Wedge Antilles

Wedge Antilles is one of the Rebellion's great survivor pilots. He flew against both Death Stars and lived through both battles, and later helped train the next generation of Resistance flyers. He grew up flying and fixing ships on Corellia and first trained as a TIE fighter cadet at the Imperial Skystrike Academy. The Empire had hurt his family, friends and the girl he loved, and after an Imperial massacre of surrendering rebels he reached out to Fulcrum. In 2 BBY Sabine Wren got him and Hobbie Klivian out of the academy. He flew with Phoenix Squadron through the Battle of Atollon, then as Red Two at Yavin, where he and Luke Skywalker were the only members of Red Squadron to survive. At Hoth, flying as Rogue Three with gunner Wes Janson, he brought down the first AT-AT of the battle. He then rebuilt the Alliance's shattered fighter group as its commander and led Red Squadron at Endor, where he and Lando Calrissian destroyed the second Death Star. For the New Republic he was captured while scouting Akiva, formed Phantom Squadron to help liberate Kashyyyk, and fought at Jakku, the battle that ended the Empire. He then became a flight instructor, married Norra Wexley and settled on Akiva. Decades later he came out of retirement to fly with the Resistance at Exegol, but he arrived too late to save his stepson Temmin.

Homeworld: Corellia
Species: Human
Force Sensitive: No

Unknown - Youth on Corellia

Grows up on Corellia working at a fuel depot and on farms, learning to fly and repair ships. As a youth he chases down a pirate gunboat in a borrowed starfighter and destroys it.

Before 2 BBY - Imperial Cadet at Skystrike Academy

Recruited by the Empire while hauling cargo, he trains as a TIE pilot at Skystrike Academy on Montross, where he befriends Hobbie Klivian and Rake Gahree.

2 BBY - Defection to the Rebellion

After the Teralov massacre he contacts Fulcrum about defecting. Sabine Wren infiltrates the academy, and with Agent Kallus's help Wedge and Hobbie escape in a TIE bomber and join Phoenix Squadron at Chopper Base on Atollon.

2 BBY - Visit to Gahree's Family

Wedge and Hobbie try to honor their fallen friend's family, but Instructor Goran ambushes them there. They escape and realize they can never go home.

~1 BBY - Mission to Killun 71

Now an Alliance lieutenant, he poses as a TIE pilot to steal Imperial codes with AP-5 and Chopper. On the way back, Imperial slicers take control of Chopper.

1 BBY - Battle of Atollon

Flies an A-wing against Grand Admiral Thrawn's assault on Chopper Base and escapes with the survivors to Yavin 4.

1 BBY - Battle of Scarif Announcement

While grounded by an injury on Yavin 4, he tells rebel pilots over the base announcement system to redeploy to Scarif.

0 BBY - Battle of Yavin

Flies as Red Two, saves Luke Skywalker from a TIE fighter, and is forced out of the trench run by damage. He and Luke are the only Red Squadron survivors.

~0 ABY - Missions with Red Squadron

Continues flying under Arhul Narra, including the Giju evacuation and the hijacking of the Star Destroyer Harbinger to break the blockade of Tureen VII.

~2 ABY - Mercy Mission to Oulanne

As a lieutenant commander he leads a relief mission and recruits the former Imperial pilot Thane Kyrell into the Rebellion.

3 ABY - Battle of Hoth

As Rogue Three, he and gunner Wes Janson use a tow cable to bring down the first AT-AT of the battle, then help cover the evacuation.

3 ABY - Rebuilding Red Squadron

Promoted to commander, he gathers new pilots into a revived Red Squadron and wipes out a pirate base that threatens the fleet's rendezvous point.

~3 ABY - Operation Starlight

Flies with Shara Bey's Starlight Squadron to warn scattered fleet divisions that Alliance codes have been compromised.

4 ABY - Battle of Endor

Leads Red Squadron into the second Death Star's superstructure and, with Lando Calrissian, destroys its main reactor.

4 ABY - Captured on Akiva

Captured by Imperials while scouting their gathering on Akiva alone. He is freed during the uprising there alongside Norra Wexley and her allies.

5 ABY - Phantom Squadron and Kashyyyk

Forms Phantom Squadron and joins the unauthorized strike to liberate Kashyyyk, after which the squadron is disbanded.

5 ABY - Battle of Jakku

Leads the reformed Phantom Squadron at Jakku, the battle that finally defeats the Empire.

After 5 ABY - Flight Instructor and Marriage

Retires to teach at the New Republic's flight academy on Hosnian Prime, later marries Norra Wexley and settles on Akiva.

34 ABY - Recruited by the Resistance

Visited on Akiva by Poe Dameron, Temmin Wexley and Karé Kun, he agrees to help the struggling Resistance.

35 ABY - Battle of Exegol

Flies with Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca's Citizens' Fleet against the Final Order at Exegol. He arrives too late to save his stepson Temmin.

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