Part of the initial arrival at darth plagueis was born out of a fan desire for everything in star wars to be connected, in the same way, fans speculated rey was a skywalker, finn was. Another site posted a supposed excerpt from said novel of lines between snoke and ren that didnt make it into the film and i wanted to verify it. You will never look at the prequels in the same light again. He mentions darth plagueis the sith who discovered this. Perhaps done through a similar practice performed by tenebrae a.
Recreate the biggest battles and missions in the star wars epic with figures from the black series. Sidious then claims he died, which seems odd, given that kind of power. Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. It is a curated space to talk about additions to canon in a larger perspectiveincorporating analysis of the story being told and the real life factors. Star wars speculation is a community dedicated to speculative discussion of the star wars franchise. Which villain in the star wars saga was labelled wise. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and. The force awakens, rumors had run rampant that this villain may actually be darth plagueis. No the clone of sate pestage isnt far from being the almost dead hego damask darth plagueis.
In the force awakens, is supreme leader snoke actually. Donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is published by del rey books on 10th january 2012. To me its a codename and thats good enough for me regardless of sources confirming this and that. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. The book comprises of 496 pages and is followed by star wars. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook audiobooks free. I will say that between this design and the muun, i prefer the mad scientist look of plagueis muun. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. John williams theme for snoke and his theme for plagueis are virtually one and the same. Lots of theories have popped up about snoke, but by far the one thats seemed to have gained the most traction is that snoke is actually the.
Andy serkis says supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis. Are you done hearing, reading, and dreaming about star wars. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. But considering he killed his master while he was in a drunken sleep he must not have been sure he was guaranteed to win. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the.
The last jedi as fans scrambled to discover the true identity of the new villain and master to kylo ren, supreme leader snoke. Additional recommendations if youre a fan of kylo rens persona include a taste of soules best comics writing in his darth vader series, a tour of the dark side with darth plagueis, an ambitious and eagertoprovehimself darth maul in shadow hunter, and jacen solos first steps down the dark path in legacy of the force. However, darth plagueis was released in 2012, before lucas sold star wars to disney. This is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy.
Star wars darth plagueis audiobook page 3 audiobooks. Ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. Page 2 of 5 snoke is not darth plagueis posted in star wars. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis, according to a star wars theorist. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Snokes theme is nigh on identical to that of the opera scene in rots where we learn about darth plagueis. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Dec 11, 2015 the no1 reason i think snoke is plagueis is because of the fact they chose the name snoke. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
Lego 75216 star wars throne room rey, kylo ren, supreme leader snoke and 2 elite praetorian guards minifigures building set 5. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Daniel davis, born on november 26, 1945 in gurdon, arkansas, is an american actor best known for portraying niles the butler on the popular sitcom the nanny. You would need to buy two airplane tickets if you wanted plagueis and snoke at a premiere. Plagueis later appeared as the protagonist of the nownoncanonical legends novel star wars. I guess they could change plagueis race now that the book isnt canon, but so far star wars has been good at feeding select bits of legends into the new canon. Snokes connection with darth plagueis, darth sidious, and darth. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Snoke is darth plagueis theory debunked by lucasfilm creative. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. This episode we talk about the darth plagueis theory in star wars episo. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date.
Sidious paused, then, in derision, added, plagueis the wise, who in his time truly was, ex. Oct 15, 2015 donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. Snoke is described by his apprentice, kylo ren, as wise. Star wars last jedi snoke theory is another link to. I wonder if theres any other concept art for him floating around out there. Enter your email and select one or more categories to receive free updates via email. Darth plagueis, the sith lord mentioned back in star wars. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in.
Then in episode vii the force awakens we find a sith lord who has appeared from no where. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Star wars fans pressed hidalgo on twitter to a frankly ridiculous degree, asking whether or not plagueis was actually dead or if sidious merely thought he was dead. Episode iii revenge of the sith by palpatine to anakin skywalker. The underworld fortyseven standard years before the harrowing reign of emperor palpatine, baldemnic was nothing more than an embryonic world in the outer rims auril sector, populated by reptilian sentients who expressed as little tolerance for outsiders as they. Oct 30, 2012 james luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the.
This book was the first audiobook i had ever listened to ive gone on to listen to six more star wars books. Its a masterpiece, in my opinion, easily my favorite star wars book of all time. Plagueis is my favorite character in star wars so this kind of stuff is always a welcome find. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. In 2012, davis voiced the audiobook version of darth plagueis. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. The author somehow managed to weave the befuddled and nonsensical plot of episode i into a rich and compelling narrative that gives a lot of background on the characters that did not appear in the films and more importantly, helping us better understand some of the ones that did. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel. Martin wastelands 2 more stories of the apocalypse audiobook. Star wars books and comics about kylo ren a youtini curated. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that.
The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Kylo ren, i watched the galactic empire rise, and then fall. Considering that this happens in probably the most important scene in tfa just makes this even more relevant. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. Since the moment i saw the character on screen, ive only had one thought about who snoke could be. Snoke is a failed clone of darth plagueis the final. Darth plagueis legends star wars explained youtube. Feb 16, 2015 154 videos play all star wars characters star wars explained the tragic story of a clone who tried to be darth vaders friend legends duration. Jan 09, 2017 this is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy.
Life debt, we find out that sidious seeks a precious ancient site on the planet jakku. I believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars. No star wars novel really encompasses elements, ideas and characters from so wide a spectrum across the star wars universe. Pablo hidalgo, lucasfilm creative executive, who is responsible for the above quotation has had a lot to say about darth plagueis recently on twitter and has, it would seem, finally put the last nail in the coffin to the popular fan theory that. It notably established plagueis to be a muun just as lucas proposed. The book is authored by james luceno and lies in the category of science fiction audiobook. In episode vii, it is said that the supreme leader is very wise. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. The gullible prattle on about the triumph of truth and justice, of individualism and free. Darth plagueis the wise, the undead sith, returns from beyond the grave to haunt his former apprentice, darth sidious, as the galactic emperor nears his fate. Plagueis isnt eu though, he was sidious master, thats a fact set in canon stone. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012.
Anakins thoughts while being burned on mustafar and turning into darth vader star wars explained duration. Darth plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith who, at some point prior to the invasion of naboo, chose sheev palpatine, a human from naboo, as his apprentice. Snoke is not darth plagueis page 2 star wars nightly. Is snoke really darth plagueis in the force awakens.
This means he was still somewhat involved in the creation of a canon for his universe. In a new interview with ew, the actor completely denies that notion, claiming snoke is just snoke. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. As much as i love darth maul, zabraks are basically humanswithhorns and then youve got vader, sidious, tyrannus and probably bane in the clones wars.
Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. The snoke is plagueis theory was born out of early speculation for star wars. His story was massively expanded upon in the 2012 star wars legends novel darth plagueis, written by james luceno. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. Plagueis was known for having such a knowledge of the dark side. Star wars legends book online at best prices in india on. Did palpatine think darth plagueis was more powerful than. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark lord of the sith and heir to the lineage of darth bane.
As much as many of us thought snoke plagueis made an overwhelming amount of sense thematically to unify all 3 trilogies, what if he himself is simply a hybrid of. Jan 20, 2019 darth plagueis the wise, the undead sith, returns from beyond the grave to haunt his former apprentice, darth sidious, as the galactic emperor nears his fate. Contains spoilers the ultimate is supreme leader snoke. In star wars the phantom menace, we never got to see the death of plagueis, or darth plagueis at all for that matter. A lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is actually darth plagueis. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise.
It creates a strong timeline following the development of the sith and their effect on the galaxy from the knights of the old republic through to the build up to the events of attack of the clones. It gave a lot of background to what happened in episode 1, the phantom menace, but it was also a great story in itself. Snoke clearly has a vendetta against the skywalker line, sidious has more reason than anyone to hunt down skywalker and using lukes nephew to do it is typical palpatine mentality. Apr 10, 2017 in star wars the phantom menace, we never got to see the death of plagueis, or darth plagueis at all for that matter. Darth plagueis audiobook is the mysterious story of sith lords revealed in a fascinating way. Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth plagueis that he told anakin about, the novel veers into new territory for the star wars series.
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. Darth plagueis book online at best prices in india on. Joker tells murray the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise duration. Darth plagueis star wars legends mass market paperback october 30, 2012. Well, no2 reason, first being it makes the most sense in terms of the star wars saga as a whole episode. It was interesting to hear the story told with the sith being the main protagonists, to see what their motivations are. It is turned out that he is in fact a dark side version of the mummy. 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 least.
Enlistment 6765 years before the battle of yavin 1. The wise was one of the titles given to darth plagueis. As master and disciple, plagueis and palpatinewho took the sith moniker darth sidiousworked together for years, trying to. One of the most popular theories postulates that snoke is actually emperor palpatines onetime sith master darth plagueis reincarnated. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. Listendownload darth plagueis audiobook by james luceno. Darth plagueis is probably worth reading simply if for no other reason other than how canon it is, if youre a big star wars fan. Hence, its not his original form, thus appearing as a different specie. In episode iii, darth sidious explains to anakin the power of the dark side to save people from death. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. The force awakens, theories abounded about the true identity of the apparent mastermind behind the first order, supreme leader snoke. It was significant a thousand years ago and it will be significant again.
For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. Everything palpatine really did when he killed plagueis. Apparently this star wars novel had been highly anticipated since its announcement years ago, and i had no idea until after i finished it and decided to look it up. Darth plagueis is actually, in full, darth plagueis, the wise, and in tfa, while trying to bring kylo ren to the light, han says to him that supreme leader snoke will crush him. The character was created by george lucas as early as the first draft of revenge of the sith dated april 2003 and possibly earlier. There are several clues that point into this direction.
Known as darth plagueis the wise, this sith lord experiments with ways to cheat death using midichlorians, until he is killed by his own apprentice darth sidious. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor palpatine, a. 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 come thick. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Darth plagueis hego damask was a male muun dark lord of the sith and master of darth sidious, first referenced in star wars. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to. Kessel fun podcast current mod update the sws network sws on discord sws live chat on discord. Explore the galaxy of star wars audiobooks, library force users.
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