History WesternAnimation / AladdinTheReturnOfJafar

''The Return of Jafar'', is the first sequel to Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''.

''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar'', or simply ''The Return of Jafar'', is the first sequel to Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''.

-->'''Iago:''' Come on! [[BlatantLies I've got a wife and three eggs! Imagine them hatching never knowing their daddy!]] COME ON! OPEN THE CAGE! Open it! Open it! '''''OPEN IT!''''' [''Abu spots Rajah the tiger nearby, smiles slyly, then opens the cage''] Yeah, that's more like it--[[OhCrap DAH!]] [''Sees Rajah snarling menacingly at him; he struggles with Abu fighting over the cage door''] ''CLOSE THE CAGE!'' Close it! Close it! '''''CLOSE IT!'''''

-->'''Iago''': C'MON! I got a wife and three eggs! Imagine them hatching, never knowing their daddy!

-->'''Iago:''' C'mon! I've got a wife and three eggs! Imagine them hatching never knowing their daddy! C'MON! OPEN THE CAGE! Open it! Open it! '''''OPEN IT!''''' [''Abu spots Rajah the tiger nearby, smiles slyly, then opens the cage''] Yeah, that's more like it--[[OhCrap DAH!]] [''Sees Rajah snarling menacingly at him; he struggles with Abu fighting over the cage door''] ''CLOSE THE CAGE!'' Close it! Close it! '''''CLOSE IT!'''''

-->'''Iago''': C'MON! I got a wife and three eggs! Imagine them hatching, never knowing their daddy!0
* InaneBlabbering: Abis Mal's reaction to seeing Jafar's genie form is this. He's finally able to stop talking properly again after [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith Jafar reverts to his human form]].

* EvilOverlooker: On the cover of the original VHS, Jafar is menacingly hovering over the heroes by looking at them through a crystal ball. The DVD release poster (page image) just has his face menacingly watching over the heroes from the sky.

-->'''Iago''': C'MON! I got a wife and three eggs! Imagine them hatching, never knowing their daddy!

* BadassDecay: InUniverse with the Genie. It seems to come with being free, as he admits in ''Return of Jafar'', where he struggles several times to get his powers to work right.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: The one who ends up [[spoiler:killing Jafar]] in the end is ''Iago''.

* BigDamnHeroes: After Iago frees him, Genie saves Aladdin from the execution with seconds to spare.

** He also does it again after [[spoiler: Iago uses his last strength to destroy Jafar's lamp]].

* ChangedMyMindKid: Iago. He opts to bail just before the final confrontation with Jafar. Just when things are looking bleak for our heroes, Iago comes charging into the fight and manages to snatch Jafar's genie lamp. Despite being injured by a magical blast, Iago is able to shove the lamp into a pool of lava, destroying Jafar and saving the day.

-->'''Abis Mal:''' I wish for Jafar to be-- ''[stops suddenly]'' Wait... How will I know that these things won't disappear once I set you free?\\

'''Jafar:''' [[MeaningfulEcho You'd be surprised]] [[FateWorseThanDeath what you can live through!]]

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!!This film provides examples of:

* BerserkButton:
** Just like in the first film, Iago’s hatred of crackers, and especially the phrase “Polly want a cracker”. When Jafar demands Iago release him from the lamp, and uses this phrase, it’s what pushes Iago over the edge and causes him to defect from Jafar.
--->'''Iago:''' You know something? You’re ''nothing'' without me!\\
'''Jafar:''' ''[[BigWhat WHAT?!]]''\\
'''Iago:''' Who comes up with all the good ideas? Me! Who does all the work? ME!\\
'''Jafar:''' ''If it weren’t for ME you’d still be in that cage at the Bazaar, squawking, '''“POLLY WANT A CRACKER”'''!!!''
** ''Don't'' steal from Omar, otherwise you'll be pelted by melons. Iago found out the hard way, ''almost immediately after the above scene!''
--->'''Omar:''' Steal from us again... and your scrawny body will be '''''DINNER FOR THE JACKALS!!!'''''\\
'''Iago''': Eh. No problem...

* TheBlank: “Hate to lose face in front of you guys.”

* {{Retcon}}: It's pretty heavily implied that Aladdin and Jasmine are married at the end of ''Aladdin'', when they kiss during the fireworks. As we see in this movie and obviously ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', their wedding hasn't quite happened yet. It's mentioned by the film's directors on the DVD commentary that they felt that the ending may have been unclear on whether or not a wedding had happened, thus they actually felt that the ''Aladdin'' sequels were a good idea. The implication is that the very end of the original Aladdin actually occurs ''after'' the animated series and films that follow.

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The main reason for Iago's HeelFaceTurn; he's sick and tired of Jafar constantly abusing him and pushing him around. Also the reason why Abis Mal's minions tries to kill him.

* IHaveAFamily: Iago tries to pull this card in an attempt to get Abu to open the cage Aladdin locked him in. [[BlatantLies It’s obvious that he’s lying.]] Ultimately subverted because Abu does open the cage... but that’s only because he spotted Rajah and decided to have some fun at Iago’s expense.

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[[caption-width-right:250:Jafar is back and he's out for revenge!]]

--> '''Genie:''' His lamp! You destroy Jafar's lamp, you destroy Jafar!

* BagOfSpilling: Justified. The Genie gets noticeably nerfed in the sequels and television show, mentioning that his freedom from the lamp has reduced his powers. [[spoiler:This culminates in a musical number where Genie Jafar (who Genie gave his power to and logically could not have been more powerful than imprisoned Genie) toys with and captures Genie with ease]]. Although there are some inconsistencies with this; Genie maintain his [[WildMassGuessing apparent ability to perceive time and events as all occurring simultaneously]], allowing for plenty of modern pop culture references and anachronistic objects to go around. Also in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', he seems ''much'' more powerful than he was in this film. Maybe the Genie just learned how to make the most use of his weaker powers.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Iago is rescuing Jasmine and co. from Jafar's lair, Abu, still livid at Iago for betraying then, aggressively hurls some of his unusual [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible speech]] at Iago. Iago then retorts "Do I insult ''your'' mother?". If one reads between the lines, it can be easily assumed that Abu basically just called Iago a [[PrecisionFStrike "son of a bitch!"]]

--->'''Omar:''' Steal from us again... and your scrawny body will be '''''DINNER FOR THE JACKALS!!!'''''

* BerserkButton: Just like in the first film, Iago’s hatred of crackers, and especially the phrase “Polly want a cracker”. When Jafar demands Iago release him from the lamp, and uses this phrase, it’s what pushes Iago over the edge and causes him to defect from Jafar.
-->'''Iago:''' You know something? You’re ''nothing'' without me!\\

* JackassGenie: Jafar is a natural at this, wasting Abis Mal's two wishes and implying that he could just as easily twist the third to get Abis Mal to work for him. This later backfires on him when, after promising Abis Mal piles of treasures in return for wishing Jafar to be free; Abis Mal hesitates and asks if the treasure would disappear.

'''Jafar:''' [''losing it''] The ''more pressing'' question is: HOW WILL YOU ''STAY ALIVE'' IF YOU '''DON'T?!'''\\

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Jafar gets his lamp dropped in lava, has an electrifying seizure, then explodes into dust. When this movie was released onto DVD, Disney actually tweaked the animation in this scene from its original VHS release so that you don't see Jafar's flashing skeleton until the very end of it.]]

* BagOfSpilling: Justified. The Genie gets noticeably nerfed in the sequels and television show, mentioning that his freedom from the lamp has reduced his powers. [[spoiler:This culminates in a musical number where Genie Jafar (who Genie gave his power to and logically could not have been more powerful than imprisoned Genie) toys with and captures Genie with ease]]. Although he does maintain his [[WildMassGuessing apparent ability to perceive time and events as all occurring simultaneously]], allowing for plenty of modern pop culture references and anachronistic objects to go around. Although in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' he seems ''much'' more powerful than he was in this film. Maybe he just learned how to make the most use of his weaker powers.