List of villains in The Land Before Time
Sharpteeth
Sharpteeth are carnivorous dinosaurs, that are the film series' main antagonists. Each film typically brings in a new Sharptooth or two, usually involving a conflict between either the two Sharpteeth or the Sharpteeth and the dinosaurs living in the Great Valley at the climax of the film. Sharptooth was also the name given to one particular Tyrannosaurus for the first film, this one being the one who killed Littlefoot's mother.
Sharpteeth live in the area known as the "Mysterious Beyond"; the region immediately outside of the Great Valley. The Great Valley is surrounded by great mountains, preventing Sharpteeth from entering. However, in the event of a landslide, as in The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, sharpteeth find a way in.
The lead characters have a one-sided view of a Sharptooth (save for Chomper, who is a sharptooth himself), some going as far as calling them unintelligent and dangerous. Throughout the series, however, some sharpteeth have proven to be kind. Chomper and his parents showed kindness to Littlefoot and his friends in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (although Chomper's parents needed some persuasion). Various species of carnivourous dinosaurs besides T-Rex have appeared; Giganotosaurus, Allosaurus, Spinosaurus and Baryonyx.
In most of the films, the sharptooth vocals were provided by Frank Welker.
Fast Biters
Fast Biters (Dromaeosaurids) are a small sub-species of Sharpteeth.
Belly Draggers
Various prehistoric crocodilians, such as Deinosuchus and Sarcosuchus, sub-species of Sharpteeth. Could also be used for the Dimetrodon in the first film.
Swimming Sharptooth
In some of the films in which water was prominently featured, most notably The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water and The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers, swimming carnivores, such as Hybodus and Liopleurodon have been called Swimming Sharpteeth, possibly a sub-species of Sharpteeth.
Ozzy and Strut
Ozzy and Strut are two Struthiomimus brothers who entered the Great Valley in hopes of stealing eggs, though the more relaxed Strut was willing to eat plants. It was because of this duo's failed attempt at stealing an egg from Ducky's nest that the five protagonists found Chomper's egg in "The Mysterious Beyond" mistaking it for Ducky's unhatched sibling. Ozzy and Strut were bumbling villains who wound up being chased out of the Great Valley by Chomper's vengeful parents. You do not know if they are eaten until they reapear in one of the TV episodes were they return to the Great Valley. Assuming that they escaped.
Their first appearance was in The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure. However, that was not the first appearance of a Struthiomimus, or egg stealers as they are called. The first was in the original The Land Before Time where one tried to steal Littlefoot as an egg. Also, during that film's end credits, a Struthiomimus, or egg stealer is shown creeping into the Valley. This may or may not be Ozzy or Strut; so too might one of the panicked Struthiomimus who are seen leaping past Cera and into the river in The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists however, they appeared in an episode of the TV series.
Red Claw
Red Claw is a male Tyrannosaurus (Sharptooth) who has a distinctive scar that goes through his left eye (like Scar in The Lion King), down to his left hand and claw. In the Land of the Lost (1991 TV series), it had a T-Rex that was similar to Red Claw, named Scarface, who had a big scar down the right side of his face. Red Claw is the prominent antagonist in the TV series.
According to Chomper and Ruby, Red Claw is the biggest and meanest Sharptooth of all. Voiced by Peter Sepenuk.
Screech and Thud
Screech & Thud are two somewhat goofy Velociraptors who are companions of Red Claw. (Howler was the original name for Screech in the TV pilot, but for legal reasons the character was renamed as the series moved forward.)
According to Chomper and Ruby, wherever Screech and Thud are, Red Claw is never far behind. In later episodes, Screech and Thud have been seen hunting without Red Claw.
Peter Sepenuk plays Screech, while Rob Paulsen plays Thud.
Ichy and Dill
These two appeared only in The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists. They are also the main enemies in the movie as well. These two are totally different species. Ichy is a Ichthyornis; one of the first flying reptiles to grow feathers and is known as "sharp beak" in the movie. Dill on the other hand is a Deinosuchus; one of earliest species of Crocodilian. She is known as "belly dragger" in the movie. These two are more partners than friends. They argue a lot and say that they would rather be alone than with each other. This is shown in the song "Who Needs You?" in the movie. But even though they disagree and argue on a lot of things they set aside their differences and work together to find food. Icky finds the food with his sharp eyesight and Dill gets the food with her sharp teeth and jaws. It isn't until the end of the movie when they finally had enough of each other that they finally split up. Dill slaps Icky away with her tail, but when she gets chased by a Plesiosaur, she cries out for Ichy. They haven't been seen since, so it is unsure what happened to their fate.
Rinkus and Sierra
Appearing only in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, they are originally friends of Pterano, but appear more sinister then their associate, particularly Sierra. They assist in the kidnapping of Ducky, and later attempt to betray Pterano after the "Stone of Cold Fire" turned out to be a powerless meteorite. It was believed that they were burned to death at the end of The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire after a volcanic eruption caused the stone to explode; however, due to the force of the explosion they are last seen careening through the air back to the hollow in the mountain where they had camped the previous night, (quite singed and bruised, but otherwise undamaged). The Internet Movie Database once mistook Sierra to be in The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water, but then he was currently removed from the cast list. Rinkus and Sierra were once announced to appear in The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers, but this decision was apparently dropped.
Rinkus is at first shown to be the more humorous of the trio, as well as seeming rather giddy with his own ideas. He also first appears cowardly under Pterano's temper; however during Pterano's song "Very Important Creature", he is seen convincing Sierra (who seems altogether ready to kill Pterano) that it would be in their own best interests to tolerate their leader long enough to be lead to their prize; as quoted: "Be patient, let him lead us to the stone." This reveals Rinkus to be cleverer and more conniving than first presented. His name seems to be a play on the name Rhamphorhynchus.
Sierra has no trouble revealing his cruelty and mutinous attitude throughout the film. He is shown being rather impatient, always wanting to take immediate action rather than wait. He shows no fear toward Pterano, and repeatedly challenges the latter. On more than one occasion he attempted to physically overthrow Pterano but was always held back by Rinkus, who at the time thought they all wanted the same thing and saw no reason for fighting) It is assumed by many that Sierra feels no pity for anyone, especially the young dinosaurs, for whom he admitted hatred; and always responded to Pterano's sympathy with comments like "So what?" or "Who cares?" His name seems to be a play on the name Cearadactylus.
