Sorry, star wars fans, that snoke darth plagueis theory has. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Jan 28, 2016 this theory explains that supreme leader snoke is actually two people in one body, darth plagueis and darth vader. Star wars episode 7 snoke is both plagueis and vader. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis theory explained. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. If they could take star wars to those kinda depths.
In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. One of the most popular theories postulates that snoke is actually emperor palpatines onetime sith master darth plagueis reincarnated. I believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Dec 20, 2015 page 2 of 5 snoke is not darth plagueis posted in star wars. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in fact sith lord darth plagueis. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be.
Episode iii revenge of the sith, palpatine tells anakin skywalker the story about a dark sith lord who had the ability to cheat death. New snoke theory is another link to darth plagueis star wars supervillain snoke has often been tied to darth plagueis in fan theories and theyre continuing to come thick. James lucenos darth plagueis is a runup to the events before the time of episode i. The force awakens, theories abounded about the true identity of the apparent mastermind behind the first order, supreme leader snoke. Snoke is not darth plagueis page 2 star wars nightly. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory by the. 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. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Lord phanatic, black 11 wampa 1030th resistance squad moderator. 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. Kylo ren, i watched the galactic empire rise, and then fall.
This theory explains that supreme leader snoke is actually two people in one body, darth plagueis and darth vader. Aug 27, 2016 the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise hd star wars episode iii revenge of the sith. Andy serkis confirmed a few months ago that supreme leader snoke is not secretly darth plagueis, the sith master of life and death. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and. Dec 29, 2015 is snoke really darth plagueis in the force awakens. The force awakens, rumors had run rampant that this villain may actually be darth plagueis. Abrams was at one time considering a female character design for snoke which would contradict the plagueis theory since palpatine confirmed plagueis is a male character. Of all the new characters in the latest star wars trilogy, snoke is. But of course he already made a movie with darth plagueis in it. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the.
Snoke shouldve just been darth plagueis and that shouldve already been revealed in episode 7. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Speculation the official snoke discussion thread the cantina. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis, according to a. We knew there was an emperor in episode 4, but we didnt know he was the power behind darth vader. I think it will be all new characters and only loosely, if at all, related to anything weve seen. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use. Darth plagueis was first mentioned in the 2005 star wars film revenge of the sith, which many consider to be the least terrible of the much.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Andy serkis basically confirmed snoke is not darth plagueis. Oct 15, 2015 donate to help improve frequency and quality of content.
Star wars fans have come up with some wild theories on supreme leader snokes true identity, so we offer up a shocking answer of our own. You can watch the clip above, but here in the main quote. As reported by lots of sites, the music that plays when snoke shows up is the same music from the part of revenge of the sith when palpatine talks about plagueis. He was apparently entombed in a force chamber for years to keep his darkness. I wont pretend to be the first person to theorise this. Plagueis isnt eu though, he was sidious master, thats a fact set in canon stone.
In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. In episode vii, it is said that the supreme leader is very wise. Speculation rian johnson trillogy will center around darth. Jan, 2016 they will pause the movie for a brief intermission so that everyone can go read some novel that most of the audience has never heard of and didnt know was canon so they can realize how cool it is that darth plagueis is back. Then again, serkis was cast very early in the process so they did choose to go with a. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel. We will be going into some star wars episode 9 spoilers. 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. Of course, lucasfilm does a good job on all the star wars audio. If youre a fan who has been buying into the snoke darth plagueis theory that ties the new first order villain to revenge of the sith, we have bad news. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. It fits with the episode 7 theme of mirroring episode 4.
The wise was one of the titles given to darth plagueis. Joking aside, theres some decentish evidence in favor of the theory that snoke is actually darth plagueis. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. Star wars anglais cd livre audio, version integrale. Nov 08, 2018 the popular star wars fan theory that supreme leader snoke would be revealed as darth plagueis in star wars. Having seen the downfall of his apprentice in the origianls, plagueis the wise knew that the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The last jedi as fans scrambled to discover the true identity of the new villain and master to kylo ren, supreme leader snoke. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to darth. 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. The last jedi leak claims to have revealed that supreme leader snokes name is in fact an acronym the news comes from star wars expert mike zeroh who claims to have a. Dec 28, 2015 i believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars.
There are several clues that point into this direction. Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. 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. In tfa, the first order shows up out of nowhere, and eventually we meet its mysterious bossman, supreme leader snoke. How darth plagueis killed his master by star wars reading club.
Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. From start to finish star wars darth plagueis is filled with action, but not a lot of the lightsaberblater bolts kind of action that all star wars novels have at least some amount of. 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. Kylo ren meets darth plagueis master scene original star wars. Dec 30, 2015 plagueis isnt eu though, he was sidious master, thats a fact set in canon stone. Anakin is very receptive to the myth, as nightmares of padmes death have haunted him relentlessly. Dec 30, 2015 darth plagueis was first mentioned in the 2005 star wars film revenge of the sith, which many consider to be the least terrible of the muchmaligned prequel trilogy. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. In the force awakens, is supreme leader snoke actually. Darth plagueis by luceno, james from amazons fiction books store. Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. Too much time filling in episode 1 backstory and trying to fill lucass plot holes.
Having seen and analyzed the force awakens over 7 times in past 5 days, ive got a bone to pick with darth plagueis theories. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. They will pause the movie for a brief intermission so that everyone can go read some novel that most of the audience has never heard of and didnt know was canon so they can realize how cool it is that darth plagueis is back. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. Star wars episode 8 the last jedi snoke essense transfer. 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.
Its like the line darth plagueis the wise starts the motif, which you only hear once, with his fricking name. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. My theory snoke is the grand inquisitor or at least one of the brothers from star wars rebels tv series. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. 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. In the force awakens, is supreme leader snoke actually darth. The force awakens soundtrack album has a track entitled snoke, which some claim is the same music playing during the star wars. Supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis why episode 7. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. The only time you hear the words darth plagueis in all of the star wars movies, you hear the motif that also happens to be the main motif of snoke.
A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. The force awakens is, so lets just skip straight to the spoilerspeculation talk. Part of the initial arrival at darth plagueis was born out of a fan desire for everything in star wars to be connected, in the same way, fans speculated rey was a. Supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis why episode 7 confirms it. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. Enjoy for all you darth plagueis fans, please keep your comments respectfull as this has been a very controversial subject. This is mind blowing not clickbait snoke plagueis is in star wars episode 3 revenge of the sith facebook page. This is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy. We talk about the theory that darth plagueis will be making an appearance of some kind in star wars. This whole article will be replete with spoilers for the force awakens, so consider yourself warned. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. In episode 8 we will learn who the power is behind snoke, and we will learn that it is sheev palpatine. The force awakens book for instance, its revealed that j.
In episode 8 we will learn who the power is behind snoke, and. The star wars cast weighs in star wars universe has given its audience. Nov 27, 2015 my immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Is snoke really darth plagueis in the force awakens.
This story is canon the back story of darth plagueis and darth sidious was developed handinglove with the highest authorities at lucasfilm, to ensure that nothing contradicts george lucass vision of his creations. Palpatine tells anakin of the legend of darth plagueis, a sith lord who was said to be so powerful he could both create life and prevent people from dying. An audiobook reading of an excerpt from the original script for star. The gullible prattle on about the triumph of truth and justice, of individualism and free will. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. Star wars episode 7 snoke is both plagueis and vader youtube. The snoke is plagueis theory was born out of early speculation for star wars. This story is filled with the brilliant scheming, plotting and. Fortyseven standard years before the harrowing reign of emperor palpatine. May 12, 2016 ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. Ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. Is andy serkis character, snoke, the same character as darth plagueis, whose canonicity is something of much repute. Jan 10, 2012 this wasnt just another star wars novel.
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. It gives you such an interesting insight into how events were set up leading in to episode 1. Star wars 9 the rise of skywalker will see palpatine and snoke revealed as the creations of darth plagueis, according to a new fan theory. Thats just a practical reality when hes 7footsomething tall. Sorry, star wars fans, that snoke darth plagueis theory. 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.
Mar 24, 2017 star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. The gullible prattle on about the triumph of truth and justice, of. The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise hd star wars episode iii revenge of the sith. Page 2 of 5 snoke is not darth plagueis posted in star wars. This episode we talk about the darth plagueis theory in star wars episode 7.
The last jedi seemingly died with snoke, but the story could still be true for star wars. Episode 8 director rian johnson has already emphasized that the upcoming film will be light on revelations with regard to snoke, but his identity is expected to impact the franchise in big ways according to the youtuber, snoke is an ancient sith from the old republic. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to. Episode ix, making darth plagueis the biggest star wars villain of them all. Is star wars supreme leader snoke actually darth plagueis. 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. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date.
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