History Recap / DragonsRidersOfBerkS7E2SandBusted

As the Riders investigate why traders are disappearing from the Northern Markets, Hiccup and Snotlout fall victim to an treasure-hoarding dragon.

** Hookfang often acts very disobedient to Snotlout but the second that the Sandbuster drags Snotlout under Hookfang becomes frantic.

* MoodSwinger: Tuffnut's quirk this episode as that he bursts out crying whenever someone says "tears", claiming that it makes him very emotional. This is taken into more extremes as the episode goes on to the point where he bursts out crying when Ruffnut tries spelling out the word.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Hiccup says as much to Astrid when she tells him she failed to find something to give him for a betrothal gift.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Sandbuster being extremely aggressive, living in a dark, underground area and hoarding treasure and valuables is very reminiscent to traditional portrayals of dragons.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: The Sandbuster being extremely aggressive, living in a dark, underground area and hoarding treasure and valuables is very reminiscent to traditional portrayals of dragons.

* DragonHoard: The Sandbuster is a sand-swimming dragon that steals treasure and other shiny metals. Snotlout, Hiccup and Amos are dragged into its lair of treasure when they step into its territory.

* NeverMyFault: Amos blames Snotlout and Hiccup for being trapped in the DragonHoard. Hiccup then rightfully blames him because he tried stealing from them. He calls it even InsaneTrollLogic/(even though it is not).

* NeverMyFault: Amos blames Snotlout and Hiccup for being trapped in the DragonHoard, who then rightfully blame him because he tried stealing from them. He calls it even (even though it is not).

* HairTriggerTemper: When Astrid finds out that Hiccup was taken, she completely loses it when Tuffnut insinuates that Hiccup is dead and that he should keep Hiccup's prosthetic leg to the point deliberately saying "tears" to break him down.

* VisualPun: One of the gifts the vendor suggests to Astrid is a literal ball and chain. She is not amused.

* CallForward: Stoick mentions Astrid as his future daughter-in-law in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''. Here Hiccup and Astrid essentially confirmed to have been engaged for nearly six moon cycles, and Stoick provides Hiccup with his engagement gift.

* CallForward: Stoick mentions Astrid as his future daughter-in-law in ''How To Train Your Dragon 2''. Here Hiccup and Astrid essentially become engaged, and Stoick provides Hiccup with his engagement gift.

* DragonHoard: The Sandbuster is a sand-swimming dragon that steals treasure and other shiny metals. Snotlout, Hiccup and Amus are dragged into its lair of treasure when they step into its territory.

* NeverMyFault: Amus blames Snotlout and Hiccup for being trapped in the DragonHoard, who then rightfully blame him because he tried stealing from them. He calls it even (even though it is not).

* HairTriggerTemper: When Astrid finds out that Hiccup was taken, she completely loses it when Tuffnut insinuates that Hiccup is dead and that he should keep Hiccup's prosthetic leg.

! Tropes

* DragonHoard: The Sandbuster is a sand-swimming dragon that steals treasure and other shiny metals, Snotlout, Hiccup and Amus being dragged into its lair of treasure over it.
* HairTriggerTemper: When Astrid finds out that Hiccup was taken, she completely loses it when Tuffnut insinuates that Hiccup is dead and that he should keep his prosthetic leg.

* CallForward: Stoick mentions Astrid as his future daughter-in-law in HTTYD2. Here Hiccup and Astrid essentially become engaged, and Stoick provides Hiccup with his engagement gift.