Snoke appears to have an injury to his mandible and around the lower jaw region, similar to darth plagueis after his attempted assassination in the eu reys staff appears to be almost identical to darth plagueis lightsaber staff, the staff also appears too frequently and i am certain will have significance later on. The force awakens graphic novel adaptation appears in hologram. Only this time, he finds his master snoke once again in the land of the living. Now that the darth plagueis novel is no longer canon, could snoke. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Secretly an artificial creation of darth sidious, snoke was engineered on. Heres why supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis this rumor has been circulating for months, and it doesnt look like its going to stop anytime soon. But neal scanlan, chief of creature and droid effects, told people, this character is much better executed as a cgi character. Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. While the sith were the sworn enemies of the jedi and were very commonly known to the jedi as their wors. The only time you hear the words darth plagueis in all of the star wars movies, you hear the motif that also happens to be the main motif of snoke. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Andy serkis confirms supreme leader snoke is not darth. Taking place in the years leading up to the first star wars prequel film, the phantom menace, lucenos novel mostly just engages in gapfilling, expanding on the role that sith lord darth plagueis played in training and.
The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death. According to james lucenos book darth plagueis, his master was darth tenebrous also known as rugess nome. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. At some point, snoke must have found the wreckage of the death star on the forest moon endor, and was infected by darth plagueis when he came upon the corpse of palpatine. Basically a series that mixes novel content with leias short time as a jedi. I believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars.
Need a darth plagueis, sidious, maul, dooku, asaj trilogy. Part of the initial arrival at darth plagueis was born out of a fan desire for everything in star wars to be connected, in the same way, fans speculated rey was a skywalker, finn was. Sep 06, 2017 andy serkis confirms supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise he. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. Episode ix hasnt come out yet, so its possible we could get some type of revelation in the movie or a novel tie in. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. The last jedi seemingly died with snoke, but the story could still be true for star wars.
Nov 08, 2018 for years, fans have theorized that snoke might be darth plagueis. The last jedi as fans scrambled to discover the true identity of the new villain and master to kylo ren, supreme leader snoke. The phantom sith lord darth sidious had created snoke to prepare ren for his future as the galaxys new emperor. Im sure that the idea of snoke being darth plagueis absolutely is something that came up in the discussions about what to do with the film there was, after all, a rumor suggesting that darth ruin though long dead would play into the plot somehow, but even then they made it clear that snoke was always a sort of plot device by which he. Donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. The force awakens, in which he is introduced as the supreme leader of the first order, a rogue military junta formed from the fallen galactic empires remains. The darth plagueis book explores the life of palpatines sith master sith and jedi often fall victim to their own narrow view of the force. St why snoke is darth plagueis jedi council forums.
But if snoke was to announce himself benedict cumberbatch style as darth. Darth plagueis by james luceno, is part of the star wars expanded universe. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Snoke is darth plagueis and star wars 9s real villain. Darth plagueis, a dark lord of the sith who was so powerful he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create. The darth plagueis theory is predicated on the idea that the sith lord weighs as heavily with lovers of star wars as the star trek baddie khan noonien singh does with fans of that rival science fiction saga. In star wars canon, its unknown who trained darth plagueis. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library. By the time of the battle of grail city, some first order officers, such as colonel barrut and her crew, werent aware of snokes death and rens rise to power. Apr 19, 2019 at some point, snoke must have found the wreckage of the death star on the forest moon endor, and was infected by darth plagueis when he came upon the corpse of palpatine.
What is snokes real connection to darth vader and palpatine. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. Snoke is a clone of this forgotten sith lord inverse. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to. As such, the only proof that plagueis actually existed was from palpatine himself.
Spoiler darth plagueis is snoke and then is the broom. The last jedi was the shocking death of supreme leader snoke. This star wars ix theory about snoke connects to a. Now i am a pretty big star wars fan but there are sooooo many other things to enjoy and at the end of the day my heart is more concerned with superheroes but that doesnt mean speculating on snoke is a bad idea. Abrams, lawrence kasdan, and michael arndt for the 2015 film star wars. How could snoke be darth plagueis if he was killed by emperor. Its a wonder he wasnt killed years before his first chronological appearance. As the user explains, snokewhose identity remains a controversial. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis, and his dual efforts to conquer the galaxy and achieve immortality through manipulation of the midichlorians that. The snoke is plagueis theory was born out of early speculation for star wars. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians.
He serves as the posthumous overarching antagonist of the skywalker saga of films despite being mentioned once and the titular villainous protagonist of the 2012 novel darth plagueis. Darth plagueis is a dark, thorough, and highly enjoyable tale of the two men who transformed a millennia old republic into an empire. Dec 18, 2017 snokes connection with darth plagueis, darth sidious, and darth vader. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. For me, the only way that could work is if snoke is the given name of darth venamis who was never officially a banitesith and he serves the dark sides wisest force user, darth plagueis. Why darth plagueis was terrified of anakin but sidious embraced and trained him. I, however, protest if he now posessed the body of that boy from my avatar.
Oct 30, 2012 this book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Dec 19, 2015 darth plagueis, hiding from sidious, becomes snoke, founder of the knights of ren, who will help him rule in a new period of darkness. Why snoke is darth plagueis page 20 jedi council forums. A master of the force and a seeker of arcane lore, snoke possessed the knowledge and power that made him the undisputed heir to the contingency crafted by the sith lord darth sidious before his demise. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark lord of the sith and heir to the lineage of darth bane. Kylo ren rey snoke and darth plagueis in star wars 9. The character of darth plagueis simply did not exist until his creation for the episode iii script, and even then the mention was merely a plot device with which.
Its like the line darth plagueis the wise starts the motif, which you only hear once, with his fricking name. If hes a muun, these plagueis rumors will continue, but if not, we can safely assume that snoke is a new character. In legendseu canon darth plagueis book plagueis was a muun. Snokes connection with darth plagueis, darth sidious, and. The force awakens, star wars fans have been wondering if he is in fact darth plagueis. The only time you hear the words darth plagueis in all of the star wars movies. One of the most controversial decisions made with star wars. As darth tenebrous, he used his keen intellect to study the scientific aspects regarding the force and its applications.
I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical. Darth plagueis is the posthumous overarching antagonist of the star wars franchise. Oct 15, 2015 donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. Pablo hidalgo of the lucasfilm story group dismissed the darth plagueis theory in may 2016, and raxs death in the 2017 novel aftermath. This brings us to the first reason why supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis.
Is there evidence to suggest that supreme leader snoke is darth. Born under the name of hego damask ii, and remembered as darth plagueis the wise, is a muun dark lord of the sith, heir to the. Spoiler darth plagueis is snoke and then is the broom boy. Is there evidence to suggest that supreme leader snoke is. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. For years, fans have theorized that snoke might be darth plagueis. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in fact sith lord darth plagueis. The legend of darth plagueis palpatine tells anakin of the legend of darth plagueis, a sith lord who was said to be so powerful he could both create life and prevent people from dying. Then i heard that disney halted production on all noncanon toysaction figures, except for darth plagueis and mara jade, which suggests that they are going to be using these characters at some. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. As nome, he was known galaxywide as a designer of luxury spacecraft. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. This episode we talk about the darth plagueis theory in star wars episo.
A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. Nov 27, 2015 for over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise. Dec 28, 2015 i believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars. Now, this points out another fan theory that suggests that snoke is darth plagueis, the midichlorian manipulator dark lord sith, who trained darth sidious. Having seen and analyzed the force awakens over 7 times in past 5 days, ive got a bone to pick with darth plagueis theories. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the. Palpatine could lure anakin towards the dark side of the force, knowing full well of his concerns over losing padme. Leading up to the movie, snoke was one of the most theorized aspects of the movie, and not just with the plagueis theory. While book s have been written that include darth plagueis in the past, theyve all passed into legends. The force awakens villain snoke probably isnt darth plagueis a popular fan theory suggests that the mysterious figure played by andy serkis could be a sith lord. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. He could influence the midichlorians to create life.
Nov, 2017 apparently theories on snokes true identity litter the web, most focusing on darth plagueis. Palpatine, who was trained by plagueis confirmed by the star wars encylopedia. Eu, there were several different dark side sects that were different from the sith. Darth vader, newly anointed sith lord, is ascendant. Star wars 9 palpatine theory how the rise of skywalker. Though not a sith, snoke was nonetheless a master of the. The last jedi shockingly killed off supreme leader snoke, ending most fan. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Snoke works in the background during the days of the empire, preparing to return to his original plans once plagueis revenge is complete upon sidious. In the same way palpatine book ended the first two trilogies as the ultimate villain, darth plagueis could come in at the end and reveal that even palpatine and his empire were simply caught up in the web of an even bigger schemer all along. Plus, its even been confirmed snoke has no connection or involvemen. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Andy serkis confirms supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life.
Snoke was a forcesensitive humanoid male who rose to absolute power as supreme leader of the first order during the new republic era. In the old star wars expanded universe continuity r. Episode ix, making darth plagueis the biggest star wars villain of them all. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Mar 24, 2017 since the first picture of snoke was released prior to release of episode vii. It appears things are as you suspected, lord vader. The force awakens villain snoke probably isnt darth plagueis a popular fan theory suggests that the mysterious figure played by andy serkis could be a sith lord mentioned. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even. In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office. This tidbit about the sith lord s species, according to luceno, came from lucas himself.
Though not a sith, snoke was nonetheless a master of the dark side of the force. Although there was much speculation about who snoke might turn out to be one popular theory was that hed turn out to be a sith lord. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. The force awakens is out in just a few days, and well all have the chance to see supreme leader snoke for ourselves. Anakin is very receptive to the myth, as nightmares of padmes death have haunted him relentlessly. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. The popular star wars fan theory that supreme leader snoke would be revealed as darth plagueis in star wars.
Where did lord snoke come from if darth sidious emperor. Released in 2012 it now falls outside the official canon cut off point in 2014 but is filled with. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. He is a cgi character voiced and performed by andy serkis. One thing we know is canon, however if georges word when he still owned star wars still stands as canon, is plagueis was a muun. The movie revealed that snoke was a clone, and the book revealed. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. In fact, it is neither good nor evil, dark nor light.
Is darth plagueis seen on screen in the phantom menace. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for the. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. If the last jedi didnt convince you, for the past year prior to its release pablo hidalgo was explic. Prolific star wars novelist luceno millennium falcon, 2008, etc. I was left giddy after finding out the answers to mysteries i, as a fan, had pondered for over a decade. Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. Dec 10, 2015 my theory snoke is the grand inquisitor or at least one of the brothers from star wars rebels tv series. In the same way palpatine bookended the first two trilogies as the ultimate.