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No one (other than Lucas) could ever convince me that Jar Jar wasn't always supposed to be the 'big bad' of the prequels, until one of George's backers told him they'd pull funding if he didn't make more 'marketable' villains

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I've always liked this theory about Jar Jar, and it's fun to look at the little hints that his villainy might have been the original intent. But I suspect that the force (pun intended) that prevented such a thing was merchandising. George Lucas knows how to sell toys, and he likely foresaw the blowback if kids' beloved action figures, posters, etc. suddenly represented an evil character rather than a good one.

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