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{{Infobox character |
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| name = Gingerbread Man |
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| series = [[Shrek (film series)|Shrek]] |
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| caption = Gingerbread man |
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| first = ''[[Shrek]]'' |
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| last = ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' |
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| gender = Male |
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| spouse = Unnamed red-headed Gingerbread woman (assumed [[ex-wife]])<br>Suzy ([[girlfriend]], deceased) |
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| family = Muffin Man (creator/"[[father]]")<br />Mongo ([[brother]], deceased?) |
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| voice = [[Conrad Vernon]] (films, Shrek The Third video game,Shrek Super Slam,Shrek Forever After video game,TV commercials)<br />[[James Arnold Taylor]] (Shrek 2 video game,Shrek Smash N Crash Racing)<br />[[Sanae Kobayashi]] (Japanese dub) |
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| nickname = Gingy |
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'''The Gingerbread Man''' (better known by his nickname, '''Gingy''') is the talking [[gingerbread man|cookie]] character in the movies ''[[Shrek]]'', ''[[Shrek 2]]'', ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' and ''[[Shrek Forever After]]''. He is derived from the children's story ''[[The Gingerbread Man]]''. He is a main character in most movies and helps Shrek on his quest. |
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==Characteristics and personality== |
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The Gingerbread Man was created by [[The Muffin Man]]. He is small and a fast runner, making him difficult to catch. He is made out of a normal carved-out gingerbread with icing and gumdrop buttons. He adores those gumdrop buttons for his life, begging [[Lord Farquaad]] not to pull them off. |
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He is impatient. This can be seen in ''Shrek 2'' and ''Shrek The Third''. One example in ''Shrek 2'' is when Pinocchio cannot move himself while he is freeing Shrek and the trio from prison, Gingy sighs immediately and goes down to help. He's also a little bit wild and a prankster, as it can be seen the moment Shrek and Fiona leave for Far Far Away, he and the others have a loud party in his house. He's also cunning and able to distract others, such as when Lord Farquaad demands to know where the other [[fairy tale]] creatures are, he gives an answer by reciting the [[Muffin Man]] nursery rhyme to which Farquaad believes momentarily. He's also able to stall time for Fiona and the other princesses in ''Shrek the Third'', by trying to ignore [[Prince Charming]] and [[Captain Hook]] by singing the [[On the Good Ship Lollipop]] to himself after his life flashes before him. |
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==Gingy in the ''Shrek'' films== |
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===''Shrek''=== |
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In the film, [[Lord Farquaad]] broke off both of his legs to torture him and prevent him from running away. In the process, one of the legs was crumbled to pieces. He also tries to warn the Magic Mirror not to tell him anything, before being thrown into the trash by Lord Farquaad to keep him quiet. At the end of the movie, the intact leg was reattached in stitches using frosting and Gingy used a [[candy cane]] as a crutch to make up for missing his other leg. He says Tiny Tim from the Christmas Carol, famous quote "God bless us, everyone". He's shown joining the other characters dancing to Donkey's song "I'm a Believer", he's shown dancing with the tiny figure of Fiona on the wedding cake, after digging Lord Farquaad's figure into the cake. He's also seen in Shrek's "Swamp Karaoke" singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by [[Boy George]], while chorused by the Three Blind Mice. |
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===''Shrek 2''=== |
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Gingy becomes one of Shrek's best friends prior to the events of the film. By the beginning of the film, Gingy had obtained a replacement for that leg as well, also attached to his body with frosting. He and Shrek later persuaded the Muffin Man to bake up an enormous gingerbread man named [[Mongo (Shrek)|Mongo]], who breached the defenses of the castle in Far Far Away so Shrek could get inside. In the process, the castle guards dumped cauldrons of boiling [[milk]] onto Mongo, softening his arms to the point that they broke off when he pulled the [[drawbridge]] open. He fell into the [[moat]] surrounding the castle; Gingy tried to go back for him, but had to abandon him and carry on with Shrek's plan. |
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===''Shrek The Third''=== |
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In the film, when threatened by [[Prince Charming (Shrek)|Prince Charming]] and Captain Hook, Gingy's whole life flashes before him. This includes his birthday of sorts with the Muffin Man, his first day at school, his first car, his first kiss with his girlfriend, graduating college, marrying a lovely red-head Gingerbread girl (it's never said what happened to her, only that the marriage didn't last), and even remincsing on when Lord Farquaad broke off his legs. This sequence shows that Gingy endured months of painful exercise and rehabilitation to make his new legs strong (with scenes and distinctive sound effects lifted from the opening titles of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''). It is also revealed that he was married (or had been at some point in the past) and could ride a small car (like [[Stuart Little]]), but made out of baked goods. This bout of [[delirium]] caused him to begin singing "[[On the Good Ship Lollipop]]." He is captured shortly afterward and placed in deserted bakery but is later freed by Donkey and Puss. He helps defeat Charming and the fairy tale villains at the end of the movie. |
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===''Shrek Forever After''=== |
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Gingy first briefly appears at Shrek's children's birthday party. In Rumplestiltskin's alternate reality, he fights animal crackers in street gladiator competitions. He goes after Shrek when Rumplestiltskin offers a bounty on the ogre, but is easily caught. Gingy tells Shrek about the bounty, but does not continue, as when Shrek puts him down, Gingy is eaten by Puss in Boots. He appears again in the final musical number, and in clips from the previous films in the credits montage. |
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==''Shrek The Halls''== |
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In the TV special, it is revealed that Gingy's girlfriend, Suzy, was eaten by [[Santa Claus]]; he has been afraid of Santa ever since. It is also shown that Gingy [[vomits]] [[chocolate chips]] after he says he does not feel very well. He was also seen hitting on a cookie angel. And after Shrek apologizes to him and the others, he runs inside Shrek's house in terror at the sight of Santa Claus. |
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==Appearance in video games== |
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* Gingy appears as a default character in ''[[Shrek Super Slam]]'' where his slam is Peppermint Fury. |
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* He was also in ''Shrek 2: The Game''. His special was Cookie Toss. |
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* Gingy appears as a racer in ''Shrek Smash and Crash''. His personal item is the candy cane and his kart is the cupcake horse. |
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* Gingy makes a minor appearance in the Shrek the 3rd video game.(he has a bigger appearance in the film.) |
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==Musical== |
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Gingy appears in [[Shrek the Musical]], the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] adaptation of the first film. He is a puppet who is operated and voiced by a member of the show's cast. On Broadway, he was played by Haven Burton. On the First National Tour, he is played by Aymee Garcia. |
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==Commercial appearances== |
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* [[Baskin-Robbins]] ice cream |
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* [[Wal-Mart]] |
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* [[McDonald's]] |
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==Merchandise== |
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* A $25 dollar Gingy Puppet is currently sold at [[Shrek the Musical]]. |
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* Gingy was used many times in McDonalds toys such as the talking Gingy. |
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* A Gingy shirt with Gingy on it that says "Eat Me" is currently sold at [[Shrek the Musical]]. |
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