This whole article will be replete with spoilers for the force awakens, so consider yourself warned. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in fact sith lord darth plagueis. Star wars reveals the terrifying vision darth plagueis had. As the creative executive of lucasfilms story group, there are few people with as much insight into the full story of the third trilogy or the overall universal plotlines. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Is snoke really darth plagueis in the force awakens. It also adds some very interesting details about the siths grand plan for destroying the jedi and how the plan evolves based on opportunities and. The snokeplagueis hypothesis is now caught in a paradox. Another site posted a supposed excerpt from said novel of lines between snoke and ren that didnt make it into the film and i wanted to verify it. In tfa, the first order shows up out of nowhere, and eventually we meet its mysterious bossman, supreme leader snoke. Benedict cumberbatch style as darth plagueis in episode viii.
Darth plagueis the wise found a way to cheat death or have power over it he may have chosen snoke as his vessel for a reason. There seems to be two loose ends that fit nicely together. The wise was one of the titles given to darth plagueis. We reveal the true identity of snoke to be that of a. Episode ix the rise of skywalker is a 2019 american epic space opera film produced, cowritten, and directed by j. Heck everyone thinks sidious is the strongest sith ever, but i think it was darth bane who killed all the sith to start the rule of 2. Like rarely did events play out as imagined, in any case. James lucenos new book, darth plagueis, largely retells the story of episode i the phantom menace but from the sith perspective of palpatines master and then of palpatine himself. Revenge of the sith is when supreme chancellor palpatine, soontobe emperor, tells anakin the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. There is so much more about star wars than the movies.
No the clone of sate pestage isnt far from being the almost dead hego damask darth plagueis. Star trek picard episode 9 discussion and roundtable live midnights edge 837 watching live now 1998 ecf bulls vs pacers michael jordan great performance duration. Kylo ren, i watched the galactic empire rise, and then fall. Theory linking snoke, palpatine and darth plagueis makes total sense a new star wars theory makes a convincing case.
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. Donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. Snokes theme is nigh on identical to that of the opera scene in rots where we learn about darth plagueis. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. In the force awakens, is supreme leader snoke actually. In episode vii, it is said that the supreme leader is very wise.
We knew there was an emperor in episode 4, but we didnt know he was the power behind darth vader. What makes this even more remarkable is that much of it is information i never thought would see the light of day. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. In episode 8 we will learn who the power is behind snoke, and we will learn that it is sheev palpatine. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Josh gives 3 reasons why snoke is most likely darth plagueis.
I believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars. Andy serkis rejects supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis. Lord phanatic, black 11 wampa 1030th resistance squad moderator. He mentions darth plagueis the sith who discovered this. There are several clues that point into this direction. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Sidious then claims he died, which seems odd, given that kind of power. Which villain in the star wars saga was labelled wise. Hence, its not his original form, thus appearing as a different specie. Snoke is not darth plagueis page 2 star wars nightly.
Though he never comes out and says it, it is heavily implied that palpatine, as a sith apprentice to darth plagueis, killed his master shortly after plagueis uncovered some of the greatest secrets of. Darth plagueis audible audiobook unabridged james luceno. In an article featuring new images of maz kanata and supreme. Plagueis was darth jar jar and in his infinite wisdom he tried to destroy the star wars franchise so that the last three movies never got made. This video contains his words and excerpts from the audiobook darth plagueis, by james luceno. Supreme leader snokes true identity has been the subject of much speculation. Andy serkis rejects supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis theory we have three new star wars. I cant shake this totally believable theory about the new star wars villain. The prequel trilogy explored palpatines political rise to power over the galactic senate and the original trilogy showed his attempts at squashing any who oppose his empires reign. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. Of all the new characters in the latest star wars trilogy, snoke is. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream.
Ive already told many friends about this audio book, both for the story and the excellent performance of mister davis. In the same way that the past was reconfigured by selective memory, future events, too, were moving targets. What was one of the most memorable moments of star wars. Its obvious he put his full heart and soul into writing this. Episode vii the force awakens released, the mastermind villain behind the scenes of the entire star wars saga was emperor palpatine a. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. The gullible prattle on about the triumph of truth and justice, of individualism and free will. The force awakens villain snoke probably isnt darth plagueis. On this episode your hosts nathan and mark are joined by peter morrison, founder of lightsaber rattling, and they discuss the star wars novel darth plagueis. It gives you such an interesting insight into how events were set up leading in to episode 1. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. Ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. You can tell who know star wars, and the people that watched the movies and think they know star wars. In star wars rebels, we see the inquisitors hunting down forcesensitive children to prevent another jedi order, or any force threat to palpatine for that matter.
Andy serkis basically confirmed snoke is not darth plagueis. The force awakens is, so lets just skip straight to the spoilerspeculation talk. Star wars movies makes up about 2% of star wars lore. Snoke is totally darth plagueis a new theory for star. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force.
Enjoy for all you darth plagueis fans, please keep your comments respectfull as this has been a very controversial subject. Andy serkis says supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis. Darth plagueis, the sith lord mentioned back in star wars. Star wars last jedi theory links snoke, palpatine and. Page 2 of 5 snoke is not darth plagueis posted in star wars. Perhaps done through a similar practice performed by tenebrae a. Easily the best star wars audio production would you recommend this audiobook to a friend. How darth plagueis killed his master by star wars reading club. The biggest plot hole if snoke is indeed not darth plagueis is how he could remain undetected by vader and palpatine for the years of the galactic civil war.
Its less action oriented, and instead focuses more on political intrigue. New snoke theory is another link to darth plagueis star wars supervillain snoke has often been tied to darth plagueis in fan theories. Andy serkis confirmed a few months ago that supreme leader snoke is not secretly darth plagueis, the sith master of life and death. Then in episode vii the force awakens we find a sith lord who has appeared from no where. I dont need to tell you how big a deal star wars episode vii. Having seen the downfall of his apprentice in the origianls, plagueis the wise knew that the darkside would inevitably be defeated in star wars 9. This episode we talk about the darth plagueis theory in star wars episode 7. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook full aydan memmedova. In episode iii, darth sidious explains to anakin the power of the dark side to save people from death. It is the third installment of the star wars sequel trilogy, following the force awakens 2015 and the last jedi 2017, and the final episode of the ninepart skywalker saga. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to.