Wedge Antilles
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First appearance | Star Wars (1977) |
Created by | George Lucas |
Portrayed by | Denis Lawson |
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Gender | Male |
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Homeworld | Corellia |
Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the
Before defecting to the Rebel Alliance, Antilles was an Imperial cadet (callsign: TIE SS25
Depiction
Wedge Antilles was first seen in the 1977 film
Lawson reprised the role of Antilles in
Appearances
Films
Wedge Antilles appears towards the end of Star Wars as "Red Two", an X-wing pilot and a member of Red Squadron. His considerable dogfighting prowess is shown in the Battle of Yavin when he saves Luke Skywalker by shooting down a TIE fighter that Luke had been unable to shake off with a head-on, high deflection angle shot. Along with Luke and Biggs Darklighter, Antilles is one of only three X-wing pilots to survive until the final attack runs along the Death Star's trench. However, his X-wing is damaged, and he is forced to disengage before the Death Star is destroyed. He and Luke are the only two X-wing pilots to survive the battle, along with a Y-wing and the Millennium Falcon.[6]
Antilles appears in
Antilles appears towards the end of
Antilles appears, once again played by Denis Lawson, in the final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker.[9] He is seen manning a gun turret on the Millennium Falcon during the battle between the Resistance and the Sith Eternal, shortly after the death of his stepson Snap. Lawson had previously been asked to appear as Wedge Antilles in The Force Awakens, in the narrative role the character Poe Dameron was ultimately created for, but declined due to scheduling conflicts.[10]
Antilles is not seen on screen in the spinoff film Rogue One, but his voice is briefly heard over the intercom in the Rebel base on Yavin 4.[11][12] He was intentionally omitted from the film's climactic battle in order to avoid a continuity error with the first Star Wars film, which takes place immediately after Rogue One. In that film, he utters the phrase "Look at the size of that thing!" which would have made less sense if he had already seen the Death Star at Scarif.[13]
Television
In the television series Star Wars Rebels, Wedge Antilles is voiced by Nathan Kress.[14] He first appeared in the episode The Antilles Extraction, the fourth episode of the third season. The episode establishes Antilles's canon backstory as an Imperial TIE fighter pilot who with the help of Sabine Wren defected from the Empire, and joined the Rebel Alliance.[2] Antilles later appeared in the episode "Double Agent Droid," the nineteenth episode of the third season, and again in both parts of the third-season finale Zero Hour, the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes, respectively. Antilles' last appearance in Rebels was in the first part of "In the Name of the Rebellion", the third episode of the fourth season.
Novels
Wedge Antilles is featured in the Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy by Chuck Wendig, consisting of the novels Aftermath (2015), Life Debt (2016), and Empire's End (2017).[15][16][17] In this series, Antilles establishes a new unit called Phantom Squadron, which sees action on the planets Kashyyyk and Jakku. Following the Battle of Jakku, which ends the Galactic Civil War, Antilles relocates to Hosnian Prime, where he serves as a flight instructor.
Antilles makes a brief appearance in Claudia Gray's 2015 novel Star Wars: Lost Stars, in which he recruits Thane Kyrell, one of the novel's protagonists, into the Rebel Alliance.
Antilles later moves to the planet Akiva where he retires with
Legends
In April 2014, most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars were rebranded by Lucasfilm as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise.[18][19][20]
Wedge Antilles appears in the 1983
Star Wars Legends literature explains that Antilles' parents were killed when their
Antilles is the lead character in most of the
In popular culture
- IGN named Antilles the 24th greatest Star Wars character of all time, claiming "Wedge Antilles may be the most important ancillary character in the Star Wars universe".[21]
- Antilles was portrayed by three voice actors in the Star Wars radio series from National Public Radio: Meshach Taylor in A New Hope, Don Scardino in The Empire Strikes Back, and Jon Matthews in Return of the Jedi.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Antilles, Wedge". Lucasfilm. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ a b "The Antilles Extraction". Star Wars Rebels. Season 3. Episode 4. October 8, 2016.
- ^ Hidalgo, Pablo (6 February 2013). "Star Wars Mysteries: Hunting for the Fake Wedge". StarWars.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Miller, David (3 April 2022). "Star Wars Finally Fixed & Made "Fake Wedge" Canon 40 Years Later". ScreenRant. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Bray, Adam (April 2, 2015). "Split Personalities: Star Wars Movie Characters Played By Multiple Actors". StarWars.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2004), disc 1.
- ^ Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2004), disc 1.
- ^ Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2004), disc 1.
- ^ @RFRRebelForce (October 5, 2019). "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING. We just received a solid "YES" from a representative for the actor, Denis Lawson will be in #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker reprising his role as Wedge Antilles" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (December 9, 2017). "Denis Lawson, Wedge Antilles from Star Wars, Did Not Reject Doing the New Films After All". Bleeding Cool.
- ^ Leadbeater, Alex (December 16, 2016). "Rogue One: Cameos you probably missed". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ @DavidAnkrum1 (December 20, 2016). "PA Announcer on Yavin. Redirecting the pilots to Scarif!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ Han, Angie (January 31, 2017). "'Rogue One': Where Was Wedge Antilles During the Battle of Scarif?". /Film. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Nathan Kress on Twitter: 'I'll be playing Wedge in the upcoming season 3 of #StarWarsRebels. Check out the trailer!'". Twitter. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (March 17, 2015). "Aftermath novel adds to Star Wars saga". USA Today. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (September 4, 2015). "How Chuck Wendig's Star Wars: Aftermath novel sets the stage for The Force Awakens". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (July 16, 2015). "Star Wars: Aftermath novel reveals tragic, violent uprising after Return of the Jedi". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ McMilian, Graeme (April 25, 2014). "Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for Star Wars Expanded Universe". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line". StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Wedge Antilles - #24 Star Wars Character". IGN. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
External links
- Wedge Antilles in the StarWars.com Databank
- Wedge Antilles on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
- Wedge Antilles on IMDb