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What are your thoughts about Azul and Jamil’s dynamic and what do you think would happen if Jamil is sorted in Octavinelle?

I love Azul and Jamil’s dynamic!! It’s one of the things that I think about really often, and asking me this is asking to open a can of worms because I have much to say on this.

Jamil may deny it, but Azul isn’t wrong that both of them are similar. They’re both talented – Jamil possibly even more so – and they both like showing off to the world. However, their circumstances is what sets them apart.

Azul and Jamil have such opposing color palettes. Azul has light silver hair, Jamil has black hair. Azul has fair skin, Jamil has dark skin. Azul’s eyes are a shade of blue that’s on the lighter side, Jamil’s eyes are dark grey. Azul’s dorm clothes consist of cool blues and purples with blacks and a bit of white from the polo. Jamil’s dorm clothes use a combination of reds, golds, and blacks.

Aside from color, there are also other physical features they have that clash. Azul’s hair is short and wavy, while Jamil’s is long and straight. Azul’s clothes cover himself up while Jamil’s clothes are light and airy, leaving his arms uncovered. Furthermore, and probably the most important detail about them physically: Azul’s clothes are meant to show who is the one in power. This is canon, as he says in his dorm SSR that when he puts on his dorm uniform, his dorm members respect him more. Jamil’s clothes, however, are meant to conceal himself, with him wearing a hoodie in not just the dorm uniform but also in the school uniform.

And that contrast shows in their personality. Azul is someone who doesn’t exactly hide his talents but rather, he shows them off for the world to see. Jamil, on the other hand, hides his talents, and he takes extra care to not draw unwanted attention to himself. One brags, the other hides. It’s one of the main differences between Azul and Jamil.

However, at their core, they both have the same kind of ego that likes to show the world what they can do. Azul likes to brag about his strength and talents so that he can show how powerful he is and that he is not someone who can be stepped on. Jamil wants to brag for the same reason, that he wants to show everyone what he can really do.

But why does one show off while the other hides?

Simple. This is the other main difference between the two of them: Azul is free to do what he likes to do. He isn’t trapped by any sort of hierarchy, so he has the freedom to mold himself into what he can be. Jamil, on the other hand, isn’t free. He was born into servitude from the beginning of his life, and until Kalim can set him free, Jamil can’t really do much.

This core difference that they have is very much connected to the opposing color palettes that they have. See how Azul’s color palette is blue while Jamil’s is red?

Don’t they remind you of

Azul represents the blue genie, the genie that Aladdin had. Both Azul and the blue genie granted wishes, but most importantly, the genie was set free by Aladdin at the end of the movie, reflecting the freedom Azul has. The main story seems to show this representation as well because in chapter 4–30, Jamil calls Azul his “genie in the lamp”, referencing the scene where Jafar took Aladdin’s lamp and became the new master of the genie.

Jamil represents the red genie, the genie that Jafar became. Aside from the fact that Jamil is twisted off from Jafar, which would include his genie self, Jafar became trapped in the lamp, forced to serve a new master, by the end of the movie because of Aladdin, reflecting the lack of freedom Jamil has.

Now, as to what could happen if Jamil got sorted into Octavinelle, well for one, F for him. But I’d like to think that perhaps he can finally find someone who will understand him. Someone who understands his desire to show off and someone who wishes for him to show those talents off. Even if Azul is shady af, I think he could be a good influence for Jamil, if circumstances can allow them to actually talk to each other where they can’t show animosity.