áJAR JAR BINKSá IS PROBABLY THE MOST DISLIKED CHARACTER IN THE áSTAR WARSá UNIVERSE, BUT FOR ONE PORTLAND MAN - áJAR JARá IS HIS WHOLE LIFE OR IN THIS CASE - HIS WHOLE áBACK.á MICH OUELLETTE'S LOVE FOR A GALAXY FAR FAR LEAD TO HIM GETTING A TATTOO OF THE STAR WARS HERO ON HIS BACK. THE TAT IS TWO- FEET TALL AND WENT VIRAL AFTER HIS WIFE POSTED A PHOTO OF IT ONLINE. WHILE JAR JAR HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CREATE A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE, OUELLETTE SAYS IT'S BEEN A GREAT WAY FOR FANS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR LOVE OF áSTAR WARS.á "WHEN PEOPLE SEE IT, THEY WANT TO TALK POSITIVELY ABOUT STAR WARS. SUDDENLY, THE ABSURDITY OF IT JUST TAKES OVER AND AND THEY'RE LIKE 'OH YEAH, I LOVED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OR THIS HAPPENED.' IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT THE PREQUELS." áJAR JARá ISN'T HIS ONLY STAR WARS INK. MICH ALSO HAS A SLEEVE
Man's 'Star Wars' Jar Jar tattoo goes viral
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Updated: 5:41 PM EDT Jun 3, 2019
Jar Jar Binks might be the most disliked character in the "Star Wars" universe but for a Maine man, Jar Jar is his whole life. Or in this case, his whole back.Mich Ouellette's love for a galaxy far, far away led him to getting a tattoo of the "Phantom Menace" hero on his back. The tat is 2-feet tall and incredibly detailed. The ink went viral after Ouellette's wife posted a photo online.While Jar Jar has been known to create a disturbance in the Force, Ouellette says it's been a great way for fans to talk about their love of "Star Wars.""When people see it, they want to talk positively about 'Star Wars,'" he says. "Suddenly, the absurdity of it just takes over and and they're like 'Oh yeah, I loved when this happened, or this happened.' It's all about what they love about the prequels."Jar Jar isn't Ouellette's only "Star Wars"-themed ink. He's got Darth Vader and the images of the Dark Side of the Force on one arm, and Luke Skywalker and the Light Side on the other.
PORTLAND, Maine — Jar Jar Binks might be the most disliked character in the "Star Wars" universe but for a Maine man, Jar Jar is his whole life. Or in this case, his whole back.
Mich Ouellette's love for a galaxy far, far away led him to getting a tattoo of the "Phantom Menace" hero on his back.
The tat is 2-feet tall and incredibly detailed. The ink went viral after Ouellette's wife posted a photo online.
While Jar Jar has been known to create a disturbance in the Force, Ouellette says it's been a great way for fans to talk about their love of "Star Wars."
"When people see it, they want to talk positively about 'Star Wars,'" he says. "Suddenly, the absurdity of it just takes over and and they're like 'Oh yeah, I loved when this happened, or this happened.' It's all about what they love about the prequels."
Jar Jar isn't Ouellette's only "Star Wars"-themed ink. He's got Darth Vader and the images of the Dark Side of the Force on one arm, and Luke Skywalker and the Light Side on the other.
