The last jedi seemingly died with snoke, but the story could still be true for star wars. This books are approved by disney to be considered canon movies is not the be all in star wars, movies are a small % of actual star wars. Actually the clone wars cartoon is also as canon as it gets, and darth maul came back in the clone wars, after eps 1 when he was cut in half. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Mainly cause darth plagueis was the most powerful sith to exist in all star wars history. Darth plagueis is probably worth reading simply if for no other reason other than. The snoke is plagueis theory was born out of early speculation for star wars. The character of darth plagueis is canon, however, as he was mentioned on screen by chancellor palpatine in star wars. I heard that in the new star wars disneyland theme park they did not even acknowledge vader or sidious so yeah. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself.
The noncanon expert describes why darth plagueis was terrified of anakin skywalker but darth sidious embraced and decided to train him as his sith apprentice, explaining how events roughly a. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library. Darth plagueis was first set to be a firstperson narrative. First of all, lets examine what is meant by the statement. Lords of the sith is a bit like a buddy road movie, except that the buddies are evil emperor palpatine and his equally nasty sidekick, darth vader. 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 skywalker, finn was. Here we can really get inside the head of not one but two extremely powerful sith lords and what we see and learn actually makes sense unlike in some other star wars books. I cant shake this totally believable theory about the new star wars villain. Dec 02, 2019 three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side.
Read it, or, if you are illiterate, listen to the audiobook available in all good legitimate audiobook sellers and also youtube. Mar 24, 2017 star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak. Let us know who you think snoke is and if you think hell be back for star wars episode 9. Theres a book called darth plagueis, its easily one of the best written star wars franchise fiction books, if not the best. The rise of darth vader it was somewhere around 2009 i believe. 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. The nice thing about darth plagueis legends novel is it is one of the books that shows the legend of darth plagueis, but at the same time keeps him mysterious, because we dont really know what happened. Born from the machinations of darth tenebrous, darth plagueis was the product of a selective breeding program with the goal of producing a child strong in the force. Why darth plagueis was terrified of anakin but sidious. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For twenty years, an expanded universe of novels, comics, and games have supplemented the films and tv shows to create an incredibly deep and detailed star wars universe. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Plagueis isnt eu though, he was sidious master, thats a fact set in canon stone.
Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. Lets talk about the novels, comics, short stories, tv shows, movies, and reference books. Star wars story group definitively says supreme leader. Saga darth plagueis importance in canon, how important is.
Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Jan 04, 2018 star wars explained says that the only plausible theory that could work is the idea of transfer essence, which in star wars legends, involves moving the consciousness to another body. I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical. The only information from episode iii is that darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. Eventually, snoke, who was in the meantime named darth plagueis, found secret of cheating death by the way of extracting force from its enemy,which aligned him with the dark side and granted him prolonged life. 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. Heres why snoke is not plagueisplagueis is dead, and in the star wars universe, once dead, you dont come back. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Whats the best evidence that supreme leader snoke is not. There is no evidence that directly proves or disproves that snoke is plagueis, but it certainly seems like the route theyre going on. In the force awakens, his history was very much guarded, with plot points teasing he was a new regal leader cut from the. Age of resistance supreme leader snoke implied a direct connection between snoke and palpatine.
The most famous was, however, was that he was darth plagueis, darth sidious sith master, who was mentioned anecdotally in the 2005 film star wars. He is a cgi character voiced and performed by andy serkis. Strange that the dark saber hasnt been refrenced in cw. St why snoke is darth plagueis page 91 jedi council. I do not allow myself to read many star wars books in fact the last time i read one dark lord. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. Dec 29, 2015 star wars is going through a state of transition. Tarkin is canon and there is a palpatine pov chapter where he heads down to the sith shr. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for the. In terms of star wars canon, plagueis is hardly a big beast.
It notably established plagueis to be a muun just as lucas proposed. Snoke seems to be missing his lower jaw, which is similar to an injury darth plagueis received years before the phantom menace when he was training palpatine. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Episode ix, making darth plagueis the biggest star wars villain of them all. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in fact sith lord darth plagueis. Saga darth plagueis importance in canon, how important.
Episode viii the last jedi, the first two installments of the star wars sequel trilogy, released in 2015 and 2017 respectively. The following contains major spoilers for star wars. Plagueis had given the sun guards the night off, and the only other intelligence in the sprawling apartment was the droid 114d, their servant for the occasion, pouring wine into expensive glassware as they removed their cloaks. 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. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis, according to a.
One of the most popular theories postulates that snoke is actually emperor palpatines onetime sith master darth plagueis reincarnated. I would be thrilled if snoke is plagueis, but at the same time, the plagueis novel is one of my alltime favorite star wars books and if it were somehow brought back mostly into canon i would also be thrilled. New snoke theory is another link to darth plagueis star wars supervillain snoke has often been tied to darth plagueis in fan theories. Now i am a pretty big star wars fan but there are sooooo many other things to enjoy and at the end of the day my heart is more concerned with superheroes but. It is what allowed emperor palpatine to survive for a few more years after his death, at least in the noncanon books. We delved into a bunch of the new star wars books to answer a few questions. Feb 10, 2018 the non canon expert describes why darth plagueis was terrified of anakin skywalker but darth sidious embraced and decided to train him as his sith apprentice, explaining how events roughly a. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to. Jul 29, 2017 eventually, snoke, who was in the meantime named darth plagueis, found secret of cheating death by the way of extracting force from its enemy,which aligned him with the dark side and granted him prolonged life.
Dec 21, 2017 snoke s secret origins revealed in last jedi book. From the darth plagueis novel and the darth maul wookieepedia entry though well trained in the ways of the sith and a sith assassin rather than a full apprentice, maul was technically a violation of the rule of two because his own master was at the time apprenticed to another, the muun sith lord darth plagueis. Star wars explained says that the only plausible theory that could work is the idea of transfer essence, which in star wars legends, involves moving the consciousness to another body. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is.
The character of darth plagueis is only mentioned in two canon sources. I do love james star wars books, he really does his homework and creates. The popular star wars fan theory that supreme leader snoke would be revealed as darth plagueis in star wars. Find out why the snoke darth plagueis theories are wrong. The character was created by george lucas as early as the first draft of revenge of the sith dated april 2003 and possibly earlier. The force awakens, in which he is introduced as the supreme leader of the first order, a rogue military junta formed from the fallen galactic empires remains. Three years later, and the new star wars canon contains over 50 films, tv shows, comics, novels, and more, quickly rebuilding one. His story was massively expanded upon in the 2012 star wars legends novel darth plagueis, written by james luceno. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord.
All star wars wavelength books are available in both paperback and ebook format, and are free to read with kindle unlimited. Universe was decanonized, paving the way for an entirely new generation of stories. Plagueis himself survives well into the events of tpm. Episodes viii and ix will not reveal to viewers that snoke. Then i heard that disney halted production on all noncanon toys action figures, except for darth plagueis and mara jade, which suggests that they are going to be using these characters at some point within the canon. Nov, 2017 apparently theories on snokes true identity litter the web, most focusing on darth plagueis. Apparently this star wars novel had been highly anticipated since its announcement years ago, and i had no idea until after i finished it and decided to look it up. The rise of skywalker confirms snoke was a clone cbr. The last jedi as fans scrambled to discover the true identity of the new villain and master to kylo ren, supreme leader snoke. It is canon that plagueis died at the hands palpatine, period.
First off, for all the people who say plagueis was probably made up by palpatine for rots. Snoke is darth plagueis and star wars 9s real villain. Snoke was portrayed by andy serkis via motion capture in the films star wars. Most of his story will probably transition into canon in the future, and is still worth the read. Prior to the release of the rise of skywalker, the 2019 comic book star wars. 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. Tyler and alex discuss why snoke is still darth plagueis and how rian johnson basically admitted it. In the current canon there is no other mention of plagueis outside of rots. Sidious would have found plagueiss holocron shortly after he murdered his master and it would have retold plagueiss recorded life story. How star wars episode viii let the fans down darth jar jar and other. Now i am a pretty big star wars fan but there are sooooo many other things to enjoy and at the end of the day my heart is more concerned with superheroes but that doesnt mean speculating on snoke is a bad idea. He heard idea of his master to install rule of 2,which he liked, and than he killed him, and took his force to prolong his life.
This means that the character could conceivably reenter the core saga but with a new interpretation subtly or even wildly different in the future. He was so obsessed with his power that sidous says that it was his. He has been dead since darth sidious killed him, rising to the rank of master in the sith, as told in 2005s star wars. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. The force awakens villain snoke probably isnt darth plagueis. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to darth. Apparently theories on snokes true identity litter the web, most focusing on darth plagueis. It was published in the star wars insider on december, 2011. Evil character supreme leader snoke has had his identity called into question once again by star wars fans, and the keeper of the canon pablo hidalgo has answered.
Snoke is indeed a new character and i dont need him to be plagueis. Abrams, lawrence kasdan, and michael arndt for the 2015 film star wars. Darth plagueis as snoke theory debunked screen rant. 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. Jan 02, 2016 first of all, lets examine what is meant by the statement. Sep 29, 2015 darth plagueis the wise is a dark lord of the sith and master of darth sidious, the emperor palpatine. Dec 20, 2017 tyler and alex discuss why snoke is still darth plagueis and how rian johnson basically admitted it. Also in an earlier post i noticed someone mention thrawn was legends, he is actually canon now sidenote lol. On august 22, 2011, it was announced on the star wars books facebook page that matthew stover would be writing a short story, entitled the tenebrous way, that ties into the book. Darth plagueis, the sith lord mentioned back in star wars. Canon works reveal that snoke acquired palpatines senate office.
Darth tenebrous had one of his munn disciples seduce caar damask, the administrator of the planet mygeeto. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star wars. The character of darth plagueis is canon, however, as he was mentioned on screen by. Darth plagueis the wise is a dark lord of the sith and master of darth sidious, the emperor palpatine.
What that statement really means in the context of the new star wars trilogy is. His history and characteristics from new canon source materials are recorded below, followed. Nov 27, 2015 my immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. Another popular fan theory was that snoke was star wars rebels protagonist ezra bridger. We know that plagueis indeed existed, according to the book tarkin. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Since 2015, fans have been speculating what the true identity of supreme leader snoke andy serkis is and his background. The force awakens, theories abounded about the true identity of the apparent mastermind behind the first order, supreme leader snoke. Jan 10, 2012 this wasnt just another star wars novel. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i.
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