| “ | Mr. Horner, the Serpent Sisters have the goods. | „ |
| ~ The Serpent Sisters tell Big Jack Horner that they have brought him the map to the Wishing Star. |
Jo and Jan Serpent better known as The Serpent Sisters are minor antagonists in DreamWorks' 43rd full-length animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a spin-off of the Shrek franchise.
They are a pair of mercenaries and assassins whom Big Jack Horner hired to find and deliver the map to the Wishing Star to him. However, they would later cut ties with him after their provocation against him triggered him, as evident when Jo was handed the Midas Touch that resulted in her death.
Jo is voiced by Betsy Sodaro while Jan is voiced by Artemis Pebdani.
Appearance
The Serpent Sisters are two women who look and dress quite similarly. In fact, both wear completely black clothes, from the shirt, with the sleeves pulled up to the elbows, up to the trousers.
Even in the face they are quite similar, with the only difference being the long hair, both gathered in a braid: one has it black and worn behind her back, the other has it orange and worn on her left shoulder. Even the boots are different since the first has them in light brown and the second has them in black.
According to the latter, they also have the same snake tattoos that start from the arms and reach up to the neck.
Personality
The Serpent Sisters are murderous and ruthless mercenaries who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal, in fact they have confessed to having had to kill several people to get hold of the map to the Wishing Star. However, both are amazed when they see something that leaves them dumbfounded, such as the trophy room where Big Jack Horner keeps his entire magical collection.
In addition to this, the two have a very different personalities: Jan is more reserved and attentive to what she says, and if the situation goes badly she wouldn't hesitate to disown her sister. Jo, on the other hand, is more naive, speaks without worrying about the consequences and is very impulsive, which in the end will cost her life due to the hand of King Midas.
History
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Serpent Sisters are tasked by Big Jack Horner to find the map to the Wishing Star and bring it to him. The two complete the task and take it to their superior in his company, who is satisfied and takes them to his trophy room. Here the Serpent Sisters see all the objects and magical creatures Jack Horner has collected and are surprised by them, even if Jack still asks them to give him the map of the Wishing Star, which he believes is much more powerful than his magical objects.
While Big Jack Horner looks at the map claiming that he will use the wish to become the master of all magic, one of the Serpent Sisters, Jo, asks Jack about his nursery rhyme, calling it "the lame one", which annoys Jack because it reminds him of the days when magical fairytale creatures like Pinocchio were getting more attention from him, which leads him to warn them that "Little Jack" is long dead and that he is "Big Jack Horner". As punishment, Jack shows the two Serpent Sisters the Midas Touch to pay them "their weight in gold" as he promised them, Jo touches it and ends up turned into solid gold while realizing Jack's trick. As Puss, Kitty, Goldilocks and the Three Bears then burst into the room, Jan gets permission from Big Jack Horner to leave with her sister turned into a golden statue.
Film
Quotes
| “ | Hold up. You promised us our weight in gold. | „ |
| ~ Jan remembers the promise Big Jack Horner made to them, just before one of them is turned to gold. |
Trivia
- The Serpent Sisters are named after the snake tattoos they both have on their bodies.
- The Serpent Sisters are two of the only four villains that are original characters in the Shrek films, besides Lord Farquaad and Thelonius.
- Their first names were never mentioned throughout the film, but were revealed in the credits.
- In Greek Mythology, King Midas was able to reverse the effects of the golden touch with water. Whether or not this would apply with Jo is unknown.
External Links
- Serpent Sisters on the DreamWorks Wiki
- Serpent Sisters on the Shrek Wiki
- Serpent Sisters on the Universal Studios Wiki
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