
We also might be looking for a character that doesn’t identify themselves as “Sith”, which The Son does when we first meet him. Remember Yupe Tasho’s quote from Aftermath about finding the “wellspring of the Dark Side”? The Well of the Dark Side on Mortis seems to fit that description perfectly.

However, before the two can escape, The Father is able to wipe Anakin’s mind of the vision and the two band together to kill The Son. After being given a glimpse of his dark future, Anakin joins The Son, who promises that the events of the vision will not come to pass, and that together they will restore peace and order to the galaxy if he helps him escape back into the material world. Eventually, Anakin confronts The Son in an area of the planet called The Well of the Dark Side, a place where all of the universal energies of the Dark Side flowed (sound familiar?). Initially, Anakin rejects the offer, but after The Son kidnaps his apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, Anakin is forced to stay and confront the situation. When the Father realized he was dying, he sent out a 2,000 year old Jedi distress signal to lure The Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker, to his planet with the intention of having Anakin take his place. The Daughter was the embodiment of the Light Side, The Son the embodiment of the Dark while the Father struggled to keep the two in balance. The force wielders were known simply as The Father, The Daughter and The Son. The world was home to three powerful force wielders and existed outside of the material world, serving as a conduit of The Force itself. Around the end of The Clone Wars’ third season, there was a segment of three episodes revolving around the planet of Mortis. Much like how Emperor Palpatine was deformed by his reflected Force lightning in Revenge of the Sith, Snoke suffered grave injuries at some point during combat, and while he still remained powerful with the Force, it wasn't enough to prevent him from looking decrepit and disfigured.If you aren’t familiar with The Son, I wouldn’t blame you since he’s a relatively recent addition to the lore. Serkis didn't elaborate on the battles that Snoke was involved in, but it is interesting to have this extra tidbit of information. He's quite an old character, and those battle scars are affecting his recovery and his body's started to break down as well.Īndy Serkis' response about where Snoke's damage came after he talked about imagining that the character has scoliosis of the spine, hence why there's a slouching quality to Snoke rather than the actor being stiff and formal. For those who've been wondering why Snoke looks so scarred and deformed, Serkis says it's a combination of both past conflicts and his body wearing down. With Snoke now dead, it remains to be seen if Episode IX will spend time delving into his past, but in the meantime, Andy Serkis has shed light on one element of the character. While The First Order's commander did have more screen time in the latest Star Wars movie, we didn't learn anything about where he came from.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi answered several questions that lingered in the aftermath of The Force Awakens, but among the ones that went unanswered were those concerning Supreme Leader Snoke.
