

Abrams is making it clear that neither Kylo Ren nor Snoke are Sith Lords, than The Son would fit that requirement as well.įrom an abilities perspective, if The Son is the embodiment of the Dark Side, couldn’t he also have Plagueis’ power of sustaining life? In Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine explicitly states that the ability can’t be learned from a Jedi, that the Dark Side “is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural” (like cheating death), so there shouldn’t be any question that the power can only be used by Dark Side users. The Son also conveys a desire to Anakin about ruling the Galaxy, which ends up being the sales pitch that gets Anakin to join him, meaning he has a sense (albeit a twisted one) about what it takes to rule.


The Son also has a lot of experience being exposed to the idea of Balance in the Force from The Father, which could explain why Snoke chooses Ben Solo, who supposedly holds both sides of the Force in him, as his apprentice and Leader of The Knights of Ren. Not only that, it is described that Snoke develops a fascination for the Skywalker family, which would make sense especially if he’s met one before.
