Poe Dameron was a human male pilot who
served as a captain in the New Republic
and, later, the Resistance during its conflict
with the First Order. The son of Lieutenant
Shara Bey and Sergeant Kes Dameron of
the Alliance to Restore the Republic,
Dameron followed in his late mother's
footsteps and became a pilot, serving the
New Republic Defense Fleet as the
commander of Rapier Squadron, but grew
disillusioned with the Republic's inaction to
the First Order's violations of the Galactic
Concordance. Dameron defected to the
Resistance, where he became one of
General Leia Organa's most trusted
operatives. Dameron flew under the callsign
of Black Leader while piloting his
specialized T-70 X-wing fighter, Black One.