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| “ | ♪ In the palace, right here, lived a wicked wazir The advisor to Sultan Hamed. And this part-time magician, this amateur seer Wished his boss, the good sultan, dead. He was charming and slick, but unspeakably sick, this despicable parasite. What a villain, boo, hiss! Further proof, dears, that this is another Arabian night... ♪ |
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| ~ Lyrics describing Jafar from a demo of "Arabian Nights". |
| “ | Let's not be too hasty, my simple-minded friend. It's not enough that we simply destroy Aladdin. After all.. there are things so much worse than DEATH. (maniacal laughter) | „ |
| ~ Jafar, after learning that Abis Mal wants to have revenge on Aladdin as well and warning him not to underestimate Aladdin's intelligence. |
Jafar is the main antagonist of Disney's Aladdin franchise.
He was once the Royal Vizier of Agrabah, who presented himself as the Sultan's most trusted and loyal advisor, but was in fact a power-hungry sorcerer who desired to gain possession of a magical lamp and its all-powerful Genie in order to become the new sultan of Agrabah, overthrowing the original one, and win the heart of his daughter, Princess Jasmine. He also serves as the arch-nemesis of the titular character, Iago's former boss and owner, the former employer of Gazeem, and the former master of Abis Mal.
With an elegant, yet cheeky approach to villainy, coupled with a dry sense of humor and menace, Jafar is among Disney's most renowned villains, and he would later be featured as a primary member of the Disney Villains franchise.
In all of Jafar's appearances, he was voiced by Jonathan Freeman, who also voiced Paimon and Cash Buckzo in Helluva Boss and Eli Excelsior Pandarus in American Dragon: Jake Long.
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Appearance[]
Jafar is a tall, slender man dressed in extravagant clothing. He is always seen carrying a gold, ruby-eyed, cobra-headed staff to supplement his magical powers. Jafar has a twisted black goatee and a faint mustache, as well as gray eyeliner. He is supposed to be designed as ugly, and Genie makes this obvious when he refers to him as "a tall, dark, sinister, ugly man". Apparently, he is completely bald, as evidenced by when he removes his beggar disguise, acting as the only time Jafar did not wear his distinctive headdress, although it was never made clear whether he is naturally bald or if he shaved his head for the disguise. Jafar was animated by Andreas Deja, who also used the character, Maleficent, from Sleeping Beauty and the voice actor, Jonathan Freeman, as the basis for Jafar's design.
As the Royal Vizier, Jafar wears a black robe that reaches the ground over top a red garment with bell sleeves. Underneath this second garment, Jafar wears yet another shirt, this one black with very close-fitting sleeves that reach his wrists. The shoulders of his outer robe are pointed and connect to a long, billowing black cape with a red interior. His slippers are copper and the tips curl inward. A maroon sash is tied around his waist. He also wears an odd peach garment that covers his neck, the back of his head, and his chest. He sports a distinctive black headdress, seemingly a type of mitre, with a thin yellow pattern wrapping around the middle, what seems to be a ruby set in the front, and a red feather placed just above it. The headdress itself is apparently made out of metal, as evidenced by the hollow sound it made when Iago briefly knocked on it while trying to get Jafar to calm down from a laughing fit due to thinking he went insane (not realizing he was actually laughing because he realized that not only did the lamp actually survive, it is actually in close proximity due to Prince Ali (or rather, Aladdin) owning it). More maroon cloth hangs from the mitre, draping over Jafar's shoulders.
After wishing to become the Sultan, Jafar's body attire becomes white, and his usual headdress is replaced by the Sultan's, except the top plume becomes red rather than blue. Then after wishing to become a sorcerer, Jafar's wardrobe goes to a more exaggerated form of his original attire, with a headdress sporting horn-like protrusions. It does not have a red feather on it as it is used to, only conserves the ruby on the front. The shoulders of his outer robe are even pointer and maintain a higher position than before. His maroon sash on his waist gains yellow stripes. Here, he regains his iconic snake staff, but notably with an open fanged mouth that fires beams of magic on command.
During his fight with Aladdin, Jafar transforms himself into a gigantic, monstrous, kaiju-sized cobra. His cobra form has blood-red eyes with black slits, a yellow underbelly and a black back. He has a hood like any cobra would, with a dark-red underside with two red dots on each side.
Once Jafar makes his third wish to become an all-powerful genie, he takes on a form resembling Genie himself, with some differences. Jafar's skin becomes red, his ears become pointed, his right ear gains a gold piercing (which changes from dangling to a loop in the second film), his hair becomes tied in a topknot, and his eyes become completely yellow (although there are instances where Jafar gains pupils, such as in "You're Only Second Rate"). He displays a muscular physique as well as five-fingered hands with black claws (compared to Genie, who has four-fingers) with black sharp claws, and is mostly seen with a red wisp instead of legs (during the same song as before. He is also shown with muscular legs and feet bearing the same black claws and the red-violet sash on his waist that is shown in his genie smoke form is revealed to be the top of a loincloth (in comparison to Genie's trousers and turned up shoes) which is the only article of clothing that he wears in this form). When he is in his normal human form, Jafar wears a slight recolor of his sorcerer outfit, with red more prominent than before. Interestingly, his sash on his waist is seen black instead of being red. He retains his snake staff. When he guest appeared in an episode of Hercules, he regains his regular sorcerer outfit.
Personality[]
| “ | You're speechless, I see. A fine quality in a wife. | „ |
| ~ Jafar to Jasmine. |
Jafar is portrayed as an immoral, cunning, perfidious and ruthless sorcerer who will not hesitate to eliminate anybody that he perceives as a threat to his own sinister designs. Like numerous clinically diagnosed psychopaths, Jafar wears a metaphorical mask of normalcy throughout the film, establishing himself as a calm schemer and gaining the trust of those around him, despite his rather untrustworthy and treacherous behavior, as he was unsympathetic and cruel towards his fellow conspirators or henchmen, especially Gazeem or Iago on occasion. Even with this mask, Jafar's psychopathic tendencies tend to seep through and become apparent to the viewer. He is also proven to be quite sadistic and merciless, as he enjoys putting people in suffering, such as demoting Jasmine and her father as servants after claiming as the new Sultan, and attempts to have Aladdin crucified so many times with plenty of laughs. Though, this all ended up in failure. In addition, Jafar appears to lack sense of personal space, as he tends to either lean in or stand too close to people such as Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, and the Sultan.
In addition, in The Return of Jafar, Jafar was not outside of using loopholes to bypass the ban on Genies killing people via having Abis Mal arrange Aladdin's crucify for him or using the environment to have death becomes an oppressive inevitability during the final battle, and was proven to not mind the Genies can’t kill rule because "you'd be surprised at what you can live through", implying he could torment people to the fullest extent without slaughtering them. He is also proven to be quite narcissistic and egotistical, due to his desire for power and his manipulations towards the Sultan. It is not until Jafar gains control of the Genie's lamp that he fully shows his true colors, becoming very prideful, traitorous, manipulative and ill-tempered with his subjects after usurping power from the Sultan. However, it is this power-hungry behavior that leads to Jafar's downfall, as Aladdin tricks him into using his third wish to become an omnipotent and transcendental genie, unaware of the life inside the lamp that he has to endure now.
Despite his psychopathic and deranged behavior, Jafar has a somewhat entertaining and comical edge that helps to add some humanity to his character, for example proclaiming "Eww..." when contemplating decapitation, an unusual trait in a Disney villain. He is also very scathing and censorious, as he criticizes Aladdin for choosing to deceive Jasmine into thinking he was a prince instead of being honest with her, as he believed Jasmine would never give him the time of day if she knew who he truly was. In the face of his villainy, Jafar was friendly and decent to Iago as the two of them seemed to have a genuine friendship as Jafar treated Iago as a partner in crime rather than an incompetent minion and he didn’t double-cross Iago after he become Sultan. Jafar was also ready to forgive Iago in the sequel despite Iago leaving Jafar trapped in the lamp.
He is also very close to his twin sister, Nasira, and he relishes on her plot to revive him, so that they can rule the world together, even warning her to be cautious of Aladdin's rational thinking and the Genie's power. In the episode "The Citadel", it was told that Jafar feared a ruthless sorcerer named Destane, who was the former King of the Black Sand and master of Mozenrath; Iago explained Destane proved to be far more dangerous, that even Jafar decided to stay away from him to avoid invoking Destane's wrath. Furthermore, Jafar has a sense of humor himself, spurting several puns in a row while keeping Aladdin and his friends from getting the lamp during the film's climax ("Your time is up.", "Don't toy with me.", "Things are unraveling fast now, boy.", "Get the point?", "I'm just getting warmed up."), as pointed out by Hades in "Hercules and the Arabian Night". This sense of humor doesn’t carry over in the sequel at all, which aimed to make Jafar darker than usual.
Jafar's Lamp
He is also shown to be somewhat abusive and cantankerous towards his minions, as evidenced by his interactions with Iago and, later, Abis Mal. Ultimately, this proves to be his final downfall, as Iago ends up turning against him twice by eliminating Jafar's magic lamp, resulting in his demise. This abuse heavily carries over to other characters in the film, especially during the climax as, following his hostile rise to power, Jafar quickly used his newfound abilities to ruthlessly torment Jasmine, the Sultan, Aladdin, and Genie via physical abuse, humiliation, slavery, and other forms of sadistic torture, which he openly showed amusement in right away.
Like some villainous characters from other franchises, Jafar is attracted to a beautiful teenage girl who is a protagonist. Here, he is attracted to Princess Jasmine, but primarily for her good-looking body, and not for Jasmine herself as a person. His final wish was for Jasmine to fall desperately in love with him so he could make her his queen in the first place (he and Iago planned on slaughtering her as soon as he became Sultan for the first time, but at some time later he declined to slaughter her, instead sparing her life); he creates a golden crown for her from her shackles to do so with a wave of his hand at first, saying a girl as beautiful as her "should be on the arm of the most powerful man in the world". Much earlier, though, he says in what we would consider being a sexist manner that Jasmine's speechlessness is a "fine quality in a wife".
Powers and Abilities[]
Jafar's Snake Staff
| “ | You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth? | „ |
| ~ Jafar to Aladdin. |
Many viewers mistakenly believe that Jafar lacks magical abilities besides hypnosis in the early stages of Aladdin.However, this is incorrect. The reason Jafar does not display other magic skills early in the film is simply that he has no need for offensive spells at that point in the story due to the plot has not yet reached its climax ,not because he lacks sorcerous abilities. This misconception is disproven in House of Mouse, where Jafar demonstrates a variety of magical powers. Additionally, in numerous official Disney games, he is explicitly classified as a sorcerer, further confirming his magical prowess.
- Alchemy: In the demo for "Arabian Nights", he was mentioned to be a part-time magician as well as a seer, although he was specified to be an amateur in the latter job.
- Magic:In addition to hypnosis, Jafar possesses other magical abilities. In House of Mouse,several episodes suggest that his snake staff grants him powers beyond mere mind control. For instance, in Donald’s Lamp Trade, Jafar demonstrates his ability to instantly vanish in a cloud of purple smoke and transmute Donald into a big ham.In Mickey’s House of Villains,he is shown launching a magical energy attack at Mickey. Furthermore, in Pete’s House of Villains,Jafar showcases his fire-based magic, using magical flames to attack Pete. Notably, Jafar wields his original snake staff in all these instances, indicating that he was already a highly capable sorcerer with a diverse range of magical abilities even before the Genie transformed him into the most powerful sorcerer in the world.
- Master of Disguise: Jafar was surprisingly effective at disguising himself when he was a regular human, as evidenced by his posing as an old prisoner to recruit Aladdin into retrieving the magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders. This disguise would reappear during "Hercules and the Arabian Night", where he posed as a beggar to trick Hercules into fighting Aladdin.
- Sorcery: After wishing to become the most powerful sorcerer in the world, Jafar received a new staff that granted him more power than any other magic-using human in existence. He could levitate objects, breathe fire, summon objects, and transform himself and others. In addition, he also was immune to the effects of fire, as evidenced by his passing through the flames generated by him unharmed immediately before transforming himself into a giant cobra. It is still unknown which magical skills he originally possessed and which were given to him by the Genie as a result of his second wish. However, as noted by Aladdin, his power was still nothing compared to a genie's.
- Phenomenal Cosmic Power: After making his final wish to become an all-powerful genie, Jafar became a being capable of commanding not only the world but the universe as a whole. However, in the same way as Genie, he was still bound by the rules of being a genie, meaning that he was unable to physically kill anyone, make people fall in love with each other or bring people back from the dead. He also was unable to travel outside the close proximity of his lamp. Plus, if anything destructive happened to his lamp, he would perish along with it, unless he was wished free from it. Despite this, some of his abilities as a genie—demonstrated in both his human and genie forms—were reality manipulation, teleportation of either himself or anyone and anything else, breathing underwater, superhuman strength, terrakinesis, summoning lightning bolts, superhuman endurance, shape-shifting, telekinesis, size-alteration, object conjuring, projecting fire, creating water tornadoes, and various usages of energy beams that were powerful enough to stun various opponents, in addition to the abilities he previously demonstrated in the first movie. However, after he was killed and later revived by Hades as a spirit in an episode of the Hercules animated series, Jafar no longer has his genie powers, but remains as a powerful sorcerer, and also demonstrated the ability to generate monsters, and was nigh-immortal so long as he had his staff.
- Intelligence: For the most part, Jafar is shown to be quite intelligent. He can manipulate and think of his wicked plans and he can psychologically and/or emotionally manipulate people, especially Aladdin and his friends. However, due to himself being blinded by his lust for power or selfishness, he doesn’t always think things thoroughly, as shown when he noticed too late that he was tricked by Aladdin into becoming a genie or when he decided to protect his lamp by creating a pool of lava that his lamp could be easily destroyed. This further shows that he was not protecting his lamp with caution when battling the heroes.
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Quotes[]
Aladdin[]
| “ | Jafar: You are late. Gazeem: A thousand apologies, oh patient one. Jafar: You have it, then? Gazeem: I had to slit a few throats, but I got it. (He holds the scarab piece. Jafar reaches for it) Gazeem: Uh-uh-uh.... the treasure. (Iago steals the scarab piece.) Jafar: Trust me, my pungent friend. (grabs piece) You'll get what's coming to you. Iago: "What's coming to you! AWK!" |
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| ~ Jafar meeting up with a thief named Gazeem and promising that he will be rewarded for his services, also his first lines. |
| “ | Jafar: At last, after all my years of searching... The Cave of Wonders. Iago: (squawks) Cave of Wonders! Gazeem: By Allah. Jafar: Now, remember: Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine. |
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| ~ Jafar telling Gazeem to go into the Cave of Wonders. |
| “ | Yes. Only one may enter. I must find this one, this... diamond in the rough. | „ |
| ~ Jafar planning to find the Diamond in the rough to retrieve the lamp from the cave, which would be Aladdin. |
| “ | Your Majesty certainly has a way with dumb animals. Now, then. Perhaps I can divine a solution to this thorny problem. | „ |
| ~ Jafar offering to help the Sultan to find a new suitor for his daughter Jasmine. |
| “ | Calm yourself, Iago. Soon I will be sultan, not that addlepated twit. | „ |
| ~ Jafar to Iago in Aladdin. |
| “ | Let's have the guards extend him an invitation to the palace, shall we? | „ |
| ~ Jafar |
| “ | Jafar: Sadly, the boy's sentence has already been carried out. Jasmine: What sentence? Jafar: Death. By beheading. |
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| ~ Jafar telling Jasmine that the guards have already sentenced Aladdin. |
| “ | Jafar: Perhaps there can be more. Aladdin: I'm listening. Jafar: There is a cave, boy. A Cave of Wonders. Filled with treasures beyond your wildest dreams. Abu: Oooh...! Jafar: Treasure enough to impress even your princess, I'd wager. |
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| ~ Jafar disguised as an old-timed beggar manipulating Aladdin in his prison. |
| “ | Aladdin: So why would you share all this wonderful treasure with me? Jafar: I need a young pair of legs and a strong back to go and after it. |
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| ~ Jafar to Aladdin. |
| “ | Jafar: [reads] If a princess has not chosen the husband by the appointed time, then the sultan shall choose FOR her. Sultan: But Jasmine hated all those suitors. How could I choose someone she hates? Jafar: Not to worry, my liege. There is more. [clears throat, then reads again] If in the event a suitable prince cannot be found, the princess must then be wed to... [pauses] Interesting. Sultan: What? Who? Jafar: The Royal Vizier. That would be... me. |
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| ~ Jafar reading a scroll made by himself to convince the Sultan. |
| “ | Jafar: Just... where did you say you were from? Prince Ali: Oh, uh, much farther than you've traveled, I'm sure. Jafar: Try me. |
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| ~ Jafar to Prince Ali. |
| “ | I think it's time to say goodbye to Prince Aboo-boo. | „ |
| ~ Jafar seeing Prince Ali as a rival for Jasmine's hand in marriage and plotting to secretly have him killed. |
| “ | I'm afraid you've worn out your welcome, Prince Aboo-boo. Make sure he's never found. | „ |
| ~ Jafar revealing his true nature to Prince Ali and ordering the guards to ensure that no one finds him. |
| “ | This is not done yet, Boy! | „ |
| ~ Jafar, before he escapes after Aladdin exposes him. |
| “ | Prince Ali is nothing more than that ragged urchin, Aladdin! He has the lamp, Iago. But you are going to relieve him of it. | „ |
| ~ Jafar giving Iago command to distract Aladdin. |
| “ | Jafar: I am your master now. Genie: I was afraid of that. Jafar: Genie, grant me my first wish! I wish to rule on high.. AS SULTAN!! |
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| ~ Jafar making his first wish of becoming the new sultan and rule Agrabah. |
| “ | Sultan: Jafar, I order you to stop! Jafar: Ah, but there’s a new order now... MY order. Finally, you will bow to me! Jasmine: We will never bow to you! Iago: Why am I not surprised!? Jafar: If you won't BOW before a sultan, THEN YOU WILL COWER BEFORE A SORCERER! GENIE! My second wish! I WISH TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL SORCERER... IN THE WORLD!!! |
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| ~ Jafar rising to power as he declares his rule over Agrabah while also making his second wish. |
| “ | ♪So Ali turns out to be merely Aladdin! Just a con, need I go on? Take it from me. His personality flaws. Give me adequate cause. To send him packing on a one-way trip so his prospects take a terminal dip! His assets frozen, the venue chosen is the ends of the earth! WHOOPEEEEE!! So long! Ex-Prince Aliiiiii-EEEEEEEEEEEE-!♪ HAHAHAHAHAHA! AAAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! |
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| ~ Jafar singing a villainous reprise of “Prince Ali” before laughing maniacally and losing whatever sanity he has left in him after banishing Aladdin, Abu and The Magic Carpet to the Arctic to freeze to death. |
| “ | Jafar: It pains me to see you reduced to this, Jasmine. A beautiful desert bloom such as yourself should be on the arm of the most powerful man in the world. What do you say, my dear? Why with you as my queen... Jasmine: Never! Jafar: I'll teach you some respect! No.. Genie, I have decided to make my final wish. I wish for Princess Jasmine to fall desperately in love with me. Genie: Ah, master. There are a few adenas and some quick pro-gos. Jafar: Don't talk back to me, you big blue lout! You will do what I order you to do, slave! Jasmine:Jafar.. I couldn't help noticing how.. incredibly handsome you are. (Genie's jaw drops) Jafar: That's better. Now, pussycat, tell me more about myself. |
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| ~ Jafar vs. Jasmine and Genie. |
| “ | That was... (sees Aladdin) You!! How many times do I have to kill you boy? | „ |
| ~ Jafar after realizing that Aladdin is still alive. |
| “ | A snake, am I? Perhaps you'd like to see how SSSSSSSSSSSSSNAKE-LIKE I CAN BE! | „ |
| ~ Jafar transforming into a giant snake, his voice reflecting his new serpent form. |
| “ | Jafar: You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth? Iago: Squeeze him Jafar. Squeeze him like a--awk! (Iago was hit by Genie.) Jafar: Without the genie, boy, you're nothing. Aladdin: The Genie has more power than you ever have! Jafar: What? Aladdin: He gave you your power! He can take it away! Genie: Al, what are you doing? Why are you bringing me into this? Aladdin: Face it, Jafar! You're still just second best! Jafar: You're right. His power does exceed my own... But not for long. Genie: He's a little punch drunk. One too many hits with a snake. Jafar: Slave, I make my third wish. I wish to be an all-powerful GENIE!!! |
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| ~ Jafar before making his third wish. |
| “ | Yes.. YES.. THE POWER.. (laughs maniacally as Aladdin frees Jasmine from the hourglass) THE ABSOLUTE.. POWER!! | „ |
| ~ Jafar upon transforming into a Genie. |
| “ | THE UNIVERSE IS MINE TO COMMAND!! TO CONTROOOOOOOL!! | „ |
| ~ Jafar declaring himself as the ruler of the universe. |
| “ | Aladdin: Not so fast, Jafar! Aren't you forgetting something? Jafar: Huh? Aladdin: You wanted to be a genie? You got it! Jafar: (cuffs form around his hands) WHAT?! Aladdin: And everything that goes with it! Jafar: (getting sucked inside of the lamp) NOOOOOOOO!! NOOOOOOOO!! Iago: I'm gettin' outta here, I- Aladdin: Phenomenal cosmic powers.. (A screaming Jafar gets sucked inside the lamp, as Iago flies away. Jafar grabs onto Iago's tailfeathers) Iago: Come on, you're the genie! I DON'T WANT TO- (gets sucked inside of the lamp alongside Jafar) |
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| ~ Jafar realizing that a genie without a master is doomed to live inside of a lamp, before he and Iago get trapped inside of his own. |
| “ | Jafar: Get your blasted beak out of my face! Iago: Oh, shut up, you moron! Jafar: Don't tell me to shut up! |
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| ~ Jafar's last words in Aladdin. |
The Return of Jafar[]
| “ | Spare me your prattling, Iago! Are we out, yet?! | „ |
| ~ Jafar's first line of dialogue. |
| “ | I AM FREE!! Free to exact vengeance upon he who has imprisoned me! (attempts to leave but can't as his shackles prevent him from leaving the proximity of his lamp) It is the curse of the lamp. All the power in the universe and I am bound by the rules of the genie!!! Which means I can't KILL that upstart Aladdin, unless... I have someone arrange it for me. Take me to Agrabah at once!! (Abis Mal babbles in fear) I suppose I am a bit too much for his limited mind. (changes into his human form) I trust you'll find me a little less overwhelming now? (Abis Mal: You're...the genie?) You are astonishingly perceptive. | „ |
| ~ Jafar being released from his lamp by Abis Mal in The Return of Jafar. |
| “ | Abis Mal: Are you nuts? You saved him! He was this close to being a greasy little smear on the rocks! Jafar: Look, you little-! (calmly) I mean, my dear Abis Mal, if you remember the plan, it is not yet time for the boy to meet his end. Abis Mal: Um,... I knew that. Jafar: Soon, our revenge will be complete, and you shall have your third wish. Abis Mal: (gleefully) Oh, boy, the little wishy! (giggles) Jafar: And you, Iago! You have done well. Iago: (remorsefully) Please... Don't mention it. |
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| ~ Jafar telling Abis Mal that it's not yet the time for Aladdin to meet his end. |
| “ | TRAITOR!!!!!! | „ |
| ~ Jafar almost getting attacked by his former Assistant Iago, then trying to to kill him for his betrayal then zapping him right against the Rock wall, breaking his wings & other parts of His body thus watching Iago almost die on that spot. |
| “ | Good help is so hard to find these days, isn't it, Aladdin?! (laughs evilly until he spots Iago kicking his lamp into the magma) MY LAMP! NOOOOOOO!!!! | „ |
| ~ Jafar's last words in The Return of Jafar moments before his death. |
Hercules and the Arabian Night[]
"I had a minion. A treacherous parrot!" - Jafar referencing Iago and his betrayal from The Return of Jafar.
"No! It can't be! NOOOOOOOOO!" - Jafar's last words before his second death.
House of Mouse[]
| “ | It's midnight. I've got a trick for Mickey Mouse! Sorry, Minnie, but we don't want to be dull villains on Halloween. | „ |
| ~ Jafar in Mickey's House of Villains. |
| “ | Jafar: And how could a Mere show mouse offer me such a prize? Mickey: Don't worry, I'm amouse at my word. I'll deliver. Jafar: Iago, Let's work some magic! |
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| ~ Jafar wondering about his reward Mickey is offering, and following his command to bring back the house of mouse resteraunt in House of Mouse. |
| “ | Jafar: Allow me to cast a spell. Salago- Iago: Doola! Jafar: Menchicka Iago: boola Jafar: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Put'em Iago: Together Jafar: And what have you Iago: Got? Jafar: Bibbidi... Iago: Bobbidi... Jafar: Boo! Iago: Now salago-doola means Jafar: Menchicka boole-roo Iago: But the thingmabob Jafar: That does the job Iago: bibbidi... Jafar: bobbidi Jafar & Iago: boo! Jafar: Salago-doola Iago: Menchicka boola Jafar: Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo Jafar & Iago: Put 'em together And what have you got? Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo! Iago: Bibbidi... Jafar: Bobbidi... Jafar & Iago: Boo! [maniacal laughter] |
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| ~ Jafar and Iago stealing Cinderella's Fairy Godmother's song "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!". |
| “ | Read my lips and come to grips with the reality! | „ |
| ~ Jafar's article stubs quote; telling the editor to have the written article expanded |
Trivia[]
- He is ranked #2 in the Top 30 Disney Villains by the UltimateDisney.com website in 2004, second only to Maleficent.
- In the House of Mouse episode, "House of Magic", Jafar and Iago use the famous magic spell, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, to return the House of Mouse after Daisy Duck magically causes it to vanish, and were tricked by Mickey to receive "Agrabah" as a reward for their good deeds.
- Jafar also appeared in the 2001 direct-to-video film, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, as one of the Disney Villains who celebrate Christmas, and he's even shown in the music song, "The Best Christmas of All", as one of its notable singers, singing it with his fellow villains alongside with many Disney heroes. Also, Jafar and Iago (as well as their enemies, Genie, Carpet, Abu, and all of the Disney characters in the House of Mouse) are all insulted when Donald Duck refuses to change his bad mood towards Christmas.
- On February 26, 2014, when Aladdin was turned into a Broadway musical, Jonathan Freeman had voiced Jafar in his every appearance, so he returned to play the character onstage. In fact, he's the only Disney voice actor with this honor.
- Patrick Stewart was originally going to voice Jafar, but scheduling conflicts with Star Trek: The Next Generation forced him to turn it down.
- In the deleted song, "Why Me", from the original, as well as the restored version of the scene in the Broadway musical, it's implied that Jafar was bullied and considered a street rat.
- Jafar is currently the only Disney villain who dies in his second film. However, John Ratclife could've also been executed offscreen, due to his treason in Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, and Captain Hook (along with the other pirates) could've been devoured by the Octopus offscreen at the end of Return to Never Land.
- Due to his death in The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves is the only film where Jafar doesn't appear and isn't the main antagonist.
- Jafar is the icon of the article stubs template. His line telling the editor to improve the article is in reference telling Aladdin to “read his lips and come to grips with reality” during the reprise of the Prince Ali song.
- Jafar is also one of the few Disney villains to return for the sequel, along with Governor Ratcliffe, Captain Hook, Shere Khan, Kaa, Lady Tremaine, and Cruella De Vil.
- Jafar acts as a dark counterpart to Aladdin. Both men have the shared desire of living in a very luxurious life within the Palace of Agrabah, to which a factor for that is the shared goal of living the life they want in the palace. However, while Aladdin just wanted to live in a more satisfactory life as a former peasant himself, Jafar's actual aim is immense power. Additionally, Aladdin thinks about others even while he's pursuing his overall goal, including Abu, Jasmine, the Genie and the Sultan, whereas Jafar has limited regard for anyone else, not even his former pet and sidekick Iago, but himself. If Aladdin focused too much solely on his personal goals and didn't consider the lives of others, he would've ended up like Jafar.
External Links[]
- Jafar on the Disney Wiki
- Jafar on the Aladdin Wiki
- Jafar on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki
- Jafar on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki
- Jafar on the VS Battles Wiki
- Jafar on the Wikipedia
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