Snoke (Dark Masters)

Snoke was a Force-Sensitive Humanoid Alien with unknown origins. He was a power practitioner of the Dark Side, making a Dark Side Adept though he is not in anyway affiliated with the Sith.

Biography
"Foolish boy, you think i'm a Sith?. No the Sith died with Sidious and Vader. Like the prophecy said the Chosen one would destroy the Sith and bring Balance to the Force. However it never foretold the end of Darkness, nor that balance was permanent."

- Snoke on the Prophecy Snoke was a humanoid Alien hailing from the Unknown Regions. Snoke had hundreds of years of experience and wisdom to give, and a lust for Ancient Arcane Lore. Snoke was a powerful practitioner of the Dark-Side, though was not affiliated with the Sith. However was capable of certain Sith Force Abilities such as Force lightning. Snoke at some point many years before Kylo Ren, trained at least one other individual in the ways of the Dark Side.

At some unspecified point in his life, Snoke acquired a black Obsidian stone from the catacombs and mines beneath Darth Vader's fortress on Mustafar. He affixed it to a golden

He also witnessed the rise and fall of the Galactic Empire, deeming Darth Sidious to be weak and foolish for not thinking Vader would betray him. Furthermore he was familiar with Luke Skywalker and thought of him as one of the most formidable Jedi to ever live, and this earned Skywalker Snoke's fear but also his respect.