What is the name of the Resistance pilot who becomes a key hero in the sequels?

The story behind the answer

The Resistance’s ace X-wing pilot, played by Oscar Isaac, flies the custom T-70 “Black One,” leads the assault on Starkiller Base, spearheads daring missions, and grows into a central hero of the sequels. By contrast, Snap Wexley is a supporting pilot, Rose Tico is a maintenance worker-turned-operative rather than the squadron’s lead ace, and Kaydel Connix serves as a communications officer on the command deck.

Introduced in The Force Awakens, he modernizes the saga’s classic “hotshot flyboy” archetype popularized by Wedge Antilles. His bond with BB-8 and his evolution from reckless maverick to reluctant leader—eventually co-commanding the Resistance in The Rise of Skywalker—anchor the sequels’ high-stakes space combat and highlight the theme of hope under fire.