![]() ![]() In 16 hours, attacks on all free worlds begin. The largest fleet the galaxy’s ever known. “His followers have been planning something for years. “He’s been planning his revenge,” Poe Dameron says. ![]() In case there was any lingering doubt about this being a Palpatine pretender, Resistance leadership holds a briefing based on information from a First Order spy (later revealed to be General Hux), who’s confirmed Palpatine’s reappearance. As we later learn, though, his real goal is to lure Rey, his secret granddaughter, to Exogol and persuade her to strike him down, which would (for undisclosed Sith-related reasons) allow his power and that of the thousands of Sith spirits he carries inside him to transfer into her. And he has a giant fleet, which he offers to bequeath to Kylo if Kylo kills Rey and embraces his dark-side destiny. It’s the actual Emperor, in the pasty, festering flesh. Much like how Emperor Palpatine was deformed by his reflected Force lightning in Revenge of the Sith, Snoke suffered grave injuries at some point during combat, and while he still remained powerful with the Force, it wasn't enough to prevent him from looking decrepit and disfigured.84 Lingering Questions After ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Didn’t Kill the Past-the Past Killed It ‘Star Wars’ Is at War With Itself in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’Īfter his absence from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, Palpy Kool-Aid Mans into the trilogy via the first two sentences of The Rise of Skywalker’s opening crawl: “The dead speak! The galaxy has heard a mysterious broadcast, a threat of REVENGE in the sinister voice of the late EMPEROR PALPATINE.” Before we have time to wonder whether an imposter has perfected a Palpatine deepfake, Kylo Ren stalks into the Sith stronghold on Exogol and comes face to face with his grandfather’s former master. ![]() Serkis didn't elaborate on the battles that Snoke was involved in, but it is interesting to have this extra tidbit of information. He's quite an old character, and those battle scars are affecting his recovery and his body's started to break down as well.Īndy Serkis' response about where Snoke's damage came after he talked about imagining that the character has scoliosis of the spine, hence why there's a slouching quality to Snoke rather than the actor being stiff and formal. For those who've been wondering why Snoke looks so scarred and deformed, Serkis says it's a combination of both past conflicts and his body wearing down. With Snoke now dead, it remains to be seen if Episode IX will spend time delving into his past, but in the meantime, Andy Serkis has shed light on one element of the character. While The First Order's commander did have more screen time in the latest Star Wars movie, we didn't learn anything about where he came from. Star Wars: The Last Jedi answered several questions that lingered in the aftermath of The Force Awakens, but among the ones that went unanswered were those concerning Supreme Leader Snoke. ![]()
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