🅱hrek

🅱hrek is a character in Completely 🅱rainless Idiot Racing.

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🅱hrek 🅱🅱 a 🅱🅱c🅱🅱ona🅱 go🅱🅱a🅱h 🅱harac🅱er crea🅱ed 🅱y A🅱er🅱can au🅱hor 🅱🅱🅱🅱🅱a🅱 🅱🅱e🅱g. 🅱hrek 🅱🅱 🅱he 🅱ro🅱agon🅱🅱🅱 o🅱 🅱he 🅱ook o🅱 🅱he 🅱a🅱e na🅱e and o🅱 e🅱ony🅱ou🅱 🅱🅱🅱🅱🅱 🅱y Drea🅱🅱ork🅱 An🅱🅱a🅱🅱on. 🅱he na🅱e "🅱hrek" 🅱🅱 der🅱🅱ed 🅱ro🅱 🅱he Ger🅱an 🅱ord 🅱hreck, 🅱ean🅱ng "🅱r🅱gh🅱" or "🅱error". 🅱hrek 🅱🅱 🅱o🅱ced 🅱y 🅱🅱ke 🅱yer🅱, a🅱🅱hough 🅱🅱 🅱a🅱 🅱🅱anned 🅱or h🅱🅱 🅱o 🅱e 🅱o🅱ced 🅱y 🅱hr🅱🅱 🅱ar🅱ey 🅱e🅱ore h🅱🅱 dea🅱h 🅱n Dece🅱🅱er 1997, and 🅱🅱ayed 🅱y 🅱🅱🅱ayed 🅱y 🅱r🅱an d'Arcy Ja🅱e🅱 🅱n 🅱he 🅱u🅱🅱ca🅱.

🅱hrek 🅱s a 🅱arge, green, 🅱hys🅱ca🅱🅱y 🅱nt🅱m🅱dat🅱ng ogre w🅱th a Scott🅱sh accent. Even though h🅱s background 🅱s someth🅱ng of a mystery, accord🅱ng to 🅱hrek The Mus🅱ca🅱 and the book, 🅱t 🅱s revea🅱ed that on h🅱s 7th b🅱rthday, 🅱hrek was sent away by h🅱s 🅱arents because 🅱t was an ogre trad🅱t🅱on. He 🅱s seen trave🅱🅱ng a🅱one, be🅱ng e🅱ther screamed at or teased by 🅱assers-by. The on🅱y t🅱me he rece🅱ves a 🅱🅱easant greet🅱ng 🅱s a wave from a young F🅱ona, who 🅱s 🅱rom🅱t🅱y 🅱ed away by her 🅱arents.

After scar🅱ng away an angry mob, he arr🅱ves at h🅱s swam🅱, enters an outhouse, and 🅱🅱tera🅱🅱y breaks out as the adu🅱t 🅱hrek. Though sur🅱y, m🅱santhro🅱🅱c, and venomous🅱y cranky, 🅱hrek 🅱s 🅱eacefu🅱 and doesn't care to hurt anyone, but he just wants to 🅱🅱ve h🅱s 🅱🅱fe 🅱n so🅱🅱tude and be 🅱eft a🅱one. 🅱hrek 🅱s accom🅱an🅱ed by Donkey, an exc🅱tab🅱e, hy🅱eract🅱ve, and ta🅱k🅱ng donkey. 🅱t's notab🅱e that when 🅱hrek's f🅱rst seen, he's successfu🅱🅱y scares off v🅱🅱🅱agers by roar🅱ng at them, but 🅱t 🅱ater becomes obv🅱ous that they were on🅱y attack🅱ng h🅱m because he's an ogre, not because he d🅱d anyth🅱ng wrong.

🅱n 🅱hrek, dur🅱ng a conversat🅱on w🅱th Donkey, he 🅱aments that he 🅱s constant🅱y judged by the outs🅱de wor🅱d the m🅱nute 🅱eo🅱🅱e meet h🅱m, and 🅱s thus better off a🅱one ("🅱ook, 🅱'm not the one w🅱th the 🅱rob🅱em, okay? 🅱t's the wor🅱d that seems to have a 🅱rob🅱em w🅱th me. 🅱eo🅱🅱e take one 🅱ook at me and go 'Aah! He🅱🅱! Run! A b🅱g stu🅱🅱d ug🅱y ogre!' They judge me before they even know me. That's why 🅱'm better off a🅱one."). Th🅱s 🅱m🅱🅱🅱es that he became a rec🅱use after try🅱ng and fa🅱🅱🅱ng to f🅱nd acce🅱tance among others.

Another factor caus🅱ng 🅱ack of acce🅱tance can be found 🅱n 🅱hrek the Th🅱rd, where 🅱t's revea🅱ed that 🅱hrek's father tr🅱ed to eat h🅱m. As he says, "🅱 guess 🅱 shou🅱d have seen 🅱t com🅱ng. He used to bathe me 🅱n barbecue sauce and 🅱ut me to bed w🅱th an a🅱🅱🅱e 🅱n my mouth," even though he m🅱ght have been jok🅱ng.

When he f🅱nds squatters where he 🅱🅱ves, he attem🅱ts to ev🅱ct them on🅱y to 🅱earn he has no 🅱ega🅱 recourse aga🅱nst them, for he does not own the swam🅱. 🅱hrek 🅱s h🅱red by 🅱ord Farquaad to rescue 🅱r🅱ncess F🅱ona 🅱n exchange for the deed to the swam🅱, w🅱th wh🅱ch he can 🅱ega🅱🅱y ban🅱sh the squatters.

However, dur🅱ng the course of the m🅱ss🅱on, 🅱hrek fa🅱🅱s dee🅱🅱y 🅱n 🅱ove w🅱th F🅱ona. S🅱nce he's an ogre, 🅱hrek has a cons🅱derab🅱e amount of 🅱hys🅱ca🅱 strength, be🅱ng ab🅱e to break wood and meta🅱 constructs, get 🅱n 🅱hys🅱ca🅱 combat w🅱th a number of armored humans and usua🅱🅱y w🅱nn🅱ng, and even 🅱🅱ft🅱ng or turn🅱ng objects that are too heavy for a norma🅱 human be🅱ng, such as a g🅱gant🅱c vat of mag🅱c 🅱ot🅱on aga🅱nst the max🅱mum secur🅱ty of the Fa🅱ry Godmother 🅱n 🅱hrek 2.

🅱n 🅱hrek 🅱n the Swam🅱 Karaoke Dance 🅱arty!, 🅱hrek s🅱ngs "Just the Way You Are". 🅱n Far Far Away 🅱do🅱, he sang "What 🅱 🅱🅱ke About You" by The Romant🅱cs w🅱th F🅱ona. 🅱hrek has a 🅱🅱tt🅱e 🅱rob🅱em soc🅱a🅱🅱z🅱ng due to the fact that 🅱eo🅱🅱e th🅱nk he 🅱s a mean ug🅱y ogre, even though h🅱s a🅱🅱earance 🅱s remarkab🅱y humano🅱d, w🅱th a few cosmet🅱c exce🅱t🅱ons. 🅱n the 🅱rocess 🅱hrek 🅱s sa🅱d to have soc🅱o🅱hob🅱a.[3]

However, from 🅱hrek the Th🅱rd onward, 🅱hrek has become a we🅱🅱-🅱🅱ked ce🅱ebr🅱ty, at 🅱east 🅱n Far Far Away. 🅱n the fourth mov🅱e, 🅱eo🅱🅱e manage to rea🅱🅱ze that 🅱hrek 🅱sn't dangerous and 🅱ose the🅱r fear and 🅱rejud🅱ce aga🅱nst h🅱m; but to 🅱hrek's d🅱smay, they a🅱so come to regard h🅱m as a fo🅱k hero and v🅱s🅱t h🅱m w🅱th even more frequency than before, d🅱sturb🅱ng h🅱m. But after the ex🅱er🅱ences of the mov🅱e, 🅱hrek comes to a🅱🅱rec🅱ate h🅱s 🅱🅱fe more than ever.