Jumal
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- Jumal is a human from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Prince Jumal, also known as Hassan, is the ruler of Iran[1] on Earth. In his spare time, he likes tinkering with old cars.
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Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Mona Marshall (English), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), Serge Lhorca (European French)
Prince Jumal was deposed by Ali, who took over his palace and allied himself with the Decepticons in order to conquer oil fields throughout the Middle East. Living on the streets, Jumal took on the name "Hassan" and started spying on Ali's activities—stealing jet fighter parts for Megatron's drone jets. Getting into one of Ali's trucks during one of the heists, Hassan met the disassembled Aerialbots Slingshot and Skydive, who were also investigating the plane thefts.
Hassan helped repair the two Autobots, but couldn't find a replacement for Slingshot's weapons console, so he decided to infiltrate Megatron's "fortress" and steal one. The mission was a success, and he provided Slingshot with the missing part just in time for the Aerialbot to save himself from the fortress's grasping tentacles.
After the day was saved and Ali was captured, Slingshot wondered if Prince Jumal would mind that Hassan used parts of his cars to repair the Aerialbots. Hassan then shocked everyone by revealing his true identity, and assured Slingshot that he didn't mind—after all, he liked fixing up "old junkers". Aerial Assault
Unite Warriors/Legends
In the 2030s, after having grown up and inherited the throne, King Hassan came with his Aerialbot friends to the Legends World. Bonus Edition Vol. 53 There he attended one of the Aerialbots' energon barbecue parties, bringing one of his old cars and reminiscing about the good old days. Today Is Energon BBQ! Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Generations Selects Special Comic
When humanity began to rely upon robot slaves called Selectors, the Autobots ultimately joined the Selectors' rebellion against humanity. The Aerialbots left Jumal in his homeland to rendezvous with the rest of the Autobots in the revolution. Volcanicus comic 2 Despite this, Slingshot returned to help Jumal when the Quintessons sent a wave of Pteraxadons to attack his country. Abominus comic 2
Notes
- "Jumal" is an Arabic name more commonly transliterated as "Jamal" (جمال Jamāl); it translates to "beauty" or "grace". "Hassan" (حسن Ḥasan) is a common Arabic name that translates to "handsome" or "well-appearing". Whoever assigned the Prince's names in the script must've thought very highly of his looks...
- In real life, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi reigned as the final Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, at which point he was overthrown and his monarchy abolished.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Jumal-ōji (ジュマル王子 Jumaru-ōji, "Prince Jumal"), Hassan (ハッサン)
- Mandarin: Jumal-wángzǐ (朱麦勒王子 Zhūmàilè-wángzǐ, "Prince Jumal"), Hassan (哈桑 Hāsāng)
