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1[[center: [-[[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilms Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsHooliganTribe Hooligan Tribe]] ([[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsHooliganTribeDragonRiders Dragon Riders]]) | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsHooliganDragons Hooligan Dragons]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsOutcastTribe Outcast Tribe]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsBerserkerTribe Berserker Tribe]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsDragonHunters Dragon Hunters]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsDefendersOfTheWing Defenders of the Wing]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsDragoBludvistsArmy Drago Bludvist's Army]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsInhabitantsOfTheGlacialSanctuary Inhabitants of the Glacial Sanctuary]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsICARIS I.C.A.R.I.S.]] | '''Other Dragons''' | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsOtherHumans Other Humans]] | [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsDragonSpecies Dragon Species]]]]-]
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3Dragons who have no specific allegiance or affiliation.
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5[[foldercontrol]]
6!Viking Era
7[[folder:The Red Death]]
8[[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/green_death_blueberry_1632.png]]
9->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}''
10
11A massive dragon who ruled the nest of the dragons raiding the Hooligan village. It forces them to bring it food, and if any them fail to bring enough to satisfy it, it eats them.
12----
13* AdaptationNameChange: In the books, it is known as the Green Death. In the movie, it was a case of NoNameGiven; as such, this section was previously listed under the dragon's literary name. It was changed after the dragon was referred to as the Red Death in a couple of the animated series' episodes.
14* AmbiguousGender: It's referred to as male in the movie, but also called a "Queen", and referred to as female sometimes out of the movie. Its counterpart in the books was male. In general, fans mostly consider this one to be female.
15* BadBoss: It forces the other dragons to deliver food; if they don't, or fail to bring it enough, it will eat ''[[MonstrousCannibalism them]]'' instead.
16* BigBad: It's the one forcing the other dragons to hunt for it, which drives them to attack the Hooligan village. The rest of the dragons being able to co-exist with them in the second movie implies it eats more than all of them combined.
17* BigEater: Given its size that's inevitable. Since it decided getting food for itself was too much trouble, it had the other dragons in the first film get food for it, and from what seen of its raids, it eats enough food to feed entire communities.
18* BreathWeapon: Like all dragons its got one, but its breath weapon is one based on making ''pyroclastic clouds''. Nothing near it stands much of a chance, until our heroes get into the fight.
19* ContinuityCameo: One of Fishleg’s dragon cards in the second movie has a Red Death on it. In the third movie, a drawing of the Red Death can also be seen on Hiccup’s map.
20* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:After Hiccup and Toothless lure the Red Death high into the sky, they [[BodyHorror torch holes through its wings and set it on fire from the inside]] before baiting it into a powerdive after them: only pulling up right at the last moment. Unable to stop [[InertiaIsACruelMistress due to both its gargantuan mass]] and moving TooFastToStop, it plows head-first into the ground and kills itself: its head exploding in flames on impact]].
21* DragonsAreDemonic: It is a horrifying force of nature that is treated as the most terrifying dragon to have ever lived.
22* DragonsAreDinosaurs: The Red Death looks like an unholy cross between a turtle, an ankylosaur and a large theropod, is as big as Godzilla, and worst of all, it can ''fly''. The overall cast of the monster gives the feel of a leftover primordial dragon, or perhaps even an ancient dragon deity.
23* TheDreaded: The dragons are terrified of this thing and visibly shake in fear when delivering it food. When it gets up to fight up the vikings, they run away in fear not wanting anything to do with it.
24* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing this draconian monstrosity does on-screen is swallow a Gronckle whole for not meeting its feed quota. It follows up that appetizer with an entire Hideous Zippleback - ''in one bite.''
25* EvilIsBigger: This guy is the only out-and-out evil dragon and it's HUGE.
26* ExtraEyes: Further emphasizing its monstrous appearance in comparison to the smaller dragons.
27* TheFagin: A monstrous draconic version of it. It forces plenty of smaller dragons to seek food to feed itself, lest they want to be devoured.
28* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Being set on fire from the inside certainly isn’t very kid friendly]].
29* FlatCharacter: While she has moments where ItCanThink, the screen time it has doesn't give much room for personality, so in terms of character it's little more than an aggressive giant animal looking for food.
30* GeniusBruiser:
31** It's smart enough to know it'd get more food by forcing other dragons to work for it. When the vikings try to escape it after they find its lair? [[YouWillNotEvadeMe It destroys the ships so they]] ''[[YouWillNotEvadeMe can't.]]''
32** When it loses track of Hiccup and Toothless in a cloud, it sprays fire in every direction, which does manage to hit Toothless' prosthetic tail fin.
33* GiantFlyer: It's as big as a mountain.
34* HeroKiller: ''Very'' narrowly subverted - it nearly crushes Fishlegs underfoot after his Gronkle is downed, only to be distracted by Snotlout; it nearly swallows Astrid and her Nadder whole courtesy of its VacuumMouth, and it nearly torches Gobber and Stoick before being distracted by Toothless and Hiccup.
35* HiddenVillain: As it never left its lair, the Vikings had no idea it even existed.
36* HiveQueen:
37** It appears to have some kind of influence over the dragons even at a distance. One scene all but spells this out when Toothless appears to endanger the lives of Hiccup and Astrid by taking them neck deep into the heart of the dragons' nest for no apparent logical reason. This also explains why the dragons don't just leave, [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen because they have no choice]]. Astrid even Lampshades this, comparing the dragons' nest to a giant beehive ruled over by a queen.
38** With the advent of the second movie, it might be an "Alpha" dragon, just like the two Bewilderbeasts.
39* HorrifyingTheHorror: All the dragons that have terrified and attacked many a Berkian are afraid of this titanic beast that can eat them in an instance.
40* ItsAllAboutMe: Doesn't care about the dragons giving it food and will eat them if they don't bring it enough to satisfy it.
41* ItCanThink: Despite her mostly animalistic behaviour, the Red Death does show occasional signs of higher intelligence and planning.
42* TheJuggernaut:
43** It makes its entrance at the climax of the movie through a hole made in the dragon's nest by the vikings siege engines that wasn't big enough for it to fit through, plowing through the rock like it's not even there, then casually tanks several shots from the mountain-cracking catapults (which were previously shown as a serious threat to dragons).
44** While the Red Death is chasing them, Hiccup and Toothless fly around, over and under large rocky outcroppings. The Red Death ''smashes right through them'' without so much as slowing down. Multiple shots from Toothless' fire (shown to be capable of breaking stone and steel alike) do nothing but knock it back slightly or cause it to flinch for a moment. [[RasputinianDeath It takes being set on fire from the inside-out, having its wings burned through, then slamming head-first into the ground from hundreds of meters in the air to bring it down.]]
45* {{Kaiju}}: A dragon the size of a truck would generally be considered large in this setting. The Red Death can (and does) swallow those whole. In the books he eats a younger version of his ''own kind''. Easy to believe, considering he considers normal dragons tasty snacks. For reference, he's as long as [[Franchise/MonsterVerse Legendary Godzilla]] is tall.
46* KnightOfCerebus: Once it shows up, the film starts getting darker with TheReveal of why the dragons are stealing food which nearly drives a wedge between Hiccup and Stoick, to say nothing else of how it [[NearVillainVictory nearly killed the men who came to face it]].
47* LargeAndInCharge: The other dragons are like flies compared to it.
48* LightningBruiser: It's astonishingly agile for its size when in the air, and turns surprisingly quickly, but it's still no match in that department to Toothless.
49* MadeOfExplodium: Its breath is extremely flammable. Naturally, [[spoiler: Hiccup exploits that to blow it up]].
50* MightyGlacier: On the ground, it is rather slow and sluggish. However, it is not much of a disadvantage in the final battle, as the Vikings don't have anywhere to run to after it burned their ships. And when it takes into the air, it's faster than the looks.
51* MixAndMatchCritters: Its body resembles a turtle, the tail looks like an ankylosaur's, and has a head resembling a theropod, in addition to its bat-like wings.
52* MonstrousCannibalism: Perfectly willing to eat other dragons if given the opportunity, especially if they [[YouHaveFailedMe fail to bring enough food]].
53* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: While all the dragons have lots of teeth, it has a far more menacing set since it has a head like a theropod.
54* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Red Death. Assuming the thing doesn't reach your boats first.
55* NighInvulnerable: Catapults that managed to break down the side of a mountain and knock dragons from the sky merely annoy it; even the explosion from Toothless' BreathWeapon, which had been seen breaking rock and steel, did little more than knock it down for a few seconds.
56* NonIndicativeName: It's more of a sort of blue-grey in colour, though the name may be more to do with what happens whenever one shows up... A few rows of its unusual spikes are red in color as well. Maybe a similar case to the [[Literature/{{Holes}} Yellow-Spotted Lizard]], picking the least apparent feature for the name.
57* NonStandardCharacterDesign: All the dragons in the first film have some cartoonish or outright goofy elements to their design. This thing has none of that, instead having a more monstrous dinosaur-like appearance.
58* ObviouslyEvil: Looks more terrifying than the other dragons and eats them if they don't bring it enough food.
59* OneManArmy: The entire nest of dragons would rather run than stay in the same place as it, and the whole Viking army couldn't scratch it.
60* OrcusOnHisThrone: Is far too lazy to go looking for its own food, so it forces the dragons of the first movie to find food for it. It only bothers to get out of its lair when an army shows up on its door step.
61* SpannerInTheWorks: To Stoick's entire plan to drive the dragons out of their nest, as he had no idea about this thing. The result was the Viking force being decimated, as the very annoyed Red Death sets their ships and siege engines on fire with a single breath and routs them in short order.
62* StarterVillain: It is the first antagonist of the entire franchise, who is taken out by Hiccup and Toothless.
63* VacuumMouth: Being as massive as it is, merely inhaling is enough to suck potential prey into its mouth, as it almost did with Astrid and Stormfly.
64* VileVillainSaccharineShow: A lighthearted movie about [[ABoyAndHisX a boy befriending a dragon]] has a giant voracious murder machine as its main villain.
65* VillainousGlutton: Implied. The dragons it forced to find food for it could comfortably be supported by the same Vikings they were stealing from, giving the hint that Red Death ate more than all of them combined.
66* YouHaveFailedMe: Its EstablishingCharacterMoment has it eat a Gronkle for failing to bring it enough food.
67[[/folder]]
68
69[[folder:Toothless’ Nemesis]]
70->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
71
72A male Whispering Death had a history with Toothless and not a good one. They are willing to fight to the death. He is the first Whispering Death that appeared in the series and appeared in the episode "What Flies Beneath."
73----
74* AmbiguousSituation: How he and Toothless developed a nasty hatred for each other which is never explained.
75* ArchEnemy: He is this for Toothless.
76* AllThereInTheManual: His name is only known from supporting material.
77* EveryScarHasAStory: The Whispering Death has a scar in the shape of a Night Fury bite. Fishlegs and Hiccup conclude that Toothless and the Whispering Death are bitter rivals engaging in a DuelToTheDeath.
78* {{Foil}}: To Toothless. While Toothless has retractable teeth, no spikes, has large wings, has legs and arms, and hunts from the sky, Whispering Deaths have many terrifying rotating teeth, many spikes, tiny wings, no arms or legs, and just a head with a long tail, and hunts from the ground. Also, in terms of combat, Toothless tends to emphasize stealth and hit-and-run tactics, while the Whispering Death ignores all subtlety and just digs and destroys anything that gets in its way.
79* TheBusCameBack: Makes a surprise reappearance in Race to the Edge, the episode “Darkest Night”, but only in a flashback.
80* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears for nearly the entire series, even after his first appearance, only to be seen again in a flashback.
81[[/folder]]
82
83[[folder:Torch]]
84->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
85->First introduced in "The Terrible Twos"
86
87Originally a baby Typhoomerang (a then-unknown dragon species) that Hiccup discovers, he eventually returns to his mother after a short misunderstanding. He later returns in "Zippleback Down", fully grown.
88----
89[[hardline]]
90
91* TheBusCameBack: In "Zippleback Down".
92* {{Flashback}}: How his true identity is revealed in "Zippleback Down".
93* GiganticAdultsTinyBabies: When he was young, he was Terrible Terror-size. As an adult, he is larger than any academy dragon by two easily.
94* HeIsAllGrownUp: In "Zippleback Down".
95* SiblingRivalry: Torch and Toothless can't stand one another. In "The Terrible Twos", Toothless resented Torch due to how much attention Hiccup was giving him. It got worse when he found out that his mother was looking for Torch, to which Hiccup mistook Toothless as hating him. However once Torch returned in "Zippleback Down", their rivalry seemed to have watered down, but only to where Torch will save Toothless if necessary. They will still bicker fiercely while in the presence of Hiccup.
96* TookALevelInBadass: After growing to adult size Torch can carry three of the teens, Barf and Belch, and Toothless with ease. His firepower has increased as well.
97[[/folder]]
98
99[[folder:Screaming Death]]
100[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fmwnqxsuxao.jpg]]
101->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
102->Introduced: "Tunnel Vision"
103
104An offshoot of the Whispering Death, the Screaming Death is five times the size and proportionately dangerous. It gets its name from its dragon-disorienting scream, specifically coined by Tuffnut. [[NothingIsScarier And this dragon is a complete unknown, with no entry into the Book of Dragons.]]
105----
106[[hardline]]
107
108* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Has the command over several of it's Whispering Deaths siblings and hands Berk its ass on a silver platter without so much as trying.
109* BrownNote: Its scream causes other dragons to become disoriented while commanding the loyalty of the smaller Whispering Death.
110* TheDreaded: In his first appearance all the dragons were scared of it when it came out of the ground. By it's second appearance, Astrid is ''terrified'' of it.
111* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The motivation for his rampage throughout the season [[spoiler:is to find his mother]]. Its mother is also just about the only thing that keeps it in check - its surprise appearance in ''Race to the Edge'' had it either forgotten or not care that Hiccup and the other riders had helped it before. However, its mother ''did'' remember and promptly got it to back off, despite being a fraction of its size.
112* {{Expy}}: To the Red Death. Their names are similar, it has several dragons under their command, are quite large, can shrug off everything, and are antagonists. However, unlike the Red Death, the Screaming Death isn't strictly malicious and just wants to [[spoiler: find its mother]] and be left alone - though it does have a monumentally bad attitude.
113* {{Foil}}: To Toothless. While Toothless is DarkIsNotEvil, has a rider, and used to work alone, The Screaming Death invokes LightIsNotGood, has no rider, and commands its own dragons. In terms of combat, while they both have incredible power, Toothless tends to emphasize stealth and hit-and-run tactics, while Screaming Death ignores all subtlety and just smashes anything that gets in its way.
114* GiantMook: It's a larger version of the Whispering Death.
115* HeelFaceTurn: Somewhat. Just not antagonistic anymore.
116* ItOnlyWorksOnce: When it returns it is no longer attracted to the light or at least learned to ignore it.
117* {{Jerkass}}: Even after its sort of HeelFaceTurn, it has an incredibly bad attitude.
118* TheJuggernaut: Smashes through rock formations without even trying and can easily shrug off bombardment from a dragon like Toothless. For context, even the ''Red Death'' flinched at Toothless' plasma blasts.
119* KingMook: To Whispering Deaths, which it can sometimes command. [[spoiler: Except for its mother, which puts it in its place]].
120* LargeAndInCharge: It's larger than its relatives and commands their loyalty.
121* LightningBruiser: Very fast and agile, can demolish rock formations and even islands, fires like a machine gun, and shrugs off ''everything''.
122* LightIsNotGood: A pure-white dragon that is downright vicious.
123* MadeOfIron: Rams headfirst through a bunch of rock pillars and then headlong into a giant rock formation, the latter only managing to knock it out for a few seconds. The collapsing rock face damaged its much more fragile wings, however, but it wasn't going to let it stop him. As it gets bigger, it even no sells the types of rock formations that almost got it killed in its first appearance and causes them to shatter into enough pieces it does not have to worry about its wings. It also takes the combined attacks of at least twenty dragons and shows no wear or tear from repeated spine attacks, fireballs, and being rammed by Gronckles.
124* MoreDakka: The Screaming Death shoots fireballs like a machine gun.
125* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Similar to the Whispering Death, but it doesn't have the Langolier-like mouth.
126* NoSell: Its scales are hard enough to fully protect it (and anybody who salvages them for armor) from arrows.
127* PersonOfMassDestruction: Can cave in and sink '''islands''' without breaking a sweat.
128* RedEyesTakeWarning: Fishlegs describes them as 'boring into your very soul', and there are worse descriptions for a dragon that is, at the very least, extremely destructive and incredibly bad tempered.
129* SmarterThanYouLook: Lampshaded by Hiccup when it realizes it was being distracted from destroying Dragon Island.
130* SpikeShooter: Just like the Whispering Death, except they're spikes the size of spears.
131* SuperScream: The aforementioned BrownNote, disorienting dragons mid-flight while it screams. But fortunately, it does not cause sonic booms like the Thunderdrum.
132* TheBusCameBack: Returns in a surprise one-episode appearance in Race to the Edge, where its scales get used as armor to defend against the Dragon Hunters' dragon root arrows.
133** Also makes a cameo in the GrandFinale to [[spoiler:[[GondorCallsForAid answer the roar of the Bewilderbeast]]]].
134* TookALevelInBadass: If it wasn't bad enough, it ends up bigger and near-invincible in its second appearance.
135* TunnelKing: Just like its smaller counterparts. Except as it grows, its capable of bringing down entire ''islands'' from its tunneling.
136* WeakenedByTheLight: Played with. Despite being albino, it is attracted to light, instead of retreating from it. But, as Hiccup figures out...
137--> "Attracted to the light? That can be a weakness, too!"
138* WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver: Mostly white, beyond the blood-red eyes and tailtip. Is also a complete [[TheSpook spook]] without any information on it in the Book of Dragons.
139[[/folder]]
140
141[[folder:Windshear]]
142[[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images_421.jpg]]
143->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
144->Introduced: "Have Dragon will Travel, part 1"
145
146Heather's Razorwhip dragon. She is a sharp class and has a lot in common with Deadly Nadders including throwing tail spikes, but looks a lot sleeker and seems to have a coating of metal all over her body.
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148* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Her tail spikes are sharper than anything man-made.
149* ExtraOreDinary: Her body is covered in metal including the tail spikes that she can shoot. Heather has turned some of the spikes into bits of armor for her arms and shoulders.
150* MeaningfulName: Explained by Tuff, she "rides like the wind, shearing through it."
151* MoralityPet: Hiccup is able to use Heather's love of Windshear to get the girl to stop acting so suicidal.
152* RecruitmentByRescue: A non-villainous example, Heather found Windshear after the dragon had been injured and Heather nursed her back to health, afterwards the two became inseparable.
153* SpikeShooter: Like the Nadder, Razorwhips are able to shoot tail spikes.
154* UncattyResemblance: She's skittish and has a hard time trusting people, but is a fiercely loyal friend if she does, just like Heather.
155[[/folder]]
156
157[[folder:Shattermaster]]
158[[quoteright:165:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2016_06_24_at_73522_am.png]]
159->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
160->Introduced: "Family on the Edge"
161
162A green Gronckle picked out to be Dagur's mount.
163----
164* {{Keet}}: Shattermaster is ''very'' energetic.
165* MoralityPet: Besides Heather, Shattermaster also helped Dagur change for the better.
166* PapaWolf: He's also shown to be quite protective of Dagur, as seen when Astrid threatened to harm his rider if he betrayed them.
167* UndyingLoyalty: To Dagur, actually willing to fight other dragons if they threaten him. The Riders are genuinely surprised by how quickly the two bonded.
168* TheBusCameBack: Makes a cameo in [[spoiler:Dagur's wedding]].
169* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears entirely in Season 5 of Race to the Edge. [[spoiler: He shows up alive and well in the final episode though.]]
170[[/folder]]
171
172[[folder:Sleuther]]
173->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
174
175A Triple Stryke was captured by Ryker and forced to fight in an arena. After being freed by the Riders he followed them to The Edge before bonding with Dagur.
176----
177* AscendedExtra: Becomes Dagur's mount in Season 7.
178* AnimalMotifs: The tails and pincers are strongly reminiscent of a scorpion, while the color scheme seems more like a wasp.
179* BewareMyStingerTail: Three tails that end in scorpion stingers. He can hold them together to act like a single tail.
180* BreathWeapon: Fire, though he prefers to get up close and use his tails.
181* BrightIsNotGood: He has a bright yellow and black color scheme. Averted after he is freed from the arena.
182* DefeatMeansFriendship: A bit of a tricky example. After being defeated and freed he happily leaves with the riders but remains hostile due to his experiences with humans. He doesn't become a true ally until the riders manage to start training him.
183* RedEyesTakeWarning: Bright red eyes and first appeared as a vicious area combatant.
184* UncattyResemblance: Just as vicious and unpredictable as his rider, Dagur. As well as starting off as an enemy before becoming an ally.
185* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His introduction episode ends with him following the riders back to their base, with Hiccup promising that he'll like it there. He isn't seen until next season, where it's revealed that he's been roaming the island and avoiding the riders. The season after that, he has become Dagur's mount, amicably shoving his previous dragon, Shattermaster, into this role.
186[[/folder]]
187
188[[folder:Bing, Bam and Boom]]
189->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
190
191A trio of young Thunderdrums that start wreaking havoc across Berk. After attempts to train them fail, Stoick releases Thunderdrum so that he can watch over them.
192----
193* TheBusCameBack: In the School of Dragons game, they're discovered locked in the hold of the Reaper and along with Thunderdrum move into the school. They also accompany Thornado [[spoiler:when answering the call of the Bewilderbeast]].
194* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Although dragons in the series are established to have pretty quick childhoods, they haven’t aged a day when they return to [[spoiler: aid the Bewilderbeast’s call, even though at this point in time, 4 years have passed]].
195* PaletteSwap: All of them have the same character model, but with different colors. Bing is teal, Bam is blue, and Boom is purple.
196* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: As with all baby dragons in the franchise, these three are basically chibi versions of Thunderdrums and are thus quite adorable.
197* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Though cute, they're also extremely noisy and cause many problems for the inhabitants of Berk while they're around.
198[[/folder]]
199
200[[folder:Garffiljorg]]
201->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
202
203A Deathsong the Dragon Riders hatch out of an egg and raise, before leaving it with the adult Deathsong on Melody Island after he becomes too much of a hassle.
204----
205* BadassInDistress: Hiccup and Astrid find him badly wounded after a tussle with the dragon hunters.
206* TheBusCameBack: Returns around a season after his initial appearance, fully grown and extremely injured after a run in with Krogan and his dragon hunters. He came back in season 6 and [[spoiler:plays a role in the series finale]].
207* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: He alternates between moving on two legs and four legs.
208* HeIsAllGrownUp: He appears as a mature individual when he returns in Season 5.
209* PlatonicLifePartners: With Stormfly, who even becomes immune to his song.
210* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Young Garff is very, very cute.
211* SidekickCreatureNuisance: However, similar to Bing, Bam, and Boom, he's also extremely loud and keeps trying to prey on Chicken, Smidvarg, and the other Night Terrors.
212* VibrantOrange: He is very playful as an adult dragon, and even becomes close friends with Stormfly.
213[[/folder]]
214
215[[folder:Darkvarg]]
216->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
217
218A member of the subterranean colony of albino Night Terrors that Fishlegs discovers. Darkvarg bonds specifically to Fishlegs and is the only one to not turn on him when he tries to leave.
219----
220* TheBusCameBack: Returns when Fishlegs wanders back into the Night Terror caverns when trying to escape Krogan's Dragon Flyers. This time around, he's managed to become the leader of all the other Night Terrors and sics them on the Flyers at Fishlegs' command.
221* TokenGoodTeammate: The only Night Terror actually loyal to Fishlegs, to the point of working against the others when they try to stop Fishlegs from leaving.
222* UndyingLoyalty: To Fishlegs.
223[[/folder]]
224
225[[folder:Scauldy]]
226->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
227
228A Scauldron the Riders find beached and go to great lengths with rescue, causing it to bond with Ruffnut in the process.
229----
230* ALizardNamedLiz: Scauldy is a Scauldron.
231* BadassInDistress: Is found beached and dying of dehydration, as well as having a wing broken and pinned under a boulder. Things go from bad to worse when a pack of hungry Changewings arrive.
232* TheBusCameBack: Makes a small cameo in the spin-off game ''School of Dragons''.
233* DefrostingIceQueen: When the dragon riders try to help him at first, he is extremely hostile towards them. Hiccup and Fishlegs even almost consider leaving him to die due to just how uncooperative he was. Slowly but surely, he develops a liking to Ruffnut thanks to her tenderness towards him (and her fish-smelling hair).
234[[/folder]]
235
236[[folder:Snuffnut]]
237->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
238
239One of the Changewings that arrives on the Edge for the annual Changewing migration, Tuffnut frames it to make it look like it ate him in order to fake his death so that Ruffnut would feel free to marry Throk. Ruffnut instead paints a picture of Tuffnut on its chest, names it Snuffnut, and declares to remain with it forever, leading to Throk trying to tame it.
240----
241* BadassInDistress: Despite being the episode's MonsterOfTheWeek along with the other Changewings, they turn on him when his invisibility is ruined by Ruffnut's painting, forcing the Dragon Riders to try and save him.
242* FallGuy: Gets framed for Tuffnut's death, leading the others to think it ate him.
243* SpannerInTheWorks: The painting of Tuffnut on his chest foils his camouflage, causing the other Changewings to shun him. This in turn is a spanner in the Riders' attempts to drive the Changewing migration on to the next island since they won't leave without Snuffnut, but refuse to travel with him either.
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder:Groundsplitter]]
247->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
248
249A female Whispering Death trained by Alvin, who is also the mother of the Screaming Death. After the Dragon Riders release her, she and the Screaming Death retreat to a remote island to live in seclusion.
250----
251* AllThereInTheManual: Her name is only known from supporting material.
252* BigDamnHeroes: Remembers Hiccup, Toothless, Snotlout and Hookfang from when they saved her from the Outcasts, leading to her defending them from the Screaming Death, who has forgotten this.
253* TheBusCameBack: Makes a surprise reappearance, along with her monstrous son, in Race to the Edge.
254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:Wingnut]]
257->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk''
258
259A Razorwhip baby that confuses Ruffnut for a Wingmaiden, resulting in her having to train to become one.
260----
261* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler: Shows up along with Atali in the final battle.]]
262* LeapOfFaith: One of the training missions is flight with a Razorwhip baby. Since Ruffnut doesn't have any experience in this, it amounts to this for her.
263[[/folder]]
264
265[[folder:The Light Fury]]
266[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rob_lightfury_transparent.png]]
267->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'' | ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonHomecoming''
268
269A Light Fury who is introduced in the third movie and becomes Toothless' mate.
270----
271* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Has three babies with Toothless by the end of ''Hidden World''.]]
272* ChangedMyMindKid: She's had next to no positive experiences with humans. [[spoiler:She eventually carried one to safety, however.]]
273* CharacterDevelopment: The Light Fury starts off as distrustful towards humanity since she was kidnapped by trappers, then given to Grimmel to use as bait. Her interactions with Hiccup and Astrid (especially the former) has her trying to kill them thinking they were dangerous. However, after seeing Hiccup's selflessness to protect Toothless, [[spoiler:the Light Fury returns the favor to save him. And in the epilogue, she eventually comes to trust Hiccup, and by extension, his family to be around her mate and offspring]].
274* DarkAndTroubledPast: How she ended up imprisoned by trappers is not touched upon, but it increased her distaste towards humanity.
275* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: With Toothless. Behaviorwise, Toothless has always been more or less both a dog and cat. The Light Fury, on the other hand, is 100% cat.
276* HoneyTrap: Zigzagged. Grimmel releases the Light Fury because he knew that Toothless would be attracted to her, and that Furies mate for life. However, unlike most examples of this trope, the Light Fury has no loyalty to Grimmel and is unaware of his plans. And she does become mutually attracted to Toothless, but her following him back to New Berk ''does'' allow Grimmel to briefly capture her, Toothless, and every Berk dragon.
277* InterspeciesRomance: With Toothless, a Night Fury. [=DeBlois=] commented that the Light Fury is not actually a Night Fury, just a similar related species. This doesn't stop Toothless from courting her, and later, their mutual attraction.
278* MamaBear: [[spoiler:When all three of her offspring snuck off to New Berk, she and Toothless immediately departed from the Hidden World to find them.]]
279* MasculineLinesFeminineCurves: With Toothless, who has straighter and more angular features; whereas she is softer and rounder in appearance.
280* MessyMaleFancyFemale: She does not have any fur, but her skin is smooth and nearly featureless compared to Toothless and most other dragons with their textured scales.
281* NeutralNoLonger: For most of the film she distances herself from all humans - both the hunters who enslaved her, and the tamers of Berk. Notably, she is one of the few dragons in the series to never have a rider. [[spoiler:But when she sees Hiccup sacrificing himself so she can save Toothless, she flies off to catch him before he hits the water.]]
282* NoNameGiven: According to WordOfGod, her lack of a name is a stylistic choice to symbolize her wildness.
283* PaleFemalesDarkMales: With Toothless. While he's a black Night Fury, she's a white Light Fury.
284* PinkMeansFeminine: Under certain lighting conditions, she sports faint pink stripes.
285* StraightMan: Compared to Toothless' lovestruck enthusiasm and ignorance of Fury ways.
286* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: When she thinks that Hiccup is harming Toothless, the Light Fury snatches him from the latter's back and tosses him into the ocean.
287[[/folder]]
288
289[[folder:Dart, Pouncer, and Ruffrunner]]
290[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thw_night_lights.png]]
291[[caption-width-right:350:Pouncer (left), Dart (middle), and Ruffrunner (right)]]
292->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'' | ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonHomecoming''
293
294A trio of Night Lights who are the hybrid offspring of Toothless and the Light Fury.
295----
296* AllThereInTheManual: Their names are spoken in the RPG-style game ''School of Dragons''.
297* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Dart is more reckless than her brothers, but also far more intelligent and curious; the latter are only interested in squabbling and sleeping.
298* GenderEqualsBreed: Averted; Pouncer looks more like the Light Fury, but is a boy, while Dart looks mostly like a Night Fury, but is a girl. Ruffrunner on the other hand looks the most like his father with his green eyes and darker coloration.
299* IntriguedByHumanity: Unlike her brothers who loaf about, Dart is endlessly curious about Hiccup and the vikings.
300* PaleFemalesDarkMales: Subverted; Pouncer is a boy despite his great resemblance to his mother. Dart on the other hand is a girl even if she looks more like her father. Ruffrunner plays this more straight though.
301* PatchworkKids: They are a mixture of both Night and Light Fury dragon species.
302* {{Sleepyhead}}: Ruffrunner tires easily and has a habit of falling asleep.
303[[/folder]]
304
305!Modern Day
306[[folder:The Fault Ripper]]
307[[quoteright:818:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fault_ripper.jpg]]
308->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms''
309
310A large, blind dragon with the ability to drill through rock.
311----
312* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:It, alongside the Sky Torcher, is recruited by Thunder to fight Jörmungandr. With its help, the Apex Predator can be defeated.]]
313* CripplingOverspecialization: Its hearing is excellent to make up for its lack of eyesight, but certain dragons have sonic attacks that will send it spinning away.
314* HandicappedBadass: Despite this species being blind, Fault Rippers are able to dig efficiently and can put up a good fight when threatened.
315* ScaryTeeth: It has long needle-like teeth sticking out of its mouth.
316* ThisIsADrill: By spinning on a horizontal axis, it can burrow through solid rock.
317[[/folder]]
318
319[[folder:The Sky Torcher]]
320[[quoteright:955:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sky_torcher_s1_7_left_s8_right.jpg]]
321 [[caption-width-right:955:Season 1-7 (left), Season 8 (right)]]
322->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms''
323
324A very large Stoker Class Dragon that commands the Flame Throwers.
325----
326* FangsAreEvil: It has two very long fangs growing out of its upper and lower jaws.
327* AFatherToHisMen: It goes into the ice realm, an area that slowly drains its stamina and firepower, to rescue the Flame Throwers trapped by Buzzsaw.
328* GiantFlyer: It has a very long body and is much bigger than any dragon the Dragon Club has encountered.
329* GoodScarsEvilScars: The Sky Torcher is covered with scars and bite marks from its CurbStompBattle with Jörmungandr.
330* HerdHittingAttack: It breathes four streams of fire from its mouth rather than just one, giving it a wider range of attack.
331* LightIsNotGood: It is a giant white dragon that dominates over other species with aggressive tactics.
332[[/folder]]
333
334[[folder:Old Jack]]
335[[quoteright:652:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/old_jack.jpg]]
336->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms''
337
338A Timberjack forcibly tamed by Buzzsaw.
339----
340* BondCreatures: [[spoiler:As the series go on, he and Buzzsaw end up bonding, much to the utter disbelief of the riders, with Old Jack protecting Buzzsaw from Jörmungandr and Buzzsaw being genuinely worried for Old Jack afterwards even begging D'Angelo to help him.]]
341* ForcedIntoEvil: Buzzsaw uses a dragon whistle to force Old Jack to follow his commands, whereas Old Jack would prefer to get rid of him. [[spoiler:They do however bond later on with Buzzsaw being shown genuinely concerned for Old Jack's well-being.]]
342* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Buzzsaw hate each other, and Old Jack takes every opportunity to injure him. [[spoiler:They do end up bond as the series go on with Buzzsaw being shown genuinely concerned for Old Jack's well-being after Old Jack protected him from Jörmungandr.]]
343* UniformityException: Unlike the other Timberjacks seen so far, Old Jack is purple and has extra spines on his wings.
344[[/folder]]
345[[folder:Jörmungandr]]
346[[quoteright:412:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jrmungandr_2.jpg]]
347->'''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms''\
348'''Voiced by''': Matthew Curtis (uncredited)
349
350The Apex Predator of all dragons who was caged in the Dark Realm by Hiccup using Valka's staff. He was set free by Thunder when Tom was about to be attacked by the Sky Torcher and proceeded to go on a rampage throughout the Hidden World.
351----
352* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:In the finale, Jörmungandr attacks the Night Lights, knowing the riders would stay and protect them. This gave the Apex Predator the opportunity to attack the God's Realm without interference.]]
353* BigBad: Of the 8th Season of ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms''. His presence and threat is felt throughout the season both directly and indirectly.
354* BreathWeapon: Jörmungandr breathes out poisonous, light blue smoke that severely weakens anyone who inhales it.
355* ElectricityKnocksYouOut: [[spoiler:In the finale, after having been weakened by the SpamAttack of the dragons, Jörmungandr is finished off by Thunder channeling his lightning through Tom's sword, shooting it out as a beam and electrocuting the Apex Predator into unconsciousness.]]
356* FinalBoss: He is the last threat in the series, and the reason the riders must defeat him.
357* TheGreatSerpent: While not big enough to wrap around the world, Jörmungandr is still big enough to prey on a dragon as big as the Sky Torcher.
358* HorrifyingTheHorror: After Jörmungandr invaded the territory of the Glass Caster, a usually extremely territorial and dangerous dragon, the Glass Caster has become so frightened, it cowers before the riders when they enter his territory.
359* KnightOfCerebus: The moment Jörmungandr is released there is a tonal shift as it immediately bites down on the Sky Torcher's neck and drags it into its former prison before it crashes through the gate out of the Dark Realm into the rest of the Hidden World.
360* MonstrousMandibles: His lower jaw can split into two halves.
361* NearlyNormalAnimal: Even among the already smart dragons in ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms'', Jörmungandr stands out in terms of cunning and intelligence. While appearing more like a vicious animal bound by its natural predatory instincts to hunt and kill any dragon it crosses paths with at first, it has been shown to be able to learn, recognize and avoid traps and even formulate strategies such as when it pulled a BatmanGambit on the riders [[spoiler:by attacking the Night Lights as a distraction for its real target, the God's Realm, the so-called "lungs" of the Hidden World were most of the Hidden World's oxygen is produced.]] Even the riders who already treat dragons as their equals are taken aback by Jörmungandr's cunning.
362* NighInvulnerability: It shrugs off most attacks thrown at it. [[spoiler:In the end, it takes a small army of dragons, including the Fault Ripper and Sky Torcher, attacking at once to defeat it.]]
363* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Thunder faces Jörmungandr for the last time, now glowing blue symbolizing his ascension to the rank of Alpha, Jörmungandr looks surprised with a trace of fear in his eyes. Once Thunder commences the SpamAttack of his small force of dragons, the Apex Predator tries to run away rather than fight.]]
364* PredatorsAreMean: Like other dragons who hunt other dragons, Jörmungandr is portrayed as being bad. In fact, the Apex Predator even serves as the BigBad in the final season.
365* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He was originally caged by Hiccup, meaning he is over 1,000 years old.
366* WontGetFooledAgain: When Tom manages to get Jörmungandr to the gate of his prison using [[spoiler:Valka's]] staff, his fragile control over the Apex Predator slips as soon as it recognizes Tom doing the exact same thing Hiccup did to imprison it and attacks Tom, stealing and subsequently breaking the staff.

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