Post by kuatorises on Apr 3, 2020 20:27:18 GMT
Do you think Snoke was capable of thinking independently and the Emperor allowed him to be the public face of the First Order or he had no mind/soul of his own and was just a literal puppet controlled by Palpatine?
When I first saw the movie, I came out of it thinking he was just an empty shell. No mind, soul, nothing. It was all just Palpatine inside.
But as time went on, I got away from that. Palpatine's own kid had a mind of his own. He rejected his "Dad's" beliefs and ran away, got hitched, and had Rey. Plus, we know that before they were "activated" the clones in the Clone Wars, while obedient, did have personality and ability to think on their own. So, Snoke was his own thing imo. Palpatine created him and controlled - or at the very least was his master - but his own thing. A copy of Palpatine.
That makes me wonder though, was he happy being subservient to Palpatine? Was it something he did willfully or just because he knew Palpatine was more powerful and like most Dark Siders secretly wanted to kill his master and become the boss?
That actually makes me wonder if there were ever more than just the two of them that existed at once, would there be a power struggle? That could be a fun comic. I actually belong to a Facebook group of guys who create Star Wars-themed dioramas. One of them is a bunch of Palpatine action figures, from him at various stages/ages, standing around Snoke like they were all about to kill him. It was pretty awesome.