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Papa Ogre is the father of Shrek who was only mentioned once and seen in a prologue.

Appearances[]

Shrek[]

During the earliest drafts throughout the mid-late 1990's, Shrek's parents were supposed to have major roles in the story. The young ogre would've still lived with them as an adult, and the two would remain over-protective of their son. They even went as far as to tell him that "people love ogres," further sheltering him from the harsh realities of the outside world. This would prompt Shrek to move out and become a knight to prove he could "take care of himself." After the death of Chris Farley, their roles would be drastically reduced until being removed altogether.

Shrek the Third[]

He was mentioned by Shrek, stating to Arthur that his dad wasn't the "fatherly type either." To reassure the teen (who had his own troubled history with his dad), Shrek mentioned that his father was an ogre who tried to eat him. Allegedly, his dad used to bathe him in barbecue sauce and make him sleep with an apple in his mouth. Their relationship caused Shrek to fear fatherhood and caused him to panic when he discovered he would become a dad himself. His fate is unknown as Shrek never speaks of him any other time.

Shrek the Musical[]

Shrek lived with his parents until his 7th birthday. Although they didn't want him to go, they had to follow the "ogre rules". They also told him that he will be lonely for his whole life and nobody will like him.

Shrek Comics[]

Shrek's mom and dad

Shrek's father and mother as they appear in the comics

In one of the issues, Shrek's dad and mom pay a surprise visit to his swamp. Upon entering his house, they meet the ogre triplets, with Shrek's dad being repulsed by them being labeled as "cute". He insists that they learn about how to be fearsome monsters. When seeing Shrek try to scare somebody, he accidentally "terrifies" the Three Little Pigs, who aren't scared of him since they're his friends. Shrek's dad scoffs him for this, saying that "if I were one of those babies, I'd be ashamed to call you my dad".

He then goes to a local mini-golf course to see his son prove to him that he still has what it takes to be an ogre. Once again, it fails, with everyone in the area celebrating upon Shrek's famous roar. Now severely disappointed, he and Shrek's mother continue to criticize his lack of true ogre behavior. This angers Fiona, who is furious at their rudeness towards her husband, claiming that if they don't like how they're living their live and raising their kids, they can go back to whatever dark and lonely swamp they crawled out of. Shrek's dad is gleeful upon the sight of Fiona's pure anger, and now believes that his grandchildren are in good hands.

Trivia[]

  • In the filmmakers' commentary for the first Shrek, it was revealed that he and Shrek's mother were going to be Scottish immigrants moving to the land of Duloc.
    • This concept was removed once Mike Myers joined the film's production.
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