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Speedpaint of my May The Fourth post hashtag filler so ppl know I still draw and I’m open for commissions cough cough

Today I would like to emphasize the importance of a character like Jar Jar Binks not only for The Phantom Menace, but for the entire history of the Star Wars hexalogy.

Let's start from the very beginning: In fact, it was he who led Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan through the city of Gunna to the capital of Naboo, thanks to which it was possible to save Amidala and her subordinates from captivity and escape from Naboo.

it gets more interesting. If R2 hadn't crashed into Jar Jar, which caused him to hesitate a bit, he would have been shot down and everyone would have died. If you rewatch the first episode, you'll notice that as soon as R2 hit the surface of the ship, a shot flew right in front of him

Next is Tatooine. If Jar Jar hadn't accidentally gotten into a fight with Sebulba, then there wouldn't have been a direct meeting with Anakin (before that he only talked to Padme)

and of course the most important thing. It was Jar Jar Binks who gave Amidala a tip that the Gungans had a very large army, thanks to which Naboo had a chance not only to maneuver and save the planet from the blockade by the Trade Federation, but also to finally reconcile Naboo with the Gungans

In essence, Jar Jar Binks is the living embodiment of the saying "fortune smiles on fools", and in the history of Star Wars itself, he plays the role of a trickster, a mediator, a guide between worlds for the same Anakin at the beginning of his path as a hero, because if it were not for Jar Jar Binks, Anakin would have remained on Tatooine forever (I think that what I have cited above is enough to confirm this statement)

so if anyone says Jar Jar Binks is annoying and useless, remember this post. Because if it weren't for Jar Jar Binks, the whole 6 episode story would simply not exist👌