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this young Otolla Gungan outcast was a companion of Qui-Gon Jinn. Like most Otolla Gungans, Jar Jar was thin-bodied and muscular, and had large frills at the back of his head. He was outcast from Otoh Gunga for continually making mistakes that placed other members of the Gungan society at risk, including crashing Boss Nass' heyblibber, flooding Boss Nass's mansion while acting as a caterer, and opening the bubbles of the creatures in Otoh Gunga's zoo. Jar Jar was eating clams and wandering the swamps of Naboo when the Trade Federation began landing its invasion force. He was rescued by Qui-Gon Jinn, who rescued Jar Jar from further punitive action by claiming a life-debt on him. Boss Nass was reluctant to give up the chance to punish the younger creature, but was forced to accede to the life debt. Jar Jar then traveled with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Kenobi, helping to protect Queen Amidala during her struggle with the Federation. Jar Jar's friendship with Amidala led to a greater relationship when she appealed to Boss Nass for assistance in the Battle of Naboo. Boss Nass credited Jar Jar with bringing the Gungans and humans together in peace, and was promoted to the rank of General for his efforts. Later, in the years leading up to the Clone Wars, Jar Jar served as a special representative of the Gungan people to the New Republic Senate, supporting Padme' Amidala in the represenation of Naboo. When Padme' was returned to Naboo in the wake of an assassination attempt on her life, she asked Jar Jar to represent her in the Senate. It was this fateful move that placed Jar Jar in the Senate rotunda, shortly before the Battle of Geonosis. It was Jar Jar, whose concern for the Republic was quite genuine, who petitioned the Senate to grant Chancellor Palpatine the emergency powers necessary to combat Count Dooku and the Separatists. This allowed Palpatine to bypass the vote on the Military Creation Act altogether, clearing the way for him to employ the vast clone army created by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas.