History WMG / ThePhantomMenace

* He can't use a mind trick on Watto.

...Just extraordinarily clumsy. He was shown to be among the Gungan commanders in the battle of Naboo (and was even addressed as "General Jar-Jar"--something which I doubt would be given to him JUST because he had interactions with the surface-dwellers on Naboo), and was with the group for the entire movie despite being extremely clumsy. If he is competent in SOMETHING, that would explain his presence--that he's not entirely useless. Why would the group bring Jar-Jar into the city on Tatooine? He was nothing but a liability due to his clumsiness. He had to have had an in-universe reason to be brought along. Furthermore, he was among the Naboo delegates in the future movies, so he clearly had earned some respect.

** I'd buy this if Maul hadn't also been witnessed in the Theed hangar by the Queen and her entourage, as well as Anakin. Not to mention Sidious and the Neimoidians also saw and interacted with him.

** I'd buy this if Maul hadn't also been witnessed in the Theed hangar by the Queen and her entourage, as well as Anakin. So to mention Sidious and the Neimoidians also saw and interacted with him.

...Just extraordinarily clumsy. He was shown to be among the Gungan commanders in the battle of Naboo, and was with the group for the entire movie despite being extremely clumsy. If he is competent in SOMETHING, that would explain his presence--that he's not entirely useless. Why would the group bring Jar-Jar into the city on Tatooine? He was nothing but a liability due to his clumsiness. He had to have had an in-universe reason to be brought along. Furthermore, he was among the Naboo delegates in the future movies, so he clearly had earned some respect.

Palpatine's convoluted plan could not have worked without Jar-Jar's seemingly random actions that get the heroes to exactly the right place to maneuver events in the way that best aids his political rise. This continues in the second movie, where his position as Senator was a reward for his service and to position him to grant Palpatine the power of a dictator. This would also explain why Jar-Jar is comparatively dignified in the second and third movies; his behavior in this one was a ruse to make him seem too stupid to pose a threat.

[[WMG: Midichlorians are a species of microscopic [[Mushishi Mushi]] that allow manipulation of the Lifestream.]]
Makes as much sense as anything else...

Considering all the time they spent together in the ship on Tatooine, he had to have picked up on it through the Force. When Padmé finally reveals herself in the swamp, almost everyone not apart of her security team is shocked. Except Obi-Wan. Qui-Gon obviously detects some sort of "Well, duh. I can't believe this surprise to most of you," feeling from Obi-Wan, cause he gives him a dirty look.

In the movie ''ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' there are many references to the Star Wars throughout. However, in one of the last shots of the senate in ''The Phantom Menace'' is a bunch of E.T's species. If Star Wars is fictional in E.T., but E.T. is non-fiction in Star Wars, then Star Wars from that point forward is in a paradox of not being possible, and in the great breach in logic, the series from that point can not exist, and it all is just spiraling out of existence.

** Wait... then ''[[AWrinkleInTime A Wind in the Door]]'' is set in the Star Wars universe? Are you saying Meg Murry and Proginoskes are ''[[CrazyAwesome Jedi]]''?

In the movie ''E.T.theExtra-Terrestrial'' there are many references to the Star Wars throughout. However, in one of the last shots of the senate in ''The Phantom Menace'' is a bunch of E.T's species. If Star Wars is fictional in E.T., but E.T. is non-fiction in Star Wars, then Star Wars from that point forward is in a paradox of not being possible, and in the great breach in logic, the series from that point can not exist, and it all is just spiraling out of existence.

Padme would actually be in her twenties anywhere else.

Padmé declaring no confidence in the leadership of the Republic opened the eyes of many people to the Republic's inability to cope with anything, and they became persuadable to join a certain Count ten years later.

* I am inclined to disagree - She has no real arc. She goes from being the leader of Naboo who sees war as a last course of action to being the leader of Naboo who sees war as a last course of action. Her worldview remains unchanged. She simply realizes that she's already in the middle of a war and acts accordingly. She presumably has had military/tactical training, as could be judged by her sharpshooting and knowledge of merc ops.

* Freedom to Live (Naboo is free)

* LeaveYourQuestTest (Palpatine wanting her to stay on Coruscant)

** TheShapeshifter: Qui-Gon

** TheGoddess: [[GenderFlip Anakin]]

** TheTemptress: Palpatine

Think about it: Jar-Jar is the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI#t=2m12s one whose life sucked and who was rescued from certain death by mysterious strangers]]. He then goes along with the strangers on a voyage where he ends up helping them rescue a princess, gets assigned a ridiculous military rank in spite of having no battle experience, finds the strength within himself, and defeats the bad guys on the field of battle, then gets a heroes' celebration at the end. There's no other explanation. He's also the only character in the film who can be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI#t=6m54s described without use of physical characteristics, wardrobe, job, or actor portraying him]].