Snoke

Snoke was a male and the Supreme Leader of the First Order. He sought information on the last Jedi, Luke Skywalker.

Seducing Ben Solo
An alien, Snoke was the Supreme Leader of the First Order. He used his vast intellect to snare Ben Solo, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa and heir to Anakin Skywalker, telling him the legend of Darth Plagueis and of the Wise Master of the first Force-worshiping order. Snoke offered Ben the same control that the Wise Master had exhibited over the Force and the abominable beings she created by twisting the midi-chlorians, and intimated that Solo was more powerful than the Supreme Leader himself, and could become his rightful heir.

After conversing with an entity calling himself the Master outside Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple, Ben, like his grandfather before him, succumbed not only to the Supreme Leader's temptations but to his own inner flaws, and became Snoke's subject as Kylo Ren. Snoke's dictate forbade any in the First Order to utter Ren's birth name.

Rise of the Supreme Leader
"By the Supreme Leader's will!"

- FN-2187, receiving fellatio from Supanovvva

Snoke's dramatic and inspiring visage graced the First Order propaganda poster It Is Through the Guidance of Supreme Leader That We Achieve Single-Minded Unity of Purpose!, and portraits of Snoke and other galactic leaders graced the Imp bar The Old Hope on Aralia. His precepts and commands guided the First Order's stormtroopers, including the FN Corps which dedicated itself to the Supreme Leader. Aside from himself as the most obvious example, aliens were uncommon in the First Order in comparison to the more dominant Human species.

As the First Order expanded throughout the Outer Rim Territories in the months leading up to the Battle of Starkiller Base, a number of sects challenged the rule of Supreme Leader Snoke and Kylo Ren, and were displaced by the regime.

Seeking Luke Skywalker
"If I fight Ben or Snoke myself, I will give in to the hate I avoided over Endor. If I train another, I will be setting them up to me massacred like my earlier padawans. There is no solace above or below, only us&mdash;small, solitary, striving, battling one another."

- Luke Skywalker

Kirana Promenti of the Knights of Ren was tasked with discovering hints to Luke Skywalker's present location, and expected that the Supreme Leader would be pleased to reward her for information on the last Jedi. She joined a venture to the Unknown Regions planet of Rakata Prime, and was confronted by the Dowutin big-game hunter Grummgar in the Temple of the Ancients. Grummgar briefly considered helping to return Promenti to Snoke and Kylo Ren, along with knowledge of Skywalker's visit to the planet and the Twi'lek historian Ardanna Glie as his captive. However, Grummgar knew Snoke's reputation, and believed that no one would ever see him again after rendering such assistance. Claims in the galactic underworld suggested that Snoke and Kylo Ren planned to dig into the catacombs beneath Maz Kanata's castle on Takodana in order to recover ancient Jedi and Sith artifacts, whether Kanata consented or not.

In the wake of the Battle of Starkiller Base, Snap Wexley prepared for a reconnaissance patrol to the ruins of Starkiller Base in an attempt to detect the unique hyperspace signature of the Star Destroyer Finalizer and potentially trace it back to Snoke's location. General Organa hoped to launch a surprise attack if the Supreme Leader's location was found.

Skywalker, in exile on the Jedi homeworld of Ahch-To, believed that he was unable to fight Snoke or Kylo Ren without giving into the hate he once avoided over Endor, and said as much to the spirit of his father Anakin Skywalker, moments before the arrival of Rey aboard the Millennium Falcon. Skywalker mused over the idea of unleashing the powerful Force-user to face Snoke and the Knights of Ren, and made his judgement as Rey approached him with his father's lightsaber.

Physical appearance and biology
Snoke was a male alien. He had a piercing, pale blue gaze.

Personality and traits
"The Supreme Leader will be pleased to reward those who help him find the last Jedi. I will give you this one chance."

- Kirana Promenti, to Grummgar

Snoke had an intellect that was vast, cool, and unsympathetic. In the terms of Uto Hoyett's Unified System concept, Snoke was akin to the verbobrain that allowed every member of the First Order to function efficiently. Snoke was known for his reputation, alongside Kylo Ren, as someone who made people disappear after receiving their assistance, though was pleased to reward those with information on Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi.

Behind the scenes
Snoke was created for the 2015 sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, and was portrayed in both it and its 2017 sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, by actor and motion-capture artist. The actor stated that Snoke's mannerisms, as well as his gold attire in The Last Jedi, were partly derived from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

He was first mentioned in erotica canon in Das Flute's 2016 canon erotic fiction "Bait and Switch". The author intended for the Master, a disembodied character who tempts Ben Solo towards the dark side in his 2016 story "The Tragedy of Darth Vader the Strong", to be Snoke, although used the alternate title to avoid any potential issues with the name in future material. Flute drew from Palpatine's seduction of Anakin Skywalker in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, with the Master in Palpatine's role, and wrote the story in-line with the fan theory that Snoke was actually Darth Plagueis&mdash;although, despite liking the theory, Flute stated he didn't think it would turn out to be true.