Having the dark Sith lord responsible for the creation of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine arise as the franchise's new villain would bring the saga full circle. After all, Star Wars is the story of the Skywalker family. If Plagueis is indeed responsible for the birth of Anakin Skywalker, the character's appearance in the film series proper would fit perfectly in context. Snoke is heavily deformed, which he obviously would be if he died once already and had lived for hundreds of years. For Snoke to be Plagueis, however, would make a lot of sense. For what it's worth, Plagueis on the cover of the book doesn't look all that different from how Snoke is depicted in the movie as well.īecause so much of the information regarding Plagueis comes from the now non-canon Expanded Universe, it's hard to say what the true story behind Palpatine and his former master his. After Palpatine kills his master, he remarks feeling a shift in the Force and is fearful that Plagueis may have discovered some way to return back to life. The book itself even states that Plagueis had the power to create life through the use of the dark side of the Force, implying Anakin himself (who has no father) may have been conceived through one of Plagueis' experiments. The now non-canon book Darth Plagueis documents Palpatine's rise to power under his master and Plagueis' murder at the hands of his apprentice.īut it's very possible Plagueis could still be alive. It's heavily implied in the film, though not explicitly stated, that Sidious murdered his master. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying." "Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. Palpatine describes his old master to Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith: Some online speculate that Snoke may indeed be Darth Plagueis, the master of Darth Sidious said to have learned the secret of immortality. Snoke certainly appears to be an ancient Sith, his skin gray and mangled, almost as if he's been stiched together after death. Snoke very well could be the "source" that Tashu speaks of. We must seek the source of the Dark Side like a man looking for a wellspring of water. They built labs and communication stations on distant moons, asteroids, out there in the wilds. Over the many years he, with our aid, sent men and woman beyond known space. Palpatine felt that the universe beyond the edges of our maps was where his power came from. We must instead move toward the Dark Side. Here's a quote from the book, uttered by Tashu during a secret Imperial summit devised to plan the future of the Empire: The book describes how a certain sect of the Imperial remnant, lead by Emperor Palpatine's former adviser Yupe Tashu, believes that the Dark Side is the only way they will be able to regain control of the universe. So if Snoke is indeed a lord of the Sith, where did he come from? The answer may lie in the prequel book to The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Aftermath. Both Han and Leia seem to know of the First Order's mysterious leader, even if the wider galaxy does not. It's also worth noting that Snoke's existence is not a complete mystery. At the end of the film, he invites Ren to join him so that Ren may complete his training in the ways of the force. It appears Snoke was extremely influential in luring Kylo Ren to the dark side. The hologram's size is likely just for visual effect, and also a symbol for the character's high status as the leader of the First Order.īut even if he's not actually a giant cross between Lord Voldemort and Gollum, who is Snoke? Is he a Sith? We can only assume so. Though initially confusing, it is revealed the massive, CGI "man" whom Kylo Ren and General Hux consult is actually just a hologram. First things first, we're pretty confident Supreme Leader Snoke is not, in fact, a giant, despite the character's appearance throughout the film.
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