Both fired on the reactor that caused a chain reaction and destroyed the battle station, delivering a crippling defeat to the Empire that it would never recover from.
In the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi, while Luke was embracing his Jedi destiny and confronting the Emperor, Wedge led Red Squadron, covering Lando Calrissian’s back as he flew the Millennium Falcon into the core of the second Death Star. Stream your Star Wars favorites on Disney+ with a FREE TRIAL, on us! His role in The Empire Strikes Back is more earth-bound, with Wedge flying a snowspeeder while trying to defend the Rebel base on Hoth. While Wedge’s role in the movie was over after the Rebellion escapes the ice planet, we know he was one of the Rebel leaders who helped transports full of freedom fighters evade Imperial Star Destroyers and reach the rendezvous point. He got an up-close and personal look at the destruction of the Death Star in the finale of A New Hope. First introduced as the pilot skeptical of Luke Skywalker’s ability to hit the Death Star’s small weak point from a fast-moving starfighter, Wedge served as Luke’s wingman in the Battle of Yavin. While the main trio of heroes was the focus of the story, Wedge was always in the fight, leading starfighters against the Empire in space. So who is Wedge and where does he fit into the story of Star Wars: Squadrons? Wedge Antilles, Rebel HeroĪlthough he was technically a side character, Wedge appeared in every movie of the Original Trilogy. In the upcoming video game, Wedge will once again fight for the New Republic, alongside Rebels character Hera Syndulla, presumably as part of the game’s single-player story campaign. Now, decades after his original adventures in the Original Trilogy, Wedge is jumping back into the cockpit for Motive Studios and Electronic Arts’ Star Wars: Squadrons. The quintessential Star Warspilot, Wedge faced two Death Stars and has a long career as a Rebel leader and a New Republic defender in both Disney canon and the old Legends continuity. Fan-favorite Original Trilogy hero Wedge Antilles (played by Denis Lawson) has been in the fight since 1977.
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