History Trivia / HowToTrainYourDragon2

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."'' The creators might have thought that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded, being the defining factor waking him up. That and, Drago allowing him ''that'' close without doing anything would be too unrealistic.]]

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."'' The creators might have though that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded, being the defining factor waking him up. That and, Drago allowing him ''that'' close without doing anything would be too unrealistic.]]

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."'' The creators might have though that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded, being the defining factor waking him up. That or, Drago allowing him ''that'' close without doing anything would be too unrealistic.]]

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."'' The creators might have though that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded, being the defining factor waking him up.]]

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."'']] The creators might have though that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded, being the defining factor waking him up.

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."'']] The creators might have though that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded.

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, which includes him coming as close as to hugging Toothless while saying ''"I'm not letting you go."''.]] The creators might have though that having Hiccup simply touch his head would be a more meaningful nod to how they first bonded.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: From what can be gleaned from [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dragon-director-dean-deblois-20140613-story.html%23page=1#page=1 this]] interview, [=DeBlois=] had planned on giving the film two antagonists, likely as two balanced forces that would challenge Hiccup along the way. Drago would be as he appeared in the film: a great force that is a clear threat, and Valka as a more sympathetic villain whom Hiccup would, possibly, persuade to see his way of things.

* ThrowItIn: While watching Stoick and [[spoiler: Valka]] argue, Gobber comments, "This is why I never got married. That and one other reason." Creator/CraigFerguson ad-libbed the second part.

** Drago is voiced by Creator/DjimonHounsou.

* ActorAllusion: Astrid lectures Eret about not taking toys away from dragons, asking "Don't you know anything?" Which is just another way of telling him [[GameOfThrones he knows nothing.]]
* HeyItsThatVoice: As if having [[Film/ThreeHundred Leonidas]] for a father wasn't enough, we now find out that Hiccup's mother is [[Film/LordOfTheRings Galadriel]].

* CreatorKiller: A tragic example. Despite amazing critical reception, several sources have revealed that the film has done horribly at the box office, causing Dreamworks to be hit with ''massive'' layoffs and putting the future of the company into question.

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Norwegian release was accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiVWvrt6jKw "Into a Fantasy"]] by Alexander Rybak, who also voiced Hiccup in the Norwegian dub, although the song itself is in English.

* ThrowItIn: While watching Stoick and [[spoiler: Valka]] argue, Gobber comments, "This is why I never got married. That and [[WordOfGay one other reason]]." Creator/CraigFerguson ad-libbed the second part.

* ThrowItIn: While watching Stoick and [[spoiler: Valka]] argue, Gobber comments, "This is why I never got married. That and one other reason." Creator/CraigFerguson ad-libbed the second part.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: From what can be gleaned from [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dragon-director-dean-deblois-20140613-story.html%23page=1#page=1 this]] interview, [=DeBlois=] had planned on giving the film two antagonists, likely as two balanced forces that would challenge Hiccup along the way. Drago would be as he appeared in the film: a great force that is a clear threat, and Valka as a more sympathetic villain whom Hiccup would, possibly, persuade to see his way of things. However, [=DeBlois=] realized the very virulent reception of mother characters, as they tend to be judged harshly, especially if she had been absent from her family's lives for years, and even then the change hasn't saved Valka from being scrutinized, significantly as she had a means of returning home.

* ShoutOut: Toothless's spines [[spoiler:taking on a [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} familiar blue glow]] when fighting the Bewilderbeast.]]

* ShoutOut: Toothless's spines [[spoiler:taking on a [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} familiar blue glow]] when fighting the Bewilderbeast]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: From what can be gleaned from [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dragon-director-dean-deblois-20140613-story.html%23page=1#page=1 this]] interview, [=DeBlois=] had planned on giving the film two antagonists, likely as two balanced forces that would challenge Hiccup along the way. Drago would be as he appeared in the film: a great force that is a clear threat, and Valka as a more sympathetic villain whom Hiccup would, possibly, persuade to see his way of things. However, [=DeBlois=] realized the very virulent reception of mother characters, as they tend to be judged harshly, especially if she had been absent from her family's lives for years, and even then the change hasn't saved Valka from being scrutinized, significantly as she had a means of returning home (and whether or not the strength of her characterization could have been saved if she were a more purposeful anti-villain of sorts is {{YMMV}}).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: From what can be gleaned from [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dragon-director-dean-deblois-20140613-story.html%23page=1#page=1 this]] interview, [=DeBlois=] had planned on giving the film two antagonists: Drago as the force to be reckoned with and Valka as the sympathetic villain whom Hiccup would, presumably, persuade to see his way of things. However, [=DeBlois=] realized the very virulent reception of mother characters, as they tend to be judged harshly, especially if she had been absent from her family's lives for years, and even then the change hasn't saved Valka from being scrutinized, significantly as she had a means of returning home (and whether or not the strength of her characterization could have been saved if she were a more purposeful anti-villain of sorts is {{YMMV}}).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: From what can be gleaned from [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dragon-director-dean-deblois-20140613-story.html%23page=1#page=1 this]] interview, [=DeBlois=] had planned on giving the film two antagonists: Drago as the force to be reckoned with and Valka as the sympathetic villain whom Hiccup would, presumably, persuade to see his way of things. However, [=DeBlois=] realized the very virulent potential for mother characters to be judged harshly, especially if she had been absent from her family's lives for years (even more pressing if she had the means to return--a reasonable concern, as even now Valka is judged for her 20 year absence regardless of reason).

* WordOfGay: That one other reason, according to Ferguson and the director, Dean [=DeBlois=], is that Gobber is gay.

* ThrowItIn: While watching Stoick and Valda argue, Gobber comments, "This is why I never got married. That and one other reason." CraigFerguson ad-libbed the second part.