Not the most vital fact, I know, but what does the writing on Poe's vest-thingy say?
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It's clearly in Aurebesh, so we're going to need a translation table1:
Now, what's tricky is that the text is upside-down, so we have to do a bit more detective work. Here's a pretty high-res shot of Poe's chest (linked to the right-side-up version):
From this, we can work out that the first word is "PULL", and that the bottom word starts "INFLA"
Now we have another image:
Where we can make out the "TO", and just enough to confirm that the last word ends with "AT", and then one more letter I can't quite make out. I'm going to make an educated guess that the last letter is an "E"
Which leaves us with:
PULL TO INFLATE
Kind of anti-climactic, really.
1 Taken from the back of a Star Wars: Rebels identification card (PDF link)
answered Feb 2, 2016 at 18:15
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3The real question is why the one to one english character translation? Why not just make the text gibberish and not reveal what it says instead of going with classic junior high obfuscation?– Kai QingCommented Feb 2, 2016 at 23:23
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15@KaiQing Mildly humorous easter egg for fans who feel the need to translate the text? Plus it provides a canon reference for that vest being an actual lifevest, which adds that tiny bit of extra depth to the world. Commented Feb 3, 2016 at 11:31
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4@TylerH The images are upside down because the text is upside down. By flipping the images, the text is now right-side up. That is explained in the answer... Commented Feb 3, 2016 at 20:17
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1Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. I left all the comments that were actually useful and relevant to the answer. If you feel any comments were deleted that shouldn't have been, please ping me and I can undelete them.– Rand al'Thor ♦Commented Feb 3, 2016 at 21:09
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4@randal'thor - I'm saving a screenshot of this so I can continually reference it when you become drunk with power.– ValorumCommented Feb 3, 2016 at 21:24