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- “I had no idea that we had the best pilot in the Resistance on board.”
- — Kylo Ren interrogating Poe, The Force Awakens.
Darkpilot is the slash ship between Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron from the Star Wars fandom.
Canon
The Force Awakens
Poe and his droid BB-8 go to Tuanul on Jakku to retrieve a map to Luke Skywalker’s location from Lor San Tekka. During the meeting, stormtroopers under the command of Kylo Ren attack the village. Alerted by BB-8 of their arrival, Poe and BB-8 attempt to flee in their fighter, but a pair of stormtroopers disable the engines. Left with no alternative, Poe gives the map to the droid and orders him to flee while he remains behind to cover the escape and protect the villagers. After watching the confrontation between San Tekka and Kylo Ren, Poe attempts a shot at Kylo Ren, but he catches the blaster bolt in mid-air and immobilizes Poe simultaneously with the Force. Poe is taken prisoner, while the villagers are slaughtered.
Back on Kylo Ren’s ship, Kylo Ren comments, “I had no idea that we had the best pilot in the Resistance on board.” He then tortures Poe to reveal the location of the map of Skywalker by using the Force to make him reveal it.
The Last Jedi
The surviving Rebels have made it to the abandon rebel base on Crait. General Leia Organa stands at the massive gate of the base when she sees the incoming First Order fighters. Kylo Ren brings in his own forces which feature a battering ram cannon closing in on the rebel’s direct location. Realizing the gate is the only way in or out, they’re stuck. A plan is soon conceived to take out the canon. Out in their speeders, AT-ATs start picking the off the Rebels one-by-one. As the canon is charging up, Poe realizes this is a suicide run and orders fellow Rebels to retreat. After the canon fires, Luke Skywalker arrives via projection to distract the First Order in order for the Rebels to escape. Before escaping, with a large hole in the gate, Poe pulls out binoculars to see Kylo Ren exit from his ship in his and Luke’s confrontation, Poe recognizes Kylo Ren in different clothes and without his mask on, saying, “It’s Kylo Ren. Luke’s facing him alone...” Though knowing the Rebels have to leave, Poe leads them out with the help of Rey.
The Rise of Skywalker
Shortly after the event of The Last Jedi, in Poe Dameron 27, Poe briefly mentioned Kylo Ren torturing him, and Rey told him she experienced the same thing.
During the Mission to Pasaana, Poe became nervous when Kylo Ren's TIE was spotted. He encouraged Rey, Finn, and their attending droids to hurry to safety.
Quotes
- “So who talks first? You talk first? I talk first?”
- — Poe to Kylo Ren, The Force Awakens.
- Poe – “It’s Kylo Ren. Luke’s facing him alone.”
- Finn – “Well we should help him, let’s go.”
- Poe – “No, wait, wait.”
- — Poe, recognizing Kylo Ren in different clothes and without his mask on, The Last Jedi.
Fanon
Fans of the pairing often depict the two having known each other during childhood, given their shared background of having their parents be part of the rebel alliance. Canonically Leia was close with Poe’s mother, and personally mentored Poe, who was once a trouble youth.
Some shippers depict Kylo Ren and Poe as exes. Others believe that they had a much darker relationship, given the scene they share in The Force Awakens in which Kylo Ren used the Force to torture and interrogate Poe. Others still believe that they would have had a more snarky relationship given Poe's overall behavior. Many works explore completely alternate origins with Poe as dark side Force user and/or a member of the First Order instead of the Resistance. He is sometime depicting being redeemed alongside Kylo Ren|Ben Solo by transformative fans.
Some fans have observed that in MTV News's interview, titled "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cast Answers Our Burning Questions," J.J. Abrams questions why no one talks about PoeRen, or DarkPilot. Though it may have been a misheard for PoeRey, the editors for MTV News made it clear they understood the words as PoeRen.
On AO3, Darkpilot is the third most written ship for both Poe and Kylo. There are currently 1900+ written works.
Fandom
- FAN FICTION
- Poe/Kylo Ren tag on AO3
- Poe/Kylo Ren works on FanFiction.net
Gallery
The Force Awakens
Variations
- DarkGingerPilot refers to the ship between Hux, Poe and Kylo
- DarkJediPilot refers to the ship between Rey, Poe and Kylo
