Dreamworks ‘Once upon a Time’ AU character list part 2

So some were interested in that silly Dreamworks Animation version of Once upon a Time AU idea I had. So here’s a run down of who is who... the second part at least. There’d probably be more characters but... yeah, I want to leave room for those interested in this AU, so I didn’t assign a cursed counterpart for certain characters from these films just yet. So if I didn’t include a movie or a character you really like, there’s still room for them. But I knew who I wanted to be part of this AU (and one of the choices was for shipping reasons). Again, I haven’t seen all the DW movies or else I would have included more characters. And then there’s some that I don’t know what to do with. And as you can probably guess, much like with Once upon a Time, there’s a reason behind the cursed counterpart names....

Monsters vs Aliens Fay Hayes (true identity: Susan Murphy/Ginormica) Fay runs the city’s main movie theater, which specializes in showing old monster films once every two weeks. While it’s a hit with the townsfolk, others see the theater as something to be demolished for newer establishments, which she struggles against with little success. To her, it’s all she has left after she had to leave her ex-fiance. As for Susan’s monster friends... well, let’s hope Pitch doesn’t have them locked underneath the city, waiting to find her and get the heck back home.

The Road to El Dorado Mateo (true identity: Miguel) Diego (true identity: Tulio) Surprisingly, the curse barely effected the two’s friendship. They currently run a bar called ‘City of Gold’ and though they bicker quite a bit and have a fondness for gambling and cheating, they are still more trustworthy than the less savory residents of the city. Now HOW the heck their true selves got roped into this curse is a mystery...

Madagascar Honestly, I think these guys might still be back in the DW world... I wouldn’t be surprised if those dang penguins escaped into our world somehow.

Home Maya Fenty (true identity: Tip) Maya is a 7th grade student at the elementary school and is popular with the younger kids. There isn’t much to her and her mom and pet cat and everything seems normal, but she has a knack for exploring. Isabella wants to help her out and have fun with her, but there might be a reason for it. Unfortunately, Maya–AKA Tip–has no clue that her true identity’s best friend Oh is trapped under the city–eager to find her once again.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman Dr. Herbert Ward (True identity: Mr. Peabody) Max Foray (True identity: Sherman) .... .... This one is going to suck, guys... it’s going to REALLY suck. I hated doing this to these two. ..... Anyway... The curse separated Mr. Peabody from his son and forced him into a human form when they came into our world. Dr. Ward is a busy scientist at the city’s main laboratory who is at first shut off from others until he meets the sweet natured Max who is naturally curious about history and learning in general. He is doing everything in his power to try to adopt him, but Pitch is doing everything in his power to prevent that. Though things might prove difficult as Ward is forced to conduct unusual experiments with samples from patients that his superior refuses to identify. Meanwhile, Max is a lonely, yet gifted child at the elementary school and is one of the few friends Isabella has who is around her age. (By the way, once the curse lifts, the two DO happily reunite after regaining their memories and this time there’s NOTHING that can keep Sherman away from his dad).

Captain Underpants (yup, my personal favorite got roped into this AU too). Matthew Siegel (true identity: George Beard) Bobby Shuster (true identity: Harold Hutchins) Emily Child (true identity: Edith) David/‘Patient 1997’ (true identity: Principal Benjamin Krupp/Captain Underpants) Oh man... my fellow CU fandom will KILL me for what I did to the boys. It’s just as bad as what I did to the two from the one before this one…

*deep sigh*

.... Here we go... For reasons no one can understand, Matthew and Bobby are incredibly antagonistic towards each other. With all the pranks they pull on each other, as well as their similar sense of humor, you’d think that they should be best friends. Isabella knows that these two rivals at her school are indeed supposed to be best friends, but she has no idea how to bring them together. She thinks that there’s only one person who can bring them together again, but she has no clue where he is... Patient 1997–aka David–was originally imprisoned at the hospital by Nacht. Incredibly withdrawn, shy, and diagnosed with a strange case of multiple personality disorder, he was set free by ‘Dr. Hackman’ (remember, he did it to keep Nacht off his trail). David ended up saving Emily from some would-be muggers while on the run, and she tries to help him stay hidden from Nacht in return. Yet he feels a strange pull towards the elementary school that he can’t understand... specifically towards two of its students. (Also, before the CU fandom kills me, George and Harold get their memories back when the curse breaks and they DO happily reunite. Please don’t kill me guys.) (By the way, guess which part of this AU idea I love obsessing over the most?)

Dreamworks ‘Once upon a time’ AU idea

I would love it if there were a Dreamworks Animation version of Once upon a Time (without the moments where the writing got bad or incredibly stupid at times). Instead of limiting it to just the ‘fairy tale’ stories, it would cover all sorts of films from the DW canon.

For those of you who don’t know, ‘Once upon a Time’ is about how a handful of famous characters are cursed to be sent into our world with new identities and/or new personalities, and they completely forget who they are as well as certain significant others. They are stuck in a town and never age until the main character (who is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming) comes into town 28 years later is prophesied to break the spell.

The idea is similar but of course I think Shrek and Fiona would get Snow White and Charming’s role and they’d have a son who is fated to break the curse. (And while the son was born in ogre, he had to be turned into a human at birth in order to survive in our world).

I don’t think there’s anyone from Shrek who would fit the Evil Queen/Regina’s role, but I’m leaning towards Pitch Black from Rise of the Guardians since he seems like a good fit. And like Regina, he’d adopt a child–a girl in this case–but she’s not directly related to the savior this time. (Don’t worry, Jack’s got a role somewhere in here).

And honestly, I could see Megamind getting Rumplestiltskin’s role, except he’d be less frustrating and addicted to power (like he’d be a WAY less frustrating version for reasons I refuse to discuss). He’d be a perfect person to mess around with Pitch Black. Alternatively, Jack would make a good choice for obvious reasons.

As for the others, they’d get more unique ‘real world’ counterparts that don’t completely parallel the characters from the show, but their stories tie into each other one way or another. They’d also have names or something about who they are that hints at who they were. Though unfortunately, the curse would have affected others than most–some were forced into human forms (like Shrek and Fiona), families and loved ones are divided, etc. Let’s just say my ideas would break some hearts.

It would be a fun AU to discuss with someone. The reason I wouldn’t write it out myself is because 1. It would be a LONG fan fic 2. I care about certain story lines more than others because I like certain films more (including my personal favorites–and if you know me, you can probably guess which one I had the most fun with using for this AU idea). Also, I haven’t seen EVERY DW film.

(And of course, look at the tags below this original post to see some of the movies that would be among those that’d get used.)