Question: where did the supreme leader in star wars come from

title: Supreme Leader Snoke
text: Snoke , whom Abrams called `` a powerful figure on the Dark Side of the Force '' , is the leader of the evil First Order . He is master to the film 's primary villain , Kylo Ren . Serkis described Snoke as `` quite an enigmatic character , and strangely vulnerable at the same time as being quite powerful . Obviously he has a huge agenda . He has suffered a lot of damage . '' Serkis called Snoke `` a new character in this universe '' , adding `` I think it 'd be fair to say that he is aware of the past to a great degree . ''