Ja'far

Ja'far is a genie currently in the service of Layton White. He also owns a parrot named Iago.

Background
Originally from an ancient city called Agrabah, Ja'far somehow became a genie imprisoned in a magic lamp forged from Vorpal steel.

Volume 2
At the faerie village in Terra Numquam, Layton comes across the magic lamp and unintentionally awakens Ja'far from his millenium-long slumber. Ja'far explains that he can grant Layton three wishes, and Layton wishes for more Vorpal steel so that John can defend himself in the Underworld. Ja'far grants this wish, summoning a sword of Vorpal steel.

Family

 * None known (family)

Trivia

 * Ja'far is based on the sorcerer from the story "Aladdin", as well as Jafar from the Disney film, Aladdin.
 * Ja'far states that Iago has "spent far too much time as a dumb animal", suggesting that Iago might originally be a human.