“Every agents should unite and fight as team despite of our differences!” - ―To everyone in M.A.T.A. Academy in MISSION: DIEZ
Ali bin Ghazali is the main protagonist of the Agent Ali series and a character from Season 1. He is a 12-year old boy who, at first, had ordinary life but then accidentally hired to M.A.T.A., a secret agency that protects the fictional Malaysian city of Cyberaya from danger.
Appearance[]
Ali has fair skin, brown eyes, and black hair. His hair traced down on the right side over his forehead. As an agent, his hair was arranged in stiff tufts to his right, initially fixed by his uncle to have a perfect hidden spy identity. Also, he's little for his age for being 130 cm tall. General Rama and Alicia had figured out his weak physique, which is evident during his agent training.
SCHOOL UNIFORM: Just like any other school uniform in Malaysia, Ali wears a white, short-sleeved shirt with a red tie, long-legged blue pants and white trainers.
AGENT UNIFORM: As an agent, he wears a pair of special glasses called I.R.I.S. (Infinity Retinal Intelligence System) which he had accidentally activated and can now only be used by him. He also wears a red agent suit with a black and blue pattern and a tiny yellow square. It also has black sleeves and comes with red and grey gloves. Ali's suit, courtesy of Jenny, is equipped with a communicator, body sensors and homing technology so that M.A.T.A. is able to track him wherever he is and monitor his well-being through his suit. Ali also wears red Aero Boots.
Personality[]
Ali is known to be clumsy and prone to being punished, and possesses an intense loathing towards Alicia. Despite his laziness and undisciplined attitude throughout the series, Ali makes up for it with determination and bravery. At the end of the first season, however, he has made efforts to arrive early for school and to improve in his studies. However, his impulsiveness often leads to failed missions, and he doesn't do well in following instructions. Whenever there are those in trouble, Ali doesn't think twice about rushing in to help, a trait that he inherited from his mother. He doesn't seem to be very popular in school, having less-than-average grades and few friends, including Viktor. Like any other 12-year-old, Ali craves popularity, as seen in MISSION: SENSATIONAL, when he uses his agent identity to gain fame as Cyberaya's superhero, dubbed as 'Cyberwira'.
Despite being distant from his busy father, Ali has a soft spot for family, as seen in MISSION: RISE, when he defies General Rama's orders to stay out of the mission to rescue his father, who had been taken captive by Dr. Aaron; and in MISSION: OVERRIDE, when Ali uses I.R.I.S. on a whole new level to defeat Uno after his workers had beaten up Bakar to the point of unconsciousness.
Ali is suspected of abusing IRIS for using Override mode as he accidentally hurt Moon, Khai, Iman, and Comot. This is why he was betrayed by other young agents because Ali felt insecure and also depressed until Zain came to teach Ali to be a good agent. Finally in MISSION: LEGACY, Ali returns to normal after defeating Uno until the Academy of M.A.T.A. Training Academy destroyed.
Because of Ali using I.R.I.S and apparently good skills in handling and inventing gadgets and weapons he has been assigned in Tekno in MISSION: LEGACY. The Tekno pillar's leader revealed that being an agent is in his blood which might be because of his agent skills and traits that he inherited from his parents
In MISSION NEO: Ali had found out that his late mother is a M.A.T.A Tekno agent and she had once used I.R.I.S in her missions this could indicate why Ali seems to be interested in exploring I.R.I.S capabilities and despite of his clumsiness, 'undisciplined' behavior, being fully aware that as an agent he could be killed at any moment. Ali doesn't seem to mind that he is going on dangerous missions
History[]
Ali is the main character of the series and is an agent under M.A.T.A.. At first, Ali was a kid who had a normal life; he attended primary school, has homework, faces Puan Munah, a fierce teacher, and struggles in Mathematics. He is also a victim of bullying, as noted in his encounters with Shaun and Syed. His fate was then changed when he accidentally discovers a very special and one-of-a-kind prototype device called I.R.I.S (Infinity Retinal Intelligence System) when he stopped by a local food stall on the way to school and ordered Tempoyak Udang, which the food stall hawker mistakes as a password for one of his shady clients and gives the I.R.I.S to Ali by mistake. Ali was then hunted down by Dos and Trez who wanted to obtain I.R.I.S, but Ali successfully activated the I.R.I.S. by accident. Because of I.R.I.S, Ali was forced to become an agent under M.A.T.A. as the agency searches for a way to separate the I.R.I.S. from Ali. Agent Bakar takes his role as Ali's mentor to teach him about being an agent under General Rama's command.
Weapons[]
During First Draft (Movie Draft)[]
- Electric Shock Sticker: Sticks on the fence and zaps an electric shock to the opponent
- Shockwave Pistol: Breaks barrel, forcefully pushes back enemies.
- Sticky Bomb: Sticks on opponent's palm and detonates after a few seconds
- Pogo Shoes: Allows Ali to jump off high buildings.
[]
- Armed: Ali used his armed device (Slingshot) to shoot the sentry guns in the 2nd teaser ("KECEMASAN!"). At the time, Alicia's character had not been created yet, and once they secured her as a main character they armed her with a slingshot and had to find another weapon for Ali. The director of Ejen Ali got inspired to equip Ali with a high-tech yoyo when he watched a Facebook video of a kid playing with one.
Now (Series Draft)[]
- I.R.I.S. (Infinity Retinal Intelligence System): A device that analyses his surroundings and opponents (by informing him what the opponent can and will do before doing it) as well as offer solutions on defeating them by displaying holographic instructions that only he could see through the I.R.I.S.' lenses. It can also scan his surroundings in X-Ray vision. Since I.R.I.S. is a prototype, its abilities are constantly being discovered each time Ali uses it for something new.
- Yoyo: Creates a shield when it is spun around at high speed. It also emits a force that forcefully pushes back or blasts away Ali's opponents with a distance of 10 meters.
- Aero Boots: Boosts Ali's natural jumping capability, allowing him to jump great distances or leap great heights up to 25 meters. His Aero boots are synced up to the I.R.I.S., which means he can only use them properly if he concentrates on using I.R.I.S. to send inputs to his Aero Boots. (First appearance: MISSION: RISE)
- Kickscooter: After Ali's old scooter was crushed by a heavy truck, Jenny had designed him a new kickscooter that looks identical to the one he had before, except she had upgraded it with M.A.T.A.'s technology and synced it with the I.R.I.S.. Aside from its rocket boosters, the new scooter's upgrades have yet to be revealed.
Fights[]
TBA
Events[]
TBA
Relationships[]
- Bakar - Uncle
- Alicia - Agent Partner
- Aliya - Mother
- Dr. Ghazali - Father
- Baharom - Maternal Grandfather
- Viktor - Best Friend
- Comot - Pet Cat
Quotes[]
- "Why should I even listen to you at all? Agent Rizwan is the one who made me great, not you!" - Season 1, Episode 10 (MISSION: SENSATIONAL)
- "No way! Agent Rizwan ordered us to be together at this mission!" - Ali to Alicia, Season 1, Episode 7 (MISSION: PROTOCOL GEGAS
- "Don't tell me it's missing!" - Ali wondering on where he placed I.R.I.S., Season 1, Episode 4 (MISSION: COMOT)
- "What's your PROBLEM?" - Ali angrily to Alicia after hitting him at the ground.
- "If only everyone knew I was the hero... But I have to keep it a secret." Season 1, Episode 10 (MISSION: SENSATIONAL
- "Why do I have to train like this, Uncle? Don't I have I.R.I.S. doesn't that make me strong enough?" - Ali asking Bakar why he needs a training, Season 1, Episode 2 (MISSION: ALPHA
- "Just dream on! I will never let you have I.R.I.S.!" - Ali confidently saying to Uno (MISSION: UNO
- "That will work for sure!" - Ali telling Agent Jenny to activate the Busterdroids (MISSION: UNO
Trivia[]
- About the name Ali: According to Harian Metro[1], it is based on the common word found in almost all textbooks. The reason is because it is a simple name.
- "Ali" is a common Malay name used in school's reference books and workbooks.
- Ali's was mistaken to be 9 years old by Dos and Bakar in MISSION: IRIS due to his short stature.
- Ali's father, Ghazali, is first seen in the video MISI: RAYA.
- In MISSION: EVEN, Ali's full name is revealed to be "Ali bin Ghazali".
- He is the third protagonist in Malaysian animation to be voiced by a female. The first are Upin and Ipin and the second is BoBoiBoy.
- When in his agent uniform, his hair is styled like his father's.
- As revealed in the Ejen Ali Magazine #1, his height is #130 cm and his birthday is April 8.
- April 8 is the premiere date of the first episode of Ejen Ali and the series' anniversary.
- Ali is one of the richest kids in Cyberaya, as his father is one of the city's leaders and Cyberaya's most adept computer genius.
- Ali and Viktor's friendship is mostly filled with gaming, but Viktor easily notices when Ali is upset and tries to offer him helpful advice, which Ali decides to take on occasion.
- Ali states that he loves being an agent and being able to use I.R.I.S. because he feels he could help people, as his uselessness as a normal kid prevents him from standing up to others.
- Despite his dislike for Alicia, Ali still feels obligated to help her and tries to be friendly to her during and outside missions.
- In MISSION: COMOT, a screencap of Alicia's tablet shows yet another detail on Ali's profile - Ali is classified under the Red House, one of the school's sports teams. This is further indicated by the red shirt Ali wears in P.E. class.
- Ali's hairstyle is inspired by the traditional Malay headgear, the tengkolok.
- Originally, Ali used a slingshot instead of a yoyo in Trailer #2: KECEMASAN!.
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References[]
- ↑ The article from Harian Metro: http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/127283