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Living on the island of Berk, the Hooligan Tribe has undergone great social change in recent years. Whereas once they fought a long, bloody war with the dragons, now they have made peace with them.
- Badass Army: Subdued compared to other examples in the franchise, but with dragons they manage to defeat threats they greatly feared. Even without dragons, however, they can hold their own.
- Dragon Rider: The first of the Viking tribes to perform this thanks to Hiccup.
- Depending on the Writer: The series incarnation of the Twins and Snotlout has Hidden Depths for each of them and Character Development for Snot in particular, with a lot of They Really Do Love Each Other moments, both with each other and with their friends. In the movies? They're complete and utter morons with a perpetual cruel streak who exist merely for comedic relief.
- Everyone Has Standards: Even Vikings know Gobber can get too smelly.
- Good Taming, Evil Taming: Thanks to Hiccup's teachings, the Hooligan Tribe embodies the "good" type of taming, learning to live alongside dragon-kind instead of fighting or enslaving them.
- Had to Be Sharp: Elements of this due to the constant dragon attacks they had to face.
- Horny Vikings: Many helmets have horns, and they're all nearly identical to the dragon's horns, which makes the trope justified — they're trophies.
- Kid Hero: Astrid, Snotlout, the Twins and Fishlegs were teens (14-15) during the first movie, Riders of Berk, and Defenders of Berk. And they spend time during the first movie trying to kill dragons they initially thought were evil before helping Hiccup rescue the adults from the Red Death. Then, they spend the next two seasons fighting off any problems that come to Berk.
- Kid Hero All Grown-Up: All of the Dragon Riders are adults by the second movie.
- Powder Keg Crowd: The people of Berk seem to be very mercurial in public opinion, especially when it comes to the topic of dragons. They spent countless generations devoting themselves to killing dragons, even to the point of labeling nearly every dragon in their manual as "extremely dangerous. Kill on sight." Then, after Hiccup and Toothless kill the Red Death, they are all more than willing to allow dragons into their homes with open arms to the point of losing their holiday spirit when they all leave shortly before Snoggletog. Later, Mildew, who has been established to be the most disliked member of the tribe, was able to rile them into a frenzy against dragons several times should anything remotely bad happen, only for Hiccup and the group to win them over almost just as easily.
- Predator Turned Protector: The Hooligan Tribe had a long history of killing dragons deeming them as "dangerous". It wasn't until Hiccup showed his tribe that they weren't the monsters they thought, the tribe's attitude changed. Now, they are loving and protective of their dragon companions.
- Proud Warrior Race Guys:
- Downplayed. They play many of the tropes straight, but are generally peaceful when not attacked. The warriorness is to due all the dragons they had to fight all the time.
- Dawn of the Dragon Racers has Stoick state that they have to have some enemy to fight against, whether it be Dagur, Alvin, or the Regatta boat race. If they don't have it, they'll fight each other (which is exemplified with two Vikings behind Stoick slapping each other with fish).
- A Real Man Is a Killer: Prior to Hiccup's reforms, how well you could slay a dragon was the chief merit a Viking was judged by.
- Shaming the Mob: When Hiccup proved to the village that Toothless was not the reason why lightning struck the village, the villagers all showered them with treats and gifts, hoping there's no hard feelings.Hiccup: No matter how much things change around here Vikings are still Vikings. They're not afraid to admit when they're wrong. And when they do, watch out! Cause you'll be up to your ears in pie and smoked fish.
- Simpleminded Wisdom: Stoick explains that when Vikings don't agree on something, they usually settle it three different ways. Option 1, give them both axes and let them fight it out. Option 2, give them both maces and let them fight it out. Option 3, trick them into working together. Given that Astrid recognized Hiccup's ploy as the third, it can be safely assumed that all Hooligans teach their children this lesson.
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Stoick the Vast
Stoick in How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Click here to see Stoick in How to Train Your Dragon.
Appearances: How to Train Your Dragon | Dragons: Riders of Berk | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Portrayed by: Gerard Butler (live-action remake)
Stoick the Vast is Hiccup's father and was the short-tempered chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe. He hoped his son will mature and become strong enough to be chief himself one day, but feared that he was not suited to the Viking life. Stoick had a large horned helmet (supposedly one-half of his wife's breastplate in the film) and is a friend to Gobber the Belch. Stoick the Vast is also the creator of The Viking Song. In the film, he is voiced by Gerard Butler. He was also the deuteragonist (behind Toothless), of the first movie and the tritagonist of the second movie.
- Abusive Parents: Downplayed and later Subverted. While he's nowhere near Spitelout's level and has shown to be a genuinely good father who genuinely loves his son, Stoick was like this in the first movie—openly being ashamed of Hiccup's scrawniness, belittled his son's Gadgeteer Genius nature, and at one point, "advising" Hiccup to be like everyone else and not "this" while gesturing to his son's body. Unusually, a large part of this is demonstrated to be because he simply doesn't get Hiccup, and is raising him the only way he knows how—the way he was raised, which, since he was the polar opposite of Hiccup as a boy, really does not work. Stoick is also trying to mold Hiccup into the leader he thinks Berk needs and someone he thinks will be able to survive the (currently) dangerous environment of Berk, not realizing that Berk's circumstances and needs could (and would) change. He apologizes at the end of the film, saying that he is proud to call Hiccup his son.
- Action Dad: He never shies away from a fight against dragons. In the opening scenes of the movie, he takes on a Monstrous Nightmare alone. With his bare hands. And sends it running away.
- Adaptational Intelligence: Stoick's personality is different between the books and the movies. While in the books he is an unintelligent raider, in the movies and series he is shown as a wise and capable leader whose main priority is protecting his people (in the movies) and keeping the peace on Berk (the series).
- Adults Are Useless: In Defenders of Berk, he almost never believes his son, although he should have lots of reasons to do so! Averted as the series goes on and Hiccup continues to prove himself, to the extent that Stoick at one point entrusts Berk's entire gold reserve to him.
- Age-Gap Romance: There is a ten year difference between him and Valka.
- Amazon Chaser: A tie-in comic reveals that Stoick first noticed Valka when they were fighting off the Berserker Tribe, complimenting her on her uppercut.
- The Atoner: Shows signs of this in the series over his previous attitude towards dragons, especially after getting Thornado. Note, he says the below line while tending to Thornado after the dragon has been poisoned by Mildew."I spent my whole life trying to kill them, now look at me."
- Badass Boast: "Takes more than a little fire to kill me!" When taking on Drago Bludvist, who had thought he'd burned Stoick to death years past.
- Badass Cape: He wears a large fur cloak.
- Badass in Distress: At the end of "Out Cast Part 1" by Dagur.
- Battle Couple: With Valka. They fight together against Drago's army in the movie, and the comics reveal that Stoick first took notice of her while they were fighting off the Berserker Tribe.
- Beard of Barbarism: It is braided.
- Benevolent Boss: He cares for the rest of his tribe to the point when facing the Red Death he was prepared to divert its attention on his own so the men he brought with him could make an escape.
- Berserk Button:
- He reacts badly to people who mock those he does respect. Dagur almost finds this out violently three times in the span of a day.
- On a less extreme angle, he gets somewhat irritated when somebody makes a remark about his weight. Or interprets a statement as one about his weight.
- On a more serious note, Alvin is this. All we know is that the events surrounding Alvin's banishment is not something he wants brought up and gets angry quickly, which Hiccup found out when he tried questioning him about it.
- He does not like anyone messing with his axe.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Something else that Hiccup inherited.
- Birds of a Feather:
- He and his first dragon, Thornado, are quite stubborn. This is something Hiccup is quick to comment on.
- During the first season of Race to the Edge, he bonds with a Rumblehorn dragon, Skullcrusher, pointing out that Skullcrusher was not attacking Dragon's Edge but warning it of an oncoming tsunami. Stoick sees himself and Skullcrusher as fighters and protectors.
- Brave Scot: Invoked by casting Scotsman Gerard Butler, who uses his native accent.
- Broken Ace: Stoick is a well-respected warrior and the picture of a standard Viking. He also lost his one true love to a dragon raid, has a temper, and his relationship with Hiccup is very complicated and difficult.
- Bruiser with a Soft Center: Stoick is a big, intimidating Viking Chief with borderline super strength. He also cares deeply for his people, is protective of Hiccup, and still madly in love with his wife.
- The Chains of Commanding: He discusses this with Hiccup in "Cast Out Part 1" in regards to how he cannot exactly be someone's leader and friend.
- Character Death: He dies in the second movie.
- Character Development: Stoick's personality has developed significantly since the first movie.
- Despite accepting dragons into Berk by the end of the first film, the TV series shows Stoick was still uncomfortable with the species, and in "In Dragons We Trust" he actually banishes them from the island. At first, he was still willing to order a dragon to be killed just because it was on a rampage. After he trains Thornado, all that changes — He quickly rushes to Toothless's aid even when the whole village disagrees with him, he's extremely attached to his own dragon, he stands up for the dragons in a new found strength, he has grown to the point of trusting them as much as he trusts his people, and he was willing to risk war with Dagur the Deranged for the sake of the dragons on Berk, preparing to attack Dagur to stop him killing Barf and Belch.
- In the first movie, Stoick wasn't shy about hiding how disappointed he was in Hiccup for not fitting the Viking standard and for never listening to him. However, it's also demonstrated that that was a mixture of simply not knowing how to relate to him (the only way he can think of raising him is the way he was raised, which, since he was Hiccup's complete opposite as boy, really didn't work), and Anger Born of Worry at Hiccup's proclivity for getting himself into trouble, especially during dragon raids (the sort of behaviour which, at this point, Stoick believed had got Valka killed). By the end, Stoick states how proud he is of Hiccup for his heroic actions that saved Berk. Riders of Berk shows that he can still be fairly callous to his son, often ignoring the latter or not taking him seriously. As the series progressed, Stoick's trust in his son grows and is more willing to listen to Hiccup's advice. And by the second film, Stoick is practically shouting about how much pride he has in Hiccup.
- The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes: In Riders of Berk, Stoick rises before dawn to sort out other people's problems (from marital disputes to yak-tipping) until sunset, which implies that he had less time to spare for his own son. The second film has a more explicit scene involving this.
- Collector of the Strange: In "We Are Family Part 1", it's revealed that he enjoys woodcarving as a hobby. He was carving a duck when Astrid came to the house early in the morning.
- Control Freak: Stoick always wants people to follow his orders but doesn't follow them himself. This flaw is brought up in "Turn and Burn" when Snotlout calls him by the trope and while Hiccup doesn't deny it, he also defends the reason his father is one is because he's the Chief and he has to deal with out of control people like Snotlout and Spitelout.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Implied. In "Viking For Hire", he reveals he first met Gobber after the latter flirted with Valka, which apparently made Stoick give an aggressive hold on his future friend.
- Crusading Widower: Subverted. Valka was abducted by a dragon (Cloudjumper) when their son was an infant, making him assume that she was killed by the dragons he would continue to fight, and eventually, make peace with. However, it turns out she was alive.
- Dad the Veteran: He, like other adults, has spent his life in the war against the dragons before his son ended it.
- Death by Adaptation: Stoick is alive and well in the book series, but dies in the second movie.
- Defeat Means Friendship: In contrast to Hiccup, this is his approach to dragon-bonding. He ends up meeting his son halfway.
- Disappointed in You: Stoick wasn't shy about his disapproval of his son, something that even Hiccup is aware of. And when Hiccup was doing well in his dragon classes, Stoick insensitively revealed that he honestly thought his son was "the worst Viking in history". Thankfully, he got better.
- Doomed by Canon: Becomes this with the release of Race to the Edge because of his death in the second movie.
- Fiery Redhead: Downplayed. Has bright, red hair along with quite a temper. However, he does know when to be level-headed.
- Forgotten Aesop: Many, many times in the course of the TV series, most of them having to do with trusting Hiccup and the dragons.
- Freudian Trio: With his son, Hiccup, and his wife, Valka. He is the Ego to his son's Superego and wife's Id, as Stoick can be Hot-Blooded but also level-headed.
- Generation Xerox: "Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Young Man" shows that Stoick is an exact spitting image of his father (minus the prosthetic leg).
- Genius Bruiser: Not quite on Hiccup's level, but he is a lot more intelligent than his stubborn behavior lets on.
- Good is Not Nice: He's a man dedicated to protecting his people, but is also incredibly stubborn and often lets his anger get the better of him.
- The Good King: He genuinely cares about his village and seeks to keep them safe and well. If he has to make a choice between personal and his duty as chief, the latter comes first."Look at that... All my people are safe. It's a good feeling."
- Good Parents: Downplayed. While Stoick does give Hiccup genuinely sound advice, reprimands him for being reckless, and is extremely protective over him, he does have a certain amount of flaws that tend to come up and the first movie showed that Stoick could be unintentionally, emotionally abusive at times towards Hiccup.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Takes a lethal blast for Hiccup, from a brainwashed Toothless in the second movie.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Gobber — Despite being near polar opposites, the two are each other's best friend and brothers in battle.
- He Who Fights Monsters: His drive to protect his home from dragons led him to invade the dragon's home to kill them. He eventually turns around.
- Huge Rider, Tiny Mount:
- Before looking for his own dragon, he "borrows" Toothless from Hiccup and looks very awkward riding such a small dragon, and Toothless is very tired after flying him around.
- Averts this when riding Thornado, and later Skullcrusher.
- Hypocrite:
- He wanted Hiccup to be a successful Viking and future chief but at the same time he was the one who sheltered him the most from the world and any sort of experience that would have been helpful, not allowing him to even join the fire brigade when they were still fighting dragons.
- Stoick claimed that it was Hiccup's personality that he disliked (although to a certain degree that was true) and not his lack of muscle and fighting skills, but later, when Hiccup was doing exceedingly well in Dragon Training, he was overjoyed that his son wasn't, in his words, "the worst Viking Berk had ever seen", and that the years while he was were very rough and that they finally had something to talk about when Hiccup seemingly had incredible dragon fighting skill.
- Spitelout bluntly points out that Stoick has a tendency to take whatever risk he chooses while telling others to not do the same thing.
- Hypocrite Has a Point:
- While Spitelout was correct that Stoick tends to make rash decisions without the consideration of others (while scolding people who do the same thing), Stoick was also right in Spitelout's own recklessness.
- He discourages Hiccup on seeking vengeance (despite relishing in it), but he's not wrong that revenge would only lead to trouble.
- I Have No Son!: In the first movie, he says, "You're not my son" after Hiccup publicly refuses to kill a dragon, and is revealed to have been working with Toothless (which he interpreted as a betrayal of Berk), and going by his expression afterwards, it clearly broke his heart. During the final battle, he realizes his mistake and he tells Hiccup "I'm proud to call you my son."
- I Need a Freaking Drink: Shown when he comes home stressed in "Viking for Hire" and Hiccup quickly gets him a drink from a tankard.
- Innocently Insensitive: It was shown throughout the film and series that Stoick very likely has low emotional intelligence, as he could be blunt to the point it's hurtful to the one he's speaking to without intending to be, like Hiccup. As it's already mentioned he could be very unperceptive of other people's emotions with the victim mostly being his son as he didn't notice his discomfort and sadness when he talked to him in the forge before the dragon training finals, when he made Bucket draw him much more muscular than he really is and when Mulch said that the muscular image of Hiccup is how a real chief's son should look like and Stoick enthusiastically agreed while Hiccup was still there and listening.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Blunt and insensitive he may be, but Stoick is a wise man with good insights.
- "Viking for Hire" has Stoick advise Hiccup to fire Gobber from the Dragon Academy. Harsh? Yes. But, Stoick explains that if Gobber's actions are putting the Academy in danger, Hiccup needs to fire him, because he must do what's best for the Academy first.
- In "Cast Out Part 1", he wisely tells Hiccup that he can't be Snotlout's friend and leader at the same time, saying he'll have to make decisions that are best for Berk (or in Hiccup's case, what's best for the Dragon Academy), and will have to discipline Snotlout when appropriate.
- Stoick's anger at Spitelout in "Turn and Burn" is warranted given the latter's insubordination is what caused most of the episode's plot.
- He laughs (along with Gobber) about Hiccup's idea on using Berk's gold to use in a scheme in "Last Auction Heroes", but then gets serious, stating that the gold is Berk's main way of income and their home will most likely suffer without it.
- In "Wings of War Part 1", Stoick may have been willing to kill the enslaved Singetails, but he did make a valid point why — The dragons are dangerously powerful and are controlled by dangerous people, so taking them both out is the best option.
- He may have been acting more of a jerk than usual after discovering Johann's betrayal and acted like a child when dealing with the merchants Hiccup brought but he raised a good point — How can he trust any of them when none of them had any kind of medical supply, meaning they didn't take the Berkians' health seriously. Astrid even comments that she agrees with him.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: In general, Stoick is a no-nonsense chief who makes decisions that may seem harsh, but he's only doing what's best for his people, and his heart is very much in the right place.
- Jock Dad, Nerd Son: He's always wished that his son had more beef on his arms but he comes to respect the "nerd" aspect of it as it helps him become a better chief.
- The Kirk: See Freudian Trio.
- Knight Templar Parent: Downplayed. At the start of Defenders, he tried to enact a flight ban because his son was captured and imprisoned by the Outcasts last season. It doesn't stick.
- Large and in Charge: Note his sobriquet; Stoick the Vast. He's the biggest and broadest viking (400 pounds according to Hiccup, though that may have been exaggerating), and his beard is the biggest, too. Being as large as he is, this leads to a particular funny moment.Hiccup: But there are two of you.
Stoick: Is that another crack about my weight? - The Leader: Type levelheaded. He gives the dragons the benefit of the doubt, but if they become a threat to his people he has to deal with it.
- Like Father, Unlike Son: Downplayed. Stoick is a big bearded man who is every bit a typical Viking warrior whose main defining feature is his strength; his son, Hiccup, is a scrawny weak kid who is more of a Gadgeteer Genius than a fighter. 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.
- The Lost Lenore: To Valka, as he dies in the second movie and she presumably doesn't remarry.
- Made of Iron:
- The man takes the sharp end of an ANCHOR to the face in his fight with Alvin the Treacherous, shrugs it off, and afterwards there's not a single scratch on him!
- Then in "Live and Let Fly", he catches a rock launched from an Outcast catapult and throws it back at the ship.
- This is no longer the case in How to Train Your Dragon 2.
- Manly Tears: He wept profoundly for the loss of his beloved Valka, as seen in a flashback in the third film.
- Meaningful Name: As his name suggests, he is a man of few words.
- Mouthing the Profanity: Mouths "what the hell" in the first movie after seeing Hiccup and the others ride in on dragons to save the day.
- My God, What Have I Done?: He immediately regrets the above-mentioned I Have No Son! moment, and his guilt only gets worse when he realizes Hiccup was right about the Red Death's ambush. He's absolutely devastated when it seems that Hiccup was killed saving him and the rest of the village from it, and even when Hic is revealed to be alive, Stoick's expression makes it clear he feels deeply responsible for the loss of Hic's leg.
- Not So Stoic: Stoick can get easily riled up if the situation calls for it.
- Out of Focus: Suffered this in the TV series' second season, Defenders of Berk. Much of this comes from filling a Quest Giver role in the plot while handling matters of rulership on Berk itself, whereas Hiccup and the others have fewer duties in Berk and thus time to perform various missions. He appeared a little more in Race to the Edge.
- Papa Wolf:
- Despite Hiccup's status as 'village failure,' Stoick is still quick to protect his son from danger. A lot of his frustration towards Hiccup in the first film can be seen as Anger Born of Worry, especially in the opening scene where Hiccup almost gets killed twice.
- This comes to a head in the second movie when he takes a fatal blow meant for Hiccup from a brainwashed Toothless.
- After he gets Thornado, this extends to him (and probably the other dragons). When he realized Mildew had poisoned them, the look on his face is one of pure hatred. Probably the only thing keeping him from beating the stuffing out of Mildew himself was he had no way to prove he intentionally poisoned the dragons.
- Parental Hypocrisy:
- For a short time in TV series, Stoick enacted a flight ban on Hiccup and his friends after the former was kidnapped by Alvin. But, Stoick still flew with Thornado. This is something his son pointed out.
- He forbids Hiccup from seeking vengeance against Viggo despite admitting that he loves a good vengeance - though that could be because while he likes it, he also recognizes that it's a bad idea.
- Parental Obliviousness: Stoick comes across like this whenever Hiccup needs him to listen, but really it's because he has his whole tribe and village to consider and protect. As soon as Stoick realizes the gravity of what Hiccup is saying (i.e.: with Drago), Stoick takes it completely seriously and leaps into action.
- Parents as People: Especially in the first movie — Stoick has an entire village to look after and had to reprimand his son because it's the right thing to do at the moment.
- Posthumous Character: After being killed in the second film, Stoick appears through flashbacks to Hiccup's childhood in the third installment.
- Quest Giver: Generally his role in Defenders of Berk, filling Hiccup in on various situations or giving him various tasks that the dragon riders are ideally suited for or would be better at accomplishing.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: The Chief of Berk knows no equal in battle or tactics.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: He tries to do what's best for his tribe. Mildew uses this to his advantage when confronted with something he obviously did by using the fact there is no evidence, especially concerning the affairs of Dragons, to get away with it.
- Redhead In Green: He has red hair and wears a green tunic.
- Retirony: He's killed by a Brainwashed and Crazy Toothless halfway through the second film. Beforehand, he was in the midst of preparing Hiccup to take his place as Chief.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Takes his role as chief of Berk very seriously and is often one to lead the charge. It's also shown in two episodes that he spends his days "chiefing," which involves everything from settling disputes and inducting babies to the tribe to fixing ships or removing fences.
- Sacrificial Lion: In the second movie, he takes the fatal shot by a mind-controlled Toothless that was meant for Hiccup.
- Shipper on Deck: He proudly calls Astrid his future daughter-in-law during the dragon race at the beginning of the second movie.
- Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Has bright, red hair and green eyes. He's also one of the most central characters of the franchise and the protagonist's father.
- Single-Target Sexuality: Stoick has always loved his wife, Valka. A flashback in the third film has him tell a young Hiccup that he doesn't want another wife because Valka was his only love.
- Sink or Swim Mentor: After the movie's events, Stoick takes this attitude towards Hiccup and the dragons. Considering Hiccup is next in line to be Chief after him, and some of their personal discussions being on leadership, it can be interpreted Stoick is also preparing Hiccup's role as a leader to the village as well.
- Sole Survivor: Stoick was the only survivor of Drago's massacre of the chieftains.
- So Proud of You:
- Zig-Zagged in the movie. Initially disappointed, then proud when Hiccup demonstrated his dragon knowledge, then outraged when Hiccup refuses to kill dragons, then proud again during the final battle.
- Also Zig-Zagged in the series but to a lesser extent. There are some kinks to work out in relation to the dragons and while he's more accepting of his son's scrawny stature he'd still prefer him to be buff and strong.
- The Stoic: It's his name, after all. While he is a man of few words, he clearly cared about his son even at the beginning of the movie. Valka even lampshades that and his Punny Name in the second film."Oh, stop being so stoic, Stoick!"
- Stout Strength: He's very broad and very strong - as in, throw an empty wagon at a dragon that's at least twenty feet in the air strong.
- Strong Family Resemblance: A portrait of the young Stoick and his father (Seen in "Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man") shows that the adult Stoick is the spitting image of his father.
- Took a Level in Idealism: Stoick went from the whole "dragons are mindless killing machines" to seeing them as inseparable companions of Berk.
- Took a Level in Kindness: He becomes a more supportive father to Hiccup as well as gaining a protective streak over Berk's dragons. This is in stark contrast to how dismissive he was to the former and hated the latter in the first movie.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: The first thing he said to Gobber was "That's my wife you're talking to, you one-legged lout!"
- Why Couldn't You Be Different?: Hiccup fully knows that this is what his father thinks:Hiccup: (sarcastically imitating Stoick) Excuse me, barmaid! I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring! I ordered an extra-large boy with beefy arms, extra guts, and glory on the side! This here, this is a talking fishbone!note
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Spends most of the first film under the assumption that dragons are Always Chaotic Evil.
Gobber the Belch
Gobber in How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Click here to see Gobber in How to Train Your Dragon.
Appearances: How to Train Your Dragon | The Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon | Gift of the Night Fury | Dragons: Riders of Berk | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Dawn of the Dragon Racers | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Voiced by: Craig Ferguson (film) /Chris Edgerly (TV series)
Gobber the Belch is a veteran warrior of the Hairy Hooligans Tribe and a long-time friend and adviser of Stoick the Vast. He is 50 years old in the first film, and 55 in the sequel.
- Acrofatic: He's a hefty Viking, and only has one leg (the other leg being replaced with a peg), but he can move much faster than you'd think.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: While still somewhat insensitive in this adaptation, Gobber is nicer in comparison to his book counterpart, who was a great deal nastier.
- Animal Motifs: Gobber is said to resemble a yak. A humorous comparison was even made in "Animal House".
- An Arm and a Leg: While it's not shown how he lost them, Gobber has a pegleg and a missing arm, the latter which he uses a weapon.
- Artificial Limbs: In the films, he has a missing left hand that he can interchange with different objects (hammers, mugs, roast spits, etc.) and he has a right peg leg.
- Badass Teacher: Gobber used to teach the Teens of Berk how to fight Dragons, and also taught Hiccup everything he knew about forging. He did teach them to fight to defend themselves in "Gem of a Different Color", and he even told them the best weapon will be a shield in combat.
- Big Ol' Unibrow: Has a thick, bushy unibrow.
- The Blacksmith: Big, brawny, with a usually weaponized arm.
- Captain Obvious: During the final match of Thawfest, he makes obvious commentary on Hiccup's status, which Stoick tells him he knows.
- Character Tics: Gobber sings a special song when he's happy:"I've got my axe, and I've got my mace, and I love my wife with the ugly face. I'm a viking through and through!
I've got my sword and I've got my bludgeon and 16 beserkers locked in my dungeon. I'm a viking through and through!" - Cloudcuckoolander: Believes in trolls and the Boneknapper dragon, which no one else shares. The Boneknapper happens to be real. Trolls are yet to be confirmed.
- Combat Medic: Since Berk doesn't need dragon killing weapons anymore, he becomes a dragon dentist. He also made Hiccup's replacement leg and extracted poison from Mildew to make an antidote.
- The Confidant: To Stoick. As Gobber is his best friend who often gives him advice, usually in regards to Hiccup.
- Crazy-Prepared: His "Iron Undies."
- Deadpan Snarker: Not always, but when someone's being stupid around him, he's a snarker to match Hiccup.
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: He's in charge of training the new recruits; his approach is yelling suggestions while they duck and weave. However, his immediate reaction when a recruit looks to be in serious danger is to intervene, fast.
- Dumb Blonde: Downplayed. Gobber has blond hair and his mind is sorta out there. However, he's a skilled blacksmith who tends to have frequent The Cloud Cuckoo Lander Was Right moments, such as being entirely correct about the existence of the Boneknapper dragon. It gets to the point where Hiccup lampshades it in Race to the Edge regarding the Lycanwing myth (while it turned out not to exist, there was something real behind the stories - they'd been invented by the dragon hunters to conceal things of value, such as Dragon Eye lenses).
- Gadgeteer Genius: He can make working flame throwers, though since dragons exist this is probably easier to achieve than in real life medieval times.
- Genius Bruiser: In the movies and series, he's the village blacksmith and second only to the Chief in combat.
- Genius Ditz: He has shown his mind is sorta out there, such as attaching said flame thrower to the harness of a fire breathing dragon. But, he's a master blacksmith with a wide and eclectic knowledge base.
- Good Prosthetic, Evil Prosthetic: Has a prosthetic left hand and right peg leg, but is a definite good guy.
- Handicapped Badass: He may lack an arm and a leg but that doesn't slow him down when it came to fighting. He even stayed with Stoick to delay the Red Death.
- Hates Baths: It takes Stoick and the dragon riders with their dragons to force him into a tub. He smells so bad that after taking a whiff of him a Terrible Terror becomes so disoriented that it flies into a wall.
- Honorary Uncle: Hiccup was his apprentice, and Gobber took care of him as much as Stoick did. This is historically accurate. Nordic people would frequently ask allies to foster their children as a sign of deepest trust.
- It Has Been an Honor: Implied in the first movie during the final battle against the Red Death:Stoick: I can buy them a few minutes if I give that thing something to hunt!
Gobber: (taking Stoick's hand in a warrior's handshake) Then I can double that time. - Jerkass Has a Point:
- In the first film, while he may have phrased it wrongly, Gobber was right that Hiccup shouldn't try to keep being something he's not and later on tells Stoick that he won't always be around to protect Hiccup.
- In the third film, in a conversation with Hiccup, Gobber points out that one day Hiccup is going to pick a fight with someone he can't win against. He's proven right with the introduction of Grimmel the Grisly.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Gobber is rude, occasionally insensitive, and is brutally honest. However, he has a good heart and cares for his home and the people in it. Plus, compared to the other adults in the first film, Gobber was the nicest to Hiccup out of them all, and had a relationship with Hiccup that was openly loving and supporting. Hence why Hiccup sees him as a Parental Substitute.
- Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: His training sessions often include the merits of shields.
- Moment Killer: Attempts to join in on a Drunken Song which Stoick and Valka are singing together a little too soon.
- The Nose Knows: Gobber has a strong sense of smell. For example, he knew exactly where and how long the teens had been in one spot.
- No Social Skills: Zig-Zagged. Gobber appears to understand Viking society quite well, but when he takes the role of Number Two early in the TV series, he inadvertently causes a few blunders which Stoick has to solve and loses the job.
- Number Two: He's Stoick's best friend and the one he turns to first for help. However, he made a mess of things when filling the role officially; oddly enough, Spitelout appears to hold the position.
- Only Friend: Gobber was the sole person in Berk who saw something more in Hiccup, including his father.
- Papa Wolf: Downplayed in the first film. Gobber doesn't resort to extreme violence, but he shoves and gives a whack each to Snotlout and the Twins, respectively, when they make some disparaging comments towards Hiccup.
- Parental Substitute: Acted as a more open father figure to Hiccup.
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Stoick. Despite being near polar opposites, the two are each other's best friend and brothers in battle.
- Plucky Comic Relief: Being the local cloudcuckoolander will do that for you.
- Running Gag: Numerous mention of or jokes involving his undies.
- Shield Bash: In the first movie, he said he would choose a shield if given a choice between it and a sword because the shield can be offense and defense.
- Shipper on Deck: A deleted scene from the first movie has Gobber giving Hiccup some ways to talking to Astrid. And in The Hidden World, he bluntly asks Hiccup and Astrid when they are planning on getting married.
- Sink or Swim Mentor:
- His belief for the first day of training in the film is to release a Gronckle, then ask the students what they know about it.
- Gobber's father was also an example as he taught Gobber to swim this way. Sadly, this doesn't translate well to training the dragons at the academy. Oddly, Gobber seems to remember this fondly.
- Stout Strength: A hefty man and second only in the badass department to Stoick. Fitting, considering he's the chief's informal Number Two (formally, Spitelout's got that role).
- Straight Gay: As revealed in How to Train Your Dragon 2: after Stoick goes to confront his long lost wife after upsetting her, he tells Hiccup "You see this is why I never got married. That, and one other reason.", the film makers and his voice actor have confirmed that it meant that he was gay.
- Swiss-Army Appendage: In the sequel, his smithy features a spinning rack full of peg arm accessories, including a beard brush.
- That Came Out Wrong: Never admits so himself, but his advice never carries out the intended message.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Gobber is introduced in the first film throwing some light-hearted jabs at Hiccup that the boy tries to return. Gobber was also Hiccup's Only Friend prior to meeting Toothless.
- Wrestler in All of Us: It really comes out during his fight with Ryker where he gives as good as he gets against the powerful dragon hunter.
Gothi, the Village Elder
Appearances: How to Train Your Dragon | Dragons: Riders of Berk | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
A tiny old woman. She is a respected elder of the village who not only selects the top graduate of the Dragon Academy back when they killed them, but also is the augur of the village.
- Ascended Extra: She takes a more prominent role in the series as the go-to healer.
- Berserk Button: Do not break her staff.
- Cool Old Lady: Don't let the fact she doesn't speak fool you, she will hit you if you bad-mouth her.
- Crazy Cat Lady: In the second film, she has at least half a dozen Terrible Terrors living with her (and sleeping on her bed).
- Distinction Without a Difference: According to rumor, she can tell you when you will die by looking at your fingernails. Gobber assures Astrid and Fishlegs this is completely wrong. She looks at your tongue.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": In old Norse, Gothi is the title of a priest, not an actual name. Admittedly, it is the masculine form, but it still fits with her use of divination and general reverence from the community.
- Miniature Senior Citizens: She is the shortest adult. She's even shorter than any of the teens. (That said, a flashback shows that she had the exact same build as a teenager.)
- Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: Has no problem smacking Gobber in the face with her staff for smart remarks or writing something towards Hiccup that's so insulting that Gobber refuses to translate it. She also does the same with Hiccup towards Stoick.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: See above. More than once, Gothi's staff scribbles are met with a response of "I can't say that!"Gobber: "I can't say that to him, he's the chief's son!"Hiccup: "Whoa, whoa, that's still my dad you're talking about!"
- Trademark Favorite Food: Gobber's homemade yak noodle soup.
- The Voiceless: She has yet to speak a word, communicating through traced images instead.
Spitelout Jorgenson
Appearances: How to Train Your Dragon | Dragons: Riders of Berk | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Voiced by: David Tennant (Film and TV Series)
Spitelout is Snotlout's father and the village's second-in-command. Much like his son, he is a brash, arrogant and none-too-bright viking who prefers to act first and think later. He possesses a rather strong rivalry with Stoick, which has caused him to place a large amount of pressure on his son to become a better viking than Hiccup. Despite these many flaws, he is above all else a genuinely reliable viking who always pulls through in the end.
- Abusive Parents: Bullies his son relentlessly and is suggested to beat him when he doesn't meet his expectations.
- Action Dad: The father of Snotlout and is capable in a fight.
- Adaptation Name Change: In the books, Snotlout's dad is named Baggybum the Beerbelly.
- Ascended Extra: Barely has any lines in the first movie, yet gains some focus in a few episodes of the tv series.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has bushy, black eyebrows.
- Dad the Veteran: Like every other adult, he fought in the war against the dragons.
- Depending on the Writer: Whether he's a morally grey and borderline-abusive parent, a comically inept blowhard, or a slick Lovable Rogue varies depending on the episode.
- Foil: To Stoick. Both experienced Vikings whose relationship mirrors their sons as well as how both sons want their respective fathers' approval. However, Stoick is usually level-headed and Hiccup is more honest with him, while Spitelout is often hot blooded and Snotlout is afraid to be open about his actual feelings toward his father. Also, Stoick lets Hiccup make his own choices but Spitelout often does the opposite with his son.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Spitelout has a scar under his right eye.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Implied to be developing one with Gustav, a teenage Viking.
- I Was Beaten by a Girl: Gets pretty upset when he loses an arm wrestling fight against Valka in the third movie.
- Jerkass: He's hard on his son and cold to those he sees as beneath him. The one man he views as an equal, Stoick, he also treats in a fairly chilly fashion.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Like his son, Spitelout is not the nicest or most thoughtful individual, but does make valid critiques at times.
- He's critical of Hiccup's plan to use the Dragon Eye to explore beyond the archipelago, pointing out that Dagur has just escaped from Outcast Island and is bound to cause trouble. Stoick agrees with him, although he points out that Hiccup has valid reasons to leave Berk anyway.
- Spitelout's anger at Snotlout at the end of "A Time to Skrill" is understandable as his son abused the fact that his father was having trouble talking throughout the episode.
- Spitelout picking Snotlout last to deliver the ceremonial Jorgenson axe to a Jorgenson/Hofferson wedding in "Snotlout Gets the Axe" seems harsh, especially to Snotlout who angrily can't understand why his father has such a lack of faith in him. However, both Hiccup and Astrid point out a few of the irresponsible actions he's caused in the past, which would make Spitelout's hesitation more valid.
- Deconstructed in "Turn and Burn" when Stoick rants to Hiccup and Snotlout of how Spitelout came up with the idea for an offshore supply storehouse for emergency. Hiccup comments that it was a good idea but Stoick explains that while it is a good idea, Spitelout's constant obnoxious rambling about it got annoying.
- From the same episode as above, Spitelout may have been a hypocrite, but he was right that Stoick did have a tendency to do what he liked while ordering others not to do the same thing (i.e., the flight ban he attempted to enforce on Dragon Riders back in Defenders of Berk, while still riding Thornado).
- Spitelout telling Hiccup they and the others should momentarily retreat against Johann and Krogan in "King of Dragons, Part 1" was a sound decision as not only were they currently outmatch but they also needed to save Snotlout, the Twins, and Gruffnut from a sinking ship (which Hiccup was unaware of, until Spitelout pointed it out).
- The Lancer: He's Stoick's second in command and rival.
- Large Ham: Spitelout is very loud, and very boastful. Being voiced by David Tennant also helps.Spitelout: SPITELOUT! SPITELOUT! OI! OI! OI!
- Laser-Guided Karma: In "A Time to Skrill", the titular dragon zaps him and leaves him unable to speak, allowing Snotlout to mock him a bit and put words in his mouth despite his protests.
- Meaningful Name: He tends to be spiteful to Stoick.
- Papa Wolf: Part of the reason he was trying to get revenge on Singetails on his former stocking island in "Wings of War Part 2" is because they tried to kill Snotlout. This shows he still loves his son, even if his parenting isn’t the best.
- Recurring Extra: In the movies at least. He has a more notable role in the tv series.
- The Rival: To Stoick, but only in the Thawfest games. It's implied they were direct rivals, when they competed, which is now done indirectly through their sons.
- Sore Loser: He doesn't like the idea of his family losing a single Thawfest game. However he seems to subvert it by the second movie.
- In the third film, he looks pretty upset when he loses an arm-wrestling match to Valka.
- Strong Family Resemblance: His son looks like a smaller, beardless version of him.
- Took a Level in Badass: After becoming a member of the auxiliary Dragon Riders.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Downplayed in the second half of Race to the Edge season one. He is shown to have slightly nicer moments, but is still abrasive and rather rude towards his son.
Bucket and Mulch
Bucket (left) and Mulch (right).
Appearances: Dragons: Riders of Berk | Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Bucket voiced by: Thomas F. Wilson
Mulch voiced by: Tim Conway (Riders and Defenders) and Tom Kenny (Race to the Edge)
Mulch voiced by: Tim Conway (Riders and Defenders) and Tom Kenny (Race to the Edge)
Bucket — True to his name, he wears a bucket on his head. The bucket serves as a protection for his skull, which had been fractured in a Dragon attack years ago. It also contracts whenever a storm is on the way.
Mulch — His right hand has been replaced by a hook and his left leg by a wooden stick. He is a fisherman, and is often seen alongside Bucket.
- Achey Scars: The tightness of Bucket's bucket is usually a sign of a large storm.
- Artificial Limbs: Mulch is missing his right hand and left leg, and Bucket has lost his right hand in addition to half his brain.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Turns out the two goofballs are just as badass as any Viking from Berk, in "View to a Skrill, Part One" they were outnumbered by Berserkers and still nearly won the fight.
- Big Guy, Little Guy: Bucket is a large rectangle of a man compared to short, spherical Mulch.
- Bucket Helmet: Bucket, naturally, in contrast to his fellow Vikings. Even so, he took a mace to the head and wasn't even dazed.
- Canon Foreigner: Appear exclusively in the TV series.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Bucket, as a result of a dragon-induced traumatic brain injury that "cracked his skull." He wears a Bucket Helmet and has some obvious memory and attention problems.
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Mulch frequently gives the forgetful Bucket verbal prompts, and tries to find him when he wanders off.
- Demoted to Extra: Not that they were ever main characters, but they are seen much more frequently in the first season than the second (but see Beware the Silly Ones above when they do show up in season two).
- Disability Superpower: "When [Bucket] lost half his brain...he suddenly became an artist." Not just any artist either, but the best in Berk.
- The Guards Must Be Crazy: Bucket is a terrible guard because he didn't call for help or even calmly look inside Heather's cell before opening it and getting knocked out.
- Headache of Doom: Whenever the bucket on Bucket's head gets tight, it means a storm will hit. The tighter it gets, the bigger the storm will be and the sooner it will hit. At first Stoick believes this to be nonsense until he goes to see Gothi about it, who tells him that a big storm is about to hit Berk because she could hear Bucket screaming all the way from her house.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: It is never stated exactly why, but they are always seen together. One is barely ever seen without the other, usually helping each other out whether it's evacuating villagers or tending farm animals. Mulch could be a relative that lives with him, an old friend who wants to be there for him, he could have been assigned to be Bucket's caretaker since his injury leaving him unable to take care of himself, or there could have been something else...
- Hidden Depths: Who knew that Bucket was a talented painter?
- Those Two Guys: When seen apart, it's only because Bucket has wandered off. Thus naturally when they become dragon riders, they share a Zippleback together.
- Took a Level in Badass: The two join the auxiliary riders in Race to the Edge.
- True Companions: To Gobber and Stoick. When Mildew was driving a mob against Toothless they stayed loyal to Stoick because he is their Chief.
Mildew
Appearances: Dragons: Riders of Berk
Voiced by: Stephen Root
Mildew is a cantankerous and ugly old viking who works as a shepherd along the outskirts of Berk. He possesses a deep-seated hatred of dragons, which causes him to become utterly outraged after the village begins to embrace them following the events of the first movie. While physically frail, he is quite crafty, and is more than willing to ally himself with the Hooligan tribe's greatest enemies in order to eliminate the dragons from their society.
- Animal Nemesis: Downplayed. Mildew deeply resents the presence of the Dragons, and conspires to see them exiled from Berk. In "Dragon Flower", he poisons them.
- Bestiality Is Depraved: Implied as strongly as a kids' show can - the wall of his hut contains paintings of his three wives and his pet sheep, leading Hiccup to make the obvious conclusion.
- Big Bad: As close as Season 1 has to a main villain. Alvin the Treacherous is a bigger threat, but not around enough to count. As of "We Are Family, Part 2" Mildew has become the Evil Genius of the Outcasts which makes Alvin the true Big Bad.
- The Bluebeard: Implied. Mildew is thrice-widowed, and the obvious, wistful joy he takes in reminiscing about his wives' funerals is both disturbing and suspicious.
- The Bus Came Back: Returns in the spin off game School of Dragons, revealing he's abandoned the Outcasts and is living on his own. It eventually turns out he's now fallen in with the Berserkers.
- Canon Foreigner: Only appears in the TV series.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Mildew is completely absent from Race to the Edge, without any explanation. Even when Alvin and the other Outcasts return in the show's later seasons, Mildew is not seen or mentioned at all.
- Destroy the Evidence: From his years of dragon hunting he has a pair of Zippleback boots and claw of a Monstrous Nightmare. He used them to frame those two for some crimes and once the dragons are gone, he tossed the claw and boots into the ocean.
- Evil Counterpart: To Hiccup. Both are outcasts in Berk who finally managed to find their place through dragon training. Mildew just needed to become another kind of Outcast to make it work.
- Evil Genius: Of the Outcasts as of the season finale. He teaches dragon training.
- Evil Gloating:
- Mildew tends to this whenever he thinks he's notched a petty victory against Hiccup, though his intent is usually undermined by Hiccup's tendency to carefully consider the implications of whatever Mildew has said when trying to solve a problem.
- In "Alvin and the Outcasts," Mildew makes the mistake of prematurely gloating over Hiccup's likely capture in front of the much more-direct Astrid, who simply punches Mildew's lights out before he can alert Alvin of Hiccup's whereabouts.
- Evil Old Folks: He's the oldest person on the island is constantly plotting evilly against the kids.
- Evil Plan: Banish/kill every dragon on Berk. His rationale is that they're Always Chaotic Evil, so Hiccup usually defeats him by proving the opposite.
- Face–Heel Turn: He wasn't exactly on the side of Hiccup, but this still applies considering he is on the Outcasts' side at the end of season 1.
- Grumpy Old Man: The ill-tempered town crank who loathes the dragons and the nuisance they pose to both his property and Berk. His status is lampshaded by Gobber in "How to Start a Dragon Academy"Gobber: Ah, here's Mildew with the complaint o' the day.
- Hated by All: Despite his ability to sway public opinion against the dragons, Mildew is widely disliked amongst the adult Vikings; so much that they collectively decided to build his house well outside of Berk proper. When they recall surviving a blizzard, his fellow townsfolk speak of him thusly:Bucket: It took us a week just to dig Mildew out.
Mulch: And the rest of our lives to wonder why we bothered. - Heel–Face Turn: He indirectly performs one through his loyalty to Alvin. Mildew chooses not to side with Dagur after he betrays Alvin, and he remains Alvin's ally after he sides with Hiccup and Stoick.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Stays behind on Outcast Island to help the group escape at the end of "We Are Family Part 2" Subverted because he planned on staying to teach Alvin how to tame dragons.
- Irony: Berk's number one dragon hater becomes the Outcasts' number one dragon trainer.
- Jerkass Has a Point: When introduced, Mildew is unable to sleep for the dragons tromping about on his roof, and he finds they've decimated his crops. He's entirely correct to point out the dragons' destructive potential, and that they can't be allowed to run loose and destroy property. He also does this unintentionally, since his observations of Hiccup's failures, while calculatedly mocking, are astute enough that Hiccup inevitably uses them as a source of advice.
- Karma Houdini: Every time Mildew does something that would warrant severe punishment, he is able to hide the evidence or manipulate things so that he wouldn't be directly blamed, otherwise he wouldn't be on Berk for long.
- He gets away with framing the dragons and rendering the village vulnerable to attack from the Outcasts, and the only real "punishment" he suffers is the dragons earning their way back into the village. Stoick is suspicious, however, and Hiccup makes it clear he'll be watching.
- Subverted in "Dragon Flower", where it looks like he was going to get away with trying to poison and kill the dragons, but starts suffering amusing injuries one after another near the end. The only thing more appropriate would have been exile. Not only that, but he is on Stoick's bad side for his actions, who is now aware he is trying to do any act to get rid of the Dragons.
- As of "When Lightning Strikes" Tuffnut and Snotlout came up with a way to get him back for turning the town on Toothless in that episode: put a stature of Thor that is essentially a giant lightning rod right outside his front door. He gets zapped right before the credits.
- Lean and Mean: Mildew is notably the wiriest of all the adult Vikings, with a reputation as a sourpuss.
- The Mole: He acts as this for Alvin after Dagur takes over the Outcasts.
- Motive Decay: His motive has downgraded from driving the dragons out of Berk to getting rid of Hiccup and Toothless. By the end of the first season his motives have decayed to the point that he is willing to abandon his home and side with someone who himself wants to train dragons, JUST to prove he is superior to Hiccup. His speech about outsmarting Hiccup is full of pride and glee; the previous times Hiccup has beaten him have really gotten to him).
- Non-Human Sidekick: His pet sheep, Fungus.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: Started out as more of an annoyance than an actual threat, but as the series continues, he's been getting more and more heinous in his actions. He comes dangerously close to getting them banished and then tries to outright kill them with poisonous flowers. Then comes the "We Are Family" two-parter, where he betrays Berk and tricks Hiccup into teaching him how to train dragons so he can pass the knowledge onto Alvin.
- Pick on Someone Your Own Size: Even when he feels he's gotten his way, Mildew doesn't hesitate to personally antagonize the Viking teenagers, especially Hiccup.
- Rabble Rouser: Before he bites the bullet and switches to the Outcast Tribe (that is if he wasn't one the whole time), his main role it to whip the Hooligan tribe into a frenzy whenever something bad happens involving Berk's dragons, forcing the Dragon Academy to go on the defensive.
- Retired Badass: Mildew uses a large glaive decorated with several dragons' teeth as a walking staff, and his home is decorated with a painting of him delivering a Coup de Grâce to a dragon, a mounted dragon skull, several weapons and other dragon-related Battle Trophies.
- Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: His reward for betraying his chief's son and entire tribe to the Outcasts? Living in constant terror of being punished by his new Bad Boss for his repeated failed plans and constantly needing to prove he hasn't outlived his usefulness. It's unknown whether he was reduced to a servant feeding/taking care of their trained dragons before or after Dagur took over the Outcasts but a fitting result regardless.
- Senior Creep: Although the Vikings have sided with Mildew a few times when the problem at hand concerned dragons doing damage, they still find him unpleasant and as such built his house all the way on the other side of Berk. Hell, Gobber even admits it took the Vikings one week to dig Mildew out of the ice from a blizzard and the rest of their lives thinking about why they even bothered.
- The Social Expert: He displays several of these traits, most of them the very reasons he can be threatening, primarily to avoid being expelled from the Island or just antagonizing Hiccup. "When Lightning Strikes" shows he is fully capable of downright exploiting the irrationality and fear of the residents against Toothless to a frightening effect. This almost got Toothless boarded on a boat to nowhere that Stoick was unable to stop because of the panic everybody was in.
- Staff of Authority: He likes waving his spear about when fear mongering or some other plan to get rid of dragons.
- Villain Decay: Inverted. He becomes increasingly more dangerous as the series progresses. From getting the dragons expelled for awhile, to nearly killing them with poison, to manipulating a crowd against Hiccup and Stoick. Then he defects to the Outcasts and becomes Alvin's dragon trainer.
- Villain Team-Up: Sides with the Outcasts to capture Hiccup and Toothless. Then he tricks Hiccup into teaching him how to train dragons while pretending to have been betrayed by them, allowing him to teach Alvin after he is "captured" during Hiccup's escape.
Gustav Larson
Gustav in Race to the Edge.
Click here to see Gustav in Riders of Berk.
Appearances: Dragons: Riders of Berk
Voiced by: Lucas Grabeel
A young boy who idolizes the dragon riders, Snotlout in particular, and seeks to emulate them in every way. While well-meaning, he is generally rather careless and gung ho, which often causes problems for those around him. He was named the Dragon Academy's junior-apprentice-auxiliary-reserve-back-up-replacement-rider-in training-fourth class by Hiccup during the first season of Race to the Edge.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Gustav flirts with Astrid in the same way Snotlout does. Astrid reacts to it with disgust because Snotlout's style turns her off immediately, and because Gustav is just a kid who's convinced he's winning her over.
- Abusive Parents: His mother once sold him to Snotlout in order to get her hands on a priceless jewel. We later find out she's been known to not pay attention to him for days. Played for Laughs whenever it's brought up.
- Ascended Extra: Was initially a one-shot kid who idolized Snotlout and was a sidekick he got for one of his schemes. He then started recurring more often before ultimately getting his own dragon.
- Ascended Fanboy: After having long looked up to the dragon riders, in Astrid's Team, he not only finally gets to realize his dream of being a proper dragon rider, he's named the leader of the auxiliary riders (despite being the youngest) by virtue of having the most riding experience.
- The Baby of the Bunch: Deconstructed. It's Gustav's young age and immaturity, that made the older dragon riders not want him on their team.
- Bratty Half-Pint: Especially in his first few appearances, where Snotlout (a total brat himself) was training him to be mini-Snotlout. This ends up being a lot funnier than most examples, before he grows into a few different tropes.
- Canon Foreigner: Appears exclusively in the TV series.
- The Cavalry: Usually tries to be this, but usually doesn't help. Eventually becomes the official cavalry after becoming leader of the auxiliary team.
- Character Catchphrase: Most episodes with him give him an Inadvertent Entrance Cue, followed by him shouting his name like a catchphrase. For instance:Hiccup: "What could be worse than Dagur?"Gustav: (crashes through the wall) "Gustav!"
- Fake Defector: In the Race to the Edge episode "Gone Gustav Gone," he pretends to pull a Mistreatment Induced Face–Heel Turn and join the Berserkers, in order to lead Dagur into a trap.
- He Is All Grown Up: Gustav claims he's this in Race to the Edge (which takes place three years after Defenders), but since he was a kid beforehand he hasn't really grown that much.
- Identical Stranger: Despite not being related, Gustav bares a strong resemblance to Snotlout.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Implied to be developing one with Spitelout, an adult Viking.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Like Snotlout, except a bit more well-meaning and a lot more immature.
- Keet: He's very enthusiastic, to say the least.
- Leeroy Jenkins: When told he's not ready, he tends to brashly go out to try and show that he is - typically proving the opposite.
- The Load: He's too young and inexperienced to really do what the others do, not that it curbs his enthusiasm. Hiccup ultimately agrees to let him work at the Dragon Training Academy until he's ready for formal training.
- Naïve Newcomer: In both Riders and Race to the Edge, though in slightly different ways in each. In Riders he wants to jump into Dragon Training before he's ready to learn, causing a lot of trouble before he learns to take it slower. In Race to the Edge, he's readier to learn but picks a very poor time to ask for training, leaving him oblivious as to how things work on Dragon's Edge.
- Older Than He Looks: If it wasn't for his voice, Gustav could easily be mistaken for a toddler when he first appeared in the TV series at thirteen.
- Precocious Crush: Has an obvious crush on the older Astrid.
- Sidekick: He initially appears as Snotlout sidekick in a couple episodes, before finding his own dragon and trying to join the Dragon Riders.
- Sixth Ranger: Or at least training to be one, at any rate.
- Spanner in the Works: To Dagur, twice. The second time was planned on his part, however.
- Speak of the Devil: In "Gone Gustav Gone".Hiccup: What could possibly be worse than Dagur?
(Gustav and Fanghook crash through the door) - The Thing That Would Not Leave: In Race to the Edge. Even the twins are horrified when they realize he isn't just there for a quick visit.
- Took a Level in Badass: In Riders he starts off as The Load due to his inexperience, immaturity, and recklessness. Come Race to the Edge, an older Gustav is still immature and reckless, but has become more experienced at dragon riding to the point he was made the leader of the dragon team in Berk while the other riders are at The Edge.
- Young and in Charge: Having been a rider longer than the rest of Astrid's auxiliary team, she appoints Gustav as their leader despite still being the youngest rider there.
Silent Sven
Appearances: Dragons: Riders of Berk | Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Voiced by: Tom Kenny
Silent Sven, also known as Sven, is an apparently mute Viking shepherd on Berk. Until, of course, he "broke his silence". Often appears in token appearances with Bucket and Mulch, and is part of the Dragon Riders auxiliary.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: He's a bit strange to say the least, what with keeping his sheep in his house, like pets.
- Elective Mute: Not just him, but his extended family is like this too. Hiccup actually mistook them for bounty hunters because of this, since they were standing off to the side, totally silent, and just watching him fly (turns out they're shy and just as quiet as Sven).
- Flat Character: Doesn't have much characterization beyond his being mute... until he finally starts speaking.
- Hidden Badass: Despite being not much more than a running gag of a character, he manages to fight the Skrill TWICE and come out of it fine. In addition to this, he's tamed a Monstrous Nightmare as his mount, a dragon that normally takes great strength of will and confidence to train.
- Silent Bob: He uses his gestures and facial expressions to get his point across.
- Suddenly Voiced: In "Cast Out, Part 2", he breaks his silence. He is later heard speaking for the first time in Dawn of the Dragon Racers.
Chicken
Appearances: Dragons: Riders of Berk
Tuffnut's beloved pet chicken, which starts making recurring appearances in Race to the Edge. Surprisingly responsive and express and seems to understand Tuffnut, though everyone treats his relationship with her as ridiculous.
- Amplified Animal Aptitude: Able to understand fairly complex commands and conversation, and learn techniques such as covering her tracks when she's trying to hide from Tuffnut.
- A Dog Named "Dog": She's a chicken... named Chicken.
- Dead Pet Sketch: After Gobber thinks Skullcrusher has eaten Chicken, and then Stoick thinks afterwards that GOBBER ate Chicken, both independently try to do this. Tuffnut isn't fooled by either attempt, but Chicken turns up unharmed shortly after.
- Team Pet: Fulfils this function more than the dragons do, plotwise.
Spoiler Characters
Epilogue Characters
Zephyr Haddock
Zephyr in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
Voiced by: Madalyn Gonzalez
Zephyr Haddock, first-born child and daughter of Hiccup and Astrid Haddock.
- All There in the Manual: Her name was not mentioned at all when she made her first appearance in The Hidden World. She was simply addressed as either Hiccup's daughter or The Girl in the film's commentary and artbook. However, it was Cressida Cowell who finally revealed her name on Twitter when The Hidden World was released, and it was subsequently used in the follow-up short film Homecoming which came out several months later.
- Big Sister Instinct: Is shown to be very protective of her little brother Nuffink in Homecoming.
- Child Prodigy: Zephyr is eight-years-old and Homecoming shows her being a creative and impressive Gadgeteer Genius.
- Cool Big Sis: To Nuffink, who clearly looks up to her and is sometimes seen trying to imitate her concerning expressing his opinions in Homecoming.
- Fiery Redhead: Downplayed. Zephyr inherited her father's auburn hair but she's more stubborn than "fiery" and is often the more mellow when compared with Nuffink.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Downplayed. Zephyr is the "Responsible" in comparison with Nuffink. Although, she's this mainly due to how her age makes her slightly more mature than her brother and also how her reasoning of hating dragons (or at least, initially despised them) is more logical than Nuffink's.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Like father, like daughter. Zephyr has shown a talent at creating impressive traps.
- Gender-Blender Name: Downplayed. Her name is a unisex one but it's more common for boys to have them.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Zephyr has Astrid's blue eyes and she's shown to be an imaginative and creative child.
- Kid Has a Point: Zephyr's initial hatred towards dragons did have some valid points given the danger they can (and did) pose to humans.
- Last Episode, New Character: She first appears in the epilogue of The Hidden World, albeit with no dialogue. She is featured more prominently in Homecoming and given a number of spoken lines, in addition to being the only human who interacts with Toothless in a touching moment during the climax.
- Like Parent, Like Child: In The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, she is described as having her father's nervous and inquisitive personality, carrying around her notebook everywhere she goes. Additionally in Homecoming, she is shown to be a Gadgeteer Genius just like her father.
- Little Miss Snarker: Very much so in Homecoming, a trait which she inherited from both her parents.
- Patchwork Kids: She resembles Astrid as a child, but with Hiccup's hair-color and freckles.
- Suddenly Voiced: Her first appearance in The Hidden World has her and her brother in silent roles, save for a few grunts and gasps. She was eventually given voiced lines in the Homecoming short film.
- Trap Master: She builds some complicated and really effective traps for her age.
- Wrench Wench: Homecoming depicts her as being very skilled at making traps to protect her family home from dragons.
Nuffink Haddock
Nuffink in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
Voiced by: Liam Ferguson
Nuffink Haddock, second-born child and son of Hiccup and Astrid Haddock.
- All There in the Manual: His name was not mentioned at all when he made his first appearance in The Hidden World. He was simply addressed as either Hiccup's son or The Boy in the film's commentary and artbook. However, it was Cressida Cowell who finally revealed his name on Twitter when The Hidden World was released, and it was subsequently used in the follow-up short film Homecoming which came out several months later.
- Big Sister Worship: Homecoming shows that Nuffink looks up to Zephyr and imitates her behavior.
- Braids of Action: Downplayed. The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World describes him a brash adventurer and he has braids in his hair, implying Astrid did them like she did with Hiccup when they were young adults. However, he's a little boy that isn't ready for combat yet (although he's shown to be carrying a toy sword).
- Cheerful Child: Has shades of this in The Hidden World, but is depicted more so in Homecoming, especially when he is shown jumping up and down with joy at the end of the Snoggletog pageant, in comparison to his more reserved older sister.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Homecoming shows that he has the tendency to bang his head at any hard object.
- Dumb Blonde: Downplayed. Nuffink inherited Astrid's blonde hair, and he's a little more impulsive and silly.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Downplayed. Nuffink is the "Foolish" one between him and Zephyr. However, it's more because he's a Cloudcuckoolander who only changed his opinions of dragons to imitate Zephyr.
- The Kids Are American: Inverted. While his parents and sister speak with American accents, Nuffink's is Scottish.
- Last Episode, New Character: He first appears in the epilogue of The Hidden World, albeit with no dialogue. He is shown more prominently in Homecoming as well as given a few spoken lines, though less so compared to his sister Zephyr.
- Like Parent, Like Child:
- The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World describes his personality as being very much like his mother, being both adventurous and turbulent. The nervousness seen in The Hidden World is only because he has never encountered a dragon before.
- Nuffink has shown to be a thrill seeker like his father.
- Made of Iron: Does not appear to suffer from any injury or concussion despite constantly banging his head on several hard objects. This was lampshaded by his mother Astrid with a smile.Astrid: Kid can take a hit.
- Patchwork Kids: He resembles Hiccup as child, but with Astrid's blonde hair.
- Suddenly Voiced: His first appearance in The Hidden World has him and his sister in silent roles, save for a few grunts and gasps. He was eventually given voiced lines in the Homecoming short film.
- Thrill Seeker: Nuffink is an adrenaline junkie like his father.
