Dec 30, 2015 plagueis isnt eu though, he was sidious master, thats a fact set in canon stone. But another darth entirely, which means andy serkis is still lying. Dec 19, 2015 i still believe the biggest clue to snoke being plagueis is that the music which plays during palpatines tale of the legend of darth plagueis in ep3 is exactly the same track as snoke s theme. Battle of endor took place 4 years after the battle of yavin. Jan 06, 2016 in the official release of the first stills of supreme leader snoke andy serkis and maz kanata lupita nyongo entertainment weekly confirmed that snoke is just snoke.
If supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis, what are your. There is no evidence that directly proves or disproves that snoke is plagueis. Snoke seems to be missing his lower jaw, which is similar to an injury darth plagueis received years before the phantom menace when he was training palpatine. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. Nov 29, 2017 supreme leader snoke is a dark side user, but star wars. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to. The droid went on to faithfully serve sidious for many years. Kylo ren refers to snoke as being wise, the same descriptor palpatine gives darth plagueis. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. How snoke could be skywalker related in star wars force. Today i present the case that indeed snoke is darth plagueis based upon evidence. Supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis, and if you need more reasons as to why, check out our previous post with plenty of evidence that debunks the theory even further. Revenge of the sith palpatine talks about darth plagueis.
The last jedi seemingly died with snoke, but the story could still be true for star wars. The basis of the theory comes in the soundtrack of the two films. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he. The supreme leader of the first order, the mysterious snoke has no permanent base of operations, preferring to contact his underlings from a mobile command post.
Now a better question would have been was snoke at one point a sith lord named darth. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he. Written by james luceno, audiobook narrated by daniel davis. Considering that this happens in probably the most important scene in tfa just makes this even more relevant. That popular supreme leader snoke theory just took a major. There was no need to directly mention darth plagueis or put that much focus on a metal staff tying rey and plagueis and thats why those aspects wouldnt be in the film. The novel was finally released on january 10, 2012 in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook format. Wilhuff tarkin was born 64 years before the battle of yavin. Dec 28, 2015 the theory, as summarized by the radiotimes, posits that supreme leader snoke and darth plagueis are the same person. Supreme leader snoke misry6 star wars fanon fandom.
Lucasfilms pablo hidalgo says star wars snoke isnt darth. 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. Darth plagueis the wise was first mentioned in canon in revenge of the sith by chancellor palpatine, aka darth sidious. The only way i could even remotely see snoke being plagueis is if snoke were actually his real name, but then youd have to explain why he didnt just continue to use his sith alter ego and instead fashioned a new title and role. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. The force awakens, rumors had run rampant that this villain may actually be darth plagueis. Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. The idea, based on music cues that exist in both the force awakens and revenge of the sith, was that supreme leader snoke was, in reality, darth plagueis, the legendary sith lord that. My 3rd part of the darth plagueis theory for the force awakens and why. May 12, 2016 snoke is beyond ancient and uses the force to cheat death.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Owing to darth plagueis teachings, darth sidious returned after his first death. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim. He is a corpse with a bigass slice through his skull from a previous battle to the death, likely from a lightsabre. After looking at the released photos of snoke, im even less convinced by the popular theory that he is plagueis. There are other hints of plagueis being the one and the same as snoke from the films themselves. Some fan theories have suggested that darth sidious palpatine is darth plagueis in disguise. Supreme leader snoke, the supreme leader, or simply just snoke real name gibs raket, was a major antagonist in the sequel trilogy of star wars, until he reformed and became part of the resistance. He is no longer kylo ren, he is now assumed by darth plagueis, and it is darth plagues desire to rule. Heres everything you need to know about the first orders supreme leader. St why snoke is darth plagueis page 15 jedi council. Is darth plagueis seen on screen in the phantom menace.
That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Today, we have some strong photographic evidence that snoke isnt darth plagueis. Included in these images was a look at supreme leader snoke, who looked suspiciously like darth plagueis. Which of these two would you be more satisfied with if either turned out to be supreme leader snoke. The force awakens the five finest fan theories read more darth plagueis was first mentioned in the 2005 star wars film revenge of the sith, which many consider to be the least. Because as soon as kylo defeated snoke, darth plagueis infected him. 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. Dec 17, 2015 darth sidious, darth vader, darth tyrannus, and kylo ren are alter egossith titles, and ben is a nickname. May 12, 2016 with regards to the latter, it seems we can cross the former mentor of darth sidious aka the emperor off the list.
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. Discussion in star wars movies forum started by douki, dec 23, 2015. This tidbit about the sith lords species, according to luceno, came from lucas himself. 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. That man was darth bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the force made him a natural leader. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to. St why snoke is darth plagueis page 65 jedi council forums.
He is a cgi character voiced and performed by andy serkis. Some time before the clone wars, plagueis was killed by his sith apprentice darth sidious, who took 114d as his inheritance. Path of destruction, drew karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young mans journey from innocence to evil. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. A lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is actually darth plagueis. May 12, 2016 ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars.
Snoke is darth plagueis theory debunked by lucasfilm creative. Is it possible that he is in fact the trainer of emperor palpatine in the ways of the sith, darth plagueis. Supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis theory explained. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis why episode 7.
Jan 06, 2016 a lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is actually darth plagueis. Mar 24, 2017 star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis, according to a star wars theorist. You would need to buy two airplane tickets if you wanted plagueis and snoke at a premiere. Dec 30, 2018 of all the new characters in the latest star wars trilogy, snoke is the one who really has fans guessing. Why supreme leader snoke is darth bane the snoke bane theory duration. I can imagine plagueis growing powerfull enough to free himself and become the new leader of a reformed empire after return of the jedi, under the name of supreme leader snoke. At this point, we have a troubled and vulnerable kylo ren who loses 10 out of 10 times to rey. Han solo grand moff tarkin rose tico watto wicket w. Pablo hidalgo, lucasfilm creative executive, who is responsible for the above quotation has had a lot to say about darth plagueis recently on twitter and has, it would seem, finally put the last nail in the coffin to the popular fan theory that supreme. Anakin skywalker darth sidious snoke vitiate darth plagueis darth nihilus grand inquisitor darth plagueis legends starkiller darth sion. Dec 24, 2015 donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. Supreme leader snoke is quite an enigmatic character, and strangely vulnerable at the same time as being quite powerful. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. One theory regarding the origins and identity of the sequel trilogy s supreme leader snoke is that he is darth plagueis.
There are a few problems i have with snoke being plagueis. Everything darth plagueis did to create anakin skywalker youtube. Rey sunrider was murdered millennia ago, but keeps getting reincarnated. Ive seen dozens of theories on who supreme leader snoke is as we all have. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. The force awakens is actually darth plagueis, the former master to darth sidious, aka the emperor. Who star wars supreme leader snoke might actually be. If supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis, what are. In a new interview with ew, the actor completely denies that notion, claiming snoke is just snoke. The force awakens as the supreme leader of the first order, a military dictatorship resurrected from the fallen galactic empire, which seeks to reclaim control of the galaxy. Then i thought of more simplistic theories, reducing the amount of candidates to those the audiences already. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Serkis says that he was aware of the events in the previous films and says that his character is a new addition to the saga.
Theres no way that the same theme song used for snoke is that of darth plagueis. Andy serkis says supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis. Episode ix, making darth plagueis the biggest star wars villain. Dec 24, 2015 supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis theory explained. The last jedi star andy serkis has confirmed he is not a sith lord. How could snoke be darth plagueis if he was killed by. Darth plagueis is actually, in full, darth plagueis, the wise, and in tfa, while trying to bring kylo ren to the light, han says to him that supreme leader snoke will crush him. Contains spoilers the ultimate is supreme leader snoke. Pablo hidalgo, lucasfilm creative executive, who is responsible for the above quotation has had a lot to say about darth plagueis. It is for you to decide ultimately, but for me, i have indeed decided that snoke is indeed, darth plagueis. The folks at collider checked with their sources and, though they didnt confirm that snoke is plagueis, their sources did confirm that this is what snoke looks like.
There is no evidence that directly proves or disproves that snoke is plagueis, but it certainly seems like the route theyre going on. For most of the skywalker saga, the sith have served as the primary antagonists, with the prequels covering palpatines rise to power and the original trilogy depicting the fall of the empire. Twentythree years later, during the battle of endor, sidious came to be killed by a redeemed anakin skywalker, who turned back to the light side of the force and threw sidious down a reactor shaft to save his son luke. I truly believe this is the only way to save star wars. Plagueis mastered the art of midichlorian manipulation, learned how to create life and save others from death. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. 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. It would give snoke a presence, if they arnt going to go down the plagueis route, just making him another dark side of the force user, or and emperors guard would feel a little meh like a. Why supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis star wars. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in fact sith lord darth plagueis. Pablo hidalgo, creative executive at lucasfilm, has declared that snoke is. Personally, i could more see him being pauan, which is interesting because i can actually see the resemblance to the grand. He could influence the midichlorians to create life.
Palpatine, who was trained by plagueis confirmed by the star wars. Snoke is powerful with the dark side of the force, and seduced ben solo into abandoning the jedi path to become his apprentice. Sorry, star wars fans, that snoke darth plagueis theory. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. May 10, 2016 theres a popular star wars theory out there saying that supreme leader snoke in star wars. If snoke were revealed to be plagueis and in turn the source of darth vaders creation, the surprise would be very similar to the empire strikes back reveal of vader being anakin skywalker. In turn, if rey does end up being a skywalker in some way, this would also mean that snoke. Pablo hidalgo of the lucasfilm story group dismissed the darth plagueis. Supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis theory explained youtube. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Is there evidence to suggest that supreme leader snoke is. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to.
Nov 27, 2015 my immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. This brings us to the first reason why supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise. Snoke clearly has a vendetta against the skywalker line, sidious has more reason than anyone to hunt down skywalker and using lukes nephew to do it is typical palpatine mentality. For a second, i thought it could be sifodyas, but then i saw a lot of people already came up with the theory, so that cant really be it. Who is the best candidate to be snoke besides darth plagueis. It seems a little farfetched following the touching demise at the conclusion of return of the jedi, but there are some convincing and interesting theories. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis, according to a star wars theorist. The popular star wars fan theory that supreme leader snoke would be revealed as darth plagueis in star wars. Rumors continue to range about the identity of supreme leader snoke from episode vii. Grand admiral thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the empire in this epic star wars novel from.
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