Star Wars 8: First Order and Resistance Fear Poe Dameron

Poe Dameron ’s loyalty to the intensify warfare between the First Order and the Resistance has both friends and foes fearing what he ’s capable of inThe Last Jedi . During the extremely - publicized pre - release form for the upcoming sequel , character like Luke Skywalker , Rey , and Kylo Ren have ( justifiably ) been covered extensively , but their dynamic is only half of whatEpisode VIIIwill be dealing with . The film ’s primary subplot concerns the on-going encounter with the aforementioned factions , as they fight for control of a galaxy thrust into pandemonium . Before Starkiller stem was destroyed , the New Republic was wiped out , making things quite tense .

In regards to the Resistance , General Leia Organa is running the show , but she is n’t alone at the top . Poe Dameron will once again be lead his squadron of pilots ( in a modify 10 - offstage ) , endeavor to make an upper hand . establish on his abbreviated purpose inThe Force Awakens , there ’s no abnegate Poe is enthusiastic and has supreme allegiance to the cause . That said , it ’s possible he ’s remove things a bittooseriously - to the point that even his allies are growing concerned .

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Theofficial JapaneseStar Warssitecame out with short character bios , detailing some of the chief players inThe Last Jedi . Poe , of course , is include in the rundown , and his description came with a surprising revelation about his devotedness to the Resistance . English displacement courtesy ofStar Wars News Net :

" Now that the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance has escalated into total warfare , Poe is a polishing as a loss leader of a courageous flying battalion . But while he is brave and a skilled pilot , both the First Order and the Resistance alike are starting to fear his dedication to the warfare travail . "

Not much has been revealed about Poe ’s discharge inThe Last Jedi , but it sounds likehe’ll be drop more clip alongside Leiaas the General assay to form the ace pilot burner into more of a leader figure . It ’s potential that Leia is depend to tone down Poe ’s recklessness before he gets himself ( or others ) hurt . Marvel ’s Poe Dameron comic included an issue where Leia grounded Poe in an effort to infuse some wiseness into him , so something like could happen onscreen . Poe does have a strong disapproval for the First Order , willing to do anything he can to kill them . Withall of the characters being tested in intricate way , Dameron may happen himself inquire how far is too far as he tries to practiced his enemies . Considering the Resistance has very limited resources ( and no Republic fleet to back them up ) , it ’s apposite for them to take extra caution .

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This sets Poe up in an interesting mode forEpisode VIII , harkening back to some of the themes explore in last year’sRogue One . The spinoff showed that the Rebellion was capable of less - than - admirable things , as evidenced by Cassian Andor murder an source in cold blood line . While Poe may not do anything that drastic , some of his methods could be a fiddling morally doubtful , put Resistance program line on sharpness . After Dameron was relatively one - note inEpisode VII(elevated by Oscar Isaac ’s supreme playacting power ) , it will be nice to see Rian Johnson give him some deepness and a personal floor that pays off in a satisfying way .