440:(1977), and one of numerous Disney figures parodied in the series. While the romance between Dragon and Donkey is "kinky", it serves the purpose to distract from the even more shocking intermarriage of human and ogre. Despite this, the interspecies romance and ensuing family is only "permitted" due to the fact that it is between non-humans. The relationship was called a visual realization of the film's moral message that appearances are not important, but at the same time, seemingly impossible due to the difference in size.
1330:
44:
372:
Dragon helps Shrek and Donkey evade a statue of a dragon that had been brought to life. Dragon attempts to battle the creature, and succeeds, luring it into a narrow tunnel where its wings are scraped off while Dragon folds her wings against her body while traveling through it, subsequently torching
300:
referring to Donkey), and the trio escape from Dragon's castle, leaving a chained and miserable dragoness in their wake. Dragon is not seen again until later in the film, having escaped and abandoned Fiona's volcanic keep. She and Donkey make amends, and aid Shrek in his quest to save Fiona from her
291:
Dragon has the task of guarding
Princess Fiona in her isolated castle. While Shrek attempts to rescue the princess, Donkey finds himself at the mercy of Dragon. Upon learning that his captor is female, Donkey begins spouting flattery in order to distract her. Dragon becomes infatuated with him,
277:
initially had Dragon breathe realistic fire for the film's rescue scene, similar to that used in torches and candles, but realized it looked unnaturally forced. Instead, they replaced it with a stream of roiling bubbles rendered with fluid technology, which was then coated with a skin of flame.
257:
to communicate. Like her mate Donkey, she is never given a proper name in the films – in a passing line, Donkey refers to her as "Elizabeth", leading it to often be seen as her name by fans, but this is a gag, referencing Fred
Sanfords' character in Sanford & Son.
310:, but becomes one of Shrek's best friends prior to its events. Donkey claims at the film's beginning that she had been "all moody and stuff" recently, explaining his unannounced arrival at Shrek's swamp. Nevertheless, Dragon makes a full appearance in a
301:
marriage to Lord
Farquaad. Dragon disposes of Farquaad by swallowing him. Dragon soon grabs the bouquet of flowers Fiona tosses at her and Shrek's marriage and presents them to Donkey. Donkey smiles lovingly, and the two nuzzle and also become wed.
464:
is one of the most prominent examples of a female monster in folklore, her gender is not relevant to the plot. Dragon has been seen as reminiscent of ancient goddess figures, who commonly take the form of a dragon or serpent, such as those of
362:. The parallel Dragon ends up muzzled and bound in chains after being stopped by Shrek and Fiona, fading out of existence as the real world is restored. She is shown to be back to her normal self in the film's finale.
331:, Dragon and her young dronkeys stay behind with Fiona and the other "princess" characters to await Shrek's return. When Prince Charming attacks Far Far Away, Dragon is captured and disarmed by a large iron chain
570:
228:
dragons. Critics have lauded Dragon's appearance and character, particularly highlighting her compassionate and heroic qualities, which offer a feminist reimagining of the traditional narrative where a male
261:
Dragon's personality is tender-hearted, despite having so few visitors that she incinerates any apparent knights sight-unseen. Similarly lonely as
Princess Fiona, she regularly puts on
296:. As a result, she picks him up in her teeth and carries him to her chambers, where she wraps him in her tail and flirts with him. Shrek soon comes back to "save his ass" (a
580:
473:
social structures were established, the goddesses, once thought as symbols of wisdom and life, were called monsters and emblems of evil, giving rise to the trope of a
1371:
481:, dragons can also be understood as the maiden's double, representing their autonomy, with the knight slaying the dragon to make the maiden his servant or wife. In
340:
411:
called Dragon "sexy" and a pop-culture icon, saying that the plot twist was "revolutionary" and that she "definitely should've been featured in more movies".
335:; her dronkey offspring are caught and imprisoned, as well. At the film's climax, Dragon helps dispose of Prince Charming by knocking over a stone stage prop
233:
slays a dragon to save a princess. This unique twist has been well-received by audiences and has contributed to Dragon's positive reception among critics.
245:. She has keeled, ruby-colored scales, leathery bat-like wings, long, crested ears, bony spikes along her jawline, a row of dorsal spines, vertical slit
1082:
1361:
1386:
1366:
1381:
857:
205:
by eating him whole. She has since appeared in every series film in some regard, with a parallel universe version becoming a villain in
1249:
485:, the patriarchal dragon slaying trope is "gloriously" reversed, with Dragon ultimately intervening to bring about the happy ending.
315:
1107:
1356:
1117:
801:
753:
719:
670:
896:
358:. She attempts to eat Shrek and Fiona, and despite Donkey's attempts at romance, almost devours him before he is saved by
224:
Dragon has gained significant recognition in popular culture and has been recognized as a satirical portrayal of animated
1289:
636:
601:
545:
1203:
1056:
506:
424:
355:
1257:
1075:
850:
1175:
351:
1182:
1017:
436:
796:. Aurélie Lacassagne, Tim Nieguth, François Dépelteau (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2011.
1270:
1147:
1126:
430:
1376:
1334:
1241:
1217:
1210:
1189:
843:
825:
777:
694:
94:
1009:
748:. Norman Fairclough, Guiseppina Cortese, Patrizia Ardizzone. Bern: Peter Lang. 2007. p. 465.
934:
225:
414:
While initially seeming like a villainess, and therefore more similar to dragon characters like
193:. In a twist, she is revealed to be female and in search of love. While she is abandoned during
405:
called the revelation about Dragon something "no one could have guessed". Petrana
Radulovic of
149:
919:
359:
339:
on top of him. She is later seen in Shrek's swamp while Shrek and Fiona are caring for their
1161:
1140:
415:
106:
8:
1295:
982:
474:
455:
207:
50:
1315:
1133:
819:
771:
688:
422:, Dragon was instead noted as being a satire of Disney dragons, like those featured in
311:
1235:
1154:
904:
867:
807:
797:
759:
749:
725:
715:
676:
666:
642:
632:
551:
541:
406:
217:
194:
179:
33:
1196:
1048:
665:. Gail Ashton, Daniel T. Kline (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2012.
575:
478:
382:
319:
332:
1263:
1168:
1040:
974:
327:
293:
250:
242:
350:, Dragon appears briefly at the beginning of the film, but reappears later in a
914:
909:
537:
386:
198:
190:
159:
1350:
929:
886:
811:
763:
729:
680:
505:
Volk, Pete; Radulovic, Petrana; Robinson, Tasha; Polygon Staff (2022-08-20).
466:
254:
202:
84:
646:
555:
1307:
1301:
116:
102:
98:
791:
743:
709:
660:
381:
Dragon appeared in the stage musical adaptation of the film, which ran on
626:
531:
451:
402:
470:
448:
444:
454:, in which most dragons are either masculine or gender-neutral. While
43:
1101:
197:'s escape, she later becomes his ally and the wife of his sidekick,
262:
711:
Marvelous
Geometry: Narrative and Metafiction in Modern Fairy Tale
504:
990:
966:
460:
306:
186:
881:
253:. Dragon does not speak, but does employ physically expressive
230:
212:
131:
63:
958:
419:
246:
70:
336:
297:
211:. Also appearing in spin-offs, she is commonly seen as a
835:
568:
714:. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 227.
631:. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Pub. p. 548.
354:
where she never met Donkey, having been captured by
322:
that meet their clueless father for the first time.
241:Dragon resembles most classical interpretations of
793:Investigating Shrek: Power, Identity, and Ideology
1372:Fictional characters with fire or heat abilities
1348:
447:was noted as a "major departure" from typical
851:
385:from 2008 to 2010, as a puppet controlled by
185:, who is initially believed to be a fearsome
265:in the hopes of finding a romantic partner.
215:in stage adaptations of the series such as
858:
844:
42:
507:"Our favorite dragons from movies and TV"
745:Discourse and Contemporary Social Change
569:AP Entertainment Writer (May 17, 2001).
314:, in which she arrives with six young "
1362:Animated characters introduced in 2001
1349:
707:
662:Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture
571:"'Shrek' animators give reality style"
839:
624:
1387:Universal Pictures animal characters
1108:DreamWorks Tours: Shrek's Adventure!
529:
500:
498:
1367:Female characters in animated films
950:
13:
1382:Film characters introduced in 2001
292:despite the fact that her love is
236:
178:is a fictional character from the
14:
1398:
628:Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003
495:
1329:
1328:
1076:The Adventures of Puss in Boots
397:In a contemporaneous review of
784:
736:
701:
653:
618:
594:
562:
523:
286:
281:
268:
1:
488:
304:Dragon is absent for much of
16:Dragon in the Shrek franchise
1357:Shrek (franchise) characters
1290:"I Feel Good" animation test
1251:Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
1018:Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
392:
365:
346:In the series' fourth film,
249:, and a long, spade-tipped,
7:
10:
1403:
1218:Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots
606:Internet Broadway Database
536:(1st ed.). New York:
533:Shrek: The Essential Guide
201:, helping defeat the evil
1324:
1282:
1227:
1116:
1093:
1067:
1032:
1001:
943:
895:
875:
865:
165:
155:
145:
137:
127:
122:
112:
90:
80:
58:
48:Dragon as she appears in
41:
31:
26:
708:Tiffin, Jessica (2009).
376:
475:knight slaying a dragon
123:In-universe information
824:: CS1 maint: others (
776:: CS1 maint: others (
693:: CS1 maint: others (
530:Cole, Stephen (2004).
1176:Smash n' Crash Racing
625:Ebert, Roger (2002).
1271:Accidentally in Love
1190:Ogres & Dronkeys
1148:Hassle at the Castle
1127:Fairy Tale Freakdown
425:The Reluctant Dragon
107:Roger S. H. Schulman
1296:Father of the Pride
1204:Shrek Forever After
1033:Specials and shorts
983:Shrek Forever After
602:"Shrek The Musical"
348:Shrek Forever After
208:Shrek Forever After
51:Shrek Forever After
21:Fictional character
1316:Jeffrey Katzenberg
373:Farquaad's ghost.
318:" - dragon-donkey
312:post-credits scene
1377:Fictional dragons
1344:
1343:
1236:Shrek the Musical
1057:The Three Diablos
1028:
1027:
803:978-0-230-12001-3
755:978-3-0351-0351-9
721:978-0-8143-3572-7
672:978-1-137-10517-2
352:parallel universe
273:The animators of
218:Shrek the Musical
173:
172:
1394:
1332:
1331:
1049:Scared Shrekless
948:
947:
860:
853:
846:
837:
836:
830:
829:
823:
815:
788:
782:
781:
775:
767:
740:
734:
733:
705:
699:
698:
692:
684:
657:
651:
650:
622:
616:
615:
613:
612:
598:
592:
591:
589:
588:
579:. Archived from
576:Daily Local News
566:
560:
559:
527:
521:
520:
518:
517:
502:
479:feminist thought
456:Grendel's mother
416:Beowulf's dragon
243:European dragons
75:
68:
59:First appearance
46:
24:
23:
1402:
1401:
1397:
1396:
1395:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1347:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1320:
1278:
1223:
1183:Shrek the Third
1112:
1089:
1063:
1041:Shrek the Halls
1024:
997:
975:Shrek the Third
939:
935:Fairy Godmother
891:
871:
864:
834:
833:
817:
816:
804:
790:
789:
785:
769:
768:
756:
742:
741:
737:
722:
706:
702:
686:
685:
673:
659:
658:
654:
639:
623:
619:
610:
608:
600:
599:
595:
586:
584:
567:
563:
548:
528:
524:
515:
513:
503:
496:
491:
431:Sleeping Beauty
395:
379:
370:
356:Rumpelstiltskin
328:Shrek the Third
289:
284:
271:
251:prehensile tail
239:
237:Characteristics
105:
101:
97:
73:
69:
66:
54:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1400:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1338:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1312:
1311:
1299:
1292:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1275:
1274:
1267:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1122:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1110:
1105:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1036:
1034:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1014:
1005:
1003:
999:
998:
996:
995:
987:
979:
971:
963:
954:
952:
945:
941:
940:
938:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
915:Princess Fiona
912:
907:
901:
899:
893:
892:
890:
889:
876:
873:
872:
863:
862:
855:
848:
840:
832:
831:
802:
783:
754:
735:
720:
700:
671:
652:
637:
617:
593:
561:
546:
540:. p. 26.
522:
493:
492:
490:
487:
477:. However, in
394:
391:
387:John Tartaglia
378:
375:
369:
364:
288:
285:
283:
280:
270:
267:
238:
235:
191:Princess Fiona
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
157:
153:
152:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
129:
125:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
92:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
60:
56:
55:
47:
39:
38:
29:
28:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1399:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1337:
1336:
1327:
1326:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1305:
1304:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1283:Miscellaneous
1281:
1272:
1268:
1265:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1252:
1248:
1246:
1244:
1243:Puss in Boots
1240:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1226:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1211:Puss in Boots
1208:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1197:Shrek n' Roll
1194:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1141:Treasure Hunt
1138:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1092:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1031:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1010:Puss in Boots
1007:
1006:
1004:
1000:
993:
992:
988:
985:
984:
980:
977:
976:
972:
969:
968:
964:
961:
960:
956:
955:
953:
949:
946:
942:
936:
933:
931:
930:Lord Farquaad
928:
926:
923:
921:
920:Puss in Boots
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
902:
900:
898:
894:
888:
887:William Steig
884:
883:
878:
877:
874:
870:
869:
861:
856:
854:
849:
847:
842:
841:
838:
827:
821:
813:
809:
805:
799:
795:
794:
787:
779:
773:
765:
761:
757:
751:
747:
746:
739:
731:
727:
723:
717:
713:
712:
704:
696:
690:
682:
678:
674:
668:
664:
663:
656:
648:
644:
640:
638:0-7407-2691-9
634:
630:
629:
621:
607:
603:
597:
583:on 2018-09-29
582:
578:
577:
572:
565:
557:
553:
549:
547:0-7566-0304-8
543:
539:
535:
534:
526:
512:
508:
501:
499:
494:
486:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
467:Sumerian myth
463:
462:
457:
453:
450:
446:
441:
439:
438:
437:Pete's Dragon
433:
432:
427:
426:
421:
417:
412:
410:
409:
404:
400:
390:
388:
384:
374:
368:
363:
361:
360:Puss in Boots
357:
353:
349:
344:
342:
341:ogre triplets
338:
334:
330:
329:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
308:
302:
299:
295:
279:
276:
266:
264:
259:
256:
255:body language
252:
248:
244:
234:
232:
227:
222:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
204:
203:Lord Farquaad
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
182:
177:
168:
164:
161:
158:
154:
151:
148:
144:
140:
136:
133:
130:
126:
121:
118:
115:
111:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
89:
86:
85:William Steig
83:
79:
76:
72:
65:
61:
57:
53:
52:
45:
40:
36:
35:
30:
25:
19:
1333:
1308:Shrek Retold
1306:
1294:
1253:(soundtrack)
1250:
1245:(soundtrack)
1242:
1234:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1100:
1079:(2015–2018)
1074:
1055:
1047:
1039:
1016:
1008:
989:
981:
973:
965:
957:
924:
880:
866:
792:
786:
744:
738:
710:
703:
661:
655:
627:
620:
609:. Retrieved
605:
596:
585:. Retrieved
581:the original
574:
564:
532:
525:
514:. Retrieved
510:
482:
459:
452:gender roles
442:
435:
434:(1959), and
429:
423:
413:
407:
398:
396:
380:
371:
366:
347:
345:
326:
324:
305:
303:
290:
274:
272:
260:
240:
223:
216:
206:
180:
175:
174:
117:Frank Welker
103:Joe Stillman
99:Terry Rossio
62:
49:
32:
18:
1155:Super Party
1118:Video games
1094:Attractions
471:patriarchal
403:Roger Ebert
287:Film series
282:Appearances
269:Development
150:Fire breath
95:Ted Elliott
74:(2001 film)
67:(1990 book)
1351:Categories
897:Characters
611:2023-02-26
587:2023-02-26
516:2023-02-26
489:References
449:fairy tale
445:femininity
294:unrequited
91:Adapted by
81:Created by
1169:SuperSlam
1102:Shrek 4-D
1068:TV series
1002:Spin-offs
879:Based on
820:cite book
812:759166312
772:cite book
764:812174530
730:755631900
689:cite book
681:828097832
443:Dragon's
393:Reception
367:Shrek 4-D
189:guarding
183:franchise
113:Voiced by
37:character
1335:Category
1264:All Star
1083:episodes
647:51002531
556:54954588
428:(1941),
383:Broadway
333:cast net
316:dronkeys
263:lipstick
169:Dronkeys
166:Children
1162:Shrek 2
991:Shrek 5
967:Shrek 2
511:Polygon
461:Beowulf
408:Polygon
320:hybrids
307:Shrek 2
187:villain
128:Species
1302:Fandom
1060:(2012)
1052:(2010)
1044:(2007)
1021:(2022)
1013:(2011)
994:(2026)
986:(2010)
978:(2007)
970:(2004)
962:(2001)
925:Dragon
910:Donkey
882:Shrek!
810:
800:
762:
752:
728:
718:
679:
669:
645:
635:
554:
544:
247:pupils
231:knight
226:Disney
213:puppet
199:Donkey
176:Dragon
160:Donkey
156:Spouse
146:Weapon
141:Female
138:Gender
132:Dragon
64:Shrek!
27:Dragon
1258:Songs
1228:Music
1134:Shrek
959:Shrek
944:Films
905:Shrek
868:Shrek
483:Shrek
469:. As
420:Smaug
399:Shrek
377:Stage
275:Shrek
195:Shrek
181:Shrek
71:Shrek
34:Shrek
951:Main
826:link
808:OCLC
798:ISBN
778:link
760:OCLC
750:ISBN
726:OCLC
716:ISBN
695:link
677:OCLC
667:ISBN
643:OCLC
633:ISBN
552:OCLC
542:ISBN
418:and
337:keep
885:by
458:in
325:In
298:pun
1353::
822:}}
818:{{
806:.
774:}}
770:{{
758:.
724:.
691:}}
687:{{
675:.
641:.
604:.
573:.
550:.
538:DK
509:.
497:^
401:,
389:.
343:.
221:.
1273:"
1269:"
1266:"
1262:"
859:e
852:t
845:v
828:)
814:.
780:)
766:.
732:.
697:)
683:.
649:.
614:.
590:.
558:.
519:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
