Tria

[Cancerian Tiger]

Well, I did not see a thread for Tria in here, so I'll start one .

Tria does not get much screen time, but she's definitely my fourth favorite LBT character.  I was immediately drawn to her sweet temperament and compassionate personality.  I've read in a couple of other posts regarding the Threehorn family that she does not seem to have been a good addition to LBT.  I beg to differ.  To start off, it's about time someone started getting Mr. Threehorn to tame his temper  .  It just seems as though his character has softened since Tria came into the picture (no pun intended ).  What really got me was how she and Cera finally managed to bond.  I'm certain many of y'all know what it's like living in a broken family .  While Cera most likely remembers her mother and misses her, Tria seems to have come in at a crucial time.  Tria loves Cera enough that she was willing to put herself in harm's way (the sharpteeth in LBT 11) so that Cera would be saved.  That's a sure way to earn trust .  And pretty soon, Cera and the Gang will need to hear about the birds and the bees.  I can't fathom Mr. Threehorn giving his daughter that lecture :.  Also, for Cera and Tricia to know she'll always be there for them is invaluable.  Again, since Tria is but a minor character, that's about all I know about her aside from the fact that I really like her as a addition to the LBT series.  I'll post more as I further learn her character.

[Kor]

I like the character as well.  It also makes sense that some adults would not remain single after loosing their first mate.

[landbeforetimelover]

I haven't given much thought to this character.  I don't dislike her, but I don't like her either.  I do question her decision to stay in the great valley though.  Could it be that she just likes it there or is there another reason?  There is no doubt that her presence is beneficial to everyone and is especially a good model for Cera.  Until now, Cera hasn't had any female threehorns to be with and it's good for her to have a mother figure.  Tria seems to be nice and fully willing to protect the children.  I have nothing bad to say about her.  She brings nothing but good to the valley.  The only downside is she uses resources, but I'm sure it's well worth it to everyone to have her there.  There is "plenty for all" after all.

[Ptyra]

Tria made Topsy fall  

I like her; she's really sweet and seems like a VERY good stepmom to Cera. Maybe she'll follow her dad and soften up some (she seems to in every movie, though)

The only problem I have with her is that she's pink O_o . Trica's okay pink, but not Tria.

[Kor]

Pink does seem odd.  Maybe they ran out of color ideas.

[Malte279]

Not like it was the first time they made an unusual choice of color (Chomper).

[Kor]

True enough.

[landbeforetimelover]

Yeah, I don't like that color of pink at all. I think it should by MUCH softer.  As for Chomper, I had no problem with his color (although it's impossible to match)

[Noname]

While I cannot imagine the series taking this path (maybe there's a very remote outside chance the new director will consider it, but I don't think so) is for giving the children a VERY sanitized lesson in the birds and the bees. Hypothetically, Cera might ask Tria why she laid Tricia's egg after she met Cera's father and, and how he had something to do with making Tricia when Tria laid the egg (this assumes that Cera can figure out that there's a connection between the two events and that Tria didn't just randomly lay the egg.) Of course, we will mercifully NEVER hear Cera being told how her father and Tria... produced Tricia.

I also wonder why Tria only laid just one egg...

[Cancerian Tiger]

Well, it seems possible to only lay one egg.  I'll try to keep this no stronger than PG rated.  I learned in Anatomy & Physiology that the female body will actually attack the male sex cells .  This is why successful pregnancy takes several attempts in many cases.  Anyhoo, the male's cells are seen as a kind of virus to the female immune system, and so the white blood cells march into battle.  I know this applies to human females, but who's to say this does not occur in females of other living things?  To wrap up this bit of info, it seems as though Tria's pregnancy was a near-miss but miraculous at the same time.

[Noname]

We're talking about a fictional female TRICERATOPS, not a female human, and the series showed that Cera was only one of several eggs to have hatched when she was born. In other words, Cera's mother had laid several eggs, but Tria only laid one... and both females were impregnated by the same male.

[landbeforetimelover]

and both females were impregnated by the same male.

Presumably.  I guess it's easier to add 1 more character than 2 or 3.

[Cancerian Tiger]

We're talking about a fictional female TRICERATOPS, not a female human

This is off-topic, but I thought I had made myself clear in my post that I am aware we're not talking about humans here :unsure:.  In any event, this is what I believe could've POSSIBLY happened, and everyone is entitled to their opinions.  I know very well what kind of species is being discussed here.

[Kor]

That is entirely possible.  Some may have other ideas.  There could be many reasons to  explain why.

[landbeforetimelover]

biologically, humans and animals are not that different.  Unless of course you count an insect or something as an animal of course.

[Noname]

Did we all forget that Cera was part of a clutch of several eggs, not just one?

[Malte279]

If we are looking for a factual explanation I think landbeforetimelover gave it:

Presumably. I guess it's easier to add 1 more character than 2 or 3.

They didn't WANT any more than one new character. This, I think, is the only de facto reason. Anything else is our work to find excuses for the producers lack of care if it comes to coherence or logic in the recent LBT movies.

Of course, we will mercifully NEVER hear Cera being told how her father and Tria... produced Tricia.

I wonder if they are wondering about this at all. On the one hand I don't see how this "secret" could possibly be kept from the children in the Great Valley (no walls, no doors, no secluded rooms or anything to guarantee some degree of privacy to the grownups), but on the other hand the children are definitely unaware about the birds and bees. Littlefoot in LBT 10 doesn't even know he had a Dad and there is nothing to suggest that Petrie is aware of the fact that he must have one. The LBT dinosaurs definitely share human prudery about this topic as was demonstrated when in LBT 2 Littlefoot asked his grandparents about babies.

[kjeldo]

uuuh noname, littlefoot was part of a clutch eggs to!

[Kor]

They may know the mothers lay the eggs, but may not know the father's role in that, depending on their culture.  It could be the adults do go off a little to have some relative alone time at certain points.

[Noname]

Would that explain why Cera and Tricia are unsupervised by any adults in the episode "Days of rising water?" lol.

Edit: Also, in response to the "Littlefoot was part of a clutch of eggs", it is important to remember that he was the only one to survive, all of his siblings died when their eggshells were smashed. I've always wondered about that detail from the first movie...