Jar Jar Binks / Legends Jar Jar Binks was the first Gungan to represent his people in the Galactic Senate , first serving as a Junior Representative along with Senator Padmé Amidala , and then , after her death , serving as full Senator himself . Like most Gungans , Binks was lanky and spoke Basic with a unique accent . Despite being naïve and clumsy , Jar Jar Binks contributed greatly to the fate of the Galactic Republic , both for good and ill . He was a General , Representative , and later a Senator . Binks was also one of Qui - Gon Jinn ' s companions during the Invasion of Naboo , traveling to distant worlds such as Tatooine and Coruscant , an activity not taken up by many Gungans . On his return to Naboo , he served as a Bombad General for a short while in the Gungan Grand Army , and was a joint commander of the Battle of the Great Grass Plains with General Ceel . Binks later helped his people colonize the nearby Naboo moon Ohma - D ' un . During his career as Junior Representative , he acted as Amidala ' s proxy and proposed giving Supreme Chancellor Palpatine emergency powers in order to deal with the Separatist Crisis . Binks would continue his public service even after the death of Amidala , taking her place as Senator of the Chommell sector in the newly - reformed Imperial Senate . Biography . Early life . Born to George R . Binks and his wife in Otoh Gunga , Jar Jar Binks , was raised in his family traditions to be a great as his ancestors had been for hundreds of years . Due to his clumsiness and ineptitude , however , Binks was never able to become what his father had wanted him to be . Once , while on an expedition to hunt a whale in the southernmost seas of Naboo , George ordered his son to hold the wheel steady ; Binks , however , let go . This caused their ship to crash into the whale which resulted in the ship sinking to the bottom of the ocean . A month later , George Binks , his wife , and Jar Jar were all stranded on a desert island . This caused George to lament over what could have been ; he called his son an imbecile and attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself with his blaster pistol . When Binks offered to swim for help — a task which would have taken fifty years if it was possible at all — George Binks first called him a fool , telling him that he would be eaten within a day , but then had a moment of clarity and told him that it was a good idea . Binks was about to jump into the water when George ' s wife reprimanded him and stopped George from allowing him to do so . Though what happened to George and his wife is unknown , Binks later found his way back to Otoh Gunga . Life in Otoh Gunga . Banished in all of Otoh Gunga ' s schools and not able to turn to his parents for guidance , Binks hopped between job after job throughout his youth . His clumsiness inevitably got him fired before sunset . Once , Binks was working as a street - side shudderup musician when a passerby paid him money to stop the music . That is when he was discovered by local lawbreaker Roos Tarpals . Tarpals was the leader of a small band of young thieves . Binks was given the job of distracting security patrols while Tarpals and his gang pulled off various scams . Unlike the other thieves , Tarpals treated Binks like a valued team member and a friend . This friendship ended when Tarpals enlisted in the Gungan Grand Army . The band soon scattered and Binks again began searching for his place in life . Fortunately , Boss Rugor Nass , ruler of Otoh Gunga , arranged new employment for Binks , partly out of respect for his parents , and partly on the request of now - Captain Tarpals . When Binks accidentally freed all of the animals in the Otoh Gunga Zoo Nass sentenced Binks to six months of hard labor in the Quarry penal colony . Nass commuted the sentence when Binks saved him from drowning in an out - of - control Bongo . Binks also saved the life of Nass ' s niece , Major Fassa . Fassa pledged a life debt to Binks who was embarrassed by her devotion , but excited about a chance at romance . He was both disappointed and relieved when Boss Nass revoked the life debt on a technicality . Later , Boss Nass threw a lavish party at his mansion and gave Binks a job in the kitchen . However , Binks destroyed the gasser oven . The explosion cracked the bubble wall and flooded the party . Binks tried to save Boss Nass ' s luxury heyblibber , but ended up crashing it instead . Boss Nass was outraged , and decided that he had had enough . In the Gungan High Council Chamber of Judgment , Nass , along with his peers , invoked the Nocombackie Law , banishing Binks and preventing him from ever returning to Otoh Gunga upon pain of death . Binks tried to hide in Otoh Gunga but Captain Tarpals found him in Chef Brass Marshoo ' s restaurant scrounging for scraps . Tarpals apprehended him and prepared to take him to the surface , however , he was ambushed by Marshoo and several thugs . Tarpals was knocked out in the scuffle , but Binks saved him . The hapless Gungan pleaded with Tarpals for clemency , but was ignored . Tarpals then escorted Binks to the shores of the Lianorm Swamp , the place of Binks ' s banishment . Blockade of Naboo . Meeting the Jedi . One day in 32 BBY , Binks went out foraging for food , when he stumbled across OOM - 9 ' s Trade Federation invasion force . Panicking , he bumped into Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn , an ambassador who had been sent to resolve the crisis between the Naboo and the Federation . Jinn tackled Binks to the ground and held him there to prevent them both from getting crushed by a Multi - Troop Transport that was passing by . As a result of this life - saving act , Binks , despite being an outcast , adhered to the Gungan principle of a life debt and insisted on following Jinn , much to the Jedi ' s annoyance . Both Jinn and his apprentice , Obi - Wan Kenobi , needed to contact Queen Amidala in Theed , but had no way of reaching her . Binks suggested that they go to Otoh Gunga , his old home , but quickly regretted mentioning it . The Jedi persuaded him to take them there , but Binks rightly feared for his life . The two Jedi escorted Binks past twenty battle droids and a half - built droid camp . Binks panicked and ran off , leaving the Jedi to Force Jump up mushrooms to reach the top of the tree and the nearby plateaus , which they traversed , eventually moving into a cave , where they faced a Slaatik hagworm . After defeating the hagworm , they then rejoined Binks and continued their journey . Upon reaching Otoh Gunga , Binks was arrested by his old friend , Tarpals , and brought before Nass , the former also telling Binks upon arresting him that he was in " big doo - doo thisa time . " The Jedi bartered with Nass , and persuaded him to provide them with transportation to Theed . Following that , Nass sentenced Binks to death , but Jinn quickly interceded , citing that Binks ' s life belonged to him , due to the Gungan life debt system . Nass had Binks freed and sent along with the Jedi to Theed . Binks was dismayed over the fact that he had to tag along with the Jedi , but he figured that he had a higher chance of survival with them than in Otoh Gunga . Upon reaching Federation - occupied Theed , the central bridge across the river was blasted apart by an Armored Assault Tank , cutting the city off from other regions and separating the group . Kenobi eventually met back up with Jinn and Binks . Binks watched as the Jedi rescued the Queen , and escorted her to safety . Jinn convinced the Queen to go to Coruscant , to plead her case to the Senate , a choice that would result in Binks leaving the planet for the very first time . While the Queen ' s ship got past the Federation blockade of the planet , it sustained mild damage , and lost its hyperdrive capacity , leaving it only enough power to reach Tatooine , the only planet in the area devoid of Federation presence . Beyond Naboo . Upon reaching Tatooine , Jinn , Binks , Amidala ( disguised as a handmaiden ) , and R2 - D2 ventured into the city of Mos Espa in search of new parts for the ship . They came across Watto ' s Shop , which had the parts they needed . However , they had no way of purchasing them , due to the Republic Credit ' s lack of use in backwater planets like Tatooine . At Watto ' s Shop , they encountered a young boy , Anakin Skywalker . After leaving the shop , Binks crossed paths with Sebulba , a thug who threatened to beat Binks to a pulp after an incident where Binks inadvertently ruined his meal by spitting out a Gorg that he attempted to eat before learning from Gragra that the Gorg cost seven wupiupi . Only the timely intervention of Skywalker saved him . Skywalker was but a poor slave , nonetheless , he offered the group shelter and hospitality when they were caught in a sandstorm . At his home , they discovered that he had a talent for podracing , which Skywalker thought would be a good way for Jinn and Amidala to get the money required for the new hyperdrive . Binks was more than willing to help in the enterprise , offering to perform maintenance on Skywalker ' s podracer . Whether or not his efforts were of any help was irrelevant ( having once gotten his hand stuck in one of the compressors of the engines of Skywalker ' s podracer , as well as inadvertently causing his tongue to go numb from making contact with the energy binders while getting up to retrieve a wrench he dropped ) ; Skywalker appreciated the assistance . On the day of the Boonta Eve Classic Race , Binks continued to assist , and observed the race from a special platform reserved for the racer ' s family and friends . Binks was thrilled when Skywalker won , mostly at the prospect of being able to leave the inhospitable Tatooine . If Binks was taken aback by Tatooine , nothing could prepare him for Coruscant . A sprawling ecumenopolis , Binks was out of his depth in the capital , and understandably retreated to the sidelines of the political action taking place . He stayed at Senator Palpatine ' s apartments in the 500 Republica , eagerly awaiting the chance to return home . The chance came when Amidala was refused aid in the Senate , and decided to take matters into her own hands . She formulated a plan , based on Binks ' s mention of a Gungan Grand Army , and decided to take the fight to the Federation . General . Upon returning to Naboo , Binks discovered that Otoh Gunga had been evacuated due to a major battle . He knew of the Gungan Sacred Place however , and took the Queen there . Upon meeting Nass , she made an alliance with him , unifying the Gungan and the Naboo people after years of bitter hatred and isolation . He was also shocked when Padmé , the supposed handmaiden to Queen Amidala , had revealed herself to in fact actually be Queen Amidala herself . Nass was most pleased with the new alliance , and attributed it all to Binks , much to the latter ' s embarrassment . As a " reward , " Nass appointed Binks as joint commander of the Gungan Grand Army , giving him the rank of Bombad General – a decision that made him faint with shock . Shortly after the promotion , Amidala revealed her plan : The Gungan Grand Army would draw OOM - 9 ' s army out of Theed , leaving the capital relatively unprotected . She and her task - force , along with the Jedi , would first liberate the Theed Hangar , allowing pilots to take their starfighters and attack the Droid Control Ship , hopefully deactivating all of the droids in the Federation droid army . Then , her task force would enter the Palace and capture the Federation Viceroy , Nute Gunray . Binks led the army out to the Great Grass Plains , where , on General Ceel ' s order , they would wait for OOM - 9 . The battle droid commander did not disappoint , and attacked the Gungans . They held up a solid defense against the mechanized army , but sheer numbers overwhelmed them , forcing Ceel to call for a retreat . During the chaos , Binks accidentally sent a cascading wave of energy balls into a pack of B1 battle droids and Armored Assault Tanks , which slowed the Federation advance for a while and allowed some Gungans to escape . However , Binks and his old friend , Tarpals , were rounded up and captured . Shortly after their capture , however , young Anakin Skywalker , who had accompanied them from Tatooine , destroyed the Droid Control Ship , deactivating the droids . The Gungans rejoined , knocking over the limp droids and celebrating . However , the victory was not without bitter loss . Jinn , Binks ' s savior and friend , had died at the hands of the Sith Lord Darth Maul , releasing Binks from his life debt , and many Gungans had fallen at Grassy Plains . But their deaths were not in vain . Amidala had succeeded in her mission and had re - taken Naboo . After attending Jinn ' s funeral , Binks joined in the celebrations and looked forward to a new era of peace . Following the resolution of the Naboo crisis , Jar Jar Binks became involved with the restoration of peace on the planet . With the help of a precocious Jedi youngling , General Binks set up traps in the Sacred Forest for the last operational battle droids . As a key player in the reconciliation between the two cultures of Naboo , Jar Jar Binks participated in the Victory Races ; mounted on a kaadu , he competed against his friend , Queen Amidala , who rode a tusk cat . " Political debuts . In the months that followed the liberation of his home planet from the Trade Federation ' s clutches , Binks remained in the closest entourage of his new friend , Queen Amidala . Having resigned from the Gungan Grand Army , he resided at the Naboo Royal Palace . During his stay in Theed , Binks had long discussions with the queen , who told him of the reasons why she had entered the political arena . Those intense conversations sparkled a newfound and naive enthusiasm for politics in the Gungan ' s mind , and he decided to follow that path too . Having learned the nuances and language of politics , Binks became a Rep on the Otoh Gunga High Council led by Boss Nass . In order to achieve that , the Gungan had not hesitated to play on his former position in the Grand Army , proving himself shrewder than many of his detractors thought . After a short term , he was promoted to the position of Gungan Ambassador to Theed , although his detractors hinted he might in fact have been put out of harm ' s way by doing so . In 23 BBY , Ambassador Binks took a brief break from politics ; at Chancellor Palpatine ' s request , he moved to the Naboo Embassy on Coruscant , where he was to fill the position of Security Advisor to Captain Gregar Typho . One day , a group of heavily armed assassins tied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems infiltrated the embassy , which the Chancellor was to visit , disguised as cooks . By a happy concurrence of circumstances , Binks managed to foil the assassins while Typho was incapacitated . In order to thank Binks for his role in stopping the assassination attempt , Chancellor Palpatine appointed him as the new Associate Planetary Representative for Naboo in the Galactic Senate , to the Gungan ' s intense delight . As such , he would represent Naboo in the congress in the absence of Amidala , who had finished her terms as queen and succeeded Horace Vancil as head of the Naboo Senatorial Delegation . His people awarded him the Amulet of Trust , an artifact found at the Gungan Sacred Place , as a symbol of office . Despite his sheer honesty and the hard work he had done to achieve his position , Representative Binks remained as clumsy as ever , to the point that he became a priority target for those who wanted to ridicule the reformist senators . During the opening ceremony of the Endangered Shreebird Aviary , the Gungan accidentally deactivated the force - field dome that contained the rare creatures , repeating his legendary goof at the Gungan Municipal Zoo years earlier . While attending an important fundraising gala in the Jrade Plaza , Binks provoked another disaster while trying to mimick the table manners of his colleague Orn Free Taa of Ryloth . Having tucked the tablecloth into his ceremonial robes , Binks dived while trying to catch a handful canapés spilled by a passing waiter . By doing so , the Gungan pulled the tablecloth violently , destroying a priceless ice sculpture of the famous artist Kime Enanrum in the process . The priceless artifact was so completely destroyed that it seemed to be snowing in Jrade Plaza for a few hours . Only a few weeks later , Representative Binks caused a level - five security alert at a fundraiser for the Refugee Relief Movement when he inexplicably vanished from sight . It turned out the Gungan had accidentally locked himself in the building ' s cloakroom . Despite his legendary disasters , Binks was often invited at galas and other social events , in part because his presence guaranteed good media coverage . Some journalists , however , were genuinely fond of him . Even the usually ferocious and critical Dyslogia Twang admittedly appreciated Binks ' gentle sincerity , and he even praised the Gungan ' s fashion acumen . In that same year 23 BBY , Binks appeared in his capacity of representative on the HoloNet talk program " In the Political Pit " . Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , before the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Senator Amidala was forced to go into hiding following a series of assassination attempts . As his duty commanded , Representative Binks stood in for her in the Senate . In her absence , however , Binks was easily manipulated by more experienced politicians , and as they preyed on his innocence , they convinced him that the creation of an army for the Republic was a course of action that Amidala would have taken . In fact , the creation of an army was exactly what Amidala had been fighting against . Feeling that it was his duty to act in her stead , he suggested that the Senate give Supreme Chancellor Palpatine the emergency powers required to create a Grand Army of the Republic . The motion passed , and soon afterwards , with the First Battle of Geonosis , the Clone Wars began . Mission to Toydaria . Binks met up with Senator Bail Prestor Organa on Toydaria , a neutral planet , to ask King Katuunko if the Republic could use the planet as a supply staging base to get relief to the Twi ' leks of Ryloth . Organa and Binks are granted an audience with the king and his council , but negotiations are complicated by the arrival of Lott Dod , the Senate representative of the Trade Federation . Organa and Binks stressed their humanitarian intentions in the matter , but Dod pointed out that by agreeing to deliver supplies to Ryloth , it would be aiding Republic troops , and with Toydaria having declared strict neutrality in this war , it would destroy their neutrality . After thorough consideration , Katuunko officially denies the Republic their rights to a base on Toydaria , but afterwards he secretly met Organa and Binks and tells them that the humanitarian factor had actually gained his favor . He agreed to load the supply ships they already had at the time with with a preliminary supply of provisions if Organa could keep the involvement of Toydaria secret . Organa protested , as the supplies would only aid the Twi ' leks for a few days , but the king said this was the best he could supply . Knowing these supplies were better than none at all , the Senator created a plan to have Binks distract Dod and his aide during a banquet , which he did with extraordinary skill , while Organa supervised the loading of the relief supplies . The plan was successful , but when Organa and Binks were bid farewell by Katuunko , Dod protested that they had broken the agreement , as he learns of supply ships slipping through the blockade around Ryloth , a claim for which Organa demanded proof . Unable to give any , Dod left furious . However , before the diplomats departed , Katuunko announced that in the light of these events Toydaria may reconsider its stance of neutrality . Negotiations on Rodia . While preparing to leave Coruscant on a mission , swindlers Dannl Faytonni and Achk Med - Beq , on the run from the Senate Guard , attempted to trick Amidala ' s skiff out of Binks and C - 3PO to escape . However , after Binks accidentally switched the gravity on the platform , Threepio forgot to disengage the autopilot , and the two swindlers were unknowingly sent back to the Senate . Amidala arrived , and the three took the yacht to Rodia . The three arrived on Rodia , and Amidala went to see her old friend , Senator Onaconda Farr . While Amidala went to ensure Rodia ' s allegiance to the Republic , Binks tried to communicate with jungle natives , and in response , a fruit was flung at C - 3PO . However , Amidala was captured by Nute Gunray , still holding a grudge from the disastrous Invasion of Naboo , and Gunray had promised to help Farr if Amidala was captured . After B1 battle droids and a crab droid attacked Binks and Threepio , they knew that Amidala was in trouble . However , Binks accidentally destroyed their yacht in the attack , and with no means of communication to the Republic , the two were forced to rescue Amidala . After finding Anakin Skywalker ' s Jedi cloak , Binks put it on , and he was later mistaken for a Jedi by the battle droids . After falling down a grate , Binks was presumed dead by Threepio , who informed Amidala after he escaped . However , Binks was still alive , and after being chased by a Kwazel Maw , he attempted to rescue Amidala , not knowing she had already escaped . After Amidala glimpsed him , Binks fell into the water again . However , this time , a B2 super battle droid deployed thermal detonators to destroy the " Jedi " . Binks ran into the Kwazel Maw again , but was able to befriend it , and named it " Bogey " . Threepio , meanwhile , had been sent to contact the Republic , but after getting a short message through , he was arrested . He and Amidala were cornered by Gunray and several droidekas , while Farr watched helplessly . Binks appeared just in time , and Boogie attacked the droids . Amidala cornered Gunray , and after Farr declared Rodia ' s allegiance to the Republic , several " Venator " - class Star Destroyers arrived , Commander Gree having got Threepio ' s message , and Gunray was taken away . After Skywalker learned that his wife had been in trouble , he ordered his Padawan Ahsoka Tano to accompany Master Luminara Unduli in the transfer of Gunray . However , after a short battle aboard their cruiser , Gunray was rescued by Asajj Ventress and the traitorous Senate Guard Captain Faro Argyus . Dooku ' s capture . Binks was later given a mission by chancellor Palpatine to pay a ransom for the trade of Dooku to the Republic . He and Senator Kharrus left for Florrum on a shuttle with the ransom of one - million credits in spice . The ship was shot down by the same pirates they were supposed to pay the ransom to . When the attack started , the senator tied down Binks in a seat belt , but when the ship crashed the senator was thrown around and died . The ship was split in two and the pirates attacked with speeders . The clones on board and Binks had no choice but to retreat into a nearby geyser . The geyser started to erupt and they climbed out just in time . Binks realized that by observing skalder behavior around the geysers , they will know when an eruption was imminent , and can take cover in the geysers and time their escape . The pirates took the money and ran . The rescue team needed to get to them but had no way to . Binks had the idea to use the skalder in the area as mounts and they quickly found the pirate base and reclaimed the money . The clones spotted pirate tanks and the Representative went to " negotiate " with them . He climbed on one of WLO - 5 speeder tank s and knocked out the driver , and activated the continuous fire button on the cannon . Binks tried to control the cannon but fired it in random directions . One shot hit another tank and it crashed into a power coupling , knocking out power for the base . Another tank hit the tank Binks was on and destroyed it . One shot from Binks ' s tank destroyed that one . The angry pirates prepared to kill him , but the clones came out of hiding and secured the area . They entered the pirate base and found Skywalker with his lightsaber to the pirate leader ' s throat and Kenobi ready to block any retaliation . The clones and Binks brought Skywalker ' s ship , the " Twilight " , behind them . They climbed out and released the leader . Clones and pirates prepared to fire on each other but the pirate leader stopped it before someone was hurt . The Jedi , the clones , and Binks left , mission accomplished . The Blue Shadow Virus . When Captain Gregar Typho found a couple of droids in the grasslands , Binks accompanied Amidala to Naboo . While investigating the droids , Binks accidentally destroyed one of them because he was looking for a small animal that lived near the swamps . Amidala and Binks went to investigate . There , they were attacked by Peppi Bow , a female Gungan . She explained that there was something wrong with the water . They followed the stream and found a secret lab . Amidala asked for reinforcements , but they were quickly captured by Dr . Nuvo Vindi , who had been creating an airborne sample of the deadly Blue Shadow Virus , and his droids . Soon after , however , they were saved by Skywalker and the clones . Kenobi and Tano arrived soon after for impeding anyone release the virus . The doctor had created a set of bombs containing the virus , and if they exploded , the whole planet would be infected . Fortunately , the clones were able to deactivate them while Skywalker and Kenobi searched for Vindi . They found out that one of the bombs was missing but Binks found the droid that had stolen it and saved all of the people from Naboo . Amidala soon found out that one of the tubes with the virus was missing . The entire lab was covered with the virus and Tano and the clones were contaminated . Binks and Amidala , who were wearing protective suits , helped to destroy the rest of the droids , preventing the virus ' s escape . In an attempt to help , Binks wanted to shoot one of the droids but hit Amidala suit , thus contaminating Amidala as well . Luckily , Skywalker and Kenobi returned with a cure for the virus . While the contaminated were being removed , Kenobi told Binks that he had been very brave fending off the battle droids and that they might have him trained with a blaster . Binks was very excited . War on Dac . Following the assassination of the Mon Calamari King Yos Kolina , tensions broke out between the Mon Calamari and Quarren on the planet Dac . The Quarrens regarded Kolina ' s successor , Prince Lee - Char , as too inexperienced to rule . The Separatist Ambassador Riff Tamson , stirred up trouble between the Mon Calamari and Quarren . In response , the Republic sent Senator Amidala and the two Jedi Skywalker and Kit Fisto to mediate between the two parties . With Separatist backing , the Quarren overthrew the Dac government and waged war against the Mon Calamari and their Republic allies . In response to the outbreak of fighting on Mon Cala , the Republic sent the Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi to seek the help of Gungan reinforcements since the Gungans were an amphibious species . Binks successfully convinced the Gungan High Council to send the Gungan Grand Army to relieve Mon Cala . Binks and the Gungan reinforcements arrived just in time to render valuable aid to Skywalker , Amidala , and Lee Char . However , the Separatist Commander Tamson counter - attacked by using his " Trident " - class assault ships to create artificial whirlpools which disoriented the Gungan forces . During the fighting , Binks and the Gungan reinforcements were captured by Tamson ' s Separatist forces . Following their defeat , Representative Binks along with Skywalker , Amidala , and Kit Fisto were brought before Commander Tamson , who interrogated them about the whereabouts of Prince Lee Char . During the interrogation , Tamson cracked Amidala ' s faceplate but Binks was able to seal it with slime generated by his Gungan physiology . Meanwhile , Prince Lee Char and Anakin ' s Padawan Ahsoka succeeded in freeing the Mon Calamari prisoners and convincing the Mon Calamari and Quarrens to work together to drive out the Separatist invaders . During the ensuing battle , Binks and the other prisoners were rescued while Tamson was killed by Lee Char . Following the end of the fighting , Lee Char was recognized as the new King of Mon Cala by both the Mon Calamari and Quarren species . Conflict on Naboo . Later , there was a crisis on Naboo . Boss Lyonie was calling for the Gungan Grand Army to invade Theed . He was secretly under the sway of Separatist - allied minister Rish Loo . Binks summoned Skywalker and Amidala to meet with him , and brought them before Lyonie . Skywalker realized Lyonie was mind - controlled by a necklace , and Force - yanked it off . Lyonie then confronted Loo and was stabbed , while Loo ran from Otoh Gunga and tried to rally the army with news of Lyonie ' s demise . Amidala noticed Binks bore a resemblance to Boss Lyonie and had him assume his identity . " Lyonie " was able to call off the Grand Army , but General Grievous arrived . Binks continued his masquerade to buy time for General Tarpals to sabotage Grievous ' droid guards . Binks fled from Grievous ' ship in time to view the duel between two Generals . Tarpals sacrificed himself to defeat the Separatist leader . Binks was later present when the Gungans traded General Grievous for Skywalker , who had been captured by Count Dooku . Queen Neeyutnee then thanked Binks for resolving another crisis between Naboo ' s two species , as he had done years earlier . Mission to Bardotta . Following the near civil war on Naboo , Representative Jar Jar Binks was called upon by the Galactic Republic to deal with a new crisis on the planet Bardotta . Several Dagoyan Masters had mysteriously disappeared . There was a prophecy that if the Masters were not returned , a great darkness would descend on the planet . Distrusting the Jedi Order for inducting Bardottan children , Queen Julia had requested a special meeting with Binks to discuss the crisis . Despite the Queen ' s request that Binks travel to Bardotta alone , the Jedi Master Mace Windu suspected something was afoot and accompanied Binks by posing as his servant . Binks met with the Queen but she was kidnapped during the meeting . In response , the remaining Dagoyan Masters convened the Bahk - tov Council , where High Seneschal Peteen informed them of a prophecy that if the queen was not found within three rotations , she would be gone forever and an era of darkness would descend on the galaxy . Binks and Windu also learnt from another Council member named Savatte that the prophecy originated from the malevolent Frangawl Cult , whose shrine to the demon Malmourral was underneath the Dagoyan temple . While exploring the catacombs below the temple , Binks was captured by a Frangawl cultist , who blew a glowing powder into his face which temporarily made him invisible . The cult members placed Binks in a cage suspended above a lava pit where he found the other captured Dagoyan masters , who informed him that they were to be sacrificed to Malmourral . Binks managed to contact Master Windu with his comlink and transmit his location . However , the Frangawl cult leader discovered it and had it destroyed . Binks also encountered Julia who revealed that the Frangawl cultists were stealing the Force from the Dagoyan masters . The Frangawl cultists then attempted to sacrifice Binks himself . However , Master Windu arrived and managed to fight off the cult members and free Binks . Unfortunately , the cult leader escaped the planet with the Queen in a starship . In response , Binks vowed to rescue Queen Julia with the help of Master Windu . While traveling through space , Binks recounted to Master Windu how he had witnessed the cultists sacrificing one of the Dagoyan Masters and extracting the Living Force from his body which they stored in a living sphere . Based on this information , Windu deduced that the cultists would extract the Living Force from Queen Julia herself and used his Force powers to track her location . Their travels took them to a market square on the moon Zardossa Stix . Amidst the crowd , Binks caught up with the screaming Julia but found himself cornered by several of the cultists . Binks managed to flee his pursuers and tried to pursue the group with the captive Queen . During the ensuing chaos , Windu saved Binks from being gunned down by a cultist armed with a EWHB - 12 heavy repeating blaster . Continuing their pursuit , Binks and Windu were set upon by an animal trainer and his two gundarks . During the fray , the trainer relieved Windu of his lightsaber using his whip . Binks then punched the trainer and retrieved the lightsaber with his tongue , and returned it to the Jedi Master . Windu managed to stun one of the gundarks and to kill the other . Binks continued the pursuit but the cultists escaped in two speeders . After questioning the trainer , Binks and Windu continued their rescue mission on an eopie and dalgo . Meanwhile , the cultists arrived at a Zardossan temple where they were joined by the Nightsister Mother Talzin who wanted to sacrifice Queen Julia in order to steal her Force energy . After tangling with the temple ' s Stone guardian s , Windu and Binks stormed the temple . While Windu and Mother Talzin fought , Binks used one of the stone guardian ' s weapons to blast the cult members and to free Queen Julia from her bonds . While Binks grappled with the cult leader , the planets aligned and a beam of energy blasted through a series of lenses . While the cult leader was killed by the blast of energy , Julia managed to push Binks out of harm ' s way . The Force sphere fell from its pedestal and shattered , releasing a powerful explosion . Binks along with Windu and Julia managed to survive this explosion and escape the temple . Following her rescue , Queen Julia thanked Binks and Windu and expressed hope that these events would lead to better understanding between the Bardottans and the Jedi . Galactic Empire . Jar Jar Binks continued to represent the Gungans in Naboo ' s senatorial delegation throughout the Clone Wars , though his accomplishments in politics were never as significant as his vote on the Military Creation Act . He had also apparently learned to keep his mouth shut after the " Emergency Powers " debacle , learning from his substantial mistake that had led to one of the bloodiest wars in galactic history . After the death of his friend and colleague Padmé Amidala , he was one of the chief mourners at her funeral on Naboo along with Boss Nass , and succeeded her Senatorial position , representing the Chommell sector in the Imperial Senate beginning in 19 BBY . After the formation of the New Order , Binks was considered an ally of the new Emperor , and an Imperial HoloVision report shortly after the end of the Clone Wars mentioned that he had personally sent Senator Binks to an undisclosed location . He was succeeded in his post as Representative of Naboo in 6 BBY by Pooja Naberrie , by appointment from Queen Kylantha . During the time of the Galactic Civil War , following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY , a Twi ' lek by the name of Vaik ' anna Silverlight remarked to a spacer in Theed that she had met Jar Jar , and found him to be a bit annoying . Binks was alive and well in 6 . 5 ABY , and was present on Coruscant during its liberation from the Galactic Empire by troops of the New Republic . While he was never involved in this liberation , he was situated relatively close to some of the action . Personality and traits . Binks was clumsier than most of his fellow Gungans , which was the reason why he was banished from Otoh Gunga . He would often explain his dislike , lashing out with his long tongue . Like all Gungans , he spoke with a peculiar Basic dialect , which sometimes made him hard to understand . Despite his clumsiness , Jar Jar Binks used to be a keen dancer , and he was known to perform notably Deesco and the Gungan Style . He often held a certain irreverence for his superiors — often making faces behind their backs , but he would still obey their orders . He was socially active , trying to communicate with sentients around him , and making new friends . He had some aptitude mechanically ; he was able to perform maintenance on Anakin Skywalker ' s pod . As a diplomat , he helped unite the Gungans and the Naboo in 32 BBY . For that deed , he was promoted to general . He would lead the Gungan army against the battle droids , destroying many of them , even if sometimes by accident . In other adventures during the course of the Clone Wars , Binks displayed hidden talents of intellect and improvisation despite his clumsiness and nervousness , contributing greatly to Republic victories on either diplomatic or special combat missions . As a politician , Binks successfully represented the Gungans for several years , but when he had to take the role of senator , he was easily manipulated by Palpatine ' s cronies . However , his dedication to his friends made him a very reliable associate and ally , whether it be on a diplomatic or combat mission . Behind the scenes . Jar Jar Binks was a computer - generated character , voiced by Ahmed Best , who also provided the voice for the games " " and " " . Best reprised the role in a first season episode of " " TV series , however it was later assigned to BJ Hughes . Best returned to voice the role in the third and fourth seasons with the episodes " Supply Lines " , " Gungan Attack " and " Shadow Warrior , " as well as the sixth season ' s Disappeared story arc . During the filming of the prequel trilogy , Best appeared on set in costume to provide a reference point for the other actors and appeared partially on - screen in a few shots , such as the close - up of Jar Jar ' s hand getting stuck in Skywalker ' s podracer . Best also voiced Binks in 2006 for " Star Wars " creator George Lucas ' s entry into " green screen challenge " for his show " The Colbert Report " , and as a parody of the character in 2007 for the " " special . The character ' s name came from Jett Lucas , son of George Lucas . During the early development stages of " The Phantom Menace " , George Lucas had first envisioned Jar Jar as an " talking , feeling , walking , running , falling , fainting bundle of amphibious comic relief . " Many fans pinned their disappointments with " " on Jar Jar and his comedic antics , which they felt both fell flat of their targets and even offended some viewers . Possibly as a result of fan hostility , Jar Jar ' s role in " " made him a pivotal part of the story , as the one who inadvertently helped Palpatine lay the foundations of the Galactic Empire , while minimizing his screen time . His role in " " was further reduced to two scenes and only two words . Many Star Wars fans express their distaste for the character of Binks in a variety of media . One such group of disgruntled viewers were prompted to create a fan film named " Jar Jar ' s Walking Papers , " which depicts the death of Jar Jar . The says that Binks was imprisoned upon his return to Otoh Gunga and Obi - Wan Kenobi rescued him before leaving together for Theed . This plot was invented to give an additional action in the Otoh Gunga mission , but the movie does not show that this event occurred , so this event is non - canon . In " Failing Up With Jar Jar Binks " , Binks being elected after promising " no new taxes " is a reference to American president and his 1988 election promise of " " In the 2008 LucasArts game " " , while playing on Imperial occupied Kashyyyk , there is a trophy of Jar Jar Binks frozen in carbonite on the wall of Ozzik Sturn ' s trophy room . It is flanked by mounted trophies of a Kowakian monkey - lizard head and a Dianoga eyestalk , both nods to Salacious B . Crumb and the trash compactor monster from Episode IV . The carbonite - encased Binks is a nod to a full - sized version that a fan made for one of the Star Wars Celebration s and is now located at the Letterman Digital Arts Center . Possible family . According to an ambiguously - canon " Star Wars Tales " comic book story , Binks ' s father , George R . Binks , in contrast to his son , was a dignified , intelligent character , who despairs at Binks ' s foolish antics . His wife is assumed to have been the mother of Jar Jar Binks , although George married her because he knew she could bear him an heir , not because he had romantic feelings for her . Also , in the Infinities story " Tantive IV " , Abso Bar Binks claims to be the son of Binks . Jar Jar Binks ' s fate . The Liberation of Coruscant mission of the " " game features a sprite identified as " Jar Jar " among the skyscrapers of Coruscant , seen only if the player decides to explore the whole game map with an air unit or by using cheat codes . This is a superficially canonical indication that Binks was alive and well , and living on Coruscant , during the New Republic era . It may also be only an " Easter egg " like many featured in the game , and thus dubiously canonical . ( For example , " Clone Campaigns " features sprites of C - 3PO and R2 - D2 appear near a crashed escape pod on Tatooine during a Clone Wars - era mission . ) In the Naboo celebration scene inserted into the end of the 2004 - version of " " , several Gungans are seen taking part in the celebrations . One Gungan can be heard shouting " Wesa free ! " . Some fans thought that this was Ahmed Best as Binks , but the voice actually belongs to Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood . Wood says he inserted the unscripted line as a joke , and Lucas liked it enough to leave in the final cut . Speculations of antagonism . In late October 2015 , a Reddit user by the name of " Lumpawarroo " published a theory speculating that Binks was originally written as a major antagonist of the series , as Darth Jar Jar , and a prominent collaborator with Palpatine , before being redacted from the villain ' s role due to the character ' s initial ( and ongoing ) negative reception . The post quickly became viral and received significant media coverage internationally by independent bloggers and major news outlets like " The Guardian " , " The Washington Post " , and " The New York Times " that included analysis of his actions in " The Phantom Menace " . Ahmed Best , who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in motion capture and voice , tweeted his thoughts on how it " feels good " when the truth comes out shortly after the theory gained widespread popularity . Non - canon appearances . He was elected to the position of senator on a " no new taxes " platform . During the Clone Wars , Binks was re - elected with wide popular approval , despite the fact that his opponent ( another Gungan ) brought up his record of clumsiness , political errors , and service in ' war . ' His aides tried to convince him to run for President , and he may have been contacted by Darth Sidious . When contacted by Darth Sidious , he also somehow managed to convince Sidious to work for him . During his time in the Imperial Senate , " Senator Jar Jar Binks Commemorative Drinking Cups with Flexible Straws and ' Talking Action ' " were produced , and were even available on worlds as distant as Tatooine . After Binks ' s retirement , he married and later fathered a son who they named Abso Bar Binks . He was a kind father and always tried to bring presents home to both his wife and children , but the presents were always confiscated by the Empire at checkpoints . This led his son to join the growing Rebellion and join the crew of the " Tantive V " . Binks makes a brief appearance in the special , where he is in the Senate Building during an attack . The result of the attack led to Binks being hit with a blaster bolt and breaking into pieces , though his legs still ran around . Binks can be seen in the Officers ' Club on the planet Coruscant in the video game . He has his name and the words " Gungan Style " above him . If you click on him he does the dance for the song by . Musical representation . Binks is represented musically by his own motif called " Jar Jar ' s Theme " .