History WesternAnimation / AladdinTheReturnOfJafar

* BigShutUp: From Iago to Jafar. "Hey, Jafar! '''SHUT UUUUUUP!'''" Also a CallBack - Jafar's last line in the first movie was one of these to Iago as the two were flung into the distance.

* EvilPlan: Jafar's BatmanGambit. Upon his release, he immediately comes up with a plan to retake Agrabah and kill all of his old enemies, relying on Abis Mal and Iago to help him accomplish this task. Both serve him out of utter fear, and Jafar almost gets away with all he has done. This includes [[spoiler: having Iago lead Aladdin and the Sultan astray while Jafar imprisons the Genie, Abu and Jasmine; chasing Aladdin down a waterfall and letting him live so that he can return to Agrabah and be arrested for 'murder of the sultan' - after which he tries to humiliate the boy by ''disguising himself as Jasmine right before his death''. Had Iago not interfered, Jafar would have won.]]

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* IneffectualDeathThreats: Subverted. Several characters try to downplay Jafar's threat level by pointing out that as a genie, he can't actually kill anyone this time around - but then, "you'd be surprised what you can live through." He also manages to get ''someone else'' to (nearly) execute Aladdin, so he's not all talk.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Jafar is killed off for real once Iago kicks his lamp into some lava. The ''Aladdin'' canon continued with three seasons of [[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries a cartoon series]] as well as [[WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves a final movie]], all without bringing Jafar back from the dead. Said final movie even says the events will be done "without Jafar and all of his malice", and sticks to that firmly. Jafar does return in a ''Hercules'' crossover episode, but he's still technically dead there, since Hades retrieves Jafar's spirit.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: In the final battle, Jafar petrifies [[spoiler:Carpet]], causing them to shatter to dozens little pieces when they crash to the ground. Like in the previous film, the damage is undone after Jafar's defeat.

* ReversePsychology: Iago's entire aim while singing to Jasmine in "Forget About Love". And it works like a charm - his over-the-top griping about how Jas should give up Aladdin causes her to remember how much she loves him with little fuss. As a fun twist, though, Iago really ''does'' think "all that mushy stuff" is disgusting, but he's willing to help them get back together anyway in order to help a friend.

%%* WildCard: Iago.

* IronicEcho: "You'd be surprised what you can live through."

* AnAesop: You'd be surprised what people are willing to forgive, but you've got to make a legitimate effort in proving you've changed. Iago pulls a HeelFaceTurn in the movie, initially out of pragmatism but eventually sincerely. After a lot of effort, including a [[ChangedMyMindKid change of heart right at the climax]] and even almost pulling a HeroicSacrifice in the name of stopping Jafar, it's only then that Iago is accepted. This puts Iago at odds with Jafar, who [[RevengeBeforeReason just can't let it go]], and concocts his own defeat as a result.

* MurderByProxy: [[BigBad Jafar]] is out for revenge on Aladdin, preferably through killing him, but seeing as he's now [[BecomingTheGenie a genie]] who [[ThouShaltNotKill can't kill people directly]], he's forced to use LoopholeAbuse to try getting around this rule. He disguises himself as Jasmine, falsely frames Aladdin for attempting to murder the Sultan, and gets him sentenced to beheading by an outside party- specifically, Captain Razoul of the palace guards, who was always an InspectorJavert towards Aladdin in the first film and is still looking for a reason to cut off his hands for theft. Now, as the executioner, Razoul can potentially cut off [[OffWithHisHead something he'll miss a lot more]].

* HeelFaceTurn: Iago.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: At the climax, Jafar opens the earth and traps the heroes in a lava pit...[[spoiler:only for Iago to appear and kick his lamp into the lava, destroying him.]]

* ArcWords: "[[FateWorseThanDeath Tou'd be surprised what you can live through]]." Even though genies can't technically kill anyone, they can make you wish you had, which explains the crux of Jafar's plan.

* DisneyDeath: The movie loves this. Genie gets chucked across the garden but he's just unconscious, Carpet gets torn to shreds but turns out to be fine, and Iago gets blasted with lightning but "[[MeaningfulEcho You'd be surprised what you can live through.]]" Justified, as in his genie form Jafar cannot directly kill people.

* OffModel: There's some pretty sub-par animation.
** Just look at Jasmine's face during the "Forget About Love" musical number.
** The Carpet looks less lively outside the first movie (as the intricate texture implemented through CG was replaced with a regular Cel-painted drawing).
** Jafar in some scenes looks like he's being played by [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]].
** In one scene, the Sultan loses his eyebrows!
** The color of Genie's skin overlap with other parts of his body, like his mouth. Can be easily noticed during "Nothing Like a Friend" musical number. Also, at the very end of the song, Aladdin and Jasmine randomly switch spots between cuts when they're near Genie and holding the last note.
** This is also attributed to the sudden switch between two studios[[note]][[Creator/WaltDisneyAnimationUnits Disney's Australian and Japanese units]][[/note]] midway in the film.
** During the "Forget About Love" number Aladdin is wearing his formal clothes. After the number ends (and it's still the same scene) he's suddenly wearing his street clothes.
** When Aladdin's in his formal wear but without his turban, his fez randomly appears on his head between various cuts.

* AchillesHeel: Jafar, as a super-powerful genie, only has one weakness: as long as he's bound to the lamp, so is his existence. Genie, being the resident genie, confirms this.
-->'''Genie:''' His lamp! You destroy Jafar's lamp, you destroy Jafar!

* AntiLoveSong: ''Forget About Love'' (or rather, half of it is)
* ArcWords: "Genies can't kill," followed by, "[[FateWorseThanDeath you'd be surprised what you can live through]]."

* BadBoss: Abis Mal, even before they upped his villainy a bit in the series — where he pulls a YouHaveFailedMe on one of his mooks — was a genuinely terrible boss to his gang of thieves. At the beginning, he is shown to keep the lion's share of the plunder that he and his gang stole, giving his gang a small bag of change at ''best.'' It's also strongly implied that this isn't the first time Abis Mal's cheapskating his men. They eventually try to kill him after one setback too much, only to run away when genie-Jafar pulls an unintended BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork on them.

* BigBad: Jafar, Aladdin's ArchEnemy, returns in this movie.
* BigBadWannabe: Abis Mal tries to be the main threat, and has his own personal vendetta against Aladdin, but Jafar is way beyond his league.

%%* TheBlank: "Hate to lose face in front of you guys."

* CurbStompBattle: Genie is utterly outmatched by Jafar in their WizardDuel.

* DecoyProtagonist: Iago has the most focus of all the characters in this film.

* AnAesop: You'd be surprised what people are willing to forgive, but you've got to make a legitimate effort in proving you've changed.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Jafar]] is killed off for real. The ''Aladdin'' canon continued with three seasons of [[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries a cartoon series]] as well as [[WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves a final movie]], all without bringing him back, even though he is a relatively popular Disney villain. He does return in a ''Hercules'' crossover episode, in which he's still technically dead.

* TheyStillBelongToUsLecture: Jafar tries to pull this on Iago to lure Aladdin and his friends into a trap. Iago does betray Aladdin and assist Jafar in the scheme, but the allegiance doesn't last.

* UnwittingPawn: Abis Mal to Jafar.

[[caption-width-right:300:Jafar is back and he's out for revenge!]]

Some time after Aladdin defeated the evil sorcerer Jafar, he is living with Jasmine in the royal palace in Agrabah, adjusting to his new life as a member of the city's nobility. Genie returns from a lengthy trip around the world, because he's begun to miss his friends. Meanwhile, somewhere in the distant desert, the [[BecomingTheGenie geniefied]] Jafar and his pet parrot Iago dig themselves out of the Cave of Wonders where Genie banished them. Iago abandons his master to start over, and soon finds himself back in Agrabah. Aladdin decides to take in the former villain after the parrot saves him from some vengeful thieves. When Jafar is freed from the lamp by Abis Mal, a foolish thief with a grudge against Aladdin, the evil genie unfolds his plan to destroy Aladdin and everyone the boy loves.

* LoopholeAbuse: Because he's now bound by the rules of the genie, Jafar can't kill Aladdin directly. So he has to rely on proxies and indirect assassination attempts so that he technically doesn't lay a finger on Al. This can be stretched pretty far, though, like dangling Aladdin and his friends over a pool of lava, or teleporting Abis Mal to the bottom of the ocean and just waiting for him to drown.

* LoopholeAbuse: Because he's now bound by the rules of the genie, Jafar can't kill Aladdin directly. So he has to rely on proxies and indirect assassination attempts so that he technically doesn't lay a finger on Al. This can be stretched pretty far, though, like dangling Aladdin and his friends over a pool of lava.

* LoopholeAbuse: Because he's now bound by the rules of the genie, Jafar can't kill Aladdin directly. So he has to rely on proxies and indirect assassination attempts so that he technically doesn't lay a finger on Al.

* YouGotSpunk: Jafar tells a captured Jasmine whose face he has grabbed: "Mmmm such spirit." In response, Jasmine tries to bite him.

* AchillesHeel: Jafar, as a super-powerful genie, only has one weakness: He can be killed if his lamp is destroyed. Genie, being the resident genie, confirms this.

* ArcWords: Whenever it's pointed out that genies can't kill, this response appears: "[[FateWorseThanDeath You'd be surprised what you can live through]]."

** He also does it again after [[spoiler: Iago uses his last strength to knock his lamp into the lava pool]].

%%* TheBlank: “Hate to lose face in front of you guys.”
* CallBack: [[spoiler: Like in the first movie, Carpet falls to pieces by Jafar's magic during the climax, and is revived upon Jafar's defeat.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Downplayed. While some elements are more lighthearted (Abis Mal, Genie) Jafar's plan to [[spoiler:frame Aladdin for the murder of the Sultan, disguise himself as Jasmine to appear at the execution, and then kill Aladdin]] is pretty dark, especially since he gets within seconds of winning.

* [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Even Bad Birds Love Their Mamas]]: When Iago decides to redeem himself by trying to free Genie from the crystal ball prison, Abu goes off on an [[YourMother unintelligible rant]]. A genuinely pissed off Iago responds, "Hey! Do I insult ''your'' mother?"

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Jafar gets his lamp dropped in lava, has an electrifying seizure, then explodes into dust]]. When this movie was released onto DVD, Disney actually tweaked the animation in this scene from its original VHS release so that you don't see [[spoiler:Jafar's flashing skeleton]] until the very end of it (though, admittedly, this was largely done because the flashing would've been epilepsy-inducing).

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Jafar is killed off for real. The ''Aladdin'' canon continued with three seasons of [[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries a cartoon series]] as well as [[WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves a final movie]], all without bringing him back, even though he is a relatively popular Disney villain. He does return in a ''Hercules'' crossover episode, in which he's still technically dead.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: [[spoiler:In the final battle, Jafar petrifies Carpet when he and Aladdin try to reach Jafar's lamp. Carpet is shattered to dozens little pieces in the subsequent crash. Like in the previous film, Carpet regenerates after Jafar is defeated.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Aladdin tricking Jafar into becoming a genie saved the day in the first film. But when he gets loose in this film, Aladdin's created a foe with all of a genie's powers, none of the morals, and more than enough means to work around the three rules a genie must follow.

** In particular, Jafar-as-Jasmine appearing to taunt Aladdin moments before his execution is ''why'' the execution fails. Now knowing what's really going on, Aladdin is no longer resigned to his death and struggles to break free and warn the guards. This causes a minor delay as Razoul and the guards have to restrain him... which buys Iago the time he needs to free Genie (who then saves Aladdin at literally the last second).
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: After Jafar's death, all the destruction he caused is reversed, with the lava pit closing up, the palace repaired, and Carpet restored to life.]] Earlier in the film, ''Abis Mal'' of all people is wise about this possibly happening, as he suspects that freeing Jafar would make the treasure the evil genie conjured disappear.
* NothingCanStopUsNow: Near the end, Jafar has Aladdin and his friends at his mercy hanging over a lava pit. "Give it up, boy. You can never have my lamp, and there is no one here to save you this time." Cue Iago arriving to save the day.

* TechnicolorDeath: [[spoiler:When Jafar's lamp is destroyed, he catches a bad case of XRaySparks, then explodes into gold dust.]]

** "Forget About Love" starts in E major and shifts down to C-sharp major for the finale.
** "You're Only Second Rate (I'm Only Second Rate)" starts in B minor and shifts down to A-flat minor for the finale.