Spike land before time dinosaur Continue Spike (also known as gentle giant spike, as he is called on the official website, and called by fans[1]) is a three-sided character in The Land Before Time and a supporting character in the land before time and television series. He is a Stegosaurus,[2] known as Spiketail in films and television series. He is best known for his laconic behavior; has only uttered a few words throughout the series' run, and given his great appetite. Spike was raised by the ducky protagonist's family, since his family was lost at the time of birth, and may have died. Close friends with his adoptive sister, Spike is usually listed in fifth place by the main characters, behind Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky and Petrie, but is sometimes listed in third place, behind Cera and ahead of Ducky. Despite being well received by critics of the film, and being a favorite of director Don Bluth during the production of the original The Land Before Time, the character's cultural impact was remarkably small. The character of Appetite Spike has a great appetite, and constantly eats plants in his sights. When Spike was still unhatched, his parents left his eggs in a nest surrounded by grass. After hatching, he quickly consumes grass. Often, food acts as motivation for Spike, such as in The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock, when the protagonists are crossing the canyon by jumping on the stone pillars. Spike is afraid to do so, until he notices some extensive bushes on the other side, on which he strongly jumps over and goes deep into them. Later, in The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, Spike sniffs out the green food that the other protagonists and Mr. Thicknose discovered in Mysterious Beyond, and leads the hungry spike tails down to it. Often, other characters are placed in tight situations because of Spike's eating. In The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, while the children are sailing on a log to travel from the island back to the mainland, Spike finds some leaves on a branch on the log, and struggles to reach them, despite Littlefoot's warning that this is causing the log to turn around. Also, in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, while the children are crossing the gorges in the canyon, Spike is interested in a yellow flower growing out of the vine, and chomps on it; accidentally bites through the vine and causes the children to swing into a cave in the middle of the cliff. In The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, when Spike and others arrive at Big Water , he swallows some seawater that enters his mouth despite the salty taste of seawater. He drank seawater twice more in The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water. The most notable feature of Speech Spike is being dumb among the main characters, as he almost never like his adoptive sister, Ducky says in The Land Before Time IV: Journey through the Mists he can actually talk when he feels like doing so. In the TV episode Through the Eyes of a Spiketail, in which many events are seen through Spike's perspective, and Spike's thoughts are heard aloud, spike chooses silence to hear the singing of green food before deciding what he wants to eat; he remarked that his friends don't hear the songs because they always talk. He also dislikes talking because he dislikes the excessive arguments his friends often encounter. However, in very important or dangerous times, he finds that his silence can be an obstacle, although it is not given why he did not choose to speak in these cases. The only time Spike actually spoke in the series was in The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure when Littlefoot and his friends learn what to play, Spike said I don't Know! and The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists, when Ducky is almost eaten by Dil, and he shouts her name (Duh... Duh... DUCKY!) and in The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze; When he shouted Mama! while drowning in hot water. He made it clear in other ways on other occasions. In The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, he mutters to Petrie while he and Ducky are telling Littlefoot that they are unsure why they are mad at him; what he says sounds like yes. Uh-huh. Moreover, in the Finnish version of the original film, when he and others are exhausted from climbing a rocky hill, he says a single word; ruokaa, translated into English as food. Spike also sang for many songs from films and television series. He imitated Sharptooth speak in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island. Personality File:Land-before-time6- disneyscreencaps.com-5638.jpg Screenshot of Spike, reflecting his relaxed, relaxed and easy-going nature. Spike is generally very comfortable and comfortable. Although never talking, he is often connected to what his friends are doing. Along with explaining his silence, Spike reveals in his thoughts that he is as smart as his friends, and that he is quite observable; noticed the characteristics of everyone and everything around him almost immediately. He is also very confident and brave, although he admits to enjoying a sedantly lifestyle; Stay home and eat, than adventure with others, as he views most of their adventures as too dangerous, but out of loyalty he follows his friends none anyway. He also cared deeply about them, pushing himself into dangerous situations to save their lives. Don Bluth described him as a pure, simple, accommodated soul and want to please. Family Relationship File: Newborn Spike.jpg Ducky witnesses as her future foster-brother, Spike, blooms. Bloom. Photos in the Gallery Below show Spike eating on grass around his nest, seconds later. When Spike was still in his eggs, he was separated from his biological parents. He was adopted by Ducky as a brother, and was easily accepted by her parents and siblings as part of the family, despite the fact that most characters tend to express prejudice towards others who are not part of their species. As his father is rarely seen, and has never had a speaking role, his exact relationship with him is uncertain, but his mother, a prominent period character, is shown to be very devoted to him. She is shown to treat him equally with his own child, while still bearing in mind that he is a tail spike, and therefore has many different needs from swimming. Spike seems to get along with his siblings, but he remains closest to Ducky. However, their relationship was fractured in The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, after his snoring (known as the Characters' Sleep Rumbling) kept Ducky awake at night, and after he ate lunch their mother packed her specially. Ducky consults Cera on how to express his anger, and gives Spike cold shoulders. Spike was depressed by this, until he met Tippy, a boy from the wandering Spike Tail herd who entered the Great Valley. After Spike spent more time with Tippy and the herd, and eventually migrated out of the valley during the cold time with them, Ducky saw what her actions had done , and go out after Spike. At the end of the film, when they reunite, Ducky vows never to let Spike snore the way of their relationship again. Spike often expresses concern for Ducky when she is unhappy, such as in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, when Ducky feels sorry for Petrie after Cera insults him, Spike asks if Ducky is hungry, before she explains what really bothers her. He also gives her gifts from your goodness; an example is in Search for the Sky Color Stones, when he is the first to find a sky-colored stone, and deliver it to Ducky (although she mistakenly tries to eat it). Friends Other protagonist File:Cera-202.png Cera annoyed considering Spike's eating in the song Family, from The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze. Cera is often irritated by Spike's eating habits, and the problems they often cause, as in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, when Spike eats a flower on the vine that the gang is using to cross the canyon, and bites through the vine, sending them swinging into a cave. Cera angrily tells him not to do such a thing again. Cera notes with contempt as Spike eats while singing in the song Family from The Land Time VIII: The Big Freeze, and in the television episode The Canyon of Shiny Stones; when Cera wants to make up for Tria's loss of shiny football, and Petrie Petrie Carrying tons of her treesweets, she remarks that Spike will eat them all before they get with her. Spike occasionally appeared neutral to Cera's comments, or upset by them, as in the case of the seventh film, he calmly shrugged off her order, and in the episode above, he nodded in response to Cera's statement, but frowned upon the realt that it was a biting remark. Cera is also annoyed with Spike's off-course habits in their adventures in Through the Eyes of a Spiketail. At the same time, each of them is shown to be interested in each other during difficult times, as when Spike is almost done by the present in The Star Day Celebration episode, and the vine others use to pull him to safety snaps, Cera hastily grabs a long stick to perform the task with.