Gingerbread Man (Shrek)

Shrek character
name=Gingerbread Man


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gender=Male
form=Gingerbread man
spouse=Suzy
family=Muffin Man (creator)/(father), Mongo (counterpart/brother)
nickname=Gingy
voiced by=Conrad Vernon (films)
Billy Endrizzi (Shrek the Third video game and Shrek 2 video game)
appearance= Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek the Third
Shrek Goes Fourth|Gingy, The Gingerbread Man is a talking cookie character in the movies "Shrek", "Shrek 2" and "Shrek the Third".

Biography

The Gingerbread Man was created by the Muffin Man. He is small and a fast runner, making him difficult to catch. In the first Shrek movie, 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. At the end of the movie, the intact leg was reattached using frosting and Gingy used a candy cane as a crutch to make up for missing his other leg. By Shrek 2, he somehow got his missing leg replaced, also attached with frosting. He also gets a new younger brother named Mongo but is actually 100 times bigger. But, when Mongo is trying to open the castle doors hot foam falls on him making him break away from his arms and fall to the bordering water below. Though the the Gingerbread Man became attached to him and leaps after Mongo, Puss swings him back up into Pinnochio's hands. In Shrek the Third, when threatened by Prince Charming and Captain Hook, Gingy's whole life flashes before him, and it is revealed that Gingy took months of painful exercise and rehabilitation to make his new legs strong (with scenes lifted from the opening titles of "The Six Million Dollar Man"). He also seems to be or was married, has children, and owns and rides a small toy car (like Stuart Little). He begins singing "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in delirium.

In the TV Special "Shrek The Halls" it is revealed that that Gingy's wife, Suzy, was eaten by Santa. He became afraid of Santa ever since.

Appearance in video games

* Gingy appears as a default character in "Shrek Super Slam" where his slam is Peppermint Fury.
* He was also in "Shrek 2: The Game". His special was Cookie Toss.
* Gingy appears as a racer in "Shrek Smash and Crash". His personal item is the candy cane and his kart is the cupcake horse.

Commercial appearances

* Baskin-Robbins ice cream
* Wal-Mart
* McDonald's