Can genies grant wishes for themselves?

Genies can only grant wishes including their own whilst outside the lamp. The Genie's (unavoidable) task is to grant as many wishes as possible but also to be as tricky as possible about it so that wishes are, if possible, granted in an undesirable way the summoner hasn't thought of.
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What are the rules for a genie?

Genie's three rules: Can't kill anyone, can't make people fall in love and can't bring anyone back from the dead. The second one is confirmed twice.
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Does the genie give wishes?

Whoever controls the lamp, is the master of the genie and has (seemingly) no limitation of what they can wish for. If there is a restriction it would be a on what the genie is capable of. Yet, the Disney movie shows that the genie only grants three wishes and three wishes only per master.
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Can genies grant more wishes?

However, since genie wishes have no limitations, every third wish involves him for wishing three more. The genie, named Norm, explains to Crocker that while genies say that people can't wish for more wishes, they actually can do so (as Norm puts it, "[genies] have been bluffing for centuries").
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Why does a genie grant only 3 wishes?

Originally Answered: Why do Genies only grant you three wishes? Because genie wishes are powered by plotinium, a rare substance which powers all plot devices.
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What powers does a genie have?

Genies can wield phenomenal power, such as shapeshifting, manipulation of weather, and in some cases bending reality on certain levels. but even that power may have its limits. Some tales of genies make mention of certain rules that genies must follow and are incapable of breaking.
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Does Genie still have his powers?

In Aladdin 2019, Genie becomes a full-on human instead of merely being given freedom; his physical change means that he loses his blue form and magic abilities, leading to him taking on a brand new life. That new life does see him travel the world still, but with an added twist.
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Does the Genie still have powers after being set free?

His powers are lessened by his own admission, as a freed genie is less powerful than one bound to a lamp, though he still retains several of his abilities, most notably shapeshifting, flight, and conjuration.
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What is a Genie wish?

A genie wish was, in many ways, the same as the powerful wish spell. The notable difference between the two wishes was that genies often interpreted the words of the person making the wish into creative, and often dangerous, results.
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Where did the 3 wishes come from?

The Ridiculous Wishes or The Three Ridiculous Wishes is a French literary fairy tale by Charles Perrault published in 1697 in the volume titled Histoires ou contes du temps passé. You will find reference from the first "mainstream" Genie and three wishes originated from the 1697 french book.
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What wishes would you ask of a genie?

“I would like to wish all the happiness for my family, and wish my parents to have long lives and stay with me as long as possible. I love them, and I would like them to have happy and comfortable lives. “I also wish to have everything we need for life such as a house, and I would like to be a ONE World Champion.
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Can genies grant wishes 5e?

To be granted a wish, a creature within 60 feet of the genie states a desired effect to it. The genie can then cast the wish spell on the creature's behalf to bring about the effect. Depending on the genie's Nature, the genie might try to pervert the intent of the wish by exploiting the wish's poor wording.
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Can a genie fall in love?

In most genie stories, genies are bound to several rules. Most common rules are: They can grant only a limited number of wishes (mostly three), they can't kill a person, they can't make someone fall in love, they are bound to their lamp/ring/bottle etc.
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What creatures can grant wishes?

The Wish rules are the special rules that fairies, genies, cait siths, and cu siths must follow in order to grant wishes.
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What can you not wish for?

While we're not likely to be granted any wishes by a genie, we do sometimes wish for things to happen - and they're not always as positive as money and a mansion.
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  • 1 To Be Older or Younger. ...
  • 2 That Someone else Will Have Bad Luck. ...
  • 3 That a Guy You like Will Break up with His Girlfriend. ...
  • 4 Fame. ...
  • 5 Winning the Lottery.
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What happens if a Genie is set free?

In popular culture, freed genies always retain their powers. In myth, Jinn are magical creatures, and their enslavement only limits when and why they can use their powers. In Disney, Genie isn't given much back story of how or why he became an enslaved genie or gained his powers.
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Who was the Genie's master before Aladdin?

Ajed Al-Gebraic is Genie's old master, who is very greedy. He used up all his three wishes and sold Genie to a Sorcerer for eternal life, but not eternal youth.
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Why is the Genie blue?

Some, such as blue, scatter more. Long wavelengths, such as red, scatter less. The result is that to us the sky looks blue. If the genie were a gassy giant, Prum explains, the molecules in that gas would scatter short wavelengths of light and make the genie appear blue.
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How strong is a Genie?

Powers and abilities

Aside from these three limitations, he was virtually omnipotent. This level of power was carried over into Aladdin and the King of Thieves, where Genie had no problem with anything he tried.
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Does Jasmine become sultan?

In the end, Jasmine does becomes the first female Sultan of Agrabah and changes the marriage law so that she can marry whoever she wants. (In the 1992 version, Jasmine convinced her father, who remains Sultan, to enact the change.)
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Why is Genie not free in Return of Jafar?

For The Return of Jafar, Williams was replaced as the voice of Genie by Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons) because of a fallout he had with Disney. When Williams originally agreed to voice Genie, he reportedly came to an agreement with Disney that his voice couldn't be used to sell merchandise.
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Are genies immortal?

Genies are effectively immortal, immune to the ravages of time and old age. When struck down by violence, a genie's body evaporates, dissolves, or crumbles into its constituent elements. Upon its death, a genie's soul is reabsorbed into the elemental plane of its birth and reincarnated into a new body.
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How do I get a free genie?

In Shadowchasers Series continuity, doing this is relatively easy; you simply have to give the genie his or her lamp. Because a genie under this sort of curse is obligated to serve whoever owns it, being given the lamp makes the genie his/her own master, breaking the curse.
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What colors are genies?

Like the late Robin Williams-animated incarnation before him, Will Smith promised that his genie in the Guy Ritchie live-action remake of Disney's Aladdin would be blue. And, as revealed to the world in the movie's latest trailer, Smith's version of the fast-talking genie with a heart of gold is undeniably blue.
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