I?ll respond more in depth later, fun thread, but screw that Plagueis thing. They even ruined him for me now. Some sock puppet clone that gets sliced because he is a dumb ass. Clone Plagueis would mop the floor with Kylo and Rey. They retcon TLJ to try to please even more fans in a damn novel. The stuff needs to be in the movie. Or actually planned from the start instead of going back fixing there ill thought out trilogy.
Maaan... what could have been with Plagueis or even clone Plagueis. I?d probably hate the ST a whole lot less if they handled this differently. At least it makes sense for Palpatine to keep DNA of his former master though.
Also, cheap plug for Darth Plagueis novel by James Luceno. My favorite book ever and I think it fits with the new timeline too... y?all should read it.
It was a Plagueis clone not the actual spirit of Plaguus. The Emperor with his own spirit was not as strong as he was.