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This is a list of characters that appear in theShrek franchise.

• Shrek (voiced byMike Myers in the films andMichael Gough in the video games, spin-offs, commercials and other media) is the titular character: a large, grumpy yet caring greenogre and the lead character in all of theShrek films.Chris Farley was originally cast to be the voice of Shrek, but he died before he could complete his voice work. He had finished 85-95% of his lines.^[1][2]
• Donkey (voiced byEddie Murphy in the films,Mark Moseley in the video games, andDean Edwards inScared Shrekless andThriller Night) is a talkingdonkey, and Shrek's best friend.
• Princess Fiona (speaking voice byCameron Diaz, singing voice provided bySally Dworsky in the first film,Renee Sands on all other occasions, andHolly Fields in the video games) is the princess of the kingdom of Far Far Away and Shrek's wife from the end of thefirst film on.
• Puss in Boots (voiced byAntonio Banderas in the English, Spanish and Italian versions of the films,Eric Bauza inThe Adventures of Puss in Boots andThe Trident, vocal sounds and purrs provided byFrank Welker, and voiced byAndré Sogliuzzo in the video games, commercials and other media) is Shrek's best friend along with Donkey. He is also the lead character of thePuss in Boots films and the TV series based on it. He is inspired by the fairy tale "Puss in Boots" and the character ofZorro.

• Dragon is depicted as a ruby-coloreddragon, initially known as the guard of the tower in which Princess Fiona awaits her rescuer in the first film, later becoming Donkey's mate.
• The Gingerbread Man, known as Gingy, is (voiced byConrad Vernon), and references the fairy tale of the runaway cookie. In the first film,Shrek, Lord Farquaad kidnaps him andtortures him for information, but Gingy refuses to reveal Shrek's location. After being freed following the death of Farquaad, he joined Shrek and the others, and inShrek 2 he becomes one of their best friends. There is an echo in the second film, where a gigantic gingerbread man baked byThe Muffin Man helps storm the castle.
• Pinocchio (voiced byCody Cameron) is drawn ultimately from the Italian novelThe Adventures of Pinocchio byCarlo Collodi, with animation reminiscent of the1940 Disney version. Starting fromShrek 2, he becomes one of Shrek's best friends and he fulfils his dream of being turned into a real boy, but in a few moments he is made of wood again.
• The Three Little Pigs (voiced by Cody Cameron) are the pigs from the classic fairytale. They are distinguished by their hats and are some of Shrek's best friends. They speak with aGerman accent.
• The Big Bad Wolf (voiced byAron Warner) is the wolf from the story ofLittle Red Riding Hood, dressed as a grandmother. Starting withShrek 2, he becomes one of Shrek's best friends, helping him along with his other companions, and he sent the Fairy Godmother flying. He is usually quiet, with a dry and monotonous voice.
• The Three Blind Mice are based on the English nursery rhyme of the same name. They are threealbino mice with sunglasses and wooden canes and with aBritish accent.
• Lord Farquaad (voiced byJohn Lithgow in the films,Andre Sogliuzzo inShrek Smash n' Crash Racing,Piotr Michael inDreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing) is the narcissistic, ruthless and diminutive ruler of the huge castle of Duloc.
• The Magic Mirror (voiced byChris Miller) is primarily used to provide information on various individuals, and can be used like a television. When Farquaad died, he was freed and joined Shrek and his friends.
• Thelonius (voiced byChristopher Knights) is Lord Farquaad's formerexecutioner andtorturer of Duloc. After Farquaad dies and disappears, he is never seen or mentioned again.
• Monsieur Hood (voiced byVincent Cassel) is a famous hero with aFrench accent, who tries to rescue Fiona, thinking she is Shrek's prey.

• King Harold (voiced byJohn Cleese) is Fiona's father. He made a pact with the Fairy Godmother involving blackmail against him to get Fiona to marry Charming and he is actually the Frog Prince.
• Queen Lillian (voiced byJulie Andrews) is Fiona's mother. Along with King Harold, she was also surprised to see her daughter turned into an ogre and married to Shrek.
• Fairy Godmother (voiced byJennifer Saunders in the films,Claudia Christian in the video games, and Pinky Turzo inThriller Night) is a scheming, conniving opportunist, loosely based on thefairy godmother from the fairy tale "Cinderella".
• Prince Charming (voiced byRupert Everett in the second and third films, Sean Bishop inScared Shrekless, James Arnold Taylor in video games) is the son of the Fairy Godmother, who pretends to be Shrek in an effort to win Fiona's heart and marry her.
• Dronkeys are the six children of Donkey and Dragon, ahybrid of both dragons and donkeys. They are first introduced in apost-credits scene.
• Doris (voiced byLarry King in the US, andJonathan Ross in the UK) is one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters, and a great friend and confidant in Fiona's group of friends. After being encouraged by Shrek and his friends to quit her old job as a waitress at the Poison Apple bar, she joins Fiona and the other princesses in the third film, and later reunites with her sister Mabel.
• Captain Hook (voiced byIan McShane) is a character in the story ofPeter Pan. He plays thepiano in the Poison Apple tavern. Although he has a brief appearance in the second film, in the third he acts as a secondary villain.
• The Headless Horseman (voiced byConrad Vernon) appears drinking alongside King Harold in The Poison Apple, and also juggling outside the bar. He also appears in the third film as an ally of Prince Charming.
• Cyclops (voiced byMark Valley) is a villain who acts as the bouncer of The Poison Apple. He is married and has a daughter who, like him, only has one large eye in the center of her forehead.
• Evil trees are talkingtrees that they frequent as the most loyal customers of The Poison Apple. In the third film they join the side of Prince Charming's villains, and it is seen that they are from theWizard of Oz universe.

• Fergus, Farkle and Felicia are the triplet children of Shrek and Fiona, two boys and a girl. They appear together inShrek the Third,Shrek the Halls,Shrek Forever After, andScared Shrekless, with Felicia and Fergus making a solo appearance as teenagers inShrek 5 test animation.
• Arthur Pendragon (voiced byJustin Timberlake) is a cousin of Fiona, based on the legendary figure King Arthur.
• Merlin (voiced byEric Idle) is a powerful wizard who controls all kinds of magic and spells. Artie comes to him for his aid when he knows he is going to be king. He was a teacher in the magic class at Artie's school, although his spells don't always turn out as he expects, as he switched Puss and Donkey's bodies.
• Snow White (voiced byAmy Poehler (speaking voice) andMegan Hilty (singing voice)) is one of Fiona and the others' princess friends.
• Cinderella (voiced byAmy Sedaris) is one of Fiona and the others' princess friends.
• Sleeping Beauty (voiced byCheri Oteri) is one of Fiona and the others' princess friends.
• Rapunzel (voiced byMaya Rudolph) is one of Fiona and the others' princess friends who betrays Fiona to join Charming and his allies.
• Mabel (voiced byRegis Philbin) isCinderella's other ugly stepsister. She used to be the head manager of The Poison Apple and the boss of everything around her.
• Evil Queen (voiced bySusanne Blakeslee) isSnow White's stepmother who is jealous of her and in the end she admits that she has always wanted to open a spa inFrance.
• Stromboli (voiced byChris Miller) is a wood carver who was a regular at the Poison Apple. He was alsoPinocchio's former arch-nemesis.
• Lancelot (voiced byJohn Krasinski) is the captain of theWorcestershire Academy'sjousting team. Initially mistaken by Shrek for Arthur, he is actually one of the students who bully him.

• Rumpelstiltskin (voiced byWalt Dohrn) is an evil short con artist who makes magical deals solidified with contracts, based on the fairy tale character of the same name.
• Pied Piper is a mute boy from the original story. He briefly appears in Shrek's swamp, along with the rest of the banished story characters, as a young boy who attracts a group of mice while playing his flute. InShrek Forever After, he is represented as a mute and intelligent type of antihero, as he is presented as a kind of mercenary for hire. Depending on the way he activates his flute, some creatures or others will dance to the sound of the music, unable to control their movements. At the end of the film he is seen forcing Rumpelstiltskin to dance to his music.
• Someogre characters include:
  • Brogan (voiced byJon Hamm) is the leader of the army against Rumpelstiltskin.
  • Cookie (voiced byCraig Robinson) is in charge of cooking in the army against Rumpelstiltskin.
  • Gretched (voiced byJane Lynch) is a member of the army against Rumpelstiltskin.
• Witches (voiced byKristen Schaal,Mary Kay Place,Lake Bell,Kathy Griffin,Billie Hayes,Meredith Vieira andMike Mitchell) work for Rumpelstiltskin. They are seemingly inspired by theWicked Witch of the West from the 1939 filmThe Wizard of Oz, as they have green skin and can be killed by water.

• Kitty Softpaws (voiced bySalma Hayek Pinault in the films andMargo Rey inThe Trident) is a declawed, thievingbicolor cat introduced as Puss' love interest in the prequel spin-offPuss in Boots and later reunited with him and rekindling said relationship after Santa Coloma inPuss in Boots: The Last Wish.
• Humpty Dumpty (voiced byZach Galifianakis) is the mastermind who intends to retrieve the Golden Eggs from the one-of-a-kind Goose. He is based on the character of the same name.
• Jack and Jill (voiced byBilly Bob Thornton andAmy Sedaris) are married outlaws, based on the nursery rhyme with the same name.
• The Golden Goose is a hugegoose that lives in the castle at the top of the bean plant, has a baby that providesgolden eggs and it is known as the Great Terror.
• Jack and the Beanstalk (voiced byMike Mitchell) is a character from the story Jack and the Beanstalk. He is an old man who lives in a prison where he has gone mad during his stay.
• Imelda (voiced byConstance Marie) is Puss' human adoptive mother.

• Perrito (voiced byHarvey Guillen) is a friendly and naïvedog who is initially disguised as one of Mama Luna's pet cats and wants to become a therapy dog. Since the end of the film, he officially names the trio "Team Friendship". His name meanslittle dog in Spanish.
• Death (voiced byWagner Moura) is the personification of Death who takes on the form of awolf. He is initially presumed to be a bounty hunter before revealing his true identity to Puss, who he wants to personally kill as punishment for carelessly wasting eight of his nine lives. He wields twin sickles that combine into a double-bladed glaive.
• Big Jack Horner (voiced byJohn Mulaney inPuss in Boots: The Last Wish) is an adult version of the character from the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner". In addition to owning a pastry business, he's also a crime lord who plans to obtain the wishing star to obtain control of all Magic.
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears (voiced byFlorence Pugh withRay Winstone,Olivia Colman andSamson Kayo) are based on the book. Goldilocks is a criminal who, as a child, was adopted by the Three Bears, who acted as her cronies as she grew older. She looks for the wishing star to have a real family, but does not accept and becomes part of the bear family. The characters have no relation to those who appear intheShrek films.
• Ethical Bug (voiced by Kevin McCann) is the cricket fromThe Adventures of Pinocchio. He appears in the possession of Jack Horner as his advisor, or rather a witness to his atrocities. He tries to get Jack to make good decisions, although without any success.

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