Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" left fans wondering the identity of its new lead character, Rey, two years ago, but there was one other big question fans were hoping "The Last Jedi" may answer: Who is Supreme Leader Snoke?
If you were hoping to learn more about the villainous First Order's mighty leader, too bad.
Last chance to head back before spoilers.
In one swift motion of his fingers, Kylo Ren sealed his master's fate when he sliced him in half with a lightsaber.
And just like that, Supreme Leader Snoke was dead along with the chance to know anything about his mysterious background.
No flashback sequences, no cool story about how he got those scars, and no crazy Jar Jar Binks reveal. Game over, man.
He left the scene as quickly as he came.
If you were bummed that "The Last Jedi" failed to tell us more about the franchise's biggest villain since Emperor Palpatine, we get it. We've been waiting two years to learn this guy's deal. Now we'll probably never know.
If that bothers you, there's some good news. If you've read any of the companion books or series that came out after "The Force Awakens"— you did that, right? — then we know a little bit about the Supreme Leader behind the disfigured face.
What we know about Snoke
"The Force Awakens" novelization describes Snoke as a "humanoid alien." He was someone who was alive to watch the Galactic Empire come to power before falling to the Jedi. He pursues Kylo Ren, believing him to be someone with the right balance of light and darkness in the Force.
Snoke himself is supposed to have telepathic abilities. In "The Last Jedi," we learn he has the capability to bridge the minds of Rey and Kylo so that they start communicating with one another. We also briefly see that Snoke is able to use Force lightning much like Darth Sidious.
Andy Serkis, who plays Snoke, told Empire his character is not a Sith, but that he is "way darker than Palpatine." As for those scars? Serkis said Snoke has osteoporosis, which gives his body its twisted form.
"He’s incredibly damaged, so there’s a bizarre vulnerability about him," Serkis told Empire. "Beneath that vulnerability, though, is this intense hatred."
At the end of the day, it may not even matter who Snoke is in the grand scheme of things. Snoke was almost a red herring to detract from the the bond shared between Ben Solo and Rey, which serves as a more interesting focal point of this new trilogy.
Yes, the battle between good and evil and balance in the Force will always be there. But there's something as equally satisfying, if not more, about finding your place in the universe and knowing that you're not alone.
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