Lord Farquaad
| Lord Maximus Farquaad | |
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| Shrek character | |
Lord Farquaad torturing Gingy in the first Shrek film
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| First appearance | Shrek (2001) |
| Last appearance | Thriller Night (2011) (cameo appearance) |
| Voiced by | Andre Sogliuzzo (Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing) |
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| Full name | Maximus Farquaad |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Ruler of Duloc |
| Title | Lord |
Lord Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film, Shrek, as well as Shrek 4D. He is voiced by John Lithgow. He does not appear in William Steig's picture book of the same name, However does appear in Broadway's Shrek The Musical.
Farquaad is the comically short-in-stature, ruthless feudatary-like ruler of Duloc. Several times in the film it is commented that, in his capital city Duloc's towering height, Farquaad may be compensating for something. His birthday is April 15.
In his pursuit of perfection, Farquaad attempts to rid his Kingdom of Fairy Tale creatures, offering a bounty for their capture and then exiling imprisoned creatures to Shrek's swamp. However, because Farquaad is not of royal stock, he cannot become a king until he marries a princess. He decides that Princess Fiona can be the perfect wife and queen, but she first must be rescued from her tower which is guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.
Unwilling to perform the rescue himself, Farquaad holds a tournament to discover the knight who will rescue Princess Fiona. Shrek and Donkey arrive at Duloc during the midst of the tournament, attempting to force Farquaad to remove the Fairy Tale creatures from his swamp. They defeat the knights, so Farquaad decides to send Shrek on the quest. Farquaad agrees to move the Fairy Tale creatures out of Shrek's swamp if he rescues Fiona and grant deed to the swamp to prevent any future squatters or resettlements on his land. Shrek delivers Fiona to Farquaad and he immediately proposes, unaware that she becomes an ogress at sunset. Shrek later disrupts the marriage ceremony, delaying a kiss between Farquaad and Fiona until after sunset.
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