Naturally, Jar Jar seeing this occur on the ground rocks his view of both the Republic and his reckoning of himself, as he realizes that his part in the political game that led to the formal declaration of the war, manipulated or otherwise, has advanced the rot at the heart of the Republic. But the investigation takes a turn when Beq reveals that the real reason he has brought Jar Jar to Urubai is not just to highlight the damage being done to the planet but a discovery caused by that damage: the excessive mining of coaxium has also led to the discovery of a new material called Cyphristal, a crystalline mineral capable of being fashioned into the core of a nigh-unbreakable communication network. Working with Beq seems to lay the groundwork for the Hidden Path explored in the Obi-Wan show and the Jedi games; the broad nature of the fractal network as a concept could, ostensibly, make a tie between Jar Jar and the secret communications systems we see being used in Andor.
Author: James Whitbrook
Published at: 2026-02-11 22:00:11
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