Editing Jar Jar Binks (section)

=== Films ===

Jar Jar appears in only the films of [[the prequel trilogy]].

====''The Phantom Menace''====
Jar Jar Binks first appears in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' as a bumbling, foolish [[Gungan]] from the planet [[Naboo]] who is banished by his tribe as punishment for his clumsiness. He is nearly killed by a [[Trade Federation]] transport, only to be saved at the last minute by [[Jedi|Jedi Master]] [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] ([[Liam Neeson]]). Qui-Gon and his [[Jedi Padawan|padawan]], [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[Ewan McGregor]]), persuade Jar Jar's tribe to release him to their custody as a guide. He later goes with the Jedi and [[Padmé Amidala]] ([[Natalie Portman]]) to the planet [[Tatooine]], where he meets and befriends nine-year-old slave [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] ([[Jake Lloyd]]).

Jar Jar later appears in the film's climactic battle scene, where he leads his fellow Gungans, as a general in the Gungan army, in defeating the Trade Federation. After the battle, he appears at the funeral of Qui-Gon Jinn and in the ending parade with his fellow Gungans.

====''Attack of the Clones''====
Jar Jar's role in ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]'' is much smaller, but his actions are significant. Ten years after helping save his planet, he is a delegate to the [[Galactic Senate]] and, as such, plays a role in bringing two of his old friends, Obi-Wan and Anakin ([[Hayden Christensen]]), back to [[Coruscant]], where he greets them with enthusiasm. Later, on behalf of Naboo, he gives a speech to the assembled Senate in favor of granting [[Palpatine|Chancellor Palpatine]] ([[Ian McDiarmid]]) vast [[emergency powers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iacobucci |first=Jordan |date=2024-01-27 |title=Star Wars: What Happened to Jar Jar Binks After Attack of the Clones, Explained |url=https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-jar-jar-binks-fate-explained/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

====''Revenge of the Sith''====
Jar Jar appears in only a few scenes in ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Revenge of the Sith]]'', and he has no dialogue (besides a brief "'scuse me" at one point). He was originally given some dialogue in the beginning, but this was cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Wars-Revenge-of-the-Sith.html|title=Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Script|work=IMSDb|access-date=March 17, 2013|last=Lucas|first=George}}</ref> Another cut scene would have shown Palpatine mocking Jar Jar for putting him in power before crowning himself emperor.<ref name=End>{{cite web|url=http://www.forcematerial.com/home/2017/2/20/how-was-george-lucas-going-to-end-jar-jars-story|title=How was George Lucas going to end Jar Jar's story?|author=Rohan Williams|publisher=Force Material|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref> He is most prominently featured in Padmé Amidala's funeral procession at the end of the film, marching sadly behind her coffin alongside [[Boss Nass]].