[vickie7]

Am I the only one who started seeing similarities between Kouha and Alibaba, even with their contrasting personalities?

Spoiler for why:

I mean, they're both the third princes of their respective countries, their mother is different from their brothers', they idolize someone (and these two persons are, coincidently, opposite)... They also obtained their djinns (when they had no intention of becoming a King Candidate; Alibaba was after the treasures, and Kouha wanted to help Kouen obtaining another djinn – as he wanted to become a part of his household) partially through luck (Leraje "disliked" En because of his three djinns, and Amon had no one better to choose).

Besides, in a chapter Aladdin mentions that he doesn't want Alibaba to become the king of a country, but someone who can give hope to those who need. Leraje mentions that no sane person would choose Kouha as a king, and yet he gave hope to the outcasts of the Kou Empire.

And because of that, even though their personalities are opposite, their followers are completely loyal to them, even if they don't (or seem not to) notice it.