Fiona and the Prince of Far Far Away have a daughter together, named Fiona. It was the King's way of repaying the Fairy Godmother for a favor she had done him while courting Fiona's mother. This is good news for Shrek, who, upon discovering every single fairy-tale creature imaginable camping out in his backyard after being banished from Duloc (Farquaad hates fairytales), heads to the city to negotiate with its ruler. Princess Fiona : But Donkey, I'm a princess! "I want what every princess wants. They died, and the kingdom was under the rule of "an ambitious regent" hinted to be Farquaad. This is the only movie where Fiona has her hair down. Shrek and Fiona confess their love for each other and kiss, breaking Fiona's curse, turning her into a real ogre. Upon her rescue, Fiona is prepared to make this immediate commitment, as it is all she has ever been taught. The rest of the movie follows similar beats; similar to Snow White, Fionas beauty gets foretold by a magic mirror, and like Sleeping Beauty, Fiona has been trapped in a tall tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. He is all but the knight-in-shining-armor that Fiona expected; he won't recite her poetry, she gives him her handkerchief as a token of her gratitude just for him to wipe his face with it, and he hasn't even slain the dragon. The curse was supposed to last until Fiona found true loves kiss, but she was tricked by a false prince and remained an ogre until she met Shrek. Please enable Javascript and hit the button below! He sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love. Spoiler alert for those who missed this important cultural milestone: Fiona has a big secret. Gender: Female. Once the time stream is back to normal, Fiona is shown at the birthday party with the children, normal again. Sunset comes and her ogre transformation spell is triggered. the fairy tale land of duloc. While she is having a baby shower, Prince Charming stages an invasion so that he can proclaim himself king of Far Far Away. Like too many women, she is willing to go to absurd lengths for that "perfect" appearance. In the end, she gives birth to the ogre triplets with Shrek. She heads back inside and meets a human Shrek, but she feels uneasy that he doesn't seem to sound or act like he once did. He mouthed off in a questionable Scottish accent, had a parfait-loving Donkey sidekick, and a badass princess love interest. They travel with Donkey by onion carriage to Far Far Away. When her parents inform her that they are embarking on a journey to visit their relatives elsewhere in the kingdom, Fiona is overjoyed. Far Far Away (formerly)Dragon's Keep (temporarily)Princess Fiona's Tower (temporarily)Shrek's swamp (currently) Character Analysis (Avoiding Spoilers) Grew Up probably with his owner, an old lady who later wishes to pawn him off for a reward because he's a magical talking donkey. Contents 1 Appearances 1.1 Early Life 1.2 Shrek 1.3 Shrek 2 1.4 Shrek the Third 1.5 Shrek Forever After 2 Video Game Appearances 3 Songs (in the musical) 3.1 Solos Fiona has Irish and Gaelic ancestors. In the third film, when she was filling in for queen, she had her nose hairs plucked, a corset tightened on her and a collar forcibly put on her neck. She goes to Harold and Lillian to find out where Shrek has gone to, but neither seem to know where he is. And Aladdin was dominated by male voices at a whopping 90% of the one-hour-and-thirty-one-minute run.". characters are most like you. But not everyone is happy. Gender: Male. Rewards are given out for turning creatures in, animals are evicted from their homes, and all of these victims are dumped in a swamp in the middle of the forest. Fiona accepts Farquaad's marriage proposal as she is upset by Shrek's cold behavior, although she doesn't seem to be all too thrilled by her groom. New York, NY, Linda Ray Lord Farquaad is initially irritated by the change in her body, but he eventually comes to accept it. When he decides to banish all magical fairy tale creatures, a near-genocide erupts. The studio determined that the idea of an ogre was inappropriate, but a new word was added to make it acceptable. That's no small feat in a fantasy movie culture that usually has women pegged as either the sexy vixen or the doe-eyed damsel. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Its a triumph for societal rejects whove carved out a place for self-acceptance. But you only look like this at night, Shrek's ugly 24/7! Shes a loyal friend and wife, and unlike princesses of fairy tales, an old pro in hand-to-hand combat with knowledge of Japanese martial arts, leading a rebellion with the princesses while pregnant with Shrek's children. She also appears in Shrek Super Slam as one of the 10 starters. They make camp nearby a windmill, and with the campfire set up they share weedrat kabab for dinner. Outside Fiona confronts him about his outburst. Fiona decided to break free from prison, and we were somewhat surprised at what she did. To take advantage of all of CharacTours features, you need your own personal When the Fairy Godmother finds out that she is in fact married to an ogre, Fairy Godmother plots to kill Fiona's husband so her son, Prince Charming, can marry her. to read our character analysis for Princess Fiona and unlock other amazing theatre resources! While shes having a baby shower, Prince Charming stages an invasion so that he can proclaim himself king of Far Far Away. When she was five, her parents were killed by an evil sorcerer who wanted to rule the kingdom. Thats why Im better off alone.. . Which is more difficult than it may seemwhen you throw a determined ogre (Shrek) and a chatty donkey (Donkey) into the mix. Just as she and Farquaad are about to kiss at the wedding, Shrek interrupts the ceremony. Despite her spiel about waiting for her prince to give her a true love's kiss, Fiona is a real person. Shrek and Fiona marry and leave for their honeymoon as the movie ends. And with the constraints of captivity lifted at last, she finally has the chance to break free from it all. Shreks feelings for Fiona are not about her physical appearance; this is not a story of beauty taming the beast. Shrek goes back to retrieve Donkey from Dragon, and in the ensuing chase the three of them narrowly escape from the castle. Profession lord of Duloc. This is the only film in which we see Fiona with her hair down. This is what angers Death enough for him to hunt him down. In order to rid himself of the fairy tale creatures, an arrogant ogre, portrayed by Mike Myers, tries to kill himself. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot: a wisecracking donkey. From the paintings hes commissioned of himself to his wedding cake topper, Farquaad depicts himself as a tall man, rather than embracing and accepting the way he actually looks. This "new" Fiona is shown to have arrived at this point after being disillusioned because Shrek never came to rescue her. Fiona can hold her own in a fight. Gender To take advantage of all of CharacTours features, you need your own personal Please enable Javascript and hit the button below! But shes making due as best she can. Yours for the rescuing, Princess Fiona! Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. robinhood attempts to save her from the "dangerous, hideous ogre." open/close all folders Shrek Donkey Princess Fiona Puss in Boots Previous Index Next Characters/Shrek Part Size: Lead. Fiona first meets Shrek when he crashes into the roof of her tower after being thrown by Dragon. Thats very bad news form the swamps primary tenant, an ogre named Shrek. Fiona turned into an ogre because she was cursed by a fairy godmother. Interests torture, greed, fancy clothes, and fancy music. Fiona convinces Shrek to meet her parents in the kingdom of Far Far Away (resembling the shallowness of Hollywood). Loosely based on the fairytale character Puss in Boots as well as being a kind of parody of Zorro, he is a smooth-talking cat with a Spanish accent, usually wearing a cavalier's hat, a belt with a sword, a small black cape, and small Corinthian boots. The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. Lord Farquaad is told by the Magic Mirror that in order to be king of Duloc, he must first marry a princess. Just like the opening of Snow White (1937), Cinderella (1950), and Sleeping Beauty (1959), Shrek begins with a slow zoom in on a picture book that provides some backstory about Fiona. Fiona's parents did their best to hide her curse from the world, keeping her home at night so that no one would discover her ogre form. In the second film, she gets dropped again by Shrek when Donkey appears again. Status Welcome to #R29MovieClub. He travels to Princess Fiona's prison, rescues her from a fire-breathing dragon, and then - scariest of all - is forced to get to know the princess as he tries to bring her back to evil Farquaad To the determinedly unsocial ogre's dismay, Fiona is very different from what he expected a princess to be. Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. After breaking the curse on her aunts,Fiona and her parents travel to break the curse on her father. Once he was out cold, it was on to the Merrymen. In June 2007, Garofalo stated: "I was never told why [I was fired]. Fiona is in a noticeably better mood today, and makes breakfast with the bird's eggs for Shrek and Donkey in order to makeup for their bad first impressions of each other. Find out how you match to her and 5500+ other characters. Long Beach, CA, The Mousetrap But Fortuna warns her the potion has a side effect she will change between her human and ogress form until she finds her true love. Living right now with Shrek, an ogre, in Shrek's cottage in the middle of a swamp. Shrek is a True Neutral character, both before and after Donkey and Fiona enter the scene and turn his life upside down. But who can blame her? In the first draft, I dont think we would have had any problems at all. This shall be the norm, until you find true love's first kiss, and then take love's true form." Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Later Donkey goes in to check on Fiona, and after failing to hide from him she reveals that at night she takes on the form of an ogre. To live happily every after Dulce Guerrero, Diana Alonso (singing voice) (Latin American Spanish dub). Unwilling to perform the rescue himself, Farquaad holds a tournament to discover the knight who will rescue Fiona. THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. Fiona speaks her mind. Traditional gender roles fly out the window from this point forward, with Shrek cooking dinner for Fiona and offering to cook for her any time she visits him. Fiona was born in the kingdom of Far Far Away as the only child of King Harold and Queen Lillian. After this, Shrek professes his love to Fiona, and she professes her love to him, and they share a kiss. After much resistance on Shrek's part Fiona manages to remove the arrow, and the group continues on their journey. Given several promising choices, Farquaad decides on Princess Fiona, who is locked away in a dragon's keep and requires a hero to rescue her and give her "true love's first kiss." Lord Farquaad, a cowardly man himself, has a competition to find a champion to go rescue her on his behalf. She also has very poor manners (just like Shrek), since she is an ogre. Shrek is actually quite happy about this but Farquaad is appalled and orders Shrek to be executed and Fiona to be locked back in the tower for the rest of her life. Especially since he got cold feet when he was about to marry Kitty Softpaws; as Kitty says, he loved his legend more than he coud love anyone else. Jeanine Tesori She explains that when she was a child a witch cast a spell on her, causing her to transform into an ogre when the sun goes down, and that the curse can only be broken by true love's first kiss. Living through a botched rescue. This, combined with his quest to remove all non-normative fairytale creatures from his kingdom, reflects his obsession with a perfect version of reality that cannot ever exist. As a little girl, a curse was cast on Fiona by a witch which goes as follows; "By night one way, by day another. One of the film series' main characters, Fiona is introduced as a beautiful princess placed under a curse that transforms her into an ogre at night. Shrek becomes the tournament's unexpected champion after besting all of Farquaad's knights, and agrees to rescue Fiona in exchange for the removal of the fairytale creatures from his swamp. Upon their final confrontation, instead of becoming terrified or his claims of "laughing in the face of Death", Puss just stares down with intent to fight for his life. Upgrade to PRO His appointed rescuers turn out to be his greatest obstacle in getting what he wants. Despite these shortcomings, Princess Fiona was a new kind of animated princess in 2001, a reflection of a future for female characters in kids' media who acted like human beings. Fiona was able to escape and was taken in by a kindly old woman who taught her how to use her magic. Shrek the Third Then Fiona admits that she is an ogre and explain the story to Shrek. Shrek appeared to be in love with Princes Fiona. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. However, she was fired from the project with little explanation. However at Shrek's command, Fiona's dragon guardian bursts through the windows and eats Farquaad. Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. When she was five, her parents were killed by an evil sorcerer who wanted to rule the kingdom. In the morning she is shocked to see that she has somehow changed back to her human form. Family She is initially determined to break the enchantment by kissing a prince, only to meet and fall in love with Shrek, an ogre, instead. traditional fairy tales portray princesses as dependent, ladylike and weak. He has an aggressively private life, using the local villagers' fear of ogres to maintain a peaceful swamp deep in the woods. Shrek comes to pack his bags and go home and ends up arguing with Fiona, Fiona telling him that he isn't even trying to get along with her parents. Thanks to the fighting abilities of her mother, they get out of prison and manage to get away, and the different princesses 'cut loose' and become more independent, Artie ends up making a speech to convince the villains to go straight. When Fiona was sixteen, she learned that the sorcerer who killed her parents was planning to take over the kingdom. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Fiona convinces Shrek to go, though Shrek believes that it will go poorly as her parents won't accept an ogre as their son-in-law. However, it's assumed that Shrek and Monsieur Hood put their hard feelings behind them because he was shown in the background of Shrek and Fiona's wedding. (the beast being herself), but believes Fiona is referring to him. Fiona and her parents are still happy to see each other, but as Shrek predicted, they aren't thrilled to see that their daughter has married an ogre. Dreamworks Animation Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Instead, he puts it this way: I saw this flower and thought of you because its pretty, and well, I dont really like it, but I thought you might like it, because youre pretty. Cameron DiazHolly Fields (singing voice), Magic Mirror introducing Princess Fiona to Lord Farquaad. But things might change before the wedding bells chime and they both declare, I do.. Shrek Character Description. Keeping READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY Join the StageAgent community to read our character analysis for Young Fiona and unlock other amazing theatre resources! Time unspecified. Throughout the journey, she meets new people and discovers what makes her happy. That repetition isnt exactly counter-balanced by the one assurance from Shrek at the movies end that these are, in fact, the things that make Fiona beautiful especially since its the movies male lead who has to reassure Fiona of this truth, rather than her coming to the realization on her own. To gain a better understanding of their Myers-Briggs and Enneagram personality types, users were asked to reveal their answers. He orders his guards to seize them both, and threatens to lock Fiona back in her tower for the rest of her days. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. According to the Magic Mirror, she is a feisty woman who likes Pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. At first she refuses to go back to Farquaad, so Shrek grabs her and carries her over his shoulder. Results may vary. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. So when he finds out their is another heir to the throne, they set of to bring him back to rule the kingdom. Fiona remains under the witch's curse from the first movie and has subsequently become the leader of Ogre resistance fighters. In one of the last scenes of the movie, after Fiona has revealed her secret identity and Farquaad's death by lady dragon, she and Shrek share "true love's first kiss" and she takes "true love's true form:" an ogre. Meanwhile, Prince Charming enlists the fairy tale baddies to steal the throne away. Shes been waiting for Prince Charming all her life, or at least a charming prince. Character Name. Sunset comes and Fiona reveals her ogre form, setting Farquaad into a fit of rage. She goes through her old toys, reminded of her childhood dream to marry a handsome prince. Fiona was most definitely concerned with what her face and color of her skin looked like. note: The following contains full spoilers for the 20-year-old film Shrek.]. She has no problem. Fiona is grateful to her rescuer despite his un-knightly behavior. Her Super Slam is that she sings very hard (so hard that birds can explode). Shrek the Musical Princess Fiona is initially portrayed as the archetypal princess from fairy tales, speaking formally in matters of courtship and presenting high expectations of how she is to be rescued, who is to rescue her, and so forth. But unlike Shrek, Farquaad has not accepted his appearance. He is Shrek's annoying but good-hearted best friend, Dragon's husband and father of the Dronkeys. From left to right: Donkey, Puss in Boots, Shrek, and Princess Fiona. She has no problem telling Shrek he's being an asswipe. He calls the shots. Fiona not only emerges from this experience as a stronger and capable woman, but she also demonstrates to the world what she possesses. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more characters from By lampooning Disney princess movies, Dreamworks 2001 film Shrek created a princess with an impressively subversive storyline. However, she is much more well-mannered when in front of her parents. The portrayal of Princess Fiona still has some obvious problems. Only the Shrek musical had the answer. Princess Fiona[1][2] is a fictional character in DreamWorks' Shrek franchise, first appearing in the animated film Shrek . The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. Fiona is visibly worried, saying that she's just afraid of the dark, and quickly slips away into the windmill for the night. Though the cut only drew a single drop of blood, the fact he was hit instantly causes Puss to lose his nerve and run off. Fiona was cursed by the Fairy Godmother in Shrek: The Curse of the Fairy Godmother. Every night at sunset, she is cursed to turn into an ogre. Shrek and Donkey interrupt Fiona's wedding ceremony and try to cancel any possibilities of her wedding Lord Farquaad. After that, Fiona takes off the proverbial ogre mask by burping in front of Shrek and then showing off her martial arts skills. The muscular appearance of the girl is enhanced, her skin becomes darker, and her hair begins to grow. 2. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. When we first meet her, she talks to Shrek in faux-Shakespearian language, putting on airs to seem as princess-like and perfect as possible. But eventually they sought the help of Fairy Godmother, who had them lock Fiona away in a dragon-guarded castle to await her true love to rescue her. She realized she was happier when she lived life as if it were her own. When Puss finally accepts that he should be more appreciative of life and accept that Death is inevitable for him, Death accepts Puss's new outlook on life and decides to leave him alone. OgreHuman (formerly) Having developed feelings for Shrek, Fiona is less eager to be returned to Farquaad. Her beauty is kept intact as an ogre despite the fact that she is a cursed princess. Shrek initially believes that the relationship between him and Fiona is existent, but when she doesn't even recognize him, he finally accepts that the reality he is in is not his own, and Stiltskin has truly altered reality to be as if he never existed until now. Fiona is briefly returned to human form from the first film after Shrek drinks a "Happily Ever After" potion, which changes both the drinker and their true love into more beautiful forms. He also exhibits common cat behavior such as coughing up hairballs and chasing spotlights, usually resulting in his defeat or capture. As he pulls away on the ship, Fiona reveals to him that he is going to be a father. Something went wrong. actually due to not wanting to admit that Kitty saved him from being launched out of it, he nearly abandons all of his nobility and friendships just to save himself with the wish, returns to form as he confronts Death with newfound courage, another character that Banderas portrayed at one point, who can take on enemies much larger than him, black streaks go down his face when he cries, being influenced and manipulated by his friend Humpty, He was created to look like a cross between. Fiona has appeared in a variety of other films in addition to the Shrek franchise. He's forced to retire for real at the beginning of. Being a fierce, independent princess is hard enough without trying to run through the forest in heels. Despite her love for Shrek, Fiona is prepared to marry Lord Farquaad before the next night sets, because, as she puts it: "I'm a princess. Join the StageAgent community Princess Fiona (simply known as Fiona) is the tritagonist of the Shrek franchise. In 2001, DreamWorks released the film, which was well-known for its voice acting and humorous content. There, he stumbles into said tournament and wins (because duh, he's a strong ogre). Shrek responds that he is sick of not having his privacy respected and that he wishes everything as "back to the way they used to bewhen the world made sense". Fiona is happy to see the city again, and tries to reassure Shrek that the meeting will go well. Fiona plays a major role in the video game Kingdom Hearts III. As she prepares for the wedding, Fiona is hesitant about marrying Farquaad and devastated by how Shrek treated her. Upgrade to PRO Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. But in the end, she accepts herself for the fierce, honest, wonderful princess she is and we and Shrek, of course love her for it.