Star Wars Episode 8 is upon us.
Finally we will get to see Luke Skywalker again.
But aside from the Jedi Master the probably most mysterious character of the franchise
is also set to return: Supreme Leader snoke.
The dubious leader of the so called first order is shrowded in mystery.
Where does he come from?
How old is he?
And what is his endgame?
A new fan theory may offer answers to all of these questions.
To be on the safe side I'd like to issue a spoiler warning.
After all if this theory is in fact true, it does adress plot points of both episode
8 and episode 9.
Who is Snoke?
Should we choose to believe in the fan theory, Supreme Leader Snoke is an ancient Sith who
witnessed the old republic and was present during the Sith War.
As one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy he was laid to rest in a tomb by his
loyal followers.
However Snoke managed to find something, that already Palaptine mentioned - the path to
immortality.
Up until now the only real on screen depiction of immortality were the jedi force ghosts.
If a jedi manages to become one with the force he or she returns as a non coporial being.
Snoke on the other hand is flesh and blood.
The force ghosts are the key to his immortality though.
According to the theory the dark lord laid in his tomb like a mummy, yet was able to
regenerate himself.
He achieved that through the help of the jedi force ghosts, whom he literally fed on.
This is why he first awoke after the execution of order 66 when the jedi council was wiped
out.
In a particular novel emperor palpatine felt an awakening of an ancient dark force and
started to look for said force.
This could have been Snoke.
Should this theory reveal itself to be true, it could have a huge impact on the upcoming
star wars chapters.
After all it already has been rumored that Obi Wan may return in one shape or form.
Perhaps we will even witness Snoke absorbing his force ghost.
This would definitely be a both shock and an expansion of the mythology of the force.
This could also explain Luke's attitude.
In the trailer he states that the jedi must end.
Perhaps he is a ware of th threat that Snoke poses.
He knows that the existence of the jedi will continue to feed this beast, which is why
he is looking for an alternative to the jedi.
And this is where the balance of the light and darkness comes to play; something that
is mentioned in the trailer as well.
So we might witness a new interpretation of the force.
And when talking about the balance of the force let us take a quick look at the prequels.
These films mentioned a prophecy regarding a chosen one who was set to bring balance
to the force.
Initially it is Anakin Skywalker who is assumed to be this chosen one.
But until this very day we still do not know who came up with this prophecy.
According to the theory it was Snoke himself who wrote it.
Thus he motivated the jedi to keep on looking for powerfukl beings, that could eventually
help Snoke to regain his power.
That is why he is now after Luke , the last jedi.
Should he absorb his power he will have his original strength back.
The fact that we saw Ben Solo talking to the burned darth vader mask, without Anakin Skywalkers
ghost being present could have been a hint at this theory.
What if Snoke merely lied to Kylo Ren about being able to contact his grandfather like
that.
The real ghost of Anakin Skywalker could have been destroyed by Snoke as well.
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