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Duloc

Duloc

The Lordship of Duloc is a city-state centered around an enormous castle in the Shrek Universe. It is a primary location in Shrek.

In the first film, the citizens of Duloc live under a strict dictatorship commanded by Lord Farquaad- who spends his short existence trying to make the city and its surrounding territory artificially perfect, with symmetrical planning and rigid rules for the townspeople to follow. He further plans to transform it into a kingdom by marrying Princess Fiona, but ultimately fails after being eaten alive by Dragon.

History and overview[]

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Duloc main street

Duloc is situated in the middle of a giant field full of corn plants and sunflowers, with high walls around it, and accessible via turnstiles at the entrance parking lot. Beyond the gates, there are many uniformed Germanic-styled white houses with blue accents, and many shops with pink flowers and thin green trees. One gift shop sells nothing but souvenirs with Lord Farquaad's likeness.

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The ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe

Towering over the city is the Duloc castle, where the Lord lived, but other notable buildings include the cathedral and courtyard/arena. Prior to Lord Farquaad's plan to become a king, a large number of magical creatures used to live in Duloc together with the normal townspeople, however, they were ultimately banished to Shrek's swamp.

In the Duloc arena, Lord Farquaad hosted a tournament whose champion would be to sent to rescue Princess Fiona from the Dragon's Keep for him. Duloc's cathedral is both large and lavish, decorated with giant statues and stained-glass window depictions of Lord Farquaad. This is where Fiona and Farquaad's wedding was held until it was interrupted by Shrek.

In the Halloween special, Scared Shrekless, it is revealed that the entire Lordship of Duloc was abandoned and had fallen into disrepair after Lord Farquaad’s death. It is depicted as a dark and creepy ghost town, with all of the vegetables, sunflowers, and trees surrounding the town being dead. It is unknown where Duloc's inhabitants went after the abandonment. The overall appearance of Duloc in Scared Shrekless may have been altered to a more frightening and Halloween-scale for the purpose of the special itself (to scare the viewers).

Duloc Information Booth[]

At the Duloc information booth, tiny wooden Duloc Dolls sing "Welcome to Duloc", after which a picture is taken of the puller.

In Scared Shrekless, a Halloween version of the booth appears, with creepy wooden dolls singing a frightening parody of the song.

Political Information[]

"I will make this Princess Fiona my Queen, and Duloc will finally have the perfect King!"

—Farquaad

Capital: Duloc (city-state)

Language: English (Varies depending on dubs)

Government system: Absolute Monarchy (de jure); under a Totalitarian (Hereditary?) Dictatorship (de facto)

Ruler: Lord or Lady (can become King or Queen by marrying a Princess or Prince)

Most recent known Lord: Lord Farquaad

Former rulers: Pea (disinherited; Shrek the Musical only)

Duloc is a Lordship ruled by a Lord or Lady, who can directly be crowned King or Queen if they were to marry a Prince or Princess. When Lord Farquaad ruled Duloc, he was a totalitarian dictator who owned the surrounding land (including Shrek's swamp for a brief time).

Known residents[]

The following is a list of named characters known to live, or have lived in Duloc at some point.

Before the first film[]

  • Pea (deceased; Shrek the Musical only)

Fairy tale characters[]

Humans[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Duloc carries many parodical references to theme parks such as Disneyland, and to totalitarian dystopias where citizens follow strict rules to maintain a "perfect" order.
  • Throughout the film's production and promotional material, the spelling of Duloc was stylized as "DuLoc." This style was retconned by the opening of Shrek 4-D.
  • In a development plot for the first film, Fiona would be born ogre to the King and Queen of Duloc. They would lock her in the tower during her childhood, but would eventually die, leaving the throne to the ambitious Farquaad.
  • In another, possibly connected plotline, Farquaad planned to transform Duloc into a giant shopping mall and tourist attraction- as seen by the souvenir shoppe and the puppet show which are seen after the main entrance. This plan would also explain why Farquaad decided to banish all magic creatures from there in the first place.
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