▁cre ator ▁Charles ▁Sou le ▁describes ▁as ▁" f resh ▁and ▁cool ". ▁Sou le ▁said ▁of ▁T ere x ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁" He ' s ▁a ▁sc ary ▁gu y , ▁a ▁little ▁older , ▁which ▁I ▁think ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁cool ▁grav itas ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁Peter ▁C ushing ▁delivered ▁as ▁Grand ▁M off ▁T ark in ▁in ▁A ▁New ▁Hope . ▁His ▁approach ▁to ▁conflicts ▁is ▁very ▁interesting , ▁and ▁he ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁char mer . ▁I ▁think ▁of ▁him ▁almost ▁like ▁an ▁evil ▁L ando ." ▁ ▁Po e ▁D amer on ▁is ▁set ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁The ▁Force ▁Aw ak ens , ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁when ▁Po e ▁finds ▁T ek ka ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁Jak ku . ▁Sou le ▁explained ▁that ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁" The ▁New ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁Order ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁det ente , ▁and ▁while ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁few ▁small ▁sk irm ishes ▁between ▁the ▁Res istance ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁Order , ▁it ' s ▁very ▁much ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁cold ▁war ." ▁He ▁compared ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁a ▁Mission : ▁Im possible ▁film ▁st arring ▁Po e , ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁" the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁galax y ▁is ▁a ▁dangerous ▁place , ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁Order ▁isn ' t ▁the ▁only ▁oppon ent ▁Po e ▁will ▁face ". ▁Sou le ▁later ▁elabor ated : ▁ ▁Sou le ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁would