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Turning himself in, Shrek uses the reward to free the other ogres, much to Rumpel's relief (he earlier threatened that Shrek could not use the deal to get his old life back). Determined to capture Shrek, he offers the 'Deal of a Lifetime' as a reward for anyone who can bring him to the castle.
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He spends much of his reign trying to capture the ogres, for which he hires the Pied Piper's assistance. He is shown to be a selfish king, as he owns a large and lavish castle, while the rest of the land is barren and dull. In the alternate future, Rumpelstiltskin is now king of Far Far Away (as the former King and Queen signed the original contract to make their "problems disappear", leading they themselves to vanish). Rumpel chooses the day Shrek was born, attempting to erase him from the timeline. Overhearing Fiona and Shrek's argument (which resulted in Shrek wishing he was a 'real' ogre again), he sets up a trap to lure Shrek into a conversation and ultimately signing a deal where he can be a 'real' ogre for one day in exchange for any day from his past. Later, it is seen that he still lives a scavenger-like lifestyle, when he is caught eating out of the bins of a restaurant. Furious, he wishes that Shrek never existed.
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Before they can sign the contract, it is revealed that Fiona has been rescued by Shrek and thus Rumpel's help is no longer needed. In the beginning set during the events of the first film, he lives in what appears to be a trailer park, where the King and Queen of Far Far Away visit him in the hopes that he can help free Fiona from her curse.