Why Does Shrek Have A Scottish Accent?

[@theodoro3188]

Mike Myers: _"It took a few times for me to get the voice right. I first tried it in a sort of Canadian accent, but it just didn't connect, and, because fairytales are a European thing and ogres are more earthy, the Scottish accent just felt right."_

[@LionCub03]

“What are you doing in my swamp eh?”

[@iasonasleonidas6836]

“And stay oot!”

[@acemarvel1564]

A Canadian shrek? Imagine how much different history would be

[@ots1634]

Thanks, i dont have to watch this guy's overly fake happy style anymore

[@uktthe_king_fish5769]

WHAT ARE YE DOIN IN MAH SWAMP, DONKEH

[@UmmYeahOk]

Having the villain have an English accent, and the hero a Scottish, has more of a historic significance. It goes beyond the English trying to rule over the Scotts, but the clans who lived along the border. The English monarchy centuries ago would frequently betray and even steal land from those Scots. So having Shreks swamp overtaken by citizens from Dulock, by orders of the royal... ...well just seems fitting. Like good guys in white hats and bad guys in black hats.

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

UmmYeahOk technically it was the Scots who tried to take over England first in history

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

Jacob St.Clair ummm yes it was

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

Jacob St.Clair they invaded English villages and killed people

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

Jacob St.Clair your just saying it didn’t happen cause it makes the Scots look bad

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

Jacob St.Clair it’s historical facts I can easily give you a link Also braveheart was a historically inaccurate movie

[@raven3067]

Now the next question should be *"Why does Yzma have that lever"?*

[@deshawnedwards6412]

That'd be a great question to do a topic on.

[@drockman92]

My guess is security, but she probably realized not enough people try to break in, and a 50/50 chance is pretty impractical in that to begin with.

[@cheriedoggo9508]

drockman92 ... I would say r/woooosh, but I have to thank you for answering the question. Thank you, my good sir. Or ma’am idk, we don’t discriminate here

[@drockman92]

Cherie DOGGO “sir” in my case, but thanks for being considerate. 👍🏼

[@juliawatkins7974]

drockman92 thats a great explanation :)

[@carolinedisalvatore9768]

Here are a few other ideas for Shrek videos Why was Duloc abandoned after Farquad’s death How Shrek and Company changed Far Far Away Where did Dragon come from and why she guarded Fiona’s castle Fiona’s backstory explained-I know you technically already did this one but that was more theorizing who cursed Fiona and not so much Fiona’s character. Arthur’s backstory explained-what happened to Artie’s parents, why he was such an outcast at school and why he was the right person to rule Far Far Away.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

All of these are good ideas

[@YellowBear-kx1ff]

The video of Fiona’s backstory could be called the Half-Frog Princess.

[@Crusader-ki2rg]

I always wanted to know where dragon came from

[@Pastel_Dreams]

A video about Puss too 🙂

[@Crusader-ki2rg]

Actually, I haven't heard of a theory of Puss and Boots. Who's his mother? Why was he abandoned? How did he get to Far Far Away? It's mentioned in the Puss N boots film that this takes place in Spain How did he become an ogre exterminator?

[@JoJo-xp6wr]

His accent is what made him Skrek! *WHAT RE YE DOIN IN MY SWAMP!?*

[@stormystorm7549]

XD

[@alonelywriter6076]

EXACTLY!

[@stormystorm7549]

I always Scottish accents were way better then Aussie accents

[@JoJo-xp6wr]

@@stormystorm7549bloody oath mate! 😂

[@cullbear55]

"'Ey you! Back away from mah wife!"

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Shrek: *I'm a delivery boy.*

[@saphirawinters7028]

:Fiona "You wouldn't dare."

[@MrGabeanator]

@@saphirawinters7028 ooh

[@nisarojas2869]

Also Shrek: GET IN MUH BELLY

[@LetsWIN.]

Donkey: Didn't we had this conversation before :)))))))

[@n19ntendods]

The fact that Mike Myers was willing to re-record his entire dialogue to get the voice right just shows how dedicated he was to Shrek!

[@offgun6466]

Then we should be asking why Fiona has an American accent while the queen has a British one.

[@elisabethfanfan9560]

And her dad to in fact now that in think about it every main charecter in the 2end. Movie had one

[@Kahtisemo]

I guess being raised by Dragon, Dragon has an American accent 😂

[@rosemary7346]

@@Kahtisemo Dragon can't talk

[@Kahtisemo]

@@rosemary7346 r/whoosh

[@mudpie6927]

She was an American exchange student.... America being a cold lonely tower

[@cinematicplays2644]

I love Shrek he his my favorite character

[@jk6288]

Same

[@Sondoku12]

Same

[@olancorcoran]

Shrek is love , Shrek is life .

[@2429Ryanspeer]

100% definitely

[@chaosuncontroll8404]

Shrek is our lord

[@AllenWalker15735]

Please people watch the whole video before commenting. The video is very informative and shouldn't be dismissed because of the title.

[@Song-cx5gm]

No

[@Finn_the_Cat]

@@Song-cx5gm maybe

[@arge_8126]

"Whaat, Shrek has an accent??" -Me, a latina who grew up watching Shrek in spanish 😂

[@ggt47]

Ha!

[@ggt47]

Sorry.

[@eloise2319]

Ikr!

[@sailorboluda4966]

en español tiene acento mexicano??JAJSJD

[@arge_8126]

Actually I loooove the Spanish version, so it's ok, don't be sorry 😌

[@AliAngelpie]

Mike Myers is such a unique actor and Shrek will always be my favorite of the characters he's played

[@michaeldean8283]

Man I am glad that we got the Scottish version than like regular that is so like Mike Myers to be who he is playing eather my voice acting or by actual acting

[@PoppyNutella]

*The theorist,MatPat etc*:has theories on lore and such *Isaac*:wHy DoeS shReK hAVe A sCoTtiSH aCcENt?

[@genowolf]

Oh my gosh so true

[@Scriblyn]

i hate matpat

[@andreassmed2255]

Nooo... You hate the idea of him.

[@Howdyheyimokay]

I need matpat to meet Issac to make my life complete

[@NathanJakobMichaelThomas]

CodyScriblyn I do also dislike matpat

[@obiwankenobi7857]

Because He needs the Scottish accent to copy my *"Hello There"* perfectly

[@harmony9690]

GENERAL KENOBI!

[@Cowgirlcadet]

The Force made me Like this. Lol.

[@cookiegacha2701]

The real question is Why wouldn't he? Because I have one because I'm part Scottish.

[@beybladerkid5489]

Cookie Gacha What clan are you from?

[@cookiegacha2701]

The crazy one.

[@spa-town1937]

Beyblader Kid you don’t need to be ‘from a clan’ to be Scottish. Most Scots don’t really care about the clan thing.

[@beybladerkid5489]

Spa-town I was just asking, just trying to learn more about my ancestors.

[@spa-town1937]

Beyblader Kid And you just learned something about modern Scotland. How does asking a random stranger on the internet what ‘clan they belong to’ tell you *anything* about your own ancestors?

[@dami9689]

This video inspired me to rewatch Shrek after a long time 🥺🥺

[@carolcarlson6125]

Great hearing about his Scottish accent. I think it added a lot to the feel of the story.

[@marizadeleon9553]

Shrek is indeed awesome with his Scottish accent, because it's likely shrek and his parents were from Scotland but at I'm just saying though.

[@Someone69769]

Shrek has the most iconic voice in Animation and Memes

[@UmmYeahOk]

I remember when Chris Farley died in 97. It was strange because, everyone at my school was talking about it. But how did they find out? The very few people who had a cell phone weren’t allowed to even have it with them on campus (the was before routine school shootings). Internet wasn’t very accessible, especially not at school. Some students might’ve found a way to have the classroom TV on, but they would NEVER tune in to any channel that would have a news segment. (Despite having cable, many always tuned into ESPN, which, midday weekday, showed nothing of value). Maybe they heard about it on the radio, and a DJ mentioned it between songs (walkman usage were allowed in many classrooms).

[@wonjubhoy]

I am Scottish and used to teach English as a foreign language. I shared my class with an English colleague of mine. Her lesson was on Shrek and played some of the film in the class. The kids thought Shrek sounded like me!!!!!

[@Zeder95]

This makes me think about where the various locations from the Shrek movies are set. I think Far Far Away is on the coast of the mediterranean sea (maybe on the coast of Italy or France), as the vegetation looks mediterranean (cypress trees and palm trees), but is still clearly set in medieval europe. Shreks swamp and Duloc could both the in Germany since a lot of the Grimm fairytales featured in the movies are from/located in Germany, or some other part of central europe. On the journey to Far Far Away they cross a mountain range that looks like the alps, which would fit then. We see in the spin-off that Puss in Boots is from a spanish village. And I think Arthurs school is in Britain since Arthur and Merlin are from British folklore, and it's the only location they went to by ship. Maybe Shreks ancestors originally came from Scotland but immigrated to mainland europe a long time ago. This would explain why he is the only one with a scottish accent in the area.

[@xxsilverstarxx6893]

Me: sees Shrek Me:.... Me: *click*

[@JavianL1234]

Yup

[@KimberDWZ]

SAME!!!!! XD

[@hamilton610]

Good thing to know that I’m not the only one who doses that.

[@jk6288]

I love these shrek theories

[@bluesblooms]

Yup

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Love the Scottish accent so much

[@DrMonkey1224]

Kim Jong-un Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

[@bellastruthers3918]

Kim Jong-un it's nice to see you doing well 😊

[@TheOgrande]

I think Mike Myers the voice actor, also a well known comedian, what to do a Scottish accent. Mike Myers did it on one of Austin Powers movies.

[@dylanmckenna1043]

He's scottish because when Mike Myers was a kid, his mother would read him fairytale stories in a scottish accent.

[@axels3188]

I think that the reason why Shrek has a Scottish Accent is because his Parents were Ogres of Scottish Ancestry.

[@tomkatt8274]

i hate monsters that try to integrate into the perfect, superior human civilization.

[@Vic35102]

I don't think Shrek with be the same without his Scottish accent that's what makes him so beautiful and and relatable that is different from all the other creatures in the land and that's coming from a Scottish person

[@staggmovie]

Now could you only imagine if Mike Myers had re-recorded his line in the Scottish accent, and it didn't work as well?

[@kaylabiever2336]

I have this unique gift that doesn't happen every time I sleep. When it does, i get to interact with the characters from the books I'm working on. Almost as if I am sitting down with them for a chat or helping them with tasks. What's even more impressive is that if i kill off a character, there is a chance that character will speak their opinion about it like: "What the heck? Why would you kill me off?" This rare dream interaction with my characters gives me another window into how to better develop them. My dreams can be very detailed and out there impressive and with this as a tool for creating characters, some of them are completely different from the ideas of them I think of on my own. One character went from a calm smart mouthed person to a more timid and quiet character who was more fun to drop into stressful situations. His little brother took on some of that removed snarkiness where he would have been an adventurous but cautious person. I love how the two siblings turned out after my gift changed them a bit. I am one of those people who are actually excited about having nightmares because some of the darker moments in my books are based around nightmares I've had. I love my unique gift.

[@majinchu6938]

I would love to see a video about Shrek being relatable. Also, awesome video man, keep it up!

[@amitaikatz5929]

Hey Isaac, there's something I've been wondering when I first looked at those movies. In the first film there was a Fairy Godmother who made Shrek and Fiona's onion carriage; while in the second film we see The Fairy Godmother that everyone is familiar with. In the third there was a character called Rumplestiltskin who's been spending his whole time at The Poison Apple before joining Prince Charming's army and later reform; but in the fourth movie we see another version of him. Why is that even possible?

[@andrewobrien8325]

I always thought Shrek had a Scottish accent because he was an ogre...I assumed Fiona didn’t because she was born human...but maybe I was wrong

[@spa-town1937]

That doesn’t give you an in-universe reason for ogres being Scottish though. It isn’t like we have ogres in Scottish mythology.

[@shelbybayer200]

I would like to understand why Shrek is so relatable

[@Kelseyalicia]

It's amazing what you can come up with to do a video. It's truly a treat!

[@trevorguanella7511]

Who else wants a video of why he’s so relatable?

[@elwafflejr3856]

Shrek was voiced by the talented Mike Myers which he decided to do his fat bastard voice from the Austin Powers movies That's why he has a Scottish accent

[@AriesLaZuriUhuru]

I didn't know Chris Farley was supposed to voice Shrek. He was a great comedian... Mike Meyers truly made the character his own

[@hamsolo3599]

WE NEED THAT SHREK VIDEO ON WHY HES SO RELATABLE BECAUSE IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME!

[@i.r.3016]

I read the title as "Why Shrek was an accident"

[@wellbuttermybiscuits7]

I had to watch shrek recently again to realise he even had a distinct accent, I thought that's just how he spoke. I don't even think I realised he spoke different from the others

[@christytran1531]

Me as a Michigander and hearing that he has family in Michigan- AYEEE I knew I liked him, Michigan gang! :))

[@arteestedits]

aye hello fellow michigander

[@mds_516]

Ehy Wotso, can you do a video about how Shrek never borning led to the alternate reality we see in the fourth movie? I mean, it'd be interesting to find an explanation as to why Puss became fat or as to why the Muffin Man now organizes gladiator fights, as well as answering questions like where did characters like the Fairy Godmother and Lord Farquaad go? My personal theory is that it's not just the disappearance of Shrek that led to that future, but also the fact that Rumpelstiltskin retains his memories, inclining him to hate all the ogres or to ruin Shrek's old friends' lifes somehow. But I'd like to hear your ideas in a video too.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

5:06 class struggle in shrek wow

[@andrewtisler02]

I actually love Shrek's accent in the movies. It is one of the saving graces of the franchise as a whole, even in the poorly-viewed "Shrek the Third". I especially love his line "Can't we just settle this over a pint?"

[@shireensutherland3272]

Shrek is my favourite character! Shrek is love, Shrek is Life!

[@lunamoonstone2350]

this was fascinating i didn't know about the original version of shrek. i do love shrek, he is funny, kind, and down to earth. yet i do wonder what the original story would have been like? great video

[@EthanDolan61101]

Hi Issac I have an Idea for a video, could you discuss the character of Allie from Descendants and who her dad is please? Personally I think it is the Bud from the original 1951 film as He is the only one who shows affection of romance to Alice. Plus he is a character with such potential as he only has one line and is only seen for around 5 seconds.

[@ninomitchell2039]

Despite being an ogre, Shrek is still one of, if not the, best trolls in cinema

[@arfies]

I remember seeing an early trailer for "Shrek" (on VHS, maybe?) where he had Mike Myers' normal voice. When I saw a later trailer with the Scottish accent, I was very confused, especially since it was still Mike Myers. Sort of like when I saw a VHS trailer for a movie called "Flying Wild" about a girl who leads geese to migration by flying a plane, then when "Fly Away Home" was released, thought, "Waaaaaaait a minute..."

[@properjellydontbeproper3652]

Full video please on his character 😍

[@katerinakittycat3849]

It's simply because Mike Myers has the same accent

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

Very...very...wrong. hes not scottish Hes canadian

[@drumsofthought1]

Somebody wanna whoosh em?

[@amitaikatz5929]

He has a British ancestry, meaning every state in the United Kingdom.(except Welsh)

[@TIGER-xk4gk]

It was a perfect choice because it made Shrek into who he is

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Hey Isaac, could you do some videos focus around the Cartoon Network show, Craig of the Creek?

[@isaiahadams1996]

Next time you do a video about Dreamworks, can you talk about The Prince of Egypt

[@nkyfong]

Issac: Why does Shrek have a Scottish accent? Shrek: ogReS aRe LiKe onIOnS!

[@bishop2286]

Onions, like communism, have many layers

[@obiwankenobi7857]

Obi Wan vs Shrek the battle for the last Hello There

[@nussa4067]

these are the real questions that needed to be answered

[@Lord_KillerBee]

That is correct that Chris Farley was originally casted as Shrek and around 85% of the script was read through but when Chris Farley died from a drug overdose, DreamWorks had to change everything. When Mike Meyers was brought in he thought about impersonating Chris Farley but instead chose not to and DreamWorks decided to redo the whole story which was much different from what the version would've been with Chris Farley.

[@A_Borden_History]

I feel like if they still have that 90% off the film audio by chris farley they could POSSIBLY animate a new shrek with those vocals, to Honor him all these years later

[@flynnryan]

Another reason might be a jab at Disney's rich ducks (Scrooge and Glongold) being Scottish .

[@Estarfigam]

Meyers did the voice on SNL too

[@turnitupwithnelly-2337]

I love Mike myers's version of Shrek. 'Til today all Shrek movies are still cool. I really loved the last shrek movie too

[@thepeanutpresident1920]

I think cause of the actor !?!?

[@finckel2682]

DreamWorks should have done a dedication to Chris Farley in the credits.

[@JannaAnderson-ol4gs]

I feel they could have memorialised Farley in some way in the film

[@loveandrespectme]

If I ever have kids, I'm gonna do voices when I read them bedtime stories ❤

[@geviesanta3631]

It was pretty interesting to hear how Shrek was created as a character that we all know and loved.

[@DeadgrinCustoms]

I would love a Shrek short with some of Farley's voice clips.

[@bishop2286]

Hell it would've been great if they somehow made him into a sort of cousin like guy

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

I remember seeing Chris Farley on All That growing up

[@HeroCP7]

@Wotso Videos, why do you say "a third" at 6:30 of the video when there are four movies and a fifth movie was active in production in 2016 is currently set as TBA. Do you consider the 4th movie to be non-canon or something?

[@cassyluvsanchez4005]

Me and my sister love the movies Shrek Shrek 2 in Shrek 3 in Shrek 4 I can't wait for Shrek 5 I'm glad that DreamWorks made those movies

[@christianmoralesortiz4688]

*eats popcorn while watching this fascinating video*

[@nathancoakley5714]

Could you please do some videos on KFP? I feel it would fun and give a little more love for the franchise.

[@electrokyo9684]

I feel like Shrek’s VA could do a good Demoman impression

[@Tom-sv3cm]

I've loved Shrek for years but I only just found out that Chris Farley was the original voice actor and all this other info...and I feel ashamed for not knowing until now hahaha. Chris did a great job but imo, it wasn't the same without the accent. I think Chris would have been proud of Mike and his version though.

[@9Tailsfan]

Simple answer his voice actor Micheal Myers chose to give him a Scottish accent

[@cameronclemente7773]

"Orges have layers onions have layers bye bye see you later"

[@TheSpencermacdougall]

i know why he is Scottish. You see,i know this because SOME-BODY ONCE TOLD ME..........!.

[@sophiehale1171]

Lol

[@dylanlewis5113]

RIP Chris Farley.

[@danielmalinen6337]

I don't think that the accent is weird. In Finland, it is believed that green ogres, or giant orcs, comes from old Scottish myths. However, this is the belief of Finnish folk and has little support from researchers.

[@nova_final5683]

I'd love a video of why shrek is so relatable

[@christhornycroft3686]

We all have accents. All of us. Americans have different accents by region. I'm Canadian and we have various accents, too. It's not just that goofy one that ends with "eh." That's more Ontario and Eastern Canada in general. The Maritimes has its own accent that sounds vaguely Scottish. If you're from BC like me, there is no one accent, because we're so multicultural. You'll find white people of English ancestry here who were born here who sound almost Polish or East Indian, because they grew up with those accents. Some people think we sound like we're California surfers and valley girls, but I guess that's just teenagers.

[@lifeisgood420365]

the spy who shegged me lol 04:53

[@maattthhhh]

I kinda wish you discussed a bit more how Mike Myers got the Scottish accent and heritage. Still good video :)

[@JannaAnderson-ol4gs]

I really want too see Chris Farleys version released someday I will be commenting #relasethefarleycut to dreamworks and in everything shrek related I can find I have a cancelled movies video and a standalone video about the Farley cut hashtag

[@cassyluvsanchez4005]

Please make a video about why is Shrek so relatable

[@simplepleasures3209]

This made me watch Shrek again.

[@Val-cv2hw]

This is a theory video I would love to see you do questioning what would’ve happened if Wilbur didn’t show up to Lewis

[@saphirawinters7028]

I was working out when I got this video.....eh, I needed a break anyway. 😊

[@stxnerbabii]

“The spy who ‘shegged’ me” 😂😂😂

[@billcollins9308]

Didn't Mick Myers do a Sots accent on Saturday night live?

[@Waddah183]

Love your vids 😃😍

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

Does anyone else cries whenever Adam Sandler performs "My Friend Chris Farley"??

[@WesternNoivern]

Bro why does Fiona sound American when everyone else sounds English???

[@sdm47]

Anacristina Ruiz figueroa People pick up the accents of where they live not where they were born

[@superbeast8373]

I'll save you 9 mins. The original had Chris Farley as Shrek. They had around 70-80% of the lines done before he died. They brought in Mike Myers to finish it. Day 1 Mike Myers decided Shrek absolutely had to have a Scottish Accent.

[@Vic35102]

So that must be Lord Farquaad Castle do you think maybe he's compensating for something 😂😂😂

[@qiqi.is.a.good.5.star.84]

Donkey is my fav I always Imamate him saying I like that boulder that is a nice boulder

[@christopherthehedgehog7385]

R.i.p Chris Farley 😥