History Recap / DragonsRidersOfBerkS5E13DefendersOfTheWingPart1

* WeaponizedWeakness: The location Viggo picked for his meeting with Hiccup turns out to be a field of Blue Oleander (aka dragon kryptonite). Suspiciously, in [[Recap/DragonsRidersOfBerkS1E9DragonFlower its introduction]], the flower nearly killed every dragon who lived on a large island where it was planted. Here, Toothless can land right next to it with no problem, the rules now seeming to be "as long you don't touch the flower, you're okay."

Viggo offers the Dragon Riders a truce, leading Hiccup to investigate what he's planning, leading to a hidden village of warriors known of the Defenders of the Wing that believes the Riders are in league with Viggo.

* CallBack: The island where Viggo and Hiccup meet up is an island full of Blue Oleanders are poisonous to dragons.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: Viggo successfully captures the Defenders' great protector, the Eruptodon; framing Hiccup in the process and getting him sentenced to death.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Viggo tells Hiccup that [[EvenEvilHasStandards he doesn't wish to rule the world]], unlike "some people", a thinly veiled reference to the second film's BigBad, Drago Bludvist.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Mala accuses Hiccup and the other riders of enslaving dragons, albeit through a softer touch. And yet, the Defenders use Sagefruit to calm aggressive dragons, AKA drugging them into compliance, and use this to prevent the Berk's dragons from saving their riders. Luckily, Toothless is able to power through the effects to save Hiccup anyway.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Hiccup's thought process devolves into this, constantly second-guessing himself on Viggo's intentions. Tuffnut tries to do it too, but just gets himself caught in an endless loop.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Mala wields a long katana, keeping with the Defender's Japanese inspired design.

* {{Ninja}}: The Defenders are modelled after Ninja, using stealth tactics and incapacitating darts to defeat intruders as opposed to direct confrontation. They wear black robes with face masks, and their Queen wears a regal kimono.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Mala wonders if Berk's peaceful coexistence with dragons is just another form of the enslavement that the Dragon Hunters pursue.

* RevealingCoverup: Hiccup's line of reasoning is that Viggo would only want this deal to keep the Riders out of someplace important, so the crew go to investigate the closest island to the border on Viggo's side.

* TakingTheBullet: With dragonroot arrows fired on Stormfly, Astrid kicks one away, and simply takes the other one in the leg to keep Stormfly from being hit.
* ThisIsMySide: The terms of Viggo's truce are to essentially divide the areas of the archipelago into half between them.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Mala accuses Hiccup and the other riders of enslaving dragons, albeit through a softer touch. And yet, the Defenders use Sage Fruit to calm aggressive dragons, AKA drugging them into compliance, and use this to prevent the Berk's dragons from saving their riders. Luckily, Toothless is able to power through the effects to save Hiccup anyway.

* WeaponizedWeakness: The location Viggo picked for his meeting with Hiccup turns out to be a field of blue oleander (aka dragon kryptonite). Suspiciously, in [[Recap/DragonsRidersOfBerkS1E9DragonFlower its introduction]], the flower nearly killed every dragon who lived on a large island where it was planted. Here, Toothless can land right next to it with no problem, the rules now seeming to be "as long you don't touch the flower, you're okay."

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Viggo succesfully captures the Defenders' great protector, the Eruptodon; framing Hiccup in the process and getting him sentenced to death.

* NotSoDifferent: Mala wonders if Berk's peaceful coexistence with dragons is just another form of the enslavement that the Dragon Hunters pursue.

* {{Ninja}}: The Defenders are modeled after Ninja, using stealth tactics and incapacitating darts to defeat intruders as opposed to direct confrontation. They wear black robes with face masks, and their Queen wears a regal kimono.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Malla wields a long katana, keeping with the Defender's Japanese inspired design.

* ThisIsMySide: The terms of Viggo's truce are to essentially divide the areas of the archipelago into half between them.

* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Hiccup's thought process devolves into this, constantly second-guessing himself on Viggo's intentions.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Viggo succesfully captures the Defenders' great protector, framing Hiccup in the process and getting him sentenced to death.

* ArrowCatch: Astrid manages to do this, but is unable to keep up with the level of fire, she is forced to block a dragonroot arrow with her leg, and Hiccup being shot distracts her long enough to get shot down herself.

Viggo offers the Dragon Riders a truce, leading Hiccup to investigate what he's planning, leading to a hidden village that believes the Riders are in league with Viggo.