History WesternAnimation / Shrek2

*** It's mentioned that King Harold's first date with Queen Lillian was a peaceful walk [[spoiler:by the lily pond, a place frogs are fond of hanging out]].

*** [[spoiler: [[MeaningfulName Queen Lillian's name.]] means Lily and whom Harold loves dearly. Lilies are often connected with ponds. Where the couple had their first date and frogs.]]

'''Shrek:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, aye!]] [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot Daycare or dragon guarded castle?]]\\

** The fairy tale characters at Shrek’s home silently react this way when they recognize Shrek and Donkey on ''K.N.I.G.H.T.S.''.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Puss in Boots is hired by the King to assassinate Shrek. Unlike his fairy tale counterpart, he does not rely on trickery, opting instead for an all-out attack- which is interrupted by a hairball, leaving Puss vulnerable. Shrek and Donkey spare him, and the grateful Puss decides he owes the ogre a life debt. Although there is some tension from Donkey, who seems nervous that the cat is taking his place as [[FunnyAnimal "annoying talking animal"]]), the three eventually become close friends and allies.

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* BecomeARealBoy: Parodied, with a YankTheDogsChain thrown in.
-->''[zapped into a real boy]''\\
'''Pinocchio:''' I'm a real boy! ... ''[singing]'' I'm real, I'm real, I'm -\\
''[zapped back into a puppet]''\\
'''Pinocchio:''' [[EasyComeEasyGo ...aww!]]

** Shrek and Fiona love each other very much, and are not for a moment interested in anyone else.

* BilingualAnimal: When Donkey becomes a horse, he can still talk, but he can also whinny.

I'm in love ♫]]''

* Fiona is convinced her parents will immediately accept her new form as well as her marriage to an ogre because they love her. However, as much as her parents love her, it isn't enough to overcome their prejudice and their initial meeting is rather hostile.
* Harold's objections to his daughter's marriage do not cause her to break up with Shrek. Instead, he ends up pushing her away and she eventually decides to disown them and return to the swamp with Shrek. Even Lillian had warned this would happen earlier in the film.

** Midway through the film, Shrek, Donkey and Puss encounter the Fairy Godmother in the middle of creating what appears to be a LovePotion. On top of that, she's doing this with a maniacal demeanour. [[spoiler:Sure enough, she not only reveals her villainous ways the next scene, but later scenes reveal her real plan to have Fiona drink the potion in order to have her fall in love with Charming after all.]]

*** [[spoiler: [[MeaningfulName Queen Lillian's name.]] A common nickname for Lillian could also be Lily]]

** Many scenes set up the end reveal of [[spoiler:Harold's true form as a frog]]:

** It's mentioned that King Harold's first date with Queen Lillian was a peaceful walk [[spoiler:by the lily pond, a place frogs are fond of hanging out]].
** King Harold's bedroom mostly has [[spoiler:green]] colors, from the bedsheets to the tapestry depicting himself watching the [[spoiler:lily pond]].

** It's mentioned that King Harold's first date with Queen Lillian was a peaceful walk [[spoiler:by the lily pond, a place frogs are fond of hanging out.]]

** Midway through the film, Shrek, Donkey and Puss encounter the Fairy Godmother in the middle of creating what appears to be a LovePotion. [[spoiler:Sure enough, the Fairy Godmother intends to have Fiona drink the potion in order to have her fall in love with Charming after all.]]

** The plan to get Fiona to be with Charming, via having him pretend to be a transformed Shrek, ends up failing miserably; a) Charming's never met Shrek and can't pull off impersonating him (nor would he wish to) and b) Fiona had already fallen in love with another man and is in fact very happy with him, and doesn't like this version of 'her husband' ''at all.''

** Fiona is now fully comfortable with her new appearance, and believes that her parents will be fully accepting of both her and her new husband. Shrek is understandably dubious, and he's proven absolutely right when the people of Far Far Away react with shock, horror and disgust as the pair step out of their carriage at journey's end.