Shrek is one of the most popular and successful movie franchises
of all time, animated or otherwise. It has spawned three sequels,
a spin-off franchise, plenty of TV specials, and even a theme park ride! But at the heart
of all of these projects is a beloved set of characters known the world over. From
the original characters to their radical interpretations of fairy tale classics,
the Shrek franchise has truly left a mark on the worlds of both fantasy stories and animation.
With such an interesting cast, we have but one question to ponder. What if the
inhabitants of far, far away were the participants in the next Squid Game?
In a world of ogres, dragons, and princesses, who could possibly win?
I’m Brad with WickedBinge, and this is Which Shrek Character Would Survive Squid Game?
Before we kick things off, it’s important to set a few rules first. Like every other version of
Squid Game we’ve done on this channel, we want the characters to be put on an even playing field. As
a result, no characters will be allowed weapons, items, magic, or anything of the sort. We also
want to set things clear as to who will be included in our roster of characters. We’ll
only be including characters from the four Shrek movies, as well as its spin-off, Puss in Boots.
With that all said and done, it’s time to introduce our contestants! Competing
in today’s Squid Game is Shrek, Fionna, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Lord Farquaad,
Prince Charming, Rumplestiltskin, Fairy Godmother, The Dragon, Gingerbread Man, The Big Bad Wolf,
Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Brogan, The Pied Piper, Arthur, Merlin, King Harold, Queen Lillian,
Kitty Softpaws, Humpty Dumpty, Doris, Snow White, Thelonius, and Captain Hook!
The characters have been chosen, and the rules are set. The only thing left to do is start the games!
Our first game of the day is the iconic Red Light, Green Light!
Red Light, Green Light is a relatively simple game, even by Squid Game standards. The player
must get across the field within a certain amount of time, but come to a complete stop
when they are told to. Failure to perform either of these will result in a quick elimination.
It can be a nerve-racking game, but there are a few we think will pass it with ease.
Both Puss and Kitty Softpaws would do very well in this game. Cats are
extremely nimble and precise creatures, and these are attributes both characters
have shown continuously throughout their adventures. As strange as it is to say,
we also think Big Bad Wolf has what it takes to make it out of this game.
He’s always lying around, so any chance to take things slow would be a great opportunity for him!
Unfortunately, not everyone will make it out of this first game. The first character we have on
the chopping block is Shrek’s noble steed, Donkey! Donkey is a loudmouth who struggles
often with listening to directions. Just take a look at how he is in the castle in
the first movie. As a result, he has to be our pick for the first elimination.
We’re also going to go ahead and say Pinocchio is eliminated during this game. Pinocchio is
a pretty anxious puppet, and this trait will almost certainly spell certain doom for him.
Our first game has come to an end with only two deaths!
Don’t get too comfortable though, as things are only going to get
worse from here. Enter the second game of the day, The Honeycomb Challenge!
This game, much like the first, has a pretty straightforward set of rules. Each player is given
a cookie. They are instructed to carve a specific shape out of it, but it must be done without the
cookie breaking. Patience is key to winning this game, as well as a set of steady hands.
Without even one of these elements, the player could run the risk of losing the entire game.
Once again, Puss in Boots would pass this game with little trouble.
His sword fighting skills show that he can definitely be precise. Similarly,
Prince Charming could also pass this game easily. He’s not as precise as Puss is, but with how
comfortable he seems when brandishing a sword, he at least has a pair of steady hands. The Dragon
would also do well at this game. She doesn’t have steady hands, but she is at least patient.
You’d have to be if you waited almost your whole life to attack a knight inside a castle, right?
We could see her being one of the contestants who try to lick the shape out of the cookie.
The first to go here is, much to the surprise of probably everyone,
Shrek himself! Shrek is easy to irritate and very stubborn. These are attributes
you do not want to have in a game like this. We just cannot see Shrek
making it out of a game like this, making him an obvious choice for elimination.
Similarly, we also think King Harold would be taken out during this game. He suffers from a lot
of the same character flaws as Shrek does, such as being incredibly stubborn. Just like we can’t
see Shrek getting out of this challenge, we can’t imagine Harold getting far either.
Snow White is our third elimination of the game. While she suffers from stubbornness
like the prior two, she is also impatient. She’d likely try to find an easy way towards victory,
which will come back to cost her greatly.
Captain Hook also sees his demise during this game, and we think you all know the reason why.
You can’t excel at a game that requires steady hands when you have a hook for a hand! While it is
true that Hook has used his hook hand in the films better than one would imagine, in a game where
precision is more important than anything else, we don’t think it would help his chances much.
The second game has concluded, so now it’s time to move on to what might be
the most intense and brutal part of the whole event, The Midnight Brawl!
This brawl happens between the second and third games, and it goes exactly how you
think it would. A giant fight breaks out at midnight, resulting in the deaths of several
players. There are two major ways you could survive this battle. First, you could take an
active role in the fight itself if you are strong enough and can hold your own. If strength isn’t
on your side, however, then you could always hide out until the fighting comes to an end.
Realistically, a lot of the characters in the Shrek universe
actually stand a good chance of being able to defend themselves from others. Fionna, Doris,
and even Queen Lillian have all displayed excellent hand-to-hand combat skills,
so they’d have no issue making it out of here alive. Big Bad Wolf is an interesting character
because he could go either way, really. He could fight others to the death, or just
sleep during the entire thing! Rumplestiltskin and the Fairy Godmother aren’t ones to fight,
but we could see them silently maneuvering out of trouble. They could form alliances, and manipulate
others to help them out. One character that we think could do exceptionally well is Brogan.
Not only is he an excellent fighter, but his experience as the leader of a resistance movement
could be invaluable in helping him strategize how to deal with the fighting. Thelonius also has
some great experience as one of Farquaad’s guards, so he would survive this battle easily.
Although Shrek is full of characters who know how to fight, there are definitely
some who are on the weaker side. One of those characters is Lord Farquaad, and this costs him
by becoming our first elimination of the brawl. By no means is he good at fighting,
and quite frankly, we think he’s far too vain to attempt to hide out during the battle.
Humpty Dumpty also falls during this game, mostly because he'd be an easy
target for other characters to pick on. Make no mistake, this is one egg that’s getting cracked!
The Gingerbread Man would also be an easy target for elimination. His short
stature will almost surely lead to him getting crushed beneath the boot of a larger opponent.
Robin Hood has some fighting skills, but we think he’d lose just by failing to measure up
to how strong the others in the brawl are. If you get beat up mere seconds after first appearing,
then you definitely wouldn't have what it takes to survive this!
Our last loss here is Merlin. Without his magical powers to fall back on,
Merlin is little more than a helpless old man. The only way he could make it out is
if he allied with a stronger player, but we don’t foresee him having any luck with that.
The bloody brawl has finally come to an end,
leaving only fourteen left as we prepare for the third game, Tug of War!
In the Squid Game series, Tug of War is played between two teams, but for this scenario,
we’ll be doing things a little differently. We’ll instead be looking at individual characters,
and judge their chance of surviving based on two key factors. One,
they have to have a decent amount of physical strength. Second, and far more importantly,
they must be a good team player. Everyone must pitch in during a game like this,
and failing to do so could very well not just cost one person, but an entire team!
As we mentioned while covering the brawl, a lot of Shrek characters are already pretty
physical. As a result, we’ll look at characters who also do well at teamwork. Brogan would again
excel here due to his experience in the Ogre resistance movement. We also think Fionna,
Puss, and Lillian would succeed on account of how often they’ve had to work with others.
There are a lot of characters still standing who could pass this game, but a few falter in one or
both of the areas needed to attain victory. One of those characters is Arthur. Although
he can work in a team, he’s not nearly strong enough to be of much help in a game like this.
While Arthur can play well in teams, the same cannot be said for the Fairy Godmother.
She’s an incredibly untrustworthy person,
and because of this, we have trouble believing she’d get very far in this game.
Rumplestilskin isn’t a good team player, and he also isn’t very strong, either. It
should come as no surprise that he’s next up on the elimination list!
Lastly, we think the Pied Piper would also fall during this game, and for mostly the
same reasons as Rumplestilskin. He’s only in things for himself,
and he doesn’t have a good physical presence to offset that.
We’re moving closer and closer to the end
as we now discuss what is arguably the most pivotal game of them all, The Marble Game!
In this game, the rules will vary from player to player.
All that absolutely must happen is that one player must obtain their teammates’ marbles.
Whether they acquire them in a guessing game or something else is entirely up to the players.
This means the players in this round really do need to have a good head on their shoulders.
Anything and everything must be anticipated if they are to have any chance of surviving!
Once again, we think Brogan has what it takes to make it out of this one
alive. He’s a good leader and strategist, so he’d have little problem analyzing how his
opponents are going to try to take him out. He could even take advantage of them, and use their
weaknesses against them to take his enemies out of the picture. We also think Kitty Softpaws has a
good chance of winning this game. She’s persuasive and good at getting exactly what she wants.
Manipulation can certainly be important to win this game, so she’s at least got that down!
The first character to go during this game is Thelonius. Thelonius fails ultimately because
he’s…well, not that smart. Come on, if you can’t remember how many fingers
represent the number three, how are you supposed to pass a game like this?
We also think Prince Charming would be eliminated here. He might be evil, but he’s nowhere near
as bright as his mother was. Don’t think we forgot about how well Pinocchio toyed with him!
Next up is the Big Bad Wolf, who won’t be making it far on account
of his brains. The Big Bad Wolf has never seemed to be the sharpest tool in the shed,
and we see this as a weakness others will undoubtedly exploit.
Lastly, we’re also saying goodbye to Queen Lillian. She’s been manipulated a
few times within the movies, and unfortunately for her, we have our doubts she’s any wiser.
Only six remain as we head towards the penultimate game, Glass Stepping Stones!
A game like Glass Stepping Stones revolves around luck more than anything else. Here,
the player must navigate across a series of glass steps, but some are built to break when touched,
making the journey all the more difficult. Players could wait things out and watch their opponents
try to uncover which pieces are which, or they could take a chance and trust their instincts!
The first elimination here is the Dragon. Dragon’s never been the best at navigating
terrain in the films, so we, unfortunately, think this game will be her undoing because of that.
Doris will also fall during this game. Though this princess is a skilled fighter, she’s far from
some sort of expert strategist. This weak spot in her character will ultimately seal her fate.
Brogan, after doing very well over the last few trials, will also be eliminated during this game.
Brogan has dealt with a lot of obstacles over the years, but nothing would likely have him ready for
this. And, while Ogres can be a lot of things, we think “delicate” isn’t exactly one of them!
Fionna is the last elimination before we reach our final two. Like Brogan,
we think she’d be eliminated due to not being able to have the precision needed in a game like this.
We’ve reached the final two as we’ve made it to the big finale, The Squid Game!
In the TV series, the titular Squid Game starts as a recreation of the children's
game it is named after. However, it soon breaks down into a violent fight to the bitter end.
More than anything else, the players must be good fighters if they are to become the victor.
The Squid Game will come down to a battle between our last two contestants,
Puss in Boots and Kitty Softpaws!
With Puss and Kitty, both of these characters share a lot of similar traits. They have the
nimbleness and acrobats of a feline, which helped both survive the glass stepping stones
game. Both are good at manipulating others into doing what they want. And of course,
both feel right at home with a sword. While no weapons of any kind are permitted during
the game, it does show that they have an understanding of fighting that’s deeper
than most characters in the Shrek universe. So who wins? Well, Kitty is very talented,
and manages to even outsmart Puss throughout his spin-off movie. However, that’s kind of
the problem. While Kitty has only appeared in one film, Puss has appeared in four! He’s fought all
kinds of opponents, from guards to other fairy tale villains, so he has much more experience
than Kitty does. Because of how much Puss has accomplished on screen compared to what Kitty has,
we don’t really think she’s even comparable to him. Not only that, but in the second Shrek,
the King sought out an assassin who was the best at his game. Now remind us, who was that again?
The winner of this game is Puss in Boots, as a result of his excellent combat skills,
precision, and overall experience as a master assassin.
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