an interesting theory. Snoke does have Muun features, even with all the scarring, and his reported height of 7 feet would fit with the species. Kylo also refers to him as wise, and Plagueis was known as Plagueis the Wise. The expanded stories of Plagueis did mention how he could survive through the Force after death and perhaps they'll use him as a nod to the EU canon of Palpatine inhabiting a cloned body, where instead Plagueis willed a new body into existence through the Force and the time it took is why he wasn't a part of Palpatine's ascension or reign. Also explain why he's disfigured, as either the process wasn't completed or that is the best he could achieve as a proponent of the dark side.
what's interesting is the fact that his journal on creating life is supposed to be in the hands of Luke Skywalker now. I'm interested if that will play out in the next 2 films and had almost hoped to see a reference to it by Luke having regrown/regenerated his lost right hand rather than keeping the cybernetic one. That, I think, would help your argument as well.
it would certainly be an interesting plot twist and a style more common to the EU (can't bring myself to call them Legends yet) books than the films.
Plagueis is the only known Sith that Snoke could be. He could be a completely new character, but if we have heard about Snoke under a different name before, it will certainly be Plagueis.
@prophetvivec36: it was when he raided the old Coruscant temple following the Emperor's defeat I think. Its not part of EU/Legends canon but the prelude to Force Awakens comics that recently came out.
an interesting theory. Snoke does have Muun features, even with all the scarring, and his reported height of 7 feet would fit with the species. Kylo also refers to him as wise, and Plagueis was known as Plagueis the Wise. The expanded stories of Plagueis did mention how he could survive through the Force after death and perhaps they'll use him as a nod to the EU canon of Palpatine inhabiting a cloned body, where instead Plagueis willed a new body into existence through the Force and the time it took is why he wasn't a part of Palpatine's ascension or reign. Also explain why he's disfigured, as either the process wasn't completed or that is the best he could achieve as a proponent of the dark side.
what's interesting is the fact that his journal on creating life is supposed to be in the hands of Luke Skywalker now. I'm interested if that will play out in the next 2 films and had almost hoped to see a reference to it by Luke having regrown/regenerated his lost right hand rather than keeping the cybernetic one. That, I think, would help your argument as well.
it would certainly be an interesting plot twist and a style more common to the EU (can't bring myself to call them Legends yet) books than the films.
Hmm actually yea, I didn't pick out the clear emphasis on Kylo Ren saying he was "wise", and even added a pause with it. I also wouldn't be surprised if he was Plagueis because we hear about how he found the secret to immortality. I believe JJ is more likely to develop someone already referenced in a previous film rather than make a new bad guy. A new darkside user who wasn't Sith probably wouldn't be so powerful like Snoke is, so I think he is absolutely Plagueis considering a darkside fanboy would make a lot less sense then an ancient and powerful Sith Lord.
@bannyhaha: the only aspect of Snoke that may not make him Plagueis is the recklessness of the First Order. In the tie-in books to Episodes 1-3 it was made clear that Plagueis emphasized patience and exacting detail in everything he and Palpatine needed to do to accomplish the Sith plan. That doesn't seem to be the case with the First Order. So either Plagueis has decided to be a bit more reckless with his planning after Palpatine already set-up the galaxy in a lot of ways or its not him.
One thing that's disappointed me from the films, even in Episode 7, is the lack of concept that the Emperor kept any other Force users around other than Vader. Now that Star Wars: Rebels is established as canon we know that isn't the case so Snoke could be a brand new character meant to highlight the other Force users Palpatine trained in order to keep the Force under Sith control. This is what I'm hopeful of when it comes to the Knights of Ren, as Snoke would have consolidated those remaining apprentices under a new banner and maybe Ren is the planet they were trained on during and after Palpatine's reign. The fact that only Kylo is seen with a lightsaber in Rey's vision of the massacre (of Luke's apprentices I'm assuming) isn't that odd as that may have been one piece of knowledge Palpatine didn't want them to have as the lightsabers were tied directly to Jedi and Sith in the minds of the galaxy and these Force users were technically neither, so they'd be more inclined to Mandalorian and/or Echani weaponry and training in additional to using the Force.
At least that would make for cool Force user battles in Episodes 8 or 9 that we've gotten used to from Episodes 1-3, Clone Wars, and Rebels.
@darthaznable: Snoke's race hasn't been given and his features do resemble, though I agree don't perfectly match, a Munn. He is disfigured however so that could play into it. Either way its a nice theory to play around with for a year till Episode 8.
@darthsenju: the Data Book for Force Awakens gave his real height to be 7 feet.
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