Lor San Tekka

Lor San Tekka is a supporting character in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He is the elder of one of the villages on Jakku.

Role in the Film
Resistance pilot, Poe Dameron, had been sent to Jakku, to meet with Lor, who had a piece of a map, which would lead to Luke Skywalker. He assures Poe that this piece of the help shall help make things right again, before the village is attacked by the First Order. Poe tries to escape, while Kylo Ren confronts Lor, who seems to know about Kylo Ren's real identity. He is then cut down by the Sith Lord, causing Poe to open fire on Kylo Ren, but the map that Tekka gave his life to protect ultimately made its way to the Resistance.

Trivia

 * Original designs of Lor San Tekka had his body augmented with cyborg body parts.
 * Earlier in production he was referred to as The Vicar.
 * Reportedly, Lor's character would have been Wedge Antilles, and Denis Lawson had been selected to reprise his role. However, Lawson turned the role down, as he was enjoying doing television work, so Lor became the elder of Jakku.