#im so sorry but op has not watched Sonic and the secret rings nor any of the other storybook games

[two-of-tails]

Hey you know that in Sonic and the secret rings, your counterpart was named Ali, right?

WARNING THIS IS A LONG ASK// INCLUDES LYRICS

Ali? As is in...

Make way for Prince Ali

Say, hey, it's Prince Ali

Hey, clear the way in the old bazaar

Hey, you, let us through, it's a bright new star

Oh, come be the first on your block to meet his eye

Make way, here he comes, ring bells, bang the drums!

Oh, you're gonna love this guy!

Prince Ali, fabulous he, Ali Ababwa

Genuflect, show some respect

Down on one knee

Now, try your best to stay calm

Brush up your Sunday salaam

Then come and meet his spectacular coterie

Prince Ali, mighty is he, Ali Ababwa

Strong as ten regular men, definitely

He faced the galloping hordes!

A hundred bad guys with swords

Who sent those goons to their lords?

Why, Prince Ali!

He's got seventy-five golden camels

Don't they look lovely, June?

Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three

Fabulous Harry, I love the feathers

When it comes to exotic-type mammals

Has he got a zoo? I'm telling you

It's a world-class menagerie

Prince Ali, handsome is he (there's no question, this Ali's alluring)

Ali Ababwa (never ordinary, never boring)

That physique! How can I speak?

Weak at the knee (everything about the man just plain impresses)

Well, get on out in that square (he's a winner, he's a wiz, a wonder)

Adjust your veil and prepare (he's about to pull my heart asunder)

To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali (and I absolutely love the way he dresses)

He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys

(He's got the monkeys, let's see the monkeys)

And to view them, he charges no fee

(He's generous, so generous)

He's got slaves, he's got servants and flunkies

(Proud to work for him!)

They bow to his whim, love serving him

They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali, Prince Ali

Prince Ali, amorous he, Ali Ababwa

Heard your princess was a sight lovely to see!

And that, good people, is why

He got dolled up and dropped by

With sixty elephants, llamas galore

With his bears and lions, a brass band and more

With his forty fakirs, his cooks, his bakers

His birds that warble on key

Make way for Prince Ali!

Theres no way im the only person who thought about this from the games. Theres no way that Tails was not a portrayal of Aladdin as Ali baba

I don't know about much of my counterpart Ali, but I find the comparison really amusing! Aladdin is a great movie, maybe I can watch it again with Sonic, hehe.