re: Supreme Leader Snoke's identity all but confirmed (spoilers obviously)

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That is terrible writing then "I'm not sure if he's dead, knowing he can create life with the force. Ahhhh, he probably is, I won't make sure"

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Sorry, I suppose my post wasn't quite clear in that regard. Palpatine's killing of Plagueis is covered in the prologue and at the end of the book, so it's a bit complicated. He got Plagueis completely drunk, then he attacked him with force lightning. As Plagueis was gasping to draw a breath, Palpatine force choked him to suffocate him. A few minutes later, Palpatine went back into the room to inspect the body and he felt a strong ripple in the force, something more powerful than himself, which he wasn't sure of what it was. He thought maybe it was Plagueis since he had been experimenting on immortality and death.