Star Wars: A Wild Snoke Backstory Theory Involves A Villain Fans Thought Was Dead

Star Wars fans share an uncanny ability with comic book fans, enabling them to never take any death for what it is. Even if a particular character's demise served as an important plot point, these plucky devotees will continue reading into it long after. The thing is, they might have something this time around.

Star Wars fans often treat death as little more than a feint. Many will refuse to accept that a character has been killed unless they explicitly see a body, and even then, it can be iffy. The unambiguous nature of such things prompts continued debates on whether Mace Windu will return, among other things. But what about when the death is explicit and particularly brutal? In that case, the debate doesn't necessarily go away. It instead can shift to other topics. For example, expanding the departed character's backstory.

That's where many fans are concerning the controversial character of Snoke. User Alhbaz98 on the Star Wars Speculation subreddit recently offered a fascinating theory into Snoke's origin, which could add some new context to his ultimate demise. They think Giancarlo Esposito's Moff Gideon, who perished on Mandalore in The Mandalorian season 3, will ultimately return as the grotesque Supreme Leader. It would take a lot of explaining, but hey, these are Star Wars fans. That's kind of their thing.

The theory here partially stems from the failed clones of Gideon seen leading up to his demise in The Mandalorian. It's suggested that Gideon was manufactured on Exegol, where Emperor Palpatine carried out his ultimate plan leading up toStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Gideon's body will theoretically be recovered by Imperial loyalist Elia Kane and returned to Exegol, where he will be revived, with something going wrong with the process and ultimately turning him into the monstrosity known as Snoke (and subsequently being played by Andy Serkis). The theory even alleges that Gideon, as Snoke, will reach out to Baylan Skoll from Ahsoka to set the rise of the