So the other night before I decided to return to this place, I was pondering on the characters who don't really have official names like the Gang 'o Seven or a few other characters (Redclaw, his Fast Biters, the egg stealers, the VII flyers, etc). We only know so many character names right now, and something I've always wondered is how these characters would be named in conversations with their friends rather than their family members.
So I made this thread for that kind of discussion. Here's where you can share your personal believed names for those characters. Like Grandpa and Grandma Longneck, Mama Flyer, Petrie's siblings, any number of Sharpteeth, etc...
I've only got so many, but there's one specifically I've always held onto.
For years now, I always personally believed that Littlefoot's mother's name was "Tori".
Think about this; Cera's dad is named Topps, and his now-wife is named Tria. Tria-Cera-Topps. You get my drift?
So in LBT10 we meet Bron - and Littlefoot is often associated to be a Bron-tosaurus. And when I thought about it in a similar way to Cera's family, 'Tori' just felt right for Littlefoot's mom. It's a very pretty name, suitable for a warm and compassionate character like her. Granted, it doesn't QUITE fit as well with the naming conventions of the threehorns - but, I'm still happy with the name, and for years, I've stuck to it.
That's the #1 example I have. I'm gonna be giving this some thought so I can come up with names that might fit within the Land Before Time universe. It's harder than I thought
Plus I don't wanna end up going the Topps route with EVERY family member.
But maybe some inspiration from you lovely folks here at the GoF will give me the spark I need to keep thinking of names beyond just Mama Longneck. So go wild, folks!
