When his daughter Fiona arrives at the castle with her new husband, Harold is surprised that they are both ogres and immediately despises Shrek. Harold had secretly made a promise to the Fairy Godmother that her son Prince Charming would marry Fiona.
In Shrek 2, Fiona's father King Harold is secretly the frog prince. However, unlike the fairy tale where the princess meets him as a frog and her actions make him human, he becomes human through a deal with the Fairy Godmother.
In Shrek 2, King Harold intercepts a curse intended for the titular character so that it rebounds and hits the Fairy Godmother. She evaporates and it appears as though (at least some of) her former spells are reversed. As a result of this King Harold becomes a frog.
It was in Shrek 2 that it was revealed that the Fairy Godmother had transformed Harold into a human many years ago and that he was actually a frog, and she made a deal with him: she would turn him into a human so he could marry Lillian, and in return, the Fairy Godmother asked for their future daughter to marry her son ...
In early drafts of the script, Fiona is born an ogre to human parents, who lock her in a tower to conceal the true nature of their daughter's appearance, lying to the kingdom that she is a beautiful princess.
Fairy Godmother was soon introduced and pegged as the antagonist. All she wanted was for her son, Prince Charming, to marry Fiona so that he could be the future King of Far Far Away and the family would prevail. Little did she know, Shrek fought for his wife with a vengeance and put Fairy Godmother in her place.
Queen Lillian. Queen Lillian Pendragon is queen of Far Far Away, wife later widow of King Harold, mother of Princess Fiona, and mother-in-law of Shrek in the Shrek movie franchise.
At the end of the movie, the original timeline is restored, leaving the current time a year or so after Harold's death. However, there is a large painting of him in which the face moves, indicating that his spirit inhabits the picture.
On Edward's death, the King's Council (the Witenagemot) confirmed Edward's brother-in-law Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King. With no royal blood, and fearing rival claims from William Duke of Normandy and the King of Norway, Harold had himself crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6 January 1066, the day after Edward's death.
Harold is obsessed with the idea of death and has a hobby of attending funerals whether he knows the deceased or not. He also pretends to attempt suicide for fun and has a hearse as his car.
At Shrek and Fiona's wedding ball, Harold reveals that he intentionally did not give Fiona the potion. Angered, Fairy Godmother punishes Shrek and aims a blast from her wand at him, which is deflected by Harold who ultimately turns into a frog in the process and turns the Fairy Godmother into bubbles, killing her.
He also sees his psychotic tendencies as the perfect way of avoiding the Vietnam draft. When Uncle Victor, his uncle and psychiatrist, tried to persuade him to join the armed forces, Harold feigned interest and with Maude's help tricked Uncle Victor into abandoning any hopes of Harold joining the military.
Some fans have wondered why Shrek couldn't remain human permanently. One possible explanation is that being human isn't always desirable or comfortable for Shrek. He may be happier as an ogre and enjoy the freedom that comes with not having to worry about societal norms and expectations.
Shrek didn't have a name. His parents only ever referred to him as words that meant scary or ugly, maybe even had a nickname along those lines. And then he was sent off to find his swamp. So, when Donkey asks for his name Shrek pauses and is plunged back into his childhood.
His Father-In-Law Hired A Hit-Man To Take Him Out (Shrek 2) In Shrek 2, Fiona's dad wasn't pleased that Fiona fell in love and married Shrek because he had a deal with Fairy Godmother that her son Prince Charming and Fiona would marry. As a way to save himself, Fiona's dad hired a hitman to take care of Shrek.
Unnamed Man - Accidentally stabbed in the head off-camera by Shrek with a sword, screams heard. Nine People - Drowned in the ocean when Shrek accidentally caused their ship to sink. King Harold - Died of an unknown illness.
Parents need to know that like all Shrek movies, Shrek Forever After includes some cartoonish violence, mild innuendo most children won't pick up on, and a scene in which Shrek gets tipsy on shaken "Eyeball-tinis." The mild peril in this "final chapter" is mostly medieval fighting between the ogres and ...
Dragon, is Donkey's wife from the Shrek franchise. She initially started out as an antagonist, charged with guarding Princess Fiona in her castle, but later befriends Shrek.
Known formally as Maurice Tillet, a Russian-born Frenchman, the man rose to prominence as a wrestling star in the 1930s and '40s. Born in 1903, Tillet is said to have been called "angel" by his boyhood friends because of his blonde hair and angelic face.
He is very opprobrious, despicable and abhorrent, so he loathes creatures of any kind and sought to relocate the fairytale creatures to Shrek's swamp. He attempts to cut a deal with Shrek by promising to remove the fairy tale creatures from his swamp if Shrek could bring Fiona to him, as he wanted to marry her.
Being an ogre, Shrek has considerable physical strength, being able to break wood and metal constructions, defeat armored humans in combat, and lift or turn objects that are too heavy for a human being, such as a gigantic vat of magic potion against the maximum security of the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2.
Shrek was originally based on a 7 ft height (although as a cartoon, he would sometimes be larger in intimidation scenes. At this height, Fiona would stand about 5′10 as a human and around 6′ 4″ as an Ogress.
