Most would say 4.  

But, while 4 did have that creepy Land of Mists and Dil and Ichy, the 5th one had threat of starvation, separation of the Gang forever, a tsunami, a shark, Chomper (yes, he was scary), a Sharp Beak, Chomper's parents, and, of course, the three-claw Sharptooth (who rivaled the original guy).

In IV, other than Dil and Ichy, not much else threatened the Gang.  

In V, we have to fear for their safety constantly.  (i..e., after Chomper almost attacked them, we did have to wonder if Cera would turn out to be right), we had to wonder if his parents would find the Gang, if the Gang would be stuck on the Island for the rest of their lives.

The only other danger lurking over the Gang in IV, other than Dil and Ichy, was the threat to Grandpa Longneck's survival.

What do you think?

I know this might sound silly to ask, but he kinda looks like he'd be one, with his colors and everything.

Besides, I thought that guido was a ter for hippie or something.   Maybe I am thinking of somethng else.

I know the name Guido had been along a long time.  There was some character in Dante's Inferno who had a son named Guido.

I've been thinking it's some big life event is happening to Littlefoot, and he really feels like he needs to find his father again for some help/advice.

Maybe something like He's growing up, and has to start thinking about a mate, or a 'lady friend' as they might put it in the movie, or even Chomper is growing up, and he really needs some advice/encouragement about that, like what's going to happen to Chomper/ is he gonna have to leave/etc.

I don't think so.  The actor for Littlefoot hasn't reached puberty yet.  

Anyway, I'd rather have them work up to that point in Littlefoot's life rather than just just loads of years.

I meant more along the lines of what Universal would even consider and what could avoid a nasty fan backlash.

What seems better is for Chomper to hunt Sharpteeth (look, that DID happen in real life), but have him framed for killing a Leaf Eater, have a falling out between him and Littlefoot, have him truly almost turn on Leaf Eaters, only to find out that he'd been set up, get the real perp, and the two would stay friends.  

Also, the argunent that he CAN'T eat other Sharpteeth is silly.  Yes, they have claws and stuff, but the Leaf Eaters have things like long tails with bull-whip attacks (Longneck), Spikes (Spiketails), horns (Threehorns, which, as you know, are the T-Rex's main rivals in the Leaf Eater world0, clubs (Club Tails).

Also, as you know, it's not just Chomper who might get PTSD.  It would also scar Littlefoot.

He lost his mohter to a Sharptooth.  If Chomper goes the route you suggest, he's going to wreck OTHER dino's mothers.

You think that's NOT gonna occur to Littlefoot?  Who said Littlefoot would let Chomper live when that occurred to him?  Heck, who says the GV might not catch on to the direction Chomper is heading, and kill him before he can strike down the first Leaf Eater?  They were willing to kill him in "Brave Longneck Scheme".

Plus, we already have a situation in LBT, where, if you think about it, many characters shoulda been wiped out by now but aren't: the Yellow Bellies.

If they can not get wiped out due to natural selection, we have some hope that Chomper will find a way to stay off eating Leaf Eaters.  

LBT has lowered the bar of believability with the Yellow Bellies and the aliens in movie VII already.  

(PS, maybe Chomper will eat Yellow Bellies.  That might solve some problems!          )

Besides, I think LBT would have the GV be infested by evil Leaf Eaters that kept coming back for yeras and that Chomper had to keep eating to keep the GV safe rather than actually having one of the hero characters like him ever truly being portrayed as a villain.  

I'm not saying that I don't believe that a Chomper eating Leaf Eaters scenarios could work in a fanfic.

I just said that I cannot see it happening without him having some sinister fallout to his character.  (The Chomper we know WOULD die before he killed a Leaf Eater.)

I can see a scenario where the Great Valley, minus Littelfoot & Co. treats Chomper like an evil Sharptooth, and eventually they expel him.

Chomper, who WAS nice, gets bitter inside and indeed does turn on Leaf Eaters, having all ties, minus Littlefoot & Co, whom he trains himself to forget about, severed with Leaf Eaters.

In time, he joins with another Sharptooth, who would be the real villain of the plot, and said Sharptooth tricks Chomper into the agreeing to help him attack the Great Valley.

At some point, Chomper and Littlefoot would get into a fight, but Littlefoot would get Chomper to agree not to attack him.

Eventually, the true villain Sharptooth would be defeated.  Chomper would be too tainted to come back, but would agree NEVER to harm anyone in the Great Valley and Littlefoot & Co would visit him from time to time.

Tragic, but doable.

If Chomper is a deceived character, it CAN work, er, maybe.  If he actually IS the villain of the plot, it's gonna lead to trouble and that's a fact Jack!

I wonder how Cera goes from, on her view to Chomper

"We're not his friends, we're his diet!" and "He doesn't have feelings!  He's a Sharptooth!" in movie V to suddenly seeming to trust him completely in the TV Series.  

Plus, I still wanna know how Chomper met Ruby and where the heck his parents are!

What do you think will become of her?  Will she even continue in LBT?  


I worry a lot about her too.  Especially if she might get declared AU.

If Land Before Time switched to 3D instead of 2D, would it be an improvement or a bad thing?  (Assume that quality of the plot isn't changed one bit by this one way or the other.)

Heal Ruby
Hurt Ducky

Littlefoot: 21
Cera: 20
Ducky: 23(-1)
Petrie: 20
Spike: 18
Chomper: 11
Ruby: 24(+1)
Ali: 19
Guido: 15
Mo: 14
Mama Swimmer: 9
Mama Flyer: 9
Pterano: 12
Sierra: 4
Strut: 10
Mr. Thicknose: 9
Littlefoot's Mother: 14
Shorty: 15
Foobie: 7
Doc: 9