The force has awoken and it left plenty of mysteries in its wake. The rebellion did indeed topple the empire after return of the jedi and. The book reveals many surprises, but welcome ones to be sure, on. Hes just an evil entity who rose to power sometime after return of the jedi, but hes an original character, and. Typical of most villains on the dark side of the force, snoke ruled from a. Luckily, theres marvels new run of age of resistance comic books, which. Snoke was a force sensitive humanoid male who rose to absolute power as supreme leader of the first order during the new republic era. In the force awakens, it was revealed that kylo ren is actually the son of general leia organa and han solo. Snoke s identity is actually revealed in the force awakens novelization so bear with me for a second as this is my first post ever but i really wanted to share this.
Snokes episode 9 prequel comic has kylo ren destroy star wars. A word of warning however, if you havent seen it then you should know there will be mild spoilers after the end of. His scenes are the least interesting, least meaningful in the movie, and he does the least of any named character to advance i. Empires end might give us some new information on the inexplicable power behind the first order. Forget jake skywalker, canto bight, snokes death, porgs, and reys parents leaving her at the fire station on jakku so they could keep their cash for corellian reserve. After the jump you can see some more theories about the possible identity of supreme leader snoke, connect the dots between arthurian legend and the force awakens, find out what obiwan kenobis. Snoke was a powerful figure, skilled with the dark side of the force, who had trained the force sensitive kylo ren and at least one other apprentice. After all, the supreme leader is the one who felt an awakening, and he could have his sights set on rey, sensing that shes a great threat to his objectives. Why its difficult to watch the last jedi directly after. Prior to the release of the rise of skywalker, the 2019 comic book star wars.
The force awakens as the new version of the emperor complete with threatening hologram, fans began to wonder if snoke was somehow tied to. Snoke was a forcesensitive humanoid male who rose to absolute power. The book was great when the time between the force awakens and the last jedi felt particularly long for this star wars fan. Abrams and neal scanlan didnt want the character to look old and decrepit like darth sidious, and even considered making him female.
When the film came out, i knew this would be the best way to really get inside the heads of the characters. Snoke contemplates that after kylo ren kills rey and the resistance is. Snokes appearance underwent many changes throughout the development of the force awakens, with the characters final appearance not being decided on until october 2015, two months before the films release. Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. There was no grand plan, no great answers were conceived, and even if. Jj picked out a maquette he liked and then we took it to a full.
Theyve also been mentioned in comics, and in the aforementioned reference books. The book focuses on the battle of jakku one year after return of the jedi. Its not quite the supreme leader snoke origin story most fansdismayed by the lack of exploration the force awakens and the last jedi gave the villain before his untimely bisectionhave. The force awakens, the blockbuster film directed by j. The mysteries to be uncovered after this years triumphant return for the space opera saga. Some of those questions will be answered by the force. Why was the character snoke such a letdown in star wars. 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. The force awakens and the last jedi proves difficult for more reasons than what some fans normally dislike about episode viii. The force awakens novel hints at answers we didnt get from the movie.
The force awakens is a liveaction feature film, set in the sequel era, written by lawrence kasdan, j. I am convinced at this point beyond any doubt that snoke is actually none other then the emperor palpatine himself or darth sidious, if you will. Snokes backstory finally explained by last jedi book. He sat in a chair and said a bunch of blunt, utilitarian exposition. Well, after the events of the last jedi, jedi councils ken napzok and mark reilly are here to offer their thoughts on the most talked about snoke theories and what they mean now. The empire in its original form is not still standing. Snoke almost became a female at one point, writes senior sculptor ivan manzella in the art of star wars. Identified specifically as the unknown regions commonly confused with wild space in the novel tarkin, the unknown regions have been mentioned in nine canon novels before and after the release of star wars. Its such an awesomely entertaining movie, but by the end of it, we were left with just as many questions as were answered. However, in the last jedi, the tension between snoke and kylo comes to a head after the supreme leader has captured rey daisy ridley, and kylo uses the force. Snoke, as we know, is someone very old and powerful. New star wars 8 book reveals why supreme leader 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. That film gave us so little information about him that viewers went wild with theories that he could. This is based off things seen in the force awakens books and some stuff from star wars rebels. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens the books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe. Just who or what is supreme leader snoke from star wars. The last jedi makes the force awakens much more interesting. Since the force awakens was released in 2015, star wars fans have been wondering if kylo ren will turn to the light side of the force or if snoke will turn rey to. While a dark side student killing off their master isnt out of the ordinary for star wars, the timing of this move was certainly shocking.
In one of the quieter moments of the force awakens, he voices his indecision. The force awakens may have revitalized the fanbase, but it crippled the story that followed it. Although young ben was taken in by luke skywalker to train in the ways of the jedi, the boy allegedly turned against his uncle and became snoke s apprentice. We dissect all the information we have to deduce his identity there has been an awakening. The last jedi s most controversial decisions was the death of supreme leader snoke at the hands of his apprentice, kylo ren. The last jedi novelization reveals more on snokes past. So after reading some theories on the internet about snoke ive decided to come up with my own theory. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The force awakens star wars kindle edition by foster, alan dean. Star wars books and comics about kylo ren a youtini curated. Powerful with the force, he seduces ben solo to the dark side.
The force awakens is a series of 19 books and comics that feature content related to the film star wars. Im working on the assumption that most, if not all of you, that are reading this have already seen the force awakens so im not going to dwell hugely on the story. For those frustrated by the lack of information about supreme leader snoke, andy serkis feels your pain. Snokes backstory finally explained by last jedi book and serkis. He was also the unseen overarching antagonist of the first season of the animated television series star wars resistance, as well as a. Supreme leader snoke 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. These stories, part of the official star wars canon, were released throughout the final months of 2015, leading up to the release of the. We know from the first journey to the force awakens books that the empire tried to regroup, and suffered a big defeat on jakku. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Snoke s backstory finally explained by last jedi book and serkis. Dawson and bait by alan dean foster more than thirty years ago, star wars burst onto the big screen and became a cultural phenomenon. Snoke wasnt anybody in the force awakens one of star wars. Following the events of the force awakens, snoke reprimands hux for his failings as a. New marvel star wars comic to reveal how snoke trained.
Supreme leader snoke detail revealed by star wars expert. The new star wars comic turns snoke into kylo rens evil yoda. I wasnt expecting it to be written as eloquently as it is, and for kylo ren to be quite as wellspoken either. The force awakens graphic novel adaptation appears in. After the force awakens, where does star wars go next. Snoke s first teleconference scene in the force awakens.
In the books, there have been hints of a mysterious dark presence in the unknown regions during the events of the original trilogy. Perhaps the number one question after the force awakens was, who is supreme leader snoke. The force awakens three times already, and it wont be the last time i see it in theaters. After the new republic fell in 34 aby, snoke oversaw the conquest of the. Character profile for snoke from the force awakens star. All of supreme leader snoke scenes in the force awakens. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the force awakens star wars. With nearly universal acclaim from the critics and a box office take that rivals the gdp of a small country, theres no question that the j. In the movie, leia tells han shes sure snoke has turned their. It makes a certain sort of sense that snoke would be after skywalker because he killed darth vader. For most of the force awakens, snoke was this unknowable menace lurking in the shadows.