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Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

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Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Voiced by: Jay Baruchel (film and TV series), A.J. Kane (younger Hiccup), James Arnold Taylor (games), Eric Lopez (How to Train Your Dragon 2 [game])

Portrayed by: Mason Thames (live-action remake)

Hiccup is the main character of the How to Train Your Dragon book and film series. His full name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, the Hope and Heir to the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans. He is the son of the chief, Stoick the Vast, thus making him heir to the tribe, and later the current chief of the tribe. He is 15 years old in the first film, 20 in the second, and 21 in Hidden World. His dragon, Toothless, is a Night Fury, the rarest and most intelligent of the dragon species in the film franchise.

Absent-Minded Professor: Becomes this when he gets excited about a new invention of his. Lampshaded by Astrid in "Tone Death" when he heads back to Dragons' Edge to work on some modifications for Inferno:
Astrid: And that's the last we'll see of Hiccup this week.
Ace Pilot: Dragon Rider version. Hiccup and Toothless can perform various ridiculous maneuvers... And that's when they're flying together. They're even more dangerous when they split up and tag team you.
Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Downplayed. Movie Hiccup has the similar problems to Book Hiccup, the only difference being that Movie Hiccup started off as an All of the Other Reindeer type, whereas Book Hiccup did have two companions at the start.
Adaptational Badass: Downplayed. Movie Hiccup has some of the same skills and abilities as Book Hiccup, but doesn't have the latter's soft voice or phobias.
Adaptational Dye-Job: Book Hiccup has "Heroic Hair, which was a very bright red and stood up vertically however much you tried to wet it down with sea water". Movie Hiccup has more of a deep auburn hair that flops down in the normal manner, which he inherited from his mother. He also has green eyes in the movies, while his eyes are described as blue in the books.
Adaptational Intelligence: Downplayed. Book Hiccup was noted to be highly clever being able to come up with great plans. Movie Hiccup is that along with being a Gadgeteer Genius.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the books, Hiccup's closest friend was Fishlegs. However, they are distant peers in the film franchise but gradually get closer.
Adrenaline Makeover: In the first movie, Hiccup suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with a prosthetic limb.
Aesop Amnesia: In "Terrible Two", he causes problems because he trusted a strange dragon over Toothless. He didn't learn his lesson because in "Heather Report", he trusted a strange girl over Astrid. Downplayed in "We Are A Family Part 2", where he is very reluctant to trust Mildew but ultimately does so. Like the previous occasions, this is a horrible idea because Mildew used him to learn dragon training which he passed onto Alvin. A storyboard of an unused intro by Hiccup says this has less to do with amnesia and more to do with Hiccup simply being too trusting.
Affectionate Nickname: Called "babe" by Astrid.
Alliterative Name: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. It's never said in full in the movie but it's canon. Hiccup's full name was finally said in the episode, "Snotlout Gets the Axe".
All-Loving Hero: Believing that humans and dragons can coexist will definitely make him this. Deconstructed in the series, where his habit of trusting people immediately has led to problems. This is reconstructed by the end, as three of the Big Bads end up pulling Heel Face Turns, affirming his faith in humanity...which leads into the second movie, where Hiccup keeps insisting on trying to talk things out with Drago even after his father tells him what kind of man Drago is and even after his Mom concurred ("there's no talking with Drago"). Naturally, it does not work out too well.
All of the Other Reindeer: Until the end of the first movie, nobody likes him. He's the village pariah because he's scrawny and usually messes everything up. In keeping with the trope, things get better for him after he ends the Dragon Wars.
Always Someone Better: The series has Snotlout openly rant to Hiccup about all the awesome things he's done and how it makes him feel inferior.
Amazon Chaser: A large part of his crush on Astrid is because of her Action Girl-ish qualities. Take a look at her introduction: she's fighting dragons amid flames and Hiccup has the 'hearts in his eyes' expression. This moment in a tie-in game has Hiccup gushing over Astrid destroying a ship.
Anguished Declaration of Love: A platonic one. A saddened Hiccup tearfully tells Toothless he loves him when the dragon is about to leave New Berk for good.
The Apprentice: He has been Gobber's blacksmith apprentice since he was young.
An Arm and a Leg: Hiccup losing his leg in the first movie serves to strengthen the visual symbolism of his and Toothless' bond.
Artificial Limbs: Hiccup loses his left foot during the battle with the Red Death in the movie. It's replaced with a metal prosthetic. Leads to Angst? What Angst? as he seems to adjust to it very quickly. In the series other characters make a bigger deal out of it than he ever does. By the time of the second movie, he has given the prosthetic a bit of a transhumanist utility in being able to quickly switch between a latching foot for when on Toothless' saddle to a hoof-shape foot for ground walking. Rule of Symbolism takes it a step further when compared to Drago's fake arm, as while Hiccup lost his leg defending his village with the help of a dragon, Drago lost his arm to a dragon as he watched his village burn. While Drago lost an arm and grinds his heel onto dragons to get his way, Hiccup lost a leg and uses a gentle hand. invoked
Asleep for Days: Hiccup wakes up several days after the final battle with Toothless watching over him.
Away in a Manger: Hiccup already embodies the Messianic Archetype in a number of ways, but Hiccup was born not just as a hiccup (small, sickly and weak), but prematurely as well, making his manger metaphorical. It's nothing short of a miracle that he survived to adulthood in those times, especially when his village was attacked by massive, flying monsters of varying shapes and sizes on a near-daily basis.
Awesome Moment of Crowning: Becomes Chief of Berk following his father's death in the second movie. After the final battle, Gothi draws the Chief's symbol on his forehead in charcoal, and the entire village erupts in chanting "Long live the chief," and the dragons light off some fireball fireworks.
Awesomeness by Analysis: Everything he knows about dragons, he learned through observation and studying.
Babies Ever After: The epilogue of The Hidden World shows Hiccup and Astrid end up having a daughter (Zephyr) and a son (Nuffink) together.
Badass Adorable: Berk's first dragon tamer and best inventor also happens to be a sweet, somewhat insecure teenage boy.
Badass Bookworm: Hiccup develops into one through the story and becomes a full-fledged Gadgeteer Genius.
Badass Cape: The epilogue of The Hidden World shows Hiccup wearing a magnificent bear-skinned cape.
Badass Pacifist: His role in the movies, since the "Vikings vs. dragons" conflict doesn't exist in the books. His ability to tame dragons comes from Hiccup being friendly instead of defending himself. This takes more courage than killing them on sight. On the other hand, in the second film he learns the hard way that he can't solve all of his problems pacifistically.
Badass Teacher: Hiccup's greatest skill — in the first movie, Hiccup was able to train Toothless, a Night Fury, which was considered The Dreaded of dragons. This strength is shown more in the series as he's able to train wild dragons and by the second movie, Hiccup is able to win over the trust of dragons with Inferno.
Bad Liar: Hiccup is a rather bad liar and seems to be pressured by guilt into admitting things easily. Stoick even calls him a "terrible liar".
Battle Couple: With Astrid.
- Downplayed in the movies. While they enter a romantic relationship by the second movie and are each competent fighters, they rarely fight together.
- Played straight in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. They fight together to free dragons and later fight together to defeat Grimmel and even Flirting Under Fire during the final battle.
- Played straight in Race to the Edge. They have a Relationship Upgrade in "Blindsided" and fight off their enemies when they're not flirting with each other.
The Beastmaster: He learns how to tame and train dragons.
Be Careful What You Wish For: In the first film, Hiccup is desperate to kill a dragon so he can win his father's approval, stop being a social pariah, and even get a girlfriend. However, he's unable to kill a downed Night Fury (who would later be known as Toothless), instead chose to free him. Later, Hiccup tries to tell his dad he doesn't want to kill dragons...only for Stoick to inform (and then order) Hiccup that he'll be learning how to fight and kill dragons.
Because You Were Nice to Me: Hiccup's love and friendship with Toothless started on how the dragon didn't judge the young Viking on being different, something his tribe always did.
Benevolent Boss: Hiccup is a fair and capable leader of the dragon riders. He is able to scold them when they need to be scolded and admit when he has done and/or said something wrong to either of them, which only gets better with his Character Development.
Beware the Nice Ones: Hiccup is a very pleasant person and easy to get along with, but he can be quite terrifying if you piss him off. Dragon taming aside, he displays his anger in "Cast Out Part 1" where he gets furious with Snotlout in regards to getting Astrid in danger, and suspends him from the Academy. The rest of the children were surprised to see him like this. Keep in mind he ended the war with the dragons by killing the Red Death, and he is very protective of his dragon and friends. Dagur the Deranged discovered this the hard way.
Big Damn Kiss:
- Astrid gave Hiccup one at the end of the first film after he and Toothless had defeated the Red Death.
- In Race to the Edge, he and Astrid shared one at the end of the episode Blindsided, which starts their relationship for real.
- Hiccup also shared one with Astrid at the end of the second film after he and Toothless had defeated Drago and his Bewilderbeast.
- In How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World the kiss he shares with Astrid during their wedding marks the start of married life for him and Astrid.
Bigger Stick: Discussed. His friends sometimes wonder how much of his success is due to his own skill, and how much is due to being the rider of an absolutely fantastic dragon. Of course, when they attempt to test this by having the group train Terrible Terrors, Hiccup quickly teaches his to blow things up with impressive accuracy.
Big Good: Becomes the Chief of Berk at the end of the sequel, with Toothless as the Alpha Dragon.
Big Ol' Eyebrows: Just look at that picture! They're huge!
Black Sheep: In the first film, as an inventor and scientist in a society of warriors.
Body Motifs: Hands. He is a natural inventor, so attention is given to his hands when he is crafting a new invention. He also uses his outstretched hand as a way to tame and befriend dragons.
Born in the Wrong Century: In the 21st century here, Hiccup might be bullied, but at least he'd have a niche in society where he belonged, and his intelligence would be recognized. In the films' setting, he's treated as a child and disowned by his family and tribe for trying to train a particular species of animal instead of killing it on sight. Instead, he has to make his own niche.
A Boy and His X: A Boy And His Dragon. With Toothless of course. Their bond with each other is the core part of the series, even being described as "soul mates" in an interview. Most of Hiccup's Character Development comes from his relationship with Toothless.
Braids of Action: Gets these in the second film. Word of God reveals that they're Astrid's handiwork (she can even be seen doing so early in the film) and that Hiccup isn't necessarily fond of them but leaves them in for her sake. invoked
Brains and Brawn: While Fishlegs is the most book-smart and Astrid the most physically competent, Hiccup is the perfect balance between the two by Race to the Edge, given how lanky and clumsy he was before-hand.
Brainy Brunette: Hiccup has auburn hair and has proven to be extremely intelligent. This talent is really at the heart of all Hiccup's other abilities. His intelligence is proven many times throughout the film and the series. He's almost always the one to come up with the solutions to the problems that the Riders face. He's shown to be very cunning, resourceful and perceptive and possesses a great aptitude for strategy and tactics. He's also fairly knowledgeable. Unlike Fishlegs who only spews out facts, Hiccup is able to use them for practical use and he does it very well. He was able to solve all the riddles on Hamish's treasure map even when under pressure and the feat is especially notable because it was said that only a most brilliant mind could solve those clues.
Break the Cutie:
- In the first film, Hiccup has spent his entire life being the black sheep of his village. His father being openly ashamed of him. His peers constantly mocking him (except Astrid and Fishlegs). All resulting in him having poor self-esteem. And when he finally finds a friend in Toothless and tries to demonstrate that humans and dragons can co-exist, his father stops it. In the next scene, Stoick disowns Hiccup, almost bringing Hiccup to tears. Fortunately, his father does apologize. And after the climax, he lost his leg after taking down the Red Death.
- Gets worse in the sequel: He tries to persuade the madman Drago to stop enslaving dragons and not to go to war. Drago instead makes his Bewilderbeast mind control Toothless and order him to attack Hiccup. Stoick saves his son at the last minute but is killed by a mind-controlled Toothless' blasts.
Broken Ace: In the second film, he is the number one respected dragon expert on Berk (for good reason) and can make many amazing inventions. However, he's a loner, preferring the company of Toothless to his fellow Vikings, and has many insecurities despite his skills. Then there is his maimed leg.
Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: In this case, Lost Your Leg Punching Out The Frickin' Huge Volcano Dragon. His lack of angst implies it was Worth It.
I Call It "Vera": By the second movie, Hiccup now uses a self-flaming sword he calls "Inferno".
Calling the Old Man Out: In the first movie, Hiccup (indirectly) calls out his father for never listening to him as he begs Stoick to not go to the dragon island, citing he won't win the fight.
The Chains of Commanding: Felt that when he had to consider kicking Snotlout out of the academy. His father pointed out that he can't always be both a good friend and a good leader at the same time, and that as a future chief he will have to put Berk above himself and his friends.
Character Catchphrase:
- "Thank you for summing that up."
- "You just gestured to all of me."
- "Let me show you."
- In the animated series: "Okay..."
- Also in the animated series "Oh for the love of-" . He's just very aggravated in RTTE.
- His "This is Berk" speeches once an installment. He gives two in HTTYD 2 (the second sounds something like a rallying cry), and the show plays around with it a bit in "Race to the Edge." He also gives a similar one early in The Hidden World, although this time rather than narrating he's saying it out loud to the dragons he's bringing back from a rescue mission to introduce them to their new home.
Character Development: In general — he has gone from being a shy boy, to a confident young man, and "the greatest Dragon Master this world has ever seen".
- The first movie deals with Hiccup learning to be himself, instead of trying to be the Viking everyone else expects him to be.
- The second movie has him gain more confidence in getting newer responsibilities.
- A major plot point in the third movie is Hiccup learning how to be a chief and protect his people without Toothless' help. While he has accomplished great feats in the past, he had grown to believe that it was all thanks to Toothless and that he is powerless without his dragon. Him finally overcoming his insecurities and proving that he can stand on his own becomes very important when Toothless and the dragons leave the Berkians for good.
- A subtle one, but the way Hiccup manages his team changes over time. In Riders of Berk, Hiccup has a hard time firing Gobber and effectively punishing Snotlout because of how their actions were hurting the Dragon Academy (Gobber- his dangerous inventions, Snotlout- his continuous disobedience of Hiccup's commands). Both times, Hiccup had to be told by someone else (Stoick and the twins, respectively) that his passive way of handling the situations wouldn't work. Come Race to the Edge, an older and wiser Hiccup is ready and willing to scold any of his teammates for their actions — from correctly disciplining Snotlout for his reckless action, to reprimanding Fishlegs letting Snotlout and the twins mess around with the group's equipment even though he was in charge to giving a What the Hell, Hero? moment when Astrid revealed she knowingly kept quiet from him and the others about Heather being an undercover agent while inside the Dragon Hunters.
Character Tics: Hiccup frequently makes big sweeping motions with his hands and arms while talking. Astrid teases him about it in the second movie.
Chick Magnet: A downplayed version. Hiccup has won the affections of both Astrid and Ruffnut, the former who he started a relationship with and the latter got over said affections were mainly Played for Laughs and they are shown to be close friends but not romantically interested (in fact, Ruffnut is a Shipper on Deck for him and Astrid). And even though Heather doesn't have romantic feelings for him, she commented in ''Race to the Edge', that he's "cute".
Childhood Friend Romance: With Astrid. They grew up together in Berk, became friends in their teen years, an Official Couple by the time they were 18/19 (as of the Race to the Edge episode, "Blindsided"), and are still a couple by the second movie. They marry at the end of the third film.
Childish Tooth Gap: Inverted. Hiccup had a tooth gap when he was teen as seen here◊. But, instead of being hyperactive and childish, Hiccup is more laid-back and mature.
Child of Two Worlds: A metaphorical example rather than the usual literal one. His father started off as a typical dragon hating father who still had initial problems adjusting with the species; his mother was a dragon love like himself but a more extreme example, as she willingly chose to live among them than her fellow Vikings. Hiccup is a perfect blends between the two, as he wants both Vikings and dragons to live together in peace. In the second movie, his mother lampshades this quality:
Valka: You have the heart of a chief, and the soul of a dragon. Only you can bring our worlds together. That... is who you are, son.
Chronic Hero Syndrome: Whether human or dragon, Hiccup can't leave either one when they might be in danger.
Classical Anti-Hero: Originally a Type one, a wimp who nobody really likes. Compared to the paragon hero his father acts like, Hiccup's runtiness is constantly mocked. Even his ingenuity in making newer weapons was mocked because while being smart about hunting and trapping and killing dragons is a good thing, none of what Hiccup created seemed to work. Eventually, he accepts himself and all his flaws, turning them into his strengths and would become a hero in the eyes of his village.
Color Motif: Hiccup has four — Green, red, black, and brown.
- Green — One of his most notable physical traits are his green eyes, the first and second movie has him wearing a green shirt, and the color has often symbolized tranquility (his role in being a peacekeeper between dragons and humans).
- Red — He has auburn hair, his usual facepaint is red, he has a red shirt in Race to the Edge, his armor is decorated with the Berk symbol and Deadly Nadder in red, the tailfin he uses for Toothless is mostly red, and the color has often symbolized passion and bravery (his love for dragons and inventing, and one of his defining character traits, respectively).
- Black — Hiccup's best friend and main dragon partner is black-colored Night Fury. His armors in the second and third films have a a dark colored scheme, especially the latter. Black can symbolize beauty (Hiccup as a Chick Magnet) and power (how he keeps taking a level of a badass and is the leader of the Berk vikings).
- Brown — His auburn hair and how every single one of his outfits in the franchise have brown in it. The color symbolizes strength (both of Hiccup's mental and physical strengths), warmth (him being a Nice Guy), and dependability (how he grows from a misfit Viking teen outcast to a mature, wise Viking Chief).
Cool Mask: The second film gives him one; it's shaped as a dragon. He continues this in the third film, except now his mask is made of Toothless' shedded dragon scales.
Costume Evolution: In the second film, Hiccup still has a green undershirt, but instead of a furry vest over it, he now has leather armor. He continues this trend in the third film.
Covert Pervert:
- A deleted scene from the first movie has Hiccup staring at Astrid's butt.
- In Race to the Edge episode "Blindsided", he admitted to Astrid that he has thought of kissing her a lot before, but was waiting for the perfect time to do it, which then led to them sharing a Big Damn Kiss shortly afterwards that cemented their relationship.
Crazy-Prepared: Justified though experience. He carries a complete set of spare parts for Toothless' tail fin at all times, as well as a spare leg.
Dark Is Not Evil: His armor in the second film is a dark shade of metal and is still the same heroic person who rides a dark themed dragon. Still applies in the third film, but now with Toothless' dragon scales as armor.
Dead Guy Junior: Implied. Hiccup is apparently the "third" one to have that name, meaning he was named after an ancestor.
Deadpan Snarker: It's such a defining trait, being held hostage by Alvin doesn't stop him from dishing it out. A lot of the series' funny moments is mostly him and his often witty one-liners.
Death Glare: By the time of Race to the Edge, Hiccup can give effective ones to any of his friends to let them know what he's thinking.
Desperately Seeking A Purpose In Life: The first few episodes of "Race to the Edge" reveal that Hiccup is suffering a bit from this after realizing he has found all the dragons and searched all the islands, meaning his adventure days may well be over.
Determinator: No matter how unwinnable a situation is, Hiccup won't stop until he finds a way to win it.
Disabled in the Adaptation: In the original books, Hiccup never acquired a prosthetic leg.
Disabled Snarker: He has a metal leg, but is still as snarky as ever.
Distinguishing Mark: Hiccup has a tiny scar on his chin. In the sequel, it is revealed he got the scar when he was clawed by a dragon as a baby. When Valka first confronts Hiccup she stops short when she recognizes his scar.
Valka: Hiccup? Could-could it be? After all these years? How is this possible?
Hiccup: Uh, should I... should I know you?
Valka: No. You were only a babe. But a mother never forgets.
Do I Really Sound Like That?: By the third film, Astrid is doing a good impression of him, to his consternation.
Dork Knight: Lacking the traditional Viking strength and bluster, he became a first rate Guile Hero and Badass Bookworm by understanding how dragons think and taming them instead of just fighting them directly. And then tames a Night Fury as his partner. Sure, he's badass, but only when he has to be. No surprise why he's so popular with the female fanbase.
Dragon Rider: The very first person to ride a dragon amongst the Hooligan Tribe. Or as far as he knows, until he finds his long lost mother.
Dragon Tamer: He bonds with the Night Fury Toothless after nursing him back to health from the tail injury he caused in their battle, and starts the whole process of Berk working alongside dragons upon realizing dragons aren't horrible monsters like they believed up to this time.
Dub Name Change: He is named "Harold" in the French translation.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Despite all his actions, he is still victim to this at the hands of Snotlout and occasionally the Twins.
Earn Your Happy Ending: At the start of the movie, Hiccup is the village pariah because he's scrawny and usually messes everything up, with his father being openly ashamed of him and his peers (except Astrid and Fishlegs) constantly mocking him, all resulting in him having poor self-esteem. He finally finds a friend in Toothless and demonstrate that humans and dragons can co-exist, earning respect and getting together with his crush Astrid. By the third movie, he has become chief and after defeating the Big Bad marries Astrid. The epilogue shows they had two children during the Time Skip.
Embarrassing First Name: Downplayed. In the first film, Hiccup narrates on his name sounds ridiculous, but he doesn't dwell on it too much.
Even the Guys Want Him: Dagur was practically obsessed with him throughout the TV series. In the third film, Snotlout and Tuffnut, at different times, slap Hiccup's butt.
Expecting Someone Taller: It's no secret that Hiccup doesn't strike a traditionally imposing Viking image. Alvin couldn't believe that the famous "Dragon Conqueror" was "Stoick's little embarrassment".
Expository Hairstyle Change: As a child and teen, Hiccup's hair had a floppy style. In his older years, were he was a skilled dragon rider, his hair was swept to the side in a spiky-like manner. It goes back to the same floppy style as an adult since Berk and their dragons parted ways.
Experienced Protagonist: By the second movie, Hiccup has become an accomplished dragon expert, dragon rider, and inventor.
Extremely Protective Child: Despite their difficult relationship, Hiccup will do whatever he can to protect his father from harm.
Fatal Flaw: Hiccup possesses a number of flaws that have lead to trouble.
- He is rather prone to letting his insecurities cloud his judgment and effect his actions; in the film, his desperation for the acceptance of his tribe, and his father in particular, cause him to regularly attempt to kill dragons along with the villagers, only to end up doing more harm than good due to his clumsiness. In the television show, his mistaken belief that Stoick still does not accept him causes him to lead the other Vikings on a potentially dangerous treasure hunt to prove himself.
- His innate friendliness and tendency to give others the benefit of the doubt cause him to be a little too trusting of strangers, leaving him vulnerable to manipulation and deceit by more dishonest characters, such as Heather and Mildew, on more then one occasion.
- Hiccup is prone to overconfidence in his ability as a diplomat due to being mostly successful so far, which becomes a major catalyst of the second film's story line; his total belief that he would be able to reason with Drago causes him to run away from Berk to confront the warlord, causing Stoick and Valka, who both understood and witnessed firsthand the true extent of Drago's psychopathy and knew he could not be reasoned with, to chase after him. This indirectly but ultimately leads to Stoick's death at the hands of Drago when he hypnotizes Toothless into attacking Hiccup to demonstrate the superiority of his philosophy over Hiccup's. In spite of all his flaws, Hiccup is never above admitting when he is or has been wrong, and will do his best to make amends with others.
Father, I Don't Want to Fight: Zig-zagged. Initially he wanted to kill dragons, then lost his nerve but still wanted to make his dad proud.
Hiccup: Three hundred years and I'm the first Viking who wouldn't kill a dragon!
Astrid: First to ride one, though.
Fiery Redhead: Inverted. While Hiccup has auburn (reddish-brown) hair, he is one of the most rational and calmest of his peers, and when he does get angry it's either Tranquil Fury or one Skyward Scream.
Finishing Each Other's Sentences: Has his sentence finished by Astrid at least once in the final film.
First Kiss: Hiccup shared his first kiss with Astrid in the episode Blindsided. This kiss also is what officially cemented him and Astrid as an official couple. Prior to this kiss the other kisses Hiccup got were kisses from Astrid that were basically one-sided, making the kiss he shared with Astrid in Blindsided his first mutual kiss with her.
Flaming Sword: In the second movie, Hiccup wields a retractable sword coated in Monstrous Nightmare spit, with a mechanism to ignite it when needed. The sword's hilt can spray flammable Zippleback gas, which Hiccup can then ignite with his sword. He uses it again in the third movie. Race to the Edge shows how Hiccup first made the sword.
Flirting Under Fire: Does this with Astrid during the final battle during which Astrid throws a Zippleback gas canister which Hiccup lights up with Inferno.
Fluffy Tamer: While giving them names like 'Toothless' and cuddling them.
Freudian Trio: With his parents, Stoick and Valka. He is the Superego to his father's Ego and mother's Id, as Hiccup is the most logical minded of them.
Friendless Background: Hiccup is ostracized and bullied by his entire community for being weak and relying on his brain rather than brawny. Even his own father openly tells him he has to change. The closest he has to a "friend" is Parental Substitute Gobber, who still views him as a nuisance most of the time and tells him it's what's on the inside of him that causes problems. His first true friend is Toothless, the titular dragon. Of course, as it's a forbidden friendship, Toothless' attachment only serves to make him more of an outcast....initially.
Friend to All Living Things: To dragons mainly, to the point that he can win over the trust of virtually any dragon (except for the humongous ones).
From Zero to Hero: At the start of the series, he was the little runt who couldn't do anything right. After his many attempts to fit in with his community, he learns that playing off his own strengths and being himself allow him to solve the town's dragon problem. Early on, this is based on the illusion that he's some kind of dragon killing machine. Then, he becomes genuine as he becomes the leader and hero of the people for solving the dragon crisis and killing an alpha.
Gadgeteer Genius: He can make an interlocked tail fin for Toothless centuries ahead of when such technology was possible. This may be a reference to the books, where Vikings have fully-operational STEAMSHIPS, hot-air balloons and gliders well before the Industrial Revolution. In the subsequent movies and series, he also proves to be quite adept at new designs...
- In the series, he builds a shield with a host of gadgets, including a crossbow (compatible with normal bolts as well as other objects like paint), a grappling hook,which and can be thrown. Then he upgraded it with Gronkle Iron, meaning it was lighter than ever and capable of shrugging off hailstorms of daggers and even dragon breath attacks.He also invents mundane but useful items that include a magnifying glass, and a cross between sunglasses/welding goggles.
- He is also able to replicate The Dragon Eye, an ancient artifact belonging to Dragon Hunters. Keep in mind he probably didn't disassemble it while he had it to know how it works, making this feat nothing short of amazing.
- For the second movie, he designs two things. One, a flaming sword called Inferno, which when not in use is retracted like a certain weapon for a more civilized age. It also has a compartment to store Zippleback gas which can be released and then lit with the sword. Along with this is his prosthetic foot, which can be quickly and easily flipped from a hooking foot for flying on Toothless to a horse hoof-shaped foot for walking. However, most impressive is his wingsuit which permits him to perform short glides alongside Toothless.
- In addition, he's shown to have a hand in various engineering tasks around Berk, from dragon roosts in When Lightning Strikes and helping rebuild Berk after Drago's attack. Regardless of his new fame and role as leading Dragon Rider, he still spends time in Gobber's shop too.
- In The Hidden World, he manages to upgrade Toothless' tail prosthesis so that it looks and works literally like Toothless' natural tail.
- In Defenders of Berk, Hiccup invented a makeshift bow and arrow/shield made of Gronckle iron.
Generation Xerox:
- Parallels can be made between Hiccup and his parents.
  - Parallels between him and his mother can be made in How to Train Your Dragon 2. Hiccup's body type, hair color, green eyes, and the all-around character design are much closer to Valka than to Stoick. They are both described by Stoick as being irresponsible and reckless. They are both intellectually focused, are seen as misfits by their village, relate more with dragons than other people, generally avoid conflict lest it is against someone they have a negative history with, and they both learned how to train and befriend dragons without help, eager to teach such skills to those willing to listen.
  - Dragons: Riders of Berk likes to make comparisons between Hiccup and his father Stoick. Gobber describes Stoick's first romp as chief being just like Hiccup's attempts as acting chief, "lead by example" being their winning technique in commanding respect. The relationship between Hiccup and Snotlout notably draws many parallels to the relationship between Stoick and pre-Outcast Alvin, and later in the series Stoick and Spitelout.
  - The biggest deviations between Hiccup and Stoick would be while Stoick is too stubborn to admit when he is wrong to Alvin and Spitelout, Hiccup has the humility to prevent further dysfunction.
- "Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Young Man" shows that Hiccup's grandfather (Stoick's father) also had a prosthetic leg.
Genius Bruiser: Downplayed. As a teen, Hiccup was noted for his scrawniness and was unable to lift weapons like axes, and his intelligence was his main strength. Over the years, as Hiccup grows older, he becomes more physically capable.
Good Is Not Dumb: Hiccup is a compassionate person who believes that humans and dragons can co-exist. He's also a pretty good tactician and grows out of his naivete by the time he's 18.
The Good King: Hiccup becomes the Chief of Berk after his father's death by the end of the second movie. And while he's still awkward and unsure, he's still protective of his people and not willing to risk their lives when an enemy threatens their way of life. He's also not above admitting his mistakes to them.
Good Parents: To his children Zephyr and Nuffink. He takes them on a joyride with Toothless and his family in the epilogue of The Hidden World. In Homecoming, he is seen telling a story of Toothless to Nuffink at the beginning, and he expresses how proud he is of Zephyr despite being constantly knocked down by her dragon defense traps. Furthermore, he and Astrid both came up with the idea of reviving the Snoggletog pageant to ensure that their children do not forget the fond memories they had of their dragons.
Good Prosthetic, Evil Prosthetic: Hiccup lost his left foot after defending his village from a tyrannical queen dragon the Red Death. Not only does his prosthetic leg match the prosthetic tail fin he built for Toothless (making them even), but it can be seen as a badge of honor for defending his people and wears it proudly.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: He has a small, short scar on his chin that's hard to notice unless the camera's zoomed in on his face, which he sustained from Cloudjumper when he was an infant.
Graceful Loser: Discussed. In "Thawfest", Astrid said this was his most admirable trait in her eyes when he began acting unpleasant at the thought of winning the games just to spite Snotlout.
Green-Eyed Monster: Hiccup gets jealous of all the attention the newcomer "Hroar" is receiving in the How to Train Your Dragon comics.
Guile Hero: Stoick wants him to be an Action Hero, but Hiccup is much better with smarts and cunning. In fact, it was due to his intellect that he was the first person to solve a poem-based puzzle that nearly destroyed Stoick's and Gobber's friendship. This was because the puzzle was created by a Guile Hero himself. That said, Hiccup has become quite capable physically by Defenders of Berk, facing off with Dagur the Deranged in single combat while Toothless was trapped by bolas.
Handicapped Badass: As a result of the first movie, Hiccup lost his left foot and began wearing a metal prosthesis made by Gobber. That doesn't stop him from protecting Berk, training dragons, fighting enemies, and growing as a leader. By the start of the second movie, Hiccup has made a few upgrades to let him use the prosthesis in different situations, such as riding Toothless or walking on different kinds of terrain.invoked
Happily Married: With Astrid at the end of third film and the Homecoming short.
Has a Type: Be it the movies or the books, Hiccup has got a major thing for badass blondes. His girlfriend Astrid fits the exact description of Hiccup's dream-girl.
Hated by All: By the beginning of the first movie, absolutely EVERYONE in Berk hates him. Even his own father. Thankfully, this changes as time goes on.
Held Gaze: Hiccup shares one with Astrid right after their Big Damn Kiss, and it is very short due to Gothi interrupting it. The look in Hiccup's eyes during the gaze he shares with Astrid is one filled with love.
The Hero: Hiccup is the one trying to keep stability and peace between dragons and Vikings.
Heroes Prefer Swords: His main weapon in the second movie is listed as the blade. It lights itself on fire and just like his shield it has a host of utility tools befitting a Gadgeteer Genius.
Heroic Lineage: Oh yeah. Hiccup inherited his father's willingness to protect others no matter the personal cost and his mother's kindness and way with dragons.
Heroic Sacrifice: Attempted near the end of The Hidden World. Hiccup allows himself and Grimmel to fall toward the ocean and sends the Light Fury to save a sedated Toothless from plummeting to his own death. The Light Fury not only succeeds, but also saves Hiccup after he disconnects his prosthetic foot to let Grimmel fall.
Heroic Self-Deprecation: Often uses his sarcasm to make fun of himself on occasion, at both comedic and dramatic moments.
Hero with a Unique Name: Twice over: unlike the other Vikings, he has a first, middle and last name - all alliterative.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: An inter-species example. With Toothless, a Night Fury dragon.
Hidden Depths: Both Astrid and Fishlegs note in "Sandbusted" on how Hiccup is an excellent gift giver.
Holding Hands: He does this more often with Astrid 3/4s of the way into RaceToTheEdge. And in the film series, one of the most notable moments of this is during their wedding.
Hollywood Kiss: His kiss with Astrid during their wedding is this.
Humble Hero: In spite of all his flaws, Hiccup is never above admitting when he is or has been wrong, and will do his best to make amends with others, showing he has a great deal of humility, and he learns from his mistakes. It even crosses into Heroic Self-Deprecation. Lampshaded in "Have Dragon Will Travel Part 2", when Heather teases Astrid about Hiccup.
Heather: He's kind of cute.
Astrid: I guess...if you like that unassuming, heroic dragon-rider type.
I Call It "Vera": His sword in the sequel is named Inferno according to The Art of How To Train Your Dragon 2. Race to the Edge reveals the circumstances behind the events that had him name his sword.
I Got Bigger: Hiccup goes from The Runt at the End to the tallest of his friends by Race to the Edge and the second movie.
I Just Want to Be Badass: At the beginning of the film, Hiccup desperately wants to be like the other Vikings and kill his own dragon; "normal" in Berk is "badass."
Gobber: Stop trying to be something you're not.
Hiccup: I just want to be like you guys.
Improbable Infant Survival: The second film reveals that Hiccup was born prematurely. And if that wasn't already difficult, he was born in a village where his tribe were at constant war with beasts that could easily kill an already sick infant. And yet, Hiccup managed to grow up into adulthood.
Insecure Love Interest: In the first movie, a deleted scene has Hiccup sarcastically and truthfully believe that Astrid "wouldn't come near me [him] if she was on fire and I [he] had the last bucket in Berk."
Interspecies Friendship: With Toothless, of course, more so than the other riders with their dragons since Toothless is much smarter.
In Touch with His Feminine Side: While making Toothless a new fin, Hiccup turns out to be good at sewing. And in personality, Hiccup is quite open about his emotions and sensitive to the feelings of others.
Irony: Hiccup's main dragon partner and best friend is a Night Fury. However, a flashback into his younger years revealed that he described Night Furies as "scary".
It Runs in the Family: He gets his stubborn streak from both his father and mother.
Jock Dad, Nerd Son: His first scene shows a miniature ballista he invented because he couldn't heave the projectile himself. His dad is not impressed.
Kid Hero: He's fifteen and ends the 300 year dragon war. No longer the case in the second movie where he is 20 years old.
Kid Hero All Grown-Up: Still the protagonist in the second movie, but is now an adult and by the epilogue of the third movie, he's now 30, married to Astrid, and they both have two kids.
The Klutz: It'd probably be faster to list the number of times Hiccup doesn't get knocked on his butt. He gets better as he grows up.
Large and in Charge: He is the tallest of his friends in Race to the Edge and the second movie, and all of his friends acknowledge him as their leader.
The Leader: He's the defacto leader of his friends, especially in the TV series. Hiccup manages to incorporate all examples of the trope — He's the most mature of his friends and keeps his mind focused on the important matters (Levelheaded). Following from the former, that trait and Hiccup's naturally high intelligence allows him to be the main planner (Mastermind). While Hiccup is on the introverted side, he is a Magnetic Hero (Charismatic) and is always holds onto his ideals to Determinator levels (Headstrong). Continued in the second movie, except now as the chief of all of Berk.
Leitmotif: A tin whistle is a recurring instrument in his scenes, which ranges from comedic reels to beautiful melodies.
Like Father, Unlike Son: Downplayed. Hiccup is a scrawny weak kid who is more of a Gadgeteer Genius than a fighter; his father, Stoick, is is a big bearded man who is every bit a typical Viking warrior whose main defining feature is his strength. However, they later show many more similarities to each other, so while they may differ in size and how to handle particular situations, they do have a few things in common.
Like Parent, Like Child:
- Hiccup and Stoick act exactly like each other when it comes to stubbornness, leadership, protecting their loved ones, and often not listening to the advice of others. They even quote ones another in the first film without ever realizing they did it.
Gobber: He's every bit the bull-headed, stubborn viking you ever were.
Stoick: [nods in agreement]
- The second movie shows he takes after his mother, Valka, too. Both are compassionate Vikings who don't fit the norm, have lanky builds, and are expert dragon tamers to the point of feeling more connection with said species instead of other humans.
Living MacGuffin: Alvin wants him for his dragon-training abilities.
Lovable Nerd: Hiccup is a scrawny, awkward Gadgeteer Genius.
Love Confession: Hiccup gives Astrid one in "Mi Amore Wing" after apologizing for taking her for granted.
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: As of "The Iron Gronckle", he has a shield made of Gronckle Iron, which is very tough and very light.
Made of Iron: While it may seem hard to believe at first due to his small stature, Hiccup always manages to bounce back from a severe injury. For example, in "When Lightning Strikes", he was struck directly in the head by a massive bolt of lightning, and still managed to wake up the next morning. Also, at the end of How to Train Your Dragon, he was knocked off of Toothless by the Red Death's massive club-tail, and (with the help of Toothless, of course) managed to wake up about a couple weeks later.
Magnetic Hero: Hiccup is known to be very persuasive, (Astrid says so herself in the second movie) as he has convinced his father, the teens, the whole village of Berk, Dagur, Alvin, even Eret to give dragons a closer look and see the beauty of them. In "Buffalord Soldier", he also managed to persuade Viggo to give him the cure for Astrid's illness.
Martial Pacifist: Hiccup may be inclined towards diplomacy and in the second movie styled himself as the peacemaker, preferring to use words over weapons, but when battle calls leaps into the fray without hesitation. He'd just prefer not to have to get to that stage.
Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: With Astrid. In the first movie, it is emphasized in the beginning where Astrid has armor and Hiccup has an apron on. And in general, Hiccup knows how to sew and will suggest a peaceful solution first, while Astrid loves to do dangerous and rough stunts on Stormfly and usually communicates with violence. Played with, since Hiccup isn't outright effeminate and Astrid does have some girly traits.
Meaningful Name: Hiccup seems to have gotten his name from the fact that he was born early, so he was smaller and weaker than the other babies.
Messianic Archetype: Having a higher knowledge that could enlighten those around him (dragon-training), is considered a criminal and punished in his efforts to educate others (disowned by his father), sacrificing himself to save others from their own ignorance (nearly dying from his and Toothless' battle with the Red Death, which he tried to warn his father about), "dying" and then "resurrection" (waking from a coma) with signs of his sacrifice apparent on his body (his prosthetic leg) and not only "saves" his people but creates a new dawn for mankind (one of peace between the Hooligan Tribe and dragons) that is violently opposed or taken advantage of by those who disagree (The Outcasts and the Berserkers). Sound familiar?
- Does not help that he was born a hiccup, his mother not thinking he would survive infancy premature, only to become a hero of many-a-Event Flag.
Mirror Character: The Hero Hiccup and Big Bad of the second movie, Drago, are both master dragon tamers who grew up fearing dragons, both capable of even taming a Nightfury, and warring over who can influence Toothless is a major part of the final battle.
Modest Royalty: As the chief's son, Hiccup could technically be considered Viking 'royalty', but he wears the same kind of simple outfits as the rest of the Vikings- he is not even treated as the chief's son by anyone except Trader Johann in the TV series, who calls him 'Master Hiccup' as opposed to just 'Mr. Whoever' like he calls everyone else.
Momma's Boy: When Hiccup meets his mother in the second film they immediately hit it off due to their similar traits (compassion, lover/protector of dragons, stubbornness, and feeling like outcasts).
More Dakka: Has a particular fondness for using this in dragon combat, bombarding the enemy with a hail of highly accurate shots. It becomes obvious that this is his preference rather than just a Night Fury thing when he trains a Terrible Terror to do it as well.
Muscle Angst: Hiccup is physically the weakest of all the characters, to his chagrin. It doesn't help that his father is practically a tank, and Hiccup believes that his lack of muscle is the reason behind his father's disappointment in him; in reality, as Gobber stated, it's more about "what's inside [Hiccup] that [Stoick] can't stand", which also doesn't help. Hiccup's strength lies in his smarts, but Vikings don't understand that as well as brute force. The show explores this further in the episode were Stoick has Hiccup drawn very muscular on a shield painting, which Stoick doesn't catch on how this hurts his son's feelings and only worsens his already ingrained insecurities. And while does Hiccup remain leaner than most as he grows up, he does get stronger (i.e., being able punch the brawnier Snotlout so hard the latter lost a couple of teeth) and many other Vikings (including the Twins and Snotlout) still point out his scrawniness in an unflattering way (either for laughs or drama).
Muscles Are Meaningless: By the second series of Race to the Edge, he's able to knock out Snotlout in one punch and has him spitting teeth. Admittedly, this is because Snotlout unwisely invited the punch, but everyone's still very impressed that Hiccup's that strong.
Mythical Motifs: Dragons. While the rest of Berk village have their own dragons, many of which bear an Uncatty Resemblance to their riders, Hiccup has the strongest connection to the species (the only other one with equal strength being Valka). He studies them, is fiercely protective over the species, and his sequel costumes have dragonish designs.
Narrator: In the movies and Dragons: Riders of Berk, Hiccup narrates what is happening. His narrating has even become one of the franchise's most consistent Book Ends moments.
Nerdy Nasalness: Having the nasal voice of Jay Baruchel certainly helps to depict Hiccup's geeky personality.
Nice Guy: Hiccup is a kind, brave, and compassionate person. And while his defining flaw may be his pride, it's not the usual "arrogant, prideful" example.
Nice Mean And In Between: In-Between to Fishleg's Nice and Astrid's Mean. While Hiccup is a pacifist - preferring to outthink his problems and fostering peace over war - he is more than willing to get his hands dirty if he has no other choice.
- Out of his friend group as a whole, he's also the In-between to Snotlout and Tuffnut's Mean and Fishlegs' Nice.
Non-Action Snarker: Before he Took a Level in Badass he was ordered to help prepare weapons not join in the fight against dragons, but still threw out a sarcastic quip every now and then.
Official Couple: With Astrid. He and Astrid are going stronger than ever in How to Train Your Dragon 2. Finalised in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World with their marriage and the birth of their children.
Official Kiss: The kiss he shares with Astrid in "Blindsided" launches their romantic relationship
- The kiss he shares with Astrid during their wedding in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World starts their marriage.
Only Sane Man: A quality befitting a leader, Hiccup is usually the most level headed of his riders; Snotlout, Tuffnut and Ruffnut all being different flavors of Chaotic Stupid, Fishlegs being a Cowardly Lion and Astrid having an explosive temper.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- Hiccup is usually against any kind of violence if he can help it. So, when he orders Toothless to shoot a plasma blast at Alvin for holding Astrid hostage or removes his prosthetic leg that Grimmel is holding onto, it shows just how ruthless Hiccup can be if his loved ones are endangered.
- He briefly doesn't know what to do in "A Time to Skrill", something that shocks the twins because he always has a plan. This shows just how angry he is at himself for accidentally getting the Skrill captured by Dagur and Ryker.
- When Hiccup believes that Dagur has poisoned Toothless, Hiccup lunges to attack the latter while screaming, "I'll kill you!" and even declares hatred when Dagur runs away from the hunters and almost gets him captured. Coming from an All-Loving Hero, these are both shocking moments.
- He's also quick to attack Viggo in "Triple Cross" when the latter tries to genuinely ask for help. Granted, the events of "Shell Shocked" understandably made Hiccup remember how underhanded Viggo's last appeal for help was, and Hiccup was also coming off of learning about Johann's treachery.
- After his father gets injured by Krogan's dragon hunters, Hiccup is out of himself. He yells at his friends to stop their pointless bickering, something that he would take in stride, before proclaiming that none of this would've happened had he not shot down Toothless.
- In the second film, an angry and saddened Hiccup physically pushes Toothless away while yelling at him to leave. Why? Because a mind-controlled Toothless killed Stoick.
Papa Wolf: Hiccup is fiercely protective over his friends and dragons.
Patchwork Kids: Hiccup is a perfect blend of his parents. From his father, he inherited his eye shape, eye color, and freckles; from his mother, he inherited her body type and hair color. Hiccup's nose is a combination of his parents' - generally big nose (father) with a long bridge (mother).
Perma-Stubble: In the second and third installments, he and the other young male characters are sporting face fuzz.
Positive Friend Influence: Hiccup was this to Astrid, getting her to be a more open, empathetic, and happier person overall. She even points this out in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World:
Astrid: You're right. You're back to where you started. But you know what? I was one of the first people to believe in you, and I have watched you doubt whether you were worthy ever since. And I am the person I am today because of you. I never said it, but it's true. You are the bravest, most stubborn, most determined knucklehead I know. Toothless didn't give you that, Hiccup; he just made it—
Hiccup: Easier.
Post-Kiss Catatonia: He momentarily freezes up after Astrid kisses him at the end of the first movie.
Predator Turned Protector: While his whole tribe is this in general, Hiccup was the very first. He constructs a weighted-net launcher that successfully knocks a dreaded Night Fury dragon out of the sky during a dragon raid. Hiccup ventures into the hills to find the fallen dragon and slay it. Upon finding his objective, however, Hiccup takes mercy on the creature and actually works to hide it from his fellow Vikings.
Pretty Boy: Goes from an adorable, short teen to a tall, adult Chick Magnet with slender features.
Pride: Hiccup's defining flaw, though he's not an arrogant person. It leads to brash and rushed behavior several times.
- In the first film, his pride in his still-not-fully-working gadgets led to him rushing out ill-prepared into a battle right at the start of the film.
- In the second, his belief in himself as a peacemaker after he got Alvin and Stoick to become allies once more and his refusal to listen to his father about Drago led to him deciding that the best way to find this madman was being captured, and his holding Toothless back from firing rather than just aim to take Drago out sooner led to his own father's death.
Raised by Dudes: His mother went missing when he was an infant, presumed dead. He was then raised by his father and also had a parental figure in Gobber.
Rebel Prince: In the second film, Hiccup misses the Dragon Race to avoid his father, who brought up the idea of his succession earlier that morning.
Stoick: [after giving commentary on the events of the dragon race] And Hiccup is... nowhere to be found.
Gobber: Scared him off with the big talk, didn't ya, Stoick?
Red and Black and Evil All Over: Inverted. In the third movie, Hiccup occasionally dons a nearly all black-scaled dragon armor (made from Toothless' shedded scales) with a red Berk symbol painted on one of the shoulder pads. He's still the same heroic Hiccup from the first two movie and TV series.
Red Baron: In Dragons: Riders of Berk, the Outcasts only know Hiccup as "The Dragon Conqueror" and are surprised to find out who he is.
Red-Headed Hero: Downplayed. Hiccup has auburn hair but is the definite protagonist of the franchise.
Redhead In Green: Downplayed. Again, he has auburn hair but one of his consistent cloth colors is green (i.e., green tunic, green pants, etc).
Red Is Heroic: From the second film and onward, Hiccup's suit includes Berk's symbol painted red on one of his shoulder pads.
Relationship Upgrade: With Astrid — they're only peers in the first movie and friends/love interests by the end. They become an Official Couple in "Blindsided" with them being engaged in "Sandbusted". They finally are married by the end of the third movie.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Given that his father is the Chief of Berk, that means Hiccup is a prince by all accounts. And while he has no interest in becoming the next Chief, he will do whatever he can to protect Berk from harm.
Ruling Couple: Since Hiccup is the Chief of Berk, he and Astrid become one when they get married at the end of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
The Runt at the End: His birth name is also a title for those considered "the runt of the litter".
Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: With Astrid — he's a quiet bookworm, she's the ideal, athletic Viking.
Scars Are Forever: He has a small, very faint scar on his chin that's only visible during certain scenes in the first film. In the second film it's revealed that he got it when he was accidentally scratched by Cloudjumper as a baby, and it's also how Valka is able to recognize him after twenty years.
Science Hero: Along with wit, Hiccup also prefers to resort to his amazing inventions and gadgets to help.
Secret-Keeper: In How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. First, he's a Berkian, who by the end of the movie are the only people who know for a fact that dragons exist. Second, as he and Astrid are the only ones who've actually been to the Hidden World, they're the only ones who know how to find it. And since they and their kids are the only ones seen playing with Toothless and his family in the epilogue, it's implied the two never told anyone else.
Shield Bash: Downplayed, as Hiccup doesn't do it often but he will use his shield for offense.
Shipper on Deck:
- He gives a huge and warm smile after seeing his parents kiss.
- He also tries to give Toothless advice on how to court the Light Fury. Keyword: tries.
Shorter Means Smarter: Played straight initially — Hiccup is the smartest member of the Berk Dragon Training Academy and the shortest among the gang; inverted in Race to the Edge and the movie sequel when he becomes the tallest, but he's still the smartest.
Shrinking Violet: Justified. Given his earlier life, Hiccup initially shied away from the new (and positive) attention he received from fellow Berkians, not knowing how to react, and he only felt comfortable around Toothless and other dragons.
Shrouded in Myth: It's implied (in the "Portrait of Hiccup" episode) that no matter what Hiccup does, Viking mythology in the future will portray him as a fearless, tough, fire-breathing badass admired by everyone- because that's what Vikings do. They make awesome ballads out of their heroes' exploits even if they must warp the truth to do it. Hiccup finds this exceedingly depressing since he spent his whole childhood ignored and degraded because he didn't fit Viking standards of strength.
"Shut Up" Kiss: He gives one to Astrid at the end of the episode "Mi Amore Wing".
Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Downplayed. He has auburn hair, but pure green eyes and is the protagonist of the franchise.
Single-Target Sexuality: Hiccup has only ever had eyes for one girl: Astrid. In "Sandbusted" he calls her his greatest gift.
Skyward Scream:
- At the end of the second season of Race to the Edge after he's Out-Gambitted by Viggo, who now possesses the Dragon Eye.
- In the second movie, he briefly screams at the sky in frustration while riding on Toothless after Stoick's arrival on Eret's ship foiled Hiccup's plan to meet with Drago and attempt to reason with him. A Skyward Scream while he was actually in the sky.
The Spock: Plays this to Fishleg's The Kirk in "Worst in Show" and "Quake, Rattle and Roll", keeping Fishlegs calm, pacifistic and reasonable whenever Snotlout provokes him in one form or another. He can also be considered this in his family's Freudian Trio, with Stoick being The Kirk and Valka being The McCoy.
Stepford Snarker: In the first film he uses sarcasm to cover up his loneliness at being Berk's Black Sheep.
Stronger Than They Look: While Hiccup was quite scrawny in the first film, he was also Made of Iron and able to smack larger mooks with his shield. As he grows older, he becomes slightly muscular, but still leaner than the rest. However, he is able take on brawnier Vikings and win.
Strong Girl, Smart Guy: With Astrid. In the second movie, she's the best dragon rider in Berk, while he spends his days inventing and exploring.
Swiss-Army Appendage: After losing his left leg in the first movie, Hiccup's prosthesis can fit in Toothless' gear system. By the sequel, Hiccup has upgraded his prosthesis to switch to a "foot" best suited for whatever environment he's in.
Swiss-Army Weapon: His own invention and personal weapon, it's a shield that can be used not only as a shield, but also fires a grappling hook and transforms into a crossbow.
Take a Third Option: Hiccup's usual M.O. on dealing with problems is to find an alternative solution than the ones presented to him.
Taught by Experience: While certainly not Book Dumb, much of Hiccup's expertise, whether it includes dragons or his various inventions, are born out of trail and error. He literally rewrote the Book of Dragons and invented Dragon Riding in its current form after several weeks of bonding with Toothless when all he had to go on was "extremely dangerous; kill on sight."^note His flight suit is the product of many failed attempts, a lot of his test flights nearly getting him killed. He starts out as the least capable fighter of the team and it is not until years after surviving several life or death situations does he display any skill in combat by himself. Even his Martial Pacifist stance is based on a "three strikes/you're out" policy, only resorting to violence - even with an intent to kill - only after giving the benefit of the doubt.
Teen Genius: At only 15-years-old, Hiccup was able to make ingenious inventions like a grappling hook machine, Toothless' prosthetic tail, a shield made of Gronckle iron that can also act as a mechanical bow and arrow, and much more.
Thrill Seeker: Downplayed. He becomes an "adrenaline junkie" in the second film along with Toothless, but is overall still the same calm and level-headed Hiccup.
Time-Passage Beard: Grows one for the Distant Epilogue of the third movie.
Took a Level in Badass: He takes a level in every movie and in the TV series.
- In the first movie, Hiccup starts as a weak workshop assistant, and levels up until he's an aerial combat tactician able to take on a dragon the size of a skyscraper and win.
- In Riders and Defenders, Hiccup learns how to be a more effective and assertive leader to his friends. And by Race to the Edge, he can now hold his own in and win swordfights.
- In the second movie, Hiccup not only creates a new fly suit, he also carries an flame inducing sword. Not only that, his way of communicating to dragons has improved tremendously — case in point, it presumably took Hiccup a few weeks to gain Toothless' trust, now Hiccup managed to win the affection of 10+ dragons in only a few minutes.
Tragic Keepsake:
- Subverted. He has two from his mother — Part of her breastplate helmet which was modified to fit him and a stuffed dragon toy. She is revealed to be alive in the second film.
- Played straight but in an unusual way with his Flaming Sword, Inferno. Hiccup's final design, which includes flammable Zippleback gas emitting from said blade wasn't his idea but the idea of his main arch nemesis for most of Race to the Edge, Viggo. In context, Hiccup created his sword first but Viggo was impressed and inspired to make his own sword with the flammable Zippleback gas idea included as well. This was also during the time of Viggo's genuine Heel–Face Turn and Hiccup possibly added the idea not only for its' potential help but also in honor of his complicated relationship with the man who taught Hiccup many lessons even though he was an enemy for most of it.
Tranquil Fury: He was very angry with Snotlout in "Cast Out Part 1" when his latest attempt to hog the glory almost killed Astrid, keeping composed as he sternly told him he was suspended.
Turn the Other Cheek: A huge part of Hiccup's character is his ability to forgive. He held no resentment towards his tribe's shunning, father's disownment, or teasing from most of his peers from the first movie. This does not stop him from recognizing an enemy for what they are however, fully willing to attack Alvin on Toothless's back while on Outcast Island and being suspicious of Alvin, Dagur and Viggo when they make their Heel-Face Turns.
Underestimating Badassery: A lot of people tend to think Hiccup is just the scrawny, nerdy, weirdo...then they actually see him in action.
Undying Loyalty: To Toothless.
- In the first movie, Hiccup jumps on a burning ship to save Toothless. And before that, he was prepared to leave Berk behind to be with Toothless and begged his father to be mad at him but not to take it out on the dragon.
- In the second movie, he forgives Toothless for killing Stoick (mostly in part because he was mind-controlled) and when Toothless began to fall after being freed by Drago, Hiccup didn't hesitate to jump after him.
- In the third movie, he performs a Heroic Sacrifice for Toothless, who has become unconscious due to being hit by one of Grimmel's darts. He tells the Light Fury to save Toothless. Then, Hiccup lets go (with Grimmel in tow), falling to the ocean.
- Throughout the TV series, Hiccup has defended Toothless from his village, Dagur, and a number of dragon hunters.
Unknown Rival: To Astrid in the first film — he's completely oblivious to how jealous she is of him outperforming her in training. She becomes more and more frustrated and determined to put him in his place, while comparing himself with her never crosses his mind.
Unrelated in the Adaptation: He and Snotlout are cousins in the books. Here, it's never mentioned that the two are related.
Violently Protective Girlfriend: Gender Inverted. The normally pacifistic Hiccup was ready to kill Alvin when he was threatening to harm Astrid.
Vitriolic Best Buds:
- With Gobber, as the two trade insults with one another, but have a father/son bond that is sometimes deeper than Hiccup's relationship with Stoick.
- A light version with Astrid as the two enjoy ribbing on each other, but have genuine love for one another.
Warrior Prince: Hiccup started off as anything but this in the first movie, a considerable disappointment considering he comes from a Barbarian Tribe. After becoming a skilled flyer with Toothless and defeating the Red Death, Hiccup became more involved with Berk's protection and led the Dragon Riders as their first response team. By the time he reaches his late teens, he becomes more independently capable, being able to spar on equal footing with Astrid and fight the likes of Viggo and Krogan one-on-one.
Weak, but Skilled: In the first movie, he can barely carry a weapon without staggering under its weight. He makes up for it by being a Gadgeteer Genius and a Badass Bookworm. He grows stronger when he becomes an adult.
"Well Done, Son" Guy:
- In the movie he never quits striving for his father's respect, but as the story progresses he's able to put other priorities first.
- Despite Stoick's acceptance of dragons in the series, Hiccup still has some hang-ups. Which was deconstructed at one point when Hiccup risk his and his friends' life to prove himself to his father.
Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?:
- In the movie, Hiccup points out how ridiculous his name is, but explains the reasons for awful names (scaring off gnomes and trolls) and says that there are other people with worse ones.
- In one episode of the series, Hiccup mentions that it's traditional to call the runt of a litter a 'Hiccup'. It ends up being a key point later in learning he wasn't the first chieftain son to be a Hiccup either.
The Wise Prince: Despite not being the ideal Viking one would want from their future chief, Hiccup usually thinks before he acts, coming up with plans and crafting things that let him Take a Third Option when usually Violence is the Only Option. That is to say that his wits don't have their limits against more clever opponents or that his youth does not cloud his judgement from time to time.
You Killed My Father: Drago Bludvist commanded his Bewilderbeast to hypnotize Toothless to kill Hiccup, only for Stoick to take the blast for his son. The grieving Hiccup was initially furious at Toothless, but after coming to his senses, he knows that his best friend would never hurt his father and that Drago is the one to blame.
Youthful Freckles: Hiccup has a lot of freckles as a teen and keeps a few as an adult.

Astrid Hofferson

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Astrid in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Voiced by: America Ferrera (film and TV series)

Portrayed by: Nico Parker (live-action remake)

Astrid Hofferson is a female Viking warrior of the Hooligan tribe. She's smart, striking, beautiful, and her determined and strong personality makes her hard to impress. Astrid is 15 years old in How to Train Your Dragon, 20 in the sequel, and 21 in the threequel. She's Hiccup's love interest in the first film and the series DreamWorks: Dragons, and becomes his official girlfriend in Race to the Edge season 4, in the episode "Blindsided". She becomes Hiccup's wife, and thus the Chieftess of Berk at the end of the third film. In spite of her initial fall outs with Hiccup and disdain toward dragons, Astrid ends up becoming his lifelong confidante, thanks to Toothless, and quickly adapts to a life with dragons. Noteworthy, she is the only Viking teen without a helmet in the film as well as in the three shorts and episodes (although Hiccup received a helmet from his father as a gift during the film, he rarely wears it).

The Ace: Back when her village was at war with the dragons, Astrid was the most promising of her generation. She's intelligent (has proven to be a capable strategist), focused (isn't prone to distractions like the others), ambitious (had every intention of being the student to slay the Monstrous Nightmare and worked hard for it), is strong, is the most capable fighter and skilled with her trademark axe, is usually level-headed (when Snotlout isn't provoking her), holds strong values that stuck to the tribe's traditions (taking their war with the dragons seriously, preferring the use of traditional weapons over Hiccup's gadgets^*) and is very desirable to the opposite sex. When she becomes a dragon rider, add all of those qualities to her being the best rider under Hiccup.
Action Girl: She's a skilled Viking and was originally at the top of her class before Hiccup came along. She always takes the front lines in the film. In the series, she's the only one to attack Alvin the Treacherous (Snotlout chickened out), despite the fact that he's a match for Stoick and thus way out of her league. In Race to the Edge she joins the Berk Guard just prior to "Eye of the Beholder: Part One". In The Hidden World, she momentarily stuns a Deathgripper by swinging on its tail and kicking it in the face.
Action Girlfriend: To Hiccup, as she is his main love interest. And she knows how to handle an axe.
Adaptation Name Change: According to author Cressida Cowell herself, Astrid could be considered the film counterpart of "Camicazi" who is also Action Girl, Hiccup's female friend, trainer of Stormfly.
Affectionate Nickname: Frequently called "Milady" by Hiccup.
Always Second Best: To Hiccup in Dragon Fighting and then Dragon Riding. She doesn't mind it anymore after befriending him.
Ancestral Weapon: She really loves using her axe, which used to belong to her mother. (Although, she can also alternate between knives, swords and temporary makeshift weapons if necessary.) By the time of the second film, Astrid has another custom-made double-sided axe with metallic dragon heads on each side of the knob. One of the heads appears to resemble a Deadly Nadder while the other looks like a Night Fury, which is a nod to her boyfriend Hiccup. In "Burning Midnight" and "Dragonvine", Astrid has a flaming axe matching Hiccup's flame sword.
Anger Born of Worry: Astrid isn't a fan of Hiccup intentionally throwing himself into dangerous and foolish situations.
Angrish: Her response when Hiccup shows her up during training.
Armor-Piercing Question: Astrid is good at these, first asking Hiccup why he is acting so oddly and discovering Toothless as a result. She then breaks him out of a Heroic BSoD by asking why he didn't kill Toothless when he had the chance.
Arrow Catch: Snatches poison darts out of the air. (She is also seen to be able to divert and slice arrows away from her by swinging her axe.)
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Hiccup earned his later rank as lead dragon rider by taming and riding Toothless. Astrid earned hers by threatening Hiccup with an axe when she caught him doing so. She retains this role in the series by being the only rider adept at both aerial and ground combat and by being confident and competent enough to keep all the others in line.
Babies Ever After: The epilogue of The Hidden World shows Hiccup and Astrid end up having a daughter (Zephyr) and a son (Nuffink) together.
Badass Adorable: If you can wrestle a wild Monstrous Nightmare to the ground with your bare hands while being so adorable and cute that two of your friends gawk over you, you definitely qualify.
Badass Cape: The epilogue of The Hidden World shows her with a magnificent white-furred cape.
Badass in Distress: Happens a few times in the series, though she often gets herself out of trouble, and when she doesn't, it's almost always because she's badly outnumbered or physically outmatched (such as being an unarmed teenage girl taken hostage by an armed man three times her size who also has a crew of warriors with him, which happened with Alvin).
Badass Teacher: Race to the Edge has her temporarily become a dragon flying teacher for a group to protect Berk. In only a day (despite still being rather new), they managed to save her and the others from Dagur quite skillfully. Astrid also helps to train Dagur in "Family on the Edge".
Battle Couple: With Hiccup.
- Downplayed in the movies. While they enter a romantic relationship by the second movie and are each competent fighters, they rarely fight together.
- Played straight in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. They fight together to free dragons and later fight together to defeat Grimmel and even Flirting Under Fire during the final battle.
- Played straight in Race to the Edge. They have a Relationship Upgrade in "Blindsided" and fight off their enemies when they're not flirting with each other.
Berserk Button:
- Before her defrosting, do not outshine her in training when you have been the worst in the class beforehand.
- Do not take her personal axe.
- Don't assume that a woman is an object to be claimed. It doesn't have to even be in reference to her specifically either. Do so, and Astrid will introduce the sharp end of her axe to your face.
Big Damn Kiss:
- Astrid gave Hiccup one at the end of the first film after he and Toothless had defeated the Red Death.
- In Race to the Edge, she and Hiccup shared one at the end of the episode "Blindsided", which starts their relationship for real.
- She also shared one with Hiccup at the end of the second film after Hiccup and Toothless had defeated Drago and his Bewilderbeast.
- In How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World the kiss she shares with Hiccup during their wedding marks the start of married life for her and Hiccup.
Birds of a Feather: Astrid and Heather are usually on the same wavelength, which is why they get along so well. Astrid is pleased to have another beautiful warrior girl who isn't as dumb as the average Viking around her.
Blood Knight: A more child-friendly example. She's fearless and enjoys the respect that other villagers give her for being good at fighting but she takes battle seriously and is the Only Sane Woman among the riders.
Blue Is Heroic: Her main color scheme is blue and she is the tritagonist of the franchise.
Braids of Action: By the sequel, she now sports a lengthy side-braid draped over left her shoulder.
Broken Ace: Especially in the beginning. She's a skilled warrior, very intelligent, the best dragon rider after Hiccup, and a Dude Magnet to boot. And possibly due to the pressure of this reputation as well as her innate pride, Astrid is initially shown in the film as being something of a perfectionist, having incredibly high standards for herself, as she quickly becomes jealous of Hiccup as his skills improve and is frustrated by his success over her. Not only that, she only ever seemed to hang around the other kids strictly during class or for work and doesn't partake in whatever nonsense they get up to.
Call-Back: In "Fright of Passage", she directly quotes her dead uncle's last words before the Flightmare killed him.
Cassandra Truth: She figured out Heather's schemes.
Character Catchphrase: "That was for [insert crime here]. That was for everything else."
Character Development: Astrid matures over the course of the franchise.
- Astrid outgrew her short-tempered nature upon entering adulthood, but can still be feisty under intense circumstances. On Race to the Edge, she was shown as vulnerable, gentle and much less prone to violence; preferring capture-missions over kill-missions. She had also become more openly talkative and closer to her fellow riders, being empathetic, especially to Hiccup and Heather, letting them both confide in her on several occasions. She could still come across as cold at times, as pointed out by Ruffnut, but she is able to own up to her mistakes, yet again demonstrating a never-ending will to improve herself. In the following episode, Astrid pulled a prank on the twins as payback for Loki’s Day, showing significant growth in her playful side.
- By the time of How to Train Your Dragon 2, Astrid has adopted an optimistic and relaxed outlook on life. Although slightly cheeky and overconfident at times, she is more emotionally secure because of her steady relationship with Hiccup. Her sense of adventure and exploring is also apparent, but her ongoing competitiveness and rigid approach to grave situations remains. As an adult, she is generally more spirited and playful, and loves to goof around with Hiccup, Stormfly and Toothless.
- Upon ascending to adulthood, Astrid has also left behind her gratuitous communication through violence and slap-slap-kissing.
Childhood Friend Romance: With Hiccup. They grew up together in Berk, became friends in their teen years, an Official Couple by the time they were 18/19 (as of the Race to the Edge episode, "Blindsided"), and are still a couple by the second movie.
Clingy Jealous Girl: She gets noticeably testier on the rare occasions that Ruffnut or Heather start chatting up Hiccup.
Color Motifs: She is often surrounded by the color blue — she has a blue Deadly Nadder, her face paint consist of blue painting, and some of her outfits consist of blue.
Combat Parkour: She swings on a Deathgripper's tail and uses that to stun it with a single kick in the face, before landing on its tail with both her feet and jumping off with such force it causes the Deathgripper to release its tail from the rock it was stuck to.
The Confidant: Astrid is the only one Hiccup confides in about his doubts and insecurities, either about becoming Chief of Berk and is often talking to her about how his father keeps on pressuring him to take his place.
Costume Evolution: Her outfit in the sequel has a lot more fur.
Crazy-Prepared: If knocked out of the saddle onto Stormfly's tail, Astrid has trained Stormfly to do a tail flip which launches Astrid back within seconds.
Curse Cut Short: During Dragon Training in the first movie, she let out a flurry of these.
Cute Bruiser: Especially when her sweet side kicks in.
Deadpan Snarker: Has her moments and especially when Snotlout is hitting on her.
Death Glare: Astrid gives one to Hiccup when he's chosen over her as the champion of dragon training by the Elder, and a couple more to Heather.
Defrosting Ice Queen: When we see her in the beginning of the movie she appears cold and distant to everyone, but after she meets Toothless and is taken on a trip with Hiccup, she warms up to them both. By the second movie she's fully defrosted and is quite sweet.
Demoted to Satellite Love Interest: Downplayed. After she starts to defrost in the first film, she still maintains her tough, prideful personality, but due to her being the love interest of Hiccup, her role in the series mostly revolves around giving him advice and support. How to Train Your Dragon 2, however, makes an attempt to remedy this by giving her an independent solo role while still making her relationship with Hiccup clear.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: Becomes this briefly in "Team Astrid", when she trains some new recruits (including Gustav, Mulch and Gothi) as an auxiliary dragon flying squad to defend Berk. She repeatedly makes them do push-ups for even the slightest infraction and has them recite a variation of the Rifle Creed ("There are many dragons but this one is mine"). Hiccup at one point suggests that she feels guilty for being at Dragon's Edge with the others while Dagur attacked Berk, damaging her family's home in the process, and she's setting the recruits up to fail so she would have an excuse to remain in Berk to protect her family.
Dual Wielding: She fights this way in the sequel.
Dude Magnet: Just ask Hiccup, Snotlout, Dagur, Gustav, and Thor Bonecrusher aka hypnotized Fishlegs. In the end, she chooses Hiccup.
Dumb Blonde: Inverted. Astrid has blonde hair and while she may be no Gadgeteer Genius like Hiccup or dragon expert like Fishlegs, she is level-headed and strategical.
Fatal Flaw:
- Being The Ace by Berk's Proud Warrior Race standards, she will sometimes act with Honor Before Reason, especially when she feels like her honor, her family's honor or her pride as a warrior is wounded. In the first film, she begins to take it personally when Hiccup overtakes her as star student, later following him and threatening him to make him tell her how he did it. In "Fright of Passage", she drops everything to face the Flightmare head on because her Uncle Finn's encounter with it left a stain on her family name.
- Her Hair-Trigger Temper can sometimes distract her just as easily as Snotlout and the Twin's own short attention spans, willing to break team-cohesion if her Berserk Button is pushed.
Finishing Each Other's Sentences: Finishes a sentence for Hiccup at least once in the final film.
First Kiss: Astrid shared her first kiss with Hiccup in the episode Blindsided. This kiss also is what officially cemented her and Hiccup as an official couple. Prior to this kiss the other kisses Astrid gave Hiccup were kisses that were basically one-sided, making the kiss she shared with Hiccup in Blindsided her first mutual kiss with him.
Flirting Under Fire: Does this with Hiccup during the final battle during which she throws a Zippleback gas canister which Hiccup lights up with Inferno.
Freudian Slip: Slips up while describing Stormfly.
"Just because she's beautiful, people think she's not tough. But that doesn't mean you should underestimate me. Uh—her."
Gaussian Girl: Astrid's first appearance, as part of an Unflinching Walk away from a burning house in Slo Mo. The heat waves probably helped.
Genki Girl: Not a traditional example, but when Astrid is focused on something, she'll see it gets done with all her strength.
Girly Bruiser: If her performing acrobatic jumps on the back of her dragon is any indication.
Give Geeks a Chance: Hiccup is smitten with Astrid first thing, but she seems indifferent to him until she learns his secret and, more importantly, realizes how brave he actually is to go against the norm.
Green-Eyed Monster:
- In the movie, she is furious when Hiccup surpasses her in the dragon academy.
- Accused of this by Ruffnut in "Heather Report" when Hiccup takes a different girl for a ride on Toothless.
  Ruffnut: Looks like there's another hen in the rooster house...
Handicapped Badass: Astrid becomes temporarily blind in "Blindsided" but she managed to use her other senses (especially hearing) to tame the Sleuther.
Happily Married: With Hiccup in the epilogue of the third film and in the Homecoming short film.
Held Gaze: Astrid shares one with Hiccup right after their Big Damn Kiss, and it is very short due to Gothi interrupting it. The look in Astrid's eyes during the gaze she shares with Hiccup is one filled with love.
Head-Turning Beauty:
- Described as a "Sexy ball of Fire" according to the movie script, Astrid has a lust-filled gaze on her from the get-go.
- This scenario is repeated for the second time in "Gone Gustav Gone" when Gustav daydreams about Astrid.
Hidden Depths: In the words of the "How to Pick Your Dragon" writers, just like Hiccup, Astrid desperately wanted to prove herself to her tribe - prove her worth and earn her status as a warrior.
Hiding Behind Your Bangs: As pointed out in the DVD commentary, her pushing back her bangs later on in the story signifies her being open with her feelings, especially around Hiccup.
Holding Hands: Does so with Hiccup during their wedding.
Hollywood Kiss: Her kiss with Hiccup during their wedding is this.
I'm Not Here to Make Friends: In the first film. According to Ferrera, Astrid follows the mindset of a competitive reality show contestant.
Informed Attractiveness: DW goes out of their way, in all forms of their media, to let us know that she's pretty. Whether or not people think she is, in this world, she's extremely pretty and fits Berk's standards of the ideal Viking.
Insecure Love Interest: Downplayed. Astrid is usually secure in her relationship with Hiccup but "Sandbusted" shows how she initially feels that any betrothal gift she gives to Hiccup would be inadequate until Hiccup reassures her that she is his greatest gift.
Astrid: Hiccup is not your ordinary Viking. He has a Night Fury, he can fly with a suit made of yak hide, he has a sword that ignites on command, and he's going to be the next Chief of Berk.
Jerkass Has a Point:
- The first movie has her call out Hiccup for not taking their parents' war seriously and to figure out what side he is on.
- While she did end up getting a "Reason You Suck" Speech from Ruffnut for her shortness towards anyone that wasn't Hiccup, Astrid makes accurate points on how the twins' constant mischief won't help defend the Edge in "Edge of Disaster Part 1".
- Gives the obnoxious Snotlout a well-deserved What the Hell, Hero? moment when the latter makes Heather feel even worse than she already feels about accidentally leading Krogan's men to Vanaheim.
- In the beginning of the third film, Astrid points on how the gang's teamwork while rescuing imprisoned dragons was sloppy and they only made it out because of their dragons and sheer luck. Valka then states that Astrid has a point.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She means well in that dragon combat is a daily matter of life and death in Berk, but she is very prideful. She Took a Level in Kindness in the first movie, and kept it in the series where she is never outright rude - at worst she can be a Deadpan Snarker. She actually gets called out for being unnecessarily snide to others by Ruffnut of all people in Race to the Edge. And after hearing that and battling against the Dragon Hunters, Astrid makes amends and slowly gets better from then on.
Kick Chick: Zig-Zagged. Astrid has several methods of fighting, such as her punches or swinging her axe, but her fighting style is also shown to have very strong kicks. She's able to knock out a person with just one kick to the back or send them flying, kick a chair so far it splinters, and an arrow at such an angle it's knocked away from Stormfly while riding her. She's even able to inflict one on a dragon; in The Hidden World, when a Deathgripper gets its stinger tail stuck in a rock wall, Astrid leaps down, swings on its tail, and momentarily stuns it with a kick to the face.
Kick The Son Of A Bitch: Does so to Snotlout in "Fright of Passage".
Snotlout: When the Flightmare comes, the Hofferson's freeze. Right, Astrid? You are a- (Astrid hurls an axe that almost kills him) ...Hofferson...
Fishlegs: Legend has it that the Flightmare is so terrifying it actually freezes its prey in their tracks.
Snotlout: Yeah, just ask Frozen Finn Hofferson, right Astrid? (Astrid slams him into the ground and puts her boot on his face)
Lady Legionnaire Wear: Astrid's pteruges. It is the trope image.
The Lancer: To Hiccup, both at the Dragon Academy and life in general. While Hiccup has Geek Physique, she is the picture of an ideal Viking warrior; aggressive, strong, and skilled in combat.
Leitmotif: An excerpt from "Romantic Flight" plays during her introduction - this becomes especially pronounced in the sequel, where it features prominently in moments that focus on her specifically even without Hiccup being present; violins are also a recurring instrument for her. According to producer Bonnie Arnold, "Romantic Flight" is actually called "Astrid's Theme".
Lethal Chef: For all her fighting talents, it would seem Astrid cannot cook. In Gift of the Night Fury, her Yaknog is so bad that even Hiccup (who swallowed raw, regurgitated fish) spat the stuff out.
Letting Her Hair Down: Over the course of the franchise, her hair becomes looser as she matures and her relationship with Hiccup grows.
- In the first film, her hair was tied up in a tight braid, representing her somewhat cold and no-nonsense personality at the beginning. She still had her hair in a braid in Race to the Edge albeit in a looser fashion, followed by a longer side braid in the second film where she was already betrothed to Hiccup and has a more relaxed and open personality. By The Hidden World, her hair was mostly down, save for a smaller braid at the back, culminating in it being completely unbound by the time of her wedding to Hiccup.
Like a Daughter to Me: In the tie-in comic, "Burning Midnight", Valka states that Astrid was the daughter she and Stoick would've wanted.
Like Parent, Like Spouse: Hiccup has often commented how alike in personality Astrid is with Stoick and he even lampshaded it in "Wings of War, Part 2".
Mama Bear:
- Do not harm, kidnap, or do anything implicitly violent to Stormfly.
- Astrid becomes this to her children (whom she had with Hiccup) at the end of Hidden World. When a now wild Toothless intimidatingly comes onto their boat, Astrid shields both her children.
Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: With Hiccup. In the first movie, it is emphasized in the beginning where Astrid has armor and Hiccup has an apron on. And in general, Hiccup knows how to sew and will suggest a peaceful solution first, while Astrid loves to do dangerous and rough stunts on Stormfly and chases danger. Played with, since Hiccup isn't outright effeminate and Astrid does have some girly traits.
Master of Disguise: She's able to pass herself as Heather when infiltrating the Outcasts and manipulate them into giving her the book of dragons and a dragon to escape on. It would have worked, except that the real Heather wasn't lying about her parents being held prisoner.
Meaningful Name: "Astrid" is an old Norse name meaning "Divine Beauty." Hiccup is clearly awestruck during her introduction in the movie, and Snotlout also tries to get her attention. Astrid is also partnered with a Deadly Nadder, the most beautiful dragon species.
Nice Mean And In Between:
- The Mean to Fishleg's Nice and Hiccup's In-Between. While Fishlegs goes out of his way to avoid conflict (only becoming violent to scare the problem away when he is pushed too far) and Hiccup is a Martial Pacifist, Astrid has trained since a young age to be a warrior, willing to go at a problem with an axe to lay down her life to defend Berk and its people.
- Midway through the series, when Heather temporarily joins the riders, Astrid becomes the Nice to Heather's In-Between (much more open and compassionate after her Trauma Conga Line, though still aggressive when pushed) and Ruffnut's Mean (one of the more reluctant riders to let Heather into the group, and the most prone to violence as practical jokes).
Number Two: As Hiccup's second-in-command, she is his first and natural choice for Acting-Chief. She often falls into a leading role in his absence and has displayed a great eagerness to take on control and keep the other riders in check.
- In the movie, this is Astrid's role in the climactic battle; directing the rest of Hiccup's flying corps in the fight against the Red Death while Hiccup tries to free Toothless.
- In the series, this is her position in the Dragon Academy because she's the second most skilled, and no one's brave enough to tell her otherwise.
- In the tie-in comic The Serpent's Heir, Hiccup appoints her to the General to his Chief.
Official Couple: With Hiccup. Astrid's relationship with Hiccup is stronger than ever in How to Train Your Dragon 2. They get married at the end of the third film and have 2 kids in the epilogue.
Official Kiss: The kiss she shares with Hiccup in "Blindsided" launches their romantic relationship. The kiss she shares with Hiccup during their wedding in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World starts their marriage.
Only Sane Woman: Compared to the other trainees in the film, she is the only one to keep her cool and not lose herself to some quirk or another. This extends to the television show, usually sharing it with Hiccup (most of the time).
Pelts of the Barbarian: Her outfit in the sequel◊ has a fur-trimmed hood, gloves, and a fur underskirt beneath her pteruges.
The Perfectionist: Most prevalent in the first movie, where she's obsessed with being the best dragon fighter there is but also in the sequel as she trains to become the Master of the Dragon Races. Not being perfect hurts her pride and potentially her Fatal Flaw. Character Development means she eventually grows content with her status as Hiccup's Number Two, but still has her moments of near-suicidal levels of recklessness while trying to prove herself.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Is seen carrying a sheep on her shoulders about the same size as one which Snotlout is carrying.
Relationship Upgrade: With Hiccup — they're only peers in the first movie and friends/love interests by the end. They become an Official Couple in "Blindsided" with them being engaged in "Sandbusted". They finally are married by the end of the third movie.
Relative Button: Do not, under any circumstances, mock her departed uncle Finn Hofferson.
The Reliable One: In Race to the Edge episode "Snow Out", Hiccup explicitly stated that he relies on her a lot.
Ruling Couple: Since Hiccup is the Chief of Berk, she and Hiccup become one when they get married at the end of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: With Hiccup — he's a quiet bookworm, she's the ideal athletic Viking.
Secret-Keeper:
- Briefly in the first film: she figured out Hiccup was going off somewhere and agreed to keep Toothless a secret.
- In Race to the Edge Season 2, she initially is the only person who knows that Heather is really The Mole within Ryker's camp.
She-Fu: These are undoubtedly her top physical skills. She's able to perform a variety of acrobatic feats like handsprings, cartwheels, and flips even while riding Stormfly. She was also able to swiftly dodge the attacks of a wild Deadly Nadder and the Flightmare.
She Is All Grown Up: While certainly pretty in the first movie and Dragons: Riders of Berk, she gets even prettier in Dragons: Race to the Edge, the second film, and the third film.
Shipper on Deck: In The Hidden World, Astrid refers to the Light Fury as Toothless's "girlfriend" and constantly states how cute Toothless's crush on her is.
"Shut Up" Kiss: She does this to Hiccup at the end of How to Train Your Dragon.
Single-Target Sexuality: The only boy Astrid has ever fallen in love with is Hiccup. In the first film, Hiccup became Astrid's first and only target of affection.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Hiccup is an All-Loving Hero and she explicitly stated in "Thawfest Games" that one of the things she admired most about him was modesty in defeat. After the Relationship Upgrade, she admits in "Dawn of Destruction" that she also loves his sensitive side.
Slap-Slap-Kiss: Applies this literally to Hiccup; see Catch Phrase.
Spirited Competitor: Astrid takes any challenge seriously. In the first movie, it was more of an I'm Not Here to Make Friends mentality but becomes a much friendlier and more laidback version in the sequel.
The Spock: Plays this role should Hiccup become troubled or irrational.
Strong Girl, Smart Guy: With Hiccup. She was the most promising young dragon hunter in Berk. He was the first Viking to befriend a dragon and, in doing so, became Awesome by Analysis.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: In the first movie, she seems cold and dismissive, solely focused on dragon training. She defrosts after Hiccup shows her the truth and widens her horizons. This continues on in the TV series — while she is a lot less standoffish than she was in the first movie, she is still closed-off and distanced from the other Riders except for Hiccup and Fishlegs. By the second movie, she is very open and warm.
Tomboy: An odd example because Berk is the land of dragon killing vikings. A rough attitude and enjoying competition is normal in such a place and so would be expected.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl compared to Ruffnut considering her dragon and the fact that Ruff is sometimes mistaken for her brother.
- In season one of Riders of Berk, she played the tomboy to Heather's girly girl, as Heather was a lot less feisty and aggressive compared to Astrid. After the time skip, Heather then also became a Badass Action Girl, and then the two were about even.
Took a Level in Cheerfulness: In the first movie, Astrid was the most reserved and serious of her peers, and takes dragon training very seriously. However, after Hiccup ends the war, Astrid adjusts to the peaceful environment as well as maturing with age. She keeps a bit of her serious nature, but is much more energetic and playful. She smiles and laughs more openly and regularly.
Took a Level in Kindness: After the first movie, Astrid slowly but surely drops her icy and hostile exterior and becomes more open and friendlier to her Viking peers, especially Hiccup.
Tough Spikes and Studs: Astrid is a skilled Viking warrior and the best dragon rider after Hiccup. Her attire includes a segmented skirt with spikes.
Undying Loyalty: To Hiccup. Astrid sticks by him through his highest and lowest, and even though she will make her disagreements with him known, she will also be there for him to confide in his doubts and fears in himself and/or a situation. This is best exemplified in "King of Dragons, Part 1", where she gives the gang a What the Hell, Hero? speech on how selfish they were being in regards to returning home and not seeing the King of Dragons and states that wherever Hiccup goes, they go.
Uptight Loves Wild: Hiccup is the snarky dragon expert that will often do things without completely thinking them through, and is always building wild inventions and testing them out, while Astrid tends to be more levelheaded and cautious (until you hit her Berserk Button anyway). Astrid grows more wild and daring with age and develops a snarky sense of humor.
Violently Protective Girlfriend: Do not harm or insult Hiccup when she is near.
Vitriolic Best Buds: A light version with Hiccup as the two enjoy ribbing on each other, but have genuine love for one another.
When She Smiles: Astrid is always rather pretty- but when she smiles she's outright beautiful.
The World Is Just Awesome: Seeing this while on Toothless with Hiccup helps her realize dragons are not the Always Chaotic Evil she had been raised to believe and Hiccup had deeper hidden depths than she realized.
Youthful Freckles: In the first movie mostly but also on Race to the Edge.

Fishlegs Ingerman

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Fishlegs in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Voiced by: Christopher Mintz-Plasse (film and TV series)

Fishlegs Ingerman is one of Hiccup's closest friends. He is clumsy and inept, always making mistakes at inappropriate moments. Stoick the Vast calls him "Fisheggs", and Snotface Snotlout and Dogsbreath pick on him constantly. In the first film and the three specials he is 14 years old, 19 in the sequel, and 20 in the threequel.

Acrofatic: He has shown for his heavy weight to be able to run fast to catch up to the teens when afraid.
Adaptational Curves: In the books, he was just as skinny as Hiccup. Here, he's not only bigger but also fatter and more muscular.
Adaptational Jerkass: Downplayed. In the books, he was Hiccup's best friend. Here, they aren't with Fishlegs making a snide remark after Hiccup's mistake in the first film and not coming to his defense when he is bullied by the others. However, he's nowhere near as bad with the mocking like Snotlout and the Twins are, being the only one prior to Hiccup demonstrating his new skills with dragons (derived from Toothless) to actually talk to him politely, and it's hinted that he's acting as such to fit in.
Adaptation Dye-Job: His hair color is never revealed in the books, but due to the pictures in the books being darker than other characters, it is possibly brown or black. Here, he has blonde hair.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the books, Fishlegs was Hiccups' best friend. Here, they off as distant peers due to Hiccup being the village pariah and gradually become close.
Awesomeness by Analysis: He can look at a brand new dragon and instantly break down its strengths and weaknesses.
Badass Bookworm: While he's analytical first and foremost, and dislikes fighting to a degree, it's shown that he can be very useful with his knowledge and is capable of some surprising physical feats.
Bad Liar: Does not do well lying under pressure.
Betty and Veronica: He enters a Love Triangle with Snotlout over Ruffnut in the second film; Fishlegs is the "Betty", as he's a Nice Guy, not traditionally handsome, and is shy while Snotlout is the "Veronica". By the end of the same film she doesn't make a choice over who she's more romantically interested in. However, by the end of the third movie she chooses Fishlegs.
Beware the Nice Ones: Snotlout found out the hard way that Fishlegs is downright terrifying when pissed off. It's possibly a nod to the books, where Fishlegs became a flat-out berserker.
Big Eater: He even mentions of regularly having "third breakfasts" in Race to the Edge.
The Big Guy: Usually this is Snotlout's role, but when Fishlegs snaps or otherwise finds motivation, it suddenly becomes obvious that he outweighs any three of the riders in strength.
Born in the Wrong Century: In the 20th and 21st centuries, he'd be in the school cafeteria DMing an RPG campaign for friends.
Childhood Friend Romance: With Ruffnut. It's presumed that they have known each other since childhood, and remained friends as they grew into adulthood, which ended up in them entering into a Love Triangle with Snotlout. However, in the third movie, Ruffnut chooses him because she likes "sensitive guys". Although it basically just consists of him crying into her chest at a wedding and we don't see anything after that, so this was probably just a joke.
Cowardly Lion: Despite being easily timid and scared, Fishlegs can step in when the time counts.
Deadpan Snarker: Not as pronounced as in the books, but present, including gems such as this from the second movie's extras:
"You'd think you wouldn't have to teach an evil genius that wood burns, but that's what we taught [Drago]."
Demoted to Extra: While he was Hiccup's best friend in the books, he's a classmate in the first film. However, in the series he tends to have a more expanded role as the team's scholar and alongside Astrid is Hiccup's Number Two.
Doting Parent: He fusses over Meatlug without shame.
Dumb Blonde: Inverted. Has blonde hair, is a dragon expert, and The Smart Guy of the group (second to Hiccup).
For Science!: Deconstructed in "Shock and Awe". Fishlegs' attempts to analyse a captive Sea Shocker are shown to inadvertently distress the creature quite badly, and he feels guilty about it. Subsequently freeing the dragon alerts a group of nearby Scauldrons, since letting the Shocker go required that they destroy a wall Fishlegs had Meatlug build.
Genius Bruiser: Once he gets some confidence, he and Meatlug can do serious damage with both their strength and extensive knowledge.
Genre Blind: If someone (especially a teenager who has a suspicious backstory) starts bringing up questions about how well your dragon can do in a serious battle, you'd figure he would have a few red flags raised in his head.
Gentle Giant: A big person with an even bigger heart.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has blonde hair and is a Gentle Giant Nice Guy.
Huge Rider, Tiny Mount: Meatlug is far from tiny, but Fishlegs still is about a third of her size. It should be noted that, out of all of the dragon breeds encountered so far that are large enough to be ridden, the Gronckle is definitely the smallest. Used as a gag in one Race to the Edge episode. Everyone (except the twins) jumps off a cliff to reach their dragons, who are hovering below. We see Hiccup, then Astrid, then Snotlout land on their respective dragons and fly away, but when Fishlegs lands on Meatlug she immediately plummets towards the ground because of the sudden weight.
In Touch with His Feminine Side: He's open about his feelings, sensitive, isn't ashamed about showing Meatlug how much he loves her, and he loves poetry.
Kavorka Man: Fishlegs has a fat, muscular build with disproportionately huge hands and a funny face. And yet, he managed to gain the romantic affections of Heather in Race to the Edge and Ruffnut in The Hidden World because of his positive qualities. Plus, going by the likes of Stoick, big and beefy is a popular look for Viking men.
The Kirk: In "Worst in Show" and "Quake, Rattle and Roll", Fishlegs plays this against Snotlout and Hiccup. Snotlout plays The McCoy, trying to get him to abandon his pacifistic, intellectual attitudes in favor of his more aggressive, warrior side. Hiccup on the other hand plays The Spock, reminding Fishlegs of his better nature and tries to use reason to appeal to him.
Lovable Coward: He's easily scared, but his Nice Guy and Cowardly Lion traits help make him lovable.
Lovable Nerd: Is even more prone to geek-outs than Hiccup.
Nice Guy: He is a sensitive and caring individual.
Nice Mean And In Between: The Nice to Astrid's Mean and Hiccup's In-Between. While Astrid is the first to draw her axe and go at a problem like a Viking and Hiccup is a Martial Pacifist that will get his hands dirty if he has no other choice, Fishlegs would much rather bury his head in a book and pick flowers than involve himself in a conflict. Even when he is forced to use his surprising level of strength, he uses it more as a means of scaring the problem off rather than actually ending any lives.
Perma-Stubble: In second film. It's even lampshaded when both Fishlegs and Snotlout mention growing said hair for Ruffnut.
Platonic Life-Partners: Has the closest relationship with his dragon after Hiccup and Toothless. Fishlegs even affectionately calls her his "princess" when he's reunited with her at the end of the second film after the Berk dragons are free from the Dark Alpha's control.
Relationship Upgrade: He and Ruffnut were Viking peers in the first movie with their friendship growing stronger by the end and in the TV series. By the second movie, he was competing with Snotlout for her affections. By the end of the third movie, Ruffnut chooses him and they are a loving couple by Homecoming.
RPG Mechanics 'Verse: Spouts these in the first movie: "+3 defense, +7 venom" etc.
Saw "Star Wars" Twenty-Seven Times: By the time he first started dragon-training, he had read the Book of Dragons 7 times, establishing him as the book smart member of the group.
Shipper on Deck:
- Became overjoyed after learning about Hiccup and Astrid's Relationship Upgrade in "Shellshocked Part 2". And he cries Tears of Joy at their wedding in The Hidden World.
- He sheds Tears of Joy upon hearing the engagement between Mala and Dagur.
The Smart Guy: He memorized the Book of Dragons and considered a biology book a page turner. During the Red Death fight, he advises the other riders on strategy. When Berk's dragon riders are established as an official group, he is considered the expert on dragon stats, being the most book smart of the group in comparison to Hiccup's practical experience, Astrid's martial prowess and the twin's collective understanding of random facts and trivia.
Stout Strength: The most heavyset of his peers and has amazing strength when angered.
Strong Girl, Smart Guy: Both Heather and Ruffnut are significantly rougher and better fighters than Fishlegs, whose primary contribution is his immense dragon knowledge.
Warrior Poet: In the series, he composes poems at sunset.

Snotlout Jorgenson

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Snotlout in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Voiced by: Jonah Hill (Film) /Zack Pearlman (TV series)

Snotlout Jorgenson, Snotface Snotlout in the books, is a character from How to Train Your Dragon, both the books and films. He is 15 years old in the first film, 20 years old in the sequel, and 21 years old in the threequel.

Adaptation Name Change: Snotlout was his book counterpart's surname, with his given name being Snotface. In the film adaptation, his surname is changed to Jorgenson.
Adaptational Heroism: In the books, Snotlout is Hiccup's murderous older cousin who keeps trying to kill him so as to become heir of the tribe. In the movies and TV show, Snotlout is Dumb Muscle at worst who makes tasteless jokes about Hiccup's leg and resents him being the hero; he even saves Hiccup on Outcast Island in the show and cries in the film when it looks like Hiccup has died. It is even implied in "Turn and Burn" that the various crazy schemes and the reckless chances he takes are out of a twisted attempt at getting Hiccup's approval as a leader - something hinted at by his incredulous and delighted reaction whenever Hiccup praises his work or ideas.
Adaptational Wimp: Snotlout in the books was an incredibly competent young warrior, and most of Berk genuinely preferred having him become Berk's leader instead of Hiccup. In comparison, his film counterpart is much more of a gullible yet overconfident Butt-Monkey that most of the other characters don't respect.
Affectionate Nickname: Referred to as "Boy-o" by his father.
- "Snot-hat" is implied to become one of these, from Dagur and the twins.
Amazon Chaser: In general, Snotlout has a preference for the tough ones.
- He cannot stop hitting on the competent and butt-kicking Astrid during the movie, Defenders of Berk and the early parts of Race to the Edge.
- Heather looks like a break in this pattern, being more a smart girl than a fighter, when he starts hitting on her seconds after meeting her, but if anything is even more enthusiastic after she Took a Level in Badass.
- By the sequel, he's hitting on the violent and rough Ruffnut.
- Race to the Edge reveals that this inclination isn't gender-exclusive, as he crushes on Fishlegs' 'Thor Bonecrusher' persona simply because of his tough and brutish demeanour.
- And he took a liking to Queen Mala in Race to the Edge after seeing her effortlessly beat up two Dragon Hunters.
Ambiguously Bi: Flirts with every girl his age, but also has an obvious crush on Fishlegs' "Thor Bonecrusher" persona. Astrid openly comments that that he's fallen for him (which he makes no attempt at denying) and he gives a baffled Fishlegs a bittersweet and passionate kiss on the cheek after he stops being Thor for good.
Angst: The prospect he was going to lose Thawfest brought him to near tears and hyperventilating while riding Hookfang.
Betty and Veronica: He enters a Love Triangle with Fishlegs over Ruffnut in the second film; Snotlout is the "Veronica", as he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, a Hunk, and is the most arrogant of his peers while Fishlegs is the "Betty". By the end of the same film Ruffnut doesn't make a choice over who she's more romantically interested in. However, by the end of the third movie she chooses Fishlegs.
The Big Guy: Established as the best athlete among the kids, and despite his age is more than a match for many adult Vikings in combat.
Bully Turned Buddy: Of Hiccup's peers, Snotlout really enjoyed bullying the former Viking outcast. Even after Hiccup proved himself by killing the Red Death, Snotlout would still try to one-up him. It's implied that the reason he's so competitive with Hiccup is because he actually deeply respects him but is too prideful to admit it. By their adult years, they form a complex, but genuine friendship.
Butt-Monkey: Snotlout is generally the one "bad things" happen to such as his dragon Hookfang disobeying orders or attacking him instead of the real target, his gullibility making him an easy target for the twins.
Casanova Wannabe: Women find him repulsive. Even Fishlegs is shown to have more game than him. This taken to straight up delusional measures as he constantly believes Astrid or Heather like him even though they've shown their disdain for him multiple times.
Character Catchphrase:
- *gets flattened* "OOF! ...Bullseye."
- "HOOKFANG!"
- "There will definitely be repercussions for this!"
- His battle cry in the show: "Snotlout! Snotlout! Oy oy oy!" He even makes a musical version of it at one point.
Character Development: He grows into a better and better person as time goes by, going from a straight Jerkass to a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, with the Heart of Gold moments becoming more obvious as time goes by, particularly in Race to the Edge.
Character Exaggeration: In the movies he's brash and a bit abrasive but not that unpleasant. In the series he's an out-and-out Jerkass and often times stacks the Jerkass Ball on top of his normal jerkishness in order to drive the plot of the episode ("Thawfest" and "Gem of a Different Color" in particular). However, the above Character Development takes him past this.
Chew Toy: In the series, if someone is going to get an Amusing Injury it's going to be him.
Combat Pragmatist: In Race to the Edge, he informs Fishlegs that this is why he's able to keep up with opponents that are bigger and/or stronger than him.
Commander Contrarian: While the twins are usually too stupid/easily distracted to follow orders, Snotlout is the one who actively challenges and defies Hiccup's authority as both leader of the Dragon Riders and heir to the Chiefdom of Berk. While he does get better as the series progresses, learning that leading both has its fair share of stress and consequences (and indeed, mostly seems to seek Hiccup's approval), his ego remains a recurring problem for the riders.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While he's often a Miles Gloriosus and not all that bright, he is a very capable fighter, as shown in "The Defiant One", armed only with a connecting rod.
Dark Is Not Evil: His thuggish appearance and dark clothing contrast his noble nature and while he does have some jerk moments, he'll help his friends where it counts.
Deadpan Snarker: He becomes one increasingly throughout Race to the Edge, usually in response to the twins' Cloudcuckoolander tendencies, Fishleg's latest Nerdgasm, or any of Hiccup's plans.
Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Actively tries - and fails - to keep his more vulnerable side out of sight, usually answering it with aggression or stubborn pride hoping to protect his ego.
Dude, Not Funny!:
- In-universe example. He makes a few jokes alluding to Toothless being unable to fly in "What Flies Beneath". Astrid and Hiccup were not amused.
- Neither Astrid or Hiccup were amused by his mocking of "Frozen Finn Hofferson", but Astrid quickly made him regret that.
Dumb Muscle: He can fight Outcast Vikings twice his size and win, but he's usually vying with the Twins for stupid decisions - however, a lot of this is more impulsive behaviour than complete stupidity, and when he actually stops to think, he proves that he actually has a functional brain. He can also pull a more than competent Indy Ploy in combat, such as his clever usage of Hookfang's relative agility and speed when facing down a Titan Wing Monstrous Nightmare male in a dominance contest in Race to the Edge.
Extremely Protective Child: When Snotlout hears from Stoick his father has been missing, he's instantly worried and ready to go find him.
Foil: He's the "classic" to Hiccup's nontraditional Viking. Both seek the approval of their fathers. As Hiccup proves himself to the rest of the village and gains more respect, Snotlout ends up taking his place as village outcast and begins to display the same feelings of inadequacy that Hiccup did at the beginning of the series.
Freudian Excuse: From the glimpses of his family in the television show, it is easy to see how Snotlout is a product of his upbringing, since his father, Spitelout, is shown to be just as arrogant and disrespectful as his son, and places great pressure on Snotlout to meet his incredibly high standards and preserve the family reputation.
The Friend Nobody Likes: During the first two seasons the other Dragon Riders tolerate him but make it quite clear that none of them particularly like him, hanging out with him solely because they're in the same age group and part of the Dragon Academy. He seems to have lost this in the third season, with the twins (mostly Tuffnut) becoming this instead. Though the others would mainly want to keep their distance from him.
Gadgeteer Genius: While nowhere near Hiccup's level, Snotlout is capable of putting together simpler contraptions. Dawn of the Dragon Races reveals that he was the one who built the sheep launcher. Though, it took almost a hundred tries to get it right, and plenty of collateral damage. According to Hiccup, he became Berk's official weapons tester after Defenders of Berk. We are then shown him being launched out of a catapult he is testing.
Generation Xerox: Parallels can be made between Snotlout and two notable characters:
- Snotlout bares many resemblances to his father Spitelout. Apart from looking like a younger version of Spitelout, Snotlout is loud, cocky, a lousy winner and is prone to think with his muscles rather than actually put in forethought (though Spitelout does present more sense in "Turn and Burn"). It is implied that the relationship between Snotlout and Hiccup parallel the relationship between Spitelout and Stoick, the latter actively trying to get the former to follow orders as the former defies them in a twisted effort to get their approval.
- Snotlout also has parallels with Alvin the Treacherous before his banishment. With Hiccup paralleling Stoick, Snotlout/Alvin both challenge Hiccup's/Stoick's authority every chance they get at the expense of the safety of others, leading to a turbulent history. The only deviations being that Hiccup has more humility and less of a temper, giving Snotlout credit whenever it's due and keeping their relationship from completely falling apart, while Snotlout grows up and stops challenging Hiccup.
Genius Bruiser: Downplayed. His strength is often noted (especially by himself), but his smarts are usually obscured because of his obnoxiousness and the fact he's not on Hiccup's level. However, he does show that he has a sharp mind frequently when in combat. When outnumbered 10 to 1 in Season 5 by Savage's men, he maneuvers around them and uses the terrain to his advantage, knocking out numerous mooks while also building traps to take care of some guards. He also successfully uses Hookfang's relative speed and agility to beat the tar out of a Titan Wing Monstrous Nightmare in Race to the Edge.
Genius Ditz: He's not particularly bright, but has a knack for coming up with ideas on the spot and is quite sharp tongued.
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: He's prone to these in the series. In "Gem of a Different Color" he sells lucky rocks (actually Changewing eggs) to various villagers, even getting one woman's son in payment. In "Tunnel Vision" he responds to Berk's lack of water by trying to sell the water he and Astrid were sent to get to alleviate the problem.
Green-Eyed Monster:
- In "Defiant One", he flat-out admits the reason why he contradicts Hiccup's authority is because he feels emasculated by Hiccup's accomplishments.
  Snotlout: "Hiccup's so smart." "Hiccup's so brave." "He killed the Red Death." "He trained the dragons." "He's got the metal-leg."
  Hiccup: Metal leg?! That's bothering y-that's where you're going? Metal-leg?
  Snotlout: No, it's everything the leg is attached to!
- In The Hidden World, he attempts to make Hiccup jealous by being "the son [Valka] never had" in his attempts at flirting with her. When Valka seems to prefer Eret's company and opinion over his, Snotlout starts antagonizing him immediately. It is also implied that he is jealous of Eret being taller than him.
Height Angst: Brought up but averted in "Quake, Rattle and Roll", which establishes that Snotlout actually takes pride in the fact that he can take down opponents who are larger or taller than him because it means he gets to use combat pragmatism instead of just brute force.
Hidden Depths: Deep down, Snotlout is actually capable of being cordial and there's more to him than meets the eye.
- He's quite a talented, if unscrupulous, businessman.
- He really does care for Hookfang, flatly stating in Race to the Edge (when it looks like Hookfang has gone feral) that if he can't ride Hookfang, then he won't ride any dragon.
- He really looks up to Hiccup and wants his approval. He just doesn't want Hiccup to know he wants his approval.
- He's occasionally quite smart, especially when he actually stops to think - see Gadgeteer Genius and Genius Bruiser for examples.
- He's actually a remarkably good teacher, as displayed in the Race to the Edge episode 'Quake, Rattle and Roll', when he teaches Fishlegs to be a Combat Pragmatist. While Fishlegs eventually wins the fight his own way, it's notable that Snotlout actually taught him well.
- He's an expert at stitching, as shown in the Race to the Edge episode "Night of the Hunters - Part 2", where he and Hiccup put together dragon armor made from Screaming Death scales. He's even better than Hiccup, who's pretty good with fabrics himself, having stitched his flight suit and Toothless's tail by himself, with the latter being genuinely impressed by his work. Unusually, this is one of the few areas where he's quite humble about his abilities, cheerfully stating that his mother taught him everything he knows.
- Snotlout steps up to leadership during an attack in Season 5 Episode 7 episode "Dawn of Destruction" , manoeuvring the rest of the riders in hit and run tactics. While they still have to retreat, he managed to hold off at least 30 flyers with himself, the twins, and Fishlegs.
- Hiccup stated in "Not Lout", that Snotlout likes to play the game, Maces & Talons.
- When he's away from his peers and just around dragons, he's shown to be far more self-aware than he pretends to be. Perhaps best exemplified in "Crash Course" when the Fireworm Queen hands him one of her eggs:
Snotlout: "You want me to- me? I'm Snoutlout. I'm completely irresponsible."
- He has a decent singing voice.
Hopeless Suitor:
- For Astrid. Even Astrid's voice actress agrees. After the film, it switches between playing sweet and flirty teasing. Astrid nearly throws up when he suggests her to be his "queen".
- For Heather, as she politely rebuffs his flirtations and later admits he's not her type.
- Zig-Zagged with Ruffnut. In the second movie, they were in a Love Triangle with Fishlegs, and she wasn't happy with either one...until they saved her from falling to her death. And while Ruffnut doesn't have any romantic affection for him, she does mention to Grimmel that she does think he's handsome, but is still debating over whether to be with him or Fishlegs. In the end, she chooses Fishlegs.
- For Valka, as she is visibly uninterested in his flirting.
Hunk: Has a strong jaw, is very muscular, and easy on the eyes.
Hypocrite: Snotlout is a very self absorbed individual and always has a case of Never My Fault, yet whenever he seems to call out other people for their mistakes he's always oblivious to his own faults. Yet has the nerve to make people such as Hiccup out to be the bad guy for putting the Riders in danger, when he can't even acknowledge that he had done the same and sometimes even worse for petty reasons.
I Just Want to Be Loved: Deep down, all Snotlout wants is to be loved and respected by his peers and community, the same as Hiccup.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: Becomes more and more obvious as Hiccup continues to rise.
Jerkass: Snotlout is a very obnoxious and mean spirited individual. Most forms of communication from him result in delusional and arrogant mentions of himself, insensitive remarks about others especially their shortcomings, and snide/rude insults that are unwanted or not needed.
Jerkass Has a Point: When he's being nasty, he often has a good point.
- Generally, he tends to poke holes in some of Hiccup's worse ideas, being willing to loudly and bluntly call Hiccup out.
- He might have been being a jerk, but in "What Flies Beneath" he accurately guessed that Toothless was too proud to accept Hiccup's help in fighting the Whispering Death.
- While he acted like a bully to Fishlegs in "Iron Gronckle" he makes a small point in that Meatlug and Fishlegs were sort of slowing them down.
- In "Edge Of Disaster, Part 1," in response to Hiccup saying that they don't want to hurt the dragons, he replies that the reverse (dragons hurting them) never seems to enter Hiccup's mind.
- In "The Zippleback Experience," he states that if threatened, they're perfectly capable of taking their dragons (whom he describes as giant, flying, fire-breathing war machines) to fly out and blast their foes into oblivion. While Hiccup dismisses his statement, it's notable that this is precisely how the episode ended.
- When the group tries to take an injured Speed Stinger back to the Edge, he points out just how bad of an idea this is, pointing out that they're very fast and aggressive, not to mention if they bring the dragon back, it might draw the rest of the pack to him. He turns out to be entirely correct, as the wounded dragon manages to paralyze several dragons and riders before the rest of its pack shows up to recover it.
- Snotlout obnoxiously agrees with his father about Stoick's hypocrisy on how it's okay for him to take risks but not anyone else. This earns him a disapproving glance from Hiccup but Snotlout responds with a mild Armor-Piercing Question towards Hiccup about Stoick being a Control Freak. And while Hiccup doesn't disagree with Snotlout's assessment, Hiccup also correctly justifies why his father is like that.
- "Defenders of the Wing Part 1" has Snotlout laugh at Viggo's offer of peace, bluntly saying it's a trap. He's right in the end.
- Snotlout initially tries to convince the other Riders in "Shell Shocked Part 2" to abandon the Edge, earning him a variety of Death Glares. However, he is valid in his reasons that the Edge is not worth dying over.
- His anger at Hiccup in the beginning of "Living on the Edge" is understandable given that the Edge is now having periods of volcanic activity. Even Astrid begrudgingly agreed with him.
- When Gustav gets nervous about having to deal with traitorous Berserkers in "Something Rotten on Berserker Island", stating that he feels more brave with his dragon, Snotlout gave him the harsh, but necessary truth that he won't always have his dragon to protect him.
- "Family Matters" has Snotlout give a number of blunt, but correct truths throughout the episode — Taking two untrainable, destructive dragons back to the Edge can cause a number of problems; taking one (Garf) on a mission when said dragon has not been properly trained in stealth is a bad idea; criticizing Fishleg's poor planning of bringing the Cavern Crasher onto a island full of eggs, which it eats, and not having a plan to get rid of it.
Jerk Jock: According to "Thawfest" this is due to pressure from his family.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold:
- A quick way to sum up Snotlout is to paraphrase Winston Churchill's quote about America: "He'll always do the right thing, though usually after trying everything else first". As in the books, he's very huff-puff about growing up to be a manly Viking, but has a definite soft spot, especially for his dragon Hookfang, a hidden feminine side (priding himself on the actually very good stitching that he learned from his mother) and his responses whenever Hiccup says that he's had a good idea also suggest that he looks up to Hiccup and values his opinion far more than he lets on.
- In Race to the Edge, he gets more unambiguously heroic, while occasionally asking himself why the hell he's doing heroic things in the first place. One such example occurs in "The Next Big Sting", where he rejects Hiccup's plan to counter the Speed Stingers because it involved temporarily abandoning the other (incapacitated) riders.
  Snotlout: I'm not leaving anyone behind!
  Hiccup: Since when?
  Snotlout: Since now! Don't ask me why! I suddenly feel like being selfless and heroic.
The Lancer: Starts to share this position with Astrid after his Character Development makes him more competent and respected in the group. While Astrid is Hiccup's loyal Number Two who takes charge of the group in his absence, Snotlout is his loose-cannon foil who nonetheless maintains a mutual begrudging respect with Hiccup.
Laser-Guided Karma: If his comments cross a line with his fellow riders, he'll almost certainly be punished in some way. Safe to say, if he gets hurt, odds are he deserved it.
Last Stand: Prepares for this twice in "Total Nightmare", first when charging at the female Monstrous Nightmare for injuring Hookfang and later when facing off against the Titan Wing Nightmare. Before setting off, he tells Hiccup to take over and protect the female Nightmare's eggs if he dies during the fight.
Leader Wannabe: In Defenders of Berk. When Hiccup is forced to put Toothless back in the cove during "The Terrible Twos," Snotlout tries to use the fact that Hiccup no longer has a dragon to take his place as leader of the Academy. Astrid quickly reminds him that she, as Hiccup's second, will be taking the position. Making it worse is that he tends ignore or argue with Hiccup, which gets them in trouble. By Race to the Edge, he's outgrown it, and is mostly focused on trying to impress Hiccup.
Like Father, Like Son: Ontop of looking like a younger xerox of his dad, he inherited his father's obnoxious, rule-breaking, arrogant nature.
Likes Older Women: In the third film he has the hots for Valka and continuously tries to impress her.
Made of Iron: Can take a giant rock to the face and shrug it off with a grin. He's also the most physically capable of the young Vikings, having won every Thawfest festival because of his strength and stamina. There's also him apparently having been struck by lightning twelve times, enough for Tuffnut to have become fluent in "post-lightning Snotlout" (the gibberish spoken by Snotlout after taking a bolt to the head).
Master of None: Shaping up to be this among his friends. He's not as inventive as Hiccup, but is fairly capable of putting together combat-related gadgetry, armor, and tactics. Astrid is a far more skilled fighter, but he's got a comparatively better track record against multiple opponents in fights. Snotlout is also physically the second-strongest viking, with only Fishlegs outweighing him in muscle by far. Finally, he's a Combat Pragmatist who's almost as wily as the twins but even they can sometimes be quicker on the uptake than he is.
Meaningful Name: Snotlout is kind of pesky and obnoxious. He gets nicer, but he's still annoying.
The McCoy: To Fishleg's The Kirk, trying to get him to abandon his pacifistic, intellectual in favor of his more aggressive, impulsive, warrior side. He usually does this by antagonizing him like in "Worst in Show", where he uses his obnoxious boasting to get under Fishleg's skin and provoking his competitive side or helping him like in "Quake, Rattle and Roll!" where he tries teaching him how to fight dirty when Fishlegs tries to help the Gronkles in Dark Deep face the Catastrophic Quaken.
Miles Gloriosus: He has won every Thawfest game, but in daily life Astrid and Hiccup are much more reliable. That said, when he actually has to fight, on foot or on dragon-back, he is very good at it.
Momma's Boy: Implied. Throughout Race to the Edge, it's been heavily implied that Snotlout has a much healthier and closer bond to his mother than his father. His letters to her state he misses her hugs, learned stitching from her (and is proud of that), and never says a bad word about her, unlike with Spitelout.
Never My Fault: When Snotlout causes a problem, his first instinct is to blame someone else and/or say it's not his fault. In fact there are times he will genuinely believe in his arguments to where he'll claim that Thor himself was responsible for an issue he caused.
No Guy Wants to Be Chased: In "Free Scauldy," he spends nearly the whole episode flirting with Astrid when they're alone on a mission, much to her annoyance. When Astrid pretends that he's won her over and starts playfully flirting with him, Snotlout is visibly freaked out.
One-Man Army: Can fight off several fully grown men on his own with only his fists, and is shown to be the best fighter of the group by a wide margin.
Perma-Stubble: In second part, he and the other young male characters are sporting face fuzz. It's even lampshaded when both Fishlegs and Snotlout mention growing said hair for Ruffnut.
Prince Charming Wannabe: In the first film and all through-out the animated series, Snotlout tries and fails at every turn to get Astrid to like him, only to be rebuked every time. No matter how obvious her contempt for him is, he refuses to give up.
Real Men Wear Pink: His mother taught him how to stitch and it's a skill that he's happy to have. He's genuinely pleased when Hiccup compliments his sewing abilities in "Night of the Hunters - Part 2", and later spends some time agonizing over whether he should have used a lock-stitch or a cross-stitch on Toothless's armor.
The Resenter: "The Defiant One" reveals that a lot of his issues with Hiccup stem from jealously over Hiccup's accomplishments, especially in light of the fact that Hiccup is far from a conventional Viking. Given what we've seen of his father, and the way Snotlout was listing Hiccup's accomplishments as if they were things he'd heard over and over again, it could well be that we're hearing his father's sniping at his son for not seizing more recognition for himself.
The Rival: To Hiccup in the Thawfest games. Hiccup generally puts up with Snotlout with minor annoyance, but his drive to beat him in the tournament grows into a borderline obsession. The feeling is mutual on Snotlout's part.
Running Gag: Hookfang lighting his pants on fire, forcing him to leap into the nearest water source.
Sarcasm Mode: Utilizes this a lot in his commentary when the group is about to head into dangerous dragon missions in Race to the Edge.
Scary Impractical Armor: While all of the dragon-riders have their own custom-made armor by the beginning of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Snotlout's is the only one that is made more useless by it despite it being designed off of Hookfang (arguably the most aesthetically intimidating of the rider's dragons). His Badass Cape is repeatedly snagged whenever he tries to make a Three-Point Landing and his helmet done in Hookfang's likeness has a bad habit of being knocked at an angle, leaving him blind during fights.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Manly Man to Fishleg's Sensitive Guy.
Shadow Archetype: To Hiccup. Snotlout represents what Hiccup could've become had he decided to be exactly what his father wanted him to be (see Foil).
Shipper on Deck: Throughout the course of Race to the Edge, he stops hitting on Astrid and decides that Hiccup "can have her". He calls Hiccup and Astrid "Hiccstrid" at one point and was genuinely overjoyed after learning about Hiccup and Astrid's Relationship Upgrade in "Shellshocked Part 2".
Spared by the Adaptation: Was killed in the 11th entry of the book series, but survives the entirety of the film franchise.
Strong, but Unskilled: He's even more physically gifted than Astrid, and is capable of taking on multiple opponents much bigger than him with ease. Despite this, however, he has no tactical training or experience to put any of his skills to use outside of close combat and thus is generally useless to the group. This is reflected in his dragon riding as well, as Hookfang is second to Toothless in terms of abilities but Snotlout's lack of skill at riding him makes the duo much less useful than they could be. Mostly gone after the time skip in Race to the Edge, where he's shown to be a strong tactical fighter and has become much more skilled at riding Hookfang, with only his ego getting in the way of his potential.
Took a Level in Badass: While this applies to all of the dragon riders after the time skip, he goes from the most incompetent to comparable to Astrid. By season three of Race to the Edge, he seems to have completely gotten over his incompetence at riding a dragon and is now much more trusted and respected by Hiccup.
Took a Level in Kindness: Snotlout becomes less and less of the Jerkass he was in the first movie.
Unknown Rival: His rivalry with Hiccup is mostly one-sided on his part.
Unrelated in the Adaptation: He and Hiccup are cousins in the books. Here, it's never mentioned that the two are related.
Vitriolic Best Buds:
- There are moments when you wonder if he and Hookfang aren't trying to kill each other, but Snotlout was visibly upset when it looked like Hookfang would have to be put down, and Hook does seem to genuinely care when Snotlout is in real trouble.
- In the series episode "Cast Out" Hiccup acknowledges that he has this relationship with Snotlout as well. It gets more prominent in Race to the Edge, where they can go from genuinely friendly conversation to insulting each other in less than a minute.
"Well Done, Son" Guy:
- Snotlout has it even worse than Hiccup does. Spitelout places great pressure on Snotlout to meet his incredibly high standards and preserve the family reputation. Earning his father's love and approval clearly causes Snotlout a great deal of insecurity and anxiety, and in this way he is similar to Hiccup, though it is unacknowledged, since Snotlout either keeps it to himself or is in denial about his father's clearly unfair treatment of him.
  - He seems to have accepted that it's there by "Snotlout gets the Axe" in Race to the Edge, with a mini Calling the Old Man Out moment to the tune of 'if this doesn't make you proud of me, nothing will'. Spitelout being Spitelout, it mostly goes straight over his head - though he does mention that he was proud of Snotlout and knew that he could rely on him.
- He has also grown to seek Hiccup's approval, expressing his trust in him as a leader by being ultra competitive with him.
Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Played with. Before punching Tuffnut, he checks to make sure he's the male twin. In the second movie however, he is willing to smash Astrid in the face with his hammer just so that he can get the Black Sheep off of her in Dragon Racing.
Your Size May Vary: Consistently the shortest viking, but whether he's as tall as Astrid or half her size tends to be completely random.

Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorston

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The Twins in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Tuffnut Voiced by: T.J. Miller (First and Second Film and TV series) / Justin Rupple (The Hidden World)

Ruffnut Voiced by: Kristen Wiig (Film)/Julie Marcus /Andree Vermeulen (TV series)

Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorston are teenage members of the Hairy Hooligan tribe. They are fraternal twins in the movie franchise and they are constantly arguing with each other, often to the point of physical violence, though never seriously enough to separate them for too long. In the first film they're 15 years old, 20 in How to Train Your Dragon 2, and 21 in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Their dragon is a Hideous Zippleback named Barf and Belch, which they share.

Tropes that apply to both

Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: They get distracted very easily by even the simplest thing. Even the old standby of using something metallic to create a bead of dancing light to amuse Terrible Terrors (like cats) can get them fascinated.
Ax-Crazy: While not villainous the twins are very destructive and violent to a fault. They often love watching things blow up and make many disturbing remarks about very gruesome activities. Even upon themselves.
Beware the Silly Ones: They can even turn their Large Ham nature or pranking into weapons when the time arrives.
The Big Guy: If you want something blown up ask either of them. They'll be more than happy to do it!
Book Dumb: Early on, as expressed in this little gem:
Tuffnut: Wait, you mean read?
Ruffnut: While we're still alive?
- Later seasons of Race to the Edge, however, establish the twins - especially Tuffnut - as being exceptionally, if eclectically, knowledgeable, mostly in obscure studies and sciences that the other characters, but maybe not the audience, have never heard of. invoked
Brilliant, but Lazy: Implied. "King of Dragons, Part 2" hints that the twins possibly act silly and crazy on purpose so they won't have the "negative minds" of their peers. Case in point, when they start acting serious, they are able to accurately predict what the dragon hunters' strategy would be.
Bully Turned Buddy: Not as pronounced as Snotlout, but the twins did heckle Hiccup during his time as the village pariah. They quickly befriend him once he shows his merit.
Butt-Monkey: Generally, if bad things happen to someone, it will either be one of them or Snotlout.
The Caligula: For the duration of "Reign of the Fireworms" after discovering that Dragon's Edge technically belongs to them via an old family claim. They proceed to lord it over the other riders with insane and nonsensical laws and treat the others like minions and doing nothing about the imminent fireworm migration.
Chaotic Stupid: They are Cloudcuckoolanders with a penchant for random violence and sado-masochism. Despite at times being a Genius Ditz, many of their actions lack any real forethought and usually ends up creating a bigger mess.
Dragon Hunter: Okay, I'll talk. Two convoys left earlier this morning headed for- [Tuffnut knocks him out with his mace.]
Tuffnut: I thought that guy would never shut up. Am I right?
Fishlegs: Tuff, he was just about to tell us everything!
Cheaters Never Prosper: In Dawn of the Dragon Racers, their 'secret plan' to win is to take a normal sheep and paint it black. This lets them 'win' up until Fishlegs shows up with the real black sheep, costing them the first race.
Cloudcuckoolander: They're pretty out there. In the TV series, Tuffnut does things like talk to chickens and expect them to back him up on the tales he tells the rest of the Dragon Riders. How much of this is Obfuscating Insanity is left ambiguous.
Combat Sadomasochist: They enjoy everyone's pain as much as their own. Even to where they bang their heads full throttle onto each other with helmets frequently.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: They may be a pair of clowns, but they're both dangerous.
Demolitions Expert: Being pyromaniacs with a dragon that specializes in controlled explosions, they are usually the go-too members when explosions are warranted. Though really it's born more out of passion than any real planning.
The Ditz: They are easily the dumbest of the main characters, and are all too likely to run around in circles with Insane Troll Logic.
Dumbass Has a Point: The twins usually make an insightful point despite both being ditzy.
- Examples from both:
  - When Snotlout almost got Astrid killed and was disobeying Hiccup's suspension punishment, he and Ruffnut pointed out that either he should be expelled or Hiccup will risk losing the respect of the other dragon riders. Even though they were mostly just trying to take his dragon pen for themselves, Astrid overheard that and was amazed that they had a point.
  - Both give some good reasons as to why bringing Heather into their team would not be easy: Either she would still refuse (Ruffnut) or the fact that she hasn't done what they've been doing for years now (Tuffnut).
  - Both make some good points in "Defenders of the Wing Part 1" — Tuffnut points out that Viggo's ability to out-think his opponents is a strength, contrary to Hiccup's earlier statement. Ruffnut immediately hits him for the comment, but he accurately retorts she was thinking the same thing. And while she agrees with her brother's statement about Viggo, Ruffnut also points out that Tuffnut's insensitive comment will only worsen Hiccup's "obvious lack of self-confidence". Their arguments ends with Tuffnut making another valid point that Hiccup will have to be the one to find confidence in himself, but then (again, accurately) concludes that Hiccup is lacking even that.
- Examples from Tuffnut:
  - Chastise Fishlegs in "A Grim Retreat" for calling out to Meatlug because there is something obviously wrong with said dragon and she's now trying to kill them.
  - In the third movie, Tuffnut correctly states that the Earth is round during one of his ramblings.
- Examples from Ruffnut:
  - Ruffnut gives a huge "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Astrid in "Edge of Disaster Part 1" about her mean-spirited and catty comments towards her and Tuffnut, as well as pointing out that she hardly respects anyone that isn't Hiccup. However this usually ends up being justified on Astrid's end due to how frequently the twins and Snotlout rarely do anything useful without guided directions or even cause some of the issues they all face. It's usually Hiccup and Fishlegs who are more reliable than the other three and make an effort to actually perform well.
Dumb Blonde: It would be charitable to say there's one whole brain between the twins (quoth Snotlout, "Two bodies, half a brain."). This is Zig-Zagged in the TV series, especially Race to the Edge, as they shown a number of Hidden Depths that show they're smarter than they first appear, but often act as the official ditzes of the group.
Everybody Has Standards:
- Along with the rest in "Cast Out Part 1", they are just as angry with Snotlout when he pulled another selfish stunt that almost got Astrid killed.
- The twins react with mild disgust when Snotlout nearly burns Hiccup's hut with Hiccup and Toothless still in the hut in "Turn and Burn".
- In Race to the Edge, Ruffnut (along with Hiccup) gave Tuffnut a Death Glare when he started gushing over how cool a dragon boneyard was.
- Ruffnut gives Tuffnut a good hit to the head in "Defenders of the Wing Part 1" when he makes an insensitive (but good pointed) comment on how Viggo's ability to out-think his opponents is a strength, not a weakness. She then argued that while she agreed with him, his comment doesn't help with Hiccup's "obvious lack of self-confidence".
Everybody Hates Mathematics: In the TV series, it's shown that they are horrible at counting. Somewhat justified in that they are effectively the official idiots of the team.
Fearless Fool: One of Hiccup's monologues notes that the twins "don't know when to be afraid."
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Downplayed. Both of the twins have shown to be equally reckless, clueless, and borderline crazy, even when they're not physically together. However, Tuffnut has shown be slightly more foolish while Ruffnut is a little more responsible.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Concerning missions, at least. The first two seasons featured a recurring gag where Hiccup would split the riders up into separate teams and whoever was assigned to the twins would immediately protest and ask for a teammate swap.
Genius Ditz: While they may be dumb or crazy in most circumstances, the twins both seem to be experts in a lot of more unconventional fields, being more so with Tuffnut. Talents include speaking Spanish and Italian, interpreting abstract puzzles, working with fabrics, stone sculpting with Barf and Belch's gas, some dragon theories (like the Cavern Crasher's ability to collapse its skeleton), understanding Chicken (mostly Tuffnut), training Torch, inadvertently discovering penicillin, etc. Whether or not that most of these skills are all by accident, if they fake their idiocy or if their minds simply works on a level that the others can't comprehend is all up in the air.
Green and Mean: Downplayed. Their main color scheme is green and while they are ultimately part of the heroes, they are also destructive troublemakers.
Half-Identical Twins: The most prominent difference is the fact that Ruffnut has braids and Tuffnut is slightly taller. Even Snotlout has trouble telling them apart at close range.
Hidden Depths:
- Both:
  - They seem to have a love of exploring, so they tend to know quite a bit about Berk Island, including all the tunnels the Whispering Death hatchlings made. At least Ruffnut also seems to have a good memory for paths.
  - Apparently when they were younger Tuffnut used to be scared of the dark, and Ruffnut used to be scared of him. To calm them both, their mother would sing them a Viking lullaby.
  - Ruffnut and Tuffnut manage to perfectly explain how adult-onset allergies work, to everyone's surprise.
  - He and Ruffnut are able to direct Barf and Belch to make very impressive Mount Rushmore-esque mountain sculptures.
  - When everyone was trying to piece together strips of paper, it's only Tuffnut and Ruffnut who correctly guess that they are parts of a map.
  - While Hiccup and Fishlegs are the most knowledgeable in the show about dragons, Ruffnut and Tuffnut demonstrate the most knowledge animal biology, being able to give full length definitions of symbiosis and parasitic relationships in nature, and deductions about new types of dragons. Given that they try to wrestle every animal they see, it's not surprising that they have a lot of hands of knowledge about animals both wild and domesticated.
  - They seem to have a pretty solid grasp of human psychology, being able to describe the five stages of grief and the effects of sleep deprivation of the mind.
  - They are able to accurately explain to Hiccup how a dragon's acid would work underwater because of different viscosity. Leaving Hiccup shocked and Fishlegs impressed.
  Fishlegs: They're actually right.
- Tuffnut:
  - Tuffnut once rants about what it's like to be a twin, not having anything that's just his as opposed to theirs.
  - When stuck in a trap and left alone with Barf and Belch, Tuffnut becomes surprisingly philosophical with them.
  - In How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, when they are searching for eponymous location that is supposed to be at the edge of the world, he says the world is round based on the observation that both Sun and Moon are round, as well as stars, even if in that case it cannot be really seen because they are far.
- Ruffnut:
  - Ruffnut was able to instantly realize that Meatlug laid eggs and was a girl, before Fishlegs was able to comprehend either.
  - While trying to save a beached Scauldron, Ruffnut bonds with it and keeps him calm as they help him. She names him "Scauldy" and even cuts off her braids to use as rope when they run out of rope for Scauldy's wing splint.
  - Ruffnut is capable of perfectly defining the meaning of a rhetorical question.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Chaotic pranksters they may be, but they ultimately loves each other, their friends, and Berk.
Large Ham: Tuffnut mostly, but both will get in on the action if they feel like it.
Laser-Guided Karma: During "Shock and Awe", they repeatedly pull pranks on the other Riders as part of 'Loki Day', at one point nearly sabotaging the group efforts to free a captive Sea Shocker. At the very end of the episode, everyone decides to get payback and it is glorious.
Living Emotional Crutch: To each other.
- Ruffnut mentions to Snotlout that she would do anything for her brother as he's the most important person in the world to her.
- When Ruffnut was captured by Viggo and his dragon hunters Tuffnut became serious in wanting to save her.
Meaningful Name: Their names are a play on "rough and tough".
Nightmare Fetishist: The twins like making light of their interests of destruction or violence. Their first introduction with the Whispering Death was to fawn at how deadly it was.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In general if he begins treating a situation seriously, genuinely emoting, etc. you can bet they believe the other twin's life is in genuine danger or something not just dangerous but emotionally traumatic is going on (the latter exemplified when Ruff outright starts to break down in front of Hiccup when her dragon goes crazy and she is separated from everyone else). Another good example being both Ruff and Tuff dropping most of their comedic traits in "Bad Moon Rising", when Tuff believes he will become a Lycanwing and starts going insane.
Pass the Popcorn: Their first instinct whenever a new danger arrives is to head into the air to watch the show.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: While both of them are equally maniacal to each other, it is often stated that Ruff is the smarter of the two and she is way more capable of holding herself together than Tuff who is reckless, delusional, and practically insane to a fault.
Shipper on Deck: They both became overjoyed after learning about Hiccup and Astrid's Relationship Upgrade in "Shellshocked Part 2". In the third movie, Tuffnut spends most of time giving Hiccup unwarranted, insensitive "advice" on how the latter should properly propose to Astrid and Ruffnut comments on how the couple are "practically married".
Sibling Rivalry: They are a classic case of the "bickering twins" stereotype.
Sibling Team: They ride the same dragon, so naturally they always work as a team in a fight.
Single-Minded Twins: Started out as this, sharing a fondness of trouble, destruction and violence, but after some character development Ruff seems to be the more competent twin and Tuff the more comedic twin.
Sophisticated as Hell: As shown in "Total Nightmare" where they use more archaic, formal and fancy words than they usually do.
Theme Twin Naming: They're both nuts.
Thin Chin of Sin: Downplayed. The twins have notably pointy chins, especially Ruffnut, and are the resident token evil teammates of their friends (which is also downplayed). However, they are firmly on the heroes' side and, at worst, are annoying pranksters.
Token Evil Teammate: Downplayed, but they are definitely the "bad guys" compared to the rest of the group. Both of them mention that their motivation for doing most things is seeing things get destroyed (typically through their dragon), conducting pranks all around Berk, or just simply getting themselves injured for no reason other than fun. When they find out the metal dragon perches they've been building are to help stop buildings collapsing from under the weight of dragons, they feel betrayed that they were coerced into helping things not break. According to Hiccup's narration in "Eye of the Beholder: Part One", as of Race to the Edge they have dedicated themselves to Loki and their pranks have gotten bigger and more frequent.
Too Kinky to Torture: Whenever someone jokes about a plan involving him getting seriously injured or sacrificed, the usual response is that either one will happily oblige.
Took a Level in Dumbass: They weren't the brightest in the movie or the specials, but they weren't particularly stupid either. Mainly, Tuffnut was just egotistical, and no more so than Snotlout. Come the TV show, they've been downgraded into ditzes, completely missing things such as what Hiccup and Astrid are trying to convey when they say there is no Dragon Flight Club while trying to recruit them into it. After a few seasons, Race To The Edge started to play them with a more "crazy, not stupid" slant in keeping with their film characterization.
Trickster Twins: They live and breathe this trope constantly pulling pranks on Berk and to their friends especially on "Loki Day".
Twin Banter: Engages in this very often with each other.
Twin Telepathy: They call it 'twintuition'.
Uncanny Family Resemblance: Tuffnut and Ruffnut look exactly like their cousins, Gruffnut and Agnut, respectively.
Unexpected Inheritance: As it turns out, one of their uncles had been at Dragon's Edge and laid a claim stone, meaning the island technically belonged to them. Fortunately, they relinquish the claim by the end of the episode.
Use Your Head: They cracked nuts on each other's heads while watching lightning rain down on Berk.
Vitriolic Best Buds: Never seen apart from the other and they're usually hitting each other. The behavior extends to their dragon.
Wild Card: They more or less do whatever they want, whenever they want. No one in the group has any sort of control over them.

Tropes that apply to Tuffnut

Adaptational Heroism: Unlike his book counterpart, Tuffnut isn't a psychopathic jerk. He's still a jerk (especially in the first movie), but he has his heart of gold moments.
Alliterative Name: Tuffnut Thorston.
Ascended Extra: He was just another of Hiccup's classmates in the books, gets a larger role (and a sister) in the films.
Berserk Button: In The Hidden World, damaging his "full, manly beard" will make him go postal.
The Berserker: When an enemy cuts it during the climax of the film, Tuffnut goes screaming berserk on the guy, chasing him across the ship deck waving a huge two-handed sword.
Big Brother Instinct:
- He will risk getting in fights with the most dangerous dragons to save Ruffnut.
- Oddly averted in The Hidden World when the gang accidentally leave Ruffnut behind after a failed attempt to capture Grimmel. Despite the ostensible danger she should be in, he just says that he feels more sorry for whoever tries to imprison her. In his defense, he was 100% correct.
Blatant Lies: In the third film he takes any opportunity to talk about his "full, manly beard". He has less facial hair than Hiccup and has just tied his braids together under his chin to fake it.
Braids of Barbarism: Tuffnut by the second movie and third season for the show had traded his long loose hair for dreadlocks.
Character Catchphrase: Tuffnut has "Oh, I'm hurt! I am very much hurt!"
Hypocrite:
- Throughout Race to the Edge, Tuffnut has often made unflattering comments about Hiccup's skinniness despite the fact Tuffnut is just as skinny as him.
- In the third film, he puts down Hiccup by referring to him as "skinny^note, with bad teeth^note and messy hair"^note.
I Call It "Vera": Tuffnut refers to his mace as "Macey".
Momma's Boy: Implied. Comments about his and Ruffnut's mother in Race to the Edge hints that Tuffnut has a close bond with his mother, given how protective he is of her.
My Sister Is Off-Limits: Downplayed. Tuffnut doesn't hide his annoyance at males (Throk, Fishlegs, Snotlout) taking an interest in Ruffnut, but doesn't use violence to stop them. Usually because his sister can do so herself.
Papa Wolf: Tuffnut goes ballistic and outright attacks Snotlout when the latter jokes about eating Chicken.
Precision F-Strike: In Race to the Edge, Tuffnut gets this line:
Welcome to Rumblehorn hell.

Tropes that apply to Ruffnut

Abhorrent Admirer: Eret feels this way towards Ruffnut, wiping his face in disgust when she first kisses him. She also gains two in the form of Fishlegs and Snotlout.
Action Girl: Ruffnut's a brash girl who loves to blow stuff up.
Affirmative Action Girl: Why Ruffnut exists; without her the main cast would have only one girl.
Always Second Best: As it turns out, Ruffnut feels this way about Astrid.
Ruffnut: Everyone's always talking about Astrid. How pretty she is. How smart she is. How muscular and shapely her upper arms are.
Ambiguously Bi: Ruffnut flirts aggressively with Eret from the first time she sees him. She's more subtle about hitting on Heather in Race to the Edge, but still opts to initiate contact, leaning one hand on the wall behind Heather and using a seductive tone of voice.
Big Sister Instinct: She will risk getting in fights with the most dangerous dragons to save Tuffnut.
Canon Foreigner: In the books Tuffnut didn't have a twin sister.
Childhood Friend Romance: With Fishlegs. It's presumed that they have known each other since childhood, remained friends as they grew into adulthood which includes them entering into a Love Triangle with Snotlout. However, in the third movie, Ruffnut chooses him because she likes "sensitive guys". Although it basically just consists of him crying into her chest at a wedding and we don't see anything after that, so this was probably just a joke.
Dude Magnet: In the TV series, she wins the affections of Throk and then enters into a Love Triangle with Snotlout and Fishlegs in the second film.
Eating the Eye Candy: She isn't exactly subtle about her admiring Eret's physique in 2.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Downplayed. Not by leaps and bounds, but Ruffnut is noticeably quicker on the uptake than her brother and sometimes has to restrain him from doing something particularly stupid even by their standards.
Hopeless Suitor: Downplayed. Near the climax of the first movie, she has a crush on Hiccup, who obviously isn't interested given his feelings for Astrid, but she gets over it and it most likely was meant as a gag. In later installments, she's a Shipper on Deck for Hiccup and Astrid.
Hypocrite: Ruffnut's "Reason Why You Suck" Speech towards Astrid about respect would've held merit if she wasn't extremely disrespectful herself. She has absolutely no right to call out Astrid about respecting her comrades when both her and Tuffnut, 1.) Directly disobey orders from Hiccup, 2.) always undermine or insult Snotlout and Fishlegs, 3.) almost always end up making things worse for their friends due to their destructive habits, and 4.) never take anything seriously yet shirk their responsibilities whenever it suits them.
Lantern Jaw of Justice: A rare female example: she has quite a pronounced chin for a girl.
Motor Mouth: She keeps rambling on and on while imprisoned by Grimmel, until he gets fed up and lets her go. Although this particular instance is an example of an Invoked Trope, Tuffnut's Pity the Kidnapper comment implies this is an usual trait of hers.
Pity the Kidnapper: When she's held captive by Grimmel in The Hidden World she natters on constantly until he's infuriated into just letting her go to get rid of her. It turns out she was doing this deliberately. Unfortunately it also turns out Grimmel heard her mentioning the tribe's new island base and followed her back to the others.
Precision F-Strike: In "Bad Moon Rising", Ruffnut mutters "oh, god".
Progressively Prettier: While Ruffnut would never be considered a real beauty like Astrid, in the first film (and TV series) she's almost indistinguishable from her brother, almost to the point of being a borderline Gonk. By the sequel she's far more feminine, and in the third film she's regularly acting outright sultry (with varying degrees of success) and is considered downright gorgeous by many fans, with several preferring her looks over Astrid.
Relationship Upgrade: She and Fishlegs were Viking peers in the first movie with their friendship growing stronger by the end and in the TV series. By the second movie, she was in a Love Triangle between him and Snotlout for her affections. By the end of the third movie, Ruffnut chooses Fishlegs and they are a loving couple by Homecoming.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She's torn for a while between Fishlegs and Snotlout, but eventually settles on Fishlegs because "I like sensitive guys".
Slapstick: Ruffnut is just as prone to comedic abuse and injuries as her brother. Not only does she not mind, but she enjoys the abuse as much as her brother.
Strong Girl, Smart Guy: With Fishlegs. Ruffnut is rougher and more violent-proned while he's a Lovable Nerd with immense facts on dragons.
Tomboy: Ruffnut in a way similar to Astrid.
Too Kinky to Torture: Whenever someone jokes about a plan involving her getting seriously injured or sacrificed, the usual response is that they're happily to oblige.
Women Prefer Strong Men: All of the men who have been attracted to her and/or vice-versa have one thing in common: They are all noticeably beefy. These include Throk, Eret, Snotlout, and Fishlegs.

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