Star Wars Trivia:
Poe’s parents fought for Rebs at
Battle of Endor
Mission to Jakku.
Poe handed crucial info.
First Order arrives.
A battle ensues,
Dameron sprints to his ride.
“Come on BB-8!!!”
His X-Wing damaged,
Poe passes the mission off
to his trusted droid.
Taking aim, Poe shoots.
A trooper is hit, goes down.
Blood. Pain. Death. Panic.
Lor San Tekka killed.
Dameron reacts, fires.
Frozen by the Force.
Interrogation.
Torture. Pain. Resilience. Grit.
Kylo will break Poe.
“The right thing to do.”
“You need a pilot,” Poe says.
“I need a pilot.”
TIE Fighter stolen.
Dameron heads to Jakku.
Finn isn’t happy.
TIE Fighter crashes.
Poe is no where to be found.
His jacket remains.
I have to be frank:
I never understood how
Poe just disappears.
Fast-forward the film:
Now we’re on Takodana
and Poe reappears.
“Fighters incoming!”
“It’s the Resistance,” Han says.
Poe leads Black Squadron.
Star Wars Trivia:
Poe flies a T-70
known as the Black One.
Dameron blasts TIEs.
“That’s one hell of a pilot!!!”
Ace in a dogfight.
Poe and BB-8,
pilot and droid reunite
at Resistance base.
Finn looks on, sees Poe.
Dameron looks up, sees Finn.
The two friends embrace.
Scrubs: Turk and J.D.
“It’s guy love between two guys.”
Star Wars: Finn and Poe
I have to be frank:
Oscar Isaac, who plays Poe,
is one handsome dude.
Star Wars Trivia:
Poe flew with the Republic’s
Rapier Squadron
“Disable the shields.”
“Take out the oscillator.”
“Blow up their big gun.”
Preparing to fight,
the Resistance springs to life.
Poe readies his ship.
Base to Black Leader:
“…go to sub-lights on your call.”
Poe gives his orders.
Leading the X-Wings.
“Hit the target dead center.”
TIE Fighters inbound.
Hole in the target,
Dameron creates a plan.
He just needs cover.
Into a long trench,
Poe is pursued by TIEs and
targeted by guns.
“I need some help here.”
Ello Asty is destroyed.
Black Leader persists.
Threading the needle.
Poe blasts the oscillator.
Proton torpedoes.
Thermal Exhaust Port
and Thermal Oscillator.
Thermal Bros – Luke, Poe.
“Starkiller” destroyed.
“Our jobs done here, let’s go home.”
Hard fought victory.
I’m of the belief
that Poe should be given the
nickname “Starkiller”
Leia: Huttslayer
Poe Dameron: Starkiller
You know you want this.
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Droids (February 2017)
Ahsoka Tano (March 2017)
Darth Vader (April 2017)
The Battle of Scarif (May 2017)
The Truce at Bakura (June 2017)
Queen Amidala (July 2017)
Ryloth (August 2017)
Cloud City (September 2017)
General Grievous (October 2017)
Millennium Falcon (November 2017)
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