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83-401: During development of The Force Awakens , the character that would become Poe Dameron was referred to as " John Doe " and was envisioned as a black man in his 30s or 40s. At various points he was imagined as a Jedi or a bounty hunter —possibly with a Wookiee sidekick—before being depicted as "a Republic military man." When Oscar Isaac was offered the role, Poe was supposed to die early in

166-509: A Latino is ... quietly history making". A television spot on Univision that featured Poe was targeted at Spanish-speaking viewers, and included an introduction by Isaac in Spanish. A promotional poster featuring Isaac as Poe was distributed prior to the release of The Force Awakens . Some of Poe's comedic lines in The Force Awakens were improvised by Isaac. In The Force Awakens , Poe is

249-587: A counterattack on the First Order, Finn is used for his knowledge of Starkiller Base and taken to the icy planet by Solo and Chewbacca while Poe Dameron leads two starfighter squadrons, waiting to attack the star system -destroying superweapon as Solo, Finn, and Chewbacca take down the planet's shields, though Finn also seeks to rescue Rey from the clutches of Kylo Ren. They run into Rey, who has already escaped on her own, and capture Captain Phasma , whom they force to lower

332-601: A decapitated body and were not able to find the killer. The body was named Peaches (murder victim) and also Jane Doe 3. The baby victim in a 2001 murder case in Kansas City, Missouri , was referred to as Precious Doe . In 2009, the New York Times reported the difficulties and unwanted attention experienced by a man actually named John Doe, who had often been suspected of using a pseudonym . He had been questioned repeatedly by airport security staff. Another man named John Doe

415-517: A hangar where they await execution, but before they can be struck down, Holdo turns the Raddus around and stages a suicide attack by aiming a hyperspace jump right through the Supremacy , tearing it asunder. Finn, Rose, and BB-8 then fight their way out of the damaged Mega-Destroyer as it falls apart, defeating Captain Phasma in the process, and join the other surviving Resistance personnel as they gather on

498-455: A romantic relationship between the characters, such a direction was not pursued in The Rise of Skywalker . Film editor Maryann Brandon , who worked on both The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker , said she did not see a romance develop between the two characters in the footage for the films, noting that she was "not reading as much into it as an audience." Brandon described the characters as

581-423: A secret mission to the planet Cantonica to find a slicer who can disable the Supremacy ' s hyperspace tracker, which turns out to be a man named DJ . The four of them then sneak on board the Supremacy in disguise and nearly succeed in shutting down the tracker, only to have DJ betray the three others and turn them over to the First Order, before escaping with a monetary reward. Finn and Rose are then taken to

664-552: A skilled X-wing fighter pilot for the Resistance. The son of Rebel Alliance fighters, 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 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." Natalie Zutter and Chris Lough of Tor.com wrote, "Poe

747-598: A spice smuggler in his youth did not fit with what audiences already knew about the character from his film, television, novel, and comics appearances. Both Joanna Robinson of Vanity Fair and Scott Mendelson of Forbes noted the chemistry between Poe and Finn ( John Boyega ), with Brian Truitt of USA Today calling the relationship a " bromance ". Their scenes in the film, and Isaac's own comments during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres , have sparked fan and journalistic speculation that Poe could be gay , or be developed as such in future films. Several media outlets reported

830-479: A symbol of hope for the Resistance and the galaxy. In the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi , following their successful destruction of Starkiller Base, the Resistance is ruthlessly pursued and nearly decimated by the First Order. Having failed to destroy the Resistance base on D'Qar, the First Order dispatches the Mandator IV -class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix to destroy it with powerful orbital weaponry. As

913-427: A tracking device, the First Order pursues the Resistance through hyperspace and mounts another attack, which claims the lives of most of the Resistance leadership and renders Leia unconscious. Poe assumes he will be named acting general, but Leia instead promotes Vice Admiral Holdo , who dismisses Poe's suggestions due to his earlier reckless actions. Poe concocts a plan with Finn and the mechanic Rose Tico to disable

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996-513: Is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders who are led by Han Solo . A Marvel comic book series titled Star Wars: Poe Dameron , written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Phil Noto , was published between April 2016 and September 2018. The beginning of the series takes place shortly before The Force Awakens , eventually crossing over with that film's events and going past those of The Last Jedi . Poe appears in

1079-537: Is able to overcome Ren. Rey escapes with Finn's body aboard the Millennium Falcon piloted by Chewbacca, and they return with Dameron and the surviving Resistance pilots back to their base on D'Qar. While Finn and Chewbacca are healed of their injuries, the droid R2-D2 wakes up, revealing the rest of the map to the first Jedi temple and combining it with BB-8's. Rey is sent there by General Organa, where she finds Luke Skywalker and offers him his father's lightsaber as

1162-537: Is also a placeholder name, mainly used in the United Kingdom — which is gender neutral — along side Joe / Jo Bloggs and the now occasional use of the "John" and "Jane Doe" names. In other English-speaking countries , unique placeholder names, numbers or codenames have become more often used in the context of police investigations. This has included the United Kingdom , where usage of "John Doe" originated during

1245-545: Is also a playable character in the video games Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015), Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) and Star Wars: Force Arena (2017). He was also planned to appear in the cancelled mobile game Star Wars: Rivals . His personal X-Wing starfighter is playable in Star Wars: Battlefront II , the sequel to its 2015 reboot. Poe Dameron appears in the theme park attractions Star Tours – The Adventures Continue and Star Wars : Rise of

1328-575: Is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law enforcement in the United States , such names are often used to refer to a corpse whose identity is unknown or cannot be confirmed . These names are also often used to refer to a hypothetical " everyman " in other contexts, like John Q. Public or "Joe Public". There are many variants to the above names, including John (or Richard ) /Jane Roe , John/Jane Smith , John/Jane Bloggs , and Johnie/Janie Doe or just Baby Doe for children. A. N. Other

1411-446: Is captured and tortured by Kylo Ren, who is searching for the map. A renegade stormtrooper liberates Poe, and they flee the First Order in a TIE fighter . During their flight, Poe gives the stormtrooper the name Finn. Their ship is hit with missiles, and crashes on Jakku. Finn is ejected from the ship and presumes that Poe is dead when the destroyed craft sinks into the sand. Poe later reappears leading an X-wing squadron in an assault on

1494-492: Is demoted to captain by General Organa for losing a major portion of the Resistance's starfighters. The Resistance's fleet is then pursued across the galaxy by the First Order's fleet of Star Destroyers, led by the massive Mega -class Star Dreadnought Supremacy , with Supreme Leader Snoke on board. The First Order is able to keep up with the Resistance due to the Supremacy ' s ability to track down hyperspace jumps, and dispatches its starfighters, led by Kylo Ren, to degrade

1577-466: Is in some ways a surrogate son for Leia. But also I think she sees in him the potential for a truly great leader of the Resistance and beyond ... Poe's arc is one of evolving from a heroic soldier to a seasoned leader, to see beyond the single-mindedness of winning the battle to the larger picture of the future of the galaxy. [Leia], with tough love, wants to push Poe to be more than the badass pilot, to temper his heroic impulses with wisdom and clarity. Poe

1660-571: Is introduced in The Force Awakens (2015), the first film of the sequel trilogy . He is an X-wing fighter pilot and a member of the Resistance . He is sent by General Leia Organa to the planet Jakku to retrieve part of a map that shows the location of her brother, Luke Skywalker . When the First Order arrives on Jakku, Poe hides the map in the droid BB-8 and sends him into the desert. Poe

1743-551: Is presumed dead, though Finn finds the droid BB-8 in the company of local scavenger Rey . When the two are seen together, they are marked by First Order stormtroopers and forced to escape Jakku together aboard the Millennium Falcon , which is docked in a local establishment. The Millennium Falcon is found and captured by Han Solo and Chewbacca , who are forced to escape with Rey, Finn, and BB-8 after they are pursued by two rival criminal gangs, though one of them identifies

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1826-471: Is still alive. While aboard Ren's Destroyer, Poe and Finn are captured and set to be executed along with Chewbacca. They are saved by General Hux , who reveals that he is the mole; he is aiding the Resistance to undermine Ren. After a series of adventures, Rey departs for Exegol using a wayfinder from Ren's TIE fighter, while Poe and the others return to the Resistance base, where they find that Leia has died. Poe has been named acting general, but struggles with

1909-428: Is struck by a bolt from Chewbacca. Nevertheless, it buys time for Poe Dameron and his squadrons to attack the base and perform bombing runs on the oscillator. After Chewbacca detonates the bombs, the oscillator is left vulnerable and Dameron performs a trench run, bombing it and destroying it, leading the entire planet to begin collapsing in itself. Rey and Finn duel Kylo Ren; Finn is beaten and knocked unconscious, but Rey

1992-467: Is that rare creature who knows exactly what he wants to do with his life." Isaac said of the character in 2015, "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." 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

2075-592: Is the mastermind behind the First Order and has built the Sith Eternal 's fleet of Sith Star Destroyers, the Final Order. After Chewbacca's apparent death, they land on Kijimi and meet with Poe's contact Zorii Bliss . She reveals that Poe was a spice smuggler who abandoned his friends and crew when he decided to fly for the Resistance. She still harbors resentment towards him and is on the verge of killing him, but decides to help after Rey defeats her in combat. Zorii takes

2158-458: Is to evacuate to another planet via escape pods, a course of action that Dameron objects to, but is unable to prevent. The First Order then begins firing upon the fleeing convoy, destroying some of the escape pods and much of the dwindling Resistance fleet as its personnel, except Holdo, begin abandoning ship but are unable to destroy the Raddus due to its rear shield deflector. Meanwhile, Finn, BB-8, and Resistance technician Rose Tico embark on

2241-450: Is traveling through time. In the 2021 special Terrifying Tales , Poe and BB-8 make an emergency landing on Mustafar to repair their ship. They encounter the crime lord Graballa the Hutt, who is turning the former castle of Darth Vader into a hotel. While on a tour of the building, Poe listens to the castle's caretaker, Vaneé—a former servant of Vader—tell three wildly inaccurate stories about

2324-610: The First Order in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is the main protagonistic faction of the Star Wars sequel trilogy , first introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens . It made subsequent appearances in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and in related media. The Resistance is a splinter of the military of the New Republic and takes inspiration from

2407-671: The Journey to Star Wars line, introduced to connect the Star Wars sequel trilogy with previous film installments. Poe 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). Poe is featured in Star Wars: Before the Awakening (2015) by Greg Rucka , an anthology book for young readers about

2490-625: The Middle Ages . However, the legal term John Doe injunction or John Doe order has survived in English law and other legal systems influenced by it. Other names, such as " Joe Bloggs " or "John Smith", have sometimes been informally used as placeholders for an every-man in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand; however such names are seldom used in legal or police circles in the same sense as John Doe. Well-known legal cases named after placeholders include: Under

2573-670: The New Republic capital, where the Republic Senate and Starfleet are also destroyed, shattering the Republic government and confirming the Resistance's worst fears, leaving the galaxy vulnerable to First Order conquest. Kylo Ren attacks Takodana and takes Rey captive after learning she has seen the map, withdrawing the stormtrooper forces when the surviving Poe Dameron comes to aid with Resistance starfighter pilots. Solo reunites with his wife and travels to D'Qar with her, Finn, and BB-8, where Finn reunites with Poe Dameron. In order to launch

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2656-634: The Rebel Alliance , which had established the democratic New Republic after its war with the Galactic Empire . Many of the senior officers of the Resistance also served in the Rebel Alliance thirty years prior, including General Organa and Admiral Ackbar , while some junior officers had parents who served in the Rebel Alliance , as is the case with Poe Dameron . The Resistance was a precautionary movement founded by Senator Leia Organa in response to

2739-509: The legal terminology of Ancient Rome , the names " Numerius Negidius " and " Aulus Agerius " were used in relation to hypothetical defendants and plaintiffs . The names "John Doe" (or "John Do") and "Richard Roe" (along with "John Roe") were regularly invoked in English legal instruments to satisfy technical requirements governing standing and jurisdiction, beginning perhaps as early as the reign of England's King Edward III (1327–1377). Though

2822-450: The "best of friends. There is a kind of brotherhood there where they understand each other, and they've got each other's back." John Doe John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the British and US-American legal system and aside generally in the United Kingdom and the United States when the true name of a person is unknown or

2905-572: The 2018 animated TV series Star Wars Resistance , voiced by Isaac. The Lego versions of Poe and BB-8 also appear in the 2016 short form animated series Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises , voiced by Lex Lang , and the short Poe Dameron vs the First Order Snowspeeder . 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

2988-632: The Empire, reducing it to a mere rump state of what it once was and eventually dissolving it entirely, leaving the Republic as the sole galactic power and government. Eventually, the First Order , a remnant of Palpatine's regime, rose to power in the Unknown Regions and repeatedly ignored and violated the Galactic Concordance, rebuilding former Imperial fleets and mobilizing a new generation of stormtrooper forces in its expanding armies. Despite this,

3071-402: The Empire. Though the Republic tolerated the Resistance, it did not officially support the private military force, though secretly some within the Republic Senate, who shared the fears of the Resistance, funded and armed the group. As depicted in the 2015 film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens , the Resistance is in a desperate race with the First Order to find the location of Luke Skywalker ,

3154-469: The First Order TIE fighters and Finn's attempted suicide attack on the First Order's siege cannon, the First Order successfully breaches the base's entrance. However, before the First Order can advance further to finish off what little remained of the Resistance, they are stopped by a Force projection of Luke Skywalker, who then confronts Kylo Ren, stalling him and his forces long enough for the remnants of

3237-575: The First Order's spy and fled back to their base using the Falcon after wiping off the TIE fighters that chased them. Later on, they and C-3PO accompanied Rey to search for clues to the Sith wayfinder artifact mentioned by Luke Skywalker. The Resistance under command by Poe Dameron and Finn, traveled to Exegol with their fleet to face the Sith Eternal forces, including the Final Order, and ultimately emerged victorious. After

3320-501: The First Order. Near the end of the film, he leads an attack on Starkiller Base , personally firing the shots that cause the superweapon to explode. The novelization of The Force Awakens explains that Poe was thrown from the TIE fighter over Jakku and survived. After encountering the Blarina scavenger Naka, he helped him escape from a group of pirates. Naka then helped Poe get to Blowback Town. The Last Jedi (2017) begins shortly after

3403-399: The First Order. While Luke distracts Ren, Poe leads the remaining members of the Resistance in an escape through an uncharted passage. In The Last Jedi , Poe was originally going to accompany Finn on his mission to Canto Bight . The film's director, Rian Johnson , realized the dialogue of the two characters was interchangeable, which resulted in what he called a "flat" storyline. He created

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3486-523: The Resistance , with Isaac reprising the role in each instance. The character and Isaac's portrayal have received positive reviews. 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". Robbie Collin of The Telegraph called Poe "a dashing, dry-humoured swashbuckler—in short, he's like Han Solo

3569-456: The Resistance evacuates aboard the flagship Raddus and a fleet of other ships, Poe Dameron, who was recently promoted to commander, decides to lead a desperate assault on the Fulminatrix , hoping to destroy it to ensure that more Resistance personnel escape the planet alive. His starfighter forces succeed in doing so, but many pilots are killed in the process. Upon returning to the Raddus , he

3652-491: The Resistance to escape the base through a backdoor exit and on board the Millennium Falcon , with additional help from Rey and Chewbacca, before blasting into hyperspace away from the First Order to regroup. The Resistance appears in The Rise of Skywalker , set a year after The Last Jedi . They are based on the jungle moon of Ajan Kloss. Finn, Poe, R2-D2, and Chewie were first seen collecting Intel about Palpatine's return from

3735-475: The Resistance's fighting abilities. The Resistance's remaining starfighters are destroyed, several Resistance leaders, including Admiral Ackbar, are killed in the assault, and Organa is seriously wounded, which results in Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo assuming temporary leadership of the Resistance. With very little fuel and combat resources available, Holdo deduces that the only option for the Resistance

3818-575: The UK in 1852: As is well known, the device of involving real people as notional lessees and ejectors was used to enable freeholders to sue the real ejectors. These were then replaced by the fictional characters John Doe and Richard Roe. Eventually the medieval remedies were (mostly) abolished by the Real Property Limitation Act of 1833; the fictional characters of John Doe and Richard Roe by the Common Law Procedure Act 1852; and

3901-581: The UK) mixed action of ejectment , the fictitious defendant being called Richard Roe". This usage is mocked in the 1834 English song "John Doe and Richard Roe": Two giants live in Britain's land, John Doe and Richard Roe, Who always travel hand in hand, John Doe and Richard Roe. Their fee-faw-fum's an ancient plan To smell the purse of an Englishman, And, 'ecod, they'll suck it all they can, John Doe and Richard Roe ... This particular use became obsolete in

3984-469: The age of 18 petitioning the Superior Court for a judicial bypass exception to the parental consent requirement for abortion. "Mary Moe" is also used to refer to such cases generally, i.e. "Mary Moe cases". Sometimes "Mary Doe" may be used for the individuals. Parallels in other countries include: Currently there are no court rules about pseudonym use. The rules of civil procedure ... are silent on

4067-421: The character Rose to challenge and contrast with Finn, and made her his companion instead. The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is set one year after the previous film. Poe, Finn and Chewbacca retrieve information from a First Order mole , then travel to Passanna with Rey and C-3PO . There, they locate a Sith dagger which they hope will help them find the planet Exegol and the resurrected Emperor Palpatine , who

4150-538: The complexities of the character—he's charming, a bit of a scoundrel, not afraid to bend the rules—but he's also driven by loyalty and legacy, and friendship. He's a hero, but in a world where there is absolute good and absolute evil, Poe is a bit gray." Addressing Poe's early life as explored in Free Fall , Segura said: Poe feels a lot of responsibility—to his parents' legacy, mainly—and that doesn't always mix well with his own youthful curiosity and desire for adventure. It's

4233-495: The core of Poe's conflict, as he leaves home and sets out on this big adventure—he has to basically see everything through the prism of what his parents would want him to do, and I feel like that's a really universal idea—that we're often trying to square the things with the idea of what's expected of us, and we eventually learn that we have to create our own set of rules while still honoring what came before. After filming The Last Jedi but before its release, Isaac said in 2017: Poe

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4316-587: The dark side and transformation into Kylo Ren), helps Finn, who reveals to Rey that he was a stormtrooper, find passage to the Outer Rim to disappear, and advises Rey, who is strong in the Force, to take Skywalker's lightsaber , which Kanata has been holding onto. Rey refuses, however, and runs into the forest. While Finn loads onto a transport and Rey runs away, General Hux uses the Starkiller Base superweapon to destroy

4399-569: The death of Palpatine, the Resistance has won, as citizens of the galaxy rise up against the First Order, thus bringing the regime to its demise. The fate of the galaxy following the defeat of the Sith Eternal has never been revealed, but it is likely that thanks to the Resistance that it made a return to democracy, potentially even a return of the New Republic. Led by Fleet Admiral Gial Ackbar , General Leia Organa , and Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo ,

4482-534: The destruction of Starkiller Base. As the First Order closes in on the Resistance headquarters, Poe leads a counterattack to give the Resistance time to evacuate. Once the transports are away, Leia orders Poe to pull back, but he insists that they seize the opportunity to destroy the First Order Dreadnought . His team of bombers succeed in taking out the ship, but all the crews are killed. Leia demotes Poe to Captain for recklessness and disobeying orders. Using

4565-416: The droid BB-8 and informs the First Order of it now being in the hands of Solo. Solo, Chewbacca, Rey, Finn, and BB-8 find refuge on Takodana with Solo's old friend Maz Kanata , who runs a refugee castle on the planet and has some knowledge of the Force herself, though is not a Jedi. There, Kanata implores Solo to return to his wife, the two having split after a tragic incident (their son, Ben Solo's fall to

4648-593: The events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the First Order used the Starkiller Base superweapon to shatter the New Republic government and starfleet, leaving the galaxy vulnerable for conquest. They were now only opposed by the Resistance, whose fears had come true. One year after the Battle of Endor (depicted in Return of the Jedi ), following Imperial defeat at the Battle of Jakku , many Imperial loyalists fled to

4731-485: The film. J.J. Abrams , the director of The Force Awakens , later rewrote the script so that Poe appears in the entire film. Poe Dameron was named after Abrams's assistant Morgan Dameron. The Force Awakens received praise for casting women and people of color, including the Guatemalan-born Oscar Isaac. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that "giving starring roles to a black man, a white woman and

4814-416: The first Jedi temple from an old ally, Lor San Tekka , where Skywalker is believed to be residing, though Ren intercepts Dameron and captures him, killing San Tekka in the process. Dameron's droid, BB-8 , is able to escape with the map. Dameron is tortured for information but can escape with the aid of defector stormtrooper FN-2187, whom Dameron dubs Finn . They crash and land back on Jakku, where Dameron

4897-545: The forms of action themselves by the Judicature Acts 1873–75." Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs v Meier and others (2009). In the UK, usage of "John Doe" survives mainly in the form of John Doe injunction or John Doe order (see above). 8.02 If an unknown person has possession of the confidential personal information and is threatening to disclose it, a 'John Doe' injunction may be sought against that person. The first time this form of injunction

4980-486: The galaxy's Unknown Regions, which were nigh-impossible to safely navigate, though was made possible for these select Imperial loyalists through a secret contingency plan designed to destroy the Galactic Empire and rebuild it, to eventually return to the galaxy. The Rebel Alliance had established the New Republic , following in the footsteps of the Old Republic , and signed the Galactic Concordance with what remained of

5063-425: The group to the droid-smith Babu Frik, who hacks into C-3PO's memory and extracts a translation of the dagger's inscriptions, which provides instructions for locating a Sith wayfinder. Meanwhile, Zorii invites Poe to join her as she travels the galaxy. He considers her offer, but Zorii ultimately urges him to finish what the Resistance has started. She helps him board a First Order Star Destroyer to rescue Chewbacca, who

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5146-407: The heavily demilitarized New Republic did not view the First Order as a true threat and disregarded it entirely, leading to several Rebel veterans led by General Leia Organa to break away and form the Resistance as a check on the designs of the First Order. The Resistance, which hearkened back to the Rebel Alliance, recruited from both the New Republic military and worlds that experienced the worst of

5229-421: The help of this fleet, as well as the deaths of Ren and Palpatine, the Resistance is able to secure victory. Back at the Resistance base, Poe reunites with Zorii, Finn and Rey during a triumphant and emotional celebration. The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special is an animated television special released in 2020. In the special, Poe celebrates Life Day with Finn, Max Rebo and Chewbacca's family, unaware that Rey

5312-470: The last Jedi . General Leia Organa hopes to recruit her brother back into the fight, while Kylo Ren of the First Order seeks to eliminate him, though Supreme Leader Snoke , leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren's master, only seeks to prevent the Resistance from reaching him first. This culminates in General Organa dispatching agent Poe Dameron to Jakku to recover part of a navigational star map to

5395-448: The lives of Poe, Rey and Finn before the events of The Force Awakens . Star Wars: Resistance Reborn (2019) by Rebecca Roanhorse , covers the rebuilding of the Resistance after the events of The Last Jedi . Star Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura, released on August 4, 2020, explores Poe's early life and connection to Zorii Bliss. Yavin 4 , the moon on which the Rebel base

5478-444: The matter ... Rule of Civil Procedure 10(a) reads, '... In the complaint, the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties ...' The rule contains no guidance as to what parties should do to keep their names confidential. Prior to ... 1969, only one Supreme Court case, three court of appeals' decisions, and one district court decision in the previous quarter-century featured an anonymous individual as

5561-481: The movie will be OK." Comic book writer Charles Soule , creator of the 2015 Marvel Comics series Star Wars: Poe Dameron , said of the character, "I think it's his charisma that really defines him, for me. Poe Dameron is one charming fellow. We've seen great pilots before, and great warriors, but his ability to lead and inspire feels pretty fresh to me, as is his somewhat snappy roguishness." Alex Segura, author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall , said of Poe, "I love

5644-508: The number one spot, Oscar Isaac's Poe Dameron is definitely a serious contender for the title of Second Coolest Man in the Galaxy". Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that "Isaac oozes flyboy charm". Alex Brown of Tor.com called Poe "the greatest addition to Star Wars canon since Mara Jade ", a popular character from the Star Wars expanded universe . Some critics believed that the revelation in The Rise of Skywalker that Poe spent time as

5727-422: The planet Crait , taking refuge in an abandoned Rebel Alliance base. The First Order, led by Kylo Ren, arrives on Crait and assaults the base, using a superlaser siege cannon, AT-M6 and AT-AT walkers to break down its heavy-duty doors. The Resistance forces were preparing for defense, using several laser turrets and ski speeders to attack the First Order walkers, including the Millennium Falcon counterattack on

5810-404: The rationale behind the choices of Doe and Roe is unknown, there are many suggested folk etymologies . Other fictitious names for a person involved in litigation in medieval English law were "John Noakes" (or "Nokes") and "John-a-Stiles" (or "John Stiles"). The Oxford English Dictionary states that John Doe is "the name given to the fictitious lessee of the plaintiff, in the (now obsolete in

5893-401: The responsibility. He receives guidance from Lando Calrissian , who encourages him to rely on his friends. Poe subsequently makes Finn his co-general and leads a major strike against the Sith Eternal forces on Exegol. Despite initial success, Poe loses hope when the Resistance seems to be massively outnumbered. However, Lando soon arrives with a fleet of fighter craft from across the galaxy. With

5976-457: The right amount of cocksure street smarts to his role". Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone wrote that Poe's "loose, jazzy dialogue was the first, highly welcome clue that these new films would be more human in tone than George Lucas ' prequels ." 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

6059-460: The rise of the First Order; a military dictatorship that rose from the fallen Old Empire in the galaxy's unexplored space (the Unknown Regions) by staunchly loyal former Imperial hardliners. The New Republic did not deem the First Order to be a credible threat, so Senator Organa and several other Rebel veterans broke away from the New Republic's military and founded the Resistance. As depicted in

6142-481: The shields. The Resistance party then travels to the base's thermal oscillator to plant bombs and destroy it, leaving the weapon itself vulnerable, though, in the process, Han Solo reunites with his son. Rey, Finn, and Chewbacca watch on as Han Solo implores Ben to return to his family and abandon the dark side, but Kylo Ren kills his father per the urging of Supreme Leader Snoke, hoping it will give him power. Instead, Kylo Ren finds himself only further lost in conflict and

6225-458: The sole or lead plaintiff. Between 1969 and 22 January 1973, the date when the Supreme Court decided Roe and Doe , there were twenty-one district court and two court of appeals decisions featuring anonymous plaintiffs. Resistance (Star Wars) The Resistance is a fictional partisan resistance movement and private paramilitary force led by General Leia Organa that opposes

6308-445: The third and fourth participants in an action. "Mary Major" has been used in some federal cases in the US . "James Doe" and "Judy Doe" are among other common variants. Less often, other surnames ending in -oe have been used when more than two unknown or unidentified persons are named in U.S. court proceedings, e.g. , In Massachusetts , "Mary Moe" is used to refer to pregnant women under

6391-447: The tracking device, but keeps the operation a secret from Holdo. When he discovers that Holdo plans to abandon a vulnerable ship, Poe stages a mutiny. Finn and Rose fail to disable the tracker, and an awakened Leia stops Poe's uprising and resumes command. Despite his disobedience, both Leia and Holdo express admiration for Poe's daring. The Resistance forces then arrive on the planet Crait , where Poe leads an unsuccessful offensive against

6474-513: The various artifacts in the castle. Vaneé then tricks Graballa's young mechanic Dean—revealed to be Force-sensitive —into opening a Sith holocron for him, before donning Sith armor and using the holocron to give himself artificial Force sensitivity. While attempting to kill Poe and several other characters, Vaneé is knocked into lava by Poe and Dean. Impressed by Dean's abilities, Poe offers to bring him to Rey for Jedi training. Poe appears in multiple Star Wars novels and comic books, in particular

6557-414: The wave of fan fiction and fan art created by fan " shippers ", or those with a desire to see Poe and Finn in a romantic relationship. Commenting on Isaac's camaraderie with his The Force Awakens cast members, Robinson wrote that "the most important bond Isaac established was with John Boyega. Theirs is a flirtation that launched a thousand pieces of fan fiction." Despite fan support and Isaac's push for

6640-509: Was 40 years ago". Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter described the "hotshot" pilot as "a man very much in the Solo mold", and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that Poe "suggests a next-generation Han". Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times noted that "Isaac has more than a bit of Han Solo swagger", and Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post said that "Isaac brings just

6723-535: 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 learned 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 adventures with Leia, and his father

6806-425: Was often suspected of being an incognito celebrity. In cases where a large number of unidentified individuals are mentioned, numbers may be appended, such as "Doe #2" or "Doe II". Operation Delego (2009), which targeted an international child sexual abuse ring, cited 21 numbered "John Does", as well as other people known by the surnames "Doe", "Roe", "Hoe" and "Poe". "John Stiles", "Richard Miles" have been used for

6889-649: Was used since 1852 in the United Kingdom was in 2005 when lawyers acting for JK Rowling and her publishers obtained an interim order against an unidentified person who had offered to sell chapters of a stolen copy of an unpublished Harry Potter novel to the media. Unlike the United States, the name "John Doe" does not actually appear in the formal name of the case, for example: X & Y v Persons Unknown [2007] HRLR 4. Well-known cases of unidentified decedents include " Caledonia Jane Doe " (1979), " Princess Doe " (1982) and " Walker County Jane Doe " (1980), all of whom have been identified. In 1997, New York City police discovered

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