I think Al is too honorable to hit a girl. Esme would probably beat him even if he did fight back though.

I prefer no one.

Both have street experience but I think Aladdin's is more evasive and outsmarting others. He does have some fighting skills, we see that when he fights Jafar. But Esmeralda has had physical encounters with the guards multiple times. We know she can fight a from when she took on Phoebus and she has a feisty spirit. I think she would beat him.

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I guess

BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aladdin is the most heroic and bada** Disney Prince EVER! Unlike Esmeralda he can save himself from situations where he gets captures while Esmeralda needs help from a goat and several other people. Aladdin would win HANDS DOWN!

It's hard to tell. I think they're pretty evenly matched. They're both street-wise, clever, resourceful, good at out-smarting guards, etc.

I guess I tentatively pick Aladdin because he's so good at manipulating that he tricks Jafar into wishing for his own undoing. Esmeralda is rather good at it too, but she has her principles and will tell off men she doesn't like (like Phoebus and Frollo) even if she knows it'll get her into trouble in the long run.

Hard to tell, but Aladdin is incredibly badass and heroic

That parcour though.

They would be pretty well matched, but I think Esmeralda defeated/escaped even more guards.