The Disney princess who would be the villain of her story, according to theory

For 100 years, Disney has adapted the world’s most famous fairy tales. In princess stories, these characters are usually presented, according to their own characteristics, as altruistic, kind, dreamy and courageous people.

In their plots, the protagonists’ adventures are always accompanied by a good villain, who goes to great lengths to disrupt the main character’s life and put his evil plan into practice. Despite their less than cool attitudes, names like Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Gaston and Ursula are still extremely loved by the public.

However, a theory created by a fan and shared on the Reddit platform (via ScreenRant), states that, in fact, one of the princesses would have been the great villain of her story.

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According to the internet user, Jasmine would be the true villain of Aladdin, and that, in fact, Jafar would be working for the princess. The user claims that the girl knew everything the lamp could cause, and would be the only character who would benefit from “keeping up appearances.”

So, knowing that she couldn’t send people in search of the lamp in an official way, she ends up using Jafar, who was crazy about power and in love with her precisely because she was a powerful person — after all, she is the Sultan’s daughter and the main heir to the throne.

The author of the theory also points out that Jasmine would not have fallen in love with Aladdin just because of his way of being. According to the user, the princess felt attracted to him because she knew that the boy had the lamp, and from the beginning she was aware that he was not a royal person.

Although the internet user states that he was unable to find evidence as to why Jasmine wanted the lamp, the fan still highlights that, during the film, the princess presents her deceitful and manipulative side when she pretends to be in love with Jafar, causing Aladdin and Genie believed his lie, in addition to always getting what he wants from his father.

Even though, for some, the theory may make sense, the portal ScreenRant debunked the hypothesis by raising the plots presented in the sequels to “Aladdin”, entitled “Aladdin: The Return of Jafar”, released in 1994, and Aladdin and the 40 Thieves ”, from 1996.

This is because the two films are responsible for continuing the love story between Aladdin and Jasmine, even presenting the couple’s long-awaited wedding, breaking the assumption that the princess would have married the protagonist just out of interest in the lamp.