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Depends if you even think they are mates. I don't

Guess well never if they really becaome mates until Universal tells us if they are or not.

Okay, among the STUPID comments, I'd like to get back on track here.



He COULDN'T prioritize? Let me present to you a few quotes from Ralph that were NOT, I repeat, were NOT stated by ANY other characters and actually have significant reasoning behind them.

1) "If we don't deliver the mail, who will want us?"

-Very good point, Ralph. That is probably the worst of everyone's problems right now. Here's Kodi concerned about losing his JOB, when the BIGGER picture, the BIGGEST picture for a dog is that dogs were NOT treated well in those times. So if they have a good home NOW, who's to say they'll have a good home after they lose their jobs? Mr. Simpson wouldn't be able to afford to keep any of his team, he'd have to sell it to simply the highest bidder, and he risks the chance of them completely misusing and abusing what once were his dogs. Ralph was the only one who mentioned this problem, but it was indeed a big problem.

2) "We're gonna need someone fast and experienced to lead us in the race!"

-Another good point, Ralph. Everyone else is either losing hope or stating the obvious (Dusty..) but here's Ralph setting fourth the first line of strategy for the team. He knew that even his good friend Kirby wasn't fast enough to keep up with an airplane. Everyone, including Ralph, universally knew that Balto would be choice for winning the race. If that isn't another key point to his intelligence, then I don't know what is.

3) "Are you ready? I'm ready! Are you ready? Cuz I'm ready!"

-Really? Y'all are saying that he's not motivated? He was getting totally pumped for the race, getting his blood flowing and going. Everyone else was just standing around doing nothing. One could argue they were saving their strength, but nonetheless, Ralph was more than motivated to win this race and beat Duke. His role is important to him, he just likes to have fun while he does it.

4) "He shoulda thought of the risks before challenging us to a race."

-Say he was careless about another being, and call him cocky, but Dusty and Kirby had their fair share of comments against Kodi. And he's right. Ralph is an experienced sled dog. (One could argue he's not as experienced as Steele, but just the same.) And he knows that his job isn't exactly safe.

I don't think any of you are giving Ralph very much credit. Just because he's comic relief doesn't make him stupid or incapable xD

Oh, and here I thought your point was that Ralph would be a better choice than Kodi. How could I have been so confused? Oh, right, you said as much.

Can you guys give more information about Ralph and Dusty being together than Dusty being with Kodi?

The director said so.

And there's an article on this.

http://www.animationsource.org/balto/en ... id_film=12

And I must congratulate DT for ignoring my awesome evidence.

What evidence? All of Ralph's so-called prioritizing just showed he could be self-centered, which is completely at odds with decent priorities. And your bit about him being motivated was irrelevant; lots of people are motivated about all the wrong things and none of the right ones. Plus that 4th piece of "evidence" shows no sign of priorities, just empty rationalizing.

As for the director saying that they were together, you never let the director's words - not to mention everyone else's who was involved with the movie if you think about it - shut you up on your inane Steele fandom.

Wow, a bit snippy, no? Why are you getting off topic? I provided actual evidence, not wishful thinking.

And Ralph was motivated about WHAT wrong things? Like winning the race, keeping their jobs, and more importantly keep their good home? xD Seeing as he WAS the ONLY one to bring up the biggest concern through the whole thing, you're thinking Kodi looks at the bigger picture when all he was concerned about was his job. That's no good quality for Kodi and certainly not one anyone looks for in a significant other.

Hmm that does involve what I'm questioning, hmm that is the official answer?

1. They were all concerned about keeping their jobs. Ralph was just theone who said it.
2. Kodi started out only being concerned about his job. He changed, and he stood up to peer pressure.
3. You still haven't provided an ounce of evidence that his priorities were anything more than self-interest.
I'm going to just stop answering your posts. Call it a victory; you are allowed to be wrong. But seeing as you can't offer any examples of Ralph having real priorities, I'm not going to let you turn this into a flame war on my account. People who want to talk sense deserve to be free to do so.


Technically, yes. That doesn't mean it's the best one. And as I pointed out, coming from cat it's hardly much use.

^Why come Universal didn't answer all these question that is unanswered?

I'm not sure what questions are unanswered here.

Universal haven't answered the questions on the Balto forums.


Is it a big chance that Kodi will be with Dusty?

No, because Phil Weinstein (the director) said they wanted more Ralph/Dusty time but they couldn't due to time constraints, so they fit in as much as they could without killing their time limit. Apparently Boris' lovelife is more important than anyone else's LOL

Whether they would start a relationship is in doubt. Whether they would do well in it once they did, however, seems like an easy yes.