However, behind this tough demeanor, Shrek is incredibly insecure and sought recluse from everyone as they judged him as a monster before getting to know him and believed that he was better off alone. In the first film, Shrek was initially overly aggressive and hostile towards strangers who wander into his swamp, an example of this is when several villagers came to kill him but then were left terrified when Shrek described ogres as ten times worse than giants after they fled in fear, the ogre gave a hearty chuckle and warned them to stay out. He was voiced by Mike Myers, who also played Austin Powers, The Cat in the Hat and Wayne Campbell. In the original film, he was introduced as a villainous protagonist similar to his book counterpart, however, this is just a plot to reveal that Lord Farquaad is the true main villain later on, as the Shrek of the movie version was never a villain. He is a green ogre who is Princess Fiona's husband, Farkle, Fergus and Felicia's father, Donkey's best friend, King Harold and Queen Lillian's son-in-law and also 's cousin-in-law and father-like figure.

He's the protagonist of the DreamWorks' 5th full-length animated feature film Shrek and its sequels, the 2004 film Shrek 2 and the 2007 film Shrek the Third.

Shrek is the titular protagonist of the DreamWorks franchise that has the same name. ~ Shrek explains to Donkey why he chooses to isolate himself. Look, I’m not the one with the problem, okay? It’s the world that seems to have a problem with *me*! People take one look at me and go “Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!” They judge me before they even know me – that’s why I’m better off alone…

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