Supreme Leader Snoke remains one of the current
Star Wars trilogy's biggest mysteries, but answers may finally come our way in
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker according to
Making Star Wars.
However, we should caution you that
MAJOR SPOILERS follow about the film from this point!
They claim that when Kylo Ren lands on Exegol (the planet where a frail Emperor Palpatine is in hiding), he explores an area where small creatures are tending to "capsules or barrels" referred to as "The Relics." In these, the former Ben Solo sees numerous barrels full of Supreme Leader Snoke clones, and, well, that's all we know for now.
The implication here is that Snoke has always been a clone and that The Emperor was presumably trying to either create a new body for himself which he controlled before Kylo Ren struck him down, or a willing pawn he could use. Whatever the case may be, this would explain his deformed appearance, as it could be that he wasn't a fully formed clone or was deteriorating as time passed.
Clones were also references in
The Force Awakens, while many fans remain convinced that
The Mandalorian is also going to set the stage for whatever happens in this movie.
We'll have to wait and see, but the site has also shared some intel on voice cameos in
The Rise of Skywalker which we'll supposedly hear when Rey channels the Force during the final battle. There are definitely some big surprises here, and you can check out the full list of names by hitting the "View List" button!
Anakin Skywalker
Yes, Darth Vader himself - who was redeemed in
Return of the Jedi - will be there to dole out advice to Rey as she "awakens" to battle Emperor Palpatine and end the villain once and for all.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ewan McGregor's voice was used in
The Force Awakens, and while we don't know whether we'll hear him or Alec Guinness during this sequence, his presence obviously makes perfect sense.
Yoda
The Jedi Master made a surprise appearance in
The Last Jedi and given his importance to the franchise and history with Palpatine, the fact he's going to return for this moment is a given.
Luke Skywalker
He essentially helped train Rey (to some extent, anyway) and, as a Skywalker, of course he's going to be there to guide our hero as she takes on her greatest challenge and tries to save the Galaxy.
Leia Organa
We don't know how much of Leia we will see in
The Rise of Skywalker, but her relationship with Rey has become a huge part of this trilogy and it sounds like she'll be the final voice the hero hears.
Ezra Bridger
Well, this is definitely unexpected. The lead of
Star Wars Rebels, Ezra Bridger's fate has been a mystery up until now but he clearly ended up dying some time after the Disney XD series ended.
Ahsoka Tano
Another key character in both
Rebels and
The Clone Wars, we may have underestimated how important Ahsoka Tano is to this franchise if she'll have a voice cameo during this sequence.
Maz Kanata
Does this mean Maz dies? The site isn't sure and notes that while dialogue was recorded for this sequence, there's nothing to say that it will actually end up being used in the movie itself.
The site explains that these disembodied voices will likely be layered on top of each other, so there's a strong chance that we won't even be able to hear them all on a first viewing and that there are more the site is unaware of. They note that,
"Sources did not identify hearing probable voices such as Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu or Kanan Jarrus."
Needless to say, this is all really interesting and considering the source is a reliable one, chances are this will end up happening in the movie itself. Find out more by heading over there
HERE.