Thelonious is Lord Farquaad's former henchman and torturer of Duloc.
Appearances[]
Shrek[]
Thelonious appears as a minor antagonist. He is a torturer and executioner under Lord Farquaad's service. In the Duloc Dungeon, he is ordered to torture Gingy by dunking him into a glass of milk and breaking his legs to try to make him give up the location of the remaining fairytale creatures. When the Magic Mirror tells Farquaad that he isn't technically the king of Duloc, Farquaad implicitly orders Thelonious to intimidate him by smashing a small mirror. When Farquaad is deciding which princess to choose, Thelonious tells him to pick #3 (Princess Fiona), though he actually only holds up two fingers.
At Farquaad's wedding, he is the ringbearer. When Shrek and Fiona share True Love's Kiss, Thelonious has a change of heart and writes "Aawww" on a cue card for the Dulocians to react. He attends Shrek and Fiona's wedding and Shrek's Karaoke Dance Party, where he seems to have become friends with Gingy- his former torture victim. He also works the bellows for the pipe organ.
Shrek 4-D[]
Thelonious appears in Shrek 4-D, where he has become the henchman of Lord Farquaad again. Later on, he turns on Farquaad and becomes friends with Fiona, Shrek, Donkey, and Dragon. It is shown that he can twitch his head like a zombie, which is on display when he is beat up by Fiona.
Thriller Night[]
Thelonious appears as a dancing zombie in Shrek's nightmare, and at the end sitting in the audience of the movie theater in Far Far Away.
Video Game Appearances[]
Thelonious makes his first playable appearance in the fighting game, Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown . His attacks include throwing hand axes, charging at his opponent and punching. This was followed by another playable appearance in the racing game, Shrek: Swamp Kart Speedway.
In the video game, Shrek: Hassle at the Castle, Thelonious is a part of the final battle with Lord Farquaad in the Duloc Cathedral. He avenges the guards who are defeated by Shrek, only to be beat up, leaving Lord Farquaad defenseless. In the game's sequel, Shrek: Reekin' Havoc, Thelonious is a boss fight in the Duloc castle, where he has been named the new king after Farquaad's death.
Thelonious appears in Shrek Super Party as one of the six playable characters. His largest desire in the game is to take a nice vacation in the tropics away from the torture chamber. If you win the game as him, he's see on a makeshift island in the chamber.
In the Nintendo DS version of Shrek Super Slam, Thelonious is the last character you unlock. Unlike in the movies, he is brash and rude, with his catchphrase being "Nice guys finish last!"
Thelonious appears in Shrek Smash and Crash Racing as one of the eight unlockable racers. His kart is the Black Horse and his personal item is a giant stone age axe.
A portrait of Thelonious appears in the Far Far Away prison in the Shrek The Third video game.
Thelonious makes a cameo as a worker in Shrek's Carnival Craze alongside other Shrek antagonists. He noticeably objects to his treatment, claiming to be a good guy in the minigames.
Personality[]
Thelonious, though simple-minded, isn't really as villainous as he seems. When Fiona and Shrek kiss during her wedding with Lord Farquaad, he writes "Aawww" on one of the cue cards used for telling the people on how they should react- displaying his true humble nature.
On Shrek 4-D, he captures Fiona and takes her to the raft to kill her, but he is doing it only under the command of Lord Farquaad's Ghost. He accepts Fiona punching him in the face. When she kicks him in the groin, he falls overboard and she apologizes to him. He fell from the waterfall but grabs the branch below it. When Fiona, Shrek and Donkey fall as well, he shows his good side by catching them all in one hand while still holding the branch with his other hand until the branch breaks. When Dragon comes to help them, she takes all of them, including Thelonious.
Trivia[]
- He is one of the several characters who appeared in the first film only to never show up in future installments without counting the shorts.
- On that note, he has appeared in more Shrek video games than movies compared to other characters.
- It is unknown where he and all the other inhabitants of Duloc went after it was abandoned.
- Thelonious appeared on a poster in the Shrek 4-D queue- a parody of the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
- In an early draft for Shrek the Musical, he was the Captain of the Duloc Guards. He also led other captains named after pop culture characters (Captain Kirk from Star Trek, Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, and Captain Kangaroo).
- He is most likely named after jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk.
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