Who is Snoke? Didn’t think you’d be asking that question again, right? Suddenly, though, the villain who was introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens has had his origins surprisingly re-framed. Now, Andy Serkis’ sinewy Supreme Leader has what appears to be a direct tie-in to The Mandalorian season 2.
In the wake of that shock reveal, it’s time to look back at Snoke and everything to do with the character that was once Supreme Leader but, ultimately, turned out to be nothing more than Palpatine’s puppet. From the Uncharted Regions and beyond – let’s find out who Snoke was, how he was made, and why he could be so important to The Mandalorian’s immediate future.
As revealed in Episode 9, Snoke was the product of the Sith Eternal’s cloning experiments. It was apparently a long road to get there judging by the mini-Snokes that populated the tanks in Rise of Skywalker.
But the actual method itself is unclear. Sith science has always been better left unexplained (otherwise you end up picturing Darth Maul tinkering with beakers and Bunsen burners), but it’s clear that decades of tests and technology-heavy exploits allowed Palpatine and the Sith Eternal cult to create Snoke after more than several botched attempts along the way.