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Ever wonder what happened to Jar Jar Binks? Hint: he doesn’t get a happy ending

Published 15:55 20 Feb 2017 GMT

Rory Cashin
Ever wonder what happened to Jar Jar Binks? Hint: he doesn’t get a happy ending

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You may have correctly suppressed most of the Star Wars prequels, but even the strongest mental blocks can't keep out Jar Jar Binks.

Seen by many as the poster-child for everything that was wrong with The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and (to a lesser extent) Revenge Of The Sith, it wasn't enough that Binks was one of the most grating characters ever created in cinema, but he was also almost single-handedly responsible for the rise of the evil Empire in the first place. Clip via Voca Productions To some, there was no punishment too severe for Binks, but we just admit, hearing what actually happened has made us a little bit sad for the Gungan. The folks at Mashable got their hands on an early edition of Star Wars Aftermath: Empire's End, a new book in the series which is considered officially canon, and during the tale one of the chapters deals with a refugee boy named Mapo arriving on Naboo, where he runs into a Gungan performing for kids as a street-clown.
"Meesa Jar Jar," introducing himself in that skull-itching language Lucas created for the character back in the day. "Desa hisen Naboo tink I help the uh-oh Empire," before staring off into the distance, sadly. So there you have it, the once powerful politican is now a clown, begging for money. Which we actually prefer to the mooted alternative...

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