Ali bin Ghazali is the titular main protagonist of the Agent Ali series. He is an ordinary 12-year old boy forced to join M.A.T.A., a secret agency that protects the fictional Malaysian city of Cyberaya from danger, after he accidentally synchronised the super gadget I.R.I.S. only to himself.
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 a kind-hearted and clumsy boy whose biggest desire is to help people. He initially never did well in school (failed all his classes), has barely any friends aside from Viktor, and is neglected by his families until I.R.I.S. unexpectedly fell into his laps. Despite his laziness and undisciplined attitude throughout the series, Ali makes up for it with determination and bravery. He tends to be impulsive in his decision-making and is bad at following instructions, leading to most of his missions almost compromised and also making it difficult for him to fit in with the students from M.A.T.A. Academy.
Ali exhibit low self-esteem and he tied all of his self-worth to his identity as a M.A.T.A. agent and how useful he is to them. When Agent Dayang introduced I.R.I.S. Neo, he became insecure, making it easy for Niki to manipulate him to betray M.A.T.A. [3]. When Alicia requested him to stop using S.A.T.R.I.A., he rejected that by claiming she was jealous of him[4]. He also craves validation, as seen in MISSION: SENSATIONAL, when he uses his agent identity to gain fame as Cyberaya's superhero, dubbed as 'Cyberwira'.
Ali loves his family and friends deeply, such as when he defies General Rama's orders to stay out of the mission to rescue his father from Dr. Aaron[5], when he triggered Override Mode because Bakar was hurt badly[6], and when he almost lost control because Neonimus hurt and humiliate Alicia[4].
Whenever there are those in trouble, Ali doesn't think twice about rushing in to help, a trait that he inherited from his mother. Despite not being an agent yet, he was ready to jump in to help Boy from Syed and Shaun. One of his reasoning as to why he wanted to be an agent is that he could help more people. He also would prioritize his allies over his mission success, such as when he choose to save Alicia over chasing Dos in Protokol Gegas[7], choosing to save Comot over staying hidden from Abang Bear[8], and when he choose to save Alicia over chasing Neonimus in Mission: S.A.T.R.I.A.[4].
Ali is also a very forgiving person, as seen by how he didn’t gloat nor taunt Alicia after saving her in MISSION: PROTOCOL GEGAS, or how he never held grudge despite being bullied by the students in M.A.T.A. Academy. He is also the first person to offer a hand of friendship to Sam, after hearing his backstory[9]. Even though Ali is stubborn and egoistical sometimes, he will apologizes sincerely each time he overstepped and hurt someone, such as to Bakar, Rizwan, Alicia, Khai, etc.
Ali is seen to be a fast-learner, as mentioned by Alicia how he is strong despite the lack of training[4]. Even though he joined the Academy late, he shows amazing skills growth as seen in MISSION: CHANGE where he deflected Alicia’s shot, his Tekno skills[10], and how he managed to invent a new gadget, YOSING, for himself[11].
History[]
Season 1[]
Ali is the main character of the series who lived an ordinary life. He is a 12 years old primary school student who were failing his classes and has only Viktor as his friend. He bought Tempoyak Udang from a local food stall, unknowingly letting the food stall hawker to mistaken him as one of the shady clients, thus receiving I.R.I.S.. Ali was hunted down by both M.A.T.A. and Dos & Trez, and reunite with Bakar after a long time of not seeing each other. He was kidnapped by Dos & Trez, and Bakar saved him. While escaping, Ali felt bad about leaving Bakar to fend Dos & Trez alone, so he returned, accidentally synchronised himself with I.R.I.S., and save Bakar from Dos & Trez. Ali was taken to one of M.A.T.A. Base, where General Rama and Bakar discuss on what to do with Ali. Ali was then recruited as a M.A.T.A. agent, where he met and team up with Bakar, Alicia, Rizwan, & Comot, and saved many people like Comot, Dr. Tong, Dr. Ghazali, etc. While on a mission, Bakar told him about the story of M.A.T.A. pillar leaders and Gegas Protocol order. Alicia, tired and annoyed of Ali’s incompetency, stunned him and told him harshly to leave M.A.T.A. because everyone would be better off without him. Later, in a scuffle against Dos, Alicia was compromised and thrown into a Azurium-powered waste disposal, and for the first time in his life, was ordered to obey a Gegas Protocol order by Rizwan. Unwilling to let Alicia dies, he ignored the order and jumped in to save Alicia, thus kickstarting the first step of their friendship. Later, Ali was suspended for disobeying order, and trained by Rizwan to increase his efficiency with I.R.I.S.. In an attempt to gain validation and attention from people, Ali run a waubook social media page, told off by Bakar, and faced the consequences of Viktor getting kidnapped because of him. When Bakar and Ali returned from saving Viktor, Bakar was framed to be a spy working for Numeros. Ali, wanting to clear Bakar’s name, went on a secret mission and unknowingly walk into Numeros’ trap, but was saved by Rizwan. Numeros later invade M.A.T.A. Base and while attempting to goes against them, Ali was betrayed by Jenny. Bakar jumped in to save Ali but was defeated and hurt badly by Uno, triggering Override Mode in Ali. Ali managed to defeat Uno, but got interrupted by Jenny and has I.R.I.S. forcefully separated and desynchronise from him. Before Jenny can take I.R.I.S. away, Alicia and Comot arrived. Jenny activated the self-destruct system in the base in order to stage an escape for her and Uno, and Alicia choose to save Ali and Bakar over chasing and stopping Jenny. Ali and Bakar reconcile, and General Rama allowed Ali to return to normal life and has Ali promised not to leak M.A.T.A. secrets, before revealing (prompted by Bakar) that Ali can enrol in M.A.T.A. Academy. Ali requested for a last look at I.R.I.S., but due to Ali’s clumsiness, once again accidentally synchronised I.R.I.S. to himself, making General Rama very angry at him.
Season 2[]
Ali and Alicia enrolled in M.A.T.A. Academy – Ali because he was promised by General Rama, Alicia because General Rama personally requested her to watch over Ali and I.R.I.S.. Ali and Alicia took down the mysterious Masked Magician as part of their orientation exam, and later meet with the other students at the academy. Due to Ali’s previous training and experience, he failed his first class and was reprimanded by one of the mentor, Agent Leon. Ali finds himself difficult to fit in with the students at the academy, with them mocking him when he does badly in his training. Ali can’t stand Rudy, and complained to Bakar throughout for being paired up with Rudy in a mission. He reunited with Jenny (now Cinco) and unknowingly had microbug planted in his I.R.I.S.. After the incident, Ali was suspended from Academy, and he spent that day taking care of Danish, his neighbour’s grandson. Ali, suspicious and noticing that Bakar, Alicia, and Karya were snooping on him, decides to tail them, and find out about Dos escape from M.A.T.A. cells. In order to prove himself to the Academy and has him readmitted, he roped in Khai, Iman, and Moon to find Dos first before the other M.A.T.A. Agents. But what he found was Rizwan’s betrayal and in an extreme emotional distress, trigger Override Mode, and hurt Iman, Khai, Moon, & Comot before he was stopped by Bakar. He was then scolded by the Academy students before he ran away crying, throw I.R.I.S. to the ground, and meet Agent Zain for the first time. Agent Zain told him the truth about Uno, his belief in Ali, and asked Ali to try again. Ali tried to apologise to the Academy students and mentors, but was rejected heavily. Alicia stood up for Ali when he was bullied by the students, and they became friends since then. Khai snub him because Ali broke R-0 during his Override Mode rampage, and as part of his lesson from Zain and Alicia, fix R-0 for Khai. They reconcile, and Khai help him with his Techno class assignment. Ali invented “Atlas” after Khai’s throwaway comment about wanting to experience using I.R.I.S. once. Ali’s successful invention helps him reconcile with the other Academy students, except Rudy. Rudy and Ali fought about Uno, and in a fit of anger, Ali told Rudy to join Uno if “Uno was that kind of a person”, and was reprimanded by Alicia, and advised by Agent Zain. A few days later, Rizwan returned. While waiting for any news, the Academy was later invaded by Numeros. While the students were arguing about whether to fight or to escape, Ali gave a rousing speech about how they should fight together as a team, and inspired by Ali, the Academy students team up and utilize Ali and his Atlas to coordinate a proper attack and defense. Driven to a corner, Agent Zain swooped in to help them. After defeating the other Numeros, Ali ran in to assist Agent Zain, only to find him stabbed by Uno. Feeling emotionally distressed with Agent Zain’s state, Ali once again went into Override Mode and fight with Uno, assisted by Alicia, Rudy, and Iman. Ali passed out, and Agent Zain sacrificed himself for Ali and the others to escape from the Academy island before it was blown up by Uno. Ali was later seen late to class, and although Viktor and Ali excel their science project, their marks were heavily deducted because of Ali’s tardiness. Alicia came to comfort Ali from Agent Zain’s death, claiming that Agent Zain has put in much trust in them and they should continue the fight, and together Ali and Alicia returned to being M.A.T.A. agents.
MISSION: NEO[]
While on a mission to save Dato’ Othman from a terrorist attack, Ali found out that M.A.T.A. now issued a new version of I.R.I.S. – I.R.I.S. Neo. Ali felt a little uncomfortable at the reveal. Ali returned home, where he left in the middle of the house cleaning with Dr. Ghazali and Viktor. Dr. Ghazali scolded Ali for messing around. Mrs. Ong came visit them later, and Ali watch Viktor and Mrs. Ong’s interaction with longing and yearning in heart. Later at night, while cleaning, Ali found Aliya’s secret stash and went thru her stuff, walking thru a memory lane. Ali found a musical box he had when he was a toddler, and while trying to work it, accidentally found its secret compartment and a pendrive with a “Robin” logo. Ali tries to check its content, but found it heavily encrypted. Ali tries to ask Bakar the next day at Mamak Maju, but was interrupted by Alicia. They visit M.A.T.A. HQ together, and receive a new mission. During mission, Ali ran into Niki and chased her all the way to Pinggiran, where he broke his leg and was nursed back by Niki. He learnt about Niki, Aliya, and Pinggiran’s states before returning back to Alicia and Bakar’s side. While on a mission with Agent Fit & Agent Bobby, Ali accidentally revealed Vikram’s secret cellar that contained plenty of Azurium. Ali leaked the information to Niki, and together they raided Vikram’s building and stole Azurium. In an attempt to survive, Ali triggered Override Mode and they escaped from Vikram and his droids. Ali was celebrated at Pinggiran for his heroic action, and he met Mak Yah for the first time. Ali later had a talk with Niki and embraced her, signalling a new friendship between him and Pinggiran. Ali leaked his mission information to Niki, Surya, and Andik, and they stole Azurium before Alicia, Bakar, Fit, & Bobby could get them. Suspicious of Ali’s absent, Alicia confronted Ali, in which Ali told her he no longer wants to be an agent. Their conversation was eavesdropped by Bobby, and M.A.T.A. start hunting Ali down for betraying them. While running away from Fit & Bobby to Pinggiran, he lead Bakar, Fit, & Alicia to a trap and they were beaten up by Niki, Surya, and Andik, which scared Ali and made him rebelled against them, and Niki took Ali down. When Ali came to, Niki has stolen Fit’s I.R.I.S. Neo, and told them the truth about Aliya’s death. Ali went into a breakdown, and was comforted by Bakar and Alicia. Comot and Mak Yah arrived to save them, and together they went to stop Niki from murdering Dato’ Othman. M.A.T.A. came to back Ali up, but their I.R.I.S. Neo was overriden by Niki and they beat up Ali, and in a state of distress, trigger Override Mode in Ali, but he was defeated by Niki again. Ali meet Aliya in I.R.I.S. Dimension and learnt that to have full control of I.R.I.S., Ali has to delete Aliya’s data permanently. Ali deleted Aliya’s data, and reach I.R.I.S. full potential with Override Blue, where he defeated Niki and save Cyberaya. Later in a meeting with Agent Dayang and Agent Ganz, his I.R.I.S. was taken away from him, but Ali promised to still do his best to be the super agent they want him to be. Bakar shared Aliya’s clips and logs stored in M.A.T.A. database, and he watched it intently. Ali later show Pinggiran’s state to Dr. Ghazali and Viktor, and Dr. Ghazali lead a humanitarian project for Pinggiran. The movie ended with Ali eating with Bakar, Alicia, Fit, Bobby, General Rama, Rahul, Rajesh, & Razman at Mamak Maju.
Season 3[]
While Ali and Bakar were training, they had a talk about Ali’s future as an agent, with Ali claiming he wants to do his best because it helped him felt closer to Aliya. While on an online class, Agent Geetha informed them of a physical meeting, and Ali and Alicia went to a nearby playground to reach the new meeting area. The academy students got excited at seeing the new area, and requested for a friendly match between each other us. While playfighting with each other, a new group of young agents – Rizka, Sam, Aleks, and Kim – joined their games. Rizka injured Chris badly, and animosity between the Academy students and the International Agents grow. Ali was enrolled into M.A.T.A. Arena, where only the top 4 finalists will graduate from the Academy and became a full-fledged agent. The first match is an obstacle run, where Ali had to jump in between invisible platform. Struck with a good idea to utilize his gadgets, Ali finished fifth out of 16 place. Ali was moved up a place because Rizka was penalized for hurting Chris, and he receives a new upgrade from Agent Geetha. Bakar and him choose Magnetic Suit as Ali’s new upgrade, because “the suit looks cool”. Ali can now control Gasing by manipulating the magnetic field around him. Bullied by Sam and Rizka, the academy students staged a childish fight between them and the international agents, and Ali, swept up by it, joined them, only to get scolded by Bakar for not taking the Arena seriously. Ali tries to get Alicia to help him stop them from arguing further, but was rejected by Alicia. Ali later tries to stop Khai from friendly fire the international agents, but was too late as the mentors jumped in to stop the match for good. Ali and Kim teamed up and fight against Karya and Geetha, and managed to hold their ground and remain the last three to survive the round. Ali was shunned by the Academy students, but Kim stepped in and accompany Ali during lunch. They went to Techno room together, but Ali goes back to pick up his gadgets, and was locked inside the dorm with Khai, Rudy, and Sam due to a staged blackout. They talk among each other and Ali befriended Sam. Later, the new round was announced and they were to play treasure hunt at Cyberscience Center, and Ali teamed up with Aleks, Sam, and Mika, after he got rejected by Alicia. While treasure hunting, Ali reunite with Rizwan & Dos, and Cyberscience Center faced an attack that destroyed the place and injured multiples. They return to Arena ground, and due to imbalance team composition, Ali and the others were made to change Pillars, with Ali changing to Combat pillar. When Bakar refuse to share about Rizwan’s details, frustrated, Ali refuse to learn Combat properly and lead his team to a loss due to his recklessness. He apologise, and trained with Mika, Iman, and Rizka to master Combat. He invented a new gadget for himself, called YOSING, to fully accommodate him as a Combat agent. While they lost the round again, Ali’s amazing feats placed him as one of the Top 4 finalists of Arena, and he was congratulated by Mika, Iman, and Rizka. Before the final, Ali went on a camping trip with the other students that have recovered from the Cyberscience Center attack, and gets to know with each other. In the finals, Ali fought with Alicia and Sam, but were interrupted by Cinco. Ali and Alicia return to Arena Control Room only to be betrayed by Kim. Saved by Khai and Bulat, Ali and Alicia return to the battlefield and had the last showdown with Cinco. After the showdown, Ali and Alicia was named the last Top 2 of Arena, and Alicia was crowned as the champion of Arena, and she was appointed as the new I.R.I.S. agent. While talking to Alicia, Agent Dayang and Agent Ganz came to fetch Ali, and he was officially recruited to be a part of S.A.T.R.I.A. project.
MISSION: S.A.T.R.I.A.[]
Ali ran a simulation training to showcase S.A.T.R.I.A. capabilities, and while he finished the mission successfully, his less than stellar performance and heavy damage to S.A.T.R.I.A. did not inspire trust in Dato’ Othman, who was watching him. He was later visited by Alicia, but he hastily left her as he was late for his study group with Viktor. Viktor, accompanied with Sasidaran, came to Ali’s house to study together. Trying to trick Sasi, Ali and Viktor played video games together, only for Sasi to get hooked with the game and they ended up not studying at all. While cleaning up after their study session, Ali’s TV got hacked by Neonimus, and Neonimus proposed a game for Ali to stop a Cyberaya Smart Tunnel from blowing up. Ali went on his first S.A.T.R.I.A. mission with Alicia, Bakar, and Comot. While chasing Neonimus, Alicia passed out, and Ali choose to save her from drowning, thus failing his mission. After school, Alicia told him about her future prediction skills, and Ali told her that she don’t know how to relax, that’s why I.R.I.S. is showing her weird images. Alicia joined Ali, Viktor, and Sasi’s study group and played video games with them in a feat to prove that she knows how to relax. Alicia defeated Sasi with ease, and they study together. Alicia told Ali she had fun and asked if there’s another session tomorrow, to which Ali told her there’s none cause he has S.A.T.R.I.A. training. Disbelief in Ali’s bad Neuro stats, Alicia trained Ali on Neuro skills. They hang out at the park after concluding their training, and Neonimus hacked a nearby billboard and gave Ali another game again. Agent Amir assigned multiple team to Cybertopia to track down Neonimus. Ali, benched, eavesdropped on the mission progress and eventually offered himself to join the mission after seeing Alicia's status went down, but he was rejected. General Rama took him along on his rogue mission, and Ali saved Alicia from Neonimus, unaware that Neonimus had planted a malware in S.A.T.R.I.A.. Ali was celebrated by M.A.T.A. agents, and Alicia stopped him mid-bragging and warned him about S.A.T.R.I.A. malfunction. Ali did not trust her and accuse Alicia of being jealous of him because she has her I.R.I.S. taken. Rizwan contacted Ali and told him to take Neonimus out of HQ, and warning alarm sounded in M.A.T.A. HQ. Ali, ignoring Alicia’s warning, went to activate S.A.T.R.I.A., and defeat a bunch of hacked M.A.T.A. droids. When he took down the last droid, his S.A.T.R.I.A. helmet dissolve, and Ali realizes that the M.A.T.A. droids he was fighting was M.A.T.A. agents, and the last droid was Alicia. While crying, S.A.T.R.I.A. suit dissolved from Ali and wrapped itself around Alicia, and she was used as the new host for S.A.T.R.I.A. and for Cero to control. Tearful, Ali blamed Cero, and Cero mocked Ali that if he wanted to be useful so bad, might as well be useful to him. Cero stole S.A.T.R.I.A. and use Alicia’s body as the new host. While escaping from his prison, Neonimus found a sulking Ali and made fun of him, until Dos took him down with her Shox Stick. Rizwan comforted Ali, and remembering his friendship with Alicia, decided to push forward and take down Cero. Ali, Rizwan, Dos & Trez went to Azurium Refinery to stop Cero, and when Cero was about to blow up Azurium reactor core, Ali, in a desperate attempt, trigger Override Mode and enter S.A.T.R.I.A. dimension. Assisted by Agent Dayang, Agent Ganz, Agent Amir, Agent Elle, and Rizwan, Ali fought against Cero, but was thrown into a nightmare sequence. He was saved by Alicia, and together they fought Cero and defeat him for good. After installing an antivirus in S.A.T.R.I.A., Ali and Alicia tries to escape the dimension, only for Cero to held onto a dangling Ali, preventing him from moving forward. Alicia thanked Ali for everything they have went through, and pulled an ultimate sacrifice so Ali can escape safely. When Ali woke up, he found Alicia lying motionless, S.A.T.R.I.A. ferrofluid armor dissolving around her. Ali finished his final exam and ended his primary school education with top scores. Viktor and Sasi invited him for a celebration meal at Mamak Maju, but he rejected them, and went to visit a comatose Alicia instead. Ali tearfully begged Alicia to wake up and goes on missions again, to which Alicia responded to. Alicia woke up and Ali fetched General Rama, Rahul, Rajesh, and Razman to see Alicia. Ali offer a fistbump to her, only for her to look at him confused, and eventually she asked the group, “who are you guys?”. While looking through all of his and Alicia’s video logs stored in M.A.T.A. database, Ali asked Comot if she’ll remember after watching all of this, only to find out her past files were locked and required Pillar Leaders’ access. Ali claimed that their work is not done yet and wants to uncover the secret.
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.
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.
Atlas: Invented by Ali as part of an assignment for Tekno class. I.R.I.S. works as a host and whatever information I.R.I.S. received, will also be shared across all connected Atlas gadget. A very useful gadget for teamwork in missions.
Gasing: Originally belonged to Aliya and given to Ali by Niki, this gadget was based on the traditional game "top". Built with a special high-resistant alloy materials[12]. Also works as a bomb.
Magnetic Suit: Allows the user to manipulate magnetic field by either pushing away magnetic item or pulling it closer[12]. This suit helps Ali to be able to control Gasing more efficiently and with more versatility.
Yosing: A hybrid between Ali's two iconic gadget - a yoyo and a gasing. Yosing can be separated from its rope and can be controlled via Ali's magnetic suit. Has a shield just like Yoyo, but with a bigger saiz. Yosing can release a high impact attack by using up the charged kinetic energy from the magnetic suit Ali is using[12].
S.A.T.R.I.A.: Built by Agent Dayang, it contained information from M.A.T.A. mainframe and equipped with an A.I. to help its user. Ali can summoned any types of weapon that other agents have previously used, such as Alicia's Bow-Staff, Chris's Keris, etc. It also used ferrofluid as its main material.
Numeros breach Hide in bunker Betrayed by Jenny Override Mode triggered Separated from I.R.I.S. Saved by Alicia Synchronised with I.R.I.S. again Academy enrollment Rehire by M.A.T.A.
Finding out about I.R.I.S. Neo Found Aliya's belongings First visit to M.A.T.A. HQ Chase Niki, break own leg Team up with Niki and Pinggiran, betrayed M.A.T.A. New Gadget: Gasing Hunted by M.A.T.A. Find out the truth about Aliya M.A.T.A. vs Niki, Andik & Surya Meet Aliya in I.R.I.S. Dimension Delete Aliya's data Defeat Niki and save Cyberaya I.R.I.S. taken away
Final vs Sam, Kim & Alicia Interrupted by Cinco Arena & Mainframe breach Betrayed by Kim Defeat Cinco Alicia appointed as I.R.I.S. agent Officially join S.A.T.R.I.A. Project
S.A.T.R.I.A. Simulation training Reunite with Rizwan, Dos & Trez Study Group with Viktor & Sasi First S.A.T.R.I.A. mission (capture Neonimus) Study Group with Alicia & Viktor Neuro training with Alicia Capture Neonimus at Cybertopia Argue with Alicia Rampaged M.A.T.A HQ Stopped by Alicia, S.A.T.R.I.A. taken by Cero Team up with Rizwan, Dos & Trez vs S.A.T.R.I.A.!Cero Enter S.A.T.R.I.A. Dimension Defeat Cero with Alicia "Thank you Ali, you have saved me time and again" Finished school final exam Wait for Alicia to wake up Find out Alicia's past files locked by Pillar Leaders
Initially starting off on the wrong foot, Ali and Alicia tends to argue and engage in petty competition with each other. Ali and Alicia are rivals with both being foils to each other – while Ali is emotional and impulsive, Alicia is logical and smart. Even though they don’t get along well, it is clear that Ali wanted to be Alicia’s friends, as seen by him covering up for her from General Rama’s wrath[13], trying to strike up a casual conversation with her after Protokol Gegas event, counting her as one of the few people who will find him if he went missing for months[14], and asking about her well-being[6]. Alicia took a longer time to warm up to Ali, as she rejected his friendship in MISSION: OVERRIDE, but eventually stands up for him against the Academy bullies and finally offer a hand of friendship to him in MISSION: ROLE. Ever since then, she is seen supporting and protecting him. Ali is protective of her too, as he prioritized her safety over his mission’s success[4], and he slightly lost control after seeing Neonimus hurt and humiliate her[4]. Even though they both got along now, there’s still unresolved issues between them where Ali accused Alicia of being jealous of him after she warned him about S.A.T.R.I.A. potential malfunction and choosing to ignore her warnings[4], due to her previous treatment to him[4][7][13]. Despite the accusations, Alicia did genuinely cares for him, and sacrificed herself twice for him, the first time by risking herself so she can use I.R.I.S. to stop Ali/S.A.T.R.I.A. rampage, and the second time by choosing his life over hers in S.A.T.R.I.A. dimension.[4]. As of now, their friendship remained up in the air as Alicia has lose her memory and forgotten who Ali is, while Ali wanted to uncover Alicia’s hidden files and tries to recover her memory[4].
Bakar is Ali’s biological uncle. He took care of Ali from time-to-time back when Ali is still a toddler, but stop visiting him after Aliya’s death. They reunite again when Ali accidentally taken I.R.I.S. from Numeros, and they both start bonding again as agent teammates. Bakar usually plays the hypeman and emotional support role for Ali, and will encouraged Ali every time Ali starts feeling insecure. He is unconditionally supportive and protective of Ali, as seen in MISSION: PERFORMANCE where he said Ali still has potential as an agent, in MISSION: NEO where he hold back M.A.T.A. agents from arresting Ali instantly, and when he stood up against Agent Fit for beating up Ali[3]. Despite being a generally supportive person for Ali, he is not afraid to disciplined or scold Ali when Ali stepped out of the line or when Ali did the wrong things[15][16]. Ali also looked up to Bakar, as he claimed that if he can’t be like Aliya, then he would like to be like Bakar, because Bakar is also cool[11]. Bakar is the only adult to appear in Ali’s nightmare sequence as he is the only adult Ali don’t want to disappoint.
Rizwan is Ali’s mentor. Ali was mesmerized by Rizwan ever since he gets to see him in action for the first time, and he was excited to train hard if he gets to be cool like Agent Rizwan[17]. Ali was excited when Rizwan first taken him in as his mentee[18]. During mentorship, Rizwan employed tough love tactics when training Ali, not pulling punches with his words and not praising him for lower-than-average performance[19]. Because of this, praises from Rizwan actually held weight for Ali. Ali tried to befriend him by giving him a lollipop, but was rejected by Rizwan as “they are here to train, not make friends”[19]. When Rizwan deflected from M.A.T.A., Ali was the most hurt and felt extreme distress to the point of triggering Override Mode[16]. Ever since then, Ali mostly felt conflicting feelings about Rizwan as he didn’t view him as an enemy, yet Rizwan’s current situation technically made him one. When the adults refused to share information about Rizwan to him after the Cyberscience Center chaos, it made him lose focus and deeply angered, until he calmed down by looking at Aliya’s banner and remembering his goal (to win Arena)[10][11]. He accepted Rizwan’s return to his life without much resistance, showing unconditional love and support from Ali’s side[4]. Ali still looked up to Rizwan just as much as before, as seen by him repeating the phrase “our work isn’t done yet” after hearing it from Rizwan[4]. He called Rizwan as “Uncle Rizwan” now, as Rizwan claimed that he is no longer a M.A.T.A. agent[4]. Rizwan is now more patient with Ali, with him talking gently and giving him pep talk when Ali was down after getting used by Cero and Neonimus[4].
Comot is Ali’s pet cat. She finds human untrustworthy due to her abusive past, but Ali’s kindness won her over, and she turned against Abang Bear and decide to side with Ali from then on[8]. She is unconditionally supportive and love Ali, and she followed Ali wherever he goes, from school, to missions, to M.A.T.A. Academy, to M.A.T.A. Arena, and so on. Ali depended on Comot's skills often, as seen by him passing I.R.I.S. blueprints to Comot, or when he asked her to secretly free Bakar from M.A.TA. cells when Numeros invaded M.A.T.A. Base[14]. Even though she loves Ali, she will try to stop Ali from doing stupid things, such as when she meowed to Ali when Ali first sent Azurium’s location to Niki[3], and when she physically stands between Ali and Alicia when they argue[4].
Aliya is Ali’s biological mother. She died when he was still so young, so he never had any memories about or with her. Ali looked up to Aliya and yearn to have his mother by his side, and he will do anything to follow in her footsteps and continue her legacy[3]. She is his main source of motivation in becoming a great agent and in doing his very best. Whenever Bakar shares stories about Aliya, Ali would put down things he were doing and pay attention to the stories[20][21]. Aliya appeared in Ali’s nightmare sequence as a source of comfort, as Ali always felt safe when she is around[4].
Dr. Ghazali is Ali’s biological father. Due to his grief and busy workload, Ghazali is usually absent from Ali’s life, to the point of forgetting his son's birthday[8]. He used to be a loving father who doted on Ali, but grief changed him to be a little withdrawn, as he tried to juggle between work and taking care of a child by himself. He tried to be a caring and supportive father, but Ali’s messiness and clumsiness test his patience. He wanted the best for Ali and is always giving him chances[12]. Ali also loves Dr. Ghazali deeply, as he sometimes prepare breakfast and coffee for Dr. Ghazali when he woke up early, and going against General Rama's order to stay back so he can go save Dr. Ghazali from Aaron. Both of them have a dysfunctional relationship, where while both of them did love each other, one party sometimes unintentionally hurt the other's feelings. Dr. Ghazali is not aware that his son is a secret agent.
Viktor is Ali’s best friend. Viktor is always seen to be supportive of Ali regardless of conditions, always has his back, and always forgive Ali even though Ali bailed on him multiple times from their school project. Viktor also has a soft spot for Ali, seen by when he rejected Mia and team up with Ali for their school project, just because Viktor saw how sad Ali is[22]. Viktor often unintentionally gives Ali life advices that fit Ali's current condition, by using video games as his main source of wisdom[23][24]. They usually hang out and play video games together, though recently they start studying together, too[4]. Viktor is not aware that Ali is a secret agent, though he shown appreciation and adoration to Ali's double life, dubbing him as "Cyberwira".
General Rama: General Rama is Ali's superior who watched over him and his progress with I.R.I.S.. He is almost always annoyed with Ali as Ali is a random child who got roped into M.A.T.A. and even synchronised himself with I.R.I.S., making his job harder. General Rama did start to trust Ali's skill as an agent, as he brought Ali along during his rogue mission to Cybertopia, and trusted Ali to help Alicia take down Neonimus.
Agent Zain was the first adult (not counting Bakar and Rizwan) to believe in Ali's capabilities as an agent. He has faith in Ali's potential, and wanted to give Ali another chance despite Ali's action at North Cyberaya where he injured his allies with Override Mode. He told Ali the truth about Djin/Uno, reassured Ali that Ali is more than qualified to be an agent, and that there was nobody he trust more than Ali to have I.R.I.S.. He took Ali in as his second secret student (the first being Alicia), and imparted many wisdom and advice for Ali, with Alicia's assistance. He helped Ali became a better agent, and Ali looked up to him and enjoyed every moment he gets to see Agent Zain. When Agent Zain was heavily injured by Uno, Ali felt extreme emotional distress, and those emotions allowed I.R.I.S. Override Mode to take control of him again. Ali was dejected after Agent Zain's passed away, but Alicia comforted him and encouraged him to continue Zain's fight with her.
Jenny Woo/Cinco: Jenny was Ali's coworker when he first synchronised I.R.I.S. to himself, and she was the reason why Ali was kept as an agent working for M.A.T.A., by convincing General Rama to keep Ali while she tried to figure out a way to separate I.R.I.S. from Ali[24]. Jenny used Ali to collect I.R.I.S. data for Numeros, and she played the role of a gentle adult for Ali, showing concern for him when he got injured or is down, or gives him kind words during training. Jenny tried to convince Ali to give up I.R.I.S. voluntarily, but Ali stubbornness pushed her to use violence on him by electrocuting him when he had his back turned on her, and restraining him to a chair. When Cinco returned after M.A.T.A. Academy incident, Ali lashed out on her as he sees her as dragging things out, since both Uno and Zain are now gone[25]. Cinco taunted Ali by making fun of Rizwan[25], and also by telling him that despite everything he did for M.A.T.A., he still got nothing in return, and even got his I.R.I.S. taken away[26]. Ali eventually defeated Cinco with the help of Alicia, Kim, Khai, and Bulat, and him damaging Cinco's microbugs transmitter cost her her life, ending their feud permanently[26].
Khai, Moon, and Iman are Ali’s closest friend in M.A.T.A. Academy, with Khai being the closest. They help and support Ali either by following him into unofficial and dangerous mission with him, or via advice. While Khai and Ali get along instantly after Ali entered M.A.T.A. Academy, at one point Khai got angry with Ali for destroying R-0 during his Override Mode, but after Ali repaired R-0 using I.R.I.S., they made up and Khai helped Ali in inventing Atlas[27]. Both Khai and Iman initially followed Ali to North Cyberaya to track down Dos to help Ali return to the Academy. In Season 3, Khai got angry with Ali again when he stopped Khai and sided with Kim during second round of Arena, as the international young agents vandalized his R-0, but they made up again after a staged blackout by the Mentors. Khai expressed disappointment when they were both assigned to Combat pillar during Arena, as they once again not allowed to be in the same team[10]. When Ali made it to the final of M.A.T.A. Arena, Khai gifted Ali his rarest trading card as lucky charm for Ali. Khai refused to watch Ali vs Alicia fight as he worries Ali would lose, during the final. Khai and Iman were the only young agents to have never made fun of Ali when he showed poor performance during training[28]. Iman was wary of Ali after Ali injured them in Override Mode, but learn to trust him again when Alicia showed that Ali won't hurt them when their Atlas were synchronised with I.R.I.S.. Iman showed uncertainty and guilt about the other students shunning Ali after the second round of Arena[9], and reflected on it after Kim's words. Iman helped Ali in his Combat training and nudged Mika and Rizka to apologise and made up with Ali after he apologised to them for costing them a match during the fourth round of Arena[11]. Moon never hold back on her words and was direct with Ali, such as when she admitted to following Ali to North Cyberaya just so she can witness Override Mode, or when she called him handsome[29]. She helped Ali reconciled with the other students by telling them his amazing work with Atlas[27]. They hold birthday parties for Ali (non-canon)[30][31].
Rudy was Ali's rival at M.A.T.A. Academy. Rudy believes wholeheartedly in Djin's innocence and good name, and hated Ali due to the rumor that Ali managed to defeat Djin/Uno using Override Mode. He is Ali's main bully at the academy and would often belittle, made fun, and argue with Ali. When Ali was dejected with his terrible performance during training, Rudy used his "Camo Suit" gadget to change his appearance to Ali's, surprising Ali and making the whole class to made fun of him[28]. While both of them cannot stand each other, Ali would ignore and reject Rudy's suggestion during mission, while Rudy kept professionalism and save Ali from danger during mission, but was blunt with his thought and called Ali a burden. Alicia once challenged the other student to a match so they would stop bullying Ali, and promised that they both would leave the Academy if they lose. Rudy joined the challenge as he wanted to kick Ali out of the Academy. When Ali won over the Academy students with his Atlas assignment, Rudy is the only one to not cheer for him, instead shows irritation at his fellow classmate for accepting Ali as one of them. Ali got irritated with Rudy's insistence that Djin is a good guy and told him to join Uno, surprising the whole class and Rudy tried to hit him. Ali saved Rudy from Uno's attack when Rudy tried to appeal to Uno, and show non-verbal sympathy to Rudy. After the event of Numeros vs M.A.T.A. Academy, Rudy start warming up to Ali and stopped bullying and making fun of him, and even gives him a kind reassurance (in Rudy's own style) that Ali should try his best at the Arena instead of worrying about his impostor syndrome. When Ali and Khai told the other students that Sam and Rizka were rude to them, Rudy told Ali not to worry as they are here to back him up and fight back against the international young agents. He shunned and blamed Ali for siding with Kim during Arena round, and for causing Jet, Moon, and Bulat to get disqualified from the Arena due to low scores. Before the Arena final round, he waited for Ali and wished him good luck (in Rudy's own style).
Agent Dayang and Agent Ganz: Agent Dayang was impressed with Ali's feat after the M.A.T.A. Academy incident, and even claimed that he has talent because of his blood and relation to Aliya. Ali is her favourite young agent to the point that she was moved to tears when Cinco threatened to end Ali's life if Dayang didn't comply with her order. She trusted Ali to beta test S.A.T.R.I.A. project. Dayang has complete faith in Ali's skills as an agent, and even bet against Ganz that he would score Top 3 in the Arena. Ganz is impressed with Ali's feat, but sometimes got annoyed with him such as when he unintentionally helped Niki become stronger by supplying her with Azurium, allowing her to almost overthrow Cyberaya.
Niki: Niki was Aliya's friend. When Ali noticed her wearing a "Robin" earring, he chased her all the way to Pinggiran (slums of Cyberaya), which resulted in him breaking his leg during the chasing attempt. Niki nursed him back to health, and shared stories about her and Aliya to Ali. When Ali first teamed up with Niki, Niki fully trusted Ali's skill and intel, which lead to them gaining a lot of Azurium supplies to use for Pinggiran. Niki gave him the validation he needed after his insecurity with his position in M.A.T.A., and Ali started staying with Niki more and abandoning his M.A.T.A. responsibility, with Niki giving Ali Aliya's gasing and jacket. Niki tried to keep Ali as her ally, but Ali disdain over her hurting his friends annoyed her and made her turned against Ali. She could have kept Ali by her side as it reminded her of her time with Aliya, or because she wanted to get close to I.R.I.S.. It is unclear how Ali perceived Niki afterward.
Kimberly Song: Kim was Ali's first friend among the international young agents. When Ali was shunned by the other Academy students after the second round, Kim stood up for him by accompanying for lunch. She offered to helped Ali tune his gadgets, and helped him with Techno skills from time-to-time. Kim was interested in Ali as he is well-known among the international young agents as the I.R.I.S. agent. Ali got angry with Kim for hurting Comot and for betraying them, and went straight to attack her and claimed to never forgive her for her betrayal. Kim helped gave idea to Ali on how to defeat Cinco, and Ali does show concern for her after Cinco's death and her imprisonment.
Samuel Thompson Jr.: Sam was the international young agent who is the most hostile towards Ali and the other young agents. He bullied and made fun of Ali, feeding into Ali's insecurities, but they made up after a staged blackout by the Mentors. Ali offered a hand of friendship to Sam after hearing Sam's backstory and they get along together since. Sam teased Ali by calling Alicia Ali's girlfriend, or giving Ali a funny look after Alicia wished Ali good luck before the final. Sam and Ali's situation paralleled each other in that they both find it hard to fit in with their peers due to a potential skill gap between them and their peers.
Neonimus: Ali is annoyed with Neonimus and is irritated with his game. Ali lost control and almost hurt Neonimus badly after he hurt Alicia. Neonimus is hostile and hold grudges against Ali, and blamed Ali to be the reason he was kicked out of M.A.T.A.. When Ali's spirit was broken by Cero, Neonimus made fun of him and celebrated loudly over his supposed victory over Ali, before Dos take him down.
Quotes[]
(To Bakar) "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 (MISSION: ALPHA)
(To Alicia) "You helped me previously at the port! Whatever! Now we are tied!" - (MISSION: EVEN)
"Don't tell me it's missing!" - Ali wondering on where he placed I.R.I.S. (MISSION: COMOT)
(To Alicia) "No way! Agent Rizwan ordered us to be together at this mission!" - (MISSION: PROTOCOL GEGAS)
(To Alicia) "What's your PROBLEM?" - Ali angrily to Alicia after hitting him at the ground (MISSION: PROTOCOL GEGAS)
(To General Rama) "I don’t really know. Everything I’ve tried to do, doesn’t work out. I feel... useless. But with I.R.I.S, I can actually help people. I feel like I can still change for the better." - (MISSION: PERFORMANCE)
"If only everyone knew I was the hero... But I have to keep it a secret." - (MISSION: SENSATIONAL)
(To Bakar) "Why should I even listen to you at all? Agent Rizwan is the one who made me great, not you!" - (MISSION: SENSATIONAL)
(To Uno) "Just dream on! I will never let you have I.R.I.S.!" - Ali confidently saying to Uno (MISSION: UNO)
(To Jenny) "I'm the one who is responsible for I.R.I.S.! I will not surrender without a fight!" - (MISSION: UNO)
(To Jenny) "That will work for sure!" - Ali telling Agent Jenny to activate the Busterdroids (MISSION: UNO)
(To Bakar) “Even though Cyberaya is getting more advance, more people are having more trouble because of technology.” - (MISSION: ANALOG)
(To Alicia) “Even though we didn’t get to finish earlier, you are not bad.” - (MISSION: ROLE)
(To Rudy) “Well, if he (Uno) is such a good man, why don’t you just follow him?” - (MISSION: HOPE)
(To Academy students) “I still remember, the first time I entered the academy, I was impressed to see how skilled all of you are, and me? I just depend on I.R.I.S.. But what’s the point of being skilled, if we are divided? Every agents should unite and fight as a team despite our differences, because no matter what, we’re here to protect Cyberaya! I don’t want us to repeat the mistakes of the Pillar Leaders, we are the young agents of M.A.T.A.! No matter how tough the situation gets, we have to fight together!” - (MISSION: DIEZ)
(To Alicia) “Why should we care about him (Dato' Othman), when he doesn’t care about us?” - (MISSION: NEO)
(To Niki) "Look at what you’ve done, Niki. What do the people of Pinggiran gain from this? You said you wanted to heal Cyberaya, you said you wanted to take care of all our people. But now, look, you're the one who is tearing it all down!" - (MISSION: NEO)
(To Agent Dayang) “Thank you for giving me another chance to continue serving M.A.T.A.. Even without I.R.I.S., I will still do my absolute best to become a super agent.” - (MISSION: NEO)
(To Sam) “I think you should stop the bullying and try being friends with the young agents here. I’ve learned a lot from them personally. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, now that you’ve made it here, just do your best. Isn’t that right, Rudy?” - (MISSION: BLACKOUT)
(To Cinco) “What more do you want?! Agent Zain is gone. Uno got his revenge. Is that not enough?!” - (MISSION: STING)
(To Cero/S.A.T.R.I.A.) “You’re wrong. I still have instincts (naluri), and I still have spirits (semangat). S.A.T.R.I.A. will never be able to replicate human’s soul!" - (MISSION: S.A.T.R.I.A.)
Trivia[]
About the name Ali: According to Harian Metro[32], 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.
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.
As revealed in the Ejen Ali Magazine #1, his height is #130 cm and his birthday is April 8.
April 8 is also 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.
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!.
Season 1
Ali's was mistaken to be 9 years old by Dos and Bakar in MISSION: IRIS due to his short stature.
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.
Despite his dislike for Alicia, Ali still feels obligated to help her and tries to be friendly to her during and outside missions.
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.
When in his agent uniform, his hair is styled like his father's.
