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You never knew it, Puss... but I was always... there.
~ Humpty Dumpty's most famous line, revealing the lengths of his betrayal to Puss.
I know you won't. So I won't make you choose.
~ Humpty's final words to Puss on saving him or saving the Golden Goose's Baby.

Humpty Alexander Dumpty, more famously known as Humpty Dumpty, is the tritagonist of DreamWorks' 23rd full-length animated feature film Puss in Boots, a spin-off of the Shrek franchise.

He is one of Puss in Boots' best friends after his ordeal in the orphanage which ended when Puss stopped the culprit. After doing time at the San Ricardo prison, Humpty hires Jack and Jill so they can help him retrieve the magic beans to get the Golden Geese and become rich, while planning his revenge against Puss and at San Ricardo's population for not treating him well.

He was voiced by Zach Galifianakis, who also voiced Felix Schoeder in Bob’s Burgers and the The Joker in The Lego Batman Movie.

History[]

Early Years[]

Humpty is an anthropomorphic egg who lived in the town of San Ricardo. His lack of parents caused him to be adopted by Mama Imelda, and live in her orphanage. At some point, Humpty gained a fascination with the tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk", seeking to find the magic beans necessary to grow the beanstalk to get to the giant's castle.

One day, an orange cat joined the orphanage, having been sent to San Ricardo after travelling across the desert in an orange basket case. When the cat was bullied by Little Boy Blue, Humpty stood up for him, causing the cat to defend his honor. The cat eventually followed Humpty, who explained his ambition. The cat, who spoke little, was then named Puss by Humpty. At a tree near the outskirts of town, Humpty explained to Puss while looking at clouds how he wants to become a golden egg and how he feels he belongs up there. The two then opt to work together in their effort to find the magic beans. The two would grow together, and consider each other brothers. As the years passed, their attempt to find the magic beans would fail, and they would become rebellious and reckless, to the chagrin of Imelda.

One day, the two would converse on a rooftop, where Humpty explained how he was fed up with having to live in the orphanage and threw a rock out of frustration, which inadvertently landed on a lock encasing a bull. This released the captivated bull who immediately began charging at the Comandante's mother. Upon instinct, Puss lept into action before Humpty could stop him and steered the bull away from the old lady. The result saw Puss be praised as a hero of the town, and be gifted his soon-to-be famous boots.

In contrast to his brother, Humpty continued rebelling to the point where he was sent to prison. This caused a wedge between the two brothers, which culminated in an argument, which ended with Puss proclaiming he would never steal again. Angered at this, Humpty woke Puss up in the middle of the night, claiming he was in trouble with Little Boy Blue, while in reality stealing money from the San Ricardo Bank. After the guards catch up to them, the two came across a bridge. The wagon collapsed and fell into the river below the bridge, while Humpty rolled off and struggled to get up. As the guards where on the verge of capturing them, Humpty pleaded for Puss to help him up. Puss, feeling betrayed by Humpty, opts not to, and leaves him on the bridge.

In the years since, Humpty's capture would go on to become a famous nursery rhyme, while he himself was trapped in prison. Vowing revenge on his former brother, Humpty hired the murderous outlaws Jack and Jill, as well as the "softest touch in Spain", Kitty Softpaws upon getting out of prison. He eventually found the magic beans he had been searching for, and opted to intend to steal the Golden Goose.

Puss in Boots[]

Though not revealed until later, Humpty is present for both Puss's inital escape, as well as when numerous patrons at the bar reveal that Jack and Jill have the beans. When Puss attempted to steal the beans from their room, Kitty interrupted and foiled his attempt.

Puss followed Kitty back to the Glitter Box, a club, where they have a dance-off and a sword fight, ending when Puss hits her in the head with a guitar. Upon realizing Kitty is a girl, Puss attempts to apologzie, and comes across Humpty. Despite Humpty's pleas, Puss is adamant with his refusal. In an effort to convince him to join, Humpty asks Kitty to help him out. Puss tells Kitty of his feelings of betrayal and explains his past. Humpty then attempts to explain that he is sorry for what happened, convincing Puss to join.

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Humpty's golden egg attire, as he looks upon the Golden Goose.

After stealing the beans back, Humpty brought his compatriots to the spot where they must plant the beans, while Puss and Kitty's relationship began to grow. The trio found the castle, where the Golden Goose lays guarded by the Great Terror, a mysterious monster which Humpty tells Kitty and Puss not to look at. They ultimately manage to steal the egg, and celebrate, while Humpty attempts to convince Kitty not to let Puss trick her. He also has Jack and Jill knock Puss out and place him in the middle of the desert.

When Puss wakes up, he tracks Jack and Jill back to his old hometown, where he learns that the entire heist was part of Humpty's scheme. He expresses anger towards Puss for abandoning him, and summons the guards to apprehend Puss. After pleas from Imelda, Puss turns himself in to the guards while Humpty donates many golden eggs to the town and becomes a hero.

In the tower where he originally planned to steal those beans those years ago, Humpty smiles in his revenge, but finds an old paper of his and Puss's old "Bean Club", feeling a sense of sorrow. Attempting to leave the town, Humpty is confronted by Puss, who escaped from prison with help from a remorseful Kitty, and who has discovered Humpty's true plan: To let the Great Terror, the mother of the Golden Goose, go to San Ricardo and destroy the town. Humpty explains that while Puss felt embraced as a hero, he never felt the town was his home, and that Puss left him to be a hero. Puss apologizes, but explains this isn't the way, and convinces Humpty to help save the team.

Using the Golden Goose as bait, Puss and Humpty lure the Great Terror out of the town, but Jack and Jill intervene wanting the Golden Goose for themselves, only for Kitty Softpaws to battle and hold them off, until the Great Terror finally crushes them. Humpty and the Goose are knocked off a bridge during the chase with Puss holding on to them. Humpty knows Puss cannot hold both of them, and he lets go, sacrificing himself to save the Goose and the town. Humpty's shell cracks open to reveal that he was a golden egg on the inside, proving Puss' beliefs that Humpty was a good egg after all. The Great Terror then takes the Goose and Humpty's golden remains away back to the giant's castle.

Following Humpty's death, Puss is forced to flee because he is still an outlaw to the San Ricardo authorities, but his efforts to save the town make him a hero among the townspeople. Puss and Kitty escape the guards once more and Kitty says she will see him again soon, showing that she has taken his boots. In the epilogue, while Jack and Jill are recovering from their injuries after being crushed by the Great Terror and Puss and Kitty head back to dance at the Glitter Box where they finally kiss, Humpty is shown once again in his regular egg form, wearing his golden egg suit, as he rides the Great Terror into the clouds, possibly symbolizing that Humpty's spirit is now in Heaven.

Personality[]

Being a mastermind, Humpty is a very ingenious and manipulative trickster who can invent extraordinary devices and manipulate unwitting people like Puss into doing his dirty work. He is also quite selfish and somewhat backstabbing, despite his intellect, Humpty was still very foolish to betray Puss and had him framed for his crime and later excusing Puss of betraying when it was he who betrayed him and his own fault for making him a look like a criminal and later got the town destroyed just because he did not want to return the goose. Despite his bad qualities, Humpty has a heart of gold and considers Puss a brother; he even sacrificed himself to help save the town after finally releasing his foolish actions. He is also very shown to be a dependable hero.

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Trivia[]

  • One aspect that foreshadows Humpty Dumpty's villainous nature is during the scene when he, Puss and Kitty Softpaws escape the Great Terror's castle with the Golden Goose, he makes eye contact with the gosling's mother and yells "She's mine now!", despite previously telling Puss and Kitty to not make any eye contact with her, implying that he was only using Puss and Kitty for his own personal gain.
  • Humpty Dumpty appears as a playable character of Shrek SuperSlam, released six years before Puss in Boots. His tombstone also appeared in Shrek 3-D, which in retrospective, may be an indicator that Puss had what little remained of him buried there.
  • A possible reference to Humpty in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish may be in the scene in which Perrito asks Puss if he can be his best friend as they escape from Big Jack Horner's men, leading an exasperated Puss to yell at him that no, suggesting that even years after Humpty's death, Puss still remembers him and considers him the best friend he ever had.
    • There is an actual reference to Humpty in the sequel where in Goldilocks' book, it says it was owned by Humpty with his name there alongside those of Goldilocks and Jack and Jill. This has in turn led to theories that Goldilocks may have been raised in the same orphanage as Humpty and Puss when they were little, as we don't know how long was Goldilocks living alone by the time the Three Bears took her and both Puss and Goldilocks do seem to know each other.

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