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The genie is pretty ancient, my head canon is that it's just the genie's personal rules over the millennia
- In that case one wonders what would happen if Aladdin just wished for the means to kill Jafar himself.
  
  He wished to be a prince, his royal entourage hypothetically included several people capable of assassinating Jafar on the order, it was just down to Aladdin being a stickler for being an active participant in proceedings that hindered him taking that less direct route.
  
  In they case genie, I wish for a glock!
  
  Or something that would indirectly kill Jafar, like teleporting him to the moon.
- The (admittedly kind of terrible) sequel disagrees with that, because Jafar as a genie can't kill anyone either.
  Though he can use his powers to make people's life hell, wish or no wish, and abuses that quite a bit.
  
  You don't even need to watch the sequel to see that, as genies being bound by specific rules is the whole point of tricking him into becoming a genie.
  Though after Aladdin wishes for the Genie's freedom, it really opens a can of worms as to what that means. Sure, I guess he's free to roam the earth, and no longer bound to grant wishes. But at the same time, has he now lost that power?
  Because Disney ending aside, you would think an unbound genie with his full powers would be something that only ends badly.

Different wish granting entities different rules
A Djinn's wishes are meant to serve as a lesson about understanding what you actually want while Shenron's limitations are more about keeping any mortal who can summon him from stepping beyond their bounds, especially since we now have the super dragonballs implying significant limitations on what regular dragonballs are capable of in comparison.
Honestly it'd be interesting to see a comparison of wish granting powers to understand what their limitations imply about their roll in the story.
- imply about their roll in the story.
  The DragonBalls probably roll infinitely better than the lamp.
  
  The lamp is a classic D2
  
  No wonder those balls end up in the deepest holes
- Aladdin should have wished for the Star Rod from Paper Mario. Instant story breakage achieved.

Why is this comic being presented on an original game boy?
- Check the source
  I imagine that’s their thing
  
  lol literally didn't notice that

Could get more work done if he requested a Death Note.
- Pretty sure he's illiterate, being an orphan in medieval times and whatnot

Aladdin could just wish to be the most powerful sorcerer of the world, turn into a giant snake and fight Jaffar. No way that would backfire
- "I wish for what I should wish for."
  There you go. Now your wish contains all of your morality and cannot be turned against you.
  
  Unlimited cosmic power!
  ¿No downsides?
- The other Rule 34.
  
  Oh my!
  Takei, George
- I'm pretty sure fanfics have that territory covered. 🐍🐍🧶

Wishing for Dragon Balls is just wishing for more wishes with extra steps. Wish denied!

I don't get it.
- In Dragon Ball Z, collecting all 7 dragon balls allows you to summon an all powerful dragon that will grant you one wish, for anything you desire. Wishing for someone's death or resurrection are not limitations
  
  I don't know that anyone's ever wished to have anyone else croaked with the dragon balls. But people have definitely been resurrected. A lot.
  Also, Oolong got a pair of panties with them.
  
  Oh. I never watched dragon balls.
- DragonBall anime reference.
  The balls call a dragon that can grant whatever single wish and then they scatter again as I recall. Used to resurrect the dead a lot.
  Much of the original anime revolves around collecting them.
  
  Dragon balls are magical. Got it.

Much like Yu-Gi-Oh! And Cartoon Network Batman, "Can't Kill Anybody" just invites much worse possibilities
- They're smiling. How bad can it be if they are smiling?

transport jafar to the center of the sun.
- Probably considered "killing", though one may wonder where the limit is.
  If someone is alone in a row boat in the middle of the ocean and I wish away their boat, did I wish for their death?
  Who gets to decide that? Is there a court of genie law? In that case is it the genie or the master who's being sued?
  
  for insurance purposes it was the sun that killed him.

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If only Jafar had trained a bit more. He may have been to strong for the dragon to kill him.
Also, depending on the era. Shen-long will grant 1, 2 or 3 wishes.
- And then Jafar would have stood a chance against Ryu.

I stand by what Game Theory said and say Aladdin should have wished for Jasmine to become Sultan.
- When though?
  He thought she wouldn’t like him unless he was a prince. Which isn’t unreasonable
  
  I am assuming altruism and insight into the bigger picture on Aladdin's part, which admittedly is a big reach.

Only 7 dragon balls, eh?
One of those dragons was unlucky.
Or 3 were unlucky, and the 4th is lucky to have only lost 1 ball.

Shenlong>Jinn/Div

I like the color scheme. :ر
I wanted to blurt out that it reminds me of the original Gameboy, but the url pretty much said it already. Xط
- Gameboy is an Aesthetic.

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