Stormpilot
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About
Stormpilot, also referred to as FinnPoe, is a nickname given to the slash pairing of Finn and Poe Dameron, two characters introduced in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, the seventh film and the first installment in the sequel trilogy of the Star Wars saga.
Origin
One of the earliest known mentions of the slash pairing can be found in a fan speculation thread about a possible romantic relationship between Finn and Rey, the protagonist of the film, submitted to /r/StarWars[26] by Redditor Asajj66 on September 17th, 2015. In response to the question from the original poster (OP), Redditor MagicWalrusO_o replied:
Throughout September and October 2015, more speculations about a potentially bromantic relationship between Finn and Poe Dameron began to circulate on Star Wars fan forums and communities. On October 10th, StarWarsNewsNet forum member Darth Quindow[25] raised the possibility of romance between Finn and Poe in a thread titled "The Official Finn Discussion."
Following the release of the last official trailer for The Force Awakens on October 20th, the fans' speculation surrounding Finn and Poe's bromance rapidly snowballed into a popular subject of shipping across various fanfiction and fan art communities, most notably on Tumblr, DeviantART and Fanfiction.net.
Spread
In the months leading up to the premiere of The Force Awakens in December 2015, dozens of anticipatory fan art illustrations and fan fictions shipping the two characters continued to surface on the aforementioned sites under the hashtags FinnxPoe[30], FinnPoe[5][7][9] and Stormpilot[6][8][10], as well as a number of fan blogs[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] dedicated to the slash pairing on Tumblr. In addition, the emerging fandom behind the "Stormpilot" ship has been covered by various entertainment news sites and geek culture blogs, including BuzzFeed[19], Bustle[20][21], MTV[28], The Mary Sue[30] and The Independent[27], among many others.
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External References
[1] Tumblr – Ok but how possible do u think canon finnpoe is
[3] Twitter – Tim Bowers' Tweet
[4] Tumblr – Any romance between these characters that we will see?
[5] Tumblr – Tagged Results for #FinnPoe
[6] Tumblr – Tagged Results for #Stormpilot
[7] Twitter – Hashtag Results for #FinnPoe
[8] Twitter – Hashtag Results for #Stormpilot
[9] DeviantART – Tagged Results for #FinnPoe
[10] DeviantART – Tagged Results for #Stormpilot
[11] Tumblr – Fuck Yeah Stormpilot
[12] Tumblr – FY Stormpilot
[13] Tumblr – Storm-Pilot
[14] Tumblr – The Stormpilot
[15] Tumblr – Stormpilot Love
[16] Tumblr – Boyfriend Poe
[17] Tumblr – The Jacket Theory
[18] Archive of Our Own – Poe Dameron/Finn
[19] BuzzFeed – The Internet Has Decided On Its Favourite “Force Awakens” Couple
[20] Bustle – Finn & Poe In 'The Force Awakens' Is A New Bromance For Star Wars Fans To Ship
[21] Bustle – 9 FinnPoe Memes You Need In Your Life To Ship The Best Couple In 'The Force Awakens'
[22] Tumblr – My Fellow Finnpoe Shippers
[23] Fanfiction.net – Surrender
[24] Reddit – Is Finn Gay?
[25] Star Wars News Net – SPECULATION OFFICIAL FINN DISCUSSION THREAD
[26] Reddit – I haven't seen a single thread or comment about Finn and Rey possibly being romantically involved since the teasers on this subreddit or any Star Wars related website. Do you know what that tells me?
[27] The Independent – 39 shots from the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer analysed: From Rey being on the dark side to Jedi Finn
[28] MTV – THE 13 BEST ‘STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS’ RELATIONSHIPS, RANKED
[29] MTV – HIS IS THE ‘STAR WARS’ COUPLE EVERYONE’S SHIPPING (HINT: IT’S NOT REY AND FINN
[30] The Mary Sue – Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ John Boyega Denies Finn/Poe While Throwing More Fuel on the Fire
[30] Tumblr – Tagged Results for 'Finn x Poe'
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