Star Wars Comic Teases Jar Jar's 'Pivotal Role' Forming the Rebel Alliance Following Revenge of the Sith

Ever wondered what happened to Jar Jar pursuing the Star Wars prequel movies? Well, a caller canon comic is acceptable to uncover the much-maligned character's fate, with a "pivotal role" successful the forming of the Rebel Alliance teased.

The upcoming Star Wars: Jar Jar Binks volition beryllium a one-shot comic co-written by the character's histrion Ahmed Best, alongside graphic caller seasoned Marc Guggenheim. Intriguingly, 1 variant of its screen reveals Jar Jar volition squad up with Kelleran Beq, the chill Jedi that Best portrayed successful an occurrence of The Mandalorian.

Star Wars: Jar Jar #1. Image credit: Disney/Marvel.

"Jar Jar faces the consequences of giving exigency powers to Chancellor Palpatine," the comic's synopsis reads. "What pivotal relation does Jar Jar play successful the enactment of the Rebel Alliance? Guest starring instrumentality favourite Jedi Knight Kelleran Beq!"

While Jar Jar whitethorn not beryllium galore Star Wars fans' favourite character, the chatty Gungan has had thing of a rehabilitation successful caller years. Young fans who grew up with the Prequel movies person matured, Darth Jar Jar has go a fashionable meme (and is besides present successful Fortnite), and there's a wide knowing of however unsmooth a clip Best endured astatine the tallness of the franchise's Prequel hate.

After his salient relation successful The Phantom Menace, Jar Jar's screentime was drastically chopped backmost successful Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, wherever the quality is concisely shown unwittingly supporting Palpatine's emergence to rule.

Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy did not diagnostic the character, though canon spin-off caller Aftermath: Empire's End, which is acceptable betwixt Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, reveals Jar Jar present exists arsenic a bittersweet thoroughfare performer, disliked by adults but inactive enjoyed by children — an in-universe motion to the character's prequel-era reception.

Best's instrumentality to the Star Wars beingness arsenic Kelleran Beq — and successful particular, his heroic rescue of Grogu during Order 66, arsenic seen successful a memorable flashback wrong The Mandalorian — has further nurtured the warmth present felt by fans towards the actor. But tin this aforesaid warmth widen to Jar Jar arsenic well?

Star Wars: Jar Jar Binks launches successful February 2026.

Image credit: Disney/Marvel.

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