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United Norse Kingdom
A Viking nation formed from all the tribes of the Barbaric Archipelago under the leadership of High King Hiccup Haddock III. They are currently at war with the Northern Alliance.
In General
- The Alliance: Consists of Viking tribes (such as the Hairy Hooligans, Outcasts, Beserkers, and Bog Burglars) joining together to defeat the Northern Alliance.
- Badass Army: It consists of all the Viking tribe from the Barbaric Archipelago and later Mathantir. They also possess a dragon army and have been fighting a winning war against the Northern Alliance.
- Child Soldiers: They recruit teens and young dragons into their ranks. Hiccup justifies it by pointing out that he was only fifteen when he defended Berk against the Outcasts and Beserkers. Valka is still disturbed by this.
- Culture Clash: Given that they were living in isolation for centuries, this is inevitable. They are confused by Europa's Stay in the Kitchen attitude towards women.
- The Dreaded: The news of their resurgence alone is enough to cause Arendelle to militarize.
- Elective Monarchy: Hiccup was voted High King during a meeting between the chieftains.
- Elite Mooks: The Sky Terrors are a troop of dragon riders that act as shock troopers who utilize hit-and-run tactics against the enemy before a battle takes place.
- Enemy Mine: They were all united by their mutual hatred of the Northern Alliance.
- Gender Is No Object: They more or less treat women as equals to men.
- Good Is Not Soft: They are only fighting to defend themselves and rescue their fellow Vikings. Despite this, they are perfectly willing to use torture on their prisoners, have no qualms about attacking civilians, and frequently use decapitation as a form of execution.
- Occupiers Out of Our Country: The entire reason that the tribes united in the first place was to drive the Northern Alliance out of their waters.
- Outside-Context Problem: To anyone outside the Northern Alliance. Even without dragon riders, no one's seen the Vikings for centuries and Arendelle is taken completely off-guard by their return.
- Rape, Pillage, and Burn: During the invasion of Radvo, Snotlout has his army loot and burn down various homes in the city as retribution for the Northern Alliance's war crimes.
- Schizo Tech: They have weapons that are far ahead of their time, thanks to a combination of dragons and Hiccup’s knack for inventing. Examples include Earsplitters (sonic cannons), Distantly Inflicted Combustion Kindling Systems (artillery shells), and a wagon-version of the food truck.
Leadership
High King
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: There is a lot more emphasis placed on Hiccup's grief following his father's death.
- Adaptational Badass: This version of Hiccup has managed to become king of all the Vikings, defeat a Villain Team-Up consisting of Viggo and the Warlords, and actually succeeds at capturing Grimmel.
- Adaptational Villainy: In the HTTYD movies and TV series, Hiccup is largely an All-Loving Hero and a Badass Pacifist who avoids killing. Here, he's shown to be vindictive and remorseless towards his enemies, even killing POWs just for talking back to him.
- Badass Cape: He wears a black cloak made from the fur of a wolf he shot.
- Broken Ace: He's shown to be a skilled dragon rider, a brilliant inventor, a capable strategist, and an inspiring leader. Despite all this, Of State shows just how much he's hurting inside after losing Astrid and his father.
- Broken Bird: The trauma of losing both Stoick and Astrid, capped off with war fatigue, has caused Hiccup to become closed off to others, which he disguises with a cold demeanor.
- Disappeared Dad: Per canon, Hiccup's father, Stoick, was killed by Drago prior to the events of Of State.
- Founder of the Kingdom: He's the first ruler of the United Norse Kingdom and was the one who united all the Viking tribes.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He hasn't lost his knack for inventing. By the time of Of State, he's invented missiles, cannons, and sonic weapons. According to the author's forum, he's also designed the fountain pen and French toast.
- Good Counterpart: He’s becomes this to Drago Bludvist. Both command a large army consisting of people from various nations/tribes, both have a dragon army that they control with an alpha, and both claim to be liberators. The difference is that Hiccup is completely genuine with his claims.
- Heartbroken Badass: Hiccup has become this ever since Stoick and Astrid’s deaths. Their deaths are what caused Hiccup to become a warlord and drop his pro-peace attitude.
- He Who Fights Monsters: Downplayed and lampshaded by other characters who note how Hiccup has become more ruthless since Astrid's death. He’s no longer an All-Loving Hero and has long since dropped his Thou Shall Not Kill policy.
- The High King: Hiccup’s official title is High King of the Norse, which puts him above all the Viking chieftains.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Both Snotlout and Eret note how he's less idealistic than he used to be and worryingly obsessed with the war.
- Ruler Protagonist: He's now the King of the United Norse Kingdom and the story centers around how that leads him to marry Queen Elsa.
- Shadow Archetype: Inverted. Hiccup shares many similarities with Drago. Both have a prosthetic for a missing limb, both command a large army consisting of people from various backgrounds. Both have a trained dragon acting as Alpha for an entire flock. Lastly, both claim to be a liberator to their people. The difference is that Hiccup is what Drago would be if the latter's intentions were truly benevolent.
- Took a Level in Cynic: Hiccup’s entire character arc is focused around the fact that he has become more jaded and depressed following his wife's death.
- Try to Fit That on a Business Card: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, High King of the Norse, Lord of the Dragon Riders, and Protector of All Civilized Nests.
- Universally Beloved Leader: The Vikings absolutely love him. It's to the point where he was elected as king without even trying and warriors frequently ask him to sign their shields.
- Visionary Villain: Inverted, he's a Visionary Hero. Chapter 7 shows his new vision of a Viking nation where Vikings and dragons can live together in total peace and harmony. While in Mathantir, he's frequently thinking of building new dragon stables, expanding the dragon-training academy, and planning on creating a new legal code.
- Warrior Prince: He fights alongside his army as a Frontline General.
- Young Conqueror: Averted. The author has clearly stated that Hiccup does not intend to be a conqueror.
Chieftains
In General
- Demoted to Dragon: They all used to be chieftains of the various tribes around the Archipelago. After uniting, most of them gave up leadership to Hiccup.
- Heel–Face Turn: Both Alvin and Dagur used to be Hiccup's enemies but now work together with him.
Alvin the Stubborn
The Chieftain of the Outcast Tribe and an old friend of Stoick's. He used to be one of Hiccup's enemies before undergoing a Heel–Face Turn. Currently, he acts as one of Hiccup's generals stationed at Mathantir.
- Adaptational Heroism: He's one of Hiccup's closest allies, as opposed to his book counterpart.
- The Lancer: For Hiccup. While he is Hiccup's second in command, they possess several differences. Hiccup has long-term plans for building a kingdom and prefers a hammer-and-scalpel approach for solving problems. Alvin is the brawn to Hiccup's brains, using brute strength to solve everything and doesn't really care for nation-building.
- Meaningful Rename: Changed his name from "Alvin the Treacherous" to "Alvin the Stubborn", probably to better reflect why he was made into an Outcast.
- Noodle Incident: Alvin got Thornado as his dragon when the latter reappeared before him during a fishing trip he was taking with Stoick.
- Number Two: He acts as Hiccup's second-in-command after Hiccup arrives at Mathantir. He advises Hiccup on battle tactics, accompanies him everywhere, and gives out orders on his behalf.
- The Social Expert: Alvin is very good at reading people and understanding Viking culture. When Hiccup arrives at Mathantir, Alvin informs him about the Mathantiran Vikings’ society and advises Hiccup on the proper Viking customs when the Mathantiran chieftains swear fealty to him.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: When he learned of Stoick's death, he immediately traveled to Berk on Thornado. While reminescing about the former with Hiccup, he admits that he always assumed he would be the one to kill him.
Bertha the Big-Boobied
Chieftess of the Bog Burglars and Camacazi's mother.
- Canon Immigrant: She was a character from the book series.
- Lady Land: Her tribe is all women.
Dagur the Deranged
Chief of the Berserker tribe and Heather's brother. He used to be one of Hiccup's worst enemies and currently acts as one of his generals.
- Flaunting Your Fleets: He commands the Berserker armada, which he uses during the Viking invasion of Mathantir.
- The Ghost: Is only mentioned so far.
Others
Fishlegs Ingerman
One of Berk's original dragon riders and a close friend of Hiccup. He's currently the Chief Secretary of State for the United Norse Kingdom.
Valka
Hiccup's long-lost mother who disappeared to live amongst the dragons. He reunited with her in the second movie and she later moved back to Berk. After establishing the United Norse Kingdom, Hiccup made her the Headmistress of the (future) Royal Dragon Training Academy.
- The Beastmaster: As a result of spending nearly two decades living with dragons, her knowledge of dragons is equal to that of the Book of Dragons. It's because of this that Hiccup decides to make her the headmistress of the dragon training academy.
- Lethal Chef: Having spent over a decade living amongst wild dragons, her skills in cooking has become rusty, to say the least. Hiccup usually resort to feeding the food to Toothless when Valka's not looking.
Astrid Hofferson
Hiccup's wife who died prior to Of State. Her death strongly affected Hiccup, who finds himself going through all his fond memories of her.
- Action Girl: Much like in canon, she's described as being capable of caving people's skulls in.
- Death by Adaptation: In canon, Astrid lived long enough to marry Hiccup and raise a family with him. Here, she dies a few months after How To Train Your Dragon 2.
- Girliness Upgrade: Played for Laughs. After marrying Hiccup, Astrid attempted to invoke this trope by engaging in traditionally "feminine" activities like collecting herbs and cooking, only to be comically bad at both.
- Lethal Chef: Much like Valka, Astrid was a terrible cook, much to Hiccup's detriment.
- Posthumous Character: She is already dead from the very beginning of the story and her death is what drives Hiccup to become more ruthless.
Vikings of the Barbaric Archipelago
Army of Sudri's Torch
Marshal Spitelout Jorgensen
Snotlout's father and general-in-chief of the United Norse Kingdom's armies.
- Adaptational Expansion: His relationship with Stoick is expanded upon from the books. It turns out that he's a bastard, but Stoick still treated him like his brother.
- Glory Seeker: Much like his son, Spitelout has a reputation for glory-seeking. During a military meeting in Mathantir, he requests Hiccup to give him more dragons for his campaign, despite facing smaller numbers than the other generals.
- Number Two: He holds the rank of marshal and therefore is the highest ranking officer in the UNK, answering only to Hiccup.
Heather
Dagur's sister, a long-time ally of Berk's dragon riders, and a member of the Berserker tribe. She appears at Castle Dunbroch to welcome Hiccup and takes part in the battle against the Huns.
- Action Girl: She hasn't lost any of her fighting prowess from Race to the Edge.
- The Bus Came Back: Hiccup notes that it's been a year since he last saw her.
Camicazi
A Bog Burglar and a childhood friend of Hiccup's. Much like Hiccup, she's the daughter of the chieftess and the first one in her tribe to have trained a dragon. She acts as the top spy for the Vikings stationed in Mathantir and greets Hiccup at Castle Dunbroch.
- The Bully: Played for laughs. As children, she would always steal Hiccup's belt buckle and then give it to him as a gift next year. She also played a game called "Tree Combat" where she would use a lasso to pull an unsuspecting Hiccup into the treetops and then seeing who could knock the other off first (not surprisingly, she always won).
- Canon Immigrant: Was one of the main characters from the original book series.
- Childhood Friend: Well "friend" is a bit of an overstatement, but she's known Hiccup since they were little kids and often played with him (whether he wanted to or not).
- The Gadfly: She absolutely loves to tease Hiccup.
- The Sneaky Gal: She acts as the chief scout for the forces stationed in Mathantir.
- Stealth Expert: According to Heather, she's snuck into the Northern Alliance's war camps numerous times, for reasons ranging from reconnaissance to stealing a scarf.
- What's Up, King Dude?: Even when Hiccup is the High King, she still talks to him the same way she did when they were kids.
Waystir
A soldier in the United Norse Kingdom's army. She fired the arrow that killed the leader of the Huns.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Able to shoot a crossbow all the way across the battlefield and hit the enemy commander in the neck.
- Mauve Shirt: Is one of the footsoldiers in Hiccup's army and shows the reader how life as a soldier in the Vikings' army is like.
- Original Character: Exclusive to Of State.
- War Is Hell: Starts to realize this during the Vikings' war against the Northern Alliance.
Davodill
- Beware the Nice Ones: Despite his kind-hearted nature, he doesn't hesitate to decapitate his prisoners when Hiccup orders him to.
- Gentle Giant: Despite his hulking stature, he's rather soft-hearted when it comes to his family. He even refers to his father as "Pop-Pop".
- Off with His Head!: Uses the threat of this to interrogate captured Uttlanders.
Army of Nordri's Arrows
General Snotlout Jorgensen
Hiccup's cousin and his general for the United Norse Kingdom. Currently, he's leading the Army of Nordri's Arrows into occupying Radvo.
- Adaptational Badass: In the movie franchise, he acted as the Dumb Muscle for Berk's dragon riders and was treated as Comic Relief for most of the films. Here, he’s become one of Hiccup's most trusted generals and commands the Army of Nodri's Arrows.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: He's lacks the egocentrism and Casanova Wannabe attitude of his movie counterpart. This version is also extremely supportive and concerned for Hiccup’s wellbeing, a far cry from both the books and films.
- Cool Boat: He has one called the Shiplout.
- A Day in the Limelight: Chapter 3 shows us his POV as he leads an invasion of Radvo.
- Everyone Has Standards: When he comes across Dalibor's Sex Slave, he’s completely disgusted and even orders his men to give her proper clothing coverage.
- Frontline General: Lead the first wave into battle during the invasion of Radvo.
- Four-Star Badass: He a Viking general who is able to lead the successful occupation of a city and isn't afraid of getting his hands dirty.
- Kick The Son Of A Bitch: While his actions in Radvo would be considered atrocious by modern standards, it's hard to deny that most of his victims were sexist assholes who completely deserved it.
- Overranked Soldier: He holds the same rank as most chieftains, despite being much younger and less experienced than most of them. In fact, he arguably has more authority than the other generals, since he's shown to be the only general leading the Army of Nordri's Arrows. note
- Pet the Dog: While raiding Drago’s home in Radvo, Snotlout allows a servant girl to live and keep her stuff in exchange for helping him.
- Related in the Adaptation: Zigzagged. He was Hiccup's cousin in the original book series, but this was removed in the film franchis.
- Throwing Your Sword Always Works: At one point during the invasion of Radvo, he throws his hammer at a fleeing soldier.
Ásketill Hofferson
Astrid's older brother.
- Flat Character: Not much is revealed about him except that he's Astrid's older brother.
Eydis
A sergeant-shieldmaiden who took part in Snotlout's invasion of Radvo.
Others
Ruffnut & Tuffnut Thorston
A pair of Vikings who ride a Zippleback. They are amongst the first Dragon Riders and currently act as part of Hiccup's retinue.
- It Runs in the Family: Apparently being a Cloud Cuckoo Lander is a common genetic trait of the Thorston family. Examples include:
- Their great-grandmother Puffnut who dressed like an elk and tried to row north in a canoe to find elves. The shocking part is that she actually found some and even brought back some pointy hats as souvenirs.
- Their uncle Stuffnut once tried (and probably failed) to pass a law in Berk requiring all yaks to wear clothes.
- Plucky Comic Relief: Much like in the movies and TV show, they mainly serve to give the reader a break from the all the drama going on.
- Those Two Guys: They are referred to as "the twins" and are never seen without the other.
- What's Up, King Dude?: They are extremely casual with Hiccup, at one point even sitting on his throne and arguing with each other over whether it belonged to Hiccup or not.
Eret
A former dragon trapper who used to work for Drago. He later defected to the Vikings and currently acts as the United Norse Kindom's translator.
- Culture Clash: He remarks on the oddity of Vikings wearing their enemies’ bones as jewelry.
- Heel–Face Turn: He used to work for Drago.
- Tactful Translation: Subverted while translating for a captured Hun. At first, he gives Hiccup the basic information gleaned from the interrogation, such as name and tribe, before Hiccup asks him what was actually said. At that point, he gives their captive's exact words, including every insult and slur.
- Token Enemy Minority: He's an outsider who formerly served under Drago Bludvist. Despite changing sides, he does occasionally comment on the oddity of some Viking traditions.
Gobber the Belch
- The Blacksmith: Gobber is often the one who Hiccup has create weapons or gadgets in his forge.
- Brutal Honesty: When Hiccup first sits down on his new throne in Chapter 8, Gobber flat out tells him that he looks like a doofus play-acting a king.
- No Badass to His Valet: He doesn't treat Hiccup any different from when he was his apprentice.
- Sarcastic Devotee: Occasionally snarks to Hiccup about his plans or status as High King.
Steelta
Fishleg's new apprentice.
Nine Tribes of Mathantir
In General
The Nine Tribes of Mathantir are the Vikings who chose to stay behind while the rest fled to the Barbaric Archipelago. The last few years have been difficult for them. A deadly plague, followed by an invasion from Drago's army has left them on the brink of collapse.
- Army of Thieves and Whores: They live in filthy conditions, their society is a mess, and infighting was semi-common. Eret mentions that some of them have resorted to using kitchenware and farming tools as weapons.
- Enemy Mine: The only thing that allowed them to put aside their differences was their shared hatred of the Northern Alliance.
- Horny Vikings: Averted. Much like their real-life counterparts, their helmets don't have horns.
- We ARE Struggling Together: Deconstructed. Their constant bickering with one another left them weakened to the Northern Alliance's attack.
Moira
A cynical old woman who works as a servant in Castle Dunbroch.
- Expecting Someone Taller: Played with. She initially has trouble believing that Hiccup is a Viking. But she has no problem believing that he's the king.
- Ms. Exposition: Tells Hiccup (and the reader) the legend surrounding the events of Brave and how it differs from the canon film.
- Servile Snarker: Frequently snarks to Hiccup about his lack of muscles and status as High King.
