Star Wars finally explains Snoke’s origin story in detail

Star Wars Fans were somewhat divided by the events of 2019 The rise of Skywalker, the film that closed the sequel trilogy, with the identity of the Supreme Leader of the First Order Snoke (Andy Serkis) as a plot thread that drew attention.

Snoke was introduced as a dark and potentially dangerous figure in JJ Abrams The awakening of the force before being unceremoniously killed by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in Rian Johnson The last jedi.

Before Snoke was killed, various fan theories circulated about who exactly he was, with speculation ranging from Anakin Skywalker’s evil twin to the resurrected Sith Lord Darth Plagueis.

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With Abrams at the helm again for The rise of Skywalker He quickly touched on who Snoke had been in the film’s opening scenes, with Kylo discovering several Snoke bodies floating in the liquid in Sith Lord Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine’s hidden lair on Exegol.

Palpatine briefly mentions that he “made” Snoke, telling Kylo that it has been “all the voices you’ve heard inside your head”, including Snoke, but Snoke is not discussed in depth after this.

But a new book titled The Star Wars Book Now he has cleared up a bit more of the mystery surrounding Snoke and his abilities, providing more details about his origins.

Twitter user Old Man Blinks has shared a page from the book on Snoke that describes his species as “(artificial) genetic transmission” and claims that even Snoke might not be aware of his true nature.

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He is described in the book as “a strandcast: an artificial genetic construct invented by the resurrected Darth Sidious to be his representative in power,” and the page also claims that “Snoke has free will, but his actions and goals are still orchestrated. Sidious “.

It is also noted that Sidious uses Snoke to circumvent “the lore of a dark side apprentice who kills his master for promotion”, and Kylo’s execution of Snoke does not affect Sidious directly.

These details confirm that Snoke was derived directly from Sidious and that he used as a cover to achieve his dark goals, but that it was also his own free will self and perhaps a lack of full awareness of where he really came from.

However, the question of whether the Snoke we see on screen is the first of its kind to lead the First Order remains unclear, as it has not been explained whether the bodies of Snoke that Kylo sees in the Emperor’s lair are have used or not.

The book also mentions the influence Snoke had on a young Ben Solo – who later became Kylo Ren – confirming that Snoke toyed with Ben’s need for “purpose and belonging” to lead him to the dark side.

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