Jar Jar Binks — the Gungan who provided (occasionally unintentional) comic relief throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy — is reportedly returning to the Star Wars universe in OBI-WAN KENOBI: An Original Series.
According to a recent report, Jar Jar is set to cross paths with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) at some point during the Deborah Chow mini-series, at which time fans will discover what has transpired in his life since the deception that led to the creation of Emperor Palpatine’s first Galactic Empire.
The report also indicated:
There would also be a part of the story where bearded Jar Jar and Obi-Wan would take a trip down to memory lane and discuss the past.
With Jar Jar’s return, the Obi-Wan series can delve into various storytelling possibilities as it would be interesting to see the reaction of Obi-Wan and Jar Jar to the fall of Anakin or they could have something or anything related to Anakin and Padme’s kids.
The idea of Jar Jar Binks — played by actor Ahmed Best, who faced a great deal of backlash following his prequel depiction of the goofy character — coming back to Star Wars by way of the Kenobi series makes some measure of sense since his fate was never officially explained following Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Furthermore, if Jar Jar and Obi-Wan spend time reminiscing about the events of not only Revenge of the Sith, but Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), it opens the door for Liam Neeson to come back as Kenobi’s Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn.
Finally, the return of the Gungan could explain why it seems that Obi-Wan’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars love interest, Duchess Satine Kryze — who also died at Maul’s hands before the events of the new series — has seemingly been cast. Kenobi could tell Jar Jar about the situation, flashing back to the unfortunate animated Clone Wars episode in live-action.
Essentially, Jar Jar Binks could be a conduit for a number of characters who are dead at this point in the Star Wars saga to come back (at least in memory).