The Gingerbread Man (better known by his nickname, Gingy) is the talking cookie character in the movies Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After. He is derived from the children's story The Gingerbread Man. He is a main character in most movies and helps Shrek on his quest.

The Gingerbread Man was created by The Muffin Man. He is small and a fast runner, making him difficult to catch. He is made out of a normal carved-out gingerbread with icing and gumdrop buttons.

He adores those gumdrop buttons for his life, begging Lord Farquaad not to pull them off. He is impatient. This can be seen in Shrek 2 and Shrek The Third.

One example in Shrek 2 is when Pinocchio cannot move himself while he is freeing Shrek and the trio from prison, Gingy sighs immediately and goes down to help. He's also a little bit wild and a prankster, as it can be seen the moment Shrek and Fiona leave for Far Far Away, he and the others have a loud party in his house. He's also cunning and able to distract others, such as when Lord Farquaad demands to know where the other fairy tale creatures are, he gives an answer by reciting the Muffin Man nursery rhyme to which Farquaad believes momentarily.

He's also able to stall time for Fiona and the other princesses in Shrek the Third, by trying to ignore Prince Charming and Captain Hook by singing the On the Good Ship Lollipop to himself after his life flashes before him. In the film, 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.

He also tries to warn the Magic Mirror not to tell him anything, before being thrown into the trash by Lord Farquaad to keep him quiet. At the end of the movie, the intact leg was reattached in stitches using frosting and Gingy used a candy cane as a crutch to make up for missing his other leg. He says Tiny Tim from the Christmas Carol, famous quote "God bless us, everyone".

He's shown joining the other characters dancing to Donkey's song "I'm a Believer", he's shown dancing with the tiny figure of Fiona on the wedding cake, after digging Lord Farquaad's figure into the cake. He's also seen in Shrek's "Swamp Karaoke" singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by Boy George, while chorused by the Three Blind Mice.

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