History Fanfic / TheLegendOfGobberTheBelch

* ShoutOut: A dragon attack in [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Duloc]] gets mentioned.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Gobber admits that Hiccup's position as heir was questionable, considering Vikings value strength and Hiccup did not have much at the time.

* RealityEnsues: Having lived on a rocky little island his entire life, it only makes sense that Gobber can't ride a horse.
** While the treaty between Berk and the Kingdom of [=DunBroch=] have been solidified and confirmed during the events of ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheBow'', it is still going to take a while for all of the Highlands to warm up to it, as cued by their less than welcoming behavior towards Gobber.
** By the end of the story, while Will Mackintosh is willing to let the Vendal move into his people's lands for the winter until they can rebuild the villages, not every Highlander is willing to forgive and forget.

* TheBlacksmith: Apart from Gobber, there's also Balfour, the {{Jerkass}} Mackintosh blacksmith, and his put-upon apprentice Balfour.

* CunningLinguist: Andra McGuffin is... not exactly cunning, but he knows the Vendal language, and uses it to communicate with the small tribe that captures him and his friends. Too bad the Vendal aren't in the mood for chatting.

* MythologyGag: When Maudie gives him a GoodLuckKiss before he confronts the Boneknapper, he says that if she keeps doing this, he could get used to it. These are the same words Hiccup said to Astrid in canon after waking up from his lost leg and getting a kiss from her.

* TheRemnant: Gobber runs into a couple of Vendal- an old man and a girl- while searching for Grump in the forest, and he lets them escape, determining that they're no danger. Later, he runs into them again, letting them capture him and his friends so that he can try reasoning with their leader. Hopefully the Vendal will be less dangerous now that Mor'du is no longer leading them.

* SkeletonInTheCoatCloset: Deconstructed with the Vendal shaman, who carries bones on his staff. The deconstruction is that the Boneknapper wants one of those bones to complete its armor, and it's willing to set fire to the Vendal settlement until it gets them.
* Squick: InUniverse, Will's reaction to seeing Grump the Hotburple vomit up a ton of liquid iron. Thankfully, it hardens really fast, enabling Gobber to snap a piece off and break out of their cage with it.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The Boneknapper attack is a lot more serious than in HTTYD canon.

* FunetikAksent: The majority of characters in this story are Scottish or half-Scottish. And the one character who's not is [[Oireland Irish]]. Bring subtitles in your head.

** While the treaty between Berk and the Kingdom of [=DunBroch=] have been solidified and confirmed during the events of ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheBow'', it is still going to take a while for all of the Highlands to war up to it, as cued by their less than welcoming behavior towards Gobber.

* MistakenForMisogynist: When Gobber tells Maudie she can’t join their dragon hunting exhibition, she thinks he says that because she is a girl. He points out that he only wants her not to come because she has no battle-experience, especially in dragon-fighting. Especially poignant considering he points out that the “because she’s a woman” argument would make no sense considering that most of the women back on Berk could rip him in half if aggravated. She comes along anyway, considering she can ride a horse and he cannot.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Subverted. While the treaty between Berk and the Kingdom of [=DunBroch=] have been solidified and confirmed during the events of ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheBow'', it is still going to take a while for all of the Highlands to war up to it, as cued by their less than welcoming behavior towards Gobber.

* ShoutOut: A dragon attack in [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Dulock]] gets mentioned.

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