"Fast Biter" is a term introduced in The Land Before Time television series to refer to dromaeosaurs ("raptor" dinosaurs). They are relatively small and very agile Sharpteeth.
Description[]
Several different varieties of Fast Biters appear in the franchise. Most fast biter designs are roughly the same, but come in different colors (dull green, dark grey, red or burnt orange seem to be the main colors) with a line of darker stripes of the color running down the back. Fast Biters appear in The Land Before Time, The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving, The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends, and the TV series.
Every Fast Biter in the franchise have had only three different eye colors, red, orange, and yellow.
Screech and Thud[]
Main article: Screech and Thud
Screech and Thud are the two subordinates of Red Claw. They only appear in the TV series. They are the only known Fast Biters with proper names, as well as the only recurring ones. Promotional material for the show indicates that they are meant to be Deinonychus.[1]
List of Fast Biters in the Franchise[]
- Quilled Fast Biters
- Velociraptor Pack (The Time of the Great Giving)
- Fast Biters (The Stone of Cold Fire)
- Fast Biters (Invasion of the Tinysauruses)
- Screech and Thud
- Fast Biters (The Lonely Journey)
- Stampeding Fast Biters (The Lonely Journey)
- Sharptooth Mom
Trivia[]
- Prior to the TV series, Fast Biters were simply referred to as "Sharpteeth".
- Screech and Thud's variety of Fast Biter is the most common kind to appear in the franchise.
Voices[]
- Frank Welker (III, VII, XI)
- Scott Menville (Sharptooth Mom)
- Pete Sepenuk (Screech)
- Rob Paulsen (Thud)
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