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* ScrewDestiny: When Shrek saves Fiona, she's frustrated and confused as to why an '''ogre''' would save her as she was meant to be rescued by someone else, as it was her destiny. [[spoiler: Since she was still freed from the tower, what could possibly change with Shrek saving her? [[MurphysLaw Everything.]] Fiona's imprisonment was actually orchestrated by her father so he could settle his debt with the Fairy Godmother, who wanted an arranged marriage between her son, Prince Charming, and Fiona. Shrek rescuing Fiona also indirectly ruined the plans of many other villains, such as Rumpelstiltskin.]]

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* ScrewDestiny: When Shrek saves Fiona, she's frustrated and confused as to why an '''ogre''' would save her as she was meant to be rescued by someone else, as it was her destiny. [[spoiler: Since she was still freed from the tower, what could possibly change with Shrek saving her? [[MurphysLaw Everything.]] Everything. Fiona's imprisonment was actually orchestrated by her father so he could settle his debt with the Fairy Godmother, who wanted an arranged marriage between her son, Prince Charming, and Fiona. Shrek rescuing Fiona also indirectly ruined the plans of many other villains, such as Rumpelstiltskin.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' (2011)

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots2011'' (2011)

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* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' (2011)

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* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' (2011)
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* ''VideoGame/ShrekSuperParty'' (2002)
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** ''Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (2022)

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** ''Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' (2022)
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* TheDreaded: Dragon. Even Shrek, who can send entire mobs fleeing with a single roar and take on a dozen soldiers at once attempts to avoid the Dragon when rescuing Fiona.
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* TheDreaded: Dragon. Even Shrek, who can send entire mobs fleeing with a single roar and take on a dozen soldiers at once attempts to avoid the Dragon when rescuing Fiona.
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** ''Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (TBA)

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** ''Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (TBA)
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* GettingEatenIsHarmless: Subverted. The climax of the first movie has Dragon eating Farquaad, but he still tries to awkwardly partake in the DancePartyEnding. But by the time of 4D, Farquaad is a ghost, showing how he was eventually digested.
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* SwampMonster: Shrek makes his home in a swamp. In the first movie, he is shown scaring villagers who enter his swamp with Torches and Pitchforks, just for jollies; then, when fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters displaced by Lord Farquaad settle in his swamp, he sets out on a quest to get rid of them.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: On the other hand, Red Riding Hood is a thief while Lancelot and Guenivere are both {{Jerkass}}es who mistreat a young KingArthur, and Geppetto, far from the benevolent father figure he is usually depicted as, is seen turning in Pinocchio. [[spoiler:PrinceCharming and the FairyGodmother]] are also major antagonists.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: On the other hand, Red Riding Hood is a thief while Lancelot and Guenivere are both {{Jerkass}}es who mistreat a young KingArthur, Myth/KingArthur, and Geppetto, far from the benevolent father figure he is usually depicted as, is seen turning in Pinocchio. [[spoiler:PrinceCharming and the FairyGodmother]] are also major antagonists.
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Illumination is not producing Shrek 5 despite Chris Meledandri's involvement with that film.


According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there has been talk about developing a fifth ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a pentalogy. ''Shrek 5'' was announced with a tentative 2022 release. It will be animated by Creator/IlluminationEntertainment.

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According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there has been talk about developing a fifth ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a pentalogy. By 2018, ''Shrek 5'' was announced officially put into development, with Creator/IlluminationEntertainment head Chris Meledandri serving as a tentative 2022 release. It will be animated by Creator/IlluminationEntertainment.
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According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there has been talk about developing a fifth ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a pentalogy. Ultimately, a ContinuityReboot was announced by Creator/IlluminationEntertainment, set for release in 2022.

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According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there has been talk about developing a fifth ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a pentalogy. Ultimately, a ContinuityReboot ''Shrek 5'' was announced with a tentative 2022 release. It will be animated by Creator/IlluminationEntertainment, set for release in 2022.
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According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there has been talk about developing a fifth ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a pentalogy. The company has yet to officially announce what it will be about or who will be involved, but its future seems brighter since [=DreamWorks=] Animation was bought by Creator/NBCUniversal.

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According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there has been talk about developing a fifth ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a pentalogy. The company has yet to officially announce what it will be about or who will be involved, but its future seems brighter since [=DreamWorks=] Animation Ultimately, a ContinuityReboot was bought announced by Creator/NBCUniversal.
Creator/IlluminationEntertainment, set for release in 2022.

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* HalloweenSpecial: ''The Ghost of Lord Farquaad'' and ''Scared Shrekless''

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* HalloweenSpecial: ''The Ghost of Lord Farquaad'' and Farquaad'', ''Scared Shrekless''Shrekless'', and ''Thriller Night''


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* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Lord Farquaad, Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming, and Rumplestiltskin are all seen together as zombies in ''Thriller Night''.]]
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According to Jeffrey Katzenberg, there is talk that a fifth film is in development, as the series was originally planned to be a Pentalogy. The company had yet to officially announce what it will be about or who will be involved, but its future seems to be more bright since [=DreamWorks=] Animation was bought by [=NBCUniversal=].

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According to [=DreamWorks=] Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, there is has been talk that about developing a fifth film is in development, ''Shrek'' film, as the series was originally planned to be a Pentalogy. pentalogy. The company had has yet to officially announce what it will be about or who will be involved, but its future seems to be more bright brighter since [=DreamWorks=] Animation was bought by [=NBCUniversal=].Creator/NBCUniversal.
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A CGI-animated tetralogy by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation loosely based on a 1990 book about an ogre in a fairy tale land who just wants to live in his swamp undisturbed, but is dragged against his will into fighting for the fate of entire kingdoms.

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A CGI-animated tetralogy by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, loosely based on a 1990 children's book by Creator/WilliamSteig about an ogre in a fairy tale land who just wants to live in his swamp undisturbed, but is finds himself dragged against his will into fighting for the fate of entire kingdoms.
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[[caption-width-right:300:All together again for the first time.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/DonkeysChristmasShrektacular'' (2010)
* ''WesternAnimation/ShreksYuleLog'' (2010)
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePigWhoCriedWerewolf'' (2011)
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* ''WesternAnimation/FarFarAwayIdol'' (2004)


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* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheThreeDiablos'' (2012)
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* CanonDisContinuity:
** Rumpelstiltskin in ''Shrek the Third'' and Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After
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What a coincidence, there's an actual trope for that now!


* DubNameChange: In some languages that don't have an equivalent for the word "ogre", Shrek gets a Dub ''Species'' Change and is a "troll" instead. Curiously averted in the Dutch version, where "ogre" became "oger".

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* DubNameChange: DubSpeciesChange: In some languages that don't have an equivalent for the word "ogre", Shrek gets a Dub ''Species'' Change and is referred to as a "troll" troll instead. Curiously averted in the Dutch version, where "ogre" became "oger".
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* ''Shrek'' (1990)

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* ''Shrek'' ''Literature/{{Shrek}}'' (1990)
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* GroinAttack: Happens to Shrek once a movie.

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* GroinAttack: Happens to Shrek once a movie.movie except the final one.

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* ''Puss In Boots'' (2013)
* ''The Adventures of Puss In Boots'' (2016)




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* ''The Adventures of Puss in Boots: Cat About Town'' (2016)
* ''The Adventures of Puss In Boots: Amazing Tails!'' (2016)

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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Dragon likes to pull the Big Damn Heroics.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: All [=DreamWorks=] films are fond of this.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: All [=DreamWorks=] films GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are fond of this.reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.



* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Explains why [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Hooters]] can exist in a pseudo-fairy tale environment, as well as a vast majority of the SchizoTech.

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* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Explains why [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Hooters]] Hooters can exist in a pseudo-fairy tale environment, as well as a vast majority of the SchizoTech.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Prince Charming appears among the audience at the end of ''Thriller Night'', seemingly confirming he survived the events of ''Shrek the Third''.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The Muffin Man. First mentioned briefly by Gingy in the first movie, then [[spoiler:is enlisted in first sequel to help Shrek stop Fiona from kissing Prince Charming in time by baking a giant version of the Gingerbread Man]]. And shows up in the last sequel baking the birthday cake for the Shreklings.

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* ChekhovsGunman: The Muffin Man. First mentioned briefly by Gingy in the first movie, then [[spoiler:is enlisted in first sequel to help Shrek stop Fiona from kissing Prince Charming in time by baking a giant version of the Gingerbread Man]]. And shows up in the last sequel baking the birthday cake for the Shreklings. He also pops up in a flashback sequence in ''Shrek the Halls'', in which he is revealed to be Gingy's "father".

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