Wedge Antilles is the unsung hero of the “Star Wars” franchise. He flew in all the major space battles and emerged unscathed; Luke Skywalker flew in only two and crashed in the second one.

Wedge participated in the blowing up of both Death Stars, and what does he get? Did he get a cool medal ceremony emceed by a wookiee?

No. I imagine Wedge in a cheaply made shirt decorated with “I Risked My Life for the Rebel Alliance and All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt.”

The poor guy barely has any speaking lines. Actually, I don’t remember him speaking more than, like, two sentences in any movie. At least he got to participate in the cute hug fest that was the end of “Return of the Jedi,” but I believe Wedge deserves his moment in the “dual-sun” spotlight.

He’s just as much a hero as Luke, Leia or Han. I mean, Lando gets more attention than this dude! And every “Star Wars” thing in stores now is plastered with Kylo Ren’s despicable mug. Even on “Rogue One” stuff, I still have to glare at him.

Sure, Darth Vader was cool—a villain with a purpose and some exceptional character development involved. Kylo is a stagnant one trick pony who’s already cringe-worthy and he’s only starred in one movie!

What I’m getting at is, why are we promoting him and not Rey or Finn? Or Wedge?!

Wedge deserves his own solo movie. I mean, Han Solo’s getting one, and a once unknown ragtag group of rebels who stole the Death Star plans just got one, and it was a blockbuster.

I think a Wedge Antilles movie could do the exact same thing. Wedge, like everyone else, has an origin story. I believe he was like Leia’s adopted cousin or something, and he had to be doing something before Luke showed up. People forget that there was a Rebellion before Luke and Han ever jumped on the bandwagon as seen in “Rogue One.”

Wedge also has the opportunity for many storylines, and it would introduce another major player in the course of “Star Wars” that isn’t a Jedi. Or a Skywalker.

It, like “Rogue One,” would show that you don’t have to have exceptional gifts to be a hero or make a difference. Wedge, like Han Solo has no Force capabilities, but without either of them, the Rebellion would’ve been squelched long ago.

Wedge is the embodiment of—you guessed it—hope, because we as audience members are not Jedi Knights. Despite how much we long to be, we’re human beings in a world filled with ups and downs and events that build us up and break us. Wedge is relatable—a human being fighting for something
bigger than himself, flying in an awesome X-Wing fighter!

So, dear movie juggernauts, please consider giving this forlorn hero what he deserves, a movie with his name on it: “Star Wars: The Wedge Chronicles,” or “Star Wars: Wedge Antilles.”

Heck, maybe even throw in the rebels from “Rogue One,” the ones who did horrible things in the name of the Rebellion, like Cassian and his gang (before the proceedings of “Rogue One,” of course.) I’d pay to see that. Plus I’ll get to see Cassian again!

Anyways, the world needs to remember Wedge Antilles because, trust me, he’s way cooler than Kylo Ren.