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Poe Dameron
Star Wars character
Promotional photo of Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron from The Force Awakens
First appearanceThe Force Awakens (2015)
Created by
Portrayed byOscar Isaac
Voiced byOscar Isaac (Disney Infinity 3.0)
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationX-wing fighter pilot

Poe Dameron is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was portrayed by Oscar Isaac. Poe is an X-wing fighter pilot for the Resistance who inadvertently brings renegade stormtrooper Finn and Jakku scavenger Rey into the fight against—and eventually a victory over—the sinister First Order. He is featured in The Force Awakens media and merchandising, and will appear in the film's forthcoming sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII. Isaac and the character have received positive reviews, with Poe being compared to the characterization of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the original Star Wars film trilogy.

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.[1]

Isaac's casting in the film was first announced on April 29, 2014.[2] His character was first seen in the 88-second The Force Awakens teaser trailer released by Lucasfilm on November 28, 2014,[3][4] piloting an X-wing fighter.[5][6][7] The name Poe Dameron was revealed by Entertainment Weekly in a Lucasfilm-designed Topps-style trading card mockup in December 2014.[8][9] The character was one of those featured in a May 2015 Vanity Fair photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz confirmed that Driver would be portraying Kylo.[10] He was named after Force Awakens writer/director J. J. Abrams' assistant, Morgan Dameron.[11]

The film has received praise for its diverse casting, including Guatemalan Isaac.[12][13][14] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that "giving starring roles to a black man, a white woman and a Latino is ... quietly history making".[15] Targeted at Spanish-speaking viewers, an action-oriented Univision TV spot heavily featuring Poe included an introduction by Isaac in Spanish.[16] After an initial release of promotional character posters in November 2015,[17] a poster featuring Isaac's Poe was released the following month.[18]

Character

In The Force Awakens, Poe is a skilled X-wing fighter pilot for the Resistance.[10][19] 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".[20] Isaac described Poe 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 [Finn], and their fates are forever intertwined."[19]

Natalie Zutter and Chris Lough of Tor.com wrote, "Poe is that rare creature who knows exactly what he wants to do with his life."[21] Isaac said of the character, "Poe’s the kind of guy you want in the trenches with you. He’s straightforward, he’s honest, he's incredibly loyal and he’s got some swagger to him."[22] Katy Waldman wrote for Slate, "This is Poe Dameron, star pilot, heartthrob, wiseass, ace leather jacket–bestower, Finn’s OTP. When he grins up at [Kylo Ren], all rakish charm and derring-do, we know the movie will be OK."[23]

Appearances

The Force Awakens (2015)

Poe Dameron is the decorated star pilot of General Leia Organa's Resistance fleet,[20] and the robot BB-8 is his astromech droid.[24] 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.[22] 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 castle. 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."[25]

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.[26] 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).[27] Yavin 4, the planet on which the Rebel base was located in the 1977 film Star Wars, is 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.[28] The Shattered Empire series features Poe's parents, members of the Rebel Alliance: his mother is Shara Bey, an A-wing pilot who adventures with Leia, and his father is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders and led by Han Solo.[22][27] 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.[29] Poe is also a point of view character in the 2015 novelization of The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster.[30]

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.[31][32][33][34] He and BB-8 are featured in a Lego Star Wars playset called Poe's X-wing Fighter,[35] and Poe is available as a Lego Buildable Figure.[36] Hasbro has also released a 3.75 inch Poe Dameron action figure,[37][38] and a 6 inch figure in their Black Series line.[39]

Episode VIII

On March 20, 2015, Isaac said that he will appear in Star Wars: Episode VIII, the forthcoming sequel to The Force Awakens.[40]

Reception

Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune wrote, "Oscar Isaac is a primary asset as Poe Dameron ... Like Ford's Han Solo in the original three, he's the guy you want on your team, the one who doesn't take any guff".[41] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph called Poe "a dashing, dry-humoured swashbuckler—in short, he’s like Han Solo was 40 years ago".[42] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter described the "hotshot" pilot as "a man very much in the Solo mold",[43] and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that Poe "suggests a next-generation Han".[44] 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".[45] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that "Isaac oozes flyboy charm".[15]

The "instant chemistry" of Poe and Finn, the intimacy of some later scenes and Isaac's own comments during an interview with Ellen Degeneres have sparked fan and journalistic speculation that Poe could be gay, or developed as such in future films.[46][47][48][49] Fan "shippers", or those with a desire to see Poe and Finn as a couple, have created fanfiction and fan art to this end.[47][48][49]

References

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  12. ^ Rico, Jack (April 24, 2015). "Pop Latino: Oscar Isaac Gives Hispanics A Presence in Star Wars". NBC News. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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  39. ^ Myatt, D. Martin. "07 Poe Dameron from Hasbro's The Black Series". Rebelscum.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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  46. ^ Fisher, Natalie (December 24, 2015). "Is Star Wars setting up Poe Dameron as its first queer protagonist?". Hypable. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  47. ^ a b Roth, Madeline (December 21, 2015). "This Is The Star Wars Couple Everyone's Shipping (Hint: It's Not Rey And Finn)". MTV News. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  48. ^ a b Robinson, Joanna (December 25, 2015). "Watch Oscar Isaac Charm the Pants off Every Single Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cast Member". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  49. ^ a b Carr, Jack (December 29, 2015). "After 7 Movies, Star Wars Quietly Sets Up Its First Gay Relationship (And The Internet is Loving It)". Moviepilot. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

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