Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

The Forgotten Sands, the seventh game in the series, chronologically takes place between the fourth and fifth. It focuses on the Prince and his older brother, Malik. After Malik's kingdom is attacked by an Ifrit named Ratash, Malik releases Solomon's Army, an army of sand creatures. The Prince is aided by a djinn named Razia, who tells him that the only way to re-imprison Solomon's Army is to reunite the two halves of the seal the Army came from. When confronting Malik about this, the Prince discovers that Malik does not intend to re-imprison the Army, but rather to defeat it and steal its powers. Malik is slowly being corrupted by Ratash's influence. Ratash eventually possesses Malik, using the power to become immensely strong. Razia, the djinn, turns herself into a sword to help the Prince, who then defeats Ratash/Malik. This, sadly, kills Malik and Razia; in the end the Prince must travel back home to tell his father that Malik is dead.

Prince of Persia's themes include time travel, fate, and responsibility, as well as personal growth.

• If you were given the chance to go back and fix a mistake, would you take it?
• What do you think are some of the downsides of being able to simply fix past mistakes?
• Do you think it's fair that so many women in this series are in support roles or are love interests for the Prince? How might this play into gender stereotypes?