6) Poe Dameron
With Luke Skywalker unlikely to pilot an X-Wing again, Star Wars: The Force Awakens needed a new ace pilot, and Poe Dameron fits the bill perfectly. As the leader of that squadron of X-Wings, he makes a big impact in the movie and plays a massive role in the destruction of the Starkiller base when he flies into the damn thing to blow it up from the inside.
[zergpaid]Throw in the fact that he expertly piloted a stolen TIE Fighter, saved Han, Finn and Chewie from The First Order, and has a sidekick as awesome as BB-8, and he really does make a huge impact. It’s clear going into Episode VIII that he’ll still be fighting alongside the Resistance, though I’d like to see a little more of him teaming up with Finn and Rey, as Oscar Isaac and John Boyega shared a lot of great chemistry.