- "Copy that, Black Leader! Good luck, Poe!""
- ―Niv Lek to Poe Dameron during the Assault on Starkiller Base
Niv Lek was a human male who served as a pilot in the Resistance during its conflict with the First Order. He fought against the First Order during the assault on Starkiller Base piloting a T-70 X-wing starfighter.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
![NivLekHelmet-Wired](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/a4/NivLekHelmet-Wired.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20210407170415)
Niv Lek's flight helmet
Niv Lek was portrayed by James McArdle, in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
Lek's name spelled backwards is "Kelvin," the surname of J.J. Abrams' grandfather, which he frequently includes in his works.[2][3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- The Force Awakens Read-Along Storybook and CD (Indirect mention only)
- The Force Awakens storybook (Indirect mention only)
- The Force Awakens: Rey's Story (Indirect mention only)
- The Force Awakens: Rey's Story audiobook (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
It's the Resistance! on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Resistance Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑
Billy Vega (@vegaarts) on Twitter (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ J.J. Abrams got his favorite Easter Egg into 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' on HitFix (archived from the original on December 18, 2015)