As seen by the presence of Topps' niece and nephew, Dinah and Dana, in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, implying that Cera may have had an aunt. However, in the TV episode "The Amazing Threehorn Girl", she tries at first to be modest and truthful when everyone in the Great Valley believes that she gallantly dealt with the belly draggers who had been pursuing the children, and frightened them away. Since then, many assume that Topsy is his real name, although there has been argument over whether it is really his na⦠Alignment In fact, it is very likely that she learned her gruff, stubborn, bossy, and sometimes just plain mean side from her father. After Ali saves Cera from the rapids in a river a little farther away from the cave, and from the Belly Dragger and Sharp Beak, Ichy and Dil, she befriends Ali. This was shown in a flashback in The Stone of Cold Fire. She gets along best with her fellow heroines, while she argues the most with the male characters, including Littlefoot, Petrie, and even her own father; Spike, who frequently annoys her ⦠Cera is shown to be very skeptical on many occasions. Voiced most times by John Ingle. He has been shown to be part of the Great Valley's leadership, sharing power with Littlefoot's grandfather. The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration She wanted to go look for Littlefoot when the others didn't want to. He was credited as \"Daddy Topps\" in the first film and \"Cera's Dad\" in the first ten sequels. She was voiced by Candace Hutson from The Land Before Time to Journey Through the Mists, after which her voice was provided by Anndi McAfee. He's often portrayed as pompous, self-righteous, and bigoted; the degree of his pride and perverse stubbornness is seen in The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving when he takes Cera straight into a wildfire rather than going with the other dinosaurs. His mother was devoted to her only son, and defended him at all costs. He then comments on her inability to admit she was wrong, saying that she "has commited the ungodly sin of pride". Daddy Topps (also known as Cera's Dad in later films, Topsy, as he is called by Tria and Mr. Threehorn as he is called by the other characters in the Great Valley) is a character in the Land Before Time films and television series. It is implied much later in the first film that Cera might have felt responsible for the death of Littlefoot's mother. It is also revealed in this film that she is violently prone to sea-sickness. Not a lot of fanfictions use her personality to make her an antiologist. [6][7] Cera was also originally designed with brow-horns on her head, and more armor on her back, similar to her father. Topps also appears to be one of the most fearless characters in the series. Topps' first wife (Cera's mother) is shown near at the beginning of 1st as are their other children. Likewise, in the opening teaser for "The Amazing Threehorn Girl", when Cera temporarily trips and falls, Chomper stays back to help her, until she assures him she's alright. This would make Dinah and Dana Cera's cousins if correct. In The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, she mentions in the song "Always There" that she possesses a fear of storms in general. The brow-horns would have developed more during the pubic stage. She is a Triceratops,[4] which is known as a "Threehorn" to the characters in the franchise. Ducky: Run, Petrie! [30] In fanfiction, Cera and Littlefoot sometimes fall in love with each other, despite Cera being a Triceratops and Littlefoot an Apatosaurus. Status A character sheet for Cera used in production of the movie. They at first mistake her for somebody else, until she lifts up a lily pad she was wearing as a hat, and are surprised to see that she is in a calm, gentle state. However, her father, Daddy Topps, has the correct amount of horns for a Triceratops, as did her mother in the original film, and official sources continue to state that she is a Triceratops. In the original The Land Before Time, Cera had an antagonistic side because she is very bitter, arrogant, and, like her father, bigoted towards other species (an allegory for racism). While he is still as stern and lacking in understanding as ever, his prejudice and bad attitude have gradually lessened over time. In The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, Cera's design was slightly modified, possibly in order to make her look more mature and appealing. When confront with Littlefoot, Cera is often seen by the others as the word of reason and listen more to her when their adventures are ongoing and seem to have no end as the press onward; relatively though this is due to her being a Threehorn, being more equipped with a offense/defensive horn and her aggressive behavior. Cera gets along well with Shorty, Littlefoot's foster-brother, in The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, after they meet. [15], Although official material also consistently spells her name as "Cera", the spelling has been the center of much dispute, with some believing it to be spelt like the ancient Hebrew name "Sarah". In a song from The Time of the Great Giving he says that he was inculcated with this attitude by his own father, who told him to "stand and fight, don't run away.". She is a Triceratops, which is known as a "Threehorn" to the characters in the franchise. It is likely she was designed this way when she was still Bambo. Also, in the episode "Through the Eyes of a Spiketail", she quickly doubts the existence of the hardwater sweets (frozen grapes), despite Littlefoot's reminders that Mr. Thicknose had said they are difficult to find. Though Topps' and Littlefoot's family met early in the first film, it is assumed that he and Grandpa Longneck were formally introduced to each other after they were separated from their children in the great earthquake. Cera has a fear of heights, as shown in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island when she feels nervous about walking across the log Chomper showed them, and in The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock, when she is reluctant to hop on the pillars which originally stood in the canyon. Cera (also known as "Sweet but Strong-willed Cera" or simply "Strong-willed Cera", as she is referred to as by fans, and on the official Land Before Time website), is the deuteragonist and primary female character in The Land Before Time franchise. She also has numerous siblings, but the only prominent one is her half-sister, Tricia, the daughter of Tria and Daddy Topps. She is also the secondary antagonist of The Land Before Time. [31][32][33][34][35] This often comes into contrast with the more popular Littlefoot/Ali pairing. Prehistoric Pals In The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, Cera's dad was in love with his new girlfriend, Tria (voiced by Camryn Manheim) and had his name, Topsy, revealed. She openly criticizes his extremely playful attitude, and tells the others off for trusting him so easily, when he is from the Big Water. We were sleeping peacefully," Cera protested. Later, when returning them home after their venture to Saurus Rock, she gently lifts them out of the trunk they had hidden in from the pursuing Allosaurus, and smiles as she places them down again so they may cross it like a bridge, over the canyon. In the original movie, the viewers are introduced to Littlefoot, his mother, and his grandparents. Physical traits Orange w. Cream underbelly Voice actor(s) As Cera is very straightforward in her beliefs, she often gets irritated by Littlefoot's openmindedness, and in turn, Littlefoot is frustrated by the inability to persuade Cera. But none of the children can forget the loved ones who didn't arrive there with them, and for Littlefoot and Cera, it's hard to let go of the events of the journey. Cera tries her best to show no fear, and often professes that she can defend the others, as in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, when the children see the tracks of a predatory creature heading away from their direction, and she states that she'll fight it if it comes back. There is also the question of where Topps' wife is, especially with the 11th film, showing him happily courting Tria; Littlefoot is shown asking if she will be Cera's new mother. This is in fact consistent with modern palentological thought, based on the analysis of several juvenile Triceratops skulls, which indicate that baby Triceratops were born with pre-developed horns, and that only the nasal horn was developed in early childhood. Images of the Cera's Dad voice actors from the Land Before Time franchise. Eye color Since The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, the character has been voiced by Anndi McAfee, who also, incidentally, voiced Amber from Dink, the Little Dinosaur, an early '90's television series which was heavily modeled off of the original The Land Before Time. Her dominance and impatience often times quarrel with Littlefoot; this is usually towards Littlefoot's actions and persistance which at most times is pointless, and mundane in her opinion; implicating that she stays to code with Threehorn's beliefs that everybody should survive on their own. [29] The book was illustrated by Charles Grosvenor (who has directed the Land Before Time sequels since 1997). However, when he and Cera are reunited at the end of the film, his wife, and Cera's siblings, are gone. Another instance is in the TV episode "Through the Eyes of a Spiketail"; as the gang searches for the hardwater sweets (frozen grapes), Cera begins to doubt if such a thing exists, while Littlefoot remains confident that they are indeed real. At the same time, when Spike was nearly carried off by the current in the episode "The Star Day Celebration", and the vine the others used to pull him to safety snapped, Cera hastily fetched a long stick to perform the task with. In The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving she states that Littlefoot is her friend and will always be her friend. Given the fatalistic attitude of the first film (the narrator having stated that "Sharpteeth stalked the herds waiting to seize any who strayed") it is possible they died on the way to the Great Valley, or decided to follow Pterano away from the herds. The Land Before Time is a 1988 American animated adventure film directed and co-produced by Don Bluth (at Sullivan Bluth Studios), and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall.. "Dad, what are you doing? During the production of the movie The Land Before Time, the character of Cera started out as a male Triceratops named \"Bambo\". "My father told me that flatheads have very small brains. He is shown to be very protective of his daughter, even to the point of calling Littlefoot a bad influence, which enrages Littlefoot's grandfather and also horrifying Littlefoot's grandmother and Littlefoot's friends. [6] For a year, the characters were associated with the restaurant's children's menu and birthday parties. One fanfiction out there describes her past, her father's past, and her grandfather's past, and a bit more into her personality. Despite this, at the end of the film, she returns to the gang, and made amends with them, after which Littlefoot finds the Great Valley with his mother's spiritual guidance. In The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, Cera immediately bonds with Lizzie, as she has similar family-related problems to those Cera has at the time. Cera was voiced by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto in the Japanese dubs of The Land Before Time and The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure. After Invasion of the Tinysauruses, Topps and Tria have another daughter, Tricia. Cera : My father told me that Flatheads have very small brains! Most of his peers called him "Threehorn" or "Old Threehorn", while Grandpa and Grandma Longneck call him "my friend" "Mr. Threehorn" or "Old Mr. Threehorn". After a distant shot of the other characters joining her on the log, the eyes return to normal. After Sakamoto left, the character was voiced by singer Rica Matsumoto, who has voiced her from the third film to the present; Later, Matsumoto would also voice Ash Ketchum in Pokemon. In the first two movies, it appeared that Cera was afraid of lightning. When they all climb over a hill and find nothing but more deserted land beneath them, she grows unfaithful of Littlefoot's intuition, and when he protests that they are going in the direction his deceased mother had said to go in, she says she was stupid, and the two begin to fight. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island is a 1997 direct-to-video animated adventure musical film produced and directed by Charles Grosvenor.This is the first film in the series to be directed by Grosvenor, as well as the first film in which Anndi McAfee voices Cera, Aria Noelle Curzon voices Ducky, and Miriam Flynn voices Grandma Longneck. He is seen growling at Littlefoot (whom he sees as a bad influence on Cera) and telling him that "Threehorns never play with Longnecks." In the original The Land Before Time, Cera had an antagonistic side because she is very bitter, arrogant, obnoxious, argumentative, and (like her father) bigoted towards other species (an allegory for racism). She is also the secondary antagonist of The Land Before Time. Also, in The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water, she is jealous of Mo for the attention and popularity he quickly receives from her friends, and deliberately insults him. She is also the secondary antagonist of The Land Before Time. Titles The friendship between Cera and Ruby seems to be well-off, with little arguing or criticism between the two. She is also sarcastic and has a dry sense of humor. Petrie is having trouble with a precision flying exhibition the flyers are putting on, and the gang helps a microraptor named Guido, who doesn't know what he is. Jan 4, 2015 - Explore Kirsty Lanier's board "The Land Before Time" on Pinterest. In the TV episode "The Spooky Nighttime Adventure", she denies being able to have sleep stories (dreams) in order to hide the fact that she has been having nightmares about the "Hidden Runner (character)". At first, she claims the Yellow Bellies "look so silly" singing and dancing, but after one of them complements her horn, Cera is later seen singing and dancing with other yellow bellies. As of The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers, Cera now has a half-sister named Tricia; the daughter of Cera's father, Daddy Topps, and her stepmother, Tria. In the Italian dubs of the series, Cera is known as "Tricky". In later films, Cera is not as bigoted as she had been in the first film. Color She needs a better agent. Cera's logo on the official Land Before Time website, featuring the shortened version of her real-world nickname, "Strong-willed Cera". At one point, however, Tria finally confronts her on the matter; offering to become "Someone who will help your father worry about you", to Cera (which by coincidence, Cera had told Lizzie, a Tinysaurus girl, that she wanted, the night before). Hutson was the only voice actor or actress from the original film to return for the sequels, and her departure after The Land Before Time IV: Journey through the Mists marked the last time a voicer from the original film performed in the sequels. www.fanfiction.net - The Land Before Time fanfiction - "Revenge", www.fanfiction.net - The Land Before Time fanfiction - "Last of My Herd", https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11002785/1/The-Land-Before-Time-XVI-The-Threehorn-Gathering, 'The Land Before Time' Characters To Be Featured In The White House Easter Egg Roll, Video clip of Cera's encounter with Sharptooth, https://landbeforetime.fandom.com/wiki/Cera?oldid=215938, Cera, Ducky, and Littlefoot are referenced in the 1993 book, Cera and the other main characters were featured in the 1997 Easter Egg Roll at the, The original main characters (Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike) are altogether referenced in question 43 of "Test 6: Animation", in, They are referenced together again in the "Throwback Trivia" in, In Universal's Islands of Adventure,there is an attraction called Triceratops encounter (. In other films, she is shown to be aggravated when her father, who is still somewhat of a segregationist, warns her against interaction with other species, as in The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving, when Daddy Topps tells her not to play with Littlefoot after he mistakenly believes the latter deliberately wasted water. She also grows jealous and offended after Littlefoot thanks Ali for getting help from the others when he had been trapped in the cave after the earthquake, but does not thank Cera for knocking down enough of the rocks blocking the entrance to one of the chambers, that he could get out. His personality is unknown in the first film, but he is shown to be guilty of racism, or speciesism. 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