If the last jedi didnt convince you, for the past year prior to its release pablo hidalgo was explic. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Its justified given that the novels focus is plagueis. 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. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. I thought this would cover more detail, but it was basically side stories throughout the book. Darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. Episode iii revenge of the sith, viewers saw palpatine tell the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise to anakin skywalker in. The snokeplagueis hypothesis is now caught in a paradox. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and culminating concurrently with the climax of the phantom menace. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine.
Sidious then claims he died, which seems odd, given that kind of power. The snoke is darth plagueis theory the snoke is plagueis theory was born out of early speculation for star wars. It would be actually disappointing for me if snoke doesnt end up being darth plagueis. As master and disciple, plagueis and palpatinewho took the sith moniker darth sidiousworked together for years, trying to unlock the secrets of immortality as plagueis. They expand on the roles and actions played by darth tenebrous and darth maul during the course of the book. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory the stupendous wave. The legend of darth plagueis on disney video from the clip. The force awakens supreme leader snoke played by the ever talented andy serkis is in fact sith lord darth plagueis. The brilliant sith lord wants to possess all power and fears to lose command over the ultimate power that is life or death. This figure is carefully detailed to look like darth plagueis, and hes ready.
Download darth plagueis epub by james luceno science fiction. Then in episode vii the force awakens we find a sith lord who has appeared from no where. Episode vi revenge of the sith, when emperor palpatine tells. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. I hope that whatever smoke turns out to be hes not just some third string force user like a inquisitor or some abandoned padawan from the. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Snoke has got to be darth plagueis and i really hope that he is. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Who is darth plagueis, where did he come from and is he. Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked.
While this book makes reference to events in other star wars expanded universe books, by no means are they necessary prerequisites to enjoying this. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. So, just who is darth plagueis, and how does he figure into the star wars universe. The force awakens is out in just a few days, and well all have the chance to see supreme leader snoke for ourselves.
The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Darth plagueis epub is a solid dedicated story which is fresh and revolves around the main character. Just as a fan of the plagueis book itd be cool to see his legacy realized in the film universe, and its funny that episode 7 has come out and plagueis is still a possibility at least to us unknowing. While there have been a number of rumors ranging from snoke being darth plagueis, master of the darth sidious, aka emperor palpatine, could it be possible that snoke is. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Lets consult the james luceno interview on his darth plagueis book again. George lucas has said that plagueis was a muun, a thin, narrowfaced species of alienwith a flair for finances. Darth plagueis, a star wars legends novel written by james luceno released on january 10, 2012. According to james lucenos book darth plagueis, his master was darth tenebrous also known as rugess nome. Speculation new darth plagueis snoke theory from recent news. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers.
Speculation new darth plagueis snoke theory from recent. As one would expect from the man who trained darth sidious, plagueis is a master manipulator of public figures and events. Star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak suggests supreme leader snoke is. 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. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for the. Sorry, star wars fans, that snoke darth plagueis theory. So obsessed with power, plagueis attempts the 1 problem he knows can stop and will ultimately stop him.
The book made me think it was him again when he loses a bit of his jaw in the maladian attack. Darth sidious, a known liar and manipulator, could have been lying or uncertain about killing plagueis. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Sure, darth plagueis had his own book following the release of revenge of the sith, but that story is no longer considered canon, so the character may not even exist and could have just been a lie. Darth plagueis the wise was first mentioned in canon in revenge of the sith by chancellor palpatine, aka darth sidious. My immediate answer yes yes yes yes, but im getting ahead of myself. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Darth plagueis by luceno, james from amazons fiction books store.
Smoke was an assistant teacher with luke in the jedi temple. When darth plagueis betrayed him, darth tenebrous took his opportunity to infect his apprentices body. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Well going by the book plagueis wasnt sleeping when sidious attacked him. As nome, he was known galaxywide as a designer of luxury spacecraft. Its unlikely that snoke is supposed to be darth plagueis. There seems to be two loose ends that fit nicely together.
In episode iii, darth sidious explains to anakin the power of the dark side to save people from death. The sliver of the movie going audience that would remember or care about plagueis has known him to be a muun. Heres why supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis this rumor has been circulating for months, and it doesnt look like its going to stop anytime soon. Per lucas cannons answer, darth plagueis is a character in a short tale that palpatine tells anakin skywalker during their scene at the opera in episode iii.
If its the black smoke i thought someone as intelligent as yourself would be well aware that it would. 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. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord.
On the other hand, he also may have manufactured the entire story as a means to further corrupt anakin to his way of thinking. 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. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the charactersbackstorybut. Episode iii revenge of the sith, viewers saw palpatine tell the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise to anakin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star wars. For over a year now, its been circulating around the web that the main villain for star wars. In fact, darth plagueis mentioned how he shuns women and is an eternal bachelor because women are just a distraction from power. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. Though not a sith, snoke was nonetheless a master of the. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith. He is a cgi character voiced and performed by andy serkis. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. The combination of these two elements by luceno is a. Books similar to darth plagueis goodreads share book.
Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. The force awakens, in which he is introduced as the supreme leader of the first order, a rogue military junta formed from the fallen galactic empires remains. The last jedi as fans scrambled to discover the true identity of the new villain and master to kylo ren, supreme leader snoke. How could snoke be darth plagueis if he was killed by.
In the same way palpatine bookended the first two trilogies as the ultimate villain, darth plagueis could come in at the end and reveal that even palpatine and his empire were simply caught up in the web of an even bigger schemer all along. This is a novel part of what is known nowadays as legends in the star wars novel series, in other words, noncanonical anymore featuring the events of the life of darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious. Supreme leader snoke is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Speculation why snoke is darth plagueis page 22 jedi. He mentions darth plagueis the sith who discovered this. There isnt any reason for this suggested callback except to give the darth plagueis fan club a pat on the head, which is a tenuous justification for diverting a plot railroad around a character who none of the characters in the present era of the films knows or cares about. However, he immediately had a premonition of plagueis death at the hands of darth sidious, and promptly fled his body. I say book because if snoke is in fact plagueis then i expect that book to become cannon. Discussion in sequel trilogy started by darth formidious, dec 19.
Here are a few of my thoughts and opinions of the novel star wars. Because palpatine compiled the book of sith, plagueis is, of course, the final author before palpatine himself. 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. Snoke was a forcesensitive humanoid male who rose to absolute power as supreme leader of the first order during the new republic era. The now decanonized darth plagueis book, which was popular among the eu crowd is what really provided his backstory, and he was represented, due to lucas wishes, as a muun. Palpatine tells anakin skywalker that plagueis was so powerful, he could. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and culminating. Unlike palpatine, he developed galacticlevel power through a vast business enterprise spanning all. Recreate the biggest battles and missions in the star wars epic with figures from the black series.
Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Star wars the black series darth plagueis figure 3. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. Its provides a great narrative that describes the source of plagueis power and how he wields it to manipulate the galaxy to his own ends. Is there evidence to suggest that supreme leader snoke is. Abrams, lawrence kasdan, and michael arndt for the 2015 film star wars. I mean, just imagine it, it is likely that darth plagueis used his abilities to control midichlorians to conceive anakin skywalker, and it is also impied that he trained palpatine but got killed by him during his sleep. If hes a muun, these plagueis rumors will continue, but if not, we can safely assume that snoke is a new character. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis, and his dual efforts to conquer the galaxy and achieve immortality through manipulation of the midichlorians that. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. As darth tenebrous, he used his keen intellect to study the scientific aspects regarding the force and its applications. And as we know from revenge of the sith, plagueis had equal sway over life itself. A master of the force and a seeker of arcane lore, snoke possessed the knowledge and power that made him the undisputed heir to the contingency crafted by the sith lord darth sidious before his demise. Star wars 9 palpatine theory how the rise of skywalker.
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