The One and Only Shrek! characters

Appears from the start

A green, fire-breathing creature whose extraordinary ugliness and unpleasant habits delight him. After his parents send him out into the world, he travels confidently through dangers that would frighten a conventional hero.

Appears from the start

Shrek's equally monstrous parents, who decide that he is old enough to leave their home. They send him away to seek his own path through the world.

First appears in chapter 2

A fortune-teller Shrek meets early in his journey. She foresees a donkey, a battle with a knight, and a marriage to a princess whose appearance will suit him.

First appears in chapter 3

A dangerous creature Shrek encounters on the road. Its fiery attack does not intimidate him, and the meeting becomes one more test of the destructive abilities he takes for granted.

First appears in chapter 4

A talking animal who meets Shrek during his travels and carries him toward a castle, fulfilling part of the witch's prediction.

First appears in chapter 5

An armored guard who blocks Shrek's way to the princess's castle. He challenges the approaching monster and becomes the opponent foretold by the witch.

First appears in chapter 6

A princess living in the castle Shrek reaches at the end of his quest. She is strikingly ugly by ordinary standards and regards Shrek's frightening appearance as exactly what she hoped to find.