Tales of the Terrible Lizards

Tales of the Terrible Lizards is a series of vignettes featured on the Harosaur838 YouTube Channel. Each vignette chronicles several stories that take place on the supercontinent Pangea during the age of the dinosaurs.

The series wasn't established until after the release of the fourth vignette, "Attentiveness."

The series is also a nod to older videos and other media of a similar nature. For instance, the first vigniette, "The Night Stalker," is a direct nod to a much older video simplly called "Attack," uploaded by smodnoc on Janurary 28, 2007.

However, the creator has announced that TotTL has been used as a form of departure from the Hadrosaur838 Channel before he passes the whole channel to a new owner.

## Setting

The series is set on the Mesozoic supercontinent of Pangea. The denizens have become versitile enough to exploit almost any environment from muddy swamps and humid jungles to blistering deserts.

## Characters

Although the series may have its own original charatcers, many of the characters are reused from other projects, specifiacally from Dino Island: Reborn. Despite this, the universe that TotTL is set in is completely seperate from the other universes featured on the Hadrosaur838 Channel.

### Charlie

Charlie is a female Triceratops who is the daughter of Old Brutus, the mate of Tohkor, and mother of three juveniles.

### Eden

Eden is a giant female Brachiosaurus who lives peacefully in the jungles of Pangea.

### Buck and Opal

Buck and Opal are a mated pair of Stegosaurus and the parents of two juveniles.

### The Invaders

The Invaders are a ruthless pair of Tyrannosauruses who wreak havock over the other dinosaurs. These two were never given individual names and are the main antagonists of TotTL.

### Paddy

Paddy is a female Parasaurolophus and the mother of three daughters.

### Tohkor

Tohkor is a bull Triceratops who is the leader of a small herd, the mate of Charlie, and father of three juveniles.

### Momma and Poppa Bronto

The two hulking yet docile Brontosaurus are the parents of three juveniles. These two were never given individual names.

### Orkhid and Kossaka

Kossaka is a teenage Allosaurus who now protects her more outgoing younger sister, Orkhid, after the deaths of their parents.

### Silco

Silco is a sly male Dilophosaurus who wanders around the jungles and feilds of Pangea.

### Grumpy

Grumpy is an old and irritable Cracharodontosaurus who wants nothing more than peace and quiet, especially when he goes to sleep.

### Red

Red is a male Spinosaurus who lives in the canals where he often fishes for food.

### Ivo

Ivo is a male Suchomimus who also lives in the canals, where he often clashes with his rival, Red.

### Goldbrush

Goldbrush is a male Styracosaurus who is the leader of a small herd of his kind.

### Spear

Spear is a female Styracosaurus and a member of Goldbrush's herd.

## Vigniettes

### The Night Stalker

A flesh-eating Tyrannosaurus attacks several unsuspecting dinosaurs in the cover of night.

### The Titan of Eden

A massive Brachiosaurus wanders around her equally enormous garden.

### The Assassin

An Allosaurus follows a blood trail to see who's been raiding his territory.

### The Invaders

A pair of flesh-eating Tyrannosauruses begin their reign of terror over the other dinosaurs.

### The Next Generation

A pair of hulking Brontosaurus and a herd of Parasaurolophus tend to their young ones.

### Between Sisters

A brief look into the lives of a teenage Allosaurus and her younger sister.

### The Fishery

A Spinosaurus and a Suchomimus try to outcompete each other in a petty fishing contest.

### Exodus

All of the herbivorous dinosaurs cross the great supercontinent to escape the Invaders' killing spree.

## Trivia

* Almost all of the figures used to portray the characters are older, more outdated depictions of the featured animals. More specifically the plethora of figurines by Safari Ltd. released from 1996 - 2005. This was done intentionally to give the series a more vintage feel.
	+ The vintage tone is further influenced by classic films like Fantasia (specifically the Rite of Spring segment), which shares a similar premise.
* TotTL originally wasn't meant to be a seires of its own. However, it was quickly established as a seires due to the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the Hadrosaur838 YouTube Channel.
* The name of the series is taken directly from a poll by BionicleSaurus as it was one of the alternate names for The Other Dinosaur Island.
* Due to the various references scattered throughout each vignette, TotTL is essentially a tribute to Kyle and his interests (specifically before he was shunned).
* The first four vignettes featured a frame size of 1080×1920px. From the fifth vignette onwards, each video had a frame size of 4096×2160px, which gave them a more cinematic quality and feel.
* Although most of the vignettes are named for a specific aspect of the videos, only three vignettes are named after the characters featrued in them.

## External Links

* Tales of the Terrible Lizards YouTube Playlist