It seems that Jar-Jar has some very lucky breaks during the battle of Naboo. Is it possible that he has some innate hidden Force ability?
asked Feb 26, 2012 at 3:45
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35Who is Jar-Jar Binks? I don't remember this character in the Star Wars Saga.– OghmaOsirisCommented Feb 26, 2012 at 3:59
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49@OghmaOsiris Then how did you know his last name? I don't think I mentioned it in my question. :)– maxtwoknightCommented Feb 26, 2012 at 4:08
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4@xecaps12 Use the Force, OghamaOsiris did.– HNLCommented Feb 26, 2012 at 5:38
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5Lucas forced us to watch him, isn't that enough?– Major StackingsCommented Feb 26, 2012 at 7:07
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3Jar Jar is NOT a Jedi...or a Time Lord.– JeffCommented Feb 26, 2012 at 16:27
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Out-of-universe answer: Jar-Jar's war antics were clearly done for comic effect to entertain the kiddies. I think the Accidental Aiming Skills trope applies.
In-universe: I don't see how we could come to any other conclusion; Jar-Jar must have innate Force-related abilities. Anakin's amazing luck in the fighter in Phantom Menace when he didn't know what he was doing seemed exactly like Jar-Jar's luck earlier in the film. In fact a Reddit user wrote a brilliant defense of the Jar-Jar Binks character as an obvious Force-adept and perhaps the true Phantom Menace of the first movie.
answered Feb 26, 2012 at 6:14
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23Jar-Jar was Qui-Gon Jinn's backup plan if the kid didn't make it through the pod race.– ChahkCommented Mar 20, 2014 at 19:04
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5@Chahk - They were going to try to sell him as food, hopefully.– ValorumCommented Mar 23, 2014 at 12:13
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1More like "Sap the will to live after seeing me in the movies" force ability. This ability is exponentially more powerful than anything Sidious ever had!!– CherubelCommented Dec 7, 2016 at 9:19
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There's actually a whole discussion of Jar Jar possibly being a Sith lord, and some hints that Lucas had a much more important role for him in mind until the negative reactions got him to back off the character. I believe the good people at Cracked summed the issue up wonderfully in the following video:
Why Jar Jar Binks Is More Evil Than You Ever Knew - Cracked Responds
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2You could try to add some quotes or a transcript of the video to make your answer even stronger. Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 13:59
Jar Jar's clumsiness made his movements unpredictable, confusing the simplistic targeting software used by the battle droids.
