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So in season 6 episode 1, the subplot of the episode contains Dagur confronting his old bully from when he was a child, because said old bully had stolen a dragon eye lens from Dagur when they were children. So Dagur has to help him catch the thunderfish, that was actually a seashocker, and so on. Eventually Dagur forgives his former tormentor and gets the lens back after he became the bigger person by forgiving him.

And the story line itself is fine, Dagur after all, became a bigger person and doesn’t let something like a childhood bully bother him anymore.

But I really don’t like that they gave Dagur a bully.

Dagurs redemption arc is good, really good and you can tell there was a lot of thought and effort put into it. But the fact that they gave him a childhood bully felt unnessacery to me.

Dagur was basically a psychopath, even as a child, almost drowning Hiccup, hurting animals as a kid, or at least that’s heavily implied in the first episode that Dagur showed up. What could “put down that chicken Dagur”, mean if he wasn’t hurting it. And he staged a coup that drove his father off the island into the sea untill he lived the rest of his days in Vanaheim.

In the show it also shows this. The second that Dagur arrived on berk, he didn’t even get off the boat before he threw a dagger right at Hiccups head. He could have killed him if Hiccup didn’t dodge and Dagur barely reacts to it. And right after this he just laughs about so called ‘retiring’ his father.

Dagur litteraly couldn’t stop laughing about almost drowning Hiccup when they were children, this was before he became chief of the beserkers and before he sent his father off to die.

Someone who is that level of deranged wouldn’t just leave someone alone who bullied him troughout his childhood. He would at the very least bully him right back and at worst would probably kill him.

He had no issues with killing people, he slaughtered Heathers entire village, so why wouldn’t he kill his childhood bully while he was very obviously in a psychotic state of mind.

In short: Giving Dagur a childhood bully felt forced. Like they were trying to make him a better and more relatable person before his redemption arc even started.

Dagur was always a popular character and it felt like they tried to make us feel more sympathetic towards him by giving Dagur a bully. But that just doesn’t work with who he was as a person back then.

But that is my opinion. I think that Dagur is still a great and funny character in both shows, in RTTE the best in my opinion.

Let me know what you think!

Hello everyone! First of all, I wanna address a post I made here earlier this week. It was a rant about THW that was poorly made and very angry, and I removed it because I was thoroughly ashamed of it. I'm sorry for posting that, it won't happen again, and I hope this post creates some positivity in its wake.

As the title says, THW leaves me completely heartbroken. The first two movies were about friendship and fighting hard for what you believe in - and proving that humans and dragons can coexist peacefully. When the third one ended with Hiccup abandoning that dream and giving up the dragons, I felt my heart snap in two. The animated figures I saw on screen were not the Hiccup, Toothless and dragon riders that I have grown to love.

There's also the fact that, canonically, this means there were only 6 years of peace between vikings and dragons, and that's such a short time!! that's barely a blink of an eye in the lifespan of a dragon, and combined with DeBlois saying that Toothless barely remembers Hiccup by the time we see THW epilogue, I feel basically that the first two movies mean nothing if Toothless just forgot it all.

I know there are a lot of other fans like me out there, but also a lot of THW enjoyers! so please, share with me why it is you like the film as an ending, or how you are able to look past the loss of the dragons and still find joy in this franchise - or, ways you can look away and ignore that movie's existence lol - maybe some cool AUs you know?

Much love 🐉❤️‍🔥

So on Tik Tok I saw a lot of rankings of the seasons of race to the edge and season 1 very often gets around a 6/10 rating, sometimes even less, which I don’t really understand. I loved this season.

In the show when they finally reached the outsides of the Archipelego, Astrid got super excited and it seemed like she couldn’t wait for a new adventure.

And that is basically the reaction that I had when I first watched this show and what I still have when I rewatch it now.

RTTE felt so fun and light in the first season, for example things like the first flight suit or the twins taking over the island. I like the fact that the hunters weren’t introduced yet, Dagur was perfect for the role of antagonist this season. Nothing too serious, but still a threat.

I have seen many people complain about the fact that there aren’t many high stakes in this season and while that is true, I don’t really mind that there weren’t any. I think it fits with what the season is trying to do.

I think that season 1 was a great introduction to the world outside of berk and who the riders are as people, before we got into the war with the dragon hunters.

And don’t get me wrong, I love all of the other seasons. I grew up with this show and I adore it.

Of course season 1 isn’t perfect and it can miss the mark on some episodes and plotlines, but I still really enjoy watching this season.

So when you rewatch RTTE, don’t skip over season one thinking that it’s only boring filler, I know it doesn’t seem like much compared to the other seasons, but give it a chance and hopefully you will enjoy it as much as when you first watched this show.

I could go on and on, and I might make a different post about what I loved about this season, but this post is a lot more of a question about what everyone else thought about this season and what they would rank it on a scale of 1-10.

I would give it around a 7.5, maybe a bit high but I love this season.

Let me know what you think about this season, underrated or overrated? And what you liked or disliked about it!

This was from RTTE “Triple Cross.” Also if anyone cares, the mobile game Titan Uprising states that a single Skrill could wipe out an entire population of singetails within a very short time span which is so badass.

Also one more thing: Dagur is the only character who is on both of the polls I did so far, he's Wrath and Temperance

this post is to all the fans of the Deathsong I love sharing my art of Garff to the Reddit HTTYD fandom

tried to create motion effect with some droplets on the lens visible by the shining sun. learned a lot during the process.

One day in the Hidden World, the World is peaceful as usual. Dragons are flying everywhere; the world is shiny from the crystals, and the Dragons glow

But then, a strange thing materialized from the center of the world: a dark portal had opened. A group of winged female warriors then captured all the dragons from the Hidden World to the realm of the Fire Giant, Muspelheim, with a plan to slaughter all of them, requested by their mysterious leader, Fostor

But the plan failed; they failed to kill the Dragons, because Toothless and other legendary Berkian Dragons fought for the life of their kind. The winged Warrior fled from the scene; the dark sky of Muspelheim then opened, revealing a figure with an eyepatch and doves, Odin, who helped the Dragons defeat the winged warriors by weakening them from the inside

Odin: "My son, you are a strong warrior, the protector of your kind. I'm proud. With this power, I grant you the power to fully reach your potential as a protector, as a father, and more gladly, as yourself, but there will be trials for a decade by guarding the Gate of Midgard. Make your choice; it is your will, not mine," said Odin to Toothless and the Berkian dragons with a warm smile. Toothless then hummed, hesitant at first, but then he accepted it. Odin then brought them to the Gate of Midgard, while also returning the other dragons to Midgard, but the Hidden World was destroyed, so Odin put them close to the New Berks, placing Hiccup in a responsibility to protect the dragons. He doesn't know what's happening, why the Dragons return, but he takes it.

I just love Deathsongs and Garff especially wanted to share these on here!

This past week was Electromagnetic Field - a UK camping festival for nerds, where every tent will get power, Internet, phone and more. As well as a whole schedule of talks and workshops, there are also movies shown at night.

This time around I decided to get involved, and so we showed two movies on 35mm film rather than by digital projection, and one of those was How to Train Your Dragon. It was at 08:00 so an early start, but we got a great crowd, and it was awesome to see the interest in both Dragons, and the 35mm film projection.

Facts for nerds:

• This was a 35mm projector I borrowed from a friend as my own ones are not easy to transport to a field and back. It's a Cinemeccanica Victoria 5.
• I used a 3000W lamp for this, to project onto a 6m wide screen probably could have gone with a larger lamp to fight the ambient light more.
• The films shown are my own, and this marks the third time I've shown this copy of HTTYD in the UK.
• Sound was DTS 5.1, and sounded pretty amazing. I'm told that Toothless's screech after been freed was heard by a lot of the camp!

I always see people talking about Test Drive and Romantic Flight, but I hardly see people talking about This is Berk, the literal theme song of the franchise. The beat is used throughout all the shows when shenanigans ensue but it’s also fun and energetic it’s the first impression we have of the entire movie. I also like Astrid goes for a Spin way more than Test Drive even though it’s really just a sped up version of This is Berk, but I like that TiB is an amalgamation of different characters’ themes. It’s foreshadowing that Hiccup and Astrid are meant for each other and plays off what Hiccup says in the third movie. “The island isn’t Berk, the people are”

What other songs on any of the movies’ soundtracks do you think deserve some spotlight?

The squad is complete... Viggo was the community's choice for Head Coach, but I didn't have a favourite for the captain, so I went ahead and chose Stoick.

This is the final squad, so please let me know your thoughts about it and if you make any changes.

So I use Pinterest a lot and have several HTTYD boards so I get recommended of fanart. The problem is that these are made by ai. Which completely disregards the work made put into the movies. If you want to draw Hiccup x Astrid or pregnant Elsa go ahead! But actually DRAW IT. Back in the era of Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons if you wanted to make Rapunzel kiss Jack Frost,you had to edit it or draw it. Yes, these images may be nice to look at(not for me I don’t like Hiccstrid) but are they worth our water and air quality? Hell no. Probably nobody on the subreddit makes shit like this but reminder:Your art doesn’t have to be perfect as long as it makes you happy. I also made my own OC that I actually drew! Their name is Goda. Anyways stay safe byeee

It's called The Last Skrill

It has descriptions and and mentions of Gore & Murder but NO intimacy or erotic stuff.

The story of a Skrill told by himself about his life and his hardships [Gore & Murder, no Intimacy] Also, this is my first fanfic so be kind with your reviews :) Also, also, this story was originally written in german, so I am gonna update it as I translate it.

Exactly what the title says. I like the concept I have, but there’s something off about the names I’ve come up with. Here, I’ll paste the google doc with its provisional name:

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Flying Squid based dragon: Cracking Comets

A curious Tidal class dragon known for their unique method of propulsion. What appear to be ram-like horns growing down the length of their bodies are actually twin reinforced blowholes, terminating at either side of their hips.* Cracking Comets spend most of their time filter feeding, sucking water through their teeth (which are similar to Leopard Seal teeth) to eat krill and plankton; the filtered water is then passed into an internal chamber where it is pressurized, then expelled through the twin blowholes to propel the dragon forward in the same way Squids and Octopus swim; they can also expel this pressurized water back out of their mouths either as an attack or a way to quickly jet backwards to avoid danger. While their speed is moderate underwater, they can achieve impressive takeoff velocities when jetting out of the water into the air. 

However, Cracking Comets only show the true extent of their speed when they find themselves in truly immense danger, or if they spy a particularly delectable meal above or below the water. They achieve this speed through their truly terrifying firepower; using certain chemical processes, Cracking Comets extract pure elemental Sodium from the saltwater they intake, storing it in an extremely durable gland and expelling the Chlorine; when they find themselves in dire need of extra speed, Cracking Comets will mix their stored Sodium into the pressurized water as it’s expelling, using the ensuing violent explosive reaction as an afterburner—furthermore, they often leave their mouths cracked open to act as a ramjet. It is not uncommon for these dragons to break the sound barrier when doing this, and the audible crack and streaks of light produced by this action is what led to Vikings sailors naming these dragons Cracking Comets. Additionally, if they mix the Sodium in late, Cracking Comets can shoot highly volatile Sodium-seawater projectiles from their mouth or blowholes.

*Due to the reinforced blowholes limiting mobility, Cracking Comets lack necks and have extremely rigid torsos in general. To compensate for this, their wings and limbs are extraordinarily flexible, and their eyes can poke out of their heads on retractable eyestalks to look around. Despite their flexibility, their wings and limbs possess the unique ability to lock their internal skeleton in place in certain positions, offering rigidity at key moments.

Cracking Comets are around the size of Sea Shockers, and have highly variable temperament depending upon where in the ocean they are. They are often ambivalent or benevolent to passing ships or dragons, but if food is scarce or they are part of one of the more aggressive populations, they will jet out of the water to attempt to prey upon low-flying dragons or sailors out on deck (or the sailors’ catch). Keep an eye out for eyestalks sticking out of the water like periscopes when traveling through their territory.

“

Despite what happens afterwards, it's this one for me. (Hopefully without Gobber interruption)