Was that Snoke in The Mandalorian?

Was that Snoke in The Mandalorian?

Now, Andy Serkis' sinewy Supreme Leader has what appears to be a direct tie-in to The Mandalorian season 2. In the wake of that shock reveal, it's time to look back at Snoke and everything to do with the character that was once Supreme Leader but, ultimately, turned out to be nothing more than Palpatine's puppet.

Are they cloning Snoke in Mandalorian?

It's revealed in The Mandalorian season 2, episode 4, "Chapter 12: The Siege" that the Empire used Baby Yoda's blood for nefarious cloning purposes, which could explain both the origins of Supreme Leader Snoke and the return of Emperor Palpatine.

Is Snoke made from Baby Yoda?

Yes, it definitely looks like Baby Yoda is the basis for Snoke. It was revealed in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker that Snoke was a clone created by Emperor Palpatine. Exactly how Snoke came to be was always fuzzy.

Is Snoke made from Grogu?

It was confirmed in The Mandalorian Chapter 12 that experimentation on Grogu was being used to create what would later become Snoke. ... Redditor pianocian suggest that after many failed experiments to make Snoke using midichlorians extracted from Grogu, Grogu himself will be experimented on and will mutate into Snoke.

Is Kylo Ren a Sith?

A dark side warrior with a mysterious past, Kylo Ren was neither Jedi nor Sith, but a product of both sides' teachings. Once an apprentice of Luke Skywalker's, he killed his fellow students and drove Skywalker into exile, becoming a First Order warlord and servant of Supreme Leader Snoke.

Are they trying to clone baby Yoda?

Pershing and the Imperial Remnants were trying to clone Baby Yoda. It would fit with other theories that Imperials were testing cloning in the lead-up for Palpatine's return. On the other hand, there's the possibility that Baby Yoda is a clone and Dr. Pershing was merely trying to re-obtain him.

Is Baby Yoda a clone in the Mandalorian?

The primary idea is that The Child is a clone of Yoda himself, one that was commissioned if not created by the Emperor himself. It's been known that The Child is around 50 years old, which is still basically a toddler for those of Yoda's unnamed species.

Why did they take Baby Yoda's blood?

When Din Djarin comes face-to-face with Moff Gideon and demands Grogu's return, Gideon agrees (though of course he is lying), by saying that all he wanted was to study the Child's blood, because his rare gifts and abilities, i.e. midi-chlorians/the Force, can "bring order back to the galaxy." This doesn't fully give ...

How did Snoke get his name in the Mandalorian?

• It appears that Baby Yoda's blood, in theory, is being used to create Snoke, a Palpatine clone, or possibly even both. This would theoretically create a very direct tie between the series and the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

What's the origin of Snoke in Star Wars?

• With Snoke, it’s important to map the differences between what we once knew as Snoke’s origin and what came to light in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

What did Mandalorian have to do with rise of Skywalker?

• The Star Wars sequel trilogy is spotty at best when it comes to the pockmarked Supreme Leader, and while the novelization of Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker provided an answer, it wasn't a very good one. However, The Mandalorian may have just provided Snoke fans with an answer, and it has everything to do with Baby Yoda.

Who is the Supreme Leader of the Mandalorian?

• These findings shed light on why Moff Gideon needs the Child, but they could also be connected to the origins of Supreme Leader Snoke. His origins are never fully explained in the films but according to The Star Wars Book, Snoke was a strandcast, or an artificial organism, created by the resurrected Emperor Palpatine to serve as his proxy.