@@joelellis7035 In the original EU a Force-detector that was found on Coruscant was tested on Wedge, and it concluded he was not at all Force-sensitive. Yes, yes, old EU is no longer canon, but until they say otherwise in the new canon, he's not Force-sensitive.
"I thought this guy was supposed to be good? He doesn't have that many kill-markings on his X-wing!" "Each of those markings stands for an entire squad of TIE Fighters." **Stands in silence while he does the math** "You mean to tell me he has destroyed more than an entire WING of TIE Fighters???"
@@OptimusWombatCoruscant, I believe - in the first four of the X-wing series of books (the Rogue Squadron ones by Michael Stackpole. Highly recommend you read the entire series, plus the Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy).
For me, he's the most relatable. I can't be a Jedi, I can't be a rogue smuggler. But I *can* show up, put in the work, play my part and help get the job done.
In my head-canon, Han Solo is definitely Force sensitive. He was such a lucky SOB and, as Obi-Wan clearly states, “there is no such thing as luck”. Like young Anakin, and untrained Luke, Solo was able to see things before they happened, which is what made him such a skilled pilot. But even skill does not let you do things like jumping out of hyperspace, through a planetary shield, and managing to land before impacting on the planet’s surface (even though this was Disney Wars, not real Star Wars). That is something you can only do with Force sensitivity. Han Solo had latent Force sensitivity. I will die on this hill. :) Wedge, though… Wedge was pure talent. Cheers,
He's the only minor character to show up in all three films of the original trilogy, shows up in all three books of the Thrawn Trilogy (very highly recommended) and is a central character in the X-wing books by Michael Stackpole and Aaron Allston (also very highly recommended).
Denis Lawson gave multiple lessons during these films on how to own a scene and make every moment on camera matter. He brought a minor character to life and valuable.
He is at (& survives lol) the final battle in Rose of Skywalker. According to the "new Disney canon", Wedge actually takes down two destroyers. By himself. Awesome lol
Wes 'Wearing an Ewok as a swimsuit is a felony on some worlds' Janson is brilliant. If you like him, I can recommend the Wraith Squadron books (by Aaron Alston) in the X-wing series. You'll like him even more there.
@@doglover334 "My name Fel. Fel want to fly with Kettch" Later: "Antilles? Oh he's luck incarnate, to be certain, but he cant really fly worth a darn."
Wedge Antilles... a minor character in the Star Wars that survived the First Death Star and ended destroying (with Lando) the Second Death Star. And now... really famous.😊
If i could like this 100 times i would, my favorite aux character, apart from that a filipino mouse guy who teamed with Lando in ep 6 to blowup the deathstar :)
Tycho Celchu was a TIE pilot; Wedge flew freighters for a short while but joined the Rebellion young. He has flown TIE fighters, though, but he was never an Imperial.
@@Teverell actually if u watch star wars rebels he was in tie fighter school with sabine search up wedge antilles star wars rebels and you will see what I'm talking about
@@furiousredeem1207 I like the old version of him from the X-Wing books better. And this is an old video so I bet the author is also used to that version of him. :-)
i'm never surprised by the number of movie clips, this song fits with, especially star wars. it would also work, with video clips involving Luke or han, also going the distance from the band cake would work.
Oh absolutely! I just wanted to make a video for Wedge, who is one of my favourite Star Wars characters of all time (and the only minor character to appear in all three films of the original trilogy).
Yes, yes he did. I can recommend the X-wing books by Michael Stackpole (the first four) and Aaron Allston (the rest), starting with Rogue Squadron, if you want more of Wedge and why he's simply the best!
Thank you! The clips came from the remastered edition, released in 2004 on DVD, which I got my hands on years ago. (I think it's the version where George Lucas went add added Hayden Christiansen's face in as Anakin right at the end of Return of the Jedi. Boo! I honestly can't remember if it's a 'Han shot first' version or not, though.)
Wedge just a natural pilot/commander. He's just plain good. They DO exist in the Star Wars universe without being "Force sensitive." Luke was a Force-user. There is a difference. The point is, you can be really good at what you do without the Force, case in point, Han or Chewie or Wedge or even Lando. The Force just gave Luke the ability to do all sorts of combination things - the Force, for lack of a better term, is a force multiplier. What Star Wars really lacks is storyline without Force users at all. They've made some decent moves towards it with Andor and the like. Disney, of course, has otherwise completely driven the concept of the Force right into the ground with their machinations and stupidity. It's like they don't understand anything.
I would argue that the the X-wing novels are about as close as anything can get to a Star Wars story without a Force user (or at least, a _known_ Force user) though there are hints fairly early on. But the character in question doesn't know it and certainly isn't trained and those hints can pass you by until it's pointed out in the text to the character. But really, as those novels focus on Wedge himself and the unit he builds, it's really not that surprising that he doesn't choose Force users; he's looking for people who are going to be good pilots.
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Wedge Antilles, the only pilot in both Death Star attacks.
Are we talking action or presence? If action, then yes. If presence, then you would have to include Luke as well
@@ajdominguez1002 Action.
Wedge Antilles was the only Pilot who FOUGHT two Death Stars…..and Lived. That is proof enough of his talent, skill and character.
the only pilot to fly in all three movies without being shot down.
Only because we don't know who was piloting the Y-wing at Yavin
Luke used The Force
Wedge used Talent
+TomthatiscalledTom And his massive balls
Willing to bet Wedge was force sensitive like Han and Leia.
@@joelellis7035 In which continuity?
@@joelellis7035 In the original EU a Force-detector that was found on Coruscant was tested on Wedge, and it concluded he was not at all Force-sensitive.
Yes, yes, old EU is no longer canon, but until they say otherwise in the new canon, he's not Force-sensitive.
@@joelellis7035 no, he probably isn’t. He’s just the best fighter pilot in the galaxy. Better than Luke even…
The only pilot to have two Death Stars and a planet's silhouette painted on his X Wing.
The only person to ever fight two Death Stars and LIVE!
Which planet?
"I thought this guy was supposed to be good? He doesn't have that many kill-markings on his X-wing!"
"Each of those markings stands for an entire squad of TIE Fighters."
**Stands in silence while he does the math**
"You mean to tell me he has destroyed more than an entire WING of TIE Fighters???"
Corussant
@@OptimusWombatCoruscant, I believe - in the first four of the X-wing series of books (the Rogue Squadron ones by Michael Stackpole. Highly recommend you read the entire series, plus the Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy).
its funny how wedege isnt a main character in the movies yet my favorite character
I feel the same with gold leader
@@Mikey-ym6ok we all had those pilots we loved! long live red, Gold, and Green Leader!
A damn fine wine favrioet
@@abc-oq7dt fuck you dude
For me, he's the most relatable. I can't be a Jedi, I can't be a rogue smuggler. But I *can* show up, put in the work, play my part and help get the job done.
Anakin & Luke had the force, Han had luck, Wedge had pure-skill and massive BALLS.
AMEN.
And he had Leadership Skills.
In my head-canon, Han Solo is definitely Force sensitive. He was such a lucky SOB and, as Obi-Wan clearly states, “there is no such thing as luck”. Like young Anakin, and untrained Luke, Solo was able to see things before they happened, which is what made him such a skilled pilot. But even skill does not let you do things like jumping out of hyperspace, through a planetary shield, and managing to land before impacting on the planet’s surface (even though this was Disney Wars, not real Star Wars). That is something you can only do with Force sensitivity.
Han Solo had latent Force sensitivity. I will die on this hill. :)
Wedge, though… Wedge was pure talent.
Cheers,
BALLS.
You don't need the Force to get through the trilogy.
CABRALFAN27 he’s in episode 9!
It still amazes me how a character with less than 10 min screen time over three two hour long movies can be so popular and have such an impact
He's the only minor character to show up in all three films of the original trilogy, shows up in all three books of the Thrawn Trilogy (very highly recommended) and is a central character in the X-wing books by Michael Stackpole and Aaron Allston (also very highly recommended).
Denis Lawson gave multiple lessons during these films on how to own a scene and make every moment on camera matter. He brought a minor character to life and valuable.
He is the only person to have fought two Death Stars….and lived. Isn’t that reason enough?
Wedge started as a cool obscure fact that only super nerds would know and then we realized there were millions of us.
@@alexbastani9150 Now if we could just agree on who was flying the surviving Y-wing at the end of the Battle of Yavin
Wedge is the "Top Gun" of rogue squadron. I can't believe he isn't in the new film.
He is at (& survives lol) the final battle in Rose of Skywalker. According to the "new Disney canon", Wedge actually takes down two destroyers. By himself. Awesome lol
I am so sorry I love Wedge he is my favorite Star Wars character but Luke is"TOP GUN" because he has "THE FORCE"
Wedge has been my favorite Star Wars character for 24 years, since I first watched the movie at 8 years old. Glad to see a tribute to him.
Wreqt ever since I watched star wars my favorite character is and always will be Han solo.
The Rogue Squadron & Wraith Squadron series should satisfy that craving.
Man I'm awesome.
There should be a trilogy based off of Wedge Antilles. It would be even better than the Bourne series.
There was a great book series, X-Wing. Wedge is basically the primary character throughout that.
Benjamin Mankowski I recommend those as well - superb novels.
Loved those books! Highly recommend them
@@BenjaminMankowski I loved that series, and they had a great antagonist Isard was awesome
@@kuririn1975 Those books also introduced one of my favorite Legends characters, Corran Horn.
The Force didnt save the rebellion, it was rebels like Wedge: skill, dedication, and defiance!
Luke using the force to destroy the 1st Death Star might have saved the rebellion. After all, the Death Star was on the firing process.
You truly deserve a medal for making this tribute. Awesome job, Wedge would be proud.
He deserves his own movie
Wedge was also backup singer to Luke in the Hostiles on the Hill video.
And don’t forget Jansen: he made a great shot.
Wes 'Wearing an Ewok as a swimsuit is a felony on some worlds' Janson is brilliant. If you like him, I can recommend the Wraith Squadron books (by Aaron Alston) in the X-wing series. You'll like him even more there.
@@Teverellyub yub commander!
@@doglover334 "My name Fel. Fel want to fly with Kettch" Later: "Antilles? Oh he's luck incarnate, to be certain, but he cant really fly worth a darn."
Gentlemen, I must say this is the most specific tribute I've ever seen.
I can not begin to describe how awesome this is.
Wedge Antilles... a minor character in the Star Wars that survived the First Death Star and ended destroying (with Lando) the Second Death Star.
And now... really famous.😊
"I'm hit, I can't stay with you, get clear Wedge, you can't do anything back there, sorry Luke, let him go, stay on the leader"
Best non-force pilot in the series. Survived all the battles. Friggin' WASTED cameo in Rise of Skydookie.
wedge antilles 4 lyfe
Thanks bro :D
The Man.
Wedge's power was not the Force...it was Da Balls.
Wedge was and will always be the most reliable 3rd man in.
best pilot of the galaxy
he should be in the new sw films!!!
I've always admired how Wedge acquired a British accent as the trilogy went on.
Well, he was played by Denis Lawson who is British, and was over-dubbed in A New Hope. So there's that. :D
@@Teverell Wow, I never knew that. Thx!
@@cryogenericplus he's Ewan McGregor's uncle
In this Case the Title must be written Eye of the Tie-ger. Was nice to see you again on Exegol old Battlemaster of the Rebellion.
"May the 4th Be With You!" (May 4th, 2023) Still loving this video!
Wedge Antilles is a legend. I was glad that he got his due in the expanded universe.
amazing
This seriously looks like the intro to a 1980s action show - WEDGE, starring Denis Lawson. :)
(Also starring Ian Liston as Janson)
I'd watch that!!
Wedge , siempre fue un personaje poco reconocido y eso que fue un gran aporte en la saga, me gusto tu video felicitaciones ! Y gracias Wedge !
"May the 4th Be With You!" (May 4th, 2024) Still can't get enough of this!
Wedge is the man!
Nerves of steel, balls of brass, and blood as cold as ice...
The goat of starfighter pilots. Only one with two deathstar kill markings painted on his fighter. Loved the books he was in too in the EU.
Wedge is the best character
They should make a Star wars movie about him, but no force bullshit, just kickass X wing action.
Ah, but the Force manifests itself in many ways. Wedge learned his craft well and honed his skills. A true Jedi.
BEST PILOT EVER!
Wedge is one of the best characters in the old Expanded Universe.
My the 4th be with you! (5/4/22)
Thank you for making this.
great vid in milwaukee we all look up to wedge
If i could like this 100 times i would, my favorite aux character, apart from that a filipino mouse guy who teamed with Lando in ep 6 to blowup the deathstar :)
Wonder if Wedge will be in Episode 7? That'd be cool
+Ó Slatraigh Dennis Lawson turned it down. He said it would have bored him. He is an accomplished actor in England now.
Eric schlegel But he’s back in episode 9 saying he would take the role but was mixed up at the time whne he turned it down
That's why Luke had him take over Rogue Squadron. He's the best of the best.
Darth may be the chosen one but Wedge was The Easter Egg!
One of the best pilots in the Star Wars universe I’ll fly with him any day
Best wingman ever!
best pilot ever
Pre woke Star Wars was so fun.
Best side character eveerr! 24 carat hero.
this is great work!
Thanks, Wedge.
Thats my favourote charater of Star wars!💪
I think Wedge could have dived straight down on the exhaust port, And fired his proton torpedoes, And saved some rebel pilots lives.
Fun fact he used to be a tie pilot
Tycho Celchu was a TIE pilot; Wedge flew freighters for a short while but joined the Rebellion young. He has flown TIE fighters, though, but he was never an Imperial.
@@Teverell actually if u watch star wars rebels he was in tie fighter school with sabine search up wedge antilles star wars rebels and you will see what I'm talking about
@@furiousredeem1207 I like the old version of him from the X-Wing books better. And this is an old video so I bet the author is also used to that version of him. :-)
i'm never surprised by the number of movie clips, this song fits with, especially star wars. it would also work, with video clips involving Luke or han, also going the distance from the band cake would work.
Oh absolutely! I just wanted to make a video for Wedge, who is one of my favourite Star Wars characters of all time (and the only minor character to appear in all three films of the original trilogy).
I Liked this video and the music. WEdge Antilles is very good pilot.:-)
love this epic video
Mavericks got nothing on Wedge. He's got mad skills.
Excelente video en serio un buen tributo a estos héroes que sacrificaron sus vidas ❤
they should make a film on him similar to solo
Wedge survived the trilogy, right?
Yes, yes he did. I can recommend the X-wing books by Michael Stackpole (the first four) and Aaron Allston (the rest), starting with Rogue Squadron, if you want more of Wedge and why he's simply the best!
There is a great episode of Rebels that explains how Wedge joined the rebellion.
Inolvidable wedge antilles
never wanted to be luke - always wanted to be wedge - the pilot who got the job done!! :)
i want to se him in rebels xD
You got it.
he was in rebels for one episode
Now find a song for Porkins😅😊 Weird Al's Grapefruit Diet😂
Clearly a Homage to Dick Best. Dauntless pilot at Midway who sank 2 Japanese Carriers.
Thanks for posting! Great video and music!
Great video, great editing. The film looks so clear and stunning. What edition isms the clips taken from. Looks so sharp!
Thank you! The clips came from the remastered edition, released in 2004 on DVD, which I got my hands on years ago. (I think it's the version where George Lucas went add added Hayden Christiansen's face in as Anakin right at the end of Return of the Jedi. Boo! I honestly can't remember if it's a 'Han shot first' version or not, though.)
If they were to make top gun star wars style forget Luke this guy is the maverick and his bravery against the empire outstanding 👍👍👍👍
It's a shame Wedge didn't appear in The Force Awakens. Here is what he also said...
www.moseisleyspaceport.org/wedge-antilles-episode-7/
"Cover me Porkins" Pull up "No, I'm alright"
Are you saying Wedge is better pilot than Anakin Skywalker?
FUCK YEAH
Unfortunately, yes lol
Wedge is best!!!
Wedge Antilles proof that hard work beats skill when skill is lazy, unless Skill works hard. In that case get out of his way.
Too think there was a real life guy just like him.
Wedge just a natural pilot/commander. He's just plain good. They DO exist in the Star Wars universe without being "Force sensitive." Luke was a Force-user. There is a difference. The point is, you can be really good at what you do without the Force, case in point, Han or Chewie or Wedge or even Lando. The Force just gave Luke the ability to do all sorts of combination things - the Force, for lack of a better term, is a force multiplier.
What Star Wars really lacks is storyline without Force users at all. They've made some decent moves towards it with Andor and the like. Disney, of course, has otherwise completely driven the concept of the Force right into the ground with their machinations and stupidity. It's like they don't understand anything.
I would argue that the the X-wing novels are about as close as anything can get to a Star Wars story without a Force user (or at least, a _known_ Force user) though there are hints fairly early on. But the character in question doesn't know it and certainly isn't trained and those hints can pass you by until it's pointed out in the text to the character.
But really, as those novels focus on Wedge himself and the unit he builds, it's really not that surprising that he doesn't choose Force users; he's looking for people who are going to be good pilots.
Wedge I swear had Jedi Potential
they should have just made him an honorary jedi, he's that great, the force is very strong with Wedge Antilles
Celtic Dave Except it was noted that he has no force powers what so ever. He's just that damn good of a pilot.
Celtic Dave it would be annoying tho as people just want to live there lives without the force interfering
star wars is cool
We must protect him at all costs. Disney is trying to destroy all positive male roll models.
Wedge vs Poe
THE XPRT GAMER wedge would win hands down
Wedge or Poe Dameron?
Joel Williams both
Joel Williams wedge
Luke may get the glory but with Wedge backing him up its easy.
I wonder if he has survivors guilt.
dat song choice tho
So the only was needed to fix the sequels battles was a kid g as 80 song ...
Wedge was force sensitive! :)
Just me or does Wedge look like John Lennon?
John D'Isselt without glasses yea
a lil bit
I thought Edward Norton (is this his last name?)
@@2ChainZsensai When I first saw (pictures of) Edward Norton, I thought "huh, he looks like Denis Lawson."
Waaaaar its my Evangelical Emperor Christ Jesus... the Sons of light
jk, Lando was my #2 Billy Dee Williams ftw :) the original Harvey Dent from Batman 1989
I want Darth Vader, I want Darth Vader
Wedge should have been section leader at Yavin IV,not Luke.
Wedge has seniority & Luke had just shown up.
Aah is reed thx babies
Pull up porkins!