(New page: {{character|image=|performer=Conrad Vernon|appear=''Shrek''}}) |
No edit summary Tag: Source edit |
||
| (123 intermediate revisions by 53 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{Infobox character |
||
| − | {{character|image=|performer=[[Conrad Vernon]]|appear=''[[Shrek]]''}} |
||
| + | |name = Gingerbread Man |
||
| + | |image =Gingerbread Man Profile.jpg |
||
| + | |films = ''[[Shrek (film)|Shrek]]''<br>''[[Shrek 2]]''<br>''[[Shrek the Third]]''<br>''[[Shrek Forever After]]''<br>''[[Puss in Boots: The Last Wish]]'' (cameo)<br>''[[Shrek 5]]'' (upcoming) |
||
| + | |shorts = ''[[Shrek the Halls]]''<br>''[[Scared Shrekless]]''<br>''[[Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular]]'' |
||
| + | |games = ''Shrek 2''<br>''Shrek The Third''<br>''Shrek Forever After'' |
||
| + | |gender=Male |
||
| + | |status=Active |
||
| + | |voice = [[Conrad Vernon]] |
||
| + | |quote = "The only thing you're ever gonna be king of is king of the stupids." |
||
| + | }} |
||
| + | {{Quote|No... not the gumdrop buttons!|Gingerbread Man to [[Lord Farquaad]].}} |
||
| + | '''Gingerbread Man''', also known as '''Gingy''', is a supporting character in the ''[[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]]'' ''[[Shrek (series)|Shrek franchise]]''. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Background== |
||
| + | Gingy was created by the Muffin Man, along with the rest of the Gingerbread people. Some years later, he attended Cookie Academy, at which he excelled in Home Economics. |
||
| + | |||
| + | Sometime later, he got married to a red-head gingerbread woman, but the relationship did not last. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Appearances== |
||
| + | ===''[[Shrek (film)|Shrek]]''=== |
||
| + | Gingy is being tortured by the evil [[Lord Farquaad]]. Farquaad had ordered his evil henchman [[Thelonious]] to drown Gingy in milk and rip off his legs so he couldn't escape. Farquaad went on to taunt him by making his legs run around while saying, "Run, run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" threw one of his legs at him and crumbled his other leg to pieces. When Gingy wouldn't give Farquaad straight answers, he threatened to remove one of his gumdrop buttons. So the Gingerbread Man started to talk about how the [[Muffin Man]] was hiding them (most likely lying). When the [[Magic Mirror]] arrived, Gingy was thrown into the trash by Farquaad. |
||
| + | |||
| + | At the end of the movie, Gingy is fine and his leg not crumbled by Lord Farquaad got glued back on with white glaze, while a candy cane made up for the one Farquaad crushed. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ===''[[Shrek 2]]''=== |
||
| + | Gingy finally gets his other leg replaced. While [[Shrek]], [[Princess Fiona]], and [[Donkey]] go to [[Far Far Away]], Gingy and the other fairy tale creatures watch over the [[Shrek's Swamp]]. |
||
| + | |||
| + | He isn't seen again until later on when he sees Shrek, Donkey, and [[Puss in Boots]] getting arrested. The group then goes to the prison and helps the trio escape. Afterwards, Shrek and Gingerbread Man go to the [[Muffin Man's House|Muffin Man's house]] and make a giant gingerbread man named [[Mongo]]. Using Mongo (the giant gingerbread man), Shrek breaks into the castle. But Mongo remains in the moat, after he has hot milk poured onto him by the [[guards]] (who were trying to break him --Mongo-- and get rid of him for good). Gingy (the regular sized gingerbread man) was grieved and almost got stuck in the moat himself but got lifted off Mongo by Puss. |
||
| + | |||
| + | The Gingerbread Man also helps Shrek defeat the [[Fairy Godmother]] at the end of the film. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ===''[[Shrek the Third]]''=== |
||
| + | Gingy gave a present to Fiona, where he and [[Pinocchio]] gave her a baby carrier. |
||
| + | |||
| + | When [[Prince Charming]] and [[Captain Hook]] broke in, they demanded to know where Shrek was. Gingy refused to tell, and when confronted by Hook, his life flashed before his own eyes. He was placed in a deserted bakery, but was rescued by Donkey and Puss in Boots. |
||
| + | |||
| + | Gingy was also at the big rescue seen in the end, where he slid down [[Rapunzel]]'s hair, revealing that it was really a wig. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ===''[[Shrek Forever After]]''=== |
||
| + | When Shrek enters the alternate reality, Gingy is seen fighting [[Animal Crackers]] as a gladiator, using a lollipop as a weapon. |
||
| + | |||
| + | Later, he is seen approaching Shrek, offering information on [[Rumpelstiltskin]]. Unfortunately, a fat and lazy Puss eats him before he's able to convey any information to Shrek. However, when Shrek returns to the real world at the end, the ''real'' Gingy is still alive and well. |
||
| + | |||
| + | In a deleted scene shows Gingy fighting along with [[Pinocchio]], [[Wolf|The Big Bad Wolf]], [[Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]], and [[Three Blind Mice|The Three Blind Mice]] against Shrek. He also uses his [[Animal Crackers]] to attack Shrek. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ===''[[Puss in Boots: The Last Wish]]''=== |
||
| + | [[File:Gingy in Puss in Boots 2.png|thumb|right|200px|Gingy in ''The Last Wish''.]] |
||
| + | Gingy makes a small cameo in the film in a flashback where he warns Puss that the oven used to bake bread is at dangerously high temperature. Puss disregards this warning as he opens the door only to burned alive by the flames causing him to lose one of his nine lives. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Other Appearances== |
||
| + | ===''[[Shrek 4-D]]''=== |
||
| + | Gingy finished the gingerbread house when Thelonious rides the horse and kidnapping Fiona when Shrek and Donkey appears on the carriage with horses and smashed the gingerbread house then Gingy on the wheel behind the carriage and falls over towards the Tree. After Shrek and Fiona on Honeymoon and the fairytale creatures appears to have celebrated begin. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ===''[[Shrek the Halls]]''=== |
||
| + | Gingy reveals that he's afraid of [[Santa Claus]] because he ate his girlfriend [[Suzy]]; though no one believes him. |
||
| + | |||
| + | At the climax, when Shrek and the gang go outside and see Santa riding in his sleigh, Gingy runs back inside screaming. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Video Games== |
||
| + | Gingy appeared in ''[[Shrek SuperSlam]]'' as one of the 10 starting characters. His Super Slam is that he spins around while throwing candy. |
||
| + | |||
| + | He also appeared in ''[[Shrek Smash and Crash Racing]]''. Gingy is one of the four racers that are unlocked from the start. Gingy's kart is the Cupcake Horse that Donkey created from the picnic food that was in Shrek's swamp with the Fairy God Mother's magic wand. Gingy's personal item is the candy cane. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Trivia== |
||
| + | *In the Latin Spanish dub, Gingy was voiced by [[Jesús Barrero]], who died in February 16th, 2016. In ''[[Puss in Boots: The Last Wish]]'' Gingy is voiced by his nephew, [[José Gilberto Vilchis]]. |
||
| + | *The voice that Conrad Vernon does for Gingy, is very similar to the voice that voice actor Rob Paulsen provides for the characters Carl Wheezer and Doppy Doppweiler from the ''Jimmy Neutron'' franchise. |
||
| + | **Coincidentally, all three of these characters have worrywart personalities. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Navigation== |
||
| + | {{Shrek}} |
||
| + | |||
| + | [[pl:Ciastek]] |
||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Males]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Adults]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Siblings]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Creatures]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Lovers]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Shrek characters]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Puss in Boots characters]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Heroes]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Sidekicks]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Based On]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Characters with disabilities]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Supporting Characters]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Dancers]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Singing Characters]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Cameo Characters]] |
||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 18 April 2024
- “No... not the gumdrop buttons!”
- ―Gingerbread Man to Lord Farquaad.
Gingerbread Man, also known as Gingy, is a supporting character in the DreamWorks Shrek franchise.
Background
Gingy was created by the Muffin Man, along with the rest of the Gingerbread people. Some years later, he attended Cookie Academy, at which he excelled in Home Economics.
Sometime later, he got married to a red-head gingerbread woman, but the relationship did not last.
Appearances
Shrek
Gingy is being tortured by the evil Lord Farquaad. Farquaad had ordered his evil henchman Thelonious to drown Gingy in milk and rip off his legs so he couldn't escape. Farquaad went on to taunt him by making his legs run around while saying, "Run, run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" threw one of his legs at him and crumbled his other leg to pieces. When Gingy wouldn't give Farquaad straight answers, he threatened to remove one of his gumdrop buttons. So the Gingerbread Man started to talk about how the Muffin Man was hiding them (most likely lying). When the Magic Mirror arrived, Gingy was thrown into the trash by Farquaad.
At the end of the movie, Gingy is fine and his leg not crumbled by Lord Farquaad got glued back on with white glaze, while a candy cane made up for the one Farquaad crushed.
Shrek 2
Gingy finally gets his other leg replaced. While Shrek, Princess Fiona, and Donkey go to Far Far Away, Gingy and the other fairy tale creatures watch over the Shrek's Swamp.
He isn't seen again until later on when he sees Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots getting arrested. The group then goes to the prison and helps the trio escape. Afterwards, Shrek and Gingerbread Man go to the Muffin Man's house and make a giant gingerbread man named Mongo. Using Mongo (the giant gingerbread man), Shrek breaks into the castle. But Mongo remains in the moat, after he has hot milk poured onto him by the guards (who were trying to break him --Mongo-- and get rid of him for good). Gingy (the regular sized gingerbread man) was grieved and almost got stuck in the moat himself but got lifted off Mongo by Puss.
The Gingerbread Man also helps Shrek defeat the Fairy Godmother at the end of the film.
Shrek the Third
Gingy gave a present to Fiona, where he and Pinocchio gave her a baby carrier.
When Prince Charming and Captain Hook broke in, they demanded to know where Shrek was. Gingy refused to tell, and when confronted by Hook, his life flashed before his own eyes. He was placed in a deserted bakery, but was rescued by Donkey and Puss in Boots.
Gingy was also at the big rescue seen in the end, where he slid down Rapunzel's hair, revealing that it was really a wig.
Shrek Forever After
When Shrek enters the alternate reality, Gingy is seen fighting Animal Crackers as a gladiator, using a lollipop as a weapon.
Later, he is seen approaching Shrek, offering information on Rumpelstiltskin. Unfortunately, a fat and lazy Puss eats him before he's able to convey any information to Shrek. However, when Shrek returns to the real world at the end, the real Gingy is still alive and well.
In a deleted scene shows Gingy fighting along with Pinocchio, The Big Bad Wolf, The Three Little Pigs, and The Three Blind Mice against Shrek. He also uses his Animal Crackers to attack Shrek.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Gingy in The Last Wish.
Gingy makes a small cameo in the film in a flashback where he warns Puss that the oven used to bake bread is at dangerously high temperature. Puss disregards this warning as he opens the door only to burned alive by the flames causing him to lose one of his nine lives.
Other Appearances
Shrek 4-D
Gingy finished the gingerbread house when Thelonious rides the horse and kidnapping Fiona when Shrek and Donkey appears on the carriage with horses and smashed the gingerbread house then Gingy on the wheel behind the carriage and falls over towards the Tree. After Shrek and Fiona on Honeymoon and the fairytale creatures appears to have celebrated begin.
Shrek the Halls
Gingy reveals that he's afraid of Santa Claus because he ate his girlfriend Suzy; though no one believes him.
At the climax, when Shrek and the gang go outside and see Santa riding in his sleigh, Gingy runs back inside screaming.
Video Games
Gingy appeared in Shrek SuperSlam as one of the 10 starting characters. His Super Slam is that he spins around while throwing candy.
He also appeared in Shrek Smash and Crash Racing. Gingy is one of the four racers that are unlocked from the start. Gingy's kart is the Cupcake Horse that Donkey created from the picnic food that was in Shrek's swamp with the Fairy God Mother's magic wand. Gingy's personal item is the candy cane.
Trivia
- In the Latin Spanish dub, Gingy was voiced by Jesús Barrero, who died in February 16th, 2016. In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Gingy is voiced by his nephew, José Gilberto Vilchis.
- The voice that Conrad Vernon does for Gingy, is very similar to the voice that voice actor Rob Paulsen provides for the characters Carl Wheezer and Doppy Doppweiler from the Jimmy Neutron franchise.
- Coincidentally, all three of these characters have worrywart personalities.
