Because of one line of dialogue in A New Hope, we know that Wedge had never seen the Death Star before that moment. Well, can’t argue with that.
When a fan asked Lucasfilm story group executive Pablo Hidalgo about Wedge Antilles noted absence, he explained on Twitter that there was one big reason he was excluded from the fight.
But we did have one question: Where was Luke Skywalker’s buddy Wedge?
Gareth Edwards had used cut footage of both actors from the original Star Wars to fit them into this movie, and it was a very cool surprise.