pirates from both tribulations and crafted (on-screen and off-screen depending on the episode) pieces of clothing from their skins. This character is, by far, the most controversial part of the show.