Editing Wedge Antilles (section)

== Appearances ==

=== Films ===
Wedge Antilles appears towards the end of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' as "Red Two", an [[X-wing fighter|X-wing]] pilot and a member of Red Squadron. His considerable dogfighting prowess is shown during the [[Battle of Yavin]] when he saves [[Luke Skywalker]] from being shot down by a [[TIE fighter]] pilot that he could not shake off, picking off the hostile with a [[point blank]], high deflection angle shot. Along with Skywalker 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]]''.<ref name="SWIV">''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2004), disc 1.</ref>

Antilles appears in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' as a member of the newly formed Rogue Squadron. He flies a snowspeeder under the callsign "Rogue Three" against the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire]]'s [[AT-AT]] ground assault with [[Wes Janson]] as his harpoon gunner. Their snowspeeder inflicts 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. After the battle, Antilles is seen and heard wishing Luke a safe trip.<ref name="SWV">''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2004), disc 1.</ref>

Antilles appears towards the end of ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' as the leader of Red Squadron in the [[Battle of Endor]]. Along with [[Lando Calrissian]], who pilots the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' with [[Nien Nunb]], he leads the fighter attack on the second Death Star. His dogfighting prowess is shown again in this battle, as Antilles personally shoots down a number of Imperial [[TIE fighter]]s, and appears to easily navigate the narrow and treacherous flight spaces inside the Death Star that lead to its core. When he and Calrissian reach the Death Star's core, Antilles destroys the power regulator on the core's north tower, while Calrissian destroys the core itself. He later appears at the victory celebration at the Ewok village on Endor, apparently the only surviving member of his fleet.<ref name="SWVI">''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2004), disc 1.</ref>

Antilles appears, once again played by Denis Lawson, in the final installment of the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy, ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker]]''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=RFRRebelForce|url=https://twitter.com/RFRRebelForce/status/1180567302875557889|title=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.|number=1180567302875557889|website=Twitter|date=October 5, 2019|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref> He is seen manning a gun turret on the ''Millennium Falcon'' during the battle between the [[Resistance (Star Wars)|Resistance]] and the [[Sith#Sith Eternal|Sith Eternal]], shortly after the death of his stepson Snap. Lawson had previously been asked to appear as Wedge Antilles in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'', in the narrative role the character [[Poe Dameron]] was ultimately created for, but declined due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Rich|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/09/denis-lawson-wedge-antilles-star-wars/|title=Denis Lawson, Wedge Antilles from Star Wars, Did Not Reject Doing the New Films After All|website=Bleeding Cool|date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>

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]].<ref name="Cameos Missed">{{cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/star-wars-rogue-one-cameos-secrets/?view=all|last=Leadbeater|first=Alex|title=Rogue One: Cameos you probably missed|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=DavidAnkrum1|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidAnkrum1/status/811335715846062081|title=PA Announcer on Yavin. Redirecting the pilots to Scarif!|number=811335715846062081|website=[[Twitter]]|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/rogue-one-wedge-antilles/|last=Han|first=Angie|title='Rogue One': Where Was Wedge Antilles During the Battle of Scarif?|website=[[/Film]]|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref>

=== Television ===
In the television series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', Wedge Antilles is voiced by [[Nathan Kress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NathanKress/status/754383756484415489 |title=Nathan Kress on Twitter: 'I'll be playing Wedge in the upcoming season 3 of #StarWarsRebels. Check out the trailer!' |publisher=[[Twitter]] |date=2016-07-16 |access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref> 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.<ref name="SWRebels-S3E4">{{Cite episode |title=The Antilles Extraction |series=Star Wars Rebels |date=October 8, 2016 |season=3 |number=4}}</ref> 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 ''[[Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy|Aftermath]]'' (2015), ''Life Debt'' (2016), and ''Empire's End'' (2017).<ref name="truitt">{{cite news | last=Truitt | first=Brian | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/03/17/star-wars-aftermath-novel/24927323/ | title=''Aftermath'' novel adds to ''Star Wars'' saga | work=[[USA Today]] | date=March 17, 2015 | access-date=September 2, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="EW 2015-09">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/04/star-wars-aftermath-force-awakens |title=How Chuck Wendig's ''Star Wars: Aftermath'' novel sets the stage for ''The Force Awakens'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Breznican | first=Anthony | url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/16/star-wars-exclusive-actual-opening-aftermath-reveals-tragic-violent-uprising | title=''Star Wars: Aftermath'' novel reveals tragic, violent uprising after ''Return of the Jedi'' | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=July 16, 2015 | access-date=September 2, 2015 }}</ref> 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 [[Norra Wexley]]. The two appear in the 2019 novel ''[[Star Wars: Resistance Reborn]]'' where they join a Resistance mission to save some political prisoners on [[Corellia]]. He is the stepfather of Resistance fighter pilot [[Snap Wexley]], played in the sequel trilogy by [[Greg Grunberg]].

===''Legends''===
In April 2014, most of the licensed ''Star Wars'' novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' were rebranded by Lucasfilm as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared non-canon to the franchise.<ref name="THR Legends">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-unveils-new-plans-star-698973 |last=McMilian |first=Graeme |title=Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SW Legends">{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page |title=The Legendary ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe Turns a New Page |publisher=[[StarWars.com]] |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SW Adult">{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/disney-publishing-worldwide-and-random-house-announce-relaunch-of-star-wars-adult-fiction-line |title=Disney and Random House announce relaunch of ''Star Wars'' Adult Fiction line |publisher=StarWars.com |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref>

Wedge Antilles appears in the 1983 [[Star Wars (1977 comic book)|Marvel ''Star Wars'' comic]] "Hoth Stuff!", in which it is revealed that he went missing during the Battle of [[Hoth]]. Aboard his ship, Luke and [[Leia]] listen to his log tape recounting how he survived the Imperial invasion by hiding with Janson in the AT-AT Luke took down. They were later prevented from contacting the Rebellion by orbiting TIE fighters and had to face [[wampa]]s and other dangers. Janson was eventually killed by scavengers; Antilles then stole one of their ships to escape the planet and contact the Rebellion. He suddenly appears outside one of the windows, after working on the ship from space. Leia also states that he and Luke grew up together on [[Tatooine]], which Antilles seems to confirm in his log by mentioning a girlfriend he had there.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

''Star Wars Legends'' literature explains that Antilles' parents were killed when their [[starship]]-refueling depot exploded.<ref name="databank" /> He piloted a freighter before joining the [[Rebel Alliance]] as a [[Military spacecraft in fiction|starfighter]] pilot.<ref name="databank" />

Antilles is the lead character in most of the ''[[Star Wars: X-wing (book series)|Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' novels by [[Michael A. Stackpole]] and [[Aaron Allston]], set in the [[Star Wars expanded universe|''Star Wars'' expanded universe]]. Several [[Dark Horse Comics]] series focus on Antilles and Rogue Squadron, and the character also appears in other expanded universe works including ''[[The New Jedi Order]]'' and ''[[Legacy of the Force]]'' novels. Antilles is one of two main [[player character]]s in the ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (series)|Rogue Squadron]]'' video game series (Luke Skywalker is the other), and Antilles appears as a minor character in ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'', helping the player during one mission. He is also a playable character in ''[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]''.<ref name="databank" />