We don’t know he wasn’t known to the emperor. Or maybe he only emerged after the emperor because he was in hiding.
And he had like 40 years to build his empire. That’s plenty of time.
The fact Snoke wasn’t mentioned in the original movies doesn’t mean he didn’t exist or wasn’t important. He just wasn’t important in those specific movies.
It’s like asking why Obi Wan didn’t immediately go ask Yoda for help in IV.
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