Supreme Leader Snoke

"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? The Dark Side... and the Light."

- Supreme Leader Snoke Supreme Leader Snoke is the tertiary antagonist in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the main antagonist of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Snoke is the leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren's master.

Snoke founded the Knights of Ren and based its practices off of ancient Sith and Jedi teachings. He trained several previous apprentices, with his most prized pupil being Ben Solo, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. Snoke was critical in the seduction of Ben to the dark side, and when his turn was complete, Snoke christened him Kylo Ren.

Personality
Snoke is intelligent, calculating, reserved and wise, however he is also manipulative, according to Han Solo, he exploited Force-sensitive individuals, such as Ben Solo, only for their power.

Snoke displays tendencies unusual for practitioners of the Dark side of the Force; he shows little emotion, he is very calm, and didn't appear to be in any form of worry or distress despite the circumstances against him and the First Order. When the Starkiller Base was being destroyed, he calmly expressed his wishes without showing any form of anger or annoyance, a stark contrast to his apprentice Kylo Ren, who is prone to violent outbursts when faced with frustration. His reason for choosing Ben Solo as his apprentice (as explained in the novelization of The Force Awakens) is that as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader's grandson, he is a focal point in the Force; a perfect balance of light and dark.

For mostly unknown reasons, Snoke has a dislike for Luke Skywalker. However, in the film's novelization, Snoke is shown to believe that Vader's compassion, sentiment and love for his son, Luke, was the reason for the fall of the Galactic Empire. He also passed on that belief to Kylo during the the latter's apprenticeship.

Powers

 * The Force: None of Snoke's powers are actually shown yet. But it can be assumed that he is powerful and has a connection to the Force.

Abilities

 * Lightsaber Skills: None of Snoke's skills are actually shown yet. But it can be assumed that he is skilled in lightsaber combat and a gifted duelist.
 * High-Level Intellect/Master Tactician/Leader/Manipulator: Snoke is highly intelligent. As the leader of the First Order and the Knights of Ren, Snoke is a highly skilled tactician and a capable leader. Snoke's skill in manipulation is so strong that Snoke even managed to manipulate and deceive Ben Solo into becoming his apprentice and turning him against the New Jedi Order.

The Force Awakens
Snoke sends Kylo Ren and the First Order on a search for Luke Skywalker following his disappearance. At Starkiller Base, Kylo and General Hux contant Snoke via hologram to report the progress of their individual assignments. While Snoke is irritated when Ren admits his search has been delayed, Hux proposes using Starkiller's superweapon against several New Republic planets who have been caught supporting the Resistance, which Snoke authorizes. After Hux is dismissed, Snoke confides in Ren of a disturbance in the Force and urges Ren to kill his father to overcome the Light side's temptation and fully embrace the dark side.

After capturing a scavenger named Rey who had seen a piece of the map to Luke, Ren asks Snoke to let him train her in the ways of the Force as an asset, to which Snoke orders Ren to bring him to her. However, Rey manages to escape before this can happen and, after Ren defeats Finn, duels him in lightsaber combat as the Resistance attacks the base, causing the planet to collapse. Moments before the base's total destruction, Hux contacts Snoke and Snoke orders Hux to bring Ren to him in order to complete his training.

Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
it's unknown if they ever met, but it's shown that Snoke holds Anakin in high esteem, particularly his Darth Vader incarnation, and believed that it was Vader's attachment to Luke that made the Empire lose the Battle of Endor. Snoke held Vader in such high esteem that he desired to have his grandson Ben Solo as his apprentice.

Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
Snoke met Ben by unknown means, and was deeply interested in him due to his embodiment as a focal point of both light and darkness (which was unusual for a Knight of Ren or any Dark Side master to be attracted to). He eventually turned him to the dark side, and anointed him with the name of Kylo Ren. Kylo still serves him loyally.

During the destruction of the Starkiller Base, Snoke orders Hux to bring Kylo to him in order to complete his training. However, according to Han Solo, he doesn't truly care about Ben; as Snoke is only using him for his power.

Emperor Palpatine
It is unknown when they met, if at all, but Snoke held the Emperor in high esteem. He held Sidious in such high esteem that Snoke later created the First Order to bring about the reacendesy of both the Empire and the Sith to galactic dominance.

Luke Skywalker
Luke has been Snoke's enemy ever since Luke caused the deaths of Vader and the Emperor during the Battle of Endor.

Han Solo
Han has been Snoke's enemy ever since he took an interest in Han's son Ben.

Leia Organa
Leia has been Snoke's enemy ever since he took an interest in Leia's son Ben.