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"Theysa put us into the regiment serving under General Binks. It was his first day as a general. That didna make me feel very bombad."

- Oma Prumba

Binks's forces were the militiagungs that served in the regiment under the command of Bombad General Jar Jar Binks during the Battle of Naboo against the Trade Federation Droid Army. While few battlefield generals would ever have recommended the inexperienced Binks be near the Gungan Grand Army's weaponry, Boss Rugor Nass was impulsive and very impressed by Binks bringing the Naboo and Gungans together, which made the chief promote Binks. How that Binks was a general, this regiment was placed under his command. Among those in the regiment was the more experienced Captain Roos Tarpals. Tarpals requested to serve under Binks, so that way he could advise the new addition to the officer corps and better safeguard the militiagungs. Another member of the regiment was Oma Prumba, a militiagung who had been chased from the small city of Otoh Langua by the Droid Army. While Prumba was ready, she was also rather scared, and this was not helped with the knowledge that it was Bink's first day as a general.

The Gungan Grand Army, which had not been assembled in years, was brought together to distract the Trade Federation. With its battle droids distracted, Queen Padmé Amidala and her strike team would be able to attack Theed Royal Palace and capture the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, Nute Gunray, to end the occupation of Naboo. The thousands of Gungans emerged from Naboo's swamps to the Great Grass Plains, located forty kilometers south of Theed. The forces marched across the plains, and Captain Tarpals ordered the march be stopped, with Binks following suit by raising his hand as a signal to stop, and the Grand Army's leader, General Tobler Ceel, giving the signal to raise their deflector shields. Tarpals verbally announced the order, and the army, including the Bink's regiment, waited under the shield bubble. Not long afterward, it was confirmed the diversion was a success when Armored Assault Tanks appeared on Shaak Ridge's high ground.

OOM command battle droid OOM-9, commander of the Federation's forces on Naboo, responded with a barrage of laser fire from his tanks, as had been expected, but with no result OOM-9 ordered for the tanks to stop the barrage. Binks ordered for the Gungans to remain steady, but, as the Gungans could not attempt long range attacks under the shield, the Trade Federation was able to unload its full complement of B1 battle droids. Tarpals ruefully remarked that it was "Ouch time" to Binks when the droids faced the army. When the droids made their way through the shield, Tarpals realized that bloodshed was inevitable. Now inside the shield, the B1s fired their blasters within the tight quarters. Tarpals ordered for catapults to fire into the B1 ranks, but Binks was thrown from the back of his kaadu. He attempted to throw a booma, but it proved to be too heavy and he was thrown back by it.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace