Description

Chomper (a.k.a. Eager Chomper[2]), originally voiced by Rob Paulsen, later Cannon Young and Max Burkholder, and now Issac Brown, is one of the main characters in the Land Before Time franchise, starring in three films as well as the whole TV series. He is a bluish-purple Tyrannosaurus,[3] which is one of many species of carnivorous dinosaurs called "sharpteeth" in the Land Before Time series. He first appeared in The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, when he was hatched by Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike. Being raised by them for the first day of his life has led him to be friendly with herbivorous dinosaurs, although they do not always trust him. He is bilingual, being able to speak both the herbivore language of the plant-eating dinosaurs (heard as English to the viewer), and the "Sharptooth" language of the carnivorous dinosaurs, which seems to consist of grunts, roars, and growls, which makes him quite useful in stopping any dispute between the herbivores and carnivores. He is the only Sharptooth who is friendly to the gang. Chomper was so well received by the fans and critics of the series that he was brought back as a supporting character in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island and The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave, and re-introduced as a main character in the television series. Ever since then, he has been listed in sixth place of the main characters in the franchise, after Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike, but before Ruby.