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General description:
Fans of the Star Wars films, and especially the Expanded Universe, know that Wedge Antilles is actually one of the most important characters in the movies, on par with Lando Calrissian. This card for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game finally gave Wedge a moment in the sun beyond being a normal "matching pilot."

Uses:
The main ability which makes Wedge such an excellent pilot is his ability to cancel battle destiny draws when with another Red or Rogue Squadron pilot. This is reminiscent of Grand Moff Tarkin's ability from Premiere, which allowed him to cancel battle destinies when present with Vader.

In addition to this, Wedge retains his "match" as a pilot. But now he has two ships: Red 2 and Red Squadron 1. Few pilots count as "matches" for multiple ships.

Strategies, combos, and game play:
The fact that Wedge is such a good pilot, and works so well with others, makes him a strong candidate for any deck that concentrates on air combat, especially Massassi Base Operations/One In A Million decks. Raising his matching ships' maneuver to 6 while piloting, he is a tough target for any fighters which may try to shoot him down on an Attack Run. The fact that he can work on two ships makes it easier to find him with Squadron Assignments, and the fact that he deploys more cheaply on Red Squadron 1 makes it easier to get the two out when it really matters.

Ways to counteract it:
Wedge may be a bit more powerful than his counterparts, but his is just as easy to kill as anyone else. While his ability allows a battle destiny to be canceled, there are plenty of ways to draw extra battle destinies and still manage to defeat him and his teammates.

Strengths/Pros:
-Solid pilot, with 2 matching ships.
-Reasonable cost, good forgeit, and strong power/ability.

Weaknesses/Cons:
As it came out in the Death Star II expansion set, this is a fairly difficult card to come across.

Variations:
A few versions of Wedge have been printed over the years: Wedge Antilles first appeared as a R1 in A New Hope, the second set of Star Wars CCG. The First Anthology showed us a white bordered Commander Wedge Antilles, previewing his release in Special Edition. This was his fourth overall release, with a few foil version released in the Reflections sets. Wedge was one of the characters oddly printed in Japanese on cards released in the US for these Reflections releases.

Artwork and aesthetics:
As with almost all of the cards from Star Wars CCG, the picture is actually a screen capture from the films. It shows just how different the actors who played Wedge in the films really looked.

Overall rating:
This is one of the most powerful yet balanced cards in the game. As it is not a truly "broken" card, it is worth 9 out of 10 points.