the video game Diablo II (2000). A version of Ali Baba appears in Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007), where he is portrayed by the character Tails. A gang of thieves known as the "Forty Thieves" appears in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013). "Alibaba" appears as the hacker alias of Futaba Sakura in Persona 5. The story Alibaba and the 40 thieves appears on the website Poptropica as a playable island. Alibaba and Morgiana were playable characters in the mobile game Grimms Notes, while the 40 thieves and their leader were enemies. "Ali Baba's Wee Booties" are a community created weapon for the Demoman in the video game Team Fortress 2 (2007) Military At the United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Squadron 40 was originally nicknamed "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" before eventually changing its name to the "P-40 Warhawks". The name "Ali Baba" was often used as derogatory slang by American and Iraqi soldiers and their allies in the Iraq War, to describe individuals suspected of a variety of offenses related to theft and looting. Additionally, British soldiers routinely used the term to refer to Iraqi civilians. In the subsequent occupation, it is used as a general term for the insurgents. The Iraqis adopted the term "Ali Baba" to describe foreign troops suspected of looting. Miscellaneous Alibaba Group of China used the name because of its universal appeal. Zero-knowledge proofs are often introduced to students of computer science with a pedagogical parable involving "Ali Baba's Cave." Gallery Notes External links Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (e-text, in English, at Bartleby.com) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves at the Internet Movie Database Arabian Nights at the Internet Movie Database The Sword of Ali Baba at the Internet Movie Database Fictional Arabs Fictional Iraqi people Fictional outlaws Iraq in fiction Iraqi folklore One Thousand and One Nights characters Fictional people from Baghdad Male characters in fairy tales ATU 650-699 ATU 850-999