Sinbad - What's his true goal?

[naruto-niichan]

Most of you probably see him as a good guy but I feel like it's heavily hinted that he's more of a grey character. It feels like he will use anyone/anything to achieve his goals and that includes things that you can't call righteous.

For now it looks like he's fighting against Al Sarmen but I can't help but feel like there is something else and that he might turn out to be a villain in the end. So what could be his final/real goal? Some kind of world domination maybe? Not as a dictator but a fair king, which still means he would rule the whole country. To me it sounds like he's quite fond of his ideals and wants to deliver them to everyone, even if force and betrayal is needed.

So what do you think about Sinbad?

[SubliminalInsanity]

Well as you said he's a character in the grey area who might just be on the verge of tipping into the dark side if he is not too careful with his course of actions.

A few things that hint at the his perilous position are the little tidbits that have been hinted thus far by Shinobu:

-His being a half-fallen; the way his friends, who have been with him the longest, reacted should be evident enough that he went through a traumatic type of experience that made him that way.

-The little bits of personal thoughts that Ja'far has both when he is thinking to himself and when he's talking to Sinbad; he mentioned not being able to get use to his methods, and yet tells Sinbad that whatever the path he chose they would follow him regardless.

-His relationship to Judal; he could have at one point considered being his Magi, but then did something that screwed him over. Sinbad did bring up something about Judal doing something that was unforgivable, which could tie in to his being a half-fallen.

-Aladdin's opinion of him when he talked to Alibaba; that he would get lost in his light and lose sight of his own path. Sinbad is a righteous man...but to the point he has created distinctions of what is "right" and "wrong" without considering the possibilities of the fine lines in between.

This sort of ties back to Ja'far who Sinbad had mused to about the fact that he became the person he didn't want to end up becoming. This also implies of someone in his past life who he had major conflicts with, but share a similar drive that shapes them. Could be a ruler of some kind before he became king of Sindria.

It's a very likely possibility he may lose his balance in the long run, but I don't think he'll be a permanent enemy to the main characters. (It could be he's another victim in need of rescuing before he ends up like Cassim and Princess Dunya.)

He will however add to the challenge of dealing with all these conflicting situations that are already transpiring, which is probably why Aladdin has made his appearance as the 4th Magi.

[TheBoss]

Well, we don't know much about Sin's history with Al-sarmen so its hard to tell what kind of things happened with him.
One thing i'm sure off, is that he is really manipulative and will do anything to reach his ends, no matter the consequences.
And we all know what this kind of person is capable of doing...

[naruto-niichan]

It's a very likely possibility he may lose his balance in the long run, but I don't think he'll be a permanent enemy to the main characters. (It could be he's another victim in need of rescuing before he ends up like Cassim and Princess Dunya.)

He will however add to the challenge of dealing with all these conflicting situations that are already transpiring, which is probably why Aladdin has made his appearance as the 4th Magi.

I pretty much agree with everything you said but I'm a bit sceptic about this. I just can't see Sinbad becoming some kind of victim like Dunya or Cassim, that's just too different to how he was portrayed. I don't think he will fall to Al Sarmen's side too, I see him more as a third factor who has his own goals. It's hard to say if he will be a permanent enemy but I feel like he will do something (in the future) that makes Aladdin etc his enemies.

[SubliminalInsanity]

It's hard to say if he will be a permanent enemy but I feel like he will do something (in the future) that makes Aladdin etc his enemies.

Yeah I could definitely feel an underlying tension from these two; especially when he asked Aladdin to go to the Laem Empire as the Magi representing Sindria. As well as another factor...but I can not quite say at the moment.

There is also Alibaba to consider as well. He is still the prince of Balbad, and Aladdin believes he will become a great king in the future too; which means he can't be under Sinbad rule forever like he's one of his Eight Generals; he's got to break out of that mindset and remember that he is a King's Candidate of equal abilities too.

[TheBoss]

Yeah I could definitely feel an underlying tension from these two; especially when he asked Aladdin to go to the Laem Empire as the Magi representing Sindria. As well as another factor...but I can not quite say at the moment.

There is also Alibaba to consider as well. He is still the prince of Balbad, and Aladdin believes he will become a great king in the future too; which means he can't be under Sinbad rule forever like he's one of his Eight Generals; he's got to break out of that mindset and remember that he is a King's Candidate of equal abilities too.

I guess when he gets his djinn equip he will change his mindset a bit, because right now Sinbad's power is too overwhelming to compare himself with.

[Newkerzy]

Well as you said he's a character in the grey area who might just be on the verge of tipping into the dark side if he is not too careful with his course of actions.

A few things that hint at the his perilous position are the little tidbits that have been hinted thus far by Shinobu:

-His being a half-fallen; the way his friends, who have been with him the longest, reacted should be evident enough that he went through a traumatic type of experience that made him that way.

-The little bits of personal thoughts that Ja'far has both when he is thinking to himself and when he's talking to Sinbad; he mentioned not being able to get use to his methods, and yet tells Sinbad that whatever the path he chose they would follow him regardless.

-His relationship to Judal; he could have at one point considered being his Magi, but then did something that screwed him over. Sinbad did bring up something about Judal doing something that was unforgivable, which could tie in to his being a half-fallen.

-Aladdin's opinion of him when he talked to Alibaba; that he would get lost in his light and lose sight of his own path. Sinbad is a righteous man...but to the point he has created distinctions of what is "right" and "wrong" without considering the possibilities of the fine lines in between.

This sort of ties back to Ja'far who Sinbad had mused to about the fact that he became the person he didn't want to end up becoming. This also implies of someone in his past life who he had major conflicts with, but share a similar drive that shapes them. Could be a ruler of some kind before he became king of Sindria.

It's a very likely possibility he may lose his balance in the long run, but I don't think he'll be a permanent enemy to the main characters. (It could be he's another victim in need of rescuing before he ends up like Cassim and Princess Dunya.)

He will however add to the challenge of dealing with all these conflicting situations that are already transpiring, which is probably why Aladdin has made his appearance as the 4th Magi.

I think that Sinbad will serve as someone who can deliver some harsh truths to Alibaba so that he would grow. He certainly serves as a nice foil to Alibaba, I think that once Alibaba can stand on his feet against him, he'd be able to become an even greater king than Sinbad. Armed with the harsh wisdom of the world, while still holding on to his idealistic views, he'd become an even better king than Sinbad one day.

Basically, Sinbad will become as much as his mentor as Sharakhan is to Alibaba.

Also, another thing, I think Sinbad sees Alibaba as some sort of morality chain and believes him to be the only thing that can keep him sane aside from his friends. This will certainly be a great development in the future. Lastly, he probably sees himself the most similar to Hakuryuu. Basically, the triangular relationship between them will probably play a large part in the future.

[Vengeance]

I think Sinbads motives are the same as Al Sarmen, world domination. Sinbad can't very well rule the world if Al Sarmen still exist since they want to do the same. I suspect Sinbad may end up marrying Empress Gyokuen or Kougyoku in an attempt to merge with the Kou Empire. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he's revealed to be one of the main antagonist of the series.

[Mr. Arashi]

Conquer the world, and have all the pretty girls and Elizabeth/Margaret under his harem

[Zasz]

I would describe Sinbad as a man of great kindness but also crudeness.
We already know that something in the past made him an half-fallen and I think that it happened way back in the Partevia empire.
In any case I guess that his primary objective is getting rid of the Organization, but his true goal I admit that it is still a mistery.

[sakura_uchiha]

I'm not surprised as well if Sinbad will become an antagonist, but being called as a "Miracle" he could either end the world or there's a chance Alibaba could pull him away from the darkness.
Alladin mentions Sinbad's existence/influence is too overwhelming, maybe he aims to be Solomon's replacement.
Conquering 7 dungeons might mean that Sinbad knows too much of the world's history.
Well this is just a theory,can't wait for the next chapter ;D
Being chapter deprive for a week makes me crazy...