History Characters / ShrekAllies

* BecomeARealBoy: Much like his literary inspiration, his GoalInLife is to become a real boy. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption This always falls through]]: he briefly becomes a real boy during the climax of ''Shrek 2'', only to immediately change back a few seconds later (thanks to the Fairy Godmother's wand), and in ''Forever After'' he almost signs a contract to become such, only to be interrupted before he could finish signing it.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In ''Bride of Gingy'', he was kicked out by his girlfriend and asked the baker to bake him a ginger bride. He wanted too much sugar so she would be sweet and never leave him, despite warnings from the baker that it could have consistent side effects. When Sugar later wakes up, she turns out to be pleasant at first, but slowly seems more attached to him and eventually becomes AxCrazy with severe [[{{Yandere}} desperation of wanting him]], and more catastrophes are followed. This would never have happened if Gingy hadn't wished for too much sugar in her.

* MundaneUtility: he can work as a TV screen as seen in ''Shrek 2''.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: He's been described as gender-confused[[note]]Although only by the Fairy Godmother, a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain who disliked him. The DVD commentary disputes the "gender-confused" description, considering him more of a WholesomeCrossdresser.[[/note]], and is seen dancing with a male knight at Shrek and Fiona's wedding.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: It wasn't probably meant as AnAesop, and merely a horrifying ghost story to scare Shrek, but in ''Bride of Gingy'', he was kicked out by his girlfriend and asked the baker to bake him a ginger bride. He wanted too much sugar so she would be sweet and never leave him, despite warnings from the baker that it could have consistent side effects. When Sugar later wakes up, she turns out to be pleasant at first, but slowly seems more attached to him and eventually becomes AxCrazy with severe [[{{Yandere}} desperation of wanting him]], and more catastrophes are followed. This would never have happened if Gingy hadn't wished for too much sugar in her.

%%* TheDragon: In ''Shrek Forever After'', Dragon is this to Rumpelstiltskin in an alternate universe, in a literal sense. She was a devoted server to Rumpelstiltskin and she was a temporary antagonist towards Shrek and alternate universe Fiona.

[[caption-width-right:294:''"I’m not a puppet, I’m a real boy!"'']]

* WiseBeyondHisYears: By the end of the movie he gracefully accepts the new responsibilities as the new King of Far Far Away.

* TheGoodKing: Even as a frog.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Subverted. After witnessing Mongo's death in ''2'', he attempts this, but is stopped by Shrek and Puss. He eventually gets better by the film's final battle.]]

* MundaneUtility: he can work as a TV screen as seen in ''Shrek 2''

* DisappearedDad: His father left him at boarding school one day and never looked back.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AaronWarner (English), Creator/MichaelJGough (''VideoGame/ShrekSuperSlam'', English) [[labelnote: Foreign [=VAs=]]] Carlos Águila (Latin American Spanish), Creator/KenjiUtsumi (Japanese) [[/labelnote]]

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite putting a hit on Shrek and reluctantly helping Fairy Godmother set Fiona and Prince Charming as a couple, when the Fairy Godmother coerces him into drugging Fiona with a love potion, Harold ultimately cannot bring himself to do so after seeing how much Fiona loves Shrek. He stops Fiona from drinking the love potion-spiked tea under the pretense that’s his cup, knowing that he’ll be putting himself in hot water with Fairy Godmother.

* SpannerInTheWorks: If the Mirror had told Farquaad about Fiona’s curse, he wouldn’t have pursued her, thus the movie (or the series, for that matter) wouldn’t have happened.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He was the one who introduced Farquaad to Fiona, this leading him to pursue her.

* SilverVixen: She's very beautiful and good-looking for a grandma.

%%* DotingGrandparent: Lillian adores her three grandchildren, having no problem with them being ogres.

%%* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The Pink Girl to Harold's Blue Boy. Lillian wears a pink gown while her husband Harold wears a blue tunic.

-->'''Sugar''': [[MadnessMantra We will be together forever. And ever and ever and ever...]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Subverted. After witnessing Mongo's death in ''2'', he attempts this, but is stopped by Shrek and Puss. He eventually gets better by the film's final battle.]]

!!King Harold / [[spoiler: The Frog Prince]]

* MeaningfulName: Her name Lillian meaning "Lily". There is a constant [[FlowerMotifs motif]] of Lilies surrounding her in several scenes. It also connects to her husband [[spoiler: being the Frog Prince]] and them having their first date near a Lily pond.

* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: The biggest of good guys is the only one who dies.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Mongo''': Be good...]]

* LittleMissSnarker: In the ''VideoGame/Shrek2'' game, she loves dispensing quips:

* ShoeSlap: Cinderally uses her slippers as ''boomerangs''.à

* CatchPhrase: [[DefensiveWhat "What?"]], almost always said when someone finds him dressed in granny-clothing in an unexpected bed.