Did Palpatine mind trick Jar Jar Binks?

In it, Jar Jar is neither a clueless dupe nor a sinister mastermind, but a literal puppet of Palpatine's, who uses his Force abilities to control the Gungan's mind at key times. It's an elegant way of making Binks a more active Sith pawn without stretching plausibility the way that making him a Sith Lord does.

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Was Jar Jar supposed to be Darth Plagueis?

The most agreed upon theory, started by Reddit user Lumparoo in 2016, is that Jar-Jar is a powerful Force-user conspiring with Darth Sidious. In addition to this, some believe he either trained, or was supposed to become Supreme Leader Snoke, or that he is a reincarnation of Darth Plagueis.

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Is Jar Jar Binks canonically a Sith?

George Lucas has reportedly stated that Jar Jar Binks was originally intended to be an undercover Sith Lord, but the Force user theory has been tossed back and forth between Lucasfilm and fans. While there are only ever two Siths, Jar Jar could have been the third hiding in Palpatine's shadow.

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What is the Sith Lord theory of Jaja Binks?

The driving force behind the Darth Jar Jar theory is that Binks was so absurdly clumsy and inept that it borders on an act. It would be the perfect cover-up for a Sith apprentice who wanted to infiltrate the Republic, since he'd be the last person anyone would consider as the culprit.

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Why does everyone think Jar Jar is a Sith Lord?

However, some are so obvious, it's almost proves he's a Sith Lord. When he is busy granting powers to Palpatine, he does it because he is aligned with Palpatine. He's clearly gaining his additional power. If Palpatine is the puppet master, Jar Jar is the puppet master's manager.

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The ONLY 2 People Palpatine Feared - Star Wars Explained

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Why does Jar Jar Binks give emergency powers to Palpatine?

Passing of the act

On the eve of the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, Junior Representative Jar Jar Binks convinced the Senate to increase the scope of the Chancellor's emergency powers because of the apparent threat of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

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Why do Star Wars fans hate Jar Jar Binks?

He was met with overwhelming dislike from both critics and audiences, and has been recognized as one of the most hated characters in Star Wars and the history of film in general, with some commentators arguing that the character was based on stereotypes of African Americans.

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What happened to Jar Jar Binks after Revenge of the Sith?

Jar Jar Binks's role in Star Wars progressively diminished with each new prequel film — so much so that he can only be seen briefly at the end of Revenge of the Sith. He appeared at Padmé Amidala's funeral on Naboo and, according to a novel released over 10 years later, likely never left the planet after that.

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Who trained Snoke?

Snoke Is Not a Sith Lord

He was never given one because he isn't technically a Sith Lord. But the fact that he's a bio-engineered being created by Palpatine explains why his training of Kylo Ren followed the Sith mold so closely, since all along Palpatine was trying to manipulate Ren.

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Who is Sith Yoda?

Yoda was a legendary Jedi Master who led the Jedi Order through the time of the High Republic, in the years leading up to its destruction by the Sith, and during the transformation of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire.

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What happened to Jar Jar after Order 66?

After the battle, Jar Jar continued to ascend in Gungan society, putting his awkward past as an outcast behind him. Jar Jar eventually became a Senior Representative for Naboo, serving in the Galactic Senate.

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Did Jar Jar Binks become a Jedi?

On Friday's episode of Clone Wars, Jar Jar Binks becomes a Jedi. In an interstellar case of mistaken identity, the half-wit Naboo native dons the cloak, teams up with the first trilogy's bumbler C-3PO, and saves Amidala from separatists who think he's a master of The Force.

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Who was the first Sith?

According to Star Wars Legends content, the first Sith was a former Jedi Master, Ajunta Pall, who became a so-called Dark Jedi, or “Fallen” Jedi.

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Is Palpatine actually Darth Plagueis?

Darth Sidious was the secret persona of Sheev Palpatine and the Sith apprentice of Darth Plagueis. The time period of when Plagueis came to possess his Sith apprentice was unknown, but the Dark Lord chose Sheev Palpatine, a human from Naboo, as his apprentice.

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Did Plagueis know about Anakin?

He believed this where the Jedi failed, and Plagueis was always ready to take advantage of the Jedi's failures. Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious became aware of an extremely powerful Force-sensitive boy on the world of Tatooine: Anakin Skywalker.

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How did Palpatine manipulate Jar Jar?

Palpatine and Mas Amedda manipulated him quite skillfully by suggesting that whoever voted him powers would be brave. They also hinted that Senator Amidala would have done so . Jar Jar was too stupid and inexperienced to realize that he was their pawn .

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Which Jedi trained Yoda?

Within the Star Wars Legends continuity, Yoda's Jedi instructor was N'Kata Del Gormo, a Hysalrian Jedi Master, according to an in-universe legend.

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Is Snoke a failed clone of Palpatine?

Snoke and his many copies were not a clone of any known individual the way the Clone Army soldiers were modified copies of Jango Fett. Nor was he a one-for-one recreation of a previous body like Palpatine's clone body. Snoke was an entirely new being made from scratch, and Dr.

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Why did Yoda not sense Palpatine?

Unfortunately for the galaxy, as Palpatine grew in power the shroud of the dark side fell over the galaxy, diminishing the Jedi's ability to sense the Force. Thus Yoda failed to realize how close to home the Sith really were - until it was far too late.

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Who banished Jar Jar Binks?

In 32 BBY, Boss Nass banished Jar Jar from his home of Otoh Gunga, an underwater city that lay beneath the Naboo's Lake Paonga, for crashing his personal heyblibber submarine. During the first week of his exile, the Trade Federation launched an invasion of Naboo.

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What is the lifespan of a Gungan?

As male Gungans aged, some, like Roos Tarpals, developed prominent whiskers. Both sexes had a lifespan of roughly 65 galactic standard years.

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Who was Anakin's father?

The Emperor is Officially Anakin's 'Father'

Yes, Star Wars fans, Darth Vader #25 confirms that Anakin Skywalker was the result of Dark Side/Midi-chlorian manipulation inside of Shmi Skywalker's womb - performed personally by Emperor Palpatine.

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What did Anakin think of Jar Jar?

Anakin never judged Jar Jar for being clumsy. He never criticized the way Jar Jar spoke. Anakin was actually one of the only person who truly cared for Jar Jar and I respect him for that. When Anakin and Jar Jar landed on Coruscant for the first time, it was so cute.

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