I like that. It's his comeback, but we, the fanbase, were the ones who needed redemption. He never deserved being treated so terribly. Personally, I didn't like Jar Jar much, but i wouldn't be going after the actor wishing harm on him or anything.
Ahmed has been so open and honest about what he experienced after TPM came out and how he was suicidal at times, it was really heartbreaking. The fact that he’s persevered and finally got his redemption was fantastic to see. Much deserved.
Honestly, it shouldn´t be called a redemption, he did nothing wrong, he played a character meant for children and he received death threats for doing so, he did nothing wrong to begin with...
This is the beauty of life We often only see the good stuff Some love to see others fall from grace & get off on what zee Germans call “schadenfreude.” That is, enjoying seeing others in misery or agony, which is depraved. What good decent people love is the underdog. The little guy triumphing over adversity & impossible odds. Because all of us have experienced it in some shape or form. Some have experienced it longer than others & some too much. Ahmed Best is a talented young man & he never deserved it. He did his job as it was written & directed. I hope he got to see Star War’s fans passionate cheers of joy for him. It’s well deserved & emotional. I hope that he knows that he is loved by the Star Wars Universe & fans. What a brilliant move. Whoever had the genesis of this idea, much power to him, her or they. And along the lines of cool Star Wars names like Trilla Suduri, Cal Kestis, Cad Bane, Jango Fett, etc he was bestowed with another cool & unforgettable name Kelleran Beq. So cool & so happy for Ahmed. Congratulations Ahmed.🙂👍
As much as I despise Jar Jar, I find quite repulsive that some people unloaded their hatred on Ahmed. Actors are only doing their job, they should never take the blame for the character they impersonate.
I had never heard of Kelleran Beq before, and didn't recognise Ahmed Best when he made his appearance. But after discovering the significance of the cameo, I'm overjoyed that Best gets to be remembered now for such a brave, selfless, badass character, and the savior of Grogu. Beq is an important reminder of all the people throughout history who have placed their lives on the line to rescue the targets of attempted genocides.
This particular character was in a Star Wars game show that’s on RUclips. Ahmed Best also played another Jedi in attack of the clones who is Kelleran’s twin brother
I had seen his face before, but only in photos from articles a few years ago that talked about how the negative feedback from him playing Jar Jar sent him into a deep depression. I vaguely recognised him from his face, but I couldn't place him, and then I found out who he was and what a badass return to the series. I loved the prequels as a child and I loved Jar Jar. Finding out how much hate he got for the role years after the fact was heartbreaking, because that was never my experience with him.
The normies will continues to be normies. Yes I know they look him up after the reaction but still, always the low tiers in terms of Star Wars reactions videos.
Kelleran earned the nickname “The Sabered Hand” by being one of the greatest dual-wielders amongst the Jedi. I love how he goes from rave-dance deflecting dozens of shots simultaneously to just casually slapping that last shot back at the trooper like he was volleying a slow-moving tennis ball. His reaction time is off the goddamn charts. Total badass moment; I love that Best got to play this role.
In case my fellow Star Wars fans aren't aware, Ahmed Best is a genuine real life very skilled martial artist. His primary style is Brazilian Ju Jitsu but also is a black belt in Kendo, which is why he looks so natural using the lightsabers in Mando. He also has trained in Tae Kwon DO and Hapkido, Aikido and traditional Judo
That´s so frecking awsome 🙂I love when you can tell when actors already have had some kind of training in MA long before the movie. It was the same thing with Darth Maul (Ray Parks).
It feels like “redemption” is the wrong word. Redemption implies that A.B. did something wrong, when in fact it was the incessant bullying of an actor who played a character the fanbase didn’t like that was wrong. This scene isn’t A.B.’s redemption, it’s a well-deserved, long-overdue apology. The only redemption to be had is for us, the fanbase. Dave & Jon did a lot of heavy lifting to allow us to finally give him the respect he’s always deserved. I’m thankful for that.
Jar Jar Binks getting the screentime he deserves. For those who don't know, the black man thar saved Grogu is the actor who played Jar Jar in the prequels.
Imagine taking "the black man" outta context tryna make him sound discriminative. Like how dare he not know his name and address him by his physical appearance 😫😫😫😫
The flashback is clearly the part of the episode written by Dave Filoni. He knows how to tie in all elements of the universe and give fans moments like this.
See and the Toxic Fandom still continues with people saying that Dave and Jon are nothing more then Kennedy's lap dogs, Dave and Jon are trying to SAVE Star Wars while Kennedy is destroying Star Wars by throwing in her own propaganda and giving us stupid shows like the Book of Boba Fett and movies like 7, 8, and 9.
@@mogyir It was 'CREATED' by Jon Favreau 'NOT' written by him, their is a difference between 'Writing' something and 'Creating' something and that difference is 'WHO ACTUALLY' written the story and it was ALL Kennedy's writers.
Someone send these reactions to Ahmed he deserves all the love he's getting right now. Fastest dual weilding jedi to block blaster fire I've ever seen. And with minimal effort. What a G
Ahmed never had to redeem himself. It's not his but our redemption. He did as Lucas instructed him in TPM. The fans treated him so horribly he nearly commited suicide.
You really do the best compilation reaction videos on RUclips. I’m never disappointed by your posts. The stand out thing is your commentary as you show the clips; it truly is a value added touch to your posts. Plus, it’s so good to see Ahmed Best get unanimous love in this heroic Jedi role! Love’n Mandalorian season 3 so far!!!!
Ahmed Best's comeback as a Jedi Master Kelleran Beq's the absolute best, and that is pun intended. Out of all seriousness, the way he kicked ass against the clone troopers with Jar Kai alone shows that he's the sabered hand for a reason!!! BEASTLY EPISODE EVER, and I'm so happy that he is back, stronger than ever. Jar Jar really did save the kid in his own way.
I ❤ how the SW fans who know ALL the lore or who are deep divers knew the second they saw him that it was Best. I'm so happy he gets reintroduced to a whole new generation of fans that didn't know him before.
Got to say, as someone who really loves ROTS and the Jedi temple attack sequence, there are other parts of the Star Wars movies that could get this kind of attention in flashbacks.
I have been so excited to see your post of this because I've been dying to see other people as excited as I was to see Ahmed Best's most epic return to Star Wars. Thanks for always bringing us the joy!
I remember seeing him talk about how depressed he got after his backlash for his Jar Jar Binks role that he even was having thoughts of Suicide. I'm happy he pushed through that and glad he got to be part of the Star Wars Universe again as a Jedi Master. and rather fitting for his current Jedi character to save Grogu since he hosted the trials for many other Jedi Padawans. If I ever meet him, I would want to give him a big hug to thank him for making my childhood as Jar Jar and glad that he is still with us and glad he is still in the Star Wars Universe.
I personally had no clue who kellerin was, his actors role as jar jar, or how bad the fans treated him. If you cannot distinguish the actor from the character then theres a severe issue. This is indeed redemption for the fans and hopefully ahmed can forgive those who damaged him
I'm so happy for Best, considering how much he loves star wars and the fan backlash of Jar Jar was so bad not only did Lucas rewrite the prequels but it put Best in a serious deep depression.
I didn't realize it was Ahmed Best until the credits rolled when I first saw this episode! 🤣🤣🤣 What a way for him to redeem himself here after getting a lot of backlash playing Jar Jar in the Prequels! Good for him! 🙂👏
Umm, he didn't need to redeem himself. He had a job and did it exactly as instructed. If this had been made by George Lucas, it'd be GEORGE's redemption, not Ahmed's. The fans treated the actor so horribly that he nearly took his own life. TF he need to redeem himself for when the writing and direction were the problems?
And for the cherry on top, he was taken to a Naboo ship with Naboo guards at it. Since Padme was busy worrying about Analin, most likely that was Jar Jar Binks Senatorial ship. So he sent his ship and guards to rescue younglings.
I heard Kelleren and was like where the heck I have I heard that name from? And then whole and behold we see Ahmed returne and I instantly remembered the Sabered hand.
It warms my heart to know Ahmed has seen this video and has likely scrolled thru the comment section. Ahmed, if you’re seeing this, we love you. Always have, always will
I didn’t recognize him when I first watched this episode. When I looked it up after, I got the biggest grin on my face. All the hate he got for Jar Jar and he gets the honor of being Grogu’s savior in the most badass way possible. Love this for him!
After all the crap Ahmed Best got, unfairly, from the prequels because of Jar Jar, I'm glad they made an awesome role for him. The role of a kick ass double wielding Jedi Master fits him like a glove and I'm glad he will get the respect he deserves
The love in this generation for actors like himself and Hayden getting the chance to come back after so much hate for no reason in my eyes. But I was a little kid when watching revenge of the sith and ever Star Wars movie in order. I have done researching on this actor now. And I’m as happy as I am for Hayden as I am for Ahmed. Dude deserves to be loved on screen as he unfortunately underwent the same hate for some reason I don’t understand
The Star Wars fandom has some truly wretched people in it, unfortunately. Poor Jake Lloyd went completely hatstand after the vicious backlash he got from his role as Anakin Skywalker, Ahmed Best was so distraught by the vitriol directed at him over Jar Jar Binks he contemplated suicide, and Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley & Moses Ingram were mercilessly harassed online for their part in the sequel trilogy and the Obi-Wan TV show (Ridley and Tran both quit social media completely).
This is a moment where people who watches to animated shows and reads the comics can have a massive nerdgasm meanwhile the rest of us just sitting here like “oh cool a Jedi saved him”😂
I can't front... no cap... I got the onions in my eyes watching these reactions. I myself when I saw this seen, leaped out of my chair and put my fist in the air like "YES!!!"
This was such a great moment. The star wars fan base can be pretty awful and toxic, and Ahmed Best, at least prior to the sequel trilogy, was the one who got the worst treatment. It is so great to see the fan base, seemingly, being unified in joy at seeing Ahmed get a great scene playing a character who may have done one of the most vital things any character ever did in any SW series/film. It seems as if the series is headed towards Grogu being Mandalore and potentially a unifying figure for the Mandalorians AND Jedi. Grogu will end up being a top 5 most important character, and now Ahmed got to be the guy who made it all possible through his heroism. Fantastic redemption for the actor, AND the fans.
I wasn't aware of the connection until today, but I'm so glad Ahmed got some redemption for himself with the series as a whole. I know it's easy to blame the actor for a bad character because they're the face of the character, but even the most phenomenal actor in the world can only do so much with a character that sucks. Blame the writers for writing the character so badly, and the director for approving that terrible character making the final cut. If a character sucks, and whenever it's an option(so for basically everything that's not a movie adaptation of pre-existing media), the director should go back to the writers and say "hey, this character's not gonna work, we need you to rewrite or replace them".
If I ever have the pleasure of meeting this man I'm going to give him the biggest apology hug on behalf of the community for the unfortunate events that happened to him, He deserved better and so did Hayden
He didn't get redeemed. He didn't need to get redeemed. Redemption is making up for the bad things you've done. AHMED DID NOTHING WRONG. He doesn't owe anyone shit. The people who treated him like shit owe him ALL the apologies.
I only knew Ahmed Best as Jar Jar, and didn't know about Kelleren Beq. I actually teared up a bit. I'm so happy for him after all the unwarranted flack he took as Jar Jar.
You can just tell the difference between real Star Wars fans, who freaked out, and the casuals, who didn't know who he was. But it's amazing Ahmed is getting this moment. This great man has been through so much.
I am a real Star Wars fan but I will admit I didn’t recognize him at first so it didn’t hit me until a bit later I said to myself,”He looks like the guy who played Jar Jar.” I am glad he’s getting the love he always deserved instead of all the hate for a character he played
I had never heard of Kelleran Beq, but I definitely recognized Ahmed Best. I'm so happy that he got this moment to shine. Jar Jar was never a favorite character of mine, but I wasn't Gunganist. In fact, this whole "Star Wars Fans Are Toxic" thing isn't new at all. There's not enough therapy in the world to even touch how traumatized Jake Lloyd was by it. Hayden got the same abuse, but he was a Zen master about it -- I know his feelings were hurt, but I always got the feeling like he just took it, because if he made a big deal about it, it would've been an insult to Jake, who was a CHILD in Episode I. That was AFTER Jingle All The Way. This kid had ice in his veins, and *we* BOILED it. And then twenty years later, we've got Kelly Marie Tran, Felicity Jones, John Boyega, Diego Luna, and Donnie Yen, and Moses Ingraham and everybody's screaming about "woke" but only when it's minorities -- and not when it's dipshit Jimmy-the-Greek-ass farmers who can't hit a lit target standing less than ten feet away from them, like Uncle Owen shooting at Reva with his eyes closed. I'm not going to lie, Disney hasn't exactly been cranking out bangers with the Star Wars franchise, but I'm so tired of the "Where are all the white people at?" bullshit you hear about these days. That kind of toxicity from fans is just... embarrassing.
This is long overdue for Ahmed. The treatment he dealt with from fans from TPM over Jar Jar(who I have never had a real issue with) was despicable and shows that people take fandom too seriously sometimes. I hope Ahmed has more scenes like this in future SW project's
They can’t even be called “fans” if you can push an actor to the brink of killings themselves over a role they were instructed to play then your no fan, you don’t deserve to be called a fan of anything. Personally I never had an issue with jar jar, he was written as a comic relief character and that’s what we got. For the people who treated this man so poorly for a fictional character he played they need to take a long look at themselves and learn to be better humans.
I remember watching TPM and I loved the character of Jar Jar. I never had a problem with him. I don’t understand what made certain audiences so angry with Best.
Everyone's calling it Ahmed's redemption but he doesn't need redemption, he hasn't done anything wrong. He didn't create the character, he didn't write the toilet jokes, he just followed direction.
I recognized Ahmed from his role in the movie Lean on Me and his tiny cameo in Episode II. In case you don't know, that cameo character's name is Ach-Med Beq, and his character here, Kelleran Beq, IS related to Ach-Med, but no one knows how. They might be one and the same person. If so, that would mean he was undercover in the gambling parlor where Anakin and Obi-Wan chased Zam Wessell! And the guy he was keeping company with in the gambling parlor was named Dannl Faytoni (played by an out-of-costume Anthony Daniels), and he might've been an undercover Jedi agent as well!
Not gonna lie, I’m kinda stunned and slightly disappointed at how many longtime fans didn’t know what Ahmed Best looked like. 🤦🏾♂ 😆 But the good thing is that people are finding out now. Absolutely love this moment for Best, and it was such a delightfully surprising pick. I’m glad they didn’t go with any of the choices fans have been clamoring for. Now I wonder how and when Kelleran Beq’s story will be fleshed out.
AHMED BEST! He really didn't deserve the hate he got, especially where it put him mentally. I see some calling this his redemption, but I think it's us the fans that need redemption. Welcome back to Star Wars!
"Stormtroopers actually have really good aim... They never miss those lightsabers." Well, I mean... Except for when they do and accidentally hit the lightsaber wielder...
I had never seen Jedi Temple Challenge, so I had no idea who Kelleran Beq was… I don’t think I had ever seen Ahmed Best in person… I recognized his name in the credits, but did not make the connection that he’d played Jar Jar… At first, I thought it was Mace Windu, but when he didn’t have the purple lightsaber, I was like, “Who TF is this?” When my son told me that it was Ahmed Best, who’d played Jar Jar, I was so excited, and was a little emotional…. That poor guy seems so nice, and to know of all the hate that was shown toward him, and how he’d been suicidal because if it, truly broke my heart… I am absolutely thrilled that this man has had his redemption! Awesome for Favreau and Filoni to include him, I’m sure, as a way to get the respect he deserves… From this point on, I would hope that the fandom will now see him as a fucking GOD, because HIS Jedi saved our darling Baby Gro! So, if you think about it, Jar Jar save Baby Gro… From a certain point of view😝😉
This is OUR redemption, not his. “Fans” treated him so horribly, I’m glad we are here for him now and am hopeful and thankful for his forgiveness.
Exactly. More like his comeback if anything and our redemption. Great to see Ahmed Best again!!
I like that. It's his comeback, but we, the fanbase, were the ones who needed redemption. He never deserved being treated so terribly. Personally, I didn't like Jar Jar much, but i wouldn't be going after the actor wishing harm on him or anything.
Well said!
Beautifully said.
THANK you!
Ahmed has been so open and honest about what he experienced after TPM came out and how he was suicidal at times, it was really heartbreaking. The fact that he’s persevered and finally got his redemption was fantastic to see. Much deserved.
Honestly, it shouldn´t be called a redemption, he did nothing wrong, he played a character meant for children and he received death threats for doing so, he did nothing wrong to begin with...
@@josueosorio2969amen to that man. Its justice at last
Don't forget Jake Lloyd, he has paranoid schizophrenia now
This is the beauty of life We often only see the good stuff Some love to see others fall from grace & get off on what zee Germans call “schadenfreude.” That is, enjoying seeing others in misery or agony, which is depraved.
What good decent people love is the underdog. The little guy triumphing over adversity & impossible odds. Because all of us have experienced it in some shape or form. Some have experienced it longer than others & some too much. Ahmed Best is a talented young man & he never deserved it. He did his job as it was written & directed.
I hope he got to see Star War’s fans passionate cheers of joy for him. It’s well deserved & emotional. I hope that he knows that he is loved by the Star Wars Universe & fans. What a brilliant move. Whoever had the genesis of this idea, much power to him, her or they. And along the lines of cool Star Wars names like Trilla Suduri, Cal Kestis, Cad Bane, Jango Fett, etc he was bestowed with another cool & unforgettable name Kelleran Beq. So cool & so happy for Ahmed. Congratulations Ahmed.🙂👍
As much as I despise Jar Jar, I find quite repulsive that some people unloaded their hatred on Ahmed. Actors are only doing their job, they should never take the blame for the character they impersonate.
I had never heard of Kelleran Beq before, and didn't recognise Ahmed Best when he made his appearance. But after discovering the significance of the cameo, I'm overjoyed that Best gets to be remembered now for such a brave, selfless, badass character, and the savior of Grogu. Beq is an important reminder of all the people throughout history who have placed their lives on the line to rescue the targets of attempted genocides.
This particular character was in a Star Wars game show that’s on RUclips. Ahmed Best also played another Jedi in attack of the clones who is Kelleran’s twin brother
@@ziawilliams-collier8684 Thank you. I may need to watch those videos of the Jedi Temple Challenge.
@@Irish37 you should it’s pretty entertaining
I had seen his face before, but only in photos from articles a few years ago that talked about how the negative feedback from him playing Jar Jar sent him into a deep depression. I vaguely recognised him from his face, but I couldn't place him, and then I found out who he was and what a badass return to the series. I loved the prequels as a child and I loved Jar Jar. Finding out how much hate he got for the role years after the fact was heartbreaking, because that was never my experience with him.
I thought Kelleran was a planet when they said it lmao
I love these moments when you can tell which reactors really know their Star Wars actors/names/characters/stories.
Yes
I had not heard of the Star Wars game show before.
And a couple of them were "pretending" that they recognized the jedi or actor.
lol for real ......................its all about grogu, god forbid you ask them a question of the old empire lololol
The normies will continues to be normies. Yes I know they look him up after the reaction but still, always the low tiers in terms of Star Wars reactions videos.
yeah I love watching Kyle Katarn and Blind Wave's Eric, they really know their stuff
Kelleran earned the nickname “The Sabered Hand” by being one of the greatest dual-wielders amongst the Jedi. I love how he goes from rave-dance deflecting dozens of shots simultaneously to just casually slapping that last shot back at the trooper like he was volleying a slow-moving tennis ball. His reaction time is off the goddamn charts. Total badass moment; I love that Best got to play this role.
The fact that the Jar Jar Binks actor returned to Star Wars to play a character fans will love after all these years is poetic as Hell.
Poetic as Hell? Dante would like to know your location.
It’s poetry bc it rhymes.
😆🤙🏻👍🏼🤘🏼
In case my fellow Star Wars fans aren't aware, Ahmed Best is a genuine real life very skilled martial artist. His primary style is Brazilian Ju Jitsu but also is a black belt in Kendo, which is why he looks so natural using the lightsabers in Mando. He also has trained in Tae Kwon DO and Hapkido, Aikido and traditional Judo
That´s so frecking awsome 🙂I love when you can tell when actors already have had some kind of training in MA long before the movie. It was the same thing with Darth Maul (Ray Parks).
So glad he's finally getting the action he deserves, I'm so happy
It feels like “redemption” is the wrong word. Redemption implies that A.B. did something wrong, when in fact it was the incessant bullying of an actor who played a character the fanbase didn’t like that was wrong. This scene isn’t A.B.’s redemption, it’s a well-deserved, long-overdue apology. The only redemption to be had is for us, the fanbase. Dave & Jon did a lot of heavy lifting to allow us to finally give him the respect he’s always deserved. I’m thankful for that.
100%
Ahmed deserved better then he got at first.
I think a better word would be "vindication."
@@Daniel_Huffman fully agree!
Truth.
Jar Jar Binks getting the screentime he deserves. For those who don't know, the black man thar saved Grogu is the actor who played Jar Jar in the prequels.
Wondered what people were on about when they said this.
Could of just said the guy but yea he is
@@PASSPORTKING2106 nah of course not he’s the black man
Imagine taking "the black man" outta context tryna make him sound discriminative. Like how dare he not know his name and address him by his physical appearance 😫😫😫😫
@@XRagerX-1031Don't lie if he was whyte would you call him "the white guy" or just guy? EXACTLY.....
The flashback is clearly the part of the episode written by Dave Filoni. He knows how to tie in all elements of the universe and give fans moments like this.
This definitely has Filoni written all over it.
See and the Toxic Fandom still continues with people saying that Dave and Jon are nothing more then Kennedy's lap dogs, Dave and Jon are trying to SAVE Star Wars while Kennedy is destroying Star Wars by throwing in her own propaganda and giving us stupid shows like the Book of Boba Fett and movies like 7, 8, and 9.
Filoni knows ball
@@StillSaber Boba was written by Favreau (and Ep6 by Filoni)
@@mogyir It was 'CREATED' by Jon Favreau 'NOT' written by him, their is a difference between 'Writing' something and 'Creating' something and that difference is 'WHO ACTUALLY' written the story and it was ALL Kennedy's writers.
Such an amazing reveal! Crazy that not as many people knew who Ahmed was right off the bat. But we knew.... we knew. 😉
Real fans knew..
Someone send these reactions to Ahmed he deserves all the love he's getting right now. Fastest dual weilding jedi to block blaster fire I've ever seen. And with minimal effort. What a G
I posted the title of the video for him. He needs to see this 😊
"Ahmed Best. For saving the foundling Grogu, you too have been redeemed.
This is the way."
This is the way
This is the way.
This is the way
This is The Way
Ahmed never had to redeem himself. It's not his but our redemption. He did as Lucas instructed him in TPM. The fans treated him so horribly he nearly commited suicide.
You really do the best compilation reaction videos on RUclips. I’m never disappointed by your posts. The stand out thing is your commentary as you show the clips; it truly is a value added touch to your posts. Plus, it’s so good to see Ahmed Best get unanimous love in this heroic Jedi role! Love’n Mandalorian season 3 so far!!!!
It's so sweet watching people that recognize him be so happy for him😊
Ahmed Best's comeback as a Jedi Master Kelleran Beq's the absolute best, and that is pun intended. Out of all seriousness, the way he kicked ass against the clone troopers with Jar Kai alone shows that he's the sabered hand for a reason!!!
BEASTLY EPISODE EVER, and I'm so happy that he is back, stronger than ever. Jar Jar really did save the kid in his own way.
Director Apollo Creed knows a little bit about come backs and was the perfect choice for this episode 😉
@@DanSolo871 Indeed! Carl Weathers pulled off his muscles in the best way possible.
Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd two people who didn't deserve the hate they got. Both played their roles amazing. Love them both.
I ❤ how the SW fans who know ALL the lore or who are deep divers knew the second they saw him that it was Best. I'm so happy he gets reintroduced to a whole new generation of fans that didn't know him before.
Got to say, as someone who really loves ROTS and the Jedi temple attack sequence, there are other parts of the Star Wars movies that could get this kind of attention in flashbacks.
YES PLEASE!!!
Just get whatever SW character next to the Armorer's hammer.
I have been so excited to see your post of this because I've been dying to see other people as excited as I was to see Ahmed Best's most epic return to Star Wars. Thanks for always bringing us the joy!
It might be the greatest cameo I've seen in my life.
Such a cool moment for Ahmed Best. Amazing how far things have come for him since the prequels
Grogu clutching his little blanket made my heart break, he was clearly scared.
Considering how much of a baby he was-we're going back 25 years before Mando, well yeah, little guy is terrified.
His moves were SO FUCKING CLEAN! Effortless, beautiful, intuitive, he was so cool.
I remember seeing him talk about how depressed he got after his backlash for his Jar Jar Binks role that he even was having thoughts of Suicide. I'm happy he pushed through that and glad he got to be part of the Star Wars Universe again as a Jedi Master. and rather fitting for his current Jedi character to save Grogu since he hosted the trials for many other Jedi Padawans. If I ever meet him, I would want to give him a big hug to thank him for making my childhood as Jar Jar and glad that he is still with us and glad he is still in the Star Wars Universe.
I personally had no clue who kellerin was, his actors role as jar jar, or how bad the fans treated him. If you cannot distinguish the actor from the character then theres a severe issue. This is indeed redemption for the fans and hopefully ahmed can forgive those who damaged him
I'm so happy for Best, considering how much he loves star wars and the fan backlash of Jar Jar was so bad not only did Lucas rewrite the prequels but it put Best in a serious deep depression.
The best part of this season so far
I didn't realize it was Ahmed Best until the credits rolled when I first saw this episode! 🤣🤣🤣
What a way for him to redeem himself here after getting a lot of backlash playing Jar Jar in the Prequels!
Good for him! 🙂👏
Umm, he didn't need to redeem himself. He had a job and did it exactly as instructed. If this had been made by George Lucas, it'd be GEORGE's redemption, not Ahmed's. The fans treated the actor so horribly that he nearly took his own life. TF he need to redeem himself for when the writing and direction were the problems?
And for the cherry on top, he was taken to a Naboo ship with Naboo guards at it. Since Padme was busy worrying about Analin, most likely that was Jar Jar Binks Senatorial ship. So he sent his ship and guards to rescue younglings.
I heard Kelleren and was like where the heck I have I heard that name from? And then whole and behold we see Ahmed returne and I instantly remembered the Sabered hand.
Don't mind me. I'm just the guy that didn't learn that this was freaking Jar Jar Binks, until 3 hours after I watched the episode.
Me too, then i saw heavy spoilers vid about the episode easter eggs shortly after the episode
It warms my heart to know Ahmed has seen this video and has likely scrolled thru the comment section. Ahmed, if you’re seeing this, we love you. Always have, always will
Glad Best got redemption after his life got ruined.
Kelleran Beq is not the hero we need but the one we deserve.
I didn’t recognize him when I first watched this episode. When I looked it up after, I got the biggest grin on my face. All the hate he got for Jar Jar and he gets the honor of being Grogu’s savior in the most badass way possible. Love this for him!
I’m wondering how many people looked up who the actor was to find out why HE was given so much of the spotlight.
After all the crap Ahmed Best got, unfairly, from the prequels because of Jar Jar, I'm glad they made an awesome role for him. The role of a kick ass double wielding Jedi Master fits him like a glove and I'm glad he will get the respect he deserves
The Stormtroopers are great shots. They never miss the lightsabres. Great line Sir
The love in this generation for actors like himself and Hayden getting the chance to come back after so much hate for no reason in my eyes. But I was a little kid when watching revenge of the sith and ever Star Wars movie in order. I have done researching on this actor now. And I’m as happy as I am for Hayden as I am for Ahmed. Dude deserves to be loved on screen as he unfortunately underwent the same hate for some reason I don’t understand
I've never understood why people hated Jar Jar so much, or why people harassed and bullied Ahmed for playing him. It's great to see him back though!
The Star Wars fandom has some truly wretched people in it, unfortunately. Poor Jake Lloyd went completely hatstand after the vicious backlash he got from his role as Anakin Skywalker, Ahmed Best was so distraught by the vitriol directed at him over Jar Jar Binks he contemplated suicide, and Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley & Moses Ingram were mercilessly harassed online for their part in the sequel trilogy and the Obi-Wan TV show (Ridley and Tran both quit social media completely).
@@philiphunn194 And none of that harassment and vitriol for the characters/movies/series was necessary or deserved.
@@passionsquietrage Agreed. Abusing or threatening people simply for reading lines from a page is completely unacceptable.
Hahah “those stormtroopers have really good aim, they never miss those sabers” had me dying
LOL, great comment. "Those soldiers have really good aim, they never miss those lightsabers". That was funny.
This is a moment where people who watches to animated shows and reads the comics can have a massive nerdgasm meanwhile the rest of us just sitting here like “oh cool a Jedi saved him”😂
Yep😅
This was the only thing to get a reaction out of me in season 3.
Is no one gonna talk on how The Armorer's hammer is a PTSD trigger??
I can't front... no cap... I got the onions in my eyes watching these reactions. I myself when I saw this seen, leaped out of my chair and put my fist in the air like "YES!!!"
8:00 the bloke just luckily wearing a jar-jar blinks t-shirt lol
Loved that this was so unexpected
So glad to see this! Great action sequences. Yeh!
All great reactions a joy to watch other fans.
Gotta hand it to Kyle katarn his star wars knowledge is vast and impressive...most impressive😂👍
This was such a great moment. The star wars fan base can be pretty awful and toxic, and Ahmed Best, at least prior to the sequel trilogy, was the one who got the worst treatment. It is so great to see the fan base, seemingly, being unified in joy at seeing Ahmed get a great scene playing a character who may have done one of the most vital things any character ever did in any SW series/film. It seems as if the series is headed towards Grogu being Mandalore and potentially a unifying figure for the Mandalorians AND Jedi. Grogu will end up being a top 5 most important character, and now Ahmed got to be the guy who made it all possible through his heroism. Fantastic redemption for the actor, AND the fans.
I wasn't aware of the connection until today, but I'm so glad Ahmed got some redemption for himself with the series as a whole. I know it's easy to blame the actor for a bad character because they're the face of the character, but even the most phenomenal actor in the world can only do so much with a character that sucks. Blame the writers for writing the character so badly, and the director for approving that terrible character making the final cut. If a character sucks, and whenever it's an option(so for basically everything that's not a movie adaptation of pre-existing media), the director should go back to the writers and say "hey, this character's not gonna work, we need you to rewrite or replace them".
If I ever have the pleasure of meeting this man I'm going to give him the biggest apology hug on behalf of the community for the unfortunate events that happened to him, He deserved better and so did Hayden
great reaction clip, glad to see people give Ahmed Best his Flowers finally
He didn't get redeemed. He didn't need to get redeemed. Redemption is making up for the bad things you've done. AHMED DID NOTHING WRONG. He doesn't owe anyone shit. The people who treated him like shit owe him ALL the apologies.
It's him!
It's Jar Jar Binks!
the one with reel rejects, the 3rd guy realizes it after they land by the naboo starship
I’m here for all the redemptions. Ahmed Best is the man.
So it turns out Jar Jar was not in fact a Sith Lord, but actually a Jedi Master!
Well after what happened in Revenge of the Sith, Mace Windu wasn't in a position to lend a hand.
I didn't realize who it was until the credits rolled, but I was so happy.
I only knew Ahmed Best as Jar Jar, and didn't know about Kelleren Beq. I actually teared up a bit. I'm so happy for him after all the unwarranted flack he took as Jar Jar.
Soo happy when star wars fans do recognized Ahmed Best.
You can just tell the difference between real Star Wars fans, who freaked out, and the casuals, who didn't know who he was. But it's amazing Ahmed is getting this moment. This great man has been through so much.
I am a real Star Wars fan but I will admit I didn’t recognize him at first so it didn’t hit me until a bit later I said to myself,”He looks like the guy who played Jar Jar.” I am glad he’s getting the love he always deserved instead of all the hate for a character he played
Is that what really defines “real” Star Wars fans???
@@rayguym33 You know what I'm trying to say, don't get smart.
Nerd
@@user-yo2tr8lu6y Yes, yes I am. It's 2023 mate, everyone's a nerd.
much respect to the ones who knew who he was
that is the person from the tv game show aimed toward ages 4-9 ?
or have he been in comics or movies too?
As usual, you have done an excellent job putting together these clips! Great job! Continue doing these and I will watch!
I watched that a dozen times, and I didn’t notice that Kelleran picked up that lightsabre from off the elevator floor until you mentioned it! 🤦🏻♂
I had never heard of Kelleran Beq, but I definitely recognized Ahmed Best. I'm so happy that he got this moment to shine. Jar Jar was never a favorite character of mine, but I wasn't Gunganist. In fact, this whole "Star Wars Fans Are Toxic" thing isn't new at all. There's not enough therapy in the world to even touch how traumatized Jake Lloyd was by it. Hayden got the same abuse, but he was a Zen master about it -- I know his feelings were hurt, but I always got the feeling like he just took it, because if he made a big deal about it, it would've been an insult to Jake, who was a CHILD in Episode I. That was AFTER Jingle All The Way. This kid had ice in his veins, and *we* BOILED it.
And then twenty years later, we've got Kelly Marie Tran, Felicity Jones, John Boyega, Diego Luna, and Donnie Yen, and Moses Ingraham and everybody's screaming about "woke" but only when it's minorities -- and not when it's dipshit Jimmy-the-Greek-ass farmers who can't hit a lit target standing less than ten feet away from them, like Uncle Owen shooting at Reva with his eyes closed. I'm not going to lie, Disney hasn't exactly been cranking out bangers with the Star Wars franchise, but I'm so tired of the "Where are all the white people at?" bullshit you hear about these days.
That kind of toxicity from fans is just... embarrassing.
This is long overdue for Ahmed.
The treatment he dealt with from fans from TPM over Jar Jar(who I have never had a real issue with) was despicable and shows that people take fandom too seriously sometimes.
I hope Ahmed has more scenes like this in future SW project's
They can’t even be called “fans” if you can push an actor to the brink of killings themselves over a role they were instructed to play then your no fan, you don’t deserve to be called a fan of anything. Personally I never had an issue with jar jar, he was written as a comic relief character and that’s what we got. For the people who treated this man so poorly for a fictional character he played they need to take a long look at themselves and learn to be better humans.
I remember watching TPM and I loved the character of Jar Jar. I never had a problem with him. I don’t understand what made certain audiences so angry with Best.
Jedi Master Kelleran "Saber Hands" Beq.
So his saber was supposed to be purple but they didn’t want to take away from it being Ahmed by linking him to Mace.
Everyone's calling it Ahmed's redemption but he doesn't need redemption, he hasn't done anything wrong. He didn't create the character, he didn't write the toilet jokes, he just followed direction.
I recognized Ahmed from his role in the movie Lean on Me and his tiny cameo in Episode II. In case you don't know, that cameo character's name is Ach-Med Beq, and his character here, Kelleran Beq, IS related to Ach-Med, but no one knows how. They might be one and the same person. If so, that would mean he was undercover in the gambling parlor where Anakin and Obi-Wan chased Zam Wessell! And the guy he was keeping company with in the gambling parlor was named Dannl Faytoni (played by an out-of-costume Anthony Daniels), and he might've been an undercover Jedi agent as well!
hands down best scene ever!
incredible the mobility of the saber he has
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I actually liked jar jar and don’t see why everyone hated him
Not the Jedi we were expecting, maybe not even the one we really wanted, but definitely right Jedi for the moment
Was waiting for this!!!
Not gonna lie, I’m kinda stunned and slightly disappointed at how many longtime fans didn’t know what Ahmed Best looked like. 🤦🏾♂ 😆 But the good thing is that people are finding out now. Absolutely love this moment for Best, and it was such a delightfully surprising pick. I’m glad they didn’t go with any of the choices fans have been clamoring for. Now I wonder how and when Kelleran Beq’s story will be fleshed out.
AHMED BEST! He really didn't deserve the hate he got, especially where it put him mentally. I see some calling this his redemption, but I think it's us the fans that need redemption. Welcome back to Star Wars!
Funny in these reactions. You can spot the OG star wars fans. Who saw ahmed and knew who he was.
I love the meta theory that he was sent to get the kiddo Jedi by JarJar.
It's funny watching all the proper lore fans really happy about bests return
This is the content I need.
I still think it should have been Cere and Trilla, BUT if anyone deserved a moment like this, it's Best.
I am very happy :)
"Stormtroopers actually have really good aim... They never miss those lightsabers." Well, I mean... Except for when they do and accidentally hit the lightsaber wielder...
CINEPALS were confounded when Ahmed Best showed😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is gonna sound nerdy but….. He said stormtroopers😭8:53
Ikr
It's just funny how people say this is HIS redemption
I had never seen Jedi Temple Challenge, so I had no idea who Kelleran Beq was…
I don’t think I had ever seen Ahmed Best in person… I recognized his name in the credits, but did not make the connection that he’d played Jar Jar…
At first, I thought it was Mace Windu, but when he didn’t have the purple lightsaber, I was like, “Who TF is this?”
When my son told me that it was Ahmed Best, who’d played Jar Jar, I was so excited, and was a little emotional….
That poor guy seems so nice, and to know of all the hate that was shown toward him, and how he’d been suicidal because if it, truly broke my heart…
I am absolutely thrilled that this man has had his redemption! Awesome for Favreau and Filoni to include him, I’m sure, as a way to get the respect he deserves…
From this point on, I would hope that the fandom will now see him as a fucking GOD, because HIS Jedi saved our darling Baby Gro!
So, if you think about it, Jar Jar save Baby Gro…
From a certain point of view😝😉
9:00 thats bc theyre clone troopers not stormtroopers... ;)
8:54
Stormtroopers… Happy for Ahmed Best tho
It was so emotional
Never heard of Kelleran Beq but I remember the kids tv show being on so when I did some googling after the episode, I was like, "OH DANG!!!"