History WesternAnimation / AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves

* MadEye: The KnifeNut thief's left eye is much larger than the right, and at least two of the other thieves are scared of him.

* KnifeNut: One of the thieves is notable for carrying a scimitar and many throwing knives.

** ''King of Thieves'' ends just like the first movie started, with the Peddler singing "Arabian Nights" (though a variant, not the original song).

* WithUsOrAgainstUs: "Are You In or Out?"

* MotorMouth: Genie is talking a mile a minute in "There's A Party Here In Agrabah". He's voiced once again by Creator/RobinWilliams, natch.

* RedAlert: {{Parodied}} (of course)--Genie calls a Code Red when he finds out that the King of Thieves has just strolled onto castle grounds and brings in TheCavalry, but calls it off when Aladdin introduces the King of Thieves as his father.

* EvilVirtues: The Forty Thieves outside [[AxCrazy Sa'luk]] have one notable virtue, Loyalty. Even when Sa'luk convinces the remaining Seven thieves to betray Cassim they are still loyal to each other.

* BadassBeard: Cassim, not that weird considering he is inspired by Sean Connery.

-->'''Genie:''' Al, I know your dad made a lot of bad choices, but that doesn't mean you have to.\\

** Creator/RobinWilliams goes nuts doing impersonations and shout outs. He starts off with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] ("In color!") and then goes through Creator/WoodyAllen, Carmen Miranda, Creator/MarxBrothers, Film/MrsDoubtfire, Franchise/{{Rocky}} (and ''Don King''), Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Creator/BobHope and Creator/BingCrosby, WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}, Creator/ShaquilleONeal, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Pumbaa]] (lampshaded when he says "Whoa, talk about having an out-of-movie experience!"), and ends the entire thing with MickeyMouse from ''Steamboat Willie''. And when he shows wedding dresses to Jasmine, he suggests Minnie Mouse, WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}} and... [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit.]] He also shifted into [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]] to sniff out Cassim.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Sa'luk is transformed, while screaming loudly, into a solid gold statue]].

* DisneyVillainDeath: Subverted to start with, as Sa'Luk survives after Aladdin causes him to fall off a cliff. [[spoiler:Sa'Luk's actual death later in the film plays with this trope, as he's killed by being turned into a gold statue by the Hand of Midas, with the statue falling from the platform and sinking into the water below]].

* NotSoDifferent: Aladdin and his father Cassim.

* MetaphoricallyTrue: The Oracle told Aladdin that his father is "Trapped in the world of the Forty Thieves". But Cassim isn't a prisoner, he's their leader. What's keeping him there is his own greed.

Aladdin and Jasmine are finally about to get married. Everyone is overjoyed, but Aladdin is saddened by the fact that none of his family can be present, as his mother died when he was young and his father left the family. At the same time the gang of forty thieves is plotting to raid the ceremony and steal all the valuables. The thieves are fought off, after which the heroes discover that they were after a specific artifact containing an oracle spirit who will tell anyone the truth of a single question they ask her. Aladdin discovers that his father has long been trapped in the world of the forty thieves, and goes on a quest to find and rescue him.

* AlasPoorVillain: Aladdin finds Sa'luk's death - that is transforming his entire self into solid gold after touching the Hand of Midas - rather gruesome.

* AnAesop: It's important to recognize when you're sacrificing too much for the sake of a goal that may never come to fruition. Learn to appreciate what you have before you risk throwing it away over some lost cause.

* AnimationBump: Particularly the opening and climax, which comes '''''very''''' close to rivaling the original in animation quality, and is several levels above that seen in ''The Return Of Jafar'' and the series.

* IdiotBall: Cassim grabs it by trying to steal the Oracle during the private wedding ceremony. He knows his son and in-laws are expecting him, and he could always try another time, or simply ''ask'' Aladdin if he can ask the Oracle a question. Oh, and it turns out the guards set a trap to catch him redhanded.

* ImplacableMan: Sa'Luk is thrown off a cliff into the sea by Aladdin and attacked by big toothy sharks. ''He walks back to the shore, having knocked out the shark with his bare hands.''

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: The Oracle states that she is bound by the "rule of one"; one question, one answer. She knows everything and will answer one question to any person who asks. But only one; after answering, the Oracle will not answer any other question from that person (much to Iago's frustration when he hears about an "ultimate treasure").

'''Iago''' (''frustrated''): I only want one answer! WHERE IS THE ULTIMATE TREASURE?!\\

'''Iago''': You mean before? Oh, uh, that wasn't a question! That was, uh... thinking out loud!

* JerkassHasAPoint: Aladdin is crushed when Razoul reveals that Cassim tried to steal the Oracle again during the second wedding. He has no response and only says he thought his father had changed. And of course, he can't do a thing to save his dad since Cassim blatantly broke the law.

* KnightOfCerebus: Sa'Luk may not have any supernatural powers like Jafar, but he is ''definitely'' almost as threatening. After surviving an apparent DisneyVillainDeath he ''kills a shark onscreen'' and the film takes a much darker turn when he sets his plot in motion. [[spoiler:His death is also nightmarish]].
* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: At the end of TheTeaser, the Genie shoots some magic into the air while the music builds up, only for this trope to happen when the magic ends up creating a crappy neon Aladdin logo that disappointingly frizzles out. The Genie then turns to the audience and says, "Awwwwwww.... some of you don't believe." Cue the ''real'' title screen of the film.

* AscendedFridgeHorror: In a FreezeFrameBonus, Aladdin gives his father a shocked look on seeing the BatmanGambit Cassim pulls to save Aladdin from Saluk; [[spoiler:tossing the Hand of Midas to Saluk, knowing that Saluk would catch it with his bare hands. Which means Aladdin figured out that Cassim willingly committed murder to save his son]].

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Saluk gets transformed into pure gold by inadvertently touching the Hand of Midas, and sinks to the bottom of the treasure room.]]

* NoNameGiven: All of the thieves besides Cassim and Sal'Luk.

* SympathyForTheDevil: After failing to save him, Aladdin is visibly disturbed as he watches Sa'Luk fall from the cliff. After Sa'Luk catches the Hand of Midas with his bare hand, [[spoiler:Aladdin watches with dread as Saluk is painfully turned to gold]]. He visibly winces during it.

** Whether or not Sal'Luk's henchmen drown or are simply left to swim to shore empty-handed when their ship turns to gold and sinks is unclear.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: In the end, Aladdin and Jasmine go off on their honeymoon while Cassim and Iago are seen RidingIntoTheSunset.

* BittersweetEnding: Mostly in the sweet side. Aladdin and Jasmine are married. Iago leaves his friends in Agrabah to go with Cassim on adventures and Cassim (now freed from the Forty Thieves) now has a companion he can trust. The bitter part here is father-and-son aren't likely to see each other again, given how Cassim is a wanted fugitive in the city that his son is going to rule.

** ''Aladdin'' opens up its story with a robed man and a bird on horseback. ''King of Thieves'' likewise ends the story with a similar imagery but with a more chivalrous look.

* ExactWords: The Oracle said Cassim was "trapped in the world of the Forty Thieves." Aladdin took that to mean he was their prisoner. But the truth was more figurative; it was more like he was TrappedInVillainy.

* StoryBreakerPower: The Forty Thieves are formidable but are still normal humans, making them no match for Genie. During the attack on the wedding Genie was occupied [[AtlasPose trying to prevent the entire building from collapsing]], but once that was no longer an issue (the roof collapsed gradually until only [[ImpactSilhouette the outline of Genie's body was left]]) he got involved with the fight and quickly sent them running. Sa'luk even berates Cassim for not knowing they would be fighting a Genie. Similarly, in the climax on the TurtleIsland Genie was tasked with getting the turtle to sink faster, leaving the other characters to fight off what remained of the Forty Thieves.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Hand Of Midas can turn anything into solid gold just by touching it, but this comes with the unfortunate side effect of also making these things significantly heavier. In the thieves' lair, a ship that was previously touched by the Hand is shown to have sunk into the bottom of the lake, which later happens to the thieves' own boat when the Hand lands on it. Even when Cassim turns his cape into gold, the increased weight hinders his climbing ability, which prompts him to discard it when he and Aladdin escape from the temple.
* SympathyForTheDevil: After failing to save him, Aladdin is visibly disturbed as he watches Sa'Luk fall from the cliff. After Sa'Luk catches the Hand of Midas with his bare hand, [[spoiler:Aladdin watches with dread as Saluk is painfully turned to gold]].

** Sa'luk is [[spoiler: turned into a gold statue and frozen with both his hands raised in the air]]. This is similar to the typical pose that [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere]] is shown in, and both characters were voiced by Jerry Orbach.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Aladdin says he needs something before the wedding, Genie winks at him and sets up the hideout for a bachelor party, handing out mugs to Abu and Iago. Aladdin smiles and says that's not what he meant.

* DisneyVillainDeath: At first, it seems played straight: Sa'Luk initially was knocked into the ocean by Aladdin from a high cliff from the hideout. However, it's subverted as it is later revealed that he actually survived. His actual cause of death later in the film is [[spoiler:being turned into a gold statue by the Hand of Midas.]] But ultimately played straight all the same: [[spoiler: said gold statue, a few seconds after the transformation is complete, falls from the platform Sa'Luk was standing and in into the sea]].

* RealityEnsues: The Hand Of Midas can turn anything into solid gold just by touching it, but this comes with the unfortunate side effect of also making these things significantly heavier. In the thieves' lair, a ship that was previously touched by the Hand is shown to have sunk into the bottom of the lake, which later happens to the thieves' boat when the Hand lands on it. Even when Cassim turns his cape into gold, the increased weight hinders his climbing ability, which prompts him to discard it when he and Aladdin escape from the temple.

* TaughtByExperience: During his second confrontation with Saluk, Aladdin makes sure to ambush him and knock out Saluk before the latter can retaliate.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Sa'luk grabs a magical artifact that he unquestionably knows will turn to solid gold anything it touches. The result is a golden statue of Sa'luk.]]

* WhyAreYouLookingAtMeLikeThat: In the climax, Sa'Luk asks this to Aladdin before realizing that [[spoiler: he was foolishly holding the Hand of Midas by the hand itself.]]

* BookEnds: ''King of Thieves'' ends just like the first movie started, with the Peddler singing "Arabian Nights" (though a variant, not the original song).

* TooDumbToLive:
** [[spoiler: Sa'luk grabs a magical artifact that he unquestionably knows will turn to solid gold anything it touches. The result is a golden statue of Sa'luk.]]
** When Cassim is arrested, Aladdin thinks he was stupid for even trying to reform him. Genie assures him there was nothing stupid about that, only to remark it sure was stupid to leave Cassim alone with Iago.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Sa'luk grabs a magical artifact that he unquestionably knows will turn to solid gold anything it touches. The result is a golden statue of Sa'luk.]]

!!This film provides examples of:

* MidasTouch: The Hand of Midas can turn anything into gold. [[spoiler: It turns the villain into gold when Cassim tosses it to him. Cassim also sinks the ruins by turning them to gold, and he has to leave behind his turned-to-gold cape to escape.]]

** During ''Father and Son'', the Genie pilots a spaceship resembling the one from ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', and ends out the song with a reference to ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.

** Creator/RobinWilliams goes nuts doing impersonations and shout outs. He starts off with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] ("In color!") and then goes through Creator/WoodyAllen, Carmen Miranda, Creator/MarxBrothers, Film/MrsDoubtfire, Franchise/{{Rocky}} (and ''Don King''), Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Creator/BobHope and Creator/BingCrosby, WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Pumbaa]] (lampshaded when he says "Whoa, talk about having an out-of-movie experience!"), and ends the entire thing with MickeyMouse from ''Steamboat Willie''. And when he shows wedding dresses to Jasmine, he suggests Minnie Mouse, WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}} and... [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit.]] He also shifted into [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]] to sniff out Cassim.