Lord Farquaad’s MESSED UP Backstory! | Shrek Explained
Вставка
- Опубліковано 18 бер 2020
- We are venturing into the world of Shrek to discuss Lord Farquaad’s messed up backstory! Let’s look into Dreamworks first Shrek film along with Shrek The Musical to discover who his parents are, why he decided to become lord of Duloc, and why he hated fairy tale creatures. Here we go to understand the first foe who faced Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, and Dragon!
✨ Subscribe for more magical videos: ua-cam.com/users/wotsovideos?s...
🎥 More magical videos and resources I recommend:
Shrek’s Depressing Backstory: • Shrek's DEPRESSING Bac...
Shrek Ultimate Collection: amzn.to/3b8q5WA
Why Fairy Godmother Died (And Harold Didn’t): • Why Fairy Godmother Di...
Who Is Prince Charming’s Father?: • Shrek Theory: Who Is P...
What Did Dragon Transform Into?: • What Did Dragon Transf...
The Full Story of Elsa & Anna’s Parents: • The Full Story Of Elsa...
Mother Gothel’s Full Backstory: • Mother Gothel's Full B...
How Did Ian & Barley’s Dad Die?: • Onward Theory: How Did...
Why Cassandra Betrayed Rapunzel: • Why Cassandra Betrayed...
Who Is The Enchanted Girl With Rapunzel?: • Who Is The Enchanted G...
Daughter of Mother Gothel Revealed!: • Daughter of Mother Got...
Who Cassandra’s Father Could Be!: • Who Could Cassandra’s ...
Will Tiana & Naveen Ever Rule Maldonia?: • Will Tiana & Naveen Ev...
Why Is Genie The Last Of His Kind?: • Why Is Genie The Last ...
🎧 Listen to the Following Dreams podcast:
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/78kqkwI...
UA-cam: / @isaaccarlsonpodcast
Some links on this page are affiliate links.
🎠 Book your next Disney trip with Wotso’s Magical Vacations: wotsovacations.com
🎈 Support my mission of spreading magic:
Become a valuable member of my Patreon community: / wotsovideos
Get some of the Wotso Videos merchandise: wotsostore.com
Make a one time donation here: paypal.me/wotsovidoes
🎈 Follow all of Isaac's adventures:
Instagram: / mrisaaccarlson
Twitter: / mrisaaccarlson
Facebook: / mrisaaccarlson
Find everything on my website: wotsovideos.com
🎈 For business inquiries contact me at wotsovideos@gmail.com
🎈 Feel free to send me mail here:
Isaac
PO Box 31
Manitowoc, WI 54221
🎬 Recommended playlists:
Explore my videos on the wonderful world of Disney: • 2020 Disney Projects I...
Come theorize with me: • Why Fairy Godmother Di...
Venture into everything Shrek: • Shrek Theory: Who Curs...
Learn how others have followed their dreams: • Seamus Gorman - How Lo...
Have a magical day! #shrek #wotso - Фільми й анімація
"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make" yup, messed up
No, that is funny
He’s just a real leader who is honest.
Basically what most leaders in history failed to do and just lie.
Well...
@Lord Farquaad *le gasp*
*LORD FARQUAAD!!!!!*
Well hello there
Said every president starting with Bush Sr. to the Middle Eastern people when they killed their people.
“Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something” is one of the most iconic lines in the movie series
Not as iconic as 'Ogres are like onions.'
olstar18 oh yeah that one is even better
The thing is, shrek hasn't seen lord farquard. He didn't know how short he is
@@gaylordsupreme8824 It's an innuendo/double entendre and mainly directed at adults. (Here's a hint, it has nothing to due with his height.)
Cosmo 456 yeah they were
he huffed and he puffed and he..sent an eviction notice
lmao finally old enough to understand that. 😂
Same😂
I don't get it XD
CyberQueen its an adult joke
@@samuraivader3814 Yeah I know but what does it mean
@@samuraivader3814 like is it actually talking about eviction orrrrr
The most important factor for Farquaad is that he has unlimited money thanks to the mines he grew up in.
Even in the Song they sing. "But We don't want we dig them for but we dig dig dig dig diggy dig. "
;)
There’s also the fact that because of his backstory it might’ve been one of the reasons why he didn’t choose Snow white. Because it would’ve meant having to confront his father who the magic mirror does show in passing when talking about her.
Then you have Cinderella who was the other choice who to him wouldn’t be royal since she started out as a servant to her stepmother it makes sense then why he would’ve chosen Fiona.
Excellent deduction 👏
Cinderella was married
@@themostbritishpersonalive868 Maybe the filmmakers made the Shrek version of Cinderella a princess in her own right, like Disney did with Rapunzel?
mimichu I know. She was shown to him as a possible bride in at least the movie (I don’t know if they mention it in the musical)
But considering the way he acted do you really think it would’ve mattered to him?
It wasn't just his father he would have had to have encountered he also encounter his 6 uncles
The death of Farquads mother is actually really haunting to think about. Shrek had a lot of mature themes and adult jokes but that’s just dark.
Funfact: Lord Farquaad resembles Disney's former CEO Michael Eisner. Jeffery Katzenberg made this to insult Michael Eisner. Which reminds me, Issac, can you do the history of Shrek (2001) how Jeffery Katzenberg made this film to make fun of disney and how it became popular and why shrek became more successful than the prince of egypt (1998)?
They flipped that joke on them with the accountant in the Incredibles
I heard farquaad’s name was a jab at him too. Farquaad = fuckwad.
@@yaboimandalor2853 You mean Gilbert Huph. Bob's demanding boss of Insuricare.
@@arZ1v4ld Oh..god..that is funny,If you know about the Black friday thing for Toy Story where Katzenberg nearly killed them by demanding more edge..That,is actually..kind of clever.
Isn't that Jeffrey Katzenberg responsible for the failures of _The Black Cauldron_ when the movie was supposed to be R-Rated? I guess that's a missed opportunity to put that reference on Shrek since he's pretty much the one who ruined it in the first place.
Run Run as fast as you can't catch me I'm the GINGERBREAD MAN
He's a man of "short supply"
And there are those who think "little" of him.
@@geekgal3477 I'll do the "measuring" when I see him tomorrow.
Well I mean he is quite good at ‘small’ talk
You may want to “Lower” your expectations
Am I delusional, or is this the funniest documentary about political domination I’ve ever watched?
You know, in Lord Farquaad's defence, he was the 1st person to give Shrek an opportunity based on his capabilities, and not the way he looked. True, he probably explored the possibility that Shrek was going to die, and there would be one less fairytale creature (and an ogre, no less) in the world, but at the same time he saw something in Shrek that seemed to have a real chance of being successful. You know, a crueller man would have simply said "this ogre is too ugly to be my champion who will rescue my bride-to-be." But instead of that, Lord Farquaad decided "either he dies trying to save the Princess, and I never have to hear from him again, or he he actually does rescue the Princess and I never have to hear from him again because I gave him that swamp to live in."Also, an argument could be made that Some of Lord Farquaad's ancestors used to hold tournaments when they needed someone to do something on their behalf. Nothing that cruel there. Just tradition.
Not to mention, Farquaad probably thought that there was no way Fiona would fall for Shrek. If he sent one of his men, and they were successful, there was a high chance that Fiona would fall for them because they were human.
@@uafgames9061 I get that he is very shallow, and selfish, but it was a mutual relationship. They were both getting something out of it.
@@christianali5431 well, I know. I was just saying another reason why Farquaad sent Shrek and not one of his own men
@@uafgames9061 Huh, I never thought of that. Makes much more sense now why he sent him.
I find his story sad being a half human half dwarf
Umm but dwarfs are human...
@@diannesanchez9924
They meant the mythological fantasy race of dwarves. Not humans with dwarfism.
@@inkheart4866 hahaha
Johnny Agregaard yeah, imagine if he was Dreamworks Penguin from Batman
The princess falls off the bed's and dies
Me: 😂😂😂
You're very morbid, aren't you?
@@chisomololo9138 I guess you could say that
No that's just funny.
SAME 🤣
That be bruh moment 🗿
If I remember the story from the Princess and the Pea, she ended up married to the prince because she passed the test. And Grumpy has worked with his brothers from the beginning, they're going to have to look for another dwarf. Even though it's a reasonable explanation to be grumpy... I mean who wouldn't be with a son like Farquaad... and his rotten attitude towards Snow White at the beginning because as a princess he would be reminded of his dead wife (had he been married)...
Kendra Curry Then why did Grumpy warm up to Snow White? Is it because he realises she is NOT his wife?
Imagining Grumpy as the prince....
@@simonacannizzo5141 Well, his Shrek the Musical counterpart IS loosely based on the Prince from the Princess and the Pea.
There are those who think *little of him*
Raven of the night There are those who are of SHORT supply.
We'll let you do the "measuring" when we get back
Unfortunately, Farquad is usually unaware of his SHORT comings.
He's a midget
Aight you all aren’t slick.
As punishment you will pay a small fine of everything you own and a short sentence in the mines for an until you last dying breath.
I assure I had to use context to realize Farquaad's father was a miner, as I could only hear "minor" 🤣
I wasn’t sure which it was at first until he mentioned mining diamonds
fbi open up
maybe farquads father is one of the 7 dwarves
Farquaad is fairy tale Hitler. Got it.
😆
lol
Yeah.
I've always thought the same thing.
No, he is more like Michael Eisner.
Lord Farquaad is my favorite Animated Villain. He is so under-rated compared to other shrek characters, gets small recognition, and lastly has the shortest screen time in the movie.
Same thing here! I've always preferred Farquaad over every other Shrek villain
Yeah but the schtick with farquaad is that he’s really just pathetic. Which compared to the fairy godmother and rumplestilskin he just isn’t that compelling
@@sonnyfox60 that's like your opinion man.
I am not a villain
@@lordfarquaad1844 Some of us may die, but it's a sacrafice you're willing to make
Do Rumpelstiltskin's Full Backstory from Shrek Forever After.
Disney+ should do a series about Farquad looking into the alternate timeline when he wasn't eat because Shrek was never born
Steve the Cat Shrek isn’t Disney
@@stevethecat9934 Uh, Shrek is own by DreamWorks, not by Disney.
What about the Rumpelstiltskin from Shrek the Third?
😂You mean Shane Dawson😂?
The odd part is the three bears surviving Lord Fardquad. Could it be the reason for their current behavior in Puss & Boots The Last Wish?
Ah yes Shrek the Musical. Great musical.
Can you make a video of a Tiana's mother's full Story please please please please and I wonder how did Queen Lillian and King Harald that each other I really want to hear the full story of Princess Fiona's parents the love story am I want to hear the love story of of Princess Anna and Princess Elsa's mother and father's love story and I really want to know what is Anna going to do as Queen of Arendelle
Funny you would mention Tiana then Fiona's parents XD
@wotso
Next time do “How did Crane get the Furious Five back to the Jade Palace before Tai Lung” cause looking back on that scene as adult, Tai Lung paralyzed most of the Five with nerve strikes, whereas Crane was the only one that could move.
the explanation for that is that tai long was sending a message of fear to the jade palace and villagers in the valley of peace, that's probably why he didn't do the nerve attack on crane
herron ariela U may have a point there. Or maybe Crane was exhausted from blocking Tai Lung’s nerve attacks. That could also be why
@@herronariela7469 but that still doesn't explain how crane moved the other 4 back before Tai lung arrived
Tai Lung let them live to send a message to the Dragon Warrior that he was coming for him
Bro, I didn't even realize that mama bear became a rug that's so crazy to me! I've watched this movie so many times and never realized.
Farquaad is definitely a villain that makes one laugh half the time, but one can also feel bad for him considering his childhood. Also the DuLoc song sounds like a parody of It's A Small World
Maybe we can get another villains background, maybe oh i don't know...
Judge Claude Frollo?
He actually already did, very good video, lowkey gave me the chills
He's worser than lord farquad
I forgot to mention this, but I LOVE the new opening
This video brings me a smile to my face, my school was supposed to open Shrek the Musical tonight. The Ballad of Farquaad is one of the best songs in the show and reveals a lot about the original villain of Shrek.
My school was doing Shrek the musical, we were only able to do one day. :( What’s Up Duloc and The Balled Of Farquuad are great songs though.
The ballad if fraquad is about his back story
Well that escalated quickly. Never underestimate kids kicked out of their parent's basement. Even at 28.
Please do a video about Shrek’s Donkey and a theory surrounding his backstory and why Donkey was formerly a human before he was transformed into the talking donkey we all know and love and he loves to make us laugh!
I mean, it’s pretty obvious that he was one of those kids from Pinocchio who was smart enough to pretend to not be able to speak anymore (as he did at the beginning of Shrek with the Guards).
He is based on the former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, as Jeffrey Katzenberg (one of the founders of DreamWorks and a former executive of Disney) holds some animosity towards Eisner for firing him in 1994 at the age of 43. Farquaad may also be based on the late Napoleon Bonaparte, due to being short, yet ruling with an iron fist and crowning himself to the king. He may also be based on the late Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States as he forces fairytale creatures from their home while Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 that led to the forced removal of the Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes called the Chickasaw, the Creek, the Seminole, the Cherokee, and the Choctaw.
I wasn't aware that Andrew Jackson or Napoleon were dead so thank you for bringing that to my attention by writing "the late"
@@Firguy You're welcome 😁👍
Napoleon was not actually short; he was actually of an average height for men during his time period. He was merely mocked as short by his enemies because, unlike other world leaders at the time, he didn’t use shoes and chairs to make himself seem taller.
Also, the Andrew Jackson connection seems a bit flimsy. There is a similarity there, but I think it likely that the Filmmakers were going for more of a Hitler vibe. They obviously couldn’t show Fairy Tale creatures being enslaved or slaughtered onscreen, though, so they merely showed them being evicted from a “perfect” society.
Love how the castle has a paved parking lot with the lines and everything
Do Gru's Full Backstory from Despicable Me.
I think Isaac should wait for minions 2 rise of Gru to do that cuz we'll probably get more info about that on there
Can you please cover the backstory and history of the shrek character the gingerbread man aka gingi please
Ok so it's interesting to note; Farquaad hated fairy tale characters yet he utilized the magic mirror from the story of Snow White to seek out his "perfect queen". He couldn't have hated them that much if he utilized the magic mirror. Yes, the mirror was able to provide useful information past the kingdom of Duloc but still, Farquaad kept the mirror while he banished everyone else. Double standards much? (My apologies if this has already been mentioned)
Nothing unusual. Humans have double standards as you know. I guess everybody has double standards whether they admit or not.
Not really a double standard tbh. The Magic Mirror isn’t really a living creature per se, and, unlike the other Fairy Tale Creatures, it’s actually useful to him.
Uh, Dolock saying it's 'Perfect', 'No Flaws', 'I created this and that' reminds me too much of Starlight Glimmer's old village with equal signs for cutie marks for everypony and White Diamond whipping flaws out of gems from Steven Universe.
*Duloc
@@georgedoty-williams2085 thanks.
Lol I love it!!! I thought that too!
Yaaaay! *Facism*
@@Sing_LoveWRS what is it with people these days doing this kind of effect?
Gingy: She married to the muffin man
Lord Farquad: THE MUFFIN MAN????
GINGY: THE MUFFIN MAN
What's strange you get to see Muffin Man and Mabel being sweet to each other in the ending of Shrek Thriller whether that short movie was canon or not and didn't Muffin Man had a wife as in married? Hmm I wonder if he broke up with his wife.
She's married to the Muffin Man...
It reminds me of that nursery rhyme
To this very day i have no idea who Gingy is saying is married to the Muffin Man
His kingdom low key reminds me of North Korea’s main city it’s massive ‘perfect’ but empty and quiet even and the people who live their have to follow a lot of strict rules and follow commands.
Dreamy Maybe Duloc is located there?
i thought it was quiet because farquaad ordered literally everyone to his castle to watch his knight competition
peeny wallie true but also the crowds were ordered to shout and cheer at the show so its a bit of both.
Disney plus should do series looking into the alternate history when I guess he wasn't eaten by dragon and because Shrek was never born
Shrek is Dreamworks, not Disney
yeah, a series in the ever after universe with each episode focsuing on a differnt character in the shrek universe
@@marcellava and Thor was Universal and the Alternator reality where Logi lives is on Disney+
Maybe after Disney acquires Dreamworks
If that could even happen. Disney is kinda being as hurt by the current situation as other things are.
I recently played the Sugar Plum Fairy and Gingy (despite the fact I CANNOT riff to save my life) in Shrek: The Musical. Our Farquaad was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! The humour, the mannerisms, absolutely perfect. Aside from the fact that he is 6’ 4”...
The dude playing Farquad on stage is actually incredible
Yes thank you .... so son of Grumpy and Pea Princess huh? Interesting... please continue with him, he got eaten but if you hinted there is more then I’m curious. Edit I love your intro. Update: thanks for the popularity of this comment, everyone
Simona Cannizzo Yeah. What do you think the Princess’s name is? I think it is Yasmine.
Alex Downs I’m not sure. To be honest yesterday I had to remind myself of her story: I am not that familiar with it. To get back to your question it has to be someone who was worthy enough to earn Grumpy’s( my favorite Dwarf) devotion, which is a hard task- remember Snow White.
@@simonacannizzo5141Maybe he didn't hate women when he met Yasmine?
Alex Downs that’s a good possibility
@@simonacannizzo5141And after she died, he shut all women out until he met Snow White. Do you think that would make a good prequel to Disney's Snow White?
Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks Wotso for giving us some fun and entertaining videos during these tough times!
Oh please, do a full Kingdom Hearts-Kairi video? 🙏
I still really enjoy all your videos that you post here on UA-cam keep up the perfectly astoundingly excellent work
Omg I love this and great video isaac and keep up the good work ❤❤
shrek the musical fun times
I love your videos so much! They always brighten up my day, keep up the amazing work!!! (Also I wish I could afford to buy your merch but I have like $3 lmaoo)
Awesome also I love your new channel design Issac 😍✨
What strange is that Farquuad suposedly killed Mama Bear abd turned her into a skate rug, but then we see her alive and well at the end of the movie and in Shrek's Kareoke dance party.
Maybe Farquaad took his birth right from his deceased mother who was royalty?
PRINCESS AUDREY FROM DESCENDANTS 1 & 2 & 3 (including the wicked world and novel) full story
He the most overlooked villian I the series while the fairy godmother and charming overshadows him
What a great video! TY!!!
Great video. I don't know if you will see this but if you do, I would love to ask when you will do another Peter Pan/Captain Hook related video? You're the best at that!
Oh my god this is the video that was chosen? I’m so happy cuz i voted for it
Frankly, I’ll take Shrek the Third over Shrek the Musical any time.
In the first Shrek movie Lord Farquaad reminds me of Lord Business from The LEGO Movie because they're both obsessed with perfection and they want everything to be perfect
Kinda dark but I’d love to see him return as a ghost and taunt Shrek.
And it’s shrek 4D in attraction ride in universal studios Florida it was set after the events of the first shrek and before shrek 2 came out
*sees Mama bear rug*
That's a big OOF.
3:16 Thank you for not leaving out that dirty joke. :)
Please talk about what happened to Farquad after his death.
Also, I don't know if there's enough info on it (or if you've ever actually SEEN it) but plz discuss the TTA (Toomorowland Transit Authority) from the show Miles From Toomorowland as well as what exactly is the Hidden World
Farquaad wasn’t just trying to have a perfect world, he was also preparing for war. Think about it.
Lords are sworn to the service of their king. So essentially by marrying a princess and having children with her, he could claim autonomy over his lands and bring in the wife’s kingdom as an ally to fight off his master. Likely, if he had married Fiona with no hiccups, Far Far Away would be force to participate in the war.
I think he was supposed to make fun of Disney’s head leaders back then too. Thank you for posting this for us. It was very carefully written and thought out Isaac. You do a very good job on every video you make.
First of all, this was a great video!
And second, does anyone else pictured Elphaba at 2:23 min? x3
Well it is a wicked reference
It's a wicked reference so....
Ooo, am I early for a new video? YAY!! Hi watso!!
So Farquaad was actually a mini Hitler in a lot of ways😂😂 Which would make even more sense for him choosing Princess Fiona, because she was actually based on an old German story about Broomhilda and Siegfried, which actually is certainly depicted in the movie when Shrek goes to rescue her from her castle prison..
I use to think that he was born into the kingdom, and inherited it after the death of his parents, and had shortman syndrome. Had no idea that his mother left the kingdom and married a dwarf. I'm surprised that he obtained the thrown at age 28.
Please please pleasssssse do a topic on Mulan next week! I mean thank you for discussing Farquad but still!
2:22 the lyric "no one gonna bring me down" was a reference to wicked and was in one of its songs too
Defying Gravity is the reference at end of What’s Up Duloc.
My theory is his father gave him diamonds from the mine as birthday gifts and he just kept them eventually using them to buy the land and materials to build his perfect world
Please do Raven Queen from Ever After High
Welcome back everyone
To his credit, he kept his promise with Shrek and cleared up his swamp.
now I feel like doing a Farquaad run of the Witcher Kings mod for Crusader Kings II
Actually I found Shrek the Musical on Netflix I remember a video about it that you made I immediately watched it and I'm surprised that I love it
I wonder, had Shrek not saved Fiona, and Rumple not taken control over Far Far Away because of that, would Dulok rage war against Far Far Away?
I'm a big fan of this channel 😊👍
Hey do you think you could do a video on the main character from brother bear?
i did not expect him to be the son of grumpy and the pea princess.
Is the man in the play who plays Lord Farquaad on his kinees?
Yes
Huh...I always thought they hired someone short enough and professional enough in terms of acting.
@@JaggedBird I saw the musical on netflix and they have Lord Farquaad "step" on his dancers in a song which you couldn't do unless the actor is dancing on his knees for most of the song.
What does that mean?
I watched the one about Charming’s father. Did anyone think that Charming could have been related to Farquaad in some way? If he is a prince, he had to have come from royalty somehow. (Someone said they thought the fairy godmother abducted him and then corrupted his mind to think like her). If that’s the case, what if Farquaad had Charming as his heir or he was just related in some funny way? Their faces look kinda similar. 🤔 Idk. Just a thought. I really enjoy these discussions!
Please let me know if I’m wrong but I remember that the princess in the princess and the pea was not a real princess but a commoner that was in the rain looking for shelter and the pea was a trick by the queen to confirm she was a real princess so in other words if the “princess “ and grumpy were Lord Farquaads’ parents then he was not a real king..... Right?
Oh my God You mentioned Shrek the musical
I am performing that musical this year in July
I thought he said ‘....and his father was a MINOR’ and I was like 🙄🤔😱
I think you should do a video explaining Thaloneous' backstory.
Shrek the musical!! I'm glad that SOMEONE has watched it.
The fact that we see the 7 dwarves in chains being led away in the scene that introduces Donkey and Pinocchio means that Farquaad had his father and uncles arrested and deported. I wonder if someone else turned them in and claimed money for them or if Farquaad himself told the knights where to round them up at.
Hello i love ur vids
I was today years old when I realized just how messed up this villain is.
Idk why but you certainly make me happy 😊
I think the reason he hated fairy tales was because they reminded him of his dad and mom and the role he might be forced into a dwarf who works in the mines
I would not want to live there
I wish they didn’t kill him in the first one but instead in the second one I wanted to see more of his character
Is anyone else watching this and catching the dark morbid moments way more than you did as a kid and feeling your jaw drop? Or is that just me?
0:17
> A Princess and a minor
*knock* *knock* *knock* *FBI* *OPEN* *UP*
0:17 *Chokes on my air*
And a W H A T
Hey dude, I’ve been wondering. If all mammals are accepted into zootopia, then why don’t we ever see pets (domestic cats, dogs, guinea pigs, horses etc.) The rules should also apply to them right? Or is it because humans don’t exist in that universe that domestic animals also don’t exist?
knowing who Farquaad's father was, its kinda ironic that he doesn't want any fairytale creatures in duloc as he himself is technically a fairytale creature
It is actually really sad he shares a similar back story to Shrek but both handled it differently
This is great because... I watched the musical last night
Anime JT I Think I Got You Beat, I practically know that one by heart. Or Donkey’s songs
Anime JT I like that one a lot too.
I watched the musical on Netflix during the Easter holidays
My favourite song is freak flag
This is awesome lol