Jafar- Aladdin

Jafar is a psychotic, manipulative devil who creates the façade of being loyal to the Sultan, when he strives for the Sultan’s power and wealth in reality. He tries to gain entrance into the Cave of Wonders by sending random thieves in to retrieve the Genie’s lamp. Unfortunately for these less than worthy candidates, the cave collapses around them before they have a chance to walk down the stairs. Until, he uses his enormous hourglass to seek out the “diamond in the rough”, who happens to be the town thief, Aladdin. After Aladdin is arrested and forced into the dungeon, Jafar disguises himself as an old beggar and tricks Aladdin into going into the cave to get the lamp. On entering the cave Aladdin and his monkey, Abu, are warned by an unknown voice not to touch any of the treasures in the cave, except for the lamp. Abu can’t seem to control himself and goes against the rules, causing the cave to implode around them. As it topples around them, Jafar convinces Aladdin he will help him out of the cave if Aladdin hands over the lamp. Aladdin throws Jafar he magical lamp, but as is expected of every villain, Jafar doesn’t hold up his end of the deal. Unfortunately for our villain, Abu managed to steal the lamp back form Jafar before the cave enclosed, leaving Jafar lamp-less and with no hope of gaining entry to the cave again.

Aladdin returns to Agra bah masked as Prince Ali or Prince “Abooboo” as Jafar calls him. When Jafar discovers that Prince Ali is really Aladdin he manages to steal the lamp from Aladdin and gain control of the Genie. Using his first wish to possess the Sultan’s power, Jafar enslaves the entire palace. Aladdin tries to rescue his beloved Princess Jasmine, but is trapped in a fight with Jafar where he has morphed into a giant cobra and is squeezing the life out of Aladdin. But just when all hope is lost and it looks like our hero won’t make it, he lures Jafar into using his final wish to become an all powerful sorcerer. After his wish is made he becomes aware that although Genies are all powerful creatures, they are also sentenced to spend their existence trapped in a lamp waiting for someone to release them.

Why he is number six: Jafar is a scheming villain who disguises his dreams of power and gains the trust of those surrounding him. He uses his snake-headed staff to hypnotize people, especially the Sultan, in order to get what he desires. He remains a level headed demeanor when in the presence of other people, but when he is in the company of his companion Eago his deranged mind unfolds. He doesn’t show how truly maniacal he can be until he steals the lamp and possesses all the power he could ever imagine. His selfish drive for power is what ultimately brings him to failure.

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