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  • Jar Jar Binks

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    Jar Jar Binks

    A clumsy, well-meaning Gungan outcast on Naboo, Jar Jar Binks struggled to prove his worth throughout his life. Putting his awkward past behind him, Jar Jar left the swamps of Naboo to enter the even murkier waters of Coruscant politics, becoming a representative for his people in the galactic capital. There, his best intentions and eagerness to serve were exploited by scheming Senators and others in positions of power.

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Appearances
  • Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Episode II)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III)
  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Episode I)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Affiliations
  • Galactic Republic
  • Gungan Grand Army
Locations
  • Naboo
Gender
  • Male
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.96m
species
  • Gungan
Vehicles
  • Gungan Bongo Submarine
Weapons
  • Energy Ball (Booma)
  • Electropole

History

Jar Jar Binks in Gungan custody

When Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi first met Jar Jar Binks, the Gungan had been exiled from his home city of Otoh Gunga for his repeated clumsiness. Qui-Gon sensed their meeting was the will of the Force, and took the Gungan outcast with them to Tatooine and Coruscant. Qui-Gon was right: Jar Jar would prove an exasperating but important bridge between Naboo’s human settlers and their Gungan neighbors.

Jar Jar Binks addressing the Galactic Senate

When Padmé Amidala became Naboo’s senator, Jar Jar assisted her as representative. In her absence, the Gungan introduced the motion for the Senate to grant Chancellor Palpatine emergency powers in the struggle against the Separatists. Jar Jar meant well, but the measure he introduced would plunge the galaxy into the Clone Wars and help Palpatine amass enormous power.

Jar Jar Binks during The Clone Wars

During the Clone Wars, Jar Jar assisted Padmé with political matters, and occasionally found himself drawn into the fighting, playing a key role in struggles on planets such as Rodia, Mon Cala, Naboo and Bardotta.

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Gallery

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Jar Jar Binks Biography Gallery

  • 17 Images
    • A group of pirate repulsortanks was sent out to recover the spice, and Jar Jar was taken prisoner...
    • Investigating a new battle droid presence on Naboo, Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks stumbled on a...
    • With Republic forces bogged down in the fight for Mon Cala, Yoda turned to the Gungans for help. ...
    • The Gungans prepared an army and arrived at Mon Cala on a Republic cruiser, diving into the plane...
    • After the shark-toothed Separatist warlord Riff Tamson bit a hole in Padmé’s helmet, Jar Jar save...
    • Following the Battle of Mon Cala, the Republic received disturbing reports that the Gungans plann...
    • Anakin discovered that Lyonie’s aide, Rish Loo, was manipulating the Gungan boss through a strang...
    • While Boss Lyonie recovered from his injuries, Jar Jar took advantage of his strong resemblance t...
    • Jar Jar cancelled the attack on Theed, calling it a terrible mistake and denouncing Loo – who onc...
    • When Bardotta’s Queen Julia contacted the Republic for help investigating the mysterious disappea...
    • Julia greeted her old friend joyously, eager to rekindle their romance, but then told him she had...
    • Julia’s ministers told Jar jar and Mace that a secret cult on Bardotta was seeking to plunge the ...
  • A group of pirate repulsortanks was sent out to recover the spice, and Jar Jar was taken prisoner aboard one of the tanks. Jar Jar clumsily bumped into a Weequay driver, sending the tank skidding askew and slamming into another vehicle. Taking advantage of this distraction, the clones charged against the tanks. The pirates blasted the tank Jar Jar was on, sending the Gungan flying, but the clones rushed in to take the Weequays prisoner.

  • Investigating a new battle droid presence on Naboo, Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks stumbled on a Separatist plot to hatch the Blue Shadow Virus, a deadly plague wiped from the galaxy generations ago. With the help of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and several clones, the plot was foiled and the diabolical mastermind behind the Separatist plot -- Dr. Nuvo Vindi -- was captured.

  • With Republic forces bogged down in the fight for Mon Cala, Yoda turned to the Gungans for help. Jar Jar convinced his fellow Gungans to come to the aid of Padmé and the Mon Calamari people.

  • The Gungans prepared an army and arrived at Mon Cala on a Republic cruiser, diving into the planet’s seas to confront the Separatists. But Jar Jar was captured – along with Anakin and Padmé – in a Separatist counterattack.

  • After the shark-toothed Separatist warlord Riff Tamson bit a hole in Padmé’s helmet, Jar Jar saved his old friend from drowning with a well-aimed loogie – a bit of “Gungan waterproofin’.”

  • Following the Battle of Mon Cala, the Republic received disturbing reports that the Gungans planned to join the Separatists in an attack on Naboo’s capital of Theed. Anakin and Padmé met with Jar Jar, who confirmed that Boss Lyonie had been blaming the Gungans’ problems on the Naboo.

  • Anakin discovered that Lyonie’s aide, Rish Loo, was manipulating the Gungan boss through a strange necklace. With his plot revealed, Loo stabbed Boss Lyonie and fled Otoh Gunga.

  • While Boss Lyonie recovered from his injuries, Jar Jar took advantage of his strong resemblance to the Gungan leader, donning Lyonie’s ceremonial garments to address the Gungan army.

  • Jar Jar cancelled the attack on Theed, calling it a terrible mistake and denouncing Loo – who once again fled before he could be apprehended. When General Grievous arrived to lead the Gungan army, he found himself fighting the Gungans instead.

  • When Bardotta’s Queen Julia contacted the Republic for help investigating the mysterious disappearance of her planet’s spiritual leaders, she had a special request for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine: send Jar Jar Binks as an ambassador. The Republic agreed, but insisted on sending Mace Windu as well. That angered the Bardottans, who distrusted the Jedi Order.

  • Julia greeted her old friend joyously, eager to rekindle their romance, but then told him she had discovered a terrible plot directed at the planet’s Dagoyan Masters. While Jar Jar and Mace discussed the Republic mission, the queen disappeared.

  • Julia’s ministers told Jar jar and Mace that a secret cult on Bardotta was seeking to plunge the galaxy into darkness. Trying to rescue the queen, Jar Jar and Mace got separated, and the Gungan was attacked by a masked figure who blew dust into his face. The dust made Jar Jar vanish.

  • When the spell faded, Jar Jar found himself a captive of the Frangawl cult, imprisoned along with Queen Julia. Mace Windu arrived to save the queen, and he and Jar Jar battled the cultists. But the Frangawl adepts spirited Julia into a starship and fled.

  • Jar Jar and Mace tracked Julia’s captors to Zardossa Stix, where the Frangawl cult planned to transfer the living Force from the queen to their mysterious Great Mother. The Gungan and Jedi had to fight cultists and savage gundarks sent to stop them.

  • The Frangawl cult’s Great Mother was the Nightsister matriarch Mother Talzin, who had learned a secret ritual that could make her the most powerful being in the galaxy. Mace and Jar Jar raced across the desert to the Temple of Malmourral, hoping to save Julia and stop Talzin.

  • In the nick of time, Mace and Jar Jar foiled the Frangawl plot, ruining Talzin’s plans. Jar Jar and Julia were reunited, and the Bardottan queen looked forward to a new beginning for her people and the Jedi.

  • After Padmé Amidala's tragic death giving birth to twins Luke and Leia on Polis Massa, Jar Jar joined her funeral procession on Naboo, their shared homeworld.

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Quotes

  • Quote - Jar Jar Binks - "How wude!"

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    "How wude!" THE PHANTOM MENACE

    "How wude!"

  • Quote - Jar Jar Binks - "Desa rescuin' is hard jobbin'!"

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    "Desa rescuin' is hard jobbin'!" THE CLONE WARS

    "Desa rescuin' is hard jobbin'!"

  • Quote - Jar Jar Binks - "Dellow felegates!"

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    "Dellow felegates!" ATTACK OF THE CLONES

    "Dellow felegates!"

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    Gungan

    The Gungans are the native inhabitants of the planet Naboo, an amphibious species with hardy lungs capable of holding breath for extended periods. Their skeletal structure is extremely flexible, as it is made of cartilaginous material rather than hard bone. The long Gungan face has a tough yet flexible bill for burrowing and rooting out food. They have long muscular tongues with which they scoop mollusks and lesser amphibians from the Naboo swamps. While most spacefarers would dismiss Gungans as primitives, they have developed an advanced technology.

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    Naboo

    An idyllic world close to the border of the Outer Rim Territories, Naboo is inhabited by peaceful humans known as the Naboo, and an indigenous species of intelligent amphibians called the Gungans. Naboo's surface consists of swampy lakes, rolling plains and green hills. Its population centers are beautiful -- Naboo's river cities are filled with classical architecture and greenery, while the underwater Gungan settlements are a beautiful display of exotic hydrostatic bubble technology.

  • Padmé Amidala

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    Padmé Amidala

    Padmé Amidala was a courageous, hopeful leader, serving as Queen and then Senator of Naboo -- and was also handy with a blaster. Despite her ideals and all she did for the cause of peace, her secret, forbidden marriage to Jedi Anakin Skywalker would prove to have dire consequences for the galaxy.

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    Qui-Gon Jinn

    A venerable if maverick Jedi Master, Qui-Gon Jinn was a student of the living Force. Qui-Gon lived for the moment, espousing a philosophy of "feel, don't think -- use your instincts." On Tatooine, Qui-Gon discovered a young slave boy named Anakin Skywalker who was strong in the Force. Sensing the boy's potential, Qui-Gon liberated Anakin from slavery. The Jedi Master presented Anakin to the Jedi Council, but they deemed the boy too old to begin training and dangerously full of fear and anger. They refused to allow Qui-Gon to train Anakin, but rescinded their decision to fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish.

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    Anakin Skywalker

    Discovered as a slave on Tatooine by Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker had the potential to become one of the most powerful Jedi ever. Some even believed he was the prophesied Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force. Always pushing the limits of his Jedi training, seeking to excel and live up to his reputation, Skywalker's passion often brought him into conflict with his mentor, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. A hero of the Clone Wars, Anakin was caring and compassionate, but suffered from a deep fear of loss that would prove to be his downfall.

  • Otoh Gunga

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    Otoh Gunga

    Beneath the surface of Lake Paonga on Naboo is a spectacular Gungan city. A crowning achievement of unique Gungan technology, the city appears as a glittering cluster of jewel-like bubbles. The bubbles are hydrostatic force-fields that contain breathable atmospheres for the city's inhabitants. Though they are rigid enough to keep the water out, they can be breached by Gungans swimming to and from the city. The architecture of Otoh Gunga is sweeping in shape because Gungans actually grow the building material of their cities. Inside Otoh Gunga is the High Board Room of the Gungan Rep Council.

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