List of Disney's Aladdin characters
The following is a list of characters that appear in Disney's Aladdin franchise, including the 1992 film, its direct-to-video sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, the television series, the live-action adaptation, and other spin-off projects.
Introduced in ''Aladdin''
Aladdin
Princess Jasmine
Genie
Jafar
Iago
Abu
Abu is Aladdin's kleptomaniac pet monkey. In Aladdin: The Series, he is a voice of dissent whenever he is dragged into Iago's schemes, though, over time, they go from enemies to friends after Iago's reformation. Abu was created by Disney employee Joe Grant, with animators filming monkeys at the San Francisco Zoo to study his movements. He is based on the thief of the same name from The Thief of Bagdad.In other media, Abu appears in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, the animated television series House of Mouse, and the mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.
In the 2019 film, Abu is depicted as a tufted capuchin.
Magic Carpet
The Magic Carpet is a sentient carpet that Aladdin finds in the Cave of Wonders' treasure room. It does not speak, instead expressing itself through pantomime and movements, as well as using its tassels as limbs. Though genderless, it is referred to with male pronouns due to the Arabic language using masculine pronouns by default.Carpet's design was maintained through CGI. Advances in CGI had progressed since the ballroom sequence in Beauty and the Beast, making it easier to animate Carpet 's texture and pattern regardless of which way it moved. Animator Randy Cartwright refused to resort to the anthropomorphic style of putting a face on a carpet, instead using body language to make Carpet more flexible and almost human. Computer artist Tina Price took Cartwright's outlined form and superimposed the Persian design, which could stretch, squash, and roll up without changing. According to film critic Leonard Maltin, this made Carpet's animation one of the best collaborations between traditional and technologically advanced animation to date.
It appears in the TV series, as well as in cameo appearances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Princess and the Frog.
It also appears in Kingdom Hearts in the world of Agrabah, acting as transport between the city of Agrabah and the Cave of Wonders after Sora frees it.
Carpet appears in the 2019 film.
Several Disney rides have been based on Carpet: The Magic Carpets of Aladdin at Adventureland in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, which simulates flight on a carpet, Flying Carpets Over Agrabah at Toon Studio in Walt Disney Studios Park in France, and Jasmine's Flying Carpets at Arabian Coast in Tokyo DisneySea.
The Sultan
The Sultan is Princess Jasmine's father and the pompous but kind ruler of Agrabah. Some aspects of the character were inspired by the Wizard of Oz, to create a bumbling authority figure.In the 2019 film, the Sultan's personality is more serious compared to his animated counterpart, but retains the original's kind and benevolent nature. His wife comes from the kingdom of Shirabad, which Jafar sought to conquer, and was murdered prior to the events of the film, causing him to keep Jasmine inside the palace to protect her. At the end of the film, he steps down from his position as the Sultan and passes it on to Jasmine.
Royal Guards
The Royal Guards serve as law enforcement, patrolling the palace and the streets of Agrabah.Razoul
Razoul is the Captain of the Royal Guards of Agrabah in the films and the TV series. He is named for layout supervisor Rasoul Azadani. He dislikes Aladdin because of all the trouble he's caused for the guards, but is loyal to the Sultan and Jasmine and takes his job seriously.In the 2019 film, Razoul is portrayed by Robby Haynes and has a reduced role as a chief city guard, with most of his role in the story being taken by Hakim.
Fazal
Fazal is a big fat guard and one of Razoul's lieutenants.Hakim
Hakim is a thin guard who is one of Razoul's lieutenants.In the 2019 film, Hakim is depicted as the head of the guards and Jafar's right-hand man, who worked for the Sultan while playing a similar role to Razoul. He redeems himself by the end of the film.
Nahbi
Nahbi is a short guard who is one of Razoul's lieutenants.Rajah
Rajah is Jasmine's pet Bengal tiger who displays dog and cat-like behavior. Unlike Abu, he is not anthropomorphized, but can understand human language and emotions.Rajah also appears in Ralph Breaks the Internet.
In the 2019 film, he bonds with Aladdin when he is in his Prince Ali disguise and is later imprisoned along with the guards. After Jafar is defeated, he is present at Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding.
The Peddler
The Peddler is a mysterious desert-faring merchant who appears at the beginning of the original film and in the ending of Aladdin and the King of Thieves. The Peddler scene was improvised by Williams, who was put in front of a table with props and began pitching them as products from a salesman's catalogue. Originally, the Peddler was intended to be the Genie, either masquerading as a human or having been turned into a human, but this was cut from the final film. Despite this, the directors of the film later revealed that the Peddler is still the Genie.The Peddler is seen at the end of Aladdin and the King of Thieves singing the epilogue as Aladdin and Jasmine pass him to see Cassim and Iago off.
He also appears in Disney's Aladdin, selling extra lives and wishes to the player, and in the Kingdom Hearts series, where he is voiced by Corey Burton.
In the 2019 film, the Peddler is the human form that Genie assumes after being freed from Aladdin's service.
Tiger God (Cave of Wonders)
The Tiger God is a giant head of a tiger made of sand and the guardian of the Cave of Wonders, who is awakened through the Scarab Medallion. Its job is to protect the Genie's lamp and give it to those who are worthy while eliminating those who are not. The treasures hoarded inside the cave are used to test those who are worthy to enter, as touching them will cause the Tiger God to eliminate them. It was portrayed by computer-generated imagery, following reference drawings by animator Eric Goldberg.After Jafar and Gazeem obtain both halves of the Scarab Medallion, it guides them to where the Cave of Wonders is. There, they awaken it and tells Gazeem that only a "Diamond in the Rough" to enter. However, Jafar fails to understand this and it kills Gazeem after attempting to enter the Cave at Jafar's instruction. Afterwards, it returns to its slumber, causing the Scarab Medallion halves to return to normal, but not before advising Jafar to search for a Diamond in the Rough. Jafar later reawakens the Tiger God, who has brought Aladdin and Abu with him, and allows Aladdin to enter since he is a Diamond in the Rough. After Abu touches a treasure near the lamp, they get trapped in the Cave after the Magic Carpet saves them from the hazards and the Tiger God returns to its slumber. Aladdin later tricks Genie into getting them out.
In the remake, the cave has a lion head-shaped stone entrance, rather than a tiger head rising from the sands, and does not move, except when swallowing unwanted visitors.
Gazeem
Gazeem is Jafar's criminal minion, who retrieves the other half of the Scarab Medallion, but refuses to hand it over until Jafar gives him his reward. Once they locate the Cave of Wonders, Jafar has him retrieve the lamp from the cave and lets him have the rest of the treasures. However, the Tiger God refuses to allow him to enter, as he is not a "Diamond in the Rough". Despite this, Jafar urges Gazeem to enter the cave and the Tiger God kills him. Having lost his accomplice, Jafar sets out to find another man to enter the cave.In the Aladdin video game, Gazeem is the first boss fought, dropping half of the Scarab Medallion necessary for Aladdin to enter the Cave of Wonders.
Prince Achmed
Prince Achmed is one of the potential suitors for Princess Jasmine. After Aladdin and Abu give their stolen bread to a sister and her younger brother, the brother runs out in front of Achmed's horse as Achmed is heading to the palace and she runs after him. After she runs in front of his carriage, Aladdin intervenes and insults Achmed. In retaliation, Achmed shoves Aladdin into a mud puddle and tells him that he is nothing but a "worthless street rat". The next day, he leaves the palace after Rajah attacks him and is no longer interested in Jasmine.In the 2019 film, Achmed is replaced with Anders, the prince of Skånland. His role in the story is assumed by an unnamed castle horseman.
Farouk
Farouk is a merchant who runs a fruit stand. When he sees Jasmine giving an apple to a hungry boy without paying, he attempts to cut off her right hand, but Aladdin stops him by claiming that Jasmine is his mentally handicapped sister. Farouk is initially willing to accept this and let them go, but realizes that he has been tricked after seeing that Abu has stolen some of his apples. However, Aladdin and Jasmine leave before he can catch them.Farouk also appears during "Prince Ali" and in the TV series.
In the 2019 film, Farouk is replaced with the bread vendor Jamal. He is portrayed as a bread seller and attempts to take Jasmine's bracelet by force when she gives some of his bread to a hungry child.