Snoke's throne room

Snoke's Throne Room, situated on the Supremacy, served as the base of operations for Supreme Leader Snoke of the First Order. The throne room was protected by the Elite Praetorian Guard&mdash;an elite force of eight human warriors who served as Snoke's bodyguards.

Audience with Hux
Snoke summoned General Hux the throne room to answer for his failure of allowing the Resistance fleet to escape. After getting off the turbolift, Hux approached the Supreme Leader who was sitting on his throne, flanked by his elite Praetorian Guard. As he approached the throne, Hux noticed two of Snoke’s Attendants were busy seeing to the oculus viewing device. Hux knelt before Snoke who proceeded to voice his disappointed in the general. The general assured him that it was just a temporary setback. From his throne, Snoke questioned the general’s claim of being able to track the Resistance fleet even after it had escaped into hyperspace.

Hux assured the Supreme Leader that the First Order had the technological abilities to do just that, citing the vast data sources the First Order had to draw on to pinpoint the fleet’s destination. Leaning back in his throne, the Supreme Leader reflected on Hux’s words. After a moment, Snoke concluded that the foundation was brute force not abstract thought as the general assured. Still kneeling, Hux assured the Supreme Leader that there was nothing to stand against the First Order before he received a message stating that the location of the Resistance fleet had been determined. Informing Snoke, Hux rose and stood before the Supreme Leader who was musing on the general’s appraisal of the Resistance’s fate.

Kylo Ren arrived to the throne room to answer for his defeat at Starkiller Base. As the door to the turbolift opened and Ren stepped into the throne room, the sound of Snoke chuckling echoed in the room. General Hux turned to watch him make his way towards Snoke’s throne before turning his attention back to the Supreme Leader who congratulated the general on locating the Resistance fleet.

Confronting Rey
It was also in his throne room that Ren brought Rey before him, and where his apprentice betrayed him, and killed him via igniting his grandfather's Jedi lightsaber through the Supreme Leader's torso. The throne room then became a battleground as the Praetorian Guard attacked the two Force-wielders in an attempt to avenge Snoke. Ren and Rey defeated all eight of the guards in a short but brutally close fight, setting the red banners ablaze in the process. Ren attempted to convince Rey to side with him, but she refused and they grappled over her lightsaber, eventually splitting it in two and releasing a huge burst of energy which knocked Ren unconscious and allowed Rey the opportunity to flee in Snoke's escape craft.

Long live the Supreme Leader
General Hux later visited the throne room after the Supremacy suffered catastrophic damage via the Raddus entering light-speed in front of the ship, where he was distraught to find Snoke's bisected corpse and Ren's prone form, especially when it ruined his chances at killing Snoke himself. Hux briefly toyed with the idea of assassinating Ren, but put the idea aside when Ren awoke just before he could. Ren proceeded to pin Snoke's assassination on the conveniently absent Rey and then claimed the title of Supreme Leader for himself, seizing Hux’s throat with the Force when the man protested and forcing him to submit to his authority.

Behind the scenes
Snoke's throne room was created and developed for Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, the eighth film in the Star Wars saga, which was released on December 15, 2017. The throne room was first revealed in the Force Friday II toy and action-figure previews released on August 31, 2017. The first footage of the throne room was released in The Last Jedi trailer on October 9, 2017.

The design of Snoke's throne itself was inspired by a concept art for Emperor Palpatine's throne room featured in Episode VI Return of the Jedi, designed by Ralph McQuarrie &mdash;the legendary conceptual designer responsible for many of the designs and aesthetics featured in the original trilogy. Another design inspiration was the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, with Johnson comparing Snoke to the film's titular character.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
 * The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
 * The Last Jedi Adaptation 4
 * The Last Jedi Adaptation 5