Top 10 DreamWorks Characters With the Saddest Backstories

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 8 кві 2022
  • These DreamWorks backstories are as sad as they get. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most heartbreaking events that occurred to DreamWorks characters prior to the film’s main storyline. Our countdown includes "Megamind," "Shrek," "The Prince of Egypt," and more! Which DreamWorks character do YOU think has the saddest backstory? Let us know in the comments!
    Watch more great DreamWorks videos here:
    Top 10 Best Celebrity Voice Performances in DreamWorks Movies - • Top 10 Best Celebrity ...
    Top 10 DreamWorks Plot Twists You Didn't See Coming - • Top 10 DreamWorks Plot...
    Top 10 Criminally Underrated DreamWorks Movies - • Top 10 Criminally Unde...
    Have Your Idea Become A Video!
    wmojo.com/msmojo-suggest
    Subscribe for more great content!
    wmojo.com/msmojo-subscribe
    MsMojo is a leading producer of reference online video content of Top 10 Lists, Origins, Biographies, Commentary and more on Pop Culture, Celebrity, Movies, Music, TV, Film, Video Games, Politics, News, Comics, Superheroes. Your trusted authority on ranking Pop Culture.
    #DreamWorks #Backstories #Animation #Sad #OriginStories
  • Розваги

КОМЕНТАРІ • 422

  • @MsMojo
    @MsMojo  2 роки тому +73

    Which DreamWorks character do YOU think has the saddest backstory? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video for the Top 10 Best Celebrity Voice Performances in DreamWorks Movies - ua-cam.com/video/BhZpRhOs6d8/v-deo.html

    • @taneshajones8372
      @taneshajones8372 2 роки тому +3

      Alex from Madagascar
      then again they all have sad and dark back stories so everyone wins

    • @zamyafields6513
      @zamyafields6513 2 роки тому +4

      Alex - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
      Guy - The Croods: A New Age
      Princess Fiona - Shrek franchise
      Branch - Trolls
      Po - Kung Fu Panda 2
      Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III - How to Train Your Dragon 2

    • @KestralKuthule
      @KestralKuthule 2 роки тому +5

      1) Chicken run. any chicken.
      2) Home. The Gorg.
      3) Monsters Vs Aliens. Most the monsters.

    • @Strongbad700
      @Strongbad700 2 роки тому +2

      RJ - Family died from a weed hacker.

    • @theyoyabois7720
      @theyoyabois7720 2 роки тому +2

      Po from kung fu panda
      The mother death made me cry

  • @RomaroBrandon
    @RomaroBrandon 2 роки тому +608

    Let's not forget in an alternate timeline where Shrek wasn't born, Fiona had to free herself, stay hidden with hundreds of other ogres who don't know about her curse, and gave up on true love.

    • @ILoveAnimation2
      @ILoveAnimation2 Рік тому +11

      Yes. I think you would call that an alternate backstory, but I guess that counts as HER backstory, making it (or those backstories) one of the saddest produced by DreamWorks. Maybe no matter how many timelines a character has, it counts as their story?🤔

    • @caitlyncarvalho7637
      @caitlyncarvalho7637 10 місяців тому +2

      @@ILoveAnimation2 is me or does Dr. Octavius Brine look like a cartoon version of Raphael Sbarge on Once Upon a Time. I find that fitting because the character Raphael Sbarge played for once upon a time was a magic cricket that was forced to live as a human male and Dave is an octopus pretending to be a human man named dr. octavius brine.

    • @ILoveAnimation2
      @ILoveAnimation2 10 місяців тому

      😂yeah probably. Sadly, I actually dk who Raphael Sbarge is. But sure😁

  • @starryagent9936
    @starryagent9936 2 роки тому +791

    Po’s backstory is honestly insanely dark, even by regular film standards. To have genocide in the conversation is already incredibly sad

    • @xaviercastro6173
      @xaviercastro6173 2 роки тому +27

      It’s no wonder why he takes the number 1 spot on this list.

    • @KestralKuthule
      @KestralKuthule 2 роки тому +10

      Why Po but not Aster from Rise of the guardians. If Pitch's book backstory counts then him slaughtering literally every other member of Aster's race to get something Aster was protecting counts too.

    • @utopian4769
      @utopian4769 2 роки тому +8

      @@KestralKuthule
      Aster's backstory wasn't fleshed out like Po's was, and his character arc took a backseat due to not being the main character. Also, most people who watched the movie have never read the books. I'm not saying you're wrong, it's just that Bunnymund isn't really given enough screentime and it's not part of the bigger plot of RotG so it isn't given as much attention while Po's backstory was the entire plot of the 2nd movie. Maybe if DreamWorks ever decides to make a Guardians sequel(they most likely won't so don't get your hopes up), then they'll include it.

    • @utopian4769
      @utopian4769 2 роки тому +6

      Honestly, as a kid, the lesson of letting go of your past to be reborn anew into something stronger was something that resonated with me at a deeper level.

    • @KestralKuthule
      @KestralKuthule 2 роки тому +2

      @@utopian4769 I don't disagree but if you're using book backstory for Pitch then Aster's counts too.
      Plus Aster's is arguably sadder then Pitch's.

  • @thezonienthusiast473
    @thezonienthusiast473 2 роки тому +744

    I think Hiccup should have at least gotten an honorable mention. His mother was abducted by a dragon when he was an infant and grew up with no friends outside his mentor Gobber. His father was cold and distant towards him (disappointed that Hiccup wasn't more like him) and the entire village hated him just for being himself.

    • @Samurai-es5wh
      @Samurai-es5wh 2 роки тому +67

      Yeah I think Shrek should have been on the list, I mean he was Judged by everyone long before people even knew him. not to mention it's implied His father tried to eat him

    • @emilianoserrano6937
      @emilianoserrano6937 2 роки тому +38

      @@Samurai-es5wh And if you saw the Broadway musical you find out that his parents kicked Shrek out of his house at an early age, having to survive since childhood on his own.

    • @RadJack14
      @RadJack14 2 роки тому +3

      Yah

    • @jordanrobinson1301
      @jordanrobinson1301 2 роки тому +5

      Lucky Prescott also should’ve gotten an honorable mention because her mother died when she was just a baby and she grew up never knowing her.

    • @westerfrost3701
      @westerfrost3701 2 роки тому +1

      @@emilianoserrano6937 I’ve seen the musical twice.

  • @seancollins7447
    @seancollins7447 2 роки тому +608

    Even sadder about Alex's dad is that it was one of the last roles of Bernie Mac who died around the time the movie was released.

    • @alexmapp5444
      @alexmapp5444 2 роки тому +29

      That's probably why he wasn't in Madagascar 3.

    • @LarrytheKing16
      @LarrytheKing16 2 роки тому +16

      @@alexmapp5444 Alex's mother Florrie isn't in 3 either. Although her name wasn't mentioned in the film, her name is mentioned in the novelization.

    • @taneshajones8372
      @taneshajones8372 2 роки тому +4

      he died?!!!!!!!!??????

    • @alexmapp5444
      @alexmapp5444 2 роки тому +14

      @@taneshajones8372 Bernie Mac actually died a few months before Madagascar 2 came out.

    • @taneshajones8372
      @taneshajones8372 2 роки тому +3

      nooooooooooooooo

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq 2 роки тому +445

    Poor Fiona, her backstory is more tragic than I remember. Even though she escapes on her own in a reality where Shrek was never born, she's still under the witch's curse.

    • @Sigart
      @Sigart 2 роки тому +48

      Worse, she would have been 'rescued' by Charming and he probably wouldn't exactly have been understanding when his "True Love's kiss" didn't work.

    • @disneyvillainsfan1666
      @disneyvillainsfan1666 2 роки тому +46

      And that Witch who cursed Fiona ironically was Fairy Godmother.

    • @juwyie7541
      @juwyie7541 2 роки тому +6

      @@disneyvillainsfan1666 I was about to comment that haha

    • @oldscoolgaming6700
      @oldscoolgaming6700 2 роки тому +8

      @@Sigart Since FGM planned the whole thing, it wouldn’t have been true love anyway.

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 Рік тому +6

      Or in theory the Fairy Godmother's, hence the Queen's lack of trust in the fairy.

  • @mk_wizard
    @mk_wizard 2 роки тому +161

    Megamind's origin breaks my heart the most. I find that out of all of the bad guys in modern fiction, his sad backstory is the most relatable as discrimination still is the leading cause in so much sadness in the world.

    • @Kay.sims1
      @Kay.sims1 2 роки тому +4

      Same. Made me feel so bad for him

    • @disneyvillainsfan1666
      @disneyvillainsfan1666 Рік тому +4

      One scene that I will never forget in Megamind was a School Photo where Young Megamind was far away from the other students. Yes he almost set the schoolhouse on fire in a previous scene, but Separating him from the Other Students and Teacher in a Class Photo wasn't exactly helping. 🙄

  • @Jay-Zech
    @Jay-Zech 2 роки тому +250

    Not sure yet if he’s on the list, but Hiccup’s backstory is so sad. He lost his mother as a baby, was treated like an outcast throughout his childhood, then his father was killed by his best friends, only to lose that friend in the last movie. It’s heartbreaking.
    Tigress from Kung Fu Panda has a tragic backstory as well

  • @kbarts316
    @kbarts316 2 роки тому +120

    Fiona is a sad, yet great character. I didn't even realize she stayed in that tower for over 20 years, counting the days like a prison sentence for her true love to come rescue her. :(
    Here I thought Rapunzel being in her tower for 18 years was bad.

    • @BioNichole1
      @BioNichole1 2 роки тому +11

      And what’s worse is that Rapunzel had no prior frame of reference. She was in that captivity since she was a baby, she never realized she was suffering until the truth came out. Meanwhile, Fiona was a young girl deliberately sent away like a problem her parents couldn’t handle anymore, and no one came for her for *decades*. Rapunzel had the benefit of blissful ignorance, while Fiona had to grow up eventually realizing that she was a burden sent away to be resolved by others.

    • @BlueberriiandFriends
      @BlueberriiandFriends 2 роки тому +2

      Its barely much of a difference wtf

    • @disneyvillainsfan1666
      @disneyvillainsfan1666 Рік тому +3

      I would argue Rapunzel had it worse. Fiona was a little girl when she was sent to her tower, plus she wrote in her Diary that she was friends with Sleeping Beauty and other Princesses. So she had memory of her Parents and Kingdom.
      Meanwhile in Disney's Tangeled, Rapunzel was kidnapped as a Baby who wasn't even half a year old, and locked in a tower growing up thinking that Gothel was her biological mother. She didn't even know she was a princess until later in the film.

    • @Zeder95
      @Zeder95 Рік тому

      Her mental health is quite well for someone who lived 20 years in complete isolation (except for the dragon). The dragon must have been both like a prison guard and a friend to her. She must also have brought Fiona food since thats the only way for her to get food without escaping the tower.

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 10 місяців тому

      Arguably it was just as bad given how often she was gaslighted and was verbally abused

  • @TheImaginator972
    @TheImaginator972 2 роки тому +175

    Moses backstory from The Prince Of Egypt is one of the best moment I loved from DreamWorks, after all it's faithful to the historical accurate from the Bible also not to mention the EPIC Deliver Us Musical.

  • @krististarosta6736
    @krististarosta6736 2 роки тому +114

    Po's backstory is really sad. He lost his mom when he was a baby and his dad had to fight back to protect his village and pandas. But I was happy to see them get reunited when Po's dad learned that Po is alive.

    • @GMDTurbo
      @GMDTurbo Рік тому +6

      I’m still wondering how Po’s Dad survived Shen’s attack.

  • @jasminandradegarcia6273
    @jasminandradegarcia6273 2 роки тому +33

    It's incredibly heartbreaking learning about Po's backstory, the look of distraught on his mother as she bids him goodbye and leaves him always brings me to tears because she knows that even if she is killed, her son will be okay.

  • @CarolHardesty
    @CarolHardesty 2 роки тому +56

    You guys TOTALLY should've put Hiccup from the "How to Train Your Dragon" franchise on this list. His backstory was one of the most tragic not only in DreamWorks Animation, but in animated film in general. His mother (whom he took after) was separated from him when he was a baby, he was raised by a strict, overbearing father who didn't understand him, his only friend growing up was his mentor Gobber, he was mercilessly bullied by all the kids his age (including that biatch Astrid), and the whole village hated him just because he couldn't be something he wasn't. It wasn't until he met Toothless that his whole life changed for the better.

  • @bahesb2419
    @bahesb2419 2 роки тому +165

    I think pitch black is one of the best dreamworks villains of All time.
    While most Holiday characters represents something posetive, he represents negative. Darkness. The feeling of being forgotten and in darkness is actually realistic and parallels jack frost, which makes him an antagonistic Version of Jack frost, what Jack could have been if his feeling of Isolation corrupted him. Not to forget He was so close to win, if it wasn't Jamie still beliving in the holiday characters.
    He truly is a well written villain in my eyes.

    • @dafilmqueen556
      @dafilmqueen556 2 роки тому +4

      How did I not see that? I love Rise Of The Guardians, but this just makes it better now!

    • @colettecheng2748
      @colettecheng2748 2 роки тому +2

      Did u know his daughter is Mother Nature!!!

    • @bahesb2419
      @bahesb2419 2 роки тому

      @@colettecheng2748 when Was that mention?

    • @colettecheng2748
      @colettecheng2748 2 роки тому

      @@bahesb2419 I looked it up which it says it on Pitch Black’s wikia

    • @vittoriogirolimetto6083
      @vittoriogirolimetto6083 3 місяці тому +1

      Guys listen up! Some weeks ago i watched a del Toro's post on twitter about Rise of the guardians. I commented by writing "still hoping for a sequel" and ...
      Peter Ramsey liked my comment!
      So maybe there's still hope! ❤

  • @olvialee7221
    @olvialee7221 2 роки тому +30

    Hiccup, Alex and Po have sad moments, they can relate to each other and honestly I don’t blame them.
    Hiccup never knew his mom until the sequel and lost his dad
    Alex was kidnapped when he was little
    Po was a baby seeing his mom die

  • @WDB2005
    @WDB2005 2 роки тому +66

    Megamind is such a masterpiece

  • @ThePrincessCH
    @ThePrincessCH Рік тому +6

    I think Kitty Softpaws has the most tragic backstory, she got declawed by the people who took her in when she was younger and she never understood why (i.e. they cut off fingers and toes without her consent).

  • @Trey_816
    @Trey_816 2 роки тому +46

    The closest thing I had to a brother passed away, claimed by this goddamn pandemic. My mama died from heart problems when I was a toddler, and my grandfather. Well, I watched him slowly waste away and die. Someone dealing with Alzheimer's is a sad, sad sight.

    • @sarahhenry1845
      @sarahhenry1845 2 роки тому +5

      I'm so sorry for your loss. I practically saw my stepmom pass away over a year ago. Hear loved ones falling almost left and right. My family already had 3 funerals this year.

  • @rhumerhake1995
    @rhumerhake1995 2 роки тому +104

    I don't think that Pitch Black is really a villain, but a Guardian in his own way. The other Guardians may represent wonder, hope, dreams, memories and fun, but I think Pitch represents protection, growth and strength. Fear may seem dark and negative, but it can be very helpful. Children need to feel fear in order to both stay safe, overcome that fear and to grow as a person.

  • @ericalee8405
    @ericalee8405 2 роки тому +22

    Toy Story’s Jessie’s backstory makes me cry every time 😢
    Also both Disney’s Tarzan and Nemo’s backstories pull at my heartstrings 💔

  • @ZeldaSam1
    @ZeldaSam1 2 роки тому +29

    #1 Shouldn't come as a surprise, his backstory was almost as sad as Aang's. Shen was basically his version of Fire Lord Sozin.

  • @pepito2847
    @pepito2847 2 роки тому +73

    Megamind(when he was still evil) and Professor Poopypants would be a dangerous evil genius duo
    It would be debatable if Metro Man and Captain Underpants could truly stop them!!

  • @Disneygirlie
    @Disneygirlie 2 роки тому +66

    The Penguins of Madagascar are my favourite DreamWorks characters 🥰 They're amazing!

  • @pikachuscoobydoo9507
    @pikachuscoobydoo9507 2 роки тому +42

    These are sad especially Po’s backstory I remember seeing Kung Fu Panda 2 with my best friend and we both started crying after seeing Po’s backstory

    • @pedroviramontes6290
      @pedroviramontes6290 2 роки тому +1

      I watched Kung Fu Panda 2 as well and I love the Kung Fu Panda franchise😊

  • @awickedformerdisneysinger8445
    @awickedformerdisneysinger8445 2 роки тому +14

    Did they just forget about Joseph???
    He was sold into slavery by his own brothers, then got a master who trusted him, was betrayed again when the wife falsely accuses him of assaulting her, gets thrown in jail, then after getting love and power and saving Egypt, he has to face the trauma that his brothers left with him, realize he never got to say goodbye to his mother before she died, then FINALLY get the closure he needed when they admit what they did to him and show remorse.
    To quote Nostalgia Critic "God's not really known for giving his chosen ones the cushiest of lives"

  • @annafowdy
    @annafowdy 2 роки тому +115

    Where the hell is Branch?!
    Oh, right. Everyone thinks his backstory's a joke.

    • @cristinamacabrerapacheco2838
      @cristinamacabrerapacheco2838 2 роки тому +30

      I don't think it was a joke his backstory, his backstory scene when his grandmother died in the Chef's hands while she sacrificed her life to save Branch, I know it's so sad.

    • @karenrussell2923
      @karenrussell2923 2 роки тому +20

      Branch’s tragic backstory breaks my heart 💜 every time I watch that scene, I always feel so sorry 😢 for Branch.

    • @sarahhenry1845
      @sarahhenry1845 2 роки тому +17

      That story tells us why Branch doesn't sing or even smile. I don't see why that should be considered a joke.

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +5

      @@sarahhenry1845 yet, that's what meme culture did.

    • @sarahhenry1845
      @sarahhenry1845 2 роки тому +6

      @@annafowdy the nerve of meme culture

  • @roguejester4986
    @roguejester4986 2 роки тому +25

    It's sad that they didn't explore Pitch's backstory more, not even mentioning his daughter in the movie.

    • @CaptainCretaceous91
      @CaptainCretaceous91 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah. All they showed was his reign during the Dark Ages.

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 2 роки тому +3

      @@CaptainCretaceous91 It had a plethora of potential.

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 2 роки тому +3

      @@CaptainCretaceous91 Along with the rest of the characters' backstories.

    • @philipcheung63
      @philipcheung63 Рік тому +1

      @@roguejester4986
      If they ever make a sequel series, I hope it focuses on the books’

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 Рік тому +1

      @@philipcheung63 Same

  • @labyrinthgirl17
    @labyrinthgirl17 2 роки тому +63

    I'm beyond ecstatic you included Pitch Black from Rise of the Guardians.
    I've always argued that he is the most tragic character of the whole story and has always gotten the sharpest part of the shortest stick, because he truly lost everything when he was driven mad by creatures that possessed him.

    • @vittoriogirolimetto6083
      @vittoriogirolimetto6083 3 місяці тому +1

      Guys listen up! Some weeks ago i watched a del Toro's post on twitter about Rise of the guardians. I commented by writing "still hoping for a sequel" and ...
      Peter Ramsey liked my comment!
      So maybe there's still hope! ❤

    • @labyrinthgirl17
      @labyrinthgirl17 3 місяці тому

      Fingers crossed. I still say they could do Pitch's backstory as a sequel just fine.

  • @ashlismith8596
    @ashlismith8596 2 роки тому +34

    I see Fiona, I click

  • @TheCommenterDragon
    @TheCommenterDragon 2 роки тому +45

    It's always the Dreamworks characters with the saddest backstories are some of the most interesting ones.

    • @maxmeidl4909
      @maxmeidl4909 2 роки тому +8

      I know, even more interesting than Disney character backstories.

    • @eugeniapatroncosta920
      @eugeniapatroncosta920 2 роки тому +1

      @@maxmeidl4909 Agreed.

    • @telltalegamer6532
      @telltalegamer6532 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @robonaught
      @robonaught Рік тому

      I'm pissed Drago isn't on the list. Or at least has a honourable mention.
      I don't care if we got to hear very little of his backstory, what we got was enough to make me feel sad and sorry for him.

  • @scoutart1508
    @scoutart1508 2 роки тому +22

    honorable mENTIONS:
    Hiccup and his father when they thought they have lost the other family member that is the mother and wife by being separated and missing
    OSCAR feeling nobody when looking back on the pride of his father that made him a laughingstock on his show and tell class

  • @chelseacanales8763
    @chelseacanales8763 2 роки тому +48

    It’s bad enough that Fiona was cursed, but she was shielded from doing any activities. Plus Fairy Godmother never wanted her to marry an Orge, but her shallow jerk Prince Charming.

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +11

      I think Fairy Godmother was the one who cursed Fiona in the first place so her son Prince Charming would give her the true love's kiss, marry her, and become king.
      Like how most mothers just want their sons to become doctors.

  • @sarahhenry1845
    @sarahhenry1845 2 роки тому +10

    Fun fact: Hugh Jackman and Ian Mckellen were also hero (Jackman) and villain (Mckellen) against each other in the X-Men franchise.

  • @alexhidalgo7110
    @alexhidalgo7110 2 роки тому +15

    Shrek
    Madagascar
    Kung fu panda
    Absolutely my favorite

    • @eugeniapatroncosta920
      @eugeniapatroncosta920 2 роки тому +1

      Same, but including Rise of the Guardians, the Prince of Egypt, Spirit and the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy.

  • @disneyvillainsfan1666
    @disneyvillainsfan1666 2 роки тому +15

    I knew Professor P. Would be on this list. By the time his entire full name was revealed, I wasn't really laughing at him anymore, I just felt embarrassed for him.

  • @orcaman1353
    @orcaman1353 2 роки тому +17

    Toad’s flush wasn’t really the rat’s fault it was the prince’s father’s fault because he flushed him. Charles might have had them play together

  • @gionnijohnson69
    @gionnijohnson69 2 роки тому +8

    I think the saddest DreamWorks backstory of all time is Fiona's backstory from the Shrek trilogy
    and every time I hear it makes me wanna shed some TEARS!!!!
    😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

  • @jamesheatherly4209
    @jamesheatherly4209 2 роки тому +33

    Please do Top 10 Dreamworks characters who need their own movie.

  • @exophorisal6455
    @exophorisal6455 10 місяців тому +3

    Possible honorable mentions
    - Perrito (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) yes ik the movie wasn’t out when this was released but still
    - Hiccup (HTTYD franchise)
    - Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
    - Shrek (Shrek franchise)
    - Spirit (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)
    This list is open to some more honorable mentions

  • @stimpsonj.cat2981
    @stimpsonj.cat2981 2 роки тому +18

    I'll bet Branch has one!

  • @Samurai-es5wh
    @Samurai-es5wh 2 роки тому +8

    I always had a feeling po would be a number one you village being attacked while your young is dark not to mention traumatizing. I also feel like Shrek and Hiccup should have gotten a mention as well

  • @Olivia_Playz2003
    @Olivia_Playz2003 2 роки тому +7

    I find their stories sad, but there are other characters with sad backstories as well. Bunnymund for example. He's the last Pooka survivor that Pitch caused I remember something when he held Sophie, he has a expression that he missed someone that he cared for. I don't know who. But I do find Bunny's story sad as well. But he keeps going strong to inspire other kids and give them hope.

    • @vittoriogirolimetto6083
      @vittoriogirolimetto6083 3 місяці тому +1

      Guys listen up! Some weeks ago i watched a del Toro's post on twitter about Rise of the guardians. I commented by writing "still hoping for a sequel" and ...
      Peter Ramsey liked my comment!
      So maybe there's still hope! ❤

  • @njmoonfrost6145
    @njmoonfrost6145 2 роки тому +21

    3:21 “My baby is alive!” God….. for so many years they thought he died or worse

  • @bahesb2419
    @bahesb2419 2 роки тому +13

    I See similarity between the toad and dave.
    Both being animals who got replaced by an other animal species and wants revenge on this Species( toad by killing all rats and dave by turning them into monsters).

  • @deshawnedwards6412
    @deshawnedwards6412 2 роки тому +38

    #1: Oscar (Shark Tale) He was a nobody, that simply wanted to be a somebody.

    • @CaptainCretaceous91
      @CaptainCretaceous91 2 роки тому +6

      And Lenny.

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +11

      And then, he slapped a zebra.

    • @dafilmqueen556
      @dafilmqueen556 2 роки тому +4

      @@CaptainCretaceous91, poor Lenny, having to face disappointment from his carnivore family while being a closeted vegetarian, and then his golden boy brother dies by mistake. Pretty sure the writers behind his backstory didn't exactly mean to make his backstory as an allegory for an LGBTQ+ coming out story, but we got that, and he gets loved for it, my boy..

  • @TheCarly16
    @TheCarly16 2 роки тому +28

    Why wasn't Branch from Trolls on this list? His backstory is about the others on this list.

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +7

      I said the same thing, but I suddenly remembered everyone thinks his backstory's a joke.

    • @TheCarly16
      @TheCarly16 2 роки тому +2

      @@annafowdy Seriously?

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheCarly16 well, it's mostly because the “singing killed my grandma" line became some sort of meme.

    • @TheCarly16
      @TheCarly16 2 роки тому +1

      @@annafowdy Well, that doesn't seem right to me. I can really feel Branch's pain and despair in the film.

    • @mlpartclub412
      @mlpartclub412 2 роки тому

      Shrek should be there too. He was treated poorly by his father and everyone thought he was a big stupid ugly ogre.

  • @mlpartclub412
    @mlpartclub412 2 роки тому +11

    What about Branch from Trolls? And Shrek, Donkey, Puss and Artie?

  • @Monoschannel2222
    @Monoschannel2222 2 години тому +3

    My saddest backstory is where
    I was mono from little nightmares, but my evil great grandmother wants to kill me for the accident of my sister. "Alone." Then i killed her, my grandmother for good so she won't kill me anymore, so me and amy turned into murder drone's so my evils of family won't find me
    I guess that makes me a dreamworks character

  • @olvialee7221
    @olvialee7221 2 роки тому +30

    Rise of the Guardians is an underrated gem but Pitch Black is a great DreamWorks Villain

    • @silashurd3597
      @silashurd3597 2 роки тому +1

      It’s sad how it failed, it’s mostly the reason why DW has had to cancel a lot of good looking movies and such

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 Рік тому

      He had me interested in looking into the books, even as a young adult.

    • @olvialee7221
      @olvialee7221 Рік тому +2

      Are you forgetting that Guillermo del Toro helped make this movie?

    • @roguejester4986
      @roguejester4986 Рік тому

      @@olvialee7221 That makes the movie even more underappreciated.

  • @bardthenascarfanaticdragon
    @bardthenascarfanaticdragon Рік тому +4

    Poor Alex. I sympathize with him completely.

  • @harveyquezada1056
    @harveyquezada1056 2 роки тому +3

    I’m actually watching all DreamWorks films right now and I gotta say these characters really have tragic backstories

  • @ma3mc3mu-X
    @ma3mc3mu-X 2 роки тому +100

    _This_ is how backstories are made in animation, not like how overrated Disney keeps making things.

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +7

      I wonder what the Bad Guys' backstory will be.

    • @a_very_confused_geek6926
      @a_very_confused_geek6926 2 роки тому +4

      @@annafowdy same

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 2 роки тому +3

      At last someone else who thinks Disney is overrated

    • @godzillaboy011
      @godzillaboy011 2 роки тому +3

      @@annafowdy Oh its sad alright.
      Spoiler Alert:
      Snake has a reason why he hates birthdays because he had a birthday once and no one came because he's a snake and snakes gets a bad rep from everyone but Wolf came to his birthday and that's must be where they start becoming bad guys and friends.

    • @christianali5431
      @christianali5431 2 роки тому

      @@godzillaboy011 Secondary spoiler alert:
      DreamWorks wants your money too.

  • @Prettylil_vae
    @Prettylil_vae 2 роки тому +6

    Branch from Trolls 😭

  • @dinomaster2770
    @dinomaster2770 2 роки тому +19

    Great list but I like Lord Shen's backstory too

  • @Pacho_1581
    @Pacho_1581 2 роки тому +11

    I feel So Sorry For Megamind and Fiona

  • @blueraccoon1088
    @blueraccoon1088 2 роки тому +12

    Magneto and wolverine XD
    Kidnapping was not the easy but yet Bernie Mac did it well
    He could legally change his name plus
    Not his fault he's just had wrong morals
    I got a friend named David but appreciate dude
    That was speechless the guy was redeeming his chance to save the last family i gotta see croods 2
    I still think fairy godmother was the witch and Fiona's parents were sparkless of love
    All he wanted was to be understood so why don't?
    I read the original and I'm rereading next Wednesday in a group I'm in
    Po, tigress, viper, tai lung, monkey may had tragedy but found inner peace

  • @samuelcollantes1175
    @samuelcollantes1175 2 роки тому +5

    I didn't knew how sad their stories were yo till now. Thanks for this lovely video Ms mojo , and happy saturday as well. Hope i see You soon for more, and God bless you

  • @olvialee7221
    @olvialee7221 2 роки тому +3

    I shed tears for Guy. That was sad

  • @memphissam3535
    @memphissam3535 2 роки тому +4

    The Prince Of Egypt is always the saddest story of slavery of the Hebrew People, I breaks my heart to see how much these people have suffered

  • @annafowdy
    @annafowdy 2 роки тому +11

    Please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments...

    • @hadowne
      @hadowne 2 роки тому +2

      She should

  • @riverWarrioress5518
    @riverWarrioress5518 2 роки тому +3

    You should do a top 10 on the funniest moments from IDW transformers more than meets the eye and lost light.

  • @enola2250
    @enola2250 2 роки тому +4

    Where is my dude Branch?
    He lost his grandmother and thought she died bc of him for 20 FRİGGİNG YEARS! Also, he was hated by the village.

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +3

      I don't think they hated him, they just didn't get it.

  • @samkresil6011
    @samkresil6011 2 роки тому +4

    Vitali - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
    and Branch - Trolls (2016).

  • @torchhead4524
    @torchhead4524 2 роки тому +6

    It's totally Poopypants' fault. The guy clearly never heard of name changing.

    • @boohooter23
      @boohooter23 Рік тому +1

      Victim blaming is not okay dude /sarcasm

  • @kellyoyens1547
    @kellyoyens1547 2 роки тому +1

    The top DreamWorks Characters With the Saddest Backstories that I recognize are Alex from Madagascar Escape 2 Africa, Megamind from Megamind, Dr. Octavius Brine / Dave from The Penguins of Madagascar, Guy from The Croods franchise, Princess Fiona from the Shrek franchise Pitch Black from Rise of the Guardians and Po from the Kung Fu Panda franchise

  • @Missy3940
    @Missy3940 2 роки тому +6

    Finally, people talking about Croods!

  • @eugeniapatroncosta920
    @eugeniapatroncosta920 2 роки тому +6

    Make a top 10 best DreamWorks openings.

  • @goldensentinel7715
    @goldensentinel7715 2 роки тому +5

    There's an actual theory that it was Fairy Godmother who cursed Fiona so her son could become king.

    • @caitlyncarvalho7637
      @caitlyncarvalho7637 Рік тому

      And fan wikis add more to Dave/Dr. Brine's origin story by saying that before being a zoo octopus, he used to be a human man named David Stryker-Brine who was either A. a zookeeper or B. a reality show contestant whose mom died, and his dad is alive and named Kristoph. if this were part of the official backstory, would it affect his place on this list? why or why not?

  • @danieloconnor6771
    @danieloconnor6771 Рік тому +2

    I feel like the villains deserve their own list

  • @Showtunediva
    @Showtunediva 2 роки тому +6

    I was in a community production of Shrek The Musical and I think that Princess Fiona had a very sad backstory.

  • @ShatnerLover
    @ShatnerLover 2 роки тому +3

    I religiously read the Captain Underpants books. Professor Poopypants came from a place where everyone had funny names.

  • @olvialee7221
    @olvialee7221 2 роки тому +3

    Po is truly heartbreaking.

  • @KestralKuthule
    @KestralKuthule 2 роки тому +7

    Why is Pitch on here out of all Rise of the guardian characters? Movie Jack legit died with his baby sister watching then got amnesia and his only known interaction in 300yrs was with Aster(Bunny) who seems to hate him.
    Book Aster survives as the sole member of his race on a completely different planet. Book Tooth watched her family be wiped out along with her mum's race. Nicholas ST. Claus was an orphan raised by bandits and has probably the most stable backstory.

  • @lorrieaustin4997
    @lorrieaustin4997 2 роки тому +5

    The saddest story id the Prince of Egypt. It is also an amazing story

  • @andyhua9939
    @andyhua9939 Рік тому +2

    I actually feel sorry for both Guy and Fiona, as they're both my favorite characters in the Croods and Shrek franchises, respectively.

  • @Infernape1998
    @Infernape1998 Рік тому +2

    You know both Puss and Kitty have sad backstories as well. Puss was a hero after doing something noble, but then his brother betrayed him and made Puss lose everything all because Humpty couldn't be happy for him. As for Kitty Softpaws, she was a stray who longed for a family and a home to call her own, and for whatever reason, the family who took her in got declawed, and she grew to distrust everybody she met. And it only gets a bit sadder for these two in the new movie, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in watching.

  • @DaquanHarrison
    @DaquanHarrison 2 роки тому +2

    Fiona, Megamind, and Po

  • @Sahnequeen
    @Sahnequeen 2 роки тому +2

    Crazy, how emotional you can get because of a movie. I cry in almost every sad scene.

  • @raidenstormbringer5521
    @raidenstormbringer5521 2 роки тому +2

    What makes flashbacks of the Panda Genocide in KP2 better are at first, they’re animated in 2D, showing that Po really doesn’t except as fact but when he accepts that it happened it turns into 3D

  • @Popmations
    @Popmations 4 місяці тому +1

    Another sad backstory was how Sherman met Mr Peabody, he was found in a box in a alleyway in the rain then later Mr Peabody took him and went to court and chose to adopt him, the reason being was actually so sad, because Mr Peabody was never adopted by anybody and haven’t had a family, so he wanted to provide one for Sherman.

  • @MsBerann
    @MsBerann 2 роки тому +3

    I would have liked to have Shifu's backstory here, but still, great video! :)

  • @adriengray3332
    @adriengray3332 2 роки тому +2

    You should’ve include Shark Tale, when Oscar’s dad was a little tongue scrubber at the Whale Wash, and he wanted to be like him, but people was making fun of his dad working at the Whale Wash. And Oscar wanted to be a somebody, but he was a nobody.

  • @ztmusic2789
    @ztmusic2789 9 місяців тому +1

    #10: The Toad (Flushed Away)
    #9: Alex (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
    #8: Professor Pee-Pee Diarrheastein Poopypants, Esq. (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie)
    #7: Megamind (Megamind)
    #6: Dr. Octavius Brine (a.k.a. Dave) (The Penguins of Madagascar)
    #5: Guy (“The Croods” franchise)
    #4: Princess Fiona (“Shrek” franchise)
    #3: Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians)
    #2: Moses (The Prince of Egypt)
    #1: Po (“Kung Fu Panda” franchise)

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator 2 роки тому +7

    no honorable mentions wow i'm shocked

  • @ghostviper8906
    @ghostviper8906 2 роки тому +1

    I know we don't know toothless's origin but I took the liberty of making one and it is sad:
    Years ago the Night Furies were a most deadliest and intelligent of all the dragons however in their pack was the Royal Fury a Night Fury that could literally harness lightning itself more dangerous than a Skrill's lightning, the Royal Fury had a litter of Ospring especially the runt of the pack a hiccup if you'd say, one day the Night Fury's Island was invaded by dragon hunters alongside a fleet of crazied Death Grippers and thislead to an all out battle, the Royal Fury fought them all of valiantly but all the Furies were killed except for the runt so he ordered his son to runaway as he would hold them, when the runt escaped the Royal Fury stared down against four Death Grippers and a cloaked man with a French accent.
    When the runt got far away from the island it saw a humungus explosion of lightning occur and realised that everyone he knew was gone, years later he reached Dragon Island and encountered an angry Whispering Death who tried to attack him but the Fury gnashed his teeth so hard at him it scared the Whispering Death, however both dragons were right infront of a cave entrance of a the Red Death who scared of the Whispering Death but saw what the Fury could do so he mind controlled him to help his dragons collect food for him, the Furies job was to take out any catapult towers and other things that could pose threat to the flock.
    However on one raid the Fury was shot down and tied up causing him to crash into the cove but also crash through the forest and ripping of his tail finn rendering him incapable of flight.

  • @danieloconnor6771
    @danieloconnor6771 Рік тому +2

    Top 10 dreamworks villains who did not die
    #10 picth black
    #9 Prince charming
    #8 Professor Marmalade
    #7 The Toad
    #6 The Foosa
    #5 Eris
    #4 Prince ramses
    #3 Victor Quartermane
    #2 Dr Erwen Armstrong
    Dishonourable mentions Francis e Francis the verminator Makunga
    #1 rumplestillskin

  • @justineves3588
    @justineves3588 2 роки тому +2

    very very great epic list I like it a lot very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever ❤

  • @MrRonald327
    @MrRonald327 2 роки тому +7

    It gives them character.

  • @Strongbad700
    @Strongbad700 2 роки тому +3

    Where was RJ?! His last family died from a weedhacker!

  • @lissymalt1976
    @lissymalt1976 2 роки тому +5

    I was surprised the branch wasn’t on here

    • @annafowdy
      @annafowdy 2 роки тому +1

      So was I. Unfortunately, a lot of people think his backstory's a joke.

  • @josephward1071
    @josephward1071 2 роки тому +6

    What about Tai Lung's Backstory

  • @gamingwithscottie1478
    @gamingwithscottie1478 8 місяців тому

    Branch from Trolls should have gotten an honorable mention. He used to be very happy and sung all the time. That is until his grandma got taken by Chef and eventually eaten by a Bergan. She died trying to save his life, so he thinks that he is the reason that she died. That’s how he became very depressed. It’s a very sad backstory.

  • @olvialee7221
    @olvialee7221 Рік тому +2

    340: Po and Guy made me cry

  • @shumailakz4115
    @shumailakz4115 2 роки тому +2

    Ms mojo is back finally

  • @RUBPROMAL
    @RUBPROMAL 2 роки тому +3

    Am I the only one who thinks that Fiona's ogre form isn't ugly at all? I don't think Shrek is ugly either

  • @timonfanmedia3268
    @timonfanmedia3268 Рік тому +2

    I think Branch from Trolls should've gotten an honorable mention. His backstory when his grandmother died after saving him from the Bergens was very heartbreaking.

  • @zachhamernick6300
    @zachhamernick6300 2 роки тому +3

    What about Branch from Trolls

  • @xaviercastro6173
    @xaviercastro6173 2 роки тому +2

    Princess Fiona’s backstory may have been tough for her, but it’s no where near the level of darkness of Po’s backstory as he escapes a genocidal massacre of the pandas.

  • @carminecdinoproductions
    @carminecdinoproductions 2 роки тому +4

    Please do a similar video but with characters from other animated movies besides those from Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks!

  • @linnywines8014
    @linnywines8014 Рік тому +1

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention Joseph, from “Joseph: King of Dreams”. It’s one thing to be ostracized and hated by your enemy, but for your own brothers to torment you, fake your death and sell you into slavery? Brutal