| “ | Pheasant, peasant? What a pleasant present! | „ |
| ~ Shrek |
Shrek is the titular main protagonist of the original 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by the late William Steig.
He is a repugnant and monstrous ogre who has none of the heroic and good-hearted traits of his later movie counterpart.
Description and personality[]
Shrek is a churlish and horrid ogre who is extremely repulsive not only to people, but also to all animals and plants. He can "spit blasts of fire a full ninety-nine yards and vent smoke from either ear" and his glare can warm up things. He loves to cause trouble and terrorize everyone in sight to the point where love and affection makes him despair.
He is also shown to be afraid of almost nothing, maintaining an evil smile for most of the book, and very powerful, being capable of defeating a dragon, an armored knight and even nature forces.
Biography[]
After being kicked out of his home by his parents to get his own life, Shrek walks aimlessly around, meeting several other characters in his way. The first character he meets is a witch who, in exchange for Shrek's lice, tells him his fate: he will find his true love after a long journey and a fight with a knight who will be found with the help of a donkey.
Shrek meets a peasant who faints with his presence, granting Shrek the peasant's pheasant for dinner, which he heats up with his laser vision. A storm then starts and Shrek confronts it by gobbling the thunder, causing rain and thunder to go away. He next defeats a dragon in the woods by spitting a flame into its eyes. Afterwards, he dreams with happy kids hugging and kissing him, which for him is a nightmare.
After a while, Shrek finally finds the donkey foreseen by the witch and rudely commands him to do what he is supposed to. The donkey takes Shrek to a castle, where he defeats the armored knight who guards it by spitting fire on him. He passes through a mirror room, which makes him mildly nervous, and finally finds his princess, who is very similar to him in both personality and appearance. The two marry and live "horribly ever after".
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Trivia[]
Shrek's Easter egg appearance in Shrek Forever After.
- In Shrek Forever After, an ogre somewhat similar to Shrek's book version makes an Easter egg appearance in the musical ambush scene.
External Link[]
- Shrek on the Heroes Wiki
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