10 Times Star Wars Broke The Fourth Wall
9. Jar Jar Binks' Fate - Aftermath: Empire's End
Receiving an excessive amount of backlash upon first arriving on the scene in George Lucas' long-awaited Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the calamitous Gungan known as Jar Jar Binks would go on to become the butt of many a Star Wars joke following on from his 1999 appearance.
On top of having his significance and role in general largely reduced in the wake of The Phantom Menace, The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams would even reference at one point possibly having Binks' skeleton appear in the desert on Jakku as a despicable nod to the Gungan's infamy.
That ultimately wouldn't come to pass, of course. But one rather poignant piece of fourth wall breaking pertaining to the character did actually pop up in Chuck Wendig's novel Aftermath: Empire's End.
In this Canon book which takes place in the wake of Return of the Jedi, Binks is described as being a street performer who, after being ostracised and shunned by Gungans and the Naboo, became beloved by refugee children as he goofed around for their enjoyment.
Reviewer Chris Taylor would later add (via Mashable) that this was very much a subtle commentary on Star War fans' feelings and reactions to the character over the years.