With "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" now showing in theaters, fans who have seen the film are now wondering just who the mysterious Supreme Leader Snoke, portrayed by actor Andy Serkis, actually is.
For now, all that's officially known about Snoke is that he is the leader of the First Order and that's about it.
Fans are obviously not content with that very brief explanation of Snoke's identity, and fortunately enough, there are theories going around online that can give folks a better idea of who the Supreme Leader might actually be.
One of the more well-known theories suggests that Supreme Leader Snoke was actually previously known as Darth Plagueis, Screen Rant reported. Darth Plagueis is not a name uttered by many within the "Star Wars" universe but he was, apparently, mentioned at least once in "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
What's known of Darth Plagueis at this point is that he was at one point the master of Emperor Palpatine and that he has been characterized as wise on more than one occasion.
Another interesting bit of information regarding Darth Plagueis suggests that the old Sith Lord had the ability to manipulate life. It is believed that Darth Plagueis was skilled enough in the ways of the Force to conjure life from seemingly out of nowhere.
An ability to manipulate life would explain how Snoke is still around despite the belief that Darth Plagueis had, apparently, been killed earlier on, but there's still more to his story.
Given that Darth Plagueis may have possessed the ability to manipulate life, there may also be a chance that he is the one responsible for bringing Anakin Skywalker into the world, given that the man who would be Darth Vader was known to have no actual father, according to Tech Times.
The one thing that is certain with Supreme Leader Snoke is that he will be a bigger presence in more movies beyond "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
