1,300 years after dragons disappeared into the Hidden World, a massive fissure is opened up by a passing comet. In order to study the fissure an international group of scientists known as Rakke Corp built a geological research station known as I.C.A.R.I.S. These are its residents.
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Dragon Club
General
Brought to I.C.A.R.I.S. by their parents, these teens discover the dragons living in the caves exposed by the fissure and decide to protect the dragons from those who would exploit them.
- Breakup Makeup Scenario: At the end of the fourth episode of Season 7, the team disbands after rising tensions throughout the episode boil over almost resulting in their home being destroyed. The rest of the season sees them slowly growing together again until they reunite in the finale each vowing to do better and to not bottle up their emotions anymore.
- Dragon Rider: Having befriended a dragon and riding it is pretty much a requirement to truely be part of the Dragon Club.
- Five-Man Band: Each member of the Dragon Club has a distinct role:
- The Leader: Tom has fallen into this role to varying degrees of success.
- The Lancer: Sixth Ranger Eugene quickly settles into that role, constantly criticizing Tom and reminding him of his mistakes.
- The Medic: D'Angelo is a very skilled vet, even opening up his own dragon hospital in Season 7.
- The Smart Guy is shared between Jun and Alex:
- Jun is the Badass Bookworm. Since in-universe, the Hidden World forms the basis for a lot of myths around the world, Jun's knowledge about mythology has often come in handy.
- Alex is a Techno Wizard who is very good with technology both in terms of programming it and hacking it.
- Free-Range Children: While they're technically confined to I.C.A.R.U.S., the Dragon Club is free to explore the increasingly hostile Hidden World with their parents none the wiser. After the adults learn the existence of dragons and the Hidden World, the kids are still allowed to explore and study both, though admittedly, it's because the kids have an easier time getting the dragons to listen. There is still a limit to this, as the kids hid the existence of the adult man with a dragon mount and a pyromaniacal streak a mile wide, something the adults were very unhappy to learn about.
- Group Hug: At the end of show, the riders embrace in a group hug before leaving Rakke Town for good, going their separate ways.
- Interspecies Friendship: The human Riders and their dragons.
- No Flow in CGI:
- Played straight with the clothes. While the other riders wear seemingly tight clothes, Tom and D'Angelo wear open vests which still tend to stick to their bodies rather than following real life physics.
- Played with in regards to the hair. While the other riders have short or compact hair, buns, braids or use a lot of hair gel to make their hair remain in place, Tom's hair, despite being the shortest, is completely unrestrained and has a tendency to flow freely.
- Secret-Keeper: They vow to keep the Hidden World and dragons a secret from the rest of human kind fearing some humans may try to misuse them.
Thomas "Tom" Kullersen
Voiced by: Jeremy Shada
The first one to find the dragons and the leader of the group, Tom is adventurous and daring and always willing to help others.- Amicable Exes: With Jun. During their Break Up Meak Up Scenario, the two still remain close, be it with more awkwardness attached.
- Ancestor Veneration: Is very proud of his viking ancestry.
- Badass Normal: A teenager who fought dangerous dragons, even without his own.
- The Big Damn Kiss: After defeating Jörmungadr, Tom thanks Jun for always being there for him and having his back. In responds, Jun tells him it seems she has to be his brains and kisses him.
- Breakup Makeup Scenario: Jun breaks up with him at the end of the first episode of Season 8. Throughout the season, they are shown to clearly still have feelings for one another. In the finale, they get back together.
- Cannot Spit It Out: During "Hearts of Heroes", when he and Jun are stuck under a tree, their only choice is to escape with the help of some mole rat-like dragons. But to bond with them, they have to resolve their conflict first aka telling the other they are in love with them. However, every time they try, they both get anxious and stumble over their words. It's not until Buzzsaw nearly cuts down the tree they are in before they can share their feelings.
- Character Development: In Episode 2 of Season 4, Tom's stubborn believe to find the key to a canister in the Ice Realm results in him ignoring the signs of an oncoming snow storm putting his and his friends lifes at risk over a mere hunch. Once the storm hits, the group is seperated from Web Master and Feathers and have to leave them behind, much to the objection of their Riders. Come the next episode where Jun stubbornly takes a myth too serious which would result in them entering potential mortal danger and he acts a lot more cautious and hesitent to act on her hunch.
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: He has a tendency to help others even when doing so carries a high risk to his life. This eventually causes Jun to break up with him.
- Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Of Hiccup: While they have their similarities, they also have a number of noticeable differences: Whereas Hiccup is a natural leader, Tom struggles in his new role and sometimes falls back into his old ways of doing everything alone. Further, where Hiccup is cautious and strategic, Tom is impulsive and reckless. Lastly, while Hiccup is a Gadgeteer Genius and master strategist, Tom is of average intelligence with crazy plans that not always work. Lampshaded by Jun:
- Jun (to Tom): From what I've read in the dragon book, Hiccup was a thinker. An inventor and a master strategist. You're right. It's not you.
- Death Glare: Gives one to Eugene after discovering him mockingly imitating his attempts to figure out Valka's staff.
- Did Not Think This Through: His Fatal Flaw. He can be impulsive and will sometimes break the rules without giving his actions much thought.
- Disappeared Dad: During an argument with D'Angelo, the latter mentions that Tom's father took off and left him and his mother.
- Fatal Flaw: His impulsiveness and recklessness has resulted in him going off alone and getting into big trouble numerous times.
- Generation Xerox: It's implied that Tom is a descendant of Hiccup and Astrid and thus his partnership with a "Fury" type dragon is a bit of a reflection of his possible ancestor. This is later confirmed in Season 5.
- Harmless Electrocution: Can channel lightning through his sword. Like Thunder's lightning, it's non-lethal.
- Heroic BSoD: Has one in the first episode of season 6: A month after he and the other Riders revealed the existence of dragons to the adults, his life has become a lot more stressful since everyone comes to him alone with their dragon-related problems. After heading down the Fissure alone with Thunder to investigate the cause of why so many dragons keep fleeing to the surface, declining his friend's offers to help him, he ends up in a tight spot surrounded by hostile Deadly Nadder's and Thunder being injured. This causes him to suffer a mental breakdown.
- He continues to have more after each plan to take down Jörmungandr fails.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: Fights with a sword that can channel and redirect lightning.
- It's All My Fault: Frequently invokes this trope. Eugen tends to readily agree.
- The Leader: Tom is the leader of the Dragon Club. Though his many missteps are a point of tension during the second half of Season 7.
- Lineage Comes from the Father: Inverted as Tom is related to Astrid and Hiccup through his mother whose great-grandfather was a Haddok.
- Lured into a Trap: In the sixth episode of season 6, Buzzsaw lures Tom into a trap by offering him the antidote to the poison he inflicted Thunder with in exchange for the Book of Dragons. Tom keeps his end of the bargain. Buzzsaw then reveals that There Is No Cure and has his henchmen capture Tom.
- No Flow in CGI:
- Averted with Tom's hair. Despite being the shortest, it is completely unrestrained and has a tendency to flow freely.
- Played straight with his clothes: Despite wearing an open vest, it usually sticks to his body rather than following real life physics. This is rather noticeable when taking the above in o account. The likely reason his hair is so lovingly animated as often as it is is due to the direct action that Tom frequently gets in. And yet that doesn't extend to showing his open vest flowing as freely as his hair in the same action scenarios.
- Oh, Crap!: When he finds his mom waiting for him in the Dragon Club's cave.
- Parent-Child Team: Before coming to Project I.C.A.R.U.S., he used to be this with his mom.
- The Power of Family: You can tell that he and his mom mean the world to each other just by watching the first episode. It's not the last time this is shown.
- Official Couple: As of the second episode of Season 7, he and Jun are dating. However, as they start spending more time with each other than their friends, it creates tensions.
- Shared Family Quirks: A lampshaded example. When Jun tells Tom about who Astrid was, she tells him she was a fearless warrior who used action rather than ideas, not unlike Tom.
- The way he acts when he lies is quite similar to his mom and reminiscent of Hiccup.
- Ship Tease: With Jun. He even has a brief Distracted by the Sexy moment in season 6. They end up becoming an Official Couple in the second episode of season 7.
- Single Line of Descent: Tom and Olivia are the only known descendants of Hiccup's and Astrid's line.
- Stargazing Scene: The end credits show a scene of him and Jun on a date stargazing.
- Token White: The rest of his team are of Chinese, African-American, and Hispanic descent.
- White Male Lead: The Norse leader of the Dragon Club, Tom is additionally blond-haired and blue-eyed.
Jun Wong
Voiced by: Ashley Liao
A clever and spiritual girl, Jun has an interest in all things mystical and occult.
- Agent Mulder: She believes in a lot of mysticism like gemology, tarot, and legendary creatures, so she is very eager and overjoyed to learn that dragons are real. She draws connections between them and various dragon myths from across the world and further makes comparisons between a species and other mythological creatures they resemble, like unicorns or zombies.
- Amicable Exes: With Tom. During their Break Up Meak Up Scenario, the two still remain close, be it with more awkwardness attached.
- Archaic Weapon for an Advanced Age: While exploring the Fire Realm she finds Hiccup's shield and starts using it.
- Badass Bookworm: She is quite knowledgeable about myths and legends and able to bring up relevant tales from cultures across the world. She uses this knowledge to solve some of the group's challenges, and invents new moves - see the Circle of Protection in Video Examples.
- The Big Damn Kiss: After defeating Jörmungadr, Tom thanks Jun for always being there for him and having his back. In responds, Jun tells him it seems she has to be his brains and kisses him.
- Brains and Brawn: Invoked by Jun in the finale when she tells Tom it seems she has to be his brains.
- Breakup Makeup Scenario: She breaks up with Tom at the end of the first episode of Season 8. Throughout the season, they are shown to clearly still have feelings for one another. In the finale, they get back together.
- Cannot Spit It Out: During "Hearts of Heroes", when she and Tom are stuck under a tree, their only choice is to escape with the help of some mole rat-like dragons. But to bond with them, they have to resolve their conflict first aka telling the other they are in love with them. However, every time they try, they both get anxious and stumble over their words. It's not until Buzzsaw nearly cuts down the tree they are in before they can share their feelings.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The Responsible Sibling to Eugene's foolish Sibling.
- Official Couple: As of the second episode of Season 7, she and Tom are dating. However, as they start spending more time with each other than their friends, it creates tensions.
- Out-of-Character Moment: In the third episode of season 4, she takes the myth of her childhood way too literal and is willing to put the other Riders at risk over a hunch.
- Primal Fear: Jun has arachnophobia
- Ship Tease: With Tom. They end up becoming an Official Couple in the second episode of season 7.
- The Smart Guy: Since in-universe, the Hidden World forms the basis for a lot of myths around the world, Jun's knowledge about mythology often comes in handy.
- Stargazing Scene: The end credits show a scene of her and Tom on a date stargazing.
- Tarot Motifs: She has tarot cards and uses them to predict her own fate as well as the fates of others, although her cards are not confirmed to be genuine.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: In Season 6, she wants to prove to her mother that thanks to the return of dragons her interest in the mysticism is not a waste of time. This yearning for adult approval leaves her vulnerable to Sledkin's manipulations.
D'Angelo Baker
Voiced by: Marcus Scribner
Caring and brave, D'Angelo is a stickler for the rules but is willing to break them when necessary. As he comes into his own throughout the adventures and dangers he and his fellow Dragon Riders face, D'Angelo must also come to terms with the expectations others place on him, and what he intends to do about managing, or perhaps breaking, said expectations.
- Androcles' Lion: How he and Plowhorn first begin to bond. D'Angelo removes the crystal shard stuck in Plowhorn's shell that was keeping her grounded, showing that he meant no harm to her in the process.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Even the generally calm, level-headed, and patient D'Angelo has finite limits to said patience.
- Calling the Old Man Out: Season 7's first episode, "Hobs and Saw", finally puts a direct spotlight on D'Angelo and the issues he's been having with his father that had been largely confined to the background or brief acknowledgements previously. During the climax, not only does D'Angelo make it clear that said climax is only occurring because Philip kicked out an injured Hobs, making him easy prey for the Speed Stinger that they later find cornering the Hobgobbler, but D'Angelo also makes it known, in no uncertain terms, that he doesn't care what his father thinks about what he wants to do with his life. D'Angelo lets Philip know that he won't be made to think of himself less than because he intends to become an animal veterinarian and not follow in his military father's footsteps, and that he is no less honorable for having made that life choice.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: It isn't dwelt on directly beyond the scene D'Angelo brings it up in, but based on his disappointed and disapproving tone when he explains to the group sans Tom, it's evident that D'Angelo didn't appreciate his father going over his (D'Angelo's) head whenever he had an issue with Plowhorn, opting to consult Tom about it, instead.
- In a later episode, he goes through this a little more openly, this time regarding his dad not respecting his skills and capabilities as a veterinarian, including for dragons, and his wishes to follow a path that isn't military or security.
- The Medic: He has some veterinarian knowledge, which helps out when a dragon gets injured. At the start of season 7, he opens a hospital wing specifically for dragons. But as he spends more and more time there than with his friends, it becomes a point of tension, both for said friends and for his father.
- Military Brat: He's referred to as such in some interviews and official materials. His father, Chief Philip Baker, is the facility's head of security and former military who impresses military-style discipline onto D'Angelo.
- Much of the tension and conflict D'Angelo faces is with the expectations his father instills and his own desires and capabilities. Part of that includes not intending on following his father's military legacy.
- The Nose Knows: In the first episode of the 2nd season, he notices a sneaker in the trash and questions who would put it in the trash. After sniffing it, he realizes it is Linda’s shoe.
- Parents Are Wrong: The crux of the plot of "Hobs and Saw" sees D'Angelo gaining the courage he needs to openly follow his convictions and prove that his father, Chief Philip Baker, is wrong. Wrong in his bullheaded anti-dragon attitude and Rakke Town policies and wrong in his controlling and expecting attitude regarding what's best for D'Angelo and what D'Angelo "should do" with his future. By the end of the episode, he succeeds in doing this.
- Puppy-Dog Eyes: In the first episode of Season 7, "Hobs and Saw", D'Angelo and his mom use theirs to convince Chief Baker to let a wounded Hobgobbler stay in their house.
- Only Sane Man: Can frequently come across as this, especially in light of the idiosyncrasies of his fellow Dragon Riders.
- Team Dad: D'Angelo's penchant for level-headedness tends to see himself unintentionally slotted into this role.
- The show in general makes overtures of deconstructing this Trope for D'Angelo, since because he's often slotted into being the reliable Team Dad for his fellow Dragon Riders, his own needs, desires, and short and long-term issues will often go unaddressed or inadequately addressed. "Hobs and Saw" makes for one of the biggest examples of this.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: D'Angelo has had this plot point in the background as part of his general characterization for most of his time on the show. But outside of occasional allusions and mentions, it isn't until the first episode of Season 7, "Hobs and Saw", where this plot point is truly given center stage, ultimately leading to it getting addressed and D'Angelo overcoming this Trope.
Alexandra "Alex" Gonzalez
Voiced by: Aimee Garcia
Intelligent and tech-savvy but initially timid, Alex begins to come out of her shell after finding out about dragons.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Easily the smartest out of the four main characters, and also the one with the strangest behaviors. For example, her braids are tied with USB cables to show off how much she thrives on electronics.
- Deadpan Snarker: After giving up being The Shut-In, she becomes more sassy and outspoken. However, her sass becomes a point of tension during the second half of Season 7.
- The Eeyore: She tends to look on the dark side of most situations, and often expects the worst to happen.
- Fake Defector: She spends the 6th episode of Season 7 pretending to have left the Dragon Riders and wanting to help Buzzsaw in order to get the Book of Dragons. She even has Feathers attack the other Riders when they come to save her.
- No Flow in CGI: Averted. Her braids tend to follow real life physics rather than stick to her head or back.
- Playful Hacker: She is very good at hacking into the station's cameras and security devices. She has zero malicious intent and does this in order to learn what's going on around the station since she initially doesn't like to leave her room.
- Shrinking Violet: She is initially very quiet and shy, preferring to spend time in her room in front of her computer.
- The Shut-In: Initially doesn't like to go outside due to a traumatic experience from a very young age where a stray dog she tried befriending suddenly bit her. Now she fears the risk of being hurt by anything.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: She is the tech-expert of her team and wears big round glasses.
- Techno Wizard: She is very good with technology both in terms of programming it and hacking it.
Eugene Wong
Voiced by: Vincent Tong
Jun's lazy and troublesome older brother.- Affection-Hating Kid: After their Relationship Upgrade, whenever Tom and Jun openly show their affection for one another, Eugene pretends as if he were about to vomit out of disgust.
- Ascended Extra: Originally a recurring minor antagonist in Season 2, he becomes a Rider midway through Season 3. As such, he has appeared and played a part in every episode since.
- Big Brother Instinct: When they are stuck in the Deadly Spinner cave, seeing Jun freaking out results in this kicking in.
- Bond Creatures: At the beginning of Season 6 episode "Webs' Master", Eugene boasts to the other Dragon Riders that his and Web Master's Rider/Dragon bond is the strongest. While it comes off that he's being forceful at first, by the end the episode after he successfully helps Web Master break free from a sting-induced spell of Mind Control, he's made strides in proving his earlier boastful claim to be truer than it otherwise seemed. He's also more natural and open with his bond with Web Master than he had been at the start, eschewing the forced Secret Handshakes he'd been trying to go for with Web Master for a sense of intimate knowing instead.
- Delinquents: He's established early as having a history of flaunting authority. It's highly suggested he's only at the Rakke facility because he screwed up at every other school he's been to.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The Foolish Sibling to Jun's Responsible Sibling.
- Friendless Background: Eugene reveals to Webmaster in "Webs Master" that the dragon is his only real friend.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: His obnoxiously cocky attitude doesn't endear him to the group, compounded by the fact that they are only forced to include him because he knows their secret. That being said, he does bond with Alex over their shared concern when their dragons were endangered. He takes some of the effort of being the main dissenter in the group off her.
- Hidden Depths: He's shown playing chess with Alex in the finale credits.
- I Just Want to Be Special: Eugene explains that he believed in the Dragon Riders since he wanted to be part of something special no one can take away and he found that in being a member of the Dragon Club.
- "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: During the Season 6 episode "Webs' Master", Eugene pulls a variation of this to bring Web Master back to his senses from the Death Gripper's Mind Control sting. Since he can't really fight against dragons, he lays his heart and soul bear to Web Master. And through the Power of Friendship and the Power of Love, Eugene breaks through the mind control.
- Jerkass Has a Point: The ever-increasing occasions were he makes correct observations tend to be overlooked because of his general attitude. Also overlaps with Dumbass Has a Point where Jun is concerned, since she tends to take digs at Eugene's intelligence even when he's in the right about something.
- Not all of Eugene's criticisms of Tom are backed by a need for him to flatter his own ego by implying he should be leader. His acerbic and oft obnoxious ways of putting it in mind, there's a level of genuineness to Eugene's mounting criticisms and complaints of Tom's leadership of their group, as well as the lengths the other riders are expected to go with being understanding, forgiving, and accommodating towards Tom and his circumstances and screw-ups. As Eugene laments at the end of the events of "Dragons Everywhere":Eugene: Wait, we're forgiving him? How many free passes does this group hand out?!
- Not all of Eugene's criticisms of Tom are backed by a need for him to flatter his own ego by implying he should be leader. His acerbic and oft obnoxious ways of putting it in mind, there's a level of genuineness to Eugene's mounting criticisms and complaints of Tom's leadership of their group, as well as the lengths the other riders are expected to go with being understanding, forgiving, and accommodating towards Tom and his circumstances and screw-ups. As Eugene laments at the end of the events of "Dragons Everywhere":
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold:
- Despite his usual attitude, he openly shows his affection for his dragon, Web Master.
- Despite their constant bickering, he does greatly care for his younger sister Jun. When they are stuck in the Deadly Spinner cave, seeing Jun freaking out results in his Big Brother Instincts kicking it. Further, in season 6, when they are trapped in a cave and slowly suffocating, Jun asks him whether he has any last insults. He says he doesn't and they share a moment of mutual respect.
- He develops an actual respect for and friendship with Alex, even calling her his best non-dragon friend.
- While he will vocally complain when the Riders do something altruistic, he will go along with it without a second thought.
- In the season 7 finale, it's revealed he truly does believe in the Dragon Riders as a team.
- Kick the Dog: Loves to remind the others, especially Tom, of their mistakes, which usually results in the person who made the mistake feeling worse to no constructive benefit. The other Riders usually voice their disapproval of this.
- The Lancer: The role he settles into is the cocky one constantly belittling Tom's leadership and suggesting he should be made leader.
- Leader Wannabe: As mentioned above in how he fits in as The Lancer. Much of his complaints and criticisms of Tom's leadership that would otherwise hold more water/be taken more at face value is stymied by his own ego-centric beliefs that he should be leading the group. Even though in practice, he seems to fit being The Lancer to whoever is leading better than he would actually trying to lead himself.
- In the fifth episode of season 7, he creates his own team of Riders with himself as The Leader. It doesn't last long.
- "Not So Different" Remark: Despite acting like an idiot, Eugene helps Jun realize that she isn’t different from their mom.
- Only Friend: In a moment of candid vulnerability, Eugene admits that he doesn't have a bunch of friends the world over like he claims he does. And that truth be told, Web Master is Eugene's only real friend. It's enough to free Web Master from the Mind Control he was suffering from.
- Only Sane Man: Occasionally how his Jerkass Has a Point moments manifests. When he's like this, he also takes the heat off of Alex being the main dissenter of the group.
- Pet the Dog: After returning home from their failed attempt at capturing Jörmungandr, Eugene is ready to lay the blame for the failure on Tom. But seeing how saddened he is, Eugene instead acknowledges he did his best.
- Power of Friendship/Power of Love: This is how Eugene frees Web Master from the effects of the Death Gripper's Mind Control sting in "Webs' Master".
- Right Behind Me: When Eugene makes fun of Tom's attempts to figure out how to work Valka's staff by mockingly imitating him, Jun asks Eugene whether he knows Tom can see him. Eugene turns around to Tom standing behind him giving him a Death Glare. A minor Oh, Crap! moment ensues before Eugene straight up tells him he was mocking him.
- Seamless Spontaneous Lie: The main skill he brings to the group is coming up with on-the-spot lies to cover up any slip-ups in their secret from any adults. Clearly from experience.
- Sixth Ranger: He ends up joining the dragon riding team by Season 3. He even gets his own dragon too.
- The Starscream: Subverted. He may talk a lot about wanting to usurp Tom as The Leader but he never seems genuine or tries anything beyond criticizing him any chance he gets.
Dragon Club's Dragons
The dragons bonded with the members of the Dragon Club. Thunder
- Affectionate Nickname: Much like how Hiccup calls Toothless "bud", Tom calls Thunder "pal".
- Chameleon Camouflage: Like his ancestor, the Light Fury, he can do this by using his own Breath Weapon on himself, but it lasts less than a minute.
- Dark and Troubled Past: A Titan-Wing Skrill kicked his family out of their home, scattering them to the winds. Thunder bears a grudge, and tries shooing Tom away when he finds the opportunity for revenge.
- Elemental Dragon: His Breath Weapon is electricity. He can also emit shock waves from his body.
- Game Face: Thunder bears his teeth when he senses something threatening nearby, or engages in combat.
- The Leader: He is this to the other dragons of the Dragon Club leading them into battle when their Riders are not around. Though they don't always listen to him.
- Shock and Awe: He can generate and shoot lightning from his mouth or create EMPs from his body.
- Take Up My Sword: In the finale, Thunder is appointed as the new Night Light Alpha by the old Alpha after the old Alpha is mortally wounded by Jörmungandr.
- True-Breeding Hybrid: Centuries after Toothless and his mate had Night Light hybrids, Thunder still strongly carries their mixed black and white coloring.
- Uncatty Resemblance: Constantly curious, but also reckless in his curiosity, and secretive even when it's against his better interests, just like Tom.
Wu and Wei
Wu is blue and Wei is red
Jun's Mist Twister dragon. Wu is cool, calm, and thoughtful while Wei is aggressive, hot, and soulful.- Elemental Dragon: Wu can shoot out an icy breath while Wei has a fiery breath. They can combine them to create a thick fog to hide in.
- Fire/Ice Duo: Wu's breath is icy while Wei's breath is fiery.
- Meaningful Name: Subverted. "Wu Wei" is a concept from chinese daoism which means 'deliberate inaction', a trait they don't exhibit much of.
- Multiple Head Case: Wu is the blue left head and Wei is the red right head.
- Uncatty Resemblance: Prideful and mischievous, much like Jun.
- Yin-Yang Bomb: Wu and Wei have ice and fire respectively, but together they can do even more, like making rocks explode, or generating fog to hide in.
Plowhorn
- All of the Other Reindeer: Is the runt of her litter and was often bullied by the older Gembreakers.
- Gem Tissue: Her horn appears to be made out of crystal.
- Handicapped Badass: Can see only through her right eye since her left eye is scarred, presumably from her fights with the older Gembreakers bullying her.
- Having a Blast: She can fire globs of exploding liquid from her mouth.
- Uncatty Resemblance: Tough-looking, but soft and cowardly, much like D'Angelo.
Feathers
- Chameleon Camouflage: She can do this at will and it's basically true invisibility although Visible Invisibility is sometimes at play for viewers to know where Feathers is.
- Invisible Introvert: She is very meek and bashful for a dragon and can turn invisible.
- Man of Kryptonite: Her sonic scream makes her this toward the Fault Ripper due to its sound sensitivity.
- Super-Scream: She has a sonic scream that can disorient others be they human or dragon.
- Uncatty Resemblance: Shy and elusive, but very playful when she comes out of her shell, just like Alex.
- Voice Changeling: She can mimic sounds she hears and even human voices.
Webmaster
- Projectile Webbing: He can shoot flammable webs from his mouth.
- Vertebrate with Extra Limbs: He has four sets of limbs, in keeping with his arachnid theme.
International Crevasse and Research Investigation Station (I.C.A.R.I.S.)
A research station funded and owned by Rakke Corp, founded to investigate the mysterious Kullersen fissure. Olivia Kullersen
Voiced by: Julia Stiles
Lead geologist for I.C.A.R.I.S. and Tom's mother.- Action Mom: She gets her share of adventure, even some subplot.
- Adventure Archaeologist: Insofar as the dragons count as a civilization, even if she does not know about them.
- Good Parents: Or rather "Good Mom". Still, no doubt about it considering how close she is with Tom.
- Lineage Comes from the Father: Implied to be an Inverted example. Since she specifically called out her great-grandfather as a Haddok rather than any of her grandparents or parents, it's likely her great-grandfather only had daughters resulting in the name being lost. Thus, her relation to Hiccup would come from her grandmother.
- No Flow in CGI: Averted. Her long hair tends to follow real life physics rather than stick to her head.
- Out of Focus: Makes no appearances in Season 7, despite the other parents consistently showing up. Potentially done to balance the other parents typically being Out of Focus in comparison to her.
- Parent-Child Team: Before coming to Project I.C.A.R.U.S., she used to be this with Tom.
- The Power of Family: You can tell that she and Tom mean the world to each other just by watching the first episode. It's not the last time this is shown.
- Secret-Keeper: She discovers the lair at the end of the fourth season, and is eventually convinced to keep the dragons a secret.
- Shared Family Quirks: The way she acts when she lies is not so different from her son. It's also quite reminiscent of Hiccup.
- Single Line of Descent: Tom and Olivia are the only known descendants of Hiccup's and Astrid's line.
May Wong
Voiced by: Lauren Tom
I.C.A.R.I.S. Director of Operations and Jun and Eugene's mother.- The Leader: She calls the shots around Project I.C.A.R.I.S.
- Fantasy-Forbidding Parent: May does not take kindly to Jun's obsession with myths and legends, claiming they don't ensure a bright successful future for her.
- Out of Focus: Like Olivia, she doesn't appear in season 7.
- Parental Favoritism: She tends to favor Eugene over June, chiefly due to the latter's belief in the supernatural.
- So Proud of You: At the end of the second episode of Season 8, Miss Wong hugs her children telling them she is proud of them for having successfully worked together to keep the secret from Mr. Rakke.
Philip Baker
Voiced by: Keston John
I.C.A.R.I.S. Chief of Security and D'Angelo's father.- The Big Guy: Is the tallest and bulkiest member of Project I.C.A.R.I.S.
- Consummate Professional: He is a very strict person who takes his job very seriously and expects others to do so as well. He also expects everyone to follow the rules he set to a t.
- Dad the Veteran: A former soldier and D'Angelo's father.
- Doesn't Know Their Own Child: His is convinced that D'Angelo wants to follow in his footsteps and become a soldier. D'Angelo calls him out on this in "Hobs and Saw", admitting that he wants to be a veterinarian.
- Top-Heavy Guy: His legs are disproportionately smaller than his bulky body.
- The One Guy: He's both the only one present at Project I.C.A.R.I.S who is a father of a member of the Dragon Club as well as the only male in the project's management team.
Angela Baker
Voiced by: Pavar Snipe
I.C.A.R.I.S. Nurse, Teacher, and D'Angelo's mother.- Out of Focus: Out of all named side characters, she has the least focus.
- Puppy-Dog Eyes: In the first episode of season 7, she and D'Angelo use theirs to convince her husband to let a wounded Hobgobbler stay in their house.
Carla and Hazel Gonzales
Carla (left) and Hazel (right)
Voiced by: Justina Machado (Carla), Angelique Cabral (Hazel)
I.C.A.R.I.S Biologists and Alex's Moms.- Fat and Skinny: Carla is the chubbier of the two while Hazel is leaner and taller.
- Happily Married: And how. At one point they brush off Eugene by pretending to reminisce about their past romance, which is plausible enough that Eugene buys it.
Wilma Sledkin
Voiced by: Carrie Keranen
Team Leader of Rakke Corp and overseer of I.C.A.R.I.S. She later flees Project I.C.A.R.I.S. and joins forces with Buzzsaw- Badass Normal: Sledkin took down two Gembreaker with nothing but a stun baton.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: She is generally dismissive of the well-being of dragons and not above misusing them for experiments.
- Brains and Brawn: While Buzzsaw is by no means Dumb Muscle, Sledkin has shown to be the smarter one between the two. That, paired with the fact she doesn't fight, makes her the brains to his brawn.
- Classic Villain: Her Greed, the desire to mine more and more Dragoncite in order to get rich and famous regardless of the impact its removal would have on the ecosystem of the Hidden World, is the sole reason for the ongoing conflict between her and the Dragon Riders.
- Death by Materialism: After falling from a crystal, she is caught by Tom before she can fall into the Gem Blaster's hole below them. However, she doesn't even attempt to pull herself up. Rather, she reaches for a piece of Dragoncite which fell close to her. As a result, when she finally slips Tom's grasp, she falls into the mist covering the Gem Blaster's hole to her death.
- Disney Villain Death: After losing her balance on a giant crystal and almost falling into the Gem Blaster's hole, she gets caught by Tom. However, she begins slipping his grasp. Despite Tom's warnings and pleas, she tries to go for the piece of Dragoncite she stole which landed a bit further away rather than pull herself up resulting in her falling to her death into a cloud of mist covering the entrance to the Gem Blasters hole with her scream slowly fading as she falls down.
- Even Evil Has Standards: In season 6, after wrestling with Tom over a detonator right next to a bomb, they accidentally drop it causing the bomb to go off resulting in the Dragon Riders getting trapped in a cave. She is visibly horrified by this and exclaims that she didn't want this to happen. Though after believing them to be beyond rescue, she convinces herself that it was their own fault and runs away without telling anyone.
- Fatal Flaw: Her greed for the Dragoncite. It caused her steal the piece of the Dragoncide which gave oxygen to the entire Hidden World causing a chain of events that ended in her presumed death.
- For Science!!: Is said to be ruthless in her pursuit for discoveries. Proven to be true in Season 6 when she locks up Terrible Terrors and uses the recorded scream of a Scuttleclaw to make them blast the Dragoncite to the point of exhaustion.
- Greed: The main reason for conflict between her and the Riders. She wants to mine the Dragoncite with no regard for the dragons or the environment of the Hidden World.
- Tom: You're going to destroy the entire Hidden World for what? Fame?!Sledkin: And money. Don't forget about the money.
- Also why Olivia believes Sledkin won't tell anyone about the Hidden World after she goes on the run.
- It's All About Me: She's perfectly fine destroying the Hidden World killing all dragons in the process if it means she gets rich and famous by doing so.
- Killed Off for Real: After stealing the piece of the Dragoncide which gave oxygen to the entire Hidden World. However, as the rapid loss of oxygen caused the dragons to lose consciousness, its protector, the Gem Blaster, bumped into the crystal she and Tom stood on. While Tom initially cought her, she only had eyes for the Dragoncite thus not pulling herself up to safety falling into the Gem Blaster's hole instead.
- Nerves of Steel: When Sledkin meets with Buzzsaw, his dragon stands up to its full height, wings spread and a threatening expression on his face as if he were ready to incinerate Sledkin at any moment. Sledkin doesn't even flinch at this and goes on to casually tell Buzzsaw that she doesn't need his permission to mine for Dragoncite.
- The Rival: She was this to Olivia in their college years, often trying to show her up and take credit for her work. The dynamic remains in their adult years, with Sledkin eager to take any discoveries Olivia makes for herself.
- Slowly Slipping Into Evil: While not exactly a pleasant person to begin with, learning about the Hidden World drives her into further and further extremes in her efforts to profit off it. This naturally hits an apex in her final appearance; she kidnaps Plowhorn and tortures her with a Shock Stick to force her to do her bidding, sets a trap that she knows will kill the Dragon Riders, and has no problem with stealing the source of the Hidden World's oxygen, being perfectly willing to let everything down there suffocate.
- Shock Stick: When Buzzsaw has his new team surround the bickering Dragon Riders, Sledkin pulls out a retractable rod which can generate electricity.
- The Unfettered: She is willing to torture and kill dragons and even kill children to get her hands on the Dragoncite. All without even a speck of remorse or a second thought. No matter what it is, she has been shown to be willing to do it if helps her get her hands on the Dragoncite and gain fame for "discovering" it. And outshine Olivia.
- Villain: Exit, Stage Left: Goes on the run after her actions are revealed to all in the 5th episode of season 6. Tom wanted to pursuit her but Olivia held him back.
- Villain Team-Up: In the fifth episode of season 7, she forms and alliance with Buzzsaw translating the Book of Dragons for him in return for letting her mine the Dragoncite.
- Would Hurt a Child: Initially subverted as, despite her clear dislike for the Riders, she never got intentionally physically violent with them. As of Season 7, it is played straight, however, as she was willing to use her stun baton on them and even rigged the elevator to her base so that when the riders would come looking for her, it will plummet into the depth killing them.
Linda
Season 1-6 (left); Season 7 (right)
Voiced by: Creator/D'arcyCarden
A worker at Project I.C.A.R.I.S. She later becomes Sledkin's henchwoman.- Anti-Villain: She is not a bad person. Even after leaving I.C.A.R.I.S., she is still friendly towards the Riders and on speaking terms with some of the workers back at Rakke Town. She just happens to work for Sledkin.
- Butt-Monkey: Ever since the first episode, luck has not been on her side. Usually, it's Played for Laughs.
- The Cynic: Her status as a Butt-Monkey has left her with a fairly negative outlook on situations.
- Even Evil Has Standards: While she was never truely evil, she did work for the villains. However, even she became disillusioned with Sledkin and her methods.
- Forced into Evil: She is anything but evil. She only ends up working for Seldkin which involves her doing some shady stuff.
- Wouldn't Hurt a Child: Despite ending up working against them, she never gets violent with the Riders.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: After telling the dragon riders where Sledkin went, she is not seen or mentioned again for the rest of the series.
William Rakke Jr.
Voiced by: Piotr Michael
The founder of Rakke Corp and as such the one funding Project I.C.A.R.I.S.- Beneath the Mask: Implied. When Tom and Olivia discuss revealing the secret to Mr. Rakke, Olivia reminds Tom that despite doing a lot of good, he also hand-picked Sledkin, implying he might be shadier than he pretends to be.
- Benevolent Boss: Throughout the tour of Rakke Town, he is in high spirit, laughing with the characters and generally being a Nice Guy. He didn't even mind getting caught in what he belives to be a high-voltage experiment that shocked him into unconsciousness.
- Friend to All Children: He calls children "the future of Rakke Corp" and is very nice towards the riders throughout the episode, even singing their praises at the end of his visit.
- Harmless Electrocution: In his first and only appearence, he gets blasted by Thunder to prevent him from discovering the dragon. All it does is knock him out temporarly and cause his hair to stand up like a hedgehog.
- Honest Corporate Executive: He's the founder of Rakke Corp and, according to Olivia, does a lot of good in the world. Throughout the first and only episode he appears in, he is potrayed as a Benevolent Boss. Tom even considers revealing the secret to him.
- Locked Out of the Loop: Despite appearing as a Nice Guy, the members of Project I.C.A.R.I.S. decide not to tell him that dragons exist and he ends up leaving Rakke Town nonthewiser.
- Unseen No More: After having been mentioned in Sledkin Stakeout for the first time, Mr. Rakke makes his frist and only on-screen appearance in Season 8.
- Wealthy Philanthropist: He is a rich guy who, according to Olivia, does a lot of good.
Other Humans
Leonard Burne/Buzzsaw
Voiced by: Haley Joel Osment
Owner of the destroyed Burne Lumber Company who, at first, sought to kill Thunder but then decided to capture all dragons as he came to believe himself to be the king of all dragons and the Hidden World to be his domain.- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: After Old Jack got seriously hurt protecting Buzzsaw from Jörmungandr, Buzzsaw begs D'Angelo for his help despite considering him his enemy.
- Animal Nemesis: Blaming Thunder for the fire that destroyed his lumber company, he initially sees the dragon as this hunting him down seeking to kill him. After learning about the Riders, he extends his animosity to Thunder's Rider Tom as well.
- Attack Animal: He uses his dragon Jack to attack the Riders and later to burn down Project I.C.A.R.I.S. by using a whistle which creates a noise that hurts the dragon. In the season 7 finale, he also uses the Sky Torcher to attack the Riders using another whistle.
- Ax-Crazy: Carries around a hatchet and isn't afraid to use it to intimidate people, including teenagers.
- Bad Boss: He berates his workers when he thinks their slacking on the job and doesn't like them calling him Leonard, he prefers "Buzzsaw".
- Bad People Abuse Animals: As a dragon hunter, he traps dragons putting them in cages. His relationship with his own dragon Jack as well as the Sky Torcher as he uses a whistle that generates a sound the dragon can't stand to keep him in line and obey him.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: After D'Angelo helped his dragon, Buzzsaw tells the riders where Sledkin's base is without being asked to. Afterwards, he undergoes a Heel–Face Turn offscreen.
- Bond Creatures: To the shock of the riders, he actually managed to bond with his dragon and was distraught when it got hurt by Jörmungandr.
- Brains and Brawn: While he is by no means Dumb Muscle, Sledkin has shown to be the smarter one between the two. That, paired with the fact Sledkin doesn't fight, makes him the brawn to her brains.
- Do Not Call Me "Paul": He insists on being called "Buzzsaw", claiming that only his mother is allowed to call him "Leonard".
- Dragon Rider: He rides on a Timberjack named Jack he initially forced to work for him using a whistle.
- Evil Poacher: He hunts and traps dragons believing himself to be the rightful king of the Hidden World.
- Ex-Big Bad: When he returns in Season 8, he is overshadowed by Jörmungandr both in terms of threat.
- Expy: Of Dagur, specifically before his Heel–Face Turn: Both are mentally unstable, Ax-Crazy, Bad Bosses and have a personal vendetta against the protagonist. Though, of course, unlike Dagur, Buzzsaw doesn't have an army, or even trained soldiers, under his command. That doesn't stop him from being any less of a threat though...
- Heel–Face Turn: His dragon almost dying and D'Angelo's help caused him to change his ways.
- Heel Realization: D'Angelo helping his dragon despite Plowhorn missing and him telling Buzzsaw to do some introspection resulted in the self-proclaimed "King of Dragons" to change his ways.
- The Heavy: While the show lacks a Big Bad that is behind every antagonist, Buzzsaw is the best candidate to be this. Especially after attacking Project I.C.A.R.I.S. at the end of season 6 and teaming up with Sledkin in season 7
- Height Angst: Implied. According to Ford and Winston, he claims to be taller than he actually is and they have to bend down around him implying he is rather insecure about his height.
- History Repeats: Buzzsaw joins the list of antagonists in this franchise who want to capture dragons for their own purposes. The exact reason Hiccup and Toothless led the dragons into the Hidden World in the first place.
- Karma Houdini: He ends the series a free man, presumably still roaming the Hidden World, never having been punished for any of his numerous crimes.
- Let No Crisis Go to Waste: After freeing it, Buzzsaw uses Jörmungandr's rampage to his advantage by swooping in and grabbing any dragon Jörmungandr weakened with its Breath Weapon.
- Never My Fault: He's convinced that the "lightning bird" was the one who burned down his logging company when really, it was he who caused the fire by using an unsafe outdoor plug.
- Oh, Crap!: The moment he realizes Jörmungandr is right behind him, even Buzzsaw gets panicked and runs away screaming.
- Out-of-Character Alert: When he begs for D'Angelo's help to cure Old Jack, him doing that while acting distressed is what convinces D'Angelo he is telling the truth.
- Poison and Cure Gambit: Buzzsaw's pulls one in episode 6 of season 6 to get his hands on the Book of Dragons. With the twist that There Is No Cure.
- Revenge: He believes Thunder to be the one who destroyed his company, and wants him dead.
- Sanity Slippage: Losing his company and blaming Thunder, he becomes increasingly paranoid in his attempts to hunt him, leading to believing that ICARIS was a bunch of mad scientists that created him and accusing strangers of even knowing of the "lightning bird".
- Villain Decay: While being a real threat to the Dragon Club and the shows Big Bad from Season 4 to Season 7, Season 8 sees him overshadowed by Jörmungandr as the Big Bad to the point that the only action he takes against the riders this season before his Heel–Face Turn was to interfere with Tom's plan to take down Jörmungandr.
- Villain Team-Up: In the fifth episode of season 7, he forms an alliance with Sledkin. He lets her mine all the Dragoncite she wants while she translates the Book of Dragons for him. In the Season 7 finale, he adds the Sky Torcher to the mix.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: He was last seen helping a couple of Gem Breaker after they were injured by Jörmungandr. What he did after the Apex Predator was defeated is unknown.
- Would Hurt a Child: Without a second thought such as when, after capturing him, he wanted to hit Tom with a poison dart that had previously put Thunder into critical condition, just to see how the poison would affect a human.
Ford and Winston
Ford (left) and Winston (right)
Ford Voiced by: Al Rodrigo
Wisnton Voiced by: Christian Lanz
Buzzsaw's reluctant minions.- Anti-Villain: They are just two normal guys who just happen to work for a lunatic.
- As of Season 7, however, this has changed, examplified when they actively try to kill Tom even without Buzzsaw around and are grinning maliciously while doing so.
- Archaic Weapon for an Advanced Age: At the start of Season 7, they use crossbows against the Riders.
- Butt-Monkey: They are frequently defeated and sometimes even captured by the Riders making them seem quite inept and non-threatening. Buzzsaw is even aware of this:
- Winston: You can count on us!Buzzsaw: Not really! But do it anyway.
- Captured on Purpose: In their final appearance, after being unable to prevent the riders from stealing Buzzsaw's ballista, Ford and Winston let themself be taken captive by the heroes in order to avoid facing Buzzsaw's wrath.
- Dragon Rider: Both ride on Gronckles they captured. As there is no bond between the dragons and their Riders, however, the Gronckles escape every chance they get.
- Forced into Evil: They are not inherently evil but rather are forced into villainy by their boss. Though they do gradually become more villainous such as when they actively try to kill Tom while grinning maliciously.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: After surrendering to the riders in episode 3 of season 8, Ford and Winston remain absent and unmentioned for the rest of the series.
- Would Hurt a Child: While shooting arrows at Tom, Ford shoots one arrow right at his head grinning. If Thunder wouldn't have destroyed it, it would have killed Tom.
Other Dragons
Modern Day dragons
