"The Star Wars community speculated that the original vision for the prequels was to reveal Jar Jar Binks as the big bad of the trilogy all along, but George Lucas had gotten cold feet after the lukewarm reaction to the comic relief character following the release of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Star Wars fans level of seriousness about this online varied dramatically, but it was certainly fun to think about."
"Well it now looks like LEGO has leaned in fully to this alternate course the series could have taken with its Star Wars The Dark Falcon set. Right now, ahead of Black Friday, Amazon has this truly unique LEGO Star Wars set on sale right now for 16% off. It normally is priced at $180, but the discount takes off $28 so you only end up having to pay $152."
"Of course, we have Darth Jar Jar as well always wanted to see him. The gungan native of Naboo wields his own double-bladed red lightsaber not unlike that of Darth Maul as we know his. Joining him on the dark side is Rey who also wields a double-bladed red lightsaber but not in the way you'd think. This one runs parallel."
Fans once speculated that Jar Jar Binks was intended to be the hidden antagonist of the prequel trilogy, a notion linked to George Lucas's original vision. LEGO produced a Star Wars The Dark Falcon set that imagines that alternate universe by inverting character alignments and aesthetics. The set is jet black with red accents and is currently discounted to $152 from $180 on Amazon ahead of Black Friday. Minifigures include Darth Jar Jar wielding a double-bladed red lightsaber, Rey with a parallel double-bladed red lightsaber, and C-3PO reimagined as a bounty hunter. Darth Vader appears as Jedi Vader in white with a blue lightsaber, while Luke is styled as a beach-oriented "The Dude" figure.
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