'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' spoilers: Snoke's power and weakness

Is Supreme Leader Snoke a powerful Force wielder like the Emperor? Or does his power mainly come from being the head of the First Order? A new report about “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” examines these questions. The following article contains spoilers.

In a video posted on YouTube (see below), Mike Zeroh examines the purpose of Snoke’s (Andy Serkis) Praetorian Guards. Readers may have seen pictures of the Supreme Leader’s personal guards in their full red armour.

The main role of these soldiers, according to Mike, is to prevent Snoke from getting further injuries. The character is already deformed after sustaining extensive damage to his face due to a presently unexplained reason. There have been theories suggesting that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) may have caused these injuries.

So if Snoke needs guards to protect him from harm, the question is: how powerful is he, really? Emperor Palpatine had personal guards, too, but he was powerful in the use of the Force as well as the lightsaber.

It is possible that Snoke is powerful enough, and he may be recuperating at the moment. There have been theories that he is preparing to take or possess a younger body.

The other big question is: what is the true purpose of Snoke? Does he only want to rule the galaxy, like the Emperor before him? Or is there something more he’s after?

“The Force Awakens” has already revealed Snoke’s intention of training Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), but the reason behind the Supreme Leader’s keen interest in Ben is yet to be revealed. There is also a connection between the villain and Luke, and the former is desperate to stop the Jedi from joining the fight against the First Order again.

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is slated to be released on Dec. 14 in Australia.