History Trivia / HowToTrainYourDragon2

* {{Jossed}}: There was a popular belief going on for a while that Toothless would [[SamusIsAGirl turn out to be a female dragon]]. However, if [[spoiler:Valka's]] twenty years of extensive dragon knowledge are to be trusted, the second film confirms that Toothless is in fact male.

** GoodTamingEvilTaming

** Drago was also originally conceived as a villain for the third movie, but got bumped up to appear in this one instead.
** [[spoiler: Stoick wasn't originally supposed to die. In early drafts it was Gobber who was supposed to be killed by Toothless.]]

* {{Jossed}}: There was a popular belief going on for a while that Toothless would [[SamusIsAGirl turn out to be a female dragon]]. However, if [[spoiler:Valka's]] twenty years of extensive dragon knowledge are to be trusted however, the second film confirms that Toothless is in fact male.

* {{Jossed}}: There was a popular belief going on for a while that Toothless would [[SamusIsAGirl turn out to be a female dragon]]. However, if [[spoiler:Valka's]] twenty years of extensive dragon knowledge are to be trusted however, the second film confirms that Toothless is in fact a boy-dragon.

* {{Jossed}}: There was a popular belief going on for a while that Toothless would [[SamusIsAGirl turn out to be female]]. If [[spoiler:Valka's]] 20 years of extensive dragon knowledge are to be trusted however, she confirms in the film that he indeed is male.

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Cate Blanchett agreed to voice Valka because her children loved the first movie.

** [[spoiler: No, Stoick ORIGINALLY WASN'T supposed to die. In early drafts it was GOBBER who was supposed to be killed by Toothless.]]

* WordOfGay: Subverted. That "one other reason" that Gobber never got married. Many raised an eyebrow and assumed that he's gay. Director Dean Dubois and Gobber's actor, CraigFerguson, [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2633953/How-To-Train-Your-Dragon-character-Gobber-Belch-reveals-gay-animations-sequel.html aren't denying it.]]

** Astrid lectures Eret about not taking toys away from dragons, asking "Don't you know anything?" Which is just another way of telling him [[Series/GameOfThrones he knows nothing]]. [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]] learned to train dragons. Let that sink in for a moment.

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, where he gets even closer and leans against Toothless' head while saying "I won't leave. I won't let 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.]]

* NonSingingVoice: When Valka joins in Stoick's song, that's Mary Jane Wells, not Cate Blanchett.

* WordOfGay: Subverted. That "one other reason" that Gobber never got married. Many raised any eyebrow and assumed that he's gay. Director Dean Dubois and Gobber's actor, CraigFerguson, [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2633953/How-To-Train-Your-Dragon-character-Gobber-Belch-reveals-gay-animations-sequel.html aren't denying it.]]

* WordOfGay: That "one other reason" that Gobber never got married, according to Ferguson and the director, Dean [=DeBlois=], is that Gobber is gay.

* 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 [[Series/GameOfThrones he knows nothing]]. [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]] learned to train dragons. Let that sink in for a moment.
** This becomes even funnier after [[spoiler: the reveal of his Targaryen parentage in season 6]]

** [[spoiler: No, Stoick ORGINALLY WASN'T supposed to die. In early drafts it was GOBBER who was supposed to be killed by Toothless.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: As if having [[Film/ThreeHundred Leonidas]] for a father wasn't enough, we now find out that Hiccup's mother is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Galadriel]].
-->'''Hiccup''': Well, now you know where I get my dramatic flair.
** Eret is [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow.]]

* WordOfGay: That "one other reason" that Gobber never got married, according to Ferguson and the director, Dean [=DeBlois=], is that Gobber is gay.

* 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 [[Series/GameOfThrones he knows nothing]].
** [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]] learned to train dragons. Let that sink in for a moment.

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

** Fully animated scenes of [[spoiler:Hiccup spending a bit longer time to wake Toothless up from the mind control were made, where he gets closer and leans against Toothless' head while saying "I won't leave. I won't let 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 won't leave. I won't let 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 leaving. 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.]]

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