TV-Series
Description
Aladdin features in the Ancient Persia story arc across episodes 67-70. Operating as a con artist in 757 AD, he partners with Jon-Jon to sell fake genie lamps to desert travelers. His life shifts when he encounters Princess Zahrah, instantly developing intense romantic feelings. This compels him to aid Zahrah and the D-Team in evading Zayid and the Gang of 39 Thieves. He guides them to his hideout and attempts to lead them into the royal palace through a secret passage he previously observed the thieves using. At the entrance, Zayid and the thieves ambush the group. Though the D-Team initially suspects Aladdin’s betrayal, it emerges that Jon-Jon collected a reward and abandoned him. During the skirmish, a dinosaur battle involving Space Pirate Shear accidentally collapses the passage. When Shear grabs for Zahrah, Aladdin tackles the pirate to enable the others’ escape, resulting in his capture by the thieves. They imprison him in the palace dungeon, where he eventually picks his cell lock. Mistakenly freeing Dr. Z from an adjacent cell, believing him to be the Sultan, Aladdin corrects his error after the real Sultan identifies himself. He releases the Sultan moments before a dinosaur battle destroys a water tower, flooding the dungeon and washing all three to safety. Emerging outside, Aladdin accompanies the Sultan as they find Zayid and Rasheed cornered by dinosaurs. Palace guards arrest the conspirators on the Sultan’s command. Aladdin then locates Zahrah on the palace roof, where Shear threatens her. He immobilizes the pirate by lassoing her wings with a rope, causing her to fall. In gratitude for saving her life, Zahrah kisses Aladdin, leaving him stunned. Though he appears poised to remain at the palace, he grows disappointed when Zahrah later kisses each departing D-Team member and their dinosaurs goodbye, realizing her gesture toward him lacked uniqueness. His design visually echoes the classical Aladdin from Arabian folklore, incorporating elements from popular film adaptations while adapting to the anime’s style. Narrative context reveals Max recognizes Aladdin during his lamp sales, indicating familiarity with the folk tale character.