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Wedge Antilles is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson and voiced by David Ankrum in the original Star Wars trilogy. Antilles, also called the "greatest ace" pilot in the Rebellion, also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and is the lead character in most of the X-wing novels.
lles first appears in A New Hope during the Rebels' Death Star attack briefing.
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Wedge Antilles is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson and voiced by David Ankrum in the original Star Wars trilogy. Antilles, also called the "greatest ace" pilot in the Rebellion, also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and is the lead character in most of the X-wing novels.
Depiction
Antilles first appears in A New Hope during the Rebels' Death Star attack briefing. In this scene the character is portrayed by Colin Higgins and voiced by Ankrum. Denis Lawson plays the character for the remaining scenes filmed in the X-wing cockpit, again voiced by Ankrum. Lawson also portrays Antilles when the character appears in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Expanded Universe literature explains that Wedge's parents were killed when his parents' starship-refueling depot exploded. He piloted a freighter before joining the Rebel Alliance as a starfighter pilot. Michael A. Stackpole's X-wing books and several Dark Horse Comics series focus on Antilles and the rest of Rogue Squadron after the events depicted in the films. Antilles also appears in other Expanded Universe works, including the New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Force novels. Antilles is the player's character in the Rogue Squadron and Rogue Leader video games, and is a playable character in Rebel Strike.
Appearances
Star Wars films
The events in this section take place in the original Star Wars film trilogy.
A New Hope
Wedge appears towards the end of A New Hope as an X-Wing pilot and a member of Red Squadron along with Luke Skywalker. His considerable dogfighting prowess is shown in the Battle of Yavin when he saves Luke by shooting down a TIE Fighter that Luke had been unable to shake free of. Along with Luke, he is one of the only three X-Wing pilots to survive until the final attack run along the Death Star's trench. However, his X-Wing is damaged, and he is forced to retreat before the Death Star is destroyed. He and Luke are the only two X-Wing pilots to survive the battle.
The Empire Strikes Back
Wedge appears in The Empire Strikes Back as a member of the newly formed Rogue Squadron. He flies a Snowspeeder against the Empire's AT-AT ground assault. It is his Snowspeeder that is able to inflict the first casualty against the AT-AT attack group by firing a harpoon trailing a tow cable into one of the walker's legs and circling the walker several times, causing it to trip and fall and allowing Rebel forces to destroy the walker.
Return of the Jedi
Wedge appears towards the end of Return of the Jedi as one of the leaders of Rebel Forces in the Battle of Endor. Along with Lando Calrissian, he leads the fighter attack on the Second Death Star. His dogfighting prowess is shown again in this battle, as Wedge personally shoots down a number of Imperial TIE Fighters, and appears to easily navigate the narrow and treacherous flight spaces inside the Death Star that lead to its core. When he and Lando reach the Death Star's core, Wedge destroys the power regulator on the core's northwest tower, while Lando destroys the core itself.
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