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redrikkiJar Jar Binks, secret Sith lord, has long been a joke on the internet. As theories go, it's about as dumb as it sounds, but it might not be that far from the truth. He's not plotting the destruction of the galaxy, but Jar Jar is almost certainly a Force sensitive. What makes me say that? Brace yourselves, kids, it's meta time.
Force sensitivity is a big deal in the galaxy far, far away. The Force flows from and through every living thing. Based on what we've seen, Force sensitives, even untrained ones, have a wide range of abilities. In the films and cartoons, we're shown untrained Force sensitives who can: be drawn to people who will be important to them (Anakin, Ezra); have prophetic dreams and visions (Anakin, Rey); sense danger (Luke, Leia, Ezra); sense the emotions and intentions of others (Ezra, Baby Pepe, Finn); sense shatterpoints (Anakin, Luke, Rey); and have insanely good luck.
Jar Jar may be clumsy, but he has insanely good luck. In fact, nearly every single instance of clumsiness as seen in the films and cartoons actually turns out to be very good luck for him and those around him. Tripping up Qui-Gon in the woods saves both their lives and kicks off a whole series of events leading to the liberation of Naboo. Accidentally throwing his snack at Anakin's racing rival ends up with the gang getting an invite to Anakin's house. During the Battle of Naboo, Jar Jar's seemingly mindless flailing results in massive destruction for the opposing army. Sounds a lot like Anakin accidentally crashing into the droid control ship and accidentally blowing it up, doesn't it? In the Clone Wars episode "Bombad Jedi," Jar Jar's bumbling with the magnetic crane destroys the droids sent to kill him. In "The Gungan General," Jar Jar's inability to buckle his seatbelt saves his life when the ship is shot down.
Trained Force sensitives can use the force to connect with other living things. Anakin uses it to tame his beast in the arena in AotC. Obi-Wan and Anakin both use it repeatedly to gain mounts in the Clone Wars cartoons. Ezra is especially good at it in Rebels. Jar Jar seems to have the same ability. In "Bombad Jedi" he makes friends with a random aquatic monster which saves his life and helps him save the day. In "The Gungan General," he's the one to notice the creatures' reaction to the geysers and use it to predict their eruptions. He's also able to tame the creatures to be used as mounts for their attack on the pirate fortress.
And, for my final bit of proof, during the mission to Bardotta in the "Disappeared I & II," the Frangawl cultist who are kidnapping some of the planet's most powerful Force-sensitives in order to extract their Living Force attempt to do the same thing to Jar Jar.
Despite being around a lot of Jedi, none of them seemed to notice his sensitivity to the Force. That might seem like a strike against, but not really. Qui-Gon failed to notice anything interesting about Anakin until Anakin mentioned he was the only human who could pod race. Darth Vader never noticed that Leia was Force-sensitive and he only noticed that Luke was because he was present when Luke was actively using the Force. Using the Force is an active thing requiring intent. Being sensitive to the Force is like having a really acute sense of hearing. A sensitive will get more information about the world around them than the average person, but there's no way for anyone else to tell unless they mention it.
Agree? Disagree? Am I crazy? Think Jar Jar is the most annoying character ever? Let's discuss.
Force sensitivity is a big deal in the galaxy far, far away. The Force flows from and through every living thing. Based on what we've seen, Force sensitives, even untrained ones, have a wide range of abilities. In the films and cartoons, we're shown untrained Force sensitives who can: be drawn to people who will be important to them (Anakin, Ezra); have prophetic dreams and visions (Anakin, Rey); sense danger (Luke, Leia, Ezra); sense the emotions and intentions of others (Ezra, Baby Pepe, Finn); sense shatterpoints (Anakin, Luke, Rey); and have insanely good luck.
Jar Jar may be clumsy, but he has insanely good luck. In fact, nearly every single instance of clumsiness as seen in the films and cartoons actually turns out to be very good luck for him and those around him. Tripping up Qui-Gon in the woods saves both their lives and kicks off a whole series of events leading to the liberation of Naboo. Accidentally throwing his snack at Anakin's racing rival ends up with the gang getting an invite to Anakin's house. During the Battle of Naboo, Jar Jar's seemingly mindless flailing results in massive destruction for the opposing army. Sounds a lot like Anakin accidentally crashing into the droid control ship and accidentally blowing it up, doesn't it? In the Clone Wars episode "Bombad Jedi," Jar Jar's bumbling with the magnetic crane destroys the droids sent to kill him. In "The Gungan General," Jar Jar's inability to buckle his seatbelt saves his life when the ship is shot down.
Trained Force sensitives can use the force to connect with other living things. Anakin uses it to tame his beast in the arena in AotC. Obi-Wan and Anakin both use it repeatedly to gain mounts in the Clone Wars cartoons. Ezra is especially good at it in Rebels. Jar Jar seems to have the same ability. In "Bombad Jedi" he makes friends with a random aquatic monster which saves his life and helps him save the day. In "The Gungan General," he's the one to notice the creatures' reaction to the geysers and use it to predict their eruptions. He's also able to tame the creatures to be used as mounts for their attack on the pirate fortress.
And, for my final bit of proof, during the mission to Bardotta in the "Disappeared I & II," the Frangawl cultist who are kidnapping some of the planet's most powerful Force-sensitives in order to extract their Living Force attempt to do the same thing to Jar Jar.
Despite being around a lot of Jedi, none of them seemed to notice his sensitivity to the Force. That might seem like a strike against, but not really. Qui-Gon failed to notice anything interesting about Anakin until Anakin mentioned he was the only human who could pod race. Darth Vader never noticed that Leia was Force-sensitive and he only noticed that Luke was because he was present when Luke was actively using the Force. Using the Force is an active thing requiring intent. Being sensitive to the Force is like having a really acute sense of hearing. A sensitive will get more information about the world around them than the average person, but there's no way for anyone else to tell unless they mention it.
Agree? Disagree? Am I crazy? Think Jar Jar is the most annoying character ever? Let's discuss.
