Snoke was a forcesensitive humanoid male who rose to absolute power as supreme leader of the first order during the new republic era. Save for sidious, no sentient being in close to five. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Anakins thoughts while being burned on mustafar and turning into darth vader star wars explained duration. Thus, in the end, galaxy is targeted for domination but the mystery continues that who will live forever, darth sidious or darth plagueis.
Set a thousand years before the events of star wars. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. The novel does have less fighting and action sequences with more political captivation. This story is canon the back story of darth plagueis and darth sidious was. According to george lucas, plagueis was a muun, a thin, narrowfaced species of alien with a flair for finances. This star wars 9 theory explains how palpatines return in the rise of skywalker connects darth plagueis to kylo ren and snoke. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a. Pdf star wars darth plagueis download full pdf book. In episode 1, when quigon was reporting to the council about his battle with darth maul, master mundi was the first to deny the existence of the sith. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. The results were varied, but contained a lot of clones.
Its a masterpiece, in my opinion, easily my favorite star wars book of all time. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Darth plagueis and over 8 million other books are available for amazon. Then i heard that disney halted production on all noncanon. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. A lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is actually darth plagueis. More than 1,200 inverse readers and star wars fans were polled on their personal snoke theories. The popular star wars fan theory that supreme leader snoke would be revealed as darth plagueis in star wars.
There is a rumor that has begun to pickup a rather lot of steam, as of late, regarding a villain in star wars. Since the moment i saw the character on screen, ive only had one thought about who snoke could be. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. He is a cgi character voiced and performed by andy serkis.
New snoke theory is another link to darth plagueis star wars supervillain snoke has often been tied to darth plagueis in fan theories and theyre continuing to. Darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. The theory makes a lot of sense, given that snoke bears some resemblance to plagueis from the star wars legends era, aka the now defunct star wars expanded universe. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. The author somehow managed to weave the befuddled and nonsensical plot of episode i into a rich and. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of. Plagueis is the chosen apprentice who studies various ways to learn sith to destroy his master. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is. A star wars book, darth plagueis, detailed the story of this sith, who was palpatines master. Books similar to darth plagueis meet your next favorite book.
Episode i the phantom menace, this new novel is a thrilling followup to star wars. However the author who made the novel has made references to it in the canon novel tarkin. Donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. In star wars rebels, the world between worlds was a kind of time portal. A new hope, drew karpyshyns electrifying darth bane novels take us deep into the dark side. Hence, its not his original form, thus appearing as a different. However, darth plagueis was released in 2012, before lucas sold star wars to disney.
Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. Rise of skywalker book reveals 5 spoilers bigger than palpatine. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Darth plagueis ebook ebook for mobile app application star wars. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. In a new interview with ew, the actor completely denies that notion, claiming snoke is just. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. A master of the force and a seeker of arcane lore, snoke. No the novel plagueis isnt part of the disney canon continuity. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise th0590d79466 supreme chancellor palpatine, star wars.
Episode ix, making darth plagueis the biggest star wars villain of them all. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. This means he was still somewhat involved in the creation of a canon for his universe.
James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Darth plagueis, the sith lord mentioned back in star wars. The force awakens the five finest fan theories read more darth plagueis was first mentioned in the 2005 star wars film revenge of the sith, which many consider to be the. The rumor holds that darth plagueis, emperor plaptinedarth. But neal scanlan, chief of creature and droid effects, told. I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego.
He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to. Darth plagueis the wise found a way to cheat death or have power over it he may have chosen snoke as his vessel for a reason. And if you note the cover art of the darth plagueis novel, the way it depicts. The last jedi seemingly died with snoke, but the story could still be true for star wars. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. In legendseu canon darth plagueis book plagueis was a muun. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis, according to a star wars theorist. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. However, this book is no longer canon, so we cannot assume that plagueis backstoryspecies are the same in the new star wars canon. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order. Download darth plagueis epub by james luceno science fiction.
Revenge of the sith is when supreme chancellor palpatine, soontobe emperor, tells anakin the tragedy of darth plagueis the. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. This actionpacked series follows the transformation o. The force awakens, theories abounded about the true identity of the apparent mastermind behind the first order, supreme leader snoke.
The 12 best star wars theories about supreme leader snokes. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free. Star wars 9 palpatine theory how the rise of skywalker. Snoke is essentially a reanimated corpse of darth plagueis, dark. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Darth plagueis by james luceno available from rakuten kobo. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious.
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