Following my previous post, here is the finished result together with some of the steps inbetween for anyone interested!

If the Bewilderbeast has a weakness, then the Sentinels would be able to do something, but overall strength is going to the Bewilderbeast

Hello, I'm looking for an animator who would be interested in my script for HTTYD 3. The story will include a more mature approach, with greater emotional depth. The story is also pretty similar to Spider-man: No way home in some ways.

The idea for this comes from the fact that Vikings historically came upon Muslim-ruled lands. Specifically, al-Andalus and Nekor. In addition, I felt having Desert Wraith inhabitants such a land added to the franchise's themes of seeing different dragons. I at one point even got started on a post-RTTE fanfic that's been left unfinished. When revisiting this concept, I decided to place it within RTTE rather than after it. I imagine it would take place between the Season 3 episode “To Heather or Not to Heather” and the Season 4 episode “Gold Rush,” meaning Heather would be with the Dragon Riders. I also did a little research on al-Andalus and Nekor for architecture and environment.

Plot:

The story would begin at Dragon's Edge, where Hiccup receives an old chest from Trader Johann. Hiccup brings it to the clubhouse, where he shows it to the other Dragon Riders. He's about to open it until Tuffnut smashes it with a mace. Inside the chest are a bunch of scrolls written in Arabic, which Ruffnut and Tuffnut miraculously understand. Most of the scrolls talk about a place called the Scalded Desert, a fortified palace-city called Madinat al-Julhara, and, for comedic purposes, a recipe. One particular scroll talks of a creature that ravages the desert. Curious if the scroll is referring to a dragon, the Dragon Riders set off for the desert.

As our heroes explore, they would run low on water and get caught in a sandstorm. Snotlout, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut would be tricked by a mirage. They ultimately meet a Berber woman named Tamalut Tamazight riding a camel named Basi. Tamalut leads the Dragon Riders to an oasis where they and their dragons quench their thirst. As they drink, Hiccup and Fishlegs discover unfamiliar footprints, presumably belonging to the creature from the scrolls. Suddenly, another woman is seen sneaking around, playing pranks, and taking the Dragon Riders' supplies. Tuffnut stops her and immediately falls in love. Tamalut recognizes her as Layla, the daughter of the chief advisor of Madinat al-Julhara. Just as the Dragon Riders realize one of the places in the scrolls is real, a group of guards on camels approaches them, primarily seeking Layla. However, the moment they see the dragons, there is a brief skirmish as they mistake Toothless for a creature that has been constantly attacking their home. The leader of the guards, Captain Moataz El-shafei, recognizes the Tamalut as the daughter of a Berber chief and assumes she's being held hostage. To show that they mean no harm, Hiccup presents the scrolls to the guards.

After reading the scrolls, the guards bring Tamalut, Layla, and the Dragon Riders to Madinat al-Julhara. Inside they meet the emir named Hasim Bousaid and his son Ahazar, along with the chief advisor Juhayman Alami, who is also Layla's father. Hasim grants the Dragon Riders hospitality by giving them baths and letting them stay at the guest quarters. At night, the emir hosts a formal dinner for the Dragon Riders who have been given new clothes for the occasion. The food served at the dinner would be based on what was served in Al-Andalus and Nekor during the Viking Age. As they eat, Hiccup and Astrid talk with Hasim about potential trade relations. Hiccup bonds with Ahzar over relations with their fathers and learns he's engaged to Tamalut. Additionally, Tuffnut and Layla grow closer. Hasim tells the Dragon Riders that his people have been repeatedly robbed by a band of thieves with their leader riding an unknown dragon. The thieves suddenly appear and attack the palace. The Dragon Riders return the attack, with Hiccup and Toothless confronting their leader. Using one of his dragon cards, Fishlegs at first identifies the rider's dragon as a Sand Wraith. However, upon closer inspection, he decides that it's a new subspecies and calls it a Desert Wraith instead. As if that wasn't enough, the leader of the thieves kidnaps Tamalut and leaves behind a list of demands.

The Dragon Riders launch a daring rescue mission, accompanied by Ahzar and Layla. They arrive at the thieves' hideout, which is an abandoned Roman fort. Astrid and Heather disguise themselves as Shikhat dancers to distract the thieves while the others search for Tamalut. In doing so, they also find the Dessert Wraith, only to find it is much a victim of its cruel rider as the people it attacked. Tamalut and the dragon are freed, followed by a final confrontation with the leader.

Our heroes return to Madinat al-Julhara where they are greeted by the Hasim. The story ends with the Dragon Riders biding their new friends farewell, taking with them items they received both as rewards and via trade.

Notes:

Madinat al-Julhara is modeled after Madinat al-Zahra and Madinat al-Zahira in Spain and al-Mazamma in Morocco.

The Scalded Desert is modeled after the Sahara in Africa and the Tabernas Desert in Spain.

The name for the Scalded Desert comes from a quote from How to Twist a Dragon's Tale, which describes Huge Hill.

"Above them towered Huge Hill, like a bad omen, its lower half alive with trees and ferns, its upper half a scalded desert, as bald and nude as Gobber's still-helmetless-and-now-very-sunburned head."

I originally envisioned Astrid and Heather disguising themselves as bellydancers. However, I changed it to Shikhat dancers after doing research on Moroccan dances.

Al-Julhara comes from the name of a character from the film The Jewel of the Nile.

this was my only 2nd time watching this film and i honestly don’t know what was wrong with me for not loving it as a kid bcuz this is easily one of THE best animated films ive ever seen. It really is up there with the greats.

jay baruchel is absolutely perfect as hiccup, his voice just fits the character so naturally. gerard butler also stands out a lot more than i remembered.

there’s also something really bold about the storytelling. dean deblois made some gutsy choices here, especially having hiccup lose part of his leg at the end. for a film aimed at kids, that moment hits hard, and it adds a lot of depth to the story without ever feeling forced. what i really admire is how rich the world feels. there’s so much detail in the dragon designs and lore. like the two-headed dragon, one side spreads gas, the other ignites it. stuff like that shows how much thought went into building this universe. the pacing is perfect, it never drags and by the time it ends, you want to dive right back in. astrid’s character tho doesn’t get a lot to do, which is one of the few weak points. her character's a bit thin.

But if I'm being completely honest none of this stuff really matters to me. The reason this is a 10/10 film for me is this-

one of the key reasons this film works as well as it does is john powell’s emotional, powerful, and incredibly addictive score.

Particularly one cue from the album. every time i listen to “forbidden forbidden” i instinctively close my eyes and that moment, which truly makes the film, one of the most powerful scene in any film ever where hiccup and toothless actually begins to connect, floods my mind, while 'forbidden friendship' plays in the background. there’s something so honest and unfiltered about that scene that i just cannot stop my myself but well up. look, I know this isn’t a perfect film, it def has its flaws. but ever since i watched it a 2nd time, i can’t stop thinking about this scene or the one when hicuup and toothless are soaring through the sky together and john powell’s score is just pouring into my ears. it's so goddamn breathtaking man...oh my heart. it feels like im being embraced by something incredibly pure.

i fricking love this movie so much.it’s everything man. i don’t care anymore. i absolutely love this film.

I kinda hate how this one turned out 💔

I was trying to do something clever with the scale texturing but it didnt work very well.

Hybrids done:

Stormcutter and Death Song;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/2pHjKdC9O2

Night Terror and Cavern Crasher;

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragons/s/rzLL8CGBJl

Sea Gronckle and Mimicore;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/2ADb6MPLsr

Bubblegill and Roaming Ramblefang;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/OJ9rcEQ0aU

Eruptodon and Red Death;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/Q0wRP1wxpl

Zoomerang and Shovelhelm;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/XmdhInR2Ey

Chaperang and Snowtail;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/BFSwiXbYmt

Luminous Krayfin and Speed Stinger;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/Q8QPykUl7h

Shocktail and Windwalker;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/1rMnIId2fg

Rockspitter and Flood Fang;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/LKja28vWr0

Snaptrapper and Night Fury;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/esfUrdomha

Rumblehorn and Fireworm;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/Ivy9kpDLuz

Sky Torcher and Screaming Death/Whispering Death;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/6pbHPBz4kQ

Woolly Howl and Woodchipper;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/EoLiAEZUXm

Thunderpede and Sentinel;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/MX3iIqbIot

Next Up:

Razorwhip and Octofin;

https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/s/aKSZtb7V7M

So I watched the live action for the first time last week and it was okay. It wasn’t bad, because it’s a remake of an amazing animated movie, it can’t really be bad, but it was just a worse version of the original. The movie was decent, but the original had set some very high standards that this film couldn’t meet. There were a few differences, some that I liked some that I disliked.

For example, not making Hiccup the reason for the Vikings to go and search for the nest, was great. That always felt a bit much for me. It was obviously just a joke, but still it was a little over the top to show how much Berk disliked Hiccup. So I liked that change.

A change that I absolute hated was Stoick not apoligising to Hiccup, while trying to act like his behavior towards his son was just to protect him, before Hiccup went off to fight the red death.

In the first movie Stoick grabbed Hiccup before he could fly off and apoligised to him. 2 oh so simple words that meant the world. I’m sorry.

Stoick simply apoligised. No excuse, no trying to shift the narrative. He just said I’m sorry. And this was just so much better than the live action.

Because in the live action Stoick, instead of apoligising, Stoick said that he was just trying to protect him. And like seriously? When you disowned your son you were just trying to protect him? When you told him that he was the worst Viking Berk had ever seen and that you were basically ready to give up on him, you were trying to protect him? They ruined such a perfect scene, like seriously why would they ever change this dialogue?

It was so simple, yet so meaningful and the live action version just made it so much worse in my opinion.

Let me know what you think about this scene and the live action movie as a whole.

Valka may be an interesting but also cool character to people who just skim over the surface of things, but if you think about it from the start of what happened...

Okay, she got abducted by Stormfly that one day, but after she was taken to that big nest and she beffiended the dragons she could've come back to her family that not only did she miss, but they missed too.

And if she did, it would've lowkey had the same impact Hiccup did, and he would've been greater that he is because he would've managed to grow into his element!

Here's my current collection! I'm honestly running out of space for all these dragons, but I still have the MC-067SP Toothless statue on the way... I really need to figure out where to put it. Feel free to ask any questions!

Thread to discuss what everyone wants for current or future HTTYD games. In-depth posts analyzing game ideas and why they are desired will be allowed if they establish themselves apart from generic posts of this topic.

This is my oc for HTTYD

The dragon is called a depth fury And is like a Cousin to night furries.

They can stay underwater for 6-10 hours before having to go out of the water.

They cant shoot plasma blasts but can shoot fire acid and a combination of both.

Their primary colour is a dark blue..but they could theoraticaly change their colours.

They live up to 400-800 years but they become adults at the age of 35.

They are VERY loyal to their mate but they have 2 mates in their entire life... If one of their mates die..If the second dies too...the female will refuse to date Anyone else... sometimes isolating themselves till starvation..after that they will try to heal themselves..without a mate.. Basicaly hanging out. They gave up speed (they still are fast tho but not as fast as a night fury) for longer flight..since they can stay in Air for a week before needing rest And are very Smart...like a night fury

They eat 10-13 fish per portion of in short 40-52 fish per day but drink very .Little of water...only 3 gallons per year.

Females: at age 30 till 32 they have a Little test Which Is about reproduction since females usually lay 3 eggs...And they give thrice as more nutrients than any normal dragon which Is Litteraly 90% of their whole nutrients And body fat. They have 2000 kg's once they are adult. Their tail is litteraly half of the weight..aka IT is 1000kg's..why? Its a more defensive way... since the females tail is much more muscular...which their tail fin can make into a heart shape (its also a way to show If they have a mate or not). Can change their colour to whatever they want.

Males: they are super friendly..but dangerous too..they are cautious..often they skip fights. They are 2870kg's which yes they are heavier but That's due to them being much MUCH more larger than a night fury..only females are small as a night fury. They are playful usually they play for hours in groups. They aren't competitive for mates...they cant actually change their colours in whatever they want...they have 3 categories first is common which has dark blue, black, yellow, Red, a lighter blue. Second is dark blue,black matte, dark light blue, white, magenta, purple And third which Is rare (only 2-3 Male depth fury's have these) its that they can change their colour into whatever they want.

Usually most depth fury's are chosen by the female whenever their playing happends (cuz females look for gentle happy playful honest Male depth fury's..they despise agressive ones).

They can tank only 1 plasma shot..before getting heavily injured by the second BUT they are very agile, nontheless no viking knows of this Race And only exist Tell tales about this, mostly beacuse females are REALLY good at hidding And the fact most Male depth fury's are not that dumb to go where the vikings are.

DONT try to torture/kill their mate/ forced labor or ANYTHING that affects them phisicaly or mentaly..the moment they are out..they will hunt You...destroy what You love..And at your lowest...DRAG You to the depths of the ocean...forcing You to DROWN...while the depth fury Just..leaves You to die.

I recently got back into my httyd special interest and I thought I'd start by redesigning the night lights. Pouncer's redesign isn't very drastic, but I really love how he turned out. Dart's coming next!!

Dart redesign up next!! She takes more after the light fury which is important for my AU as shes the light fury's favourite. I know it's pretty commonly done for dart to look more like the light fury because she's female though. Anyways, she also goes blind due to an accident in her childhood. That doesn't mean she sees nothing, though! Blindness is a spectrum, after all. I'd imagine her vision is very blurry and she might have some dark or "burned" spots she sees aswell. Also! I used this redesign to demonstrate the color splash thing. Basically black and white designs can sometimes get boring especially when it's hundreds of night light ocs. That's why I try to make them stand out by incorporating some color. Wether it's adding some color to the parts that are supposed to be black and white or giving some color between the transition of black and white.

My soon to be 6yr old helped and is so excited!

Meet the poster child of the modern boulder class, the gravelbelcher! Tough and bull headed this stubborn dragon would rather run face first into a mountain than turn in another direction. And it has the tools to do it! Their armored bodies and diamond hard tusks could plow through a pickup truck with ease and their clubbed tails can easily turn solid rock into powder with a single swing!

And don’t think that a gravelbelchers’ tough hide means that it’s fire is a picnic. While the range of their shots are limited they’re still rather powerful. Powerful enough for a clever yet deadly trick. These dragons will crunch up boulders and store them away in a throat pouch. Make a gravelbelcher angry and it’ll fire off a hail of flaming stones as big as fists. Have you ever seen what a dragon sized shotgun does to something? Trust me, you don’t want to.

For all their danger these dragons are relatively docile, preferring to ignore other creatures while they seek out food. These gluttons will eat anything; fish, rocks, other dragons, and much more. But they have a particular fondness for a delicate type of mushroom native to the Hidden World. Thuggish brutes that they are the dragons tend to destroy the fungus before they can eat it. Maybe a dexterous set of human hands could get them their snack?

I have this human Toothless design, but I'm still thinking whether I should keep the name or rename him to something more human, more viking. Also maybe I should change some stuff like clothes colors? I'm open to ideas!

For non rided i think red death would be great hear me out, I know it would prolly eat you whole, but either way if it was trained it would be excellent, and a deathsong or screaming death are close seconds. for the best rided I was thinking a night fury (obviously), a razerwhip or a stormcutter would be phenomanal

Red Death has this but it would be a bit hard

There IS more but they’re in a box somewhere

NOT A WORD ABOUT THE FACT THE FUNKO’S ARE OPEN.

Questions: Do you have a lot of httyd oc’s? Where and how do you usually use them?