This one was a bit tough. I still love Wedge, but he got narrowly (and it was the thinnest of margins) beat by another fellow pilot.

Poe Dameron

He's a part Wedge, a part Han and a pinch of Lando. He had some great lines in TFA (Who talks first? Do I talk first?) and showed off his piloting skills that would probably give Luke a run for his money.

I felt that Oscar Issac, the actor behind the character, really enjoyed playing the role and being part of "a larger world". Seriously, he looked like he was having fun when he was on screen. And that helped sell the character.