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Disney’sStar Warshas wasted Wedge Antilles . " Red Two " in the firstStar Warsfilm , Wedge was originally run by Colin Higgins , but the actor was fired as he shinny to commend his lines . He was replace by Denis Lawson for the scene show the Battle of Yavin .
Lawson was pleasantly surprised when he was called to return inThe Empire Strikes Back , because he actually thought his character kick the bucket in the Death Star trial . Wedge Antillesbecame a popular secondary reference through the Original Trilogy , and Lucasfilm reach Lawson to reprise the role inStar warfare : The Force Awakens . regrettably , a programing battle meant he was unavailable .
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TheStar Warstie - ins have gradually fleshed out Wedge ’s level post - Return of the Jedi . He featured prominently inChuck Wendig’sAftermathtrilogy , where he was bewitch while investigate the Imperial Remnant but was rescued by the rebel pilot Norra Wexley . He and Norra finally fell in passion and married , with Wedge happily becoming Father of the Church to Norra ’s boy Temmin . The two recede , but were called back to wait on in the Resistance by Leia Organa in the aftermath ofStar warfare : The Last Jedi . That story is told in Rebecca Roanhorse’sResistance Reborn , which focuses far more than necessary on the elderly original ’s aches and pain . It ’s reasonable to acquire an old Wedge is being set up for a brief coming into court inStar state of war : The Rise of Skywalker . Unfortunately , it ’s unmanageable not to close that Wedge Antilles ' potency has been wasted - specially when you cast your eye to Wedge ’s role in the old Expanded Universe .
Michael Stackpole ’s X - Wing novels concenter on Wedge as a cardinal character , as he launch a newRogue Squadron . Stackpole was one of the best writers ever to work in theStar Warsfranchise , and he transformed Wedge into one of the most complex and entertaining character in the entire franchise . Stackpole had Wedge meet and strike in love with Iella Wessiri , a Resistance undercover agent who was frankly far more interesting than Norra Wexley . As in the Disney era , Wedge and his family preserve getting draw back into the action , of class .
This is the trouble with the Disney relaunch , which rendered the oldStar WarsEU non - canyon . Some eccentric will thrive - curiously enough , Leia ’s adoptive father Bail Organa has flourished in the Disney era - but others will lose their mystique . Wedge was one of the highlights of the EU , and as a result the rendering register in both Wendig’sAftermathtrilogy andRoanhorse’sResistance Rebornare a far cry from his anterior incarnation .
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