Ali (Sunbow)

This article is about the Middle Eastern villain. For the space boy who lives on S.S. Exton 9, see Ali (TF3D){{#switch:{{#sub:Ali (TF3D)|-1}}

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Ali is a human from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Treacherous is he.

Ali is an underhanded backstabber who became ruler of Iran<ref>Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II</ref> by deposing its rightful ruler, Prince Jumal. Of course, one country is not enough for him—he has set his sights on total world domination, for which he needs the help of the Decepticons. As a bonus, he gets to drive Swindle around.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Ed Gilbert (English), Osamu Saka (Japanese){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}

Having taken over the country, Ali wasted no time in making a deal with the Decepticons, promising them the Middle East's oil fields in exchange for a fleet of drone jets. As the Decepticons worked to build the drones, Ali stole planes from neighbouring countries to provide parts. During one pickup, he encountered a young boy named Hassan, and attempted to shoo the boy away from the operation. That night, his men raided an airport, dismantling planes to hide in laundry truck, but they also unknowingly picked up two Aerialbots, Slingshot and Skydive.

As the other Aerialbots attacked the construction area, Ali stood on the bridge of the Decepticons' Giant Purple Griffin and watched the drone fighters in action. During the battle, the Griffin crashed into an oil field, and Ali complained bitterly that Megatron had promised him world domination. Megatron responded that Ali was lucky he was being kept alive, but a moment later, the Decepticon leader slipped on a patch of oil and almost fell on him.

Back at the palace, the Aerialbots wondered what to do with Ali, before opting to let Jumal decide, and Hassan revealed himself to be the Prince, much to Ali's shock. Aerial Assault

Unite Warriors

Ali attended the Combaticons' illegal arms trading market, where he attempted to interest Blast Off in purchasing a launch platform. Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Ali (アリ Ari)
• Mandarin: Ali (阿里 Ālǐ)

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