Snoke is the Supreme Leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren's master until the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, when he is betrayed by his apprentice, who chooses to kill his own master to save Rey's life. Supreme Leader Snoke is one of the main antagonists of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. and KILLS HIS TRUE ENEMY!” ―Snoke to Rey just before being betrayed by Kylo Ren I see him turning the lightsaber to strike true. The post (shown below, right) has been viewed more than 5.7 million times in one year.“ You think you can turn him? Pathetic child, I cannot be betrayed. Eight months later, on September 10th, YouTuber Vincent Vendetta positing the idea that Mace Winu, the Jedi played by Samuel L. On February 22nd, 2016, YouTuber Jon Solo published a video called "Snoke's Identity CONFIRMED?!" The post (shown below, left) received 2.2 million views in a year and a half. Four days later, YouTuber StarWarsHeadquarters published a video entitled "Who is Snoke?" The video (shown below, right) explores the various theories that crept up since the character's introduction, receiving more than 580,000 views as of September 2017. The video (shown below, left) received more than 620,000 views. The following day, YouTuber The Comic Book Cast posted a video entitled "Snoke Explained Star Wars The Force Awakens." In the video, the narrator tells some of the information from The Force Awakens novelization, which explores Snoke's history in more detail. On December 22nd, Business Insider published a theory that Snoke was the infamous Darth Plagueis, the infamous Sith lord mentioned in Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith (image below). Then, knowing Luke is the most powerful (and still living) Force user out there, you find a weak point you can exploit to take control of that power-what better than a disenchanted, emo youth of the same bloodline? Turn that youth to the Dark Side, bring down the new Jedi Order from within, and move your pieces into checkmate position." However, you can watch from the shadows as he eliminates the Jedi Order, builds up the Empire, draws out the Son of Skywalker, and self-destructs, leaving you the perfect opportunity to swoop in, corral the Empire's remnants, and take control of the galaxy without needing to do any real legwork. Now, as an injured/resurrected Sith Lord, you know you can't return and face your old apprentice one-on-one because he'll kick the crap out of you. "You create an illusion, or do die and self-resurrect, or are just gravely injured and able to heal using the Force. Another Redditor DoctorSteve03 responded in the affirmative, elaborating on the theory that Plagueis was Snoke, laying out the theory that all of this was Plagueis' plan. Shortly after the inital post was made, Redditor jedifan421 responded, noting that the theme songs for both Plagueis and Snoke were very similar. The post (shown below) received more than 1,800 points (89% upvoted) and 890 comments before archival. On December 19th, 2015, Redditor cgcallahan0 posted in the /r/StarWars subreddit "(Spoilers) About Supreme Leader Snoke" in which the author starts a discussion about Snoke's use of holograms. The following year, a Vanity Fair profile on the film revealed this to be the case-Serkis was to play the computer-generated character Supreme Leader Snoke.Īfter The Force Awakens premiere in December 2015, Google mentions of "Who is Snoke" rose significantly. While his character name was then kept secret, many began speculating that he'd be playing a CGI character, given that the performer is mostly known for his motion capture performances in such films as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On April 29th, 2014, the official Star Wars] website announced that Andy Serkis had joined the cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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