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=== 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>
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