Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-5821891-20130129005409/@comment-7173477-20130315073312

176.92.27.209 wrote: Acording with his discription ( He is described as being an asian male in his late 50s 60s, a powerful and revered figure known for helping folks in terrible trouble), and also says that he has great powers... i am pretty sure that he is the ginnie of alladin. because he is asian.. and either could be one of mulan relatives or someone of alladin's story (because of asian origin ) and mulan relatives have  not great powers (  magic ).. so it is ginnie..

Not very likely, as the Genie is already on the show. Although, in the original version of Aladdin, there were actually two genies: one of the lamp, and one of the ring.

Except for the Asian part, the character of the healer almost makes me think of Merlin....