Aladdin

Aladdin is the main protagonist of the *Aladdin* story arc.

## Appearance

Aladdin is a traditionally handsome, slender, slightly muscular young man with broad shoulders, black, messy hair, thick matching eyebrows, and brown eyes.

As a street rat, his clothing is, unsurprisingly, rather limited.

He is barefoot, donning a purple, sleeveless vest, red fez, and baggy, cream pants with a single patch covering a hole within them.

As Prince Ali, however, Aladdin's attire is lavish to coincide with his princely facade.

The colors resemble the primary colors of Jasmine's father, the Sultan, consisting mostly of cream, gold, white, and purple.

The outfit's appearance, itself, also resembles the Sultan's, consisting of a large turban (with what appears to resemble neck shade coming down on opposite sides) complete with a ruby gem and bluish, deep purple feather, cream undergarments, and a matching top, with a cape flowing down, just below his calves. The outfit is finished with golden brown shoes, with swirled tips.

His turban also conceals the Genie's lamp beneath his head. In *Return of Jafar*, he wears this outfit before encountering Iago and being attacked by Abis Mal and his group.

At the end of the film, Aladdin wears a purple openly short Arabian coat with a white shoulder armor on both sides of his short coat with gold trim, at the back of his short coat, it resembles a long purple cape, cream pants with a red and brown fez around his waist and the golden-brown shoes from his disguised Prince Ali outfit.

He also wears the same hat from his primary outfit but it was purple and gold striped.

## Personality

Despite his upbringing, at the start of the film, Aladdin was a generally optimistic, fun-loving, and charming character.

Though he was forced to steal for survival, he showed joy in escaping the brutish guards, alongside his sidekick Abu, and showed an attempt to find enjoyment in the struggles of his day-to-day life.

Nevertheless, though he did not mind stealing from the marketplace denizens, albeit forcibly so, Aladdin was, in no way, a selfish character.

Not only were the thefts for survival, as mentioned before, but Aladdin was also never above sacrificing his food for the less fortunate of Agrabah, such as starving children.

This is an example of Aladdin's selflessness, which was showcased several times throughout the film, specifically for the sake of Jasmine, and most notably, during the finale, Genie.

While harboring a modest amount of physical prowess, Aladdin's true strength lies within his intelligence and wit. He utilizes these aspects to best his enemies, and such practices have proven effective in various situations throughout the franchise.

He is a quick-thinker, with the ability to formulate a scheme (usually varying in scale, making him rather versatile) that ends in his favor.

Aladdin also takes advantage of his societal stereotype to further his schemes, as most wouldn't expect a meager street urchin to have the intellect to outwit others.

Although generally cheery and fun-loving in nature, Aladdin was also shown to be insecure throughout the events of the original film.

Being a street rat, Aladdin normally faced discrimination in the city of Agrabah and was seen as a worthless member of society.

This cruelty eventually led Aladdin to believe such claims; he saw himself as unworthy of Princess Jasmine's affections, believing she deserved someone of higher class and, by extension, someone who can provide for her.

These insecurities would prompt Aladdin to perform negative acts such as compulsively lying, going back on promises, and hiding his true self under the guise of "Prince Ali".

Once the climax of the original film arrives, however, Aladdin is stripped of his aid (including magic and the help of his allies) forcing him to act on his own in order to save the city.

He does so by putting his wit to use and successfully ends the battle victorious.

Following these events, Aladdin became more accepting of his status, refusing to continue living a lie, and embracing who he is as a person.

## Skills & Abilities

* **Expert Tactician:** Aladdin has demonstrated amazing cleverness, as he has feats of being able to outsmart enemies multiple times. During the film, he is proven to be capable of evading capture from the guards despite being greatly outnumbered and overpowered.
* **Excellent Speed:** Aladdin is very fast, having spent years outrunning the officers of Agrabah during his theft of food.
* **Excellent Agility:** Aladdin is very agile, showing similar acrobatics and grace to his monkey Abu.
* **Excellent Reflexes:** Aladdin possesses good reflexes, able to dodge the repeated strikes from Jafar in his massive snake form.
* **Skilled Swordsman:** Aladdin has demonstrated some swordsmanship abilities, despite it not being known whether he had any training. His primary weapon in the video games and the films is the scimitar which was the main weapon of Razoul's royal guards. Aladdin demonstrates using a weapon when he fought Jafar in his king cobra form and later in the third film where he was tested by his father.
* **Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant:** While normally prevailing through wit or teaming with his allies, Aladdin is a capable fighter. Aladdin proved able to fend off the foe's assault rather effectively while landed his own number of blows and even narrowly defeated him.
* **Animal Communication:** Aladdin is an animal whisperer, as he was able to understand Abu, his pet monkey when to a normal person, he simply speaks gibberish.
* **Expert Thief:** Aladdin became a skilled thief, gaining a lot of experience since the age of 7.
* **Excellent Strength:** Though not his most noteworthy trait, Aladdin does have a certain degree of strength as he was strong enough to dig Carpet out from being stuck under a broken palace tower in a snowy wasteland in the original movie.

## Weapons

* Sword
* Magic Lamp (Formerly)

## Family

* Unnamed Mother
* Cassim (Father)
* Jasmine (Wife)
* The Sultan (Father in Law)

## Voice Actor

* Scott Weinger (Speaking)
* Brad Kane (Singing)