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Poe Dameron
Star Wars character
Promotional photo of Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron from The Force Awakens
First appearance	The Force Awakens (2015)
Created by	Lawrence Kasdan J. J. Abrams Michael Arndt
Portrayed by	Oscar Isaac
Voiced by	Oscar Isaac (Disney Infinity 3.0)
In-universe information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	X-wing fighter pilot

Poe Dameron is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Oscar Isaac in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Concept and creation

During the development phase of The Force Awakens, the character was initially referred to as "John Doe" and was first intended to be a Jedi, and then a bounty hunter with a Wookiee sidekick.

In the film, Poe is a skilled X-wing fighter pilot for the Resistance. The son of a rebel fighter pilot and a rebel commando, he is a commander in the Resistance’s Starfighter Corps and "one of Leia Organa's most-trusted operatives" who is headstrong and "can fly anything". Isaac described the character as "the best freaking pilot in the galaxy... He's been sent on a mission by a certain princess, and he ends up coming up across , and their fates are forever intertwined."

Isaac's casting in the film was first announced on April 29, 2014, and his character was first seen in the 88-second The Force Awakens teaser trailer released by Lucasfilm on November 28, 2014. The name Poe Dameron was revealed by Entertainment Weekly in a Lucasfilm-designed trading card mockup in December 2014. He was named after Force Awakens writer/director J. J. Abrams' assistant, Morgan Dameron.

The film has received praise for its diverse casting, including Guatemalan Isaac. Targeted at Spanish-speaking viewers, an action-oriented Univision TV spot heavily featuring Poe included an introduction by Isaac in Spanish. After an initial release of promotional character posters in November 2015, a poster featuring Isaac's Poe was released the following month.

Appearances

The Force Awakens (2015)

Poe Dameron is the decorated star pilot of General Leia Organa's Resistance fleet, and the robot BB-8 is his astromech droid. He is sent by Leia on a mission to the planet Jakku to retrieve part of a map that will lead to the location of her brother, Luke Skywalker. Before Poe can leave with the map, the First Order attacks and he is captured. The pilot has entrusted the map to BB-8, who flees into the desert as Kylo Ren tortures Poe in search of the map. Poe is saved by the renegade stormtrooper Finn, and they escape in a TIE fighter. They crash on Jakku; Finn is ejected from the ship and Poe is presumed dead as the destroyed craft is sucked under the sand. Poe later reappears, having also been thrown from the crash, now leading a squadron of X-wing pilots in an assault on the First Order at Maz Kanata's cantina. He later leads his squadron to attack the First Order's Starkiller base, and personally fires the shots that cause the planet-destroying weapon to explode.

Isaac told GQ in December 2015 that when he was offered the role, Abrams told him that Poe would die in the film. When Isaac later accepted, Abrams said he had changed his mind: "I’ve figured it out. You’re in the whole movie now."

Related works and merchandising

Poe also appears in the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens line of novels and comic books, introduced in conjunction with The Force Awakens to connect the film with previous installments. He is first mentioned in the young adult novel Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (2015) by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry, set between The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Yavin 4, the planet on which the Rebel base was located in the 1977 film Star Wars, was established as Poe's homeworld in the comic series Star Wars: Shattered Empire (2015) after the Guatemalan-born Isaac realized that the shooting location for Yavin 4 had been Tikal, Guatemala. The Shattered Empire series features Poe's parents, members of the Rebel Alliance: his mother is Shara Bey, an A-wing pilot who adventured with Leia, and his father is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders and led by Han Solo. Poe is featured in Star Wars: Before the Awakening (2015) by Greg Rucka, an anthology book for young readers that focuses on the lives of Poe, Rey and Finn before the events of The Force Awakens.

Poe is a playable character in the 2015 Force Awakens add-on to the Disney Infinity 3.0 video game, with an Infinity character figurine available separately. He and BB-8 are featured in a Lego Star Wars playset called Poe's X-wing Fighter.

Episode VIII

On March 20, 2015, Isaac said that he will appear in Star Wars: Episode VIII, the forthcoming sequel to The Force Awakens.

Reception

Robbie Collin of The Telegraph called Poe "a dashing, dry-humoured swashbuckler—in short, he’s like Han Solo was 40 years ago". Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter described the "hotshot" pilot as "a man very much in the Solo mold". The Telegraph also listed Poe's scenes as one of their "14 things Star Wars fans will love about The Force Awakens", writing that they "spark and fizz with energy" and that "while Han Solo will always hold the number one spot, Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron is definitely a serious contender for the title of Second Coolest Man in the Galaxy".

References

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23. Valdes, Giancarlo (December 9, 2015). "Disney Infinity's Star Wars: The Force Awakens lets John Boyega play with himself". VentureBeat. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
24. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Now Available". StarWars.com. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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External links

• Poe Dameron in the Official StarWars.com Encyclopedia
• Poe Dameron on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki

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