Gallius Rax is snoke. Gallius Rax is Rey's farther = Rey is Snokes daughter
He is from Jakku ... and just how Luke was hidden from Vader on Tatooine "they" hid Rey from her farther on his home planet

Lets face it after TFA we all know that the regurgitate stuff in the Star Wars universe.

Gallius"Galli" Rax was a slave child on a desert planet (Jakku) that ran away and was caught and bought before Palpatine (who sensed the force in him) and introduced himself as Sheev, and stating that "an Emperor must have friends."
Eventually, Rax would serve in the Galactic Empire's at Endor among other places.

Supplying the Rebels with info under the code name "The Operator" he provided them the info they needed at Endor. After the Emperor and Vader were dead he Vanished into the Annaj system with Rae Sloan. And the remaining Imperial fleet In the following months, Sloane would attain the distinguished rank of Grand Admiral, bestowed unto her by Gallius Rax. From there, she was given command of the Imperial Navy and became its new commander. Again under the guise of "The Operator" he provided the rebels with the location of a secret Imperial meeting. This basically left him and Sloan in command of what remained of the empire. Which will end up becoming the First Order. Rax idea was to take children and indoctrinating them from an early age into the ways of the Empire (may well have been similar to how the jedi too small children strong in the force)

Blaa Blaa Blaa I could go on and on but IMHO Gallius Rax is Rey's farther and Rae my be her Mother but I cant call that one yet

Who?

I would say, based on the info we have, that it is very likely that Gallius is Snoke. He was a confidant of the Emperor, and his motives and objectives align very closely with what the First Order has ended up being. He wanted to destroy the old Empire so a new, more fanatical, streamlined, and deadly successor could take its place.

That said, I'm not convinced that he is Rey's father. I think that would be a bit too much repetition, even for Star Wars. The whole shocking reveal that the big bad guy is the protagonist's parent is such a trope by now that it would feel exceedingly cheap if they pulled that again (especially after it was revealed that Kylo was Han's son).

I highly doubt that Gallius Rax or Rae Sloane are Rey's parents. Definitly not as a couple - Rae Sloane is much older than Rax, she is not a fan of him at all, not to mention he was having a dalliance with Adea, Sloane's aid (whom she thought of as what her daughter would have been like, had she gone down that path.)

Now, with palpatine setting up droids to guard something on Jakku, perhaps whatever this thing is can affect people in the force. This could explain Rey's strong force abilities, perhaps her home on Jakku was near this. Perhaps droids are used so no one is affected. Or droids can be more loyal, and function longer than organics.

As to Rax being Snoke, that is possible, but, my gut is saying it is not the case. Yupe Tashu is possibly Snoke - a new persona for him. Understanding the force and privvy to Palpatine's secrets, well some anyway, and could teach the theory of using the force, but that could lead to a very unstable student, one that hasn't learned by example from a force user, on how to control their emotions.

Naaa I dont think Sloan is her mother (because she isn't into guys) and the odds are way off on snoke being her dad as well .... but IMHO RAX is the best bet for snoke

Related to this guy somehow?

Related to this guy somehow?

Not that I know of

Unfortunately, to me it feels like they painted themselves into a corner with snoke. He is so mysterious that almost any backstory they give him will not feel fulfilling enough imho

I think Rax is Snoke, as I feel there has to be at least some connection between Snoke and Palpatine to give the Dark Side some continuity. But I don't think that Snoke is her father, unless they're hoping so many people assume that Luke is her dad that they think Snoke will be a decent enough curveball?

Definitely want to see how Yupe Tashu fits into it.

Unfortunately, to me it feels like they painted themselves into a corner with snoke. He is so mysterious that almost any backstory they give him will not feel fulfilling enough imho

Snoke is really PALPATINE! - he didn't die in the fall, and has grown more powerful as he convalesced - so powerful in fact that he can control Luke purely by remote mind control and plays both sides off against each other to alleviate the boredom...

...and the best part is that we are going to get a Snoke Crew card that has the same power as Palp, but can also mod an opponents die once per turn. He'll take up 3 Crew slots (because he is soooo big) and will cost 12pts...

...or not, either way.

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(e: Arrrr, slightly ninja'd)

Unfortunately, to me it feels like they painted themselves into a corner with snoke. He is so mysterious that almost any backstory they give him will not feel fulfilling enough imho

Just look at Palpatine.

Honestly James luceno's book Plaugis gave a very satisfying backstory to Palpatine, didn't bother with this Sheev nonsense and gave him suitable motivation. It may be old eu, but I'd highly recommend it. Also, luceno wrote tarkin, a new canon book and in it he salvaged a lot from the old canon, including a character from Plaugis. He is also writing a rouge one tie in novel, so maybe he will save more stuff...

I was about to say, 'doubtful anyone from the EU is going to turn out to be the the big baddie of Disney's post-EU-purged canon...'

But, then I googled his name and saw that he was from the new Aftermath books, which I haven't read yet. That looks plausible to me, though I withhold any certainty until I've read the books. I have a feeling the producers are still keeping their options open, and are willing to make Snoke anyone they need him to be for the movies' sake.

I was about to say, 'doubtful anyone from the EU is going to turn out to be the the big baddie of Disney's post-EU-purged canon...'

But, then I googled his name and saw that he was from the new Aftermath books, which I haven't read yet. That looks plausible to me, though I withhold any certainty until I've read the books. I have a feeling the producers are still keeping their options open, and are willing to make Snoke anyone they need him to be for the movies' sake.

They have stated that they know who snoke is and his back story.

I was about to say, 'doubtful anyone from the EU is going to turn out to be the the big baddie of Disney's post-EU-purged canon...'

But, then I googled his name and saw that he was from the new Aftermath books, which I haven't read yet. That looks plausible to me, though I withhold any certainty until I've read the books. I have a feeling the producers are still keeping their options open, and are willing to make Snoke anyone they need him to be for the movies' sake.

They have stated that they know who snoke is and his back story.

They can say that, but reading about a terrified Disney force last minute reshoots for Rogue One filming, I feel there isn't a single thing set in stone that would survive a Disney executive's order to be changed in the hopes of bolstering ticket sales.

I was about to say, 'doubtful anyone from the EU is going to turn out to be the the big baddie of Disney's post-EU-purged canon...'

But, then I googled his name and saw that he was from the new Aftermath books, which I haven't read yet. That looks plausible to me, though I withhold any certainty until I've read the books. I have a feeling the producers are still keeping their options open, and are willing to make Snoke anyone they need him to be for the movies' sake.

They have stated that they know who snoke is and his back story.

They can say that, but reading about a terrified Disney force last minute reshoots for Rogue One filming, I feel there isn't a single thing set in stone that would survive a Disney executive's order to be changed in the hopes of bolstering ticket sales.

No report said terrified, or that Disney was anything more than suggesting.

No report the reshoots were forced.

Films do reshoots literally all the time. The new Star Trek added a new character with reshoots and it worked fine. People trying to justify thier feelings by twisting facts are silly.

I was about to say, 'doubtful anyone from the EU is going to turn out to be the the big baddie of Disney's post-EU-purged canon...'

But, then I googled his name and saw that he was from the new Aftermath books, which I haven't read yet. That looks plausible to me, though I withhold any certainty until I've read the books. I have a feeling the producers are still keeping their options open, and are willing to make Snoke anyone they need him to be for the movies' sake.

They have stated that they know who snoke is and his back story.

They can say that, but reading about a terrified Disney force last minute reshoots for Rogue One filming, I feel there isn't a single thing set in stone that would survive a Disney executive's order to be changed in the hopes of bolstering ticket sales.

No report said terrified, or that Disney was anything more than suggesting.

No report the reshoots were forced.

Films do reshoots literally all the time. The new Star Trek added a new character with reshoots and it worked fine. People trying to justify thier feelings by twisting facts are silly.

There were reports that said that. Yes, reshoots are common, but the reason for doing so can be very telling.

http://pagesix.com/2016/05/30/disney-execs-in-a-panic-over-upcoming-star-wars-film/

"Disney execs in a panic over upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film"

“Disney won’t take a back seat, and is demanding changes, as the movie isn’t testing well.”

http://io9.gizmodo.com/more-details-have-been-revealed-about-those-rogue-one-r-1779744810

"If the tone of Edwards’ film didn’t match what Star Wars is all about, that most likely means there’s a problem that needs fixing. And now they can fix it."

Furthermore, I am 100% looking forward to this movie. I think I'd actually prefer the movie to go without the reshoots for the darker tone - the opposite of what these reports are suggesting. This has nothing to do with "justifying my feelings," and as you can see in the links above, I twisted nothing.

Of course Disney is going to do whatever they think is necessary to ensure their multi-billion dollar franchise remains as successful as possible... Regardless of what it takes.

They have stated that they know who snoke is and his back story.

Unfortunately, to me it feels like they painted themselves into a corner with snoke. He is so mysterious that almost any backstory they give him will not feel fulfilling enough imho

If "undeveloped and having 2 minutes and three lines onscreen" is equivalent to "MYSTERIOUS"

X-wing anybody?

He is able to hold it long enough to ej.... anyway he survives, burned twisted and evil, more holo projection than man now.

The movies are written by different people and JJ had almost no involvement in 8.

The movies are written by different people and JJ had almost no involvement in 8.

yes but there is a small committee at Lucas Films that are responsible for continuity in the new EU

the book authors and movie makers dont have 100% control over the story

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lucasfilm_Story_Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w_XuOBnUAg

He is able to hold it long enough to ej.... anyway he survives, burned twisted and evil, more holo projection than man now.

Phineas and Ferb showed that Porkins actually ejcted and parachuted all the way back to the Massassi temple. Yay! Porkins lives! It's canon cause it's Disney!