Is Snoke Darth Plageuis in Star Wars 7?

I hope we all have seen Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, whoever hasn't yet.. PLEASE DO! This movie brought a tear when Harrison Ford aka Han Solo and Chewy came back on screen for the first time.. Not only was there the pure nostalgia factor, but the story, acting, action scenes were all very impressive! Before proceeding I want to say that there are some spoilers for these individuals who have not seen the movie yet so here is the SPOILER warning.

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We were introduced to Kylo Ren, aka the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia. His master is the reason for this article and the most mysterious, in my opinion, figure in this movie, Supreme Leader Snoke. Who is this mysterious Ancient Sith lord? I have a theory for you guys today, but let's lay down what we know first.

We're pretty confident Supreme Leader Snoke is not, in fact, a giant, despite the character's appearance throughout the film. It is revealed the massive, CGI "man" whom Kylo Ren and General Hux consult is actually just a hologram. Likely just used for the visual effect, and also a symbol for the character's high status as the leader of the First Order, and his immense power. Is he a Sith? We can only assume so. Snoke seams to have been VERY influential in luring Kylo Ren to the dark side. At the end of the film, he invites Ren to join him so that Ren may complete his training in the ways of the dark side of the force.

Some online speculate that Snoke may indeed be Darth Plagueis, the master of Darth Sidious said to have learned the secret of immortality. Palpatine describes his old master to Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith:

"Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying."

It's heavily implied in the film, though not explicitly stated, that Sidious murdered his master. The now non-canon book Darth Plagueis documents Palpatine's rise to power under his master and Plagueis' murder at the hands of his apprentice.

It is very possible Plagueis could still be alive. The book itself even states that Plagueis had the power to create life through the use of the dark side of the Force, implying Anakin himself (who has no father) may have been conceived through one of Plagueis' experiments. After Palpatine kills his master, he remarks feeling a shift in the Force and is fearful that Plagueis may have discovered some way to return back to life. For what it's worth, Plagueis on the cover of the book doesn't look all that different from how Snoke is depicted in the movie as well.

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It's very hard to say what the true story behind Palpatine and his former master his. For Snoke to be Plagueis, however, it would actually make a lot of sense. Snoke is heavily deformed, which he obviously would be the case if he in fact had died once already and had lived for hundreds of years. If Plagueis is indeed responsible for the birth of Anakin Skywalker, the character's appearance in the film series proper would fit perfectly in context. After all, Star Wars is the story of the Skywalker family. Having the dark Sith lord responsible for the creation of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine arise as the franchise's new villain would bring the saga full circle.

In the end, we still truly don't yet know enough about Snoke to truly determine who or what exactly he is. That he's an ancient Sith is almost certain, but as for his origins or his perhaps secret identiy as Darth Plagueis, we can only continue to speculate.

What do you guys think? Is Supreme Leader Snoke actually Darth Plageuis? Vote and/or comment below!