Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Supreme Leader Snoke #1 is the sixth single-issue release in the canon comic book anthology series titled Star Wars: Age of Resistance. Tom Taylor served as the writer, Leonard Kirk provided the illustrations, and Marvel Comics published it on September 11, 2019. The comic features the story titled "Fail. Or Kill It.," and it also contains an essay penned by Bryan Young.
On a rocky planet located within the Rarlech system, Supreme Leader Snoke employs the Force to suspend his apprentice, Kylo Ren, far above a landscape of sharp, jagged rocks. Snoke questions Ren about whether he experiences fear, an emotion Ren denies. However, Snoke asserts that he can sense Ren's fear, explaining that powerful beings can channel their rage to attack, or they will be unsuccessful. He then releases Ren, who plummets downward but utilizes the Force to arrest his fall, hovering just above the dangerously sharp spikes.
Ren inquires of his master whether he would have intervened to save him had he been unable to save himself. Snoke responds that Skywalker would have, but that in doing so, he would have hindered Ren from achieving his true power and potential.
As they make their way back to Snoke's shuttle, Ren asks about their destination. Snoke informs him that they are proceeding with his training elsewhere, and that Ren is required to confront whatever is holding him back, with the ultimatum to either fail or destroy it.
The pilot announces to Snoke that they have arrived at their designated location. As Ren reaches for his helmet, Snoke commands him to leave it behind. When Ren displays hesitation, Snoke strikes him, asserting that he cannot impersonate Vader in this particular place.
Snoke and Ren disembark from the shuttle and set foot on the surface of Dagobah. Ren expresses that he can still sense Skywalker's presence, and Snoke informs him that one of the most powerful Jedi initiated his training on this very planet. Ren questions Snoke about his respectful tone when speaking of Skywalker, to which Snoke replies that Ren's uncle had earned both his respect and his fear, and that he would be in control of the galaxy had Luke been at his side. They arrive at the Dark Side Cave, where Ren notes that he can sense a presence of cold and death. Snoke explains that the cave holds power and darkness, and he instructs Ren to enter and confront what he has been too weak to suppress—or to flee.
Ren ventures into the cave and is met by a vision of Luke Skywalker, who states that he has no desire to fight him. From the outside, Snoke perceives Ren's decision to strike Skywalker down. With his uncle seemingly defeated at his feet, Ren proclaims that he is ready and that the challenge has concluded, but Snoke declares that this is not the case. Ren turns to find his parents, Han Solo and Leia Organa. Addressing him as Ben, they implore him to stop, affirming that he is their son and that he is loved. Outside the cave, Snoke senses Ren activating his lightsaber and attacking—but Ren has deceived his master, and instead impales a tree, rather than the vision of his parents. Snoke enters the cave, expressing his desire to witness the results of Ren's actions, but his apprentice uses his power to obliterate it. Snoke comments that the cave had endured for thousands of years, and that he had intended to bring other apprentices to it—Ren retorts, "You won't need other apprentices."
- UPC 759606092086; September 11 , 2019 ; Marvel Comics [1] 00111; Cover A; Phil Noto 00121; Cover B; Mike McKone & Guru-eFX