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AT-RT: The All Terrain Reconnaissance Transport, or AT-RT, was a scout walker used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. These walkers could hold one trooper and could run very fast with high mobility. AT-RTs were often used by ARF clone troopers for scouting missions. They were also used during many battles, such as the Battles of Christophsis, Umbara and Kashyyyk. When the Clone Wars ended and the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire, AT-RTs were redesigned into the new Imperial AT-DPs and AT-STs, both of which were upgrades to the AT-RT... . . . #starwars #clonewars #lego #clonetrooper #theclonewars #revengeofthesith #legos #afol #legostarwars #legoset (at Kashyyyk) https://www.instagram.com/p/COZNhGWJf4E/?igshid=j3peq2u4fw3f

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Dwarf Spider Droid: The DSD1 Dwarf Spider droid was funded by the Commerce Guild to fight for the Separatist Alliance during the Clone Wars. Before the war, the Commerce Guild used these droids to punish their clients who did not pay the guild. During the war, dwarf spider droids used a long blaster cannon as its main weapon to combat Republic artillery. They also had a heavy blaster cannon, were amphibious and could self-destruct if necessary. Dwarf spider droids were present at the First Battle of Geonosis, the Battle of Teth, the Battle of Kashyyyk and other battles until the end of the war, when the entire Droid Army was shut down and decommissioned. . . . #starwars #lego #lucasfilm #afol #attackoftheclones #legos #revengeofthesith #separatist #droid #legostarwars #legofan (at Geonosis) https://www.instagram.com/p/COTlh_fpR6-/?igshid=kejcsbeaj6wd

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Mandalorian Speeder: Designed and manufactered by a Mandalorian company, these Mandalorian speeders were very similar to those used by Death Watch (in my previous post). Different Mandalorian factions would paint their speeders unique colors to represent their own faction. The speeders themselves included a powerful engine, very powerful for its size, that allowed incredible ease of control for the driver. When produced as stock, these speeders included no weaponry. However, many Mandalorian factions equipped their speeders with twin cannons. This would allow Mandalorians to use the speeders as patrol vehicles... . . . #mandalorian #battlepack #lego #starwars #mando #afol #legostarwars #legos #lsw #legostagram #starwarsfan #legofan #mandalore (at Mandalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/COJT4eOproY/?igshid=1u752tpsgitpm

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Balutar-Class Swoop: The Balutar-class swoops were also commonly known as mandalorian speeder bikes. This was because they were widely used by many mandalorian factions. One such faction was Death Watch. During the Clone Wars, Death Watch mandalorians used their blue mandalorian speeders to aid in their quest to retake Mandalore from Dutchess Satine Kryze’s pacifist regime. They eventually lost, and were overtaken by Darth Maul’s Shadow Collective, but the speeders lived on. Even after Death Watch, these mandalorian speeders were used by other mandalorians, often painting them different colors to match their own factions... . . . #clonewars #legostarwars #lego #theclonewars #mandalorian #legos #afol #legostagram #starwars #starwarsfan #legofan #tcw (at Mandalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/COEnQgUpeTD/?igshid=1tkwcmb1f6ka4

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Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ep2): The assassination attempt on Senator Padmè Amidala left Obi-Wan hunting down the assassin behind it. In a drawn-out chase, Kenobi and his young padawan, Anakin Skywalker, captured Zam Wessel to interogate her about fleeing the scene. Before they could speak to her, she was shot and killed with a poisonous dart. Obi-Wan took the dart to an old friend to discover its origins. The dart was traced back to the Outer Rim planet of Kamino, though the Jedi Archives seemed to find that Kamino did not exist. This puzzled Obi-Wan, however he decided to trust his feelings and traveled to the unknown world. Once he arrived on oceanic planet, he stumbled across a clone army, the soon-to-be Grand Army of the Republic. This discovery on Kamino by Kenobi would change the future for the Republic and Jedi Order drastically, more than Obi-Wan could realize... . . . #attackoftheclones #lego #afol #atoc #starwars #minifigure #legos #minifig #legominifig #legostarwars #legostagram #minifigs #minifigures #lsw (at Kamino) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN55q6YJpYR/?igshid=197ynwqfq6rfl

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Anakin’s Podracer: The sleek, thin design of Anakin’s podracer was actually custom-built, as was the entire podracer. It was built by Anakin Skywalker himself as he grew up as a slave on Tatooine. He secretly built and completed it at the age of nine, where he planned to race it. Though he had never won a podrace before, he had a good feeling that this would be the podracer to win one in. In fact, the young boy only ever used this podracer in one race, the first and only race he had ever won. Anakin won first place in the Boonta Eve Classic, which paid for his freedom from slavery. He then left the podracer behind on Tatooine as he left to become a Jedi. 41 years later, one of the yellow and blue racing engines was owned by Marshal Cobb Vanth, who turned the engine into a speeder... . . . #lego #starwars #skywalker #thephantommenace #legos #legostarwars #podracer #afol #legofan #legoset #anakinskywalker #starwarsfan #tatooine #phantommenace (at Tatooine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqbUF-JQHj/?igshid=cbwm6s8mr9up

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Vulture Droid: Droid fighters were often favored by the Trade Federation, which is why vulture droids were their standard starfighters. Before the Clone Wars, the federation used these fighters to enforce their contracts and defend their shipments. During the Invasion of Naboo, vulture droids were used to take the planet and also defend the Trade Federation control ship. These droid fighters were unmanned, so they needed no life-support system. This gave more room for more fire and fuelpower. Vulture droids could also activate “walk mode” and walk around on platforms instead of simply land like other starships. Their goal was to overwhelm the opponent in numbers, so they often appeared in swarms. Once the Trade Federation joined the Separatist Alliance and the Clone Wars began, vulture droids became the main starfighter for the Separatists... . . . #lego #starwars #droid #legoset #legostarwars #thephantommenace #legos #legostagram #legofan #starwarsfan #afol #phantommenace #lucasfilm (at Naboo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbBbp1JsZH/?igshid=jhc10lar34sr

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Jawa Service Vehicle: Besides having their larger sandcrawler, some jawas had a small service vehicle. This transport could hold 1-3 jawas and also 1-2 droids. It was primarily used to scavenge for droids and bring them back to the sandcrawler. It features twin blasters on the sides, with a large rotating crane in the center to magnetically grab a droid. Jawas also kept some tools on the back of the service vehicles... . . . #legostarwars #jawas #starwars #lego #jawa #legos #legostagram #starwarsfan #legofan #afol #legoset (at Tatooine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNV2ztnp1Qj/?igshid=100xnqol4yhq

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Bantha: These large, hairy creatures inhabited the planet Tatooine, though some were also bred on other planets. Banthas were often seen roaming the deserts as packs, mounted by tusken raiders, or even domesticated by locals. Tusken raiders often used them for traveling and carrying items, and they never killed their banthas. Luke Skywalker had a few run-ins with banthas while he grew up on Tatooine. As he grew older, he came to realize that if a bantha was nearby, then a tusken raider might be as well. Din Djarin also witnessed some banthas on the desert planet. He once witnessed a bantha be swallowed whole by a krayt dragon. Later, to capture that same krayt dragon, Djarin teamed up with a camp of tusken raiders to use a bantha as bait, and pull the krayt dragon out of its den just in time to strikest it. Banthas often served well and were very loyal to their masters... . . . #lego #bantha #legostarwars #anewhope #themandalorian #tuskenraider #starwars #tatooine #legos #legostagram #lucasfilm #legofan #starwarsfan (at Tatooine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLscmape0Y/?igshid=1u2bog3xxpzvy

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Mandalorian: Mandalorians originated from the planet Mandalore, composed mainly of humans who grouped themselves into clans. Clans were often organized by family, location, or even code. Ancient mandalorians fought against the Jedi for control of the Outer Rim, as some clans eventually decided to conquer other worlds. From ancient times to shortly before the Clone Wars, mandalorians were mainly warriors who fought each other and outside forces for control. Prior to the Clone Wars, the Mandalorian Civil War took place, in which Dutchess Satine’s pacifist movement won and began a new peace era for Mandalore. But this era would not last long, and soon the old warrior ways of the mandalorians would return. Once the Galactic Empire came about, Mandalore was conquered and some clans swore their alligance to the Empire. After the Empire’s fall, mandalorian clans found themselves scattered across the galaxy, however some mandalorians like Bo-Katan Kryze and Din Djarin saw to reunite the mandalorian society, and to recover Mandalore and restore its long traditional history... . . . #mandalorian #starwars #lego #minifigure #legostarwars #themandalorian #legominifig #minifig #legominifigure #legos #legostagram #lsw #starwarsfan #legofan #legomandalorian (at Mandalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNBkh5xpmst/?igshid=5gnh8crawuup

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Cara Dune: Born and raised on Alderaan, Carasynthia Dune, or simply Cara Dune, joined the Rebel Alliance shortly after her homeworld was destroyed by the Death Star. The deaths of everyone she knew built up resentment in her for the Empire, that of which would never heal. She served as a rebel shock trooper, known by many to be strong and courageous. After the war, Dune decided to leave the Alliance and work as a mercenary. She eventually found herself working with Din Djarin to defeat an Imperial remnant on Nevarro. After helping to defeat the Imperials, once again, Dune returned to the New Republic and served as a marshal, helping the Republic keep peace in the Outer Rim. She also aided one of Djarin’s allies, Greef Karga, in cleaning up the city in Nevarro after the Imperials nearly destroyed it... . . . #caradune #legominifigure #starwars #themandalorian #lego #minifigure #legos #legostarwars #minifig #minifigurephotography (at Nevarro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM3Q-Y4px2I/?igshid=p1fyxtw0s6s2

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IG-11: This IG-series assassin droid was a bounty hunter during the early years of the New Republic Era. He was programmed to follow orders from the Bounty Hunters’ Guild, and had a built in self-destruct system to prevent his capture. On one mission, the droid teamed up with Din Djarin, also a member of the Guild, to track and kill Grogu, a force-sensitive child. Once the the pair found the child, IG-11 moved to kill it, but was first shot and destroyed by Djarin before the droid could fire. Later on, one of Djarin’s allies, Kuiil, found and repaired IG-11. The droid was now programmed to protect Grogu, in which the droid did. He eventually sacrificed himself for the child and Nevarro by self-destructing and taking many Imperials with him. After this, a statue on Nevarro was created for the droid honoring his sacrifice... . . . #bountyhunter #minifigure #themandalorian #legos #legostarwars #minifig #legominifigure #starwars #lucasfilm #legostagram (at Nevarro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMx7Pzxpnlb/?igshid=p6s3wexvtq0h

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Rise & Fall of Jar Jar Binks (Updated)

Jar Jar Binks is often looked at as an additional character added into the Prequel Trilogy of Star Wars. This is mainly to add in the some humor and be for the kids, similarly to the ewoks in Episode 6. The online Star Wars community also enjoys teasing about “Darth Jar Jar”, which is quite humorous but not actually true. In my opinion, every character from Episodes 1-6 has a good place in the Star Wars Saga, including Jar Jar.

In this post, I want to discuss what really happened to him, including his life after Episode 3. How did Jar Jar go from being an outcast in his society to a war general for them? Then, he went to represent them in the Galactic Senate. But after the Senate collapsed and Palpatine took all power, what happen to him? Let’s take a look.

Banned From His Own Society

We begin Jar Jar’s story with his exclusion from his own race and society, the Gungans. Jar Jar is extremely clumsy, and not very bright. He was already on thin ice with the Gungans, and he was finally banned for crashing the submarine of Boss Nass (ruler of the Gungans). Jar Jar was arrested and told to never return. From there, he left his home city of Otoh Gunga and wandered around the nearby swamps, not really having a purpose.

The Invasion of Naboo

Luckily for Jar Jar, his planet, Naboo, was being invaded. This was fortunate for him because of the opportunities it gave him. First off, he ran into the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. They were attempting to discover why the Trade Federation was invading Naboo. However, they both knew very little about Naboo’s geography, and had no idea how to get to the capital city from the swamps. But Jar Jar knew how, and thus presented himself with some usefulness.

Even though he had been banned not too long before, Jar Jar took the Jedi to Otoh Gunga to ask for help from Boss Nass. Of course, Boss Nass refused and warned Jar Jar of his unaccepted return. Jar Jar was immediately arrested and was to be punished for returning. However, fortunate for Jar Jar was the Jedi’s mind tricks, as Qui-Gon “persuaded” Boss Nass to not only allow them to use a submarine to travel to the capital, but to also free Jar Jar and use him as a navigator. In fact, when Qui-Gon met Jar Jar, he had actually saved his life from the initial invasion. Therefore, Jar Jar owed him a life debt, in which the Gungan was willing to repay.

Battle of Naboo

Before the invasion, the humans and Gungans of Naboo had never gotten along. They had always avoided each other and never really respected one another. However, the Trade Federation’s invasion made both sides rethink their relationship. Jar Jar was the one to seal the deal, after he met Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo. The Queen attempted to gain help from the Galactic Senate, but was unsuccess as the Republic refused to help Naboo. However, Jar Jar informed the Queen that the Gungans actually had a grand army, and would put up a fight before surrendering to the Trade Federation. Jar Jar then led the Queen back to the Gungans, where she begged for their aid and support. Boss Nass saw that the humans did not see themselves as superiors to the Gungans, liked this, and willfully decided to aid.

For his efforts to bring the humans and Gungans together, Boss Nass promoted Jar Jar to Bombad General (or simply war general) during the Battle of Naboo. General Binks led the Gungan forces against the Trade Federation’s army to create a diversion, while Naboo’s starfighters attempted to knock out the control ship above the planet. Due to his clumsiness, Jar Jar proved to be a horrible war general, and his forces lost the initial battle. However, once the control ship was destroyed, the Trade Federation’s droid army stopped working, resulting in an ultimate victory for the humans and Gungans of Naboo. They now made an official peace with each other, looking very good on Jar Jar’s behalf.

Representing Naboo

Ten years after the Battle of Naboo, Jar Jar had ascended to the title of Representative of Naboo in the Galactic Senate. He now went by the title “Representative Binks” and served faithfully next to Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo. Amidala was a strong and wise politician, always standing for democracy and peace. However, during the Separatist Crisis, she voiced her opinions on how peace must be maintained. Because of this, there were many assassination attempts on her life. She was forced to leave Coruscant, the homeworld for the Galactic Senate, and appoint a member to replace her in her absence. She chose this replacement to be Representative Binks.

Unfortunately for Jar Jar, a few corrupt politicians (including Chancellor Palpatine and Mas Amedda) deceived and manipulated him to get their way. Since he represented Amidala, and he was surely not as strong or as wise as her, these politicians could manipulate and control Binks on Amidala’s behalf. She was the leading member against the Grand Army of the Republic and against giving the Chancellor more emergency powers. Binks, unknowingly, ruined all of this by allowing the Chancellor to have more power and to establish the Clone Army. In his manipulated mind, he was doing the right thing. However, he had just allowed for everything that Amidala was fighting against. Soon after, the Clone Wars began.

During The Clone Wars

Throughout the Clone Wars, Jar Jar remained a representative of Naboo, however Amidala had returned and took her place once again. In “The Clone Wars” tv show, Jar Jar can be seen going on multiple adventures. While these do not progress his story much, they are still interesting to watch and good for those who love Jar Jar. On one adventure he teamed up with Jedi Master Mace Windu. Many times, he worked with Padmé, and on one occasion he had to disguise as a Jedi to save her. His clumsiness and stupidity are surely shown throughout these episodes.

Fall of the Republic... and Jar Jar

By the end of the war, Jar Jar was still a representative in the Galactic Senate. However, things were drastically changing. Binks remained a representative for the final days of the Republic. Although, once it shifted into the Galactic Empire, his humiliation was truly revealed. Senator Amidala had died soon after the Republic fell, where Jar Jar and even Boss Nass attended her funeral. Padmé was Jar Jar’s main supporter to his political career, and now she was gone.

The people of Naboo (especially the Gungans) now looked at Jar Jar as a big reason for the creation of the Empire. He had allowed the Chancellor more power, to establish the Clone Army, and to begin the Clone Wars, all things that helped the Empire come to reality. Once again, as with in the beginning of his story, Jar Jar was banned from the Gungan society. He was now an outcast in Naboo, hardly anyone would even speak to him, and if they did it was nothing nice. He had no option for returning to politics, or any role with the Gungans. His only option was to become a street performer in Theed, the capital of Naboo. Even then, only children would watch his performances, as adults continued to despise him. He would live the rest of his days as an outcast and street performer on Naboo.

So, that is the rise and fall of Jar Jar Binks. From an outcast, to a navigator, to a general, to a representative, and back to an outcast, Jar Jar had a rough life. However, his clumsiness and lack of intelligence showed that he inevitably was to be nothing of importance. In my opinion, he was very lucky to have even become a war general, let alone an actual representative of his planet. Thanks for reading!

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Din Djarin: After his village was attacked by Separatist forces during the Clone Wars, young Din Djarin was rescued by mandalorians who followed the ways of the Children of the Watch. Djarin was raised as a mandalorian, though he believed that all mandalorians acted as his clan did. Once he became an adult, Din began working as a bounty hunter shortly after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Outside of his clan, he was often known as “Mando”. On one mission, Djarin discovered a child of unknown species who was strong with the force. He eventually befriended the child grew to care for him, though he made it his priority to return the child to the Jedi Order. Throughout this pursuit, Djarin came across other mandalorians, including Bo-Katan, who helped him learn more about what it means to be a true mandalorian. Upon returning the child to the Jedi, Din accidentally became the ruler of Mandalore when he defeated Moff Gideon and claimed the dark saber... . . . #themandalorian #mandalorian #dindjarin #lego #minifigure #starwars #lucasfilm #legos #legominifig #starwarslego #minifigs #minifigures #lsw (at Nevarro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMneLoiJ5gA/?igshid=1avmyj2azwdm9

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Klatooinian Raider: Many members of the Klatooninian species, native to Klatooine, became raiders and pirates. Many of them also found themselves serving crime lords such as Jabba the Hutt. One Klatooinian, known as Castas, even became a bounty hunter. But the many raiders that there were often banded together in the Outer Rim and raided various beings and organizations. Klaatooinians got their first apperance in “Return of the Jedi” and were also seen raiding a small village in “The Mandalorian”... . . . #themandalorian #lego #legominifigure #starwars #legostarwars #legos #minifig #minifigure #legostagram #lsw (at Tatooine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMN7rbRJVLI/?igshid=uclljuz3uq4l

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Chief Chirpa: Bright Tree Village needed a strong ewok leader, and Chief Chirpa was just that. He served as chief of the ewok tribe for 42 seasons before the Battle of Endor, and was eventually succeeded by his daughter sometime after the battle. During the Battle of Endor, Chirpa granted General Han Solo and his rebel strike force to become apart of the tribe. After this, the ewoks fully supported and fought alongside the rebels against the Empire. Chirpa announced that the ewoks would fight to remove the Imperials from Endor, and they did just that. After the battle, Chirpa attended the victory celebration at the ewok village with the rebels... . . . #ewok #legostagram #legostarwars #returnofthejedi #starwars #minifigures #minifighub #legos #minifig #rebelalliance #legominifig (at Endor) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDpveHp0rY/?igshid=1tihaz3qfm3s6

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Paploo: This ewok lived on the forest moon of Endor during and after the Galactic Civil War. He was a skilled scout for his village, called Bright Tree Village, and always looked out for his fellow allies. When a rebel strike force arrived on the forest moon, Paploo quickly decided to join them after his friend and fellow scout, Wicket Warrick, did. On the rebels’ initial attack on the Imperial shield generator, Paploo stayed alongside General Han Solo and his team. When the rebels realized that there were too many Imperial scout troopers surrounding the generator, Paploo saw his opportunity to shine. He suddenly hopped onto one of the Imperials’s speeder bikes and took off, not even understanding its controls. Other scout troopers soon chased after him, reducing the number around the generator and allowing the rebels to move in. Before he could crash on the speeder bike, Paploo grabbed a tree vine and swung himself to safety. His actions ultimately helped the rebels win the Battle of Endor... . . . #legostarwars #minifigure #returnofthejedi #legominifig #starwarsfan #lucasfilm #ewok #legominifigure #minifig #lego (at Endor) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL-ZXnjpTgF/?igshid=1p2vdp8tknqj0