Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise who served as the enigmatic and powerful dark side user leading the First Order during the New Republic Era. He was introduced in The Force Awakens (2015) as the Supreme Leader and mentor to Kylo Ren, seducing Ben Solo to abandon the Jedi path and become his apprentice
. Snoke is not a natural being but an artificially created entity known as a "strandcast"—a genetically engineered humanoid made by Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) and the Sith Eternal cult on the hidden Sith world of Exegol. He was designed as a puppet leader to manipulate the First Order and Kylo Ren while Sidious recovered in secret after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Although powerful with the dark side of the Force, Snoke lacked the full Sith lineage and was ultimately under Palpatine's control
. His role was primarily ideological and manipulative rather than militaristic, providing the dark spiritual leadership for the First Order while others like General Hux handled military strategy. Snoke was obsessed with the Skywalker bloodline, particularly Ben Solo, whom he sought to corrupt to secure Sith dominance and facilitate Palpatine's return. Despite his strength in the Force, Snoke's physical form was limited, and he was killed by Kylo Ren in The Last Jedi (2017), after which Ren took over as Supreme Leader
. In summary, Snoke was a powerful dark side user and puppet ruler created by Palpatine to lead the First Order and manipulate key figures like Kylo Ren, serving as a key instrument in the Sith's plan to regain control of the galaxy
