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[imekitty]

Jafar would still get the lamp! The story is pretty much the same after Aladdin wishes to be a prince. The only difference is that Jasmine doesn't recognize who he is. And she doesn't really need to. It's a nice touch to show that she liked him back when he was just a commoner, but it's not integral to the plot.

[Meesh]

Right - I was mixing it up with the no-Abu alternative reality
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[imekitty]

Abu definitely isn't needed, but would Aladdin really be better off without him? Hmm.

Characters like Abu, Iago, and even Rajah definitely exist mostly to justify the use of animation (as was one of Walt's biggest "rules"). Genie of course justifies it all on his own, but he's not in the first thirty minutes.

But this is definitely why Abu and Iago aren't going to be in the live-action version. As awesome as they are, they aren't really needed for the plot and won't work in live action.

[Meesh]

Word, right!
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