Minor characters in Aladdin
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The following characters appear in the Disney series Aladdin:
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[edit] Arbutus
Arbutus was a character - partially a villain, but not entirely evil - who appeared in Disney's television show Aladdin. He has one appearance, in the episode "Garden of Evil". The character of Arbutus is voiced by Ron Perlman.
Arbutus is a plant entity with the power to make vegetation and flora immediately grow and manipulate them to his will. He sees himself as an artist and makes most plants grow with the intention of making something beautiful. He sometimes involves living organisms such as birds and even humans in his works of art.
Many years ago, a much more youthful Sultan came to the garden of Arbutus because he had heard that the most beautiful flowers grew there, to pick a flower for his bride. While he showed appreciation of the beauty of the garden, Arbutus was enraged when he plucked a flower, effectively killing it. In order to allow the Sultan to go free he demanded that in 18 years time he be given the Sultan's most precious treasure. Misunderstanding him, the Sultan quickly agreed and hurried away. 18 years later, Arbutus came to Agrabah and took the Sultan's most precious treasure - Jasmine.
Arbutus hates man for killing his beautiful works of art for their crass purposes (wood for heat and smoke which blocks the sun, flowers to die slowly in vases etc). His main weakness is the rose on his lapel. Once cut off, he withers and dies, along with all of the plants he created around himself. However, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie plant the flower again, which perks up, suggesting that he will return to life in time. Although he was a plantlike creature, his appearance somewhat resembled Jafar's.
His name comes from the genus of trees called Arbutus.
[edit] Chaos
Chaos, voiced by Matt Frewer, is a fictional character in the Disney cartoon series Aladdin. He appeared in one episode, "when Chaos comes calling." He is a winged blue cat who desires that life be unpredictable, full of surprise and change. Chaos is an extremely powerful entity of whom both Mirage and Genie are terrified ("He's got more magic in his little whisker than a palace full of genies"). Chaos is a fun-loving prankster and uses his power for antics and light-hearted harassment rather than intentional, malicious evil. He does get angry when people start giving him orders, warning in a threatening voice not to do so.
[edit] Trivia
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- In the episode, Chaos transforms a couple into a whale and a pot of flowers. This is an allusion to Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in an instance where the infinite improbability drive turns two thermonuclear missiles into a sperm whale and a pot of petunias.
- Chaos possesses several traits similar to the Cheshire Cat from Disney's Alice in Wonderland, such as disappearing, leaving only his grin behind, and leaving footprints before actually appearing.
[edit] Eden
Voiced by Debi Derryberry, Eden is Genie's girlfriend, first introduced in the episode "Some Enchanted Genie" and only appearing in one other episode: "The Book of Khartoum." Genie falls in love with her at first sight and tries to impress her by granting her master free wishes. Initially taken aback by his sudden appearance, she eventually agrees to a date and the two fall in love. Her master is an optimistic young orphan named Dhandi. Although her first wish is simply to have enough food to prevent her being hungry for the rest of her life, Dhandi sacrifices her second wish to prevent Aladdin and Genie from being turned into cockroaches by Abis Mal when he had the bottle. In the end, Dhandi accidentally uses her last wish to make Eden stay with her forever, postponing Genie's romance until Dhandi's life ends - and also requiring for Eden to find another master who will wish her free.
Her name most likely comes from Barbara Eden, who played a genie in a bottle in the old sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
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