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Cassim

Voiced by: John Rhys-Davies (speaking), Merwin Foard (singing) ^{Other voice actors}

The enigmatic leader of the Forty Thieves, making him the titular King of Thieves. He leads his band to attack Aladdin and Jasmin's wedding, hoping to steal the scepter of the Oracle.

Investigating leads Aladdin to the discovery that the King of Thieves is his own long-lost father, who abandoned him and his mother years ago in hopes of finding the legendary Hand of Midas, a mystical artifact that resides on the Vanishing Isle and which can turn anything it touches into solid gold.

In his obsession with finding it and thusly giving his family all the wealth they could ever dream of, he all but forgot about his family, returning only after his wife died and his son had vanished — unbeknownst to him, having made his own living as a street rat of Agrabah.

Adaptation Name Change: In the original story, Aladdin's father's name was Mustafa. Here, it's Cassim.
Adaptational Badass: The Cassim in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves was a simple farmer who couldn't even remember two sentences, nothing like the cunning, charming, and dashing King of Thieves this version is.
Adaptational Villainy: While Cassim was no saint in the original story, he certainly wasn't the leader of a band of unrepentant thieves infamous throughout the land.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: That being said, this Cassim is treated far more sympathethically here. He's a thief, sure, but he's affable, has a justifiable and tragic motivation, treats his underlings fairly, and follows a code. In contrast, most versions of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves have Cassim as a greedy farmer who covets his brother Ali's newfound wealth and forces him to give up the secret of the cave.
Anti-Villain: He's a hypocrite, a criminal, and the leader of a band of unrepentant thieves. And while Cassim claims that he would never hurt the innocent, he's more than willing to use brute force to intimidate everyone at Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding for the sake of stealing the Oracle's scepter. That said, he's doing all of it to find the Hand of Midas to make sure that his family is never wanting for money again, and laments that his lust for treasure has cost him more than he could have known. And once he finds out that Aladdin is his son, Cassim does everything in his power to keep his boy safe. As Iago puts it at the end of the movie: "You're a good guy, Cassim. But not too good."
Archnemesis Dad: Zigzagged. He and Aladdin first meet when Cassim leads the Forty Thieves to loot Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding, and they briefly fight for the Oracle's scepter. While this is going on, Aladdin only knows Cassim as "the King of Thieves", not knowing that Cassim is his father. By the time they actually learn that they're father and son, Cassim no longer poses a threat to Aladdin at all, though their relationship is still strained with mistrust.
Badass Arm-Fold: One of his standard poses.
Baritone of Strength: His deep, booming voice cements his commanding presence and leadership capabilities.
Badass Longrobe: Cassim wears a magnificent blue robe.
Badass Normal: He's been adventuring for a long time, and keeps up even with the more exotic of his thieves.
Benevolent Boss: With the exception of Sa'Luk, Cassim is highly respected and admired by the Forty Thieves. He confides in Iago that he likewise considers them to be his family, and would never cut them out of a deal.
Beyond Redemption: Deconstructed. While Aladdin tries to believe that Cassim will change, Cassim attempting to steal the Oracle for the second time means Aladdin concludes that his father is too far gone to help. But Cassim feels much the same, and believes that since he's gone this far, he may as well just keep going. It's not that Cassim doesn't want to change his ways, it's that he feels as though he is too deep in the life of a criminal to just quit. Cassim has a fierce determination to find the ultimate treasure, but at the expense of his own morals, and even at the expense of the family he's ostensibly doing all of it for. Even by the end of the film, when Aladdin and Cassim have come to a mutual understanding, Cassim still keeps being a criminal and still doesn't end up as a part of his son's life.
The Charmer: When he meets Jasmine, Cassim says that Aladdin "must have been born under a lucky star" to meet someone like Jasmine. A grinning Jasmine replies that Cassim is "most definitely Aladdin's father" with the way he can turn on the charm.
Chronic Villainy: In spite of attempts to reform, Cassim is too far gone in the life of a criminal to just turn back, as shown when Cassim attempts to steal the oracle's scepter despite having palace life laid out before him. This is why the oracle tells Aladdin that his father is trapped within the world of the Forty Thieves. Cassim isn't literally trapped, he's metaphorically trapped. Even at the end of the film when Cassim has made peace with Aladdin, he doesn't stop being a criminal.
Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: He was designed to resemble an Iraqi Sean Connery.
Composite Character: He is a fusion of Aladdin's late father Mustafa, Cassim, and the chief bandit of the Forty Thieves.
Cool Old Guy: He's an older man... who's also the leader of the most renowned band of thieves in the Arabic world.
Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: He explains to Aladdin that he left to find an ancient treasure and secure a fortune for his wife and son. His refusal to come back empty-handed meant he kept searching and stealing for years, and by the time he did come back he could not find his loved ones and was too deep in the criminal underworld to easily back out.
Dark and Troubled Past: Due to his family's struggles, Cassim left Agrabah in hopes of giving them a better life. But, it took longer than expected, since when he came back to Agrabah, his wife was dead and his son was missing. Out of despair over losing his family, he decided to leave Agrabah for good and eventually became the leader of the Forty Thieves.
Dark Is Not Evil: Proudly calls himself the King of Thieves, leads a thieves band, and dresses up similar to how you'd expect a thief to dress, but he's determined to never hurt an innocent and only became a thief because he wanted to give his family a better life.
Deadpan Snarker: Where do you think Al got it from?
Determinator: He's certainly committed to his goal of finding the Hand of Midas because he refused to come back to his family empty-handed, but it's even to his own detriment. Cassim is willing to give up everything to find this treasure, including his own family, despite the fact that Cassim was ostensibly doing it all for them.
Detrimental Determination: Cassim is driven as both the leader of the Forty Thieves and as a great thief. But in giving up so much to find the Hand of Midas, he's too stubborn to admit that he should have backed out years ago. By the time the movie starts, he's lost his wife, abandoned his son, and is continuing on his quest mostly because he feels like he's gone too far to just stop looking now.
Disappeared Dad: To Aladdin. He set out to chase the Hand of Midas, but when he finally returned, his wife was dead and his son was gone, so he went back to the only thing he believed he had left.
Disc-One Final Boss: He's the initial leader of the Forty Thieves, but he is outmaneuvered and usurped by Sa'luk. He then teams up with Aladdin to take Sa'luk down.
Face–Heel Revolving Door: He starts as a heel before Aladdin knows that the King of Thieves and his father are the same person, turns face when agreeing to meet Jasmine, turns heel again when he conspires to steal the oracle with Iago, turns face again to stop Sa'luk, and ultimately ends as more of an Anti-Hero than a bad guy.
A Father to His Men: Though his men are, unlike himself, real bloodthirsty criminals at heart, Cassim never treats them as underlings, and they in turn respect him enough to reject Sa'luk's claim that Cassim betrayed them to Razoul and the palace guards. When he has the opportunity to leave after escaping Agrabah, he refuses to desert his men. Unfortunately, they've found themselves a new boss...
Feeling Their Age: During the climax, he struggles to keep up with the stunts required to reach the Hand of Midas and wishes he was twenty years younger.
Foil: Like Aladdin, Cassim has no problem sharing the wealth with his associates and values protecting innocents, but he is driven to obtain fantastic wealth somewhere out there in the wider world. Aladdin always saw being a thief as just a means for survival, so he was content to just get minor pocket change and a quick meal at most.
Good Colors, Evil Colors: He wears a black suit under an eyecatching blue hood and cape. Keeping consistent with the first film's color scheme that establishes blue as heroic, this highlights Cassim's Anti-Villain status.
In the Hood: Usually wears a hood and face mask to preserve his identity.
I've Come Too Far: He left home in order to get his beloved wife and son the wealth he thought they deserved, but he never had any luck getting it and didn't want all his efforts to be for nothing. As he said, the weeks turned into months, which then turned into years. By the time he finally returned home, his wife was dead and his son was nowhere to be found. And yet, in spite of all evidence that his pursuit of treasure wasn't worth it, Cassim keeps going anyway.
I Want Grandkids: Implied in the "Father and Son" song as he smiles brightly when Genie brings up his future grandchildren.
Jerkass Has a Point: Gently explains to Aladdin that he can't simply be rid of his thieving ways after doing it for so long.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Cassim prefers his criminal life to turning straight, but he also has proven to be brave, caring, and never willing to hurt innocents.
Karma Houdini: Thanks to Aladdin's help, Cassim escapes punishment from his attempted theft in Agrabah.
Know When to Fold 'Em:
- On his second attempt to steal the scepter, he's confronted by Razoul. Cassim draws a nearby sword, but wisely surrenders when he sees he's surrounded by archers.
- The crux of Cassim's character arc is learning that his determination to succeed at finding his treasure has ultimately cost him more than it's gained him. Cassim abandoned his son, left his wife to die, and was never there when his family needed him most. Ultimately, Cassim has to learn that his "ultimate treasure" wasn't worth the trouble.
Large Ham: Downplayed. His normal behavior is cool and collected, but when the mood strikes him, he can be very loud and theatrical. Best seen during his impassioned speech to Aladdin about the Hand of Midas, practically screaming at the top of his lungs while showing his son proof of its existence.
The Leader: Type Levelheaded. Cassim is the leader of the Forty Thieves, which consists of impulsive, amoral men who would harm anyone that gets in their way. As their stated leader, Cassim imposes a Never Hurt an Innocent rule on them and does cunning plans instead of violence to get what he wants.
Like Father, Like Son: Like Aladdin, he's a charming and quick-thinking trickster who prefers cunning to brute force, and despite his thieving ways he doesn't actually want to hurt people. The biggest difference being that Cassim never found a way out of the criminal lifestyle like Aladdin did and has been trapped there for so long he feels he can't leave. If Aladdin had never found the lamp and become a prince, he could have easily have ended up in a similar position to Cassim later in life.
Meaningful Name: In Arabic, his name means "divided". He can't reconcile the division between the caring father side of himself and the part of him that is the proud King of Thieves. See also Mythology Gag.
Metaphorically True: The Oracle explains to Aladdin that Cassim is trapped in the world of the Forty Thieves. Aladdin initially believes that this means that Cassim is a prisoner of the Thieves, only to learn that Cassim is "trapped" in that he has become their leader and is too bound-up in their lifestyle to extract himself. So much so that, at the end of the film, he leaves Agrabah with Iago to resume the life of a wandering adventurer/thief, because he knows he can never settle down again, even if his son wanted him to.
Motive Decay: He left Agrabah shortly after Aladdin was born in order to get his wife and son the wealth he thought they deserved in the form of the ultimate treasure the Hand of Midas, since it could theoretically never run out. But Cassim never had any luck finding it, and didn't want to come back home empty-handed. By the time Cassim finally returned to Agrabah, his wife was dead and his son was missing. And yet, Cassim stubbornly just kept going in trying to find the Hand of Midas, even though his motivation was now lost to him forever. By the time the movie starts, Cassim's reason for finding the treasure has gone from wanting his family to have limitless wealth to wanting the treasure because he can't let the entire pursuit be for nothing.
The Mourning After: He still deeply misses Aladdin's mother. Cassim notes that when he went back to Agrabah and couldn't find his family, he would have traded anything to get his wife back.
Mythology Gag: His name is shared with Ali-Baba's brother from the original story of the Forty Thieves. Like his namesake, he also became "trapped amongst the 40 Thieves"... although in a rather less terminal fashion.
Never Hurt an Innocent: It's his strictest rule, and something he made the Forty Thieves adopt after he became their leader. The other thieves didn't seem to have much of a problem with this... except Sa'luk, who complains that it made them "soft and weak".
Noble Demon: Steals things, but never from anyone who he thinks would be hurt by it, and has a strict honor code.
Notorious Parent: He is a master thief and Aladdin's father. With an occupation like that, is it any wonder he had to leave his son?
One Last Job: Cassim is given the chance to reunite with his son, abandon his thieving ways, and live in luxury as the father of the future sultan. But his obsession with the Hand of Midas is too strong and he agrees to continue the hunt with Iago. Though he promises that once he's gotten the Hand, he'll go straight, he's caught trying to steal the scepter by the royal guards, dashing that chance.
Papa Wolf: Said these words to Rasoul after giving the man a punch to the face.
"Keep your hands off my son."
Pay Evil unto Evil: It is how he defeats Sa'luk. He threw the Hand of Midas in a way that Sa'luk could only catch it by holding it onto the Golden Hand. Look at Cassim when Sa'luk basically told him I Lied about sparing Aladdin, he knew by that point he killed Sa'luk.
Reverse Psychology: When Aladdin is caught trespassing in the lair of the Forty Thieves, Sa'luk says he must be killed due to their rules on intruders, and indicates to the others that Cassim would be showing weakness if he said otherwise. Cassim casually agrees to let Aladdin be killed, but then suggests an alternative. He pretends to dismiss this new idea, which only gets the thieves more interested, including Sa'luk, before finally suggesting that Aladdin face their initiation challenge and join the Forty Thieves. The thieves are immediately on board with the idea, and while Aladdin is not completely out of danger yet, Cassim's manipulations at least give his son a fighting chance.
Rock Bottom: He describes the night he finally returned home as the absolute lowest point of his life. He couldn't find his wife and son anywhere, and he says he would've given anything to get back what he had lost.
Secondary Character Title: Downplayed. The third and final Aladdin movie has his son's name and his famous moniker. And as always, Aladdin is the protagonist while Cassim is the deuteragonist.
Shadow Archetype: He and Aladdin are nearly identical with many similar qualities but the biggest difference is Cassim represents what Aladdin would be like had he not found a way out of his criminal lifestyle.
Silver Fox: An older man with grey hair but still extremely attractive.
Spared by the Adaptation: In comparison to the original story. As Aladdin's father, his original counterpart died early.
Strong Family Resemblance: He's Aladdin with a beard and graying hair.
Token Good Teammate: Deconstructed. Being the only Anti-Villain and Noble Demon in a band of murderous, amoral criminals is not a good mix. As such, with Cassim away and Sa'luk's influence on the already villainous nature of the other thieves combined, Cassim is eventually betrayed.
We Can Rule Together: There's a strong vibe of this to his initial interactions with Aladdin. It honestly could have gone either way as Cassim was the king of thieves and Aladdin was heir to Agrabah. Averted in that Aladdin chooses to return and become Sultan of Agrabah rather than be a thief, and Cassim chooses to leave Agrabah and remain a roving thief rather than taint his son's new life.

Sa'luk

Voiced by: Jerry Orbach ^{Other voice actors}

A hulking and intimidating member of the Forty Thieves, Sa'luk remembers the "good old days" before Cassim enforced the "don't hurt the innocent" rule and yearns to lead the Thieves back to that lifestyle. Seemingly crucified when Aladdin is forced to join the Forty Thieves to save his own life, Sa'luk gets away and double crosses his former gang, then manipulates the remnants to force Aladdin and Cassim to lead him to the Hand of Midas.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: According to this behind-the-scenes snippet, it appears that when the Hand of Midas transforms him into a gold statue, he was meant to say "It's cursed! Cursed! No! Please!" in the first place.
Amazing Technicolor Population: His skin is grey.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: There's no question that he becomes the leader of the remaining Thieves due to his skills at fighting, and he retained his position in the Thieves prior to Aladdin by being able to kill any man who tried to join and take his place.
Ax-Crazy: Most ruthless and brutal of the Thieves and openly enjoys violence.
Bald of Evil: Evil and clean-shaven.
Big Bad: Of the third film. He's clearly a rival "king" among the Forty Thieves to Cassim and he's the one that's leading the group in the second half.
Blood Knight: He openly promises that the Forty Thieves will go back to implied murder and mayhem under his leadership, and he makes it clear that Cassim's "don't hurt the innocent" was why he hated working for him.
Charles Atlas Superpower: He's not the strongest member of the Forty Thieves, but he's certainly far stronger than any normal man. He is able to lift Aladdin off the ground without any effort, and even kills a shark with his bare hands.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Unlike the Lean and Mean scheming sorcerer Jafar was, Sa'luk is a brute who is more fascinated with stuffing his pockets than ruling a kingdom. And while Jafar actively targeted Aladdin and his allies, Sa'luk's conflict is mainly with Cassim, and he doesn't interact with or even acknowledge Aladdin when it doesn't involve his father. He's also this to a lot of the major villains in the TV series for similar reasons. Not that Sa'luk isn't capable of deception, but he relies on physically threatening people a lot more and doesn't possess anything in the way of magical abilities or engineering prowess.
Death by Irony:
- The Hand of Midas that he sought so hard to get turns him into a gold statue.
- He always criticizes Cassim for his code of honor believing that Virtue Is Weakness yet the most notable time Cassim shows his merciless side is when he threw the Hand of Midas to him and Sa'luk catches it by the golden hand. Cassim knew by then he killed Sa'luk.
Disney Death: Subverted. Aladdin causes him to fall off a cliff edge, a fate usually reserved for characters like Sa'Luk, though he manages to survive without any injuries.
Evil Counterpart: To Cassim, and it's the reason why he hates him. Cassim, as the leader of the Forty Thieves, has a strict honor code. Sa'luk, who wants to overthrow him and later succeeds, is ruthless and hates Cassim's Never Hurt an Innocent rule.
Evil Is Bigger: Much larger than Aladdin or even his former boss Cassim.
Evil Sounds Deep: Being voiced by Jerry Orbach, Sa'luk has a gruff but powerful baritone voice that matches both his malice and his physical prowess. He especially gets to show it off during his Villain Song.
Foil: He is the pure black to Cassim's complex grey. Where Cassim is A Father to His Men, Sa'luk does not hesitate to betray them all for revenge at only one. Where Cassim refuses to harm the innocent, he is brutal and needlessly cruel. They both suffer from a bad case of Gold Fever, but while Cassim finds something more important, Sa'luk is turned into the gold he craved.
Final Boss: The final antagonist faced by Aladdin in the entire franchise.
Genius Bruiser: While not as brainy or sly as Cassim, who easily manipulates him multiple times, Sa'luk is a lot more sneaky and capable of deception than he first seems.
I Lied: In the climax, he demands that Cassim toss him the Hand of Midas, threatening to slaughter Aladdin if Cassim doesn't comply. Cassim throws the Hand to him, but after catching it, Sa'luk decides that he'll take Aladdin's life anyway. It turns out that Cassim expected this and threw the Hand in such a way that Sa'Luk would have to catch it by the Hand itself instead of by the handle. By the time Sa'luk realizes what's going to happen to him, it's too late.
Jerkass: He is discourteous, treacherous, physically abrasive; check.
Killed Mid-Sentence: Cassim casually tosses him the Hand of Midas, which Sa'luk catches with his bare hands, but by the golden hand itself instead of the bronze handle. Sa'luk can only scream in horror as he is forcibly transformed into a gold statue, his Big "NO!" cut off once the magic reaches his face.
Knight of Cerebus: Sa'luk may not have supernatural powers like Jafar, but he is definitely almost as threatening. After surviving an apparent Disney Villain Death he kills a shark onscreen and the film takes a much darker turn when he sets his plot in motion. His death is also nightmarish.
Large and in Charge: After turning the other thieves against Cassim. It's also hinted that he used to be the leader before Cassim.
Lightning Bruiser: Tall and bulky, incredibly strong, and as agile as a monkey.
Manipulative Bastard: He sells out the Forty Thieves to Razoul, then neatly takes control of the handful who escaped by making them believe it was Cassim and Aladdin who betrayed them to the Agrabah authorities.
One-Man Army: During his Villain Song, he easily browbeats the remainder of the Forty Thieves into following him by physically dominating them all, proving he's stronger than any of them. A dose of manipulation helps as well.
The Resenter: He hates Cassim with a passion due to intense disapproval of the latter's leadership methods and principles.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He flees the wedding when faced with Genie and his powers, knowing it's suicide to even try going up against him.
A Sinister Clue: Wears his set of Wolverine Claws only on his left hand.
Slasher Smile: Sports some truly nasty ones during the movie.
The Starscream: He usurps control over the Forty Thieves and it's made clear during his Villain Song that he's always wanted to take control. He's even willing to hand over the majority of them to catch Cassim, presumably consigning them to death.
Taken for Granite: A variant with gold instead of stone is his fate when he catches the golden part of the Hand of Midas in his bare hand.
Terminal Transformation: Suffers a Death by Irony when he grabs the Hand of Midas, the artifact he forced Aladdin to retrieve - by the business end. He has just enough time to realize his mistake just before it transforms him into a lifeless gold statue.
Token Evil Teammate: The other thieves are amoral and murderous, but they generally get along with each other and value loyalty. Even those that are convinced to turn on Cassim look out for each other. Sa'luk is out for himself, gladly sells out most of the Forty Thieves for a chance at revenge against Cassim, and is using the remaining thieves as just a means to claim great treasure.
Tyrant Takes the Helm: Seizes control over the Forty Thieves after Cassim abandons them to head to Agrabah.
Villain Song: His is "Are You In Or Out?" along with the few remaining members of the Forty Thieves after the first verse. Sa'luk sings about the good old days before Cassim took over, which convinces the remaining thieves to throw their lot in with him. However, Sa'luk is doing this under false pretenses, as Sa'luk lies that Cassim told the guards of Agrabah the magic words to find their hideout. In reality, it was Sa'luk himself who did that.
Virtue Is Weakness: He's openly disgusted by Cassim's morality and gripes about how his leadership has weakened the Forty Thieves. When he takes over for himself, he makes it clear that Cassim's rule to Never Hurt an Innocent is being thrown out the window.
Sa'luk: Yes, Cassim, mercy would be so like you. Soft...and weak!
Walking Shirtless Scene: Rather like Aladdin, he basically wears nothing except an open vest, showing off his hulking torso.
Wolverine Claws: As can be seen in his page image, his favored weapons are essentially hooked claws worn like knuckle-dusters.
Wrestler of Beasts: Sa'luk kills a shark that tried to make a meal out of him using only his strength and Wolverine Claws.

The Forty Thieves

Voiced by: Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Jess Harnell, Clyde Kusatsu, Rob Paulsen (dialogue); Scott Barnes, Don Bradford, David Friedman, Paul Kendel, Peter Samuel, Gordon Stanley, Guy Stroman (singing)

A 40-man (38, not counting Cassim and Sa'luk) band of vicious criminals, thieves, killers and assorted scum that has spread terror throughout Arabia for years. Their crimes have been reigned in slightly under the leadership of Cassim, who has them focus on the rich and powerful while he searches for clues to the Hand of Midas, much to the frustration of Sa'luk.

Acrofatic: Both the Fat Thief, and the other larger thieves are surprisingly light on their feet, and can even dance, as shown in the "Welcome To The Forty Thieves" number.
Card-Carrying Villain: They're all very open about what a ruthless pack of cutthroats they are.
Dumb Muscle: The Fat Thief, he's shown as one of the physically strongest members, and is also... let's just say dull.
Enlightened Antagonist: One of the thieves is a Fakir who can levitate using a rope. In fact, he's the only member with any sort of supernatural power.
Evil Is One Big, Happy Family: Downplayed; the strength of the Thieves lie in the fact that they always have eachothers back and look out for one another, and to be fair, they seem to follow that creed for the most part. Problem is, the group also operates on the concept of Klingon Promotion, meaning that any of them can die at a moments notice, with their killer taking their place, and this has to be treated like no big deal for the gang to function.
Klingon Promotion: There can only be 40 thieves for whatever reason, and the only way to join is to kill a current member in combat.
No Name Given: None of the thieves are given any actual names except Cassim and Sa'luk, not even the ones with the most developed characterization, so descriptions usually go by their appearance, such as The Martial Artist, The Fakir, the Fat Thief, etc.
Psycho Knife Nut: Almost all the thieves use knives and blades of various sizes, but special mention goes to The Assassin, who's almost literally armed to the teeth with them, and is often shown using throwing knives.
Quirky Miniboss Squad: The whole band counts, but this trope really gets distilled to it's essence with the seven surviving thieves after Sa'luks betrayal.
Siblings in Crime: The Triplets, a trio of acrobatic thieves who appear to be identical triplets.
Token Minority: The Martial Artist is the only member who isn't middle-eastern. He's asian, fights unarmed with martial arts, and wears vaguely Mongolian clothes.
The Tooth Hurts: Played for Laughs with one member who gleefully exclaims that being an outlaw means you don't have to brush your teeth. His mouth only has a few broken and brown teeth left, a few of which shatter when he grins, much to the disgust of Aladdin and Abu.
What Happened to the Mouse?: 31 of the thieves get arrested by the palace guards thanks to Sa'luk, and aren't seen again for the rest of the movie. It's never shown what happens to them, though considering they're still guilty of everything they were arrested for, it probably wasn't pleasant.

The Oracle

Voiced by: C.C.H. Pounder ^{Other voice actors}

An enigmatic spirit who resides within an enchanted scepter that is unknowingly offered as a wedding gift to Jasmine and Aladdin, this mystical entity will answer with perfect clarity, but will only answer a single question for a single individual in their lives. Cassim and the Forty Thieves wish to retrieve her so they can use her to guide them to the Hand of Midas.

It Only Works Once: She is "bound by the Rule of One". A person may only ever ask a single question of her (intentionally or "thinking out loud"), after which she can never speak to them again.
Loophole Abuse: She reveals to Aladdin that his father is alive without counting that as his one question, since Aladdin technically didn't ask the Oracle about his father.
Lying by Omission: She tells Aladdin that his father, Cassim, is trapped within the world of the Forty Thieves. Well, he is. It's just that Cassim is not only there voluntarily, he's their leader, and what he's trapped by is his own greed.
Magic A Is Magic A: If someone asks a question of her, she'll tell them the answer, and the answer will always be true. However, whether or not the person intended to have the Oracle answer the question they spoke is irrelevant. This is shown when Iago was "thinking out loud" about why the Forty Thieves were only going for the scepter that held the Oracle, as opposed to all of the other treasures and gifts that were given to Aladdin and Jasmine at their wedding. Just because Iago didn't know about the Oracle's power doesn't mean she didn't answer his question.
Metaphorically True: Her answer to Aladdin to find his father was, "Follow the trail of the Forty Thieves. Your father is trapped in their world". Aladdin at first thinks that he's literally their prisoner but later realizes that he is "trapped" by his own greed.
The Omniscient: As the Oracle herself puts it, she sees "all that has been and all that will be".
The Oracle: Your question is mine to answer!
Prophet Eyes: As seen in the page image, she has no visible pupils or irises. And, of course, she is the Oracle.
Small Role, Big Impact: She only shows up a total of three times in the film, yet she's the one to reveal that Aladdin's father is alive, and lead to the MacGuffin for the Forty Thieves.
Voice of the Legion: Her voice reverberates whenever she talks.

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