Captain Antilles

SW Character
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name=Raymus Antilles
position= Captain of "Tantive IV", brother of Queen Breha
species=Human
gender=Male
height= Unknown
hair=brown
eyes=brown
planet=Alderaan
vehicle=Tantive IV
affiliation=Galactic Republic, Alderaan Security Forces
portrayer=Rohan Nichol (ROTS)

Captain Raymus Antilles is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" universe. He is mentioned in ' and portrayed by Rohan Nichol in '.

George Lucas invited Denis Lawson to play Captain Antilles in "Revenge of the Sith", the final film of the prequel trilogy. Lawson declined.

Initially, he was Senator Bail Organa's brother-in-law and chief of security during the collapse of the Old Republic. Organa gives Antilles ownership of the droids C-3PO and R2-D2.

During the oppression of the Galactic Empire Raymus helps Bail rescue beings in need. He is in command of the "Tantive IV" when Darth Vader and his Imperial stormtroopers seize the ship in order to retrieve the Death Star plans they believe are on board. The aforementioned droids have already fled the ship with the plans.

Vader is seen raising a man from the deck with one hand. The Rebel refuses to divulge anything to Vader and is swiftly killed. The radio version of Episode IV states that the man killed by Vader was Captain Antilles. In Episode III, Antilles spoke with a British accent, whereas the officer murdered by Vader in this scene spoke with an American accent.

Despite the similarity of the names, he is not related to another Rebel forces hero, Wedge Antilles, a character featured in the original trilogy of films.

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