#httyd character analysis

[just-a-madderslife]

(Ramble about Hiccups parents)

The thing with valka is that she wasn't actually a parent. In the sense she didn't like do any of the raising . Hiccup is in his 20s when she returns . She was in his childhood for a year at most. She can be a good mentor ,she is more of an older adult who understands Hiccup easily. Which is important for someone like Hiccup who stands out in his thinking. In fact she is probably one of the few people who function on the same wavelength as him (the other ironically is probably Viggo but like in a different way)

It doesn't change that Stoick is the one who raised  him. In a lot of ways Hiccup Is Like Stoick . As it stands ,Gobber probably did a lot more raising than her. Gobber is important! For so long he was the bridge between Stoick and Hiccup. He is directly responsible for one of hiccups main attributes : being a smith , and inventor . He is Hiccups third parent in a lot of sense . Tbh no hate to Valka but he is probably the second parent here

Also Stoick tried . Man he wasn't perfect but he was also responsible for so many other things. We know he tried to connect with Hiccup at many points in his life . Taking him fishing ,etc except he was dealing with a child very different from him and had no idea what to connect over . Dude is so happy that he can finally connect over dragons with his son (terrible approach for sure, but the sentiment was there + ain't that the summary of their relationship ). At the same time he is living in a very hostile condition. The survival of his tribe- in the face of increasingly aggressive raids- depends on him ,and furthur on Hiccup someday. Plus we know from the potrait episode , the line of Berkian chiefs isn't a stright one . There have been hostile takeovers before .Chiefs who are unpopular or incompetent have been removed. Berk straight up cannot afford an incompetent chief if it wants to survive. Taking risk and wasting resources is a luxury.  No wonder he is such a traditionalist

[slavicviking]

Character Ask meme: Astrid Hofferson, Hiccup Haddock, and Fishlegs Ingerman.

From here

I know thatprobably you should do those “why I like them” or “why I don’t” but no character is perfect so I’ll provide both,no matter how much I love my dorks ;) (And don’t get me wrong, I love all ofthe characters listed below)

AstridHofferson

Why I like them – I love andadmire her determination, her loyalty. When she believes in something, shestands by it. When she cares – she will do anything in her power to protect it.She never gives up.

Why I don’t – lack ofcharacter background. Beside the Uncle Finn clip, what do we actually knowabout her? Who is she? Who’s her family? Is she a family person? It doesn’tmake me dislike her (none of the things I will mention make me disike thecharacters, really), but it makes her more…distant?

Favorite episode (scene ifmovie) – Dragon Training scenes aka Astrid In Action

Favorite season/movie – first movie!(I’m a sentimental person :P)

Favorite line – deleted linefrom HTTYD 1

“I’m more of an old-fashioned,‘take it down with an axe and then lop its head of’ kind of a girl.”

Favorite outfit – the firstmovie, definitely!

OTP – Hiccstrid, and here’swhy

Brotp – Astrid and Stormfly –it’s just so pure, full of compassion and trust for one another. They didn’tstart off on the right foot but later on became really close, able to entrusttheir lives to one another without a second thought.

Head Canon – she’s a big toughwarrior that maybe kind of really likes squishing the insides of her friendsand family in a form of a hug

Unpopular opinion – I likeAstrid’s outfit and animation etc from the second movie and all, but Iprefer the HTTYD 1 version. She was a warrior, she was dirty, she wassweaty, she was angry, she was raw, but it made her all the more interesting

(Looks like not only thedragons got a whiff of the nip, aye, Hiccup?)

A wish – for her too neverstop kicking a$$

Anoh-god-please-dont-ever-happen – stop kicking a$$ ^^

5 words to best describe them –warrior, loyal, passionate, determined, stubborn

My nickname for them - *is badwith nicknames*

Hiccup HorrendousHaddock

Why I like them – He has flaws,and I think that’s what makes me love the movies so much. As well as hispassion for what he does, the love he has for who is supposed to be regarded asan enemy, the fact he’s able to look through them, see a light in the darktunnel. He’s unconventional in his way of doing things. He thinks outside ofthe box.

And, of course, the sarcasm. Long live the sarcasm.

Why I don’t – he can be soutterly boarheaded and irresponsible (makes me shake head at that little mixbut that is a proof the main character does not have to be perfect orheroic-all-the-damn-time.). And in his I-want-to-fight-dragons-to-be-a-hero ori-will-talk-to-drago-anyway even a bit selfish

Favorite episode (scene ifmovie) – the first flight (both the visuals and John Powell’s score areabsolutely thrilling and outstanding)

Favorite season/movie – the firstmovie, it just struck me in so many ways

Favorite line – “Pain. Loveit.” I don’t really understand whybut it’s just something that I connect with him and the movie so much. It’siconic to me.

Favorite outfit – the flyingsuit, because it has so many thingies in random places and it’s just so Hiccup

OTP – Hiccstrid trash, reporting for duty!

Brotp – Hicctooth all thewayyyyy

Look at my bois

Head Canon – Hiccup inheritedthe tremendous act of snoring after his father. He’s not aware. Toothless is.Astrid is. Basically all Berk is but him.And probably beyond Berk.

Unpopular opinion – Hiccup isnot all that innocent in the first movie. Bah, he at times behaves like a totalbrat and is unable to comprehend the true danger of the village’s predicament.

A wish – for that obliviousdork to listen to people sometimes. Might save him someday. Or his loved ones*cough cough*

Anoh-god-please-dont-ever-happen – break him and Toothless apart *stares at HTTYD3*

5 words to best describe them –dork, innovator, open-minded, passionate, stubborn

My nickname for them - *isstill bad at nicknames*

FishlegsIngerman

Why I like them – he’s a cutelittle cinammon roll and the way he gushes about dragons makes my heart melt

Why I don’t – I don’t know but…hischaracterization in RTTE kind of irks me. Don’t get me wrong, it has its moments.But sometimes Fishlegs’ behavior is just off, turns arrogant – that’s not theFishy I know and love.

Favorite episode (scene ifmovie) – every time he rambled during the Dragon Training with the dragon right there

Favorite season/movie – first!(I know, who would have thought? :P)

Favorite line – Fishlegs RamblingAbout Dragons – am I supposed to pick one? Impossible.  :D

Favorite outfit – his outfitdoesn’t change that much, but I’ll go with the second movie because of thesatchel for his dragen cards (and I respect that lil’satchel)

OTP – I don’t exactly have anOTP for Fishy – I’m still waiting for something to blow me away

Brotp – Fishlegs and Meatlug –yesyesyes. They are so pure.

Head Canon – sometimes Fishlegsis like “screw you bed”, and just spends the night by Meatlugs’ side

Unpopular opinion – I don’tthink either the movies nor the show let Fishlegs really shine. And I think hehas a lot of potential!

A wish – to get him some morescreen time in the third movie

Anoh-god-please-dont-ever-happen – don’t take his dragon books and cards awayfrom him, he’s they’re too precious

5 words to best describe them –cinnamon-roll, Nerd tm, dork, sweet, compassionate

My nickname for them  - Fishy, or Fish-Thor Bonegerman

That was fun! If you want me to do more of these, I’m game!

[greatmarta]

I was shocked when I've learned that Gustav is supposed to be 16 in rtte and 12 in rob/dob. I thought "Are you kidding me? He looked like 8 at most". And so I prepared this comparison. Hiccup in the first movie is more or less 162.5 cm high. Gustav in the first two seasons of dreamworks dragons reaches more or less to Hiccup's elbows. That puts him at the height of more or less 110 cm. This is the average height of a 6 year old. He can't be this much of a runt. Here I gave him a height more accurate for his age - 145 cm. If I use him in my stories (and I do plan to) he this is the height I'm placing him at.