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| '''Spike''', the spike-tail (]), is a friend of ] in '']'' film series. | '''Spike''', the spike-tail (]), is a friend of ] in '']'' film series. | ||
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| He is the 'mute' of the group, in that he almost never speaks. However, as his foster sister, ] says in '']'' he can indeed speak though only when he wants to. The only times that he has truly "spoken" in the series are when Ducky is almost eaten in the same film, and he shouts her name out while looking on: "Duh... duh... DUCKY!!!!!". The other was in '']''; when he shouted "Mama!" while drowning in the hot water. In '']'', he mutters to ] while telling ] that it's hard to tell why they're mad at him. It sounds like "Yeah. Uh-huh." Furthermore, in the ] version he speaks in the original film as well. He says a single word; exhausted from climbing but very clearly. He says "ruokaa", which means "food". | He is the 'mute' of the group, in that he almost never speaks. However, as his foster sister, ] says in '']'' he can indeed speak though only when he wants to. The only times that he has truly "spoken" in the series are when Ducky is almost eaten in the same film, and he shouts her name out while looking on: "Duh... duh... DUCKY!!!!!". The other was in '']''; when he shouted "Mama!" while drowning in the hot water. In '']'', he mutters to ] while telling ] that it's hard to tell why they're mad at him. It sounds like "Yeah. Uh-huh." Furthermore, in the ] version he speaks in the original film as well. He says a single word; exhausted from climbing but very clearly. He says "ruokaa", which means "food". | ||
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| The Land Before Time character | |
| Spike | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Male |
| Color | Green |
| Colored eyes | Brown Magenta in original animation |
| Species | Stegosaurus |
| First appearance | The Land Before Time |
| Portrayer | Rob Paulsen (II-V, VII-present) Jeff Bennett (VI) |
Spike, the spike-tail (Stegosaurus), is a friend of Littlefoot in The Land Before Time film series.
He is the 'mute' of the group, in that he almost never speaks. However, as his foster sister, Ducky says in The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists he can indeed speak though only when he wants to. The only times that he has truly "spoken" in the series are when Ducky is almost eaten in the same film, and he shouts her name out while looking on: "Duh... duh... DUCKY!!!!!". The other was in The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze; when he shouted "Mama!" while drowning in the hot water. In The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, he mutters to Petrie while telling Littlefoot that it's hard to tell why they're mad at him. It sounds like "Yeah. Uh-huh." Furthermore, in the Finnish version he speaks in the original film as well. He says a single word; exhausted from climbing but very clearly. He says "ruokaa", which means "food".
Spike has also articulated in other ways, such as Scat singing the tune to the bad luck song while the other young dinosaurs are singing in The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock. He also mimicked "Sharptooth speak" in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island.
Voice of Spike
In the original Land Before Time Spike is heard laughing after the gang saves Cera from attacking Pachycephalosaurus. It is unknown who actually provided his laugh; the voice actor was never credited. Spike was voiced by Rob Paulsen from the second film on, but he hardly said any dialogue at all. Also, Jeff Bennett, the voice of Petrie, replaced Rob Paulsen for the voice of Spike in The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (according to the end credits). In the Land Before Time TV Series episode Through the Eyes of a Spiketail, Spike's thoughts are heard as English while he sees the other dinosaurs speaking in grunts, but he seems to understand the residents of the valley.
Character history and development
When Spike was an egg, he was separated from his real parents. He was adopted as a brother by Ducky, a young swimmer (Parasaurolophus) and readily accepted by her parents and siblings as part of the family. This is despite the fact that most dinosaurs tend to show prejudice towards others not part of their species. Spike has a big appetite, constantly eating plants that are in his sight (including the plants that surrounded the nest he hatched in). In The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, when he and his friends first arrived at the Big Water, he actually swallowed some water that entered his mouth despite (for us) the fact that seawater tastes very salty. He drank salty water again (twice) in The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water.
In The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, his design was modified; he no longer had any small spikes on his tail and had more developed ridges along his back. This is presumably to make him easier for the animators to draw, but, compared to Cera's modification, Spike's isn't as drastic.
Personality
Of all of the seven Prehistoric Pals, Spike is the least understood. Due to his mute nature, he is only seen talking in inteligible speech occasionally, and so his overall personality is shrouded in mystery. He appears to be a sentimental, calm, and willing, but besides these traits, not much else is known about him. Until later series reveals more about him, Spike will remain the least known of the famous seven dinosaurs.
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