▆▇█ ▌How to Train your Dragon FC ▌█▇▆ -NEW POLL Nov/9/23-

[t h a l i a]

Username:t h a l i a
Nickname:just thalia is fine!
Movies, Books, Or both?:books, movies, and series! I love the httyd world
Favourite Character(s)?:Dagur, Astrid, Snotlout, and Gustav
Favourite Moment:I loved Astrid's dragon racing scene in httyd2, when Heather read Dagur's letter, and pretty much the entire book series
Least Favourite Moment:Ngl, I'm not a fan of Toothless's florescent lightup ability

I don't have a school of dragons account (unfortunately my laptop is way to slow) but I do have a httyd youtube channel called •AstridHaddock• !

[NopesaurusRexx]

I don't have a school of dragons account (unfortunately my laptop is way to slow) but I do have a httyd youtube channel called •AstridHaddock• !

I was just checking out your videos yesterday! I love them!

[t h a l i a]

oh my gosh I saw this so late but thank you so much!! that's so awesome <3

[scribblefoxx]

whooops it's been ages since i've been here last... how is everyone?
hopefully the httyd fandom as a whole should pick up again pretty soon, since the final rtte season should be out within a few months. and we also should be getting some httyd3 stuff pretty soon!! it's just over a year away so there could be a trailer or at least some promo images within a few months :0 i'm crazy excited

[myth;]

*le gaaaaaassssp*

Consider this thread marked! I fluffing love How to Train Your Dragon. I shall get a form up tomorrow asap!

[t h a l i a]

Honestly I'm so scared about the third movie... I tend to like rtte more than the second movie because the characters are more developed on the show, and I'm worried the third movie will feel out of place!

Plus, you totally know it's going to have a really sad part

[Noni Gailin Ayrenin~]

The 3rd movie is only going to feel out of place if you let it.

There's a lot, and I mean a LOT, of differences between the Netflix series and the films.
There's someone on Tumblr, avannak, who gets into the finer details of this frequently.

I think what's going to be the most striking bit are the differences in Hiccup's movie self VS his series self. His movie self is more.....He went from the soft quiet child to being the one who wanted to stand up to everything- but he's never really been a jerk about it. Even when it came to Drago, he wanted to work peacefully, and knew when he had to man up and fight like a viking. His series self however...... seems to get a kick out of pushing and shoving his way to the top; the Thawfest episode is a good example. He utilizes his intelligence in ways that are not befitting of his character. He was badly bullied in the movies, but never sought to take it out on anyone, whereas we see in thawfest that he practically leaps at the chance to throw snotlout off his high horse, so-to-speak.

How you react to his 3rd movie self is really going to come down to how much of the series you view as being canon.

[myth;]

Username: myth + destiny
Nickname: myth
Movies, Books, Or both?: I read most of the first book, and watched some of the TV series, but the movies are my most favourite.
Favourite Character: Astrid (#girlpower x'D )
Favourite Moment: When Hiccup and Toothless first met; the moment Hiccup cut away the ropes, then Toothless pounced on him and roared in his face. x'D As a child it was most amusing, but I think that deep down it was the idea that these two sworn enemies could look each other in the eyes... and despite all the pain and fear Hiccup caused Toothless, he still had the courage to let Hiccup walk away unharmed. :'3
Least Favourite Moment: When Stoick and the vikings took Toothless captive and used him to find the dragon's nest..

[t h a l i a]

The 3rd movie is only going to feel out of place if you let it.

There's a lot, and I mean a LOT, of differences between the Netflix series and the films.
There's someone on Tumblr, avannak, who gets into the finer details of this frequently.

I think what's going to be the most striking bit are the differences in Hiccup's movie self VS his series self. His movie self is more.....He went from the soft quiet child to being the one who wanted to stand up to everything- but he's never really been a jerk about it. Even when it came to Drago, he wanted to work peacefully, and knew when he had to man up and fight like a viking. His series self however...... seems to get a kick out of pushing and shoving his way to the top; the Thawfest episode is a good example. He utilizes his intelligence in ways that are not befitting of his character. He was badly bullied in the movies, but never sought to take it out on anyone, whereas we see in thawfest that he practically leaps at the chance to throw snotlout off his high horse, so-to-speak.

How you react to his 3rd movie self is really going to come down to how much of the series you view as being canon.

I view all of the series as being mostly canon, though I give some leeway for things like the fact that dagur and heather aren't mentioned in the second movie, or other general plot holes. I think the show portrays hiccup's transition between the two movies pretty well, aside from the fact that I'd rather see some more well-thought-out plans from him (but I think its just due to the writers). hiccup has that internalized viking culture and doesn't hesitate to put snotlout in his place or use a combination of intelligence and physical prowess to surpass others. and it's not like he has anything to prove by doing that- he's already the dragon whisperer and heir to the hooligan tribe. I think it gives hiccup too much credit to say that him being a jerk sometimes is out of character. he can be pretty immature on occasion, but that's not out of the normal- all the vikings are pretty immature sometimes, as part of their culture. he can also be pretty mature, and he's gained much more maturity throughout the series and second movie than he had in the first. his experience with leading his group of friends during rtte makes him into the more mature (but still capable of being immature) person he is in the second movie, who's able to handle unexpectedly losing their father and being responsible for their entire tribe.

I'd actually seen the second movie before I ever watched rtte, and even before seeing the series I was disappointed in the characterization. not hiccup's, but the rest of the gang. it felt as if hiccup and astrid had gained 5 years in experiences and the others hadn't. I haven't found anything online to confirm or deny this, but I really hope there is another 5-year time skip for the third movie (though I doubt there will be). I'm more interested in seeing hiccup's actions once he's comfortable in his role as chief than when he's learning how to lead the hooligans, because he's already had so many learning-leadership experiences- that's practically been the whole series thus far. I'll accept whatever they end up doing, though, because it isn't following the books anyway so nobody can really say where it should go.

[Noni Gailin Ayrenin~]

It's my understanding, or so I had last heard, the the time gap between 2 and 3 would only be a few months.

As far as the rest of the riders, I would say that we are getting more out of them as people. Snotlout wanting to uphold his family traditions in "Snotlout gets the axe". The twins really getting to show the strength of their bond in "Twintuition". Fishlegs, being shown off and on to have more interests than just dragon stats, + his ever growing friendship with Hiccup.

That said, their not getting any real skill boosts or even showing much of their own talents. Snotlout and Hookfang still don't seem to agree with each other 100% (although those few episodes about them could serve to counter this, I retain the notion that a dragon shouldn't be jokingly throwing his rider around in times of intense battle). Fishlegs only gets any kind of power boost if hes been hypnotized into it; he's still afraid in a lot of aspects that by now should just be normal to him. The twins still don't really listen; they cause problems that are heavily avoidable if they'd just take things seriously.


Heather and Dagur are really the only two the seem to have grown substantially outside of Hiccup and Astrid.