Still, despite their short acquaintance, a viewer can hear the genuine concern in Luke’s voice when he tells Red Two to bail out of the trench run. They hardly met before being thrust into combat together. In marked contrast to his relationship with Biggs Darklighter, Luke barely knew Wedge before going out to attack the giant battle station.
In my early days as a Star Wars fan I was always impressed when, after Wedge’s X-Wing is damaged during the trench run on the first Death Star, Luke told him to break off before he got killed. This is why I began thinking quite a bit about Wedge Antilles, the focus of today’s Spotlight! article. And once my interest in a story has been reawakened, it is hard for me to get it under control. My posts about the forgotten heroines from a galaxy far, far away and subsequent interactions with the young ladies who run The Elven Padawan have re-ignited my hibernating interest in these stories. Forgive the numerous Star Wars posts, readers, but the franchise has been on my mind quite a bit lately.
