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Jar Jar
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Long
before galactic strife enveloped his native Naboo, Jar Jar
Binks was exiled from the underwater city of Otoh Gunga. His main sin: being
clumsy in front of the head of his clan. To hear Jar Jar
tell it in his Gungan/Basic pidgin, he "boomed da gasser, and crashed de
boss's heyblibber, den banished."
An outcast,
the Gungan spent his time in the Naboo swampland, surviving on raw shellfish or
just about anything else that the murky ecosystem had to offer. Jar Jar's fate
took a twist when the hapless Gungan encountered a pair of Jedi as they eluded
enemy forces during the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo.
By Gungan
tradition, Jar Jar found himself indebted to Qui-Gon
Jinn for saving his life. Jar Jar guided the Jedi to
the underwater city of Otoh Gunga, where they secured transport to the Naboo
capital of Theed. Jar Jar braved the
"nocombackie law" to present Qui-Gon to the Gungan leader, Boss Nass,
even though he risked the consequence of being "pounded" to death.
Throughout the
adventure of liberating Naboo, Jar Jar tagged along
with Qui-Gon. Although his bungling, haphazard mannerisms constantly landed him
in hot water, his good nature and loyalty somehow helped him triumph in the
end.
Queen Amidala
requested that Jar Jar make contact with the Gungans.
With Jar Jar's help, the Naboo and the Gungans forged an alliance that
liberated the besieged world of Naboo. During the ground battle against the
mechanized armies of the Trade Federation, Jar Jar
was made a general in the Gungan Grand Army. After the battle, Jar Jar continued to ascend in Gungan society, putting his
awkward past as an outcast behind him.
Jar Jar eventually became a Senior Representative for Naboo,
serving alongside Padmé Amidala in the Galactic Senate. While his compassion
spoke volumes of the quality of his character, his inherent gullibility and
trusting nature were easily exploited by the less scrupulous in the field of
politics. For many, Jar Jar was but a joke, the
subject of derision, but in the corrupt inner confines of Senate, his lanky
frame stood as a rare example of non-corrupt politician interested only in the
greater good of the Republic and his people.
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Jar Jar was a member of the Loyalist Committee, a panel of
Senators concerned with countering the increasing threat of a Separatist
movement spreading throughout the galaxy. He and Padmé worked hard, favoring
negotiation and peaceful resolution over the growing popularity of the Military
Creation Act. While Padmé was away from Coruscant, it was Jar Jar who took her place in the Senate.
After several
botched assassination attempts on Senator Amidala forced her to flee the
capital, Jar Jar again served in her stead. The
Gungan politician was there, in Palpatine's office, when it became apparent
that desperate measures would be required to stop a Separatist force determined
to start a war with the Republic.
Jar Jar took the initiative and proposed the motion granting
emergency powers to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine -- a move that would have
profound impact on the Galactic Republic.
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