At some point, he purchased Iago from a bazaar as his minion, as Jafar noted in The Return of Jafar. He also had some contacts within the Agrabah underworld, including the thief Gazeem.

Until he uses Genie's powers to become a sorcerer, and later a genie, however, his magical abilities were limited to the use of such artifacts as he has collected, and his prowess as an accomplished alchemist. He had traveled widely and amassed a wide knowledge of magical artifacts and legends.

Towards Agrabah's royal family, he constantly manipulates the Sultan by means of hypnotizing him with a magical snake-headed staff, which he always carries on his person. Whilst presenting a charming and respectable exterior to the Sultan and the people of Agrabah, he secretly holds everyone around him in contempt and is a power-hungry individual. Jafar primarily operated from a secret lair hidden behind the walls of his bedroom in the Sultan's palace. He is always accompanied by his sarcastic, devious pet parrot, Iago. 5.2 Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's RevengeĪs established in the film, Jafar is the second most powerful authority in Agrabah, answering only to the Sultan.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 would later feature as a primary member of the Disney Villains franchise. Jafar is loosely based on the wicked sorcerer and vizier from the Aladdin folk tale in the One Thousand and One Nights collection of stories. He dedicated the latter half of his life to gaining ownership of a magic lamp containing an all-powerful genie - to that end, Jafar would control cosmic power, which he would use to overtake the throne and the world at large. In truth, the imperious Jafar held passionate disdain for the Sultan.

As Royal Vizier of Agrabah, he was presented as the Sultan's most trusted and loyal advisor. Jafar is the main antagonist of Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin. What a villain, boo hiss! Further proof, dears, that this is another Arabian night.” ―Lyrics describing Jafar from a demo of ' Arabian Nights' He was charming and slick, but unspeakably sick, this despicable parasite. And this part-time magician, this amateur seer, wished his boss, the good sultan, dead. “ In the palace, right here, lived a wicked wazir the advisor to Sultan Hamed.

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