According to The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019), Snoke's physical appearance was purposefully designed by Palpatine to ensure his species remained unidentifiable.
Snoke Was a Strand-Cast Created by Palpatine
Emperor Palpatine created Snoke to be his proxy through which he could regain his power. Although Snoke was bio-engineered in a lab on Exegol, he was a strand-cast, not a clone.
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. As the actor explained: It is to do with previous battles. It's a sort of decay as well.
Following the release of The Last Jedi the actor who portrays Snoke, Andy Serkis, stated in an interview that Snoke's scarring was a combination of war wounds and the natural decay of an old body.
It seems improbable that Snoke did not know that Palpatine created him, but despite being steeped in knowledge surrounding the Dark Side, there is no evidence in any of the canon content that Snoke knew Palpatine was alive, let alone that he created him.
Snoke was a Force-sensitive humanoid genetic strandcast male who ruled the First Order as Supreme Leader during the New Republic Era.
Elite Praetorian Guard
Clad in ornate crimson armor, these warriors guarded Supreme Leader Snoke, ready to meet any threat with a savage response. The Guard consisted of eight sentinels divided into four pairs, with each pair brandishing unique weapons.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
It is revealed that Snoke was a genetically-enhanced being created by Palpatine after he came back to life. Since then, the Sith Lord had been hiding on Exegol for years while manipulating Snoke to rule the First Order and to lead Ben Solo to the dark side.
It didn't turn out to be anything as grand when The Rise of Skywalker revealed that, actually, Emperor Palpatine was in charge all along. A brief shot of Snoke clones in tubes on Exegol appeared to show he was a creation of Palpatine, something that editor Maryann Brandon later confirmed.
In a new excerpt, it's revealed that the names of Rey's parents are Dathan and Miramir. Dathan is the dad and Miramir the mother, if you were wondering; it's not always clear with these names from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
Affiliation(s) For other uses, see Finn (disambiguation). Finn, formerly designated FN-2187 ("Eight-Seven"), was a Force-sensitive human male stormtrooper who served the First Order until his desertion and subsequent defection to the Resistance during the First Order-Resistance War.
Powerfully Force-sensitive, Rey trains to be a Jedi under siblings Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, and faces adversaries such as Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke and the resurrected Emperor Palpatine—who is revealed to be her grandfather in The Rise of Skywalker.
Plagueis had attempted to glean the secret to eternal life. According to the theorist, Palpatine learned this secret from before killing his master. However, instead of cloning himself at first, Palpatine cloned Plagueis, resulting in Snoke.
Darth Jar Jar, known to most as Jar Jar Binks, was a Gungan Sith Lord. He survived the Battle of Naboo and became a Representative of Naboo, when he helped to give Darth Sidious emergency powers.
Rey. Rey (portrayed by Daisy Ridley) is the granddaughter of Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious through Dathan. Born on the planet Hyperkarn in 15 ABY, as a child in 21 ABY, Rey was abandoned by her parents on the planet Jakku to protect her from Sidious.
Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N'Kata Del Gormo. A Force-sensitive Hysalrian, N'Kata Del Gormo was trained in the ways of the Force and achieved the rank of Master within the Jedi Order.
Andy Serkis says his Star Wars: The Last Jedi character, Supreme Leader Snoke, is more powerful than both Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. Andy Serkis says that his Star Wars character, Supreme Leader Snoke, is more powerful than both Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious.
DARK SIDE FRIDAY - Did you know Palpatine feared Qui-Gon Jinn? Palpatine was immensely powerful and he could see the future which made him very confident about pretty much anyone who stood against him.
The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 5 Reveals Moff Gideon Using Baby Yoda to Create Snoke.
Anakin's father is The Emperor. Palpatine manipulated the Midi-chlorians inside of Shmi's womb to create Anakin.
The Star Wars universe establishes Snoke as a Force-sensitive artificial being who was created by Emperor Palpatine, and used by him to reclaim control of the galaxy. As Palpatine's puppet ruler, Snoke manipulates Luke Skywalker's nephew, Ben Solo, to the dark side of the Force and serve the First Order as Kylo Ren.
Based on a photo of Elite Praetorian Guard helmets, The Mandalorian season 3 may confirm the fan theory that Grogu's blood was used to create Snoke. Based on a recent behind-the-scenes photo from the filming of The Mandalorian season 3, some fan theories about Grogu and Snoke may be correct.
The Elite Praetorian Guards are a group of unnamed humans garbed in red armor and robes who serve as guards for Supreme Leader Snoke in much the same way that the Emperor's Royal Guards served Emperor Palpatine. They appear in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi as supporting antagonists.