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. Wedge Antilles appears towards the end of Star Wars as "Red Two", an X-wing pilot and a member of Red Squadron. Coincidentally, Denis Lawson is the maternal uncle of Ewan McGregor, who made his first appearance in the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Ankrum was also the voice of Antilles in Rogue One. Lawson used his own voice in these films, masking his natural Scottish accent with an imitation of an American accent. Lawson reprised the role of Antilles in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. The discrepancy became a popular subject in Star Wars fandom, and Higgins acquired the nickname "Fake Wedge", a moniker that caused him some embarrassment. Higgins was originally cast in the role of Antilles but reportedly had difficulty remembering his lines, and was consequently replaced by Lawson for subsequent scenes, but Higgins' scene remained in the final cut of the film. For the remaining scenes filmed in the X-wing cockpit, the character was played by Denis Lawson. In this scene he was portrayed by Colin Higgins and voiced by David Ankrum, who dubbed the character throughout the film. Wedge Antilles was first seen in the 1977 film A New Hope in the Rebels' Death Star attack briefing. Antilles is notable for having participated in more starfighter battles ending with decisive victories than any other character: he led the allied assault during the Battle of Exegol he piloted a snowspeeder in the defense of Echo Base on Hoth and is the only Rebel starfighter pilot to have survived both attack runs on the Death Stars at the battles of Yavin and Endor. His superior piloting skills, in-depth knowledge of Imperial military doctrine, and tactical leadership quickly propelled him through the ranks to become Marshal of the Alliance Starfighter Corps. Antilles founded Rogue Squadron with his friend Luke Skywalker.
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Antilles has also appeared in the sequel trilogy film The Rise of Skywalker (2019), with Lawson reprising his role, in the 2014 animated series Star Wars Rebels, voiced by Nathan Kress, and in the 2023 second volume of Star Wars: Visions, voiced again by Lawson.īefore defecting to the Rebel Alliance, Antilles was an Imperial cadet (callsign: TIE SS25 ) of the Skystrike Academy. He is also featured in the Star Wars expanded universe, most notably as the lead character in most of the X-Wing novels. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the original Star Wars trilogy, and voiced by David Ankrum in Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and Rogue One (2016).
Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.
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