Supreme Leader Snoke

Supreme Leader Snoke is a major antagonist in the *Star Wars* sequel trilogy, serving as one of the two main antagonists (alongside Kylo Ren) of *Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and* *Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and* a posthumous antagonist in *Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker*. He is the former supreme leader of The First Order, although his creator Emperor Palpatine uses him as a pawn to control the First Order. Snoke was killed by his apprentice Kylo Ren.

## History

### Background

Snoke was a male individual who served as Kylo Ren's master and the supreme leader of The First Order approximately 30 years after the Battle of Endor.

### Speaking about BB-8

He at first appears calling Kylo Ren and General Armitage Hux and talks with them about the rise of newborn Jedi. Hux introduces his weapon to Snoke, telling him it can destroy the Resistance and their supporters which are The Republic. Snoke agrees, and tells him to oversee preparations. Hux leaves the room, and Kylo Ren stays inside. Snoke then tells Kylo Ren about the awakening, and informs Kylo Ren that the droid The First Order is after, is located inside The Millennium Falcon, owned by his father, Han Solo. When Kylo Ren said it means nothing to him, Snoke tried to convince Ren that even he hasn't faced such a test.

### Snoke's fury

Later, when Kylo Ren takes Rey as his hostage, and fails to read her mind with the force, Snoke calls Kylo Ren again and asks him angrily if the girl really resisted him. Kylo Ren tried to protect her by claiming that he is stronger. However, Hux enters the room and interferes, stating that because of him, the map had most likely been returned to The Resistance. Hux and Snoke agreed on destroying The Resistance. As Hux exited the room, Snoke ordered Ren to bring Rey to him.

After a while, Hux prepared for retreat and told Snoke about his failure. Snoke was fed up, and he told Hux to leave the base at once with Kylo Ren, and come to him.

### Betrayed

After Hux looses another battle against The Resistance, Snoke gets upset, and uses his hologram to call Hux into the throne room. Hux advises Snoke to agreeing to another scheme against The Resistance. After that, Snoke calls Kylo Ren "a child in a mask", as he begins to doubt in Ren's capability. Hux uses a new tracking device to locate The Resistance's starships, and plots to destroy The Resistance by surrounding The Rebel ships and attacking them as they struggle their way to a mineral planet. Kylo Ren brings Rey to Snoke, as he was secretly helping her against him. Snoke uses the force to take Luke's lightsaber from Rey. Snoke revealed that he has manipulated both Kylo Ren and Rey to get to Luke Skywalker, and after he tortured Rey, he ordered Kylo Ren to kill her. Kylo Ren however killed Snoke instead, and therefore, Ren take his place as Supreme Leader.

### Legacy

Snoke was thereafter revealed as a creation of Emperor Palpatine who was supposed to train Ren and unleash his dark potential.

## Trivia

* It's hinted during one of the TV spots for *The Rise of Skywalker* that Snoke may have been a pawn of Emperor Palpatine the entire time, as the latter spoke in Snoke's voice as well as Darth Vader's, and Palpatine has used Vader as a pawn during the original trilogy.
* Thereafter, in the last film itself, Snoke was revealed as one of Palpatine's very creations.