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Yes, I want to rip your heart out. 
This was my entry for a contest over on the Gang of Five forum.
The idea behind this is something I believe quite a lot of LBT fans would want to see: more references to Littlefoot's mother. I always find it odd that in the sequels (especially the earlier ones), Littlefoot is the happiest little kid around and shows absolutely no signs of loss, at least as far as the audience could see. There were a few references in some of the sequels, but we don't really see Littlefoot get upset about what happened outside of the first film, which I find a little bit odd considering that seeing a sharptooth fighting and injuring his mother, immediately followed by the earthshake and her untimely death is an experience that I think would be very traumatic for him. She was the only parent he had at the time, he was always by her side because he had no friends, she was very kind and loving to him, and then he watched her die before his very eyes.
Therefore, what stood out for me in the sequels was 'Always There' in LBT 5. It was probably the only time we see Littlefoot genuinely look upset because he misses his mother. I thought it was pretty special when he was singing about her, and it made me tear up a little. It just goes to show that the sequels can have emotional scenes, and they can show that Littlefoot hasn't completely gotten over what happened. Of course in the later sequels things got a bit more fun and goofy - which is by no means a bad thing - but it is nice to take a moment to see a different side to some of the characters. What I'd like to see in the future is more scenes like that, and from what I've heard about LBT 14, that film would be the perfect opportunity to have such a scene.
We don't exactly know the gap between the first Land Before Time film and the second, but I don't think it was long enough for Littlefoot to get over it. What I always imagined was that Littlefoot pushed any thoughts of what had happened to the back of his mind during the day and kept any bad feelings to himself. However, sometimes he was still haunted by nightmares disturbing is sleep, and so he would seek comfort and get upset about it in front of those who would truly understand; his remaining family. Of course, since his grandparents were the only other ones in the Great Valley who actually knew his mother, he could talk to them about her and they would mourn their loss together. So... that's how this came about. I really am hoping that there is some reference to Littlefoot's mother in LBT 14, especially since it's about Littlefoot's last living parent going missing. The largest star in the sky is a reference to the one seen in LBT 5, watching over Littlefoot. Other than that, it looks a bit gloomy.
Long story short, all I'm saying is that what I would like to see in future LBT movies is whether Littlefoot still misses his mother. As Rooter put it, he'll always miss her.
Overall, the sketch took about two hours to make and clean up. Inking and colouring digitally took about five hours. I'm not too happy with Littlefoot's underbelly colour, but this is the first time I've tried to do the actual night-time colours from the films. I've always wondered why Grandma is such a lighter colour than Grandpa at night, considering that they look the same colour during the day... eh, whatever.
Enjoy!
Littlefoot, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck and The Land Before Time (c) Universal
If you want to use this for whatever reason, please ask first!
This was my entry for a contest over on the Gang of Five forum. The idea behind this is something I believe quite a lot of LBT fans would want to see: more references to Littlefoot's mother. I always find it odd that in the sequels (especially the earlier ones), Littlefoot is the happiest little kid around and shows absolutely no signs of loss, at least as far as the audience could see. There were a few references in some of the sequels, but we don't really see Littlefoot get upset about what happened outside of the first film, which I find a little bit odd considering that seeing a sharptooth fighting and injuring his mother, immediately followed by the earthshake and her untimely death is an experience that I think would be very traumatic for him. She was the only parent he had at the time, he was always by her side because he had no friends, she was very kind and loving to him, and then he watched her die before his very eyes.
Therefore, what stood out for me in the sequels was 'Always There' in LBT 5. It was probably the only time we see Littlefoot genuinely look upset because he misses his mother. I thought it was pretty special when he was singing about her, and it made me tear up a little. It just goes to show that the sequels can have emotional scenes, and they can show that Littlefoot hasn't completely gotten over what happened. Of course in the later sequels things got a bit more fun and goofy - which is by no means a bad thing - but it is nice to take a moment to see a different side to some of the characters. What I'd like to see in the future is more scenes like that, and from what I've heard about LBT 14, that film would be the perfect opportunity to have such a scene.
We don't exactly know the gap between the first Land Before Time film and the second, but I don't think it was long enough for Littlefoot to get over it. What I always imagined was that Littlefoot pushed any thoughts of what had happened to the back of his mind during the day and kept any bad feelings to himself. However, sometimes he was still haunted by nightmares disturbing is sleep, and so he would seek comfort and get upset about it in front of those who would truly understand; his remaining family. Of course, since his grandparents were the only other ones in the Great Valley who actually knew his mother, he could talk to them about her and they would mourn their loss together. So... that's how this came about. I really am hoping that there is some reference to Littlefoot's mother in LBT 14, especially since it's about Littlefoot's last living parent going missing. The largest star in the sky is a reference to the one seen in LBT 5, watching over Littlefoot. Other than that, it looks a bit gloomy.
Long story short, all I'm saying is that what I would like to see in future LBT movies is whether Littlefoot still misses his mother. As Rooter put it, he'll always miss her.
Overall, the sketch took about two hours to make and clean up. Inking and colouring digitally took about five hours. I'm not too happy with Littlefoot's underbelly colour, but this is the first time I've tried to do the actual night-time colours from the films. I've always wondered why Grandma is such a lighter colour than Grandpa at night, considering that they look the same colour during the day... eh, whatever.
Enjoy!
Littlefoot, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck and The Land Before Time (c) Universal
If you want to use this for whatever reason, please ask first!
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Littlefoot's mother is my only favorite The Land Before Time character and both one of my favorite fictional dinosaurs and animated mothers.