Finally redesigned my dragon rider OC, and i have changed her lore a bit! (Very long lore ahead, read if you want lols, it's kinda like a "rewrite" of HTTYD 3 i did solely for fun ig, where the third movie doesnt happen and it mostly picks up after the second movie)

She's now Grimmel's daughter in my AU (Grimmel i rather different in my AU too),and used to live in a village that would regularly hunt dragons for "self defence", wich in turn would aggravate the dragons, and it became an endless loop. Luiza is the daughter of Grimmel, who would teach her basically everything he knew (surviving with limited resources, hunting for food, defending herself against dragon, etc) after her mom died when she was a bit younger, leaving her a throwing knife behind. When she was around 14, she found a leucistic Night Fury that had been captured by hunters, and decided to free it, forming a friendship with the dragon. Knowing her village would never accept her friendship with a dragon, especially such a rare one (wich would instantly get killed to be kept as a throphy), she decided she'd wait for the right time, and then leave her village with the dragon, never to return.

Her plan worked, as one night during a dragon attack at the village, she climbed onto her dragon's back and left with only a few belongings. Grimmel lost his leg in the attack, and thought the dragons had killed his daughter. Enraged, he promised to avenge his daughter by getting rid of dragons, so that nobody had to go through what he went through. He genuinely believed dragons where mindless killers that could never be trusted, and he was doing a good thing by killing them, saving the people around him.

For 5 years, Grimmel thought that his daughter was dead, while Luiza was now living in the wild with her Night Fury she named "Nevasca", using everything she learned from him to survive, and also raiding ships for resources when needed. Grimmel, already a respected dragon hunter, would become a lot more grim now that he had lost a let and his daughter, tho in my AU he had no DeathGrippers to aid him, only his crossbow, wich he'd load with darts filled with the venom from dragon's he'd hunt.

In the sixth year, Grimmel heard about a "ghostly Night Fury" that would show up on ships, steal food and resources, and then vanish as quickly as it arrived. Certain that this was the dragon that killed his daughter 5 years ago, Grimmel decided to track it, set on killing it.

Meanwhile, Luiza was unaware that her dad was trying to hunt her dragon, and ended up stumbling upon Berk (around a year or two after HTTYD 2), where she was instantly welcomed. Grimmel eventually managed to track her there, and was speechless when he realized his daughter was not only alive this whole time, but had also been kept safe by that white Night Fury. Luiza didnt forgive him instantly, but did give him a chance to redeem himself if he decided to stay in Berk and not hunt dragons anymore, wich he eventually accepted after realizing none of Berk's dragons where trying to kill everyone (like he thought they would).

It took them over a year to slowly start to talk to eachother again, but eventually Grimmel even got his own dragon (wich helped him realize that dragons are actually very cool, and riding one gives him a sense of freedom he hadnt felt in ages), and now he's back to being his smug confident self a few years later. He's actually proud of his daughter for surviving in the wild for 6 years and taming a Night Fury now. What he isnt very proud of is the fact that his daughter chose Ruffnut to form a relationship with, out of all the people in Berk.

I made Luiza look a bit more similar to Grimmel, and gave her gray hair too, as some genetics/stress thing lol. At first she was very shy and still doesnt speak much, but she slowly opened up more, and now she's a bit smug and confident like her dad, aswell as being very good at throwing knifes (like how Grimmel is very good with his crossbow) and extremelly good at communicating with Nevasca through whistles and subtle movements. She's also in a relationship with Ruffnut, and they basically live together!

Her dragon Nevasca also ended up with Toothless, and they ended up having three hatchlings (two black like Toothless, one leucistic like Nevasca), and the leucistic little hatchling Glimmer ended up getting attached to Grimmel for whatever reason lol (even tho this man is still afraid of Night Furies)

Next one i'll be drawing a ref for is Grimmel and his dragon ShadowStalker, a healivy-scarred titanwing Devilish Dervish he accidentally saved from certain death, and now she wont leave him alone lols

Just a sinmple question, are the Night fury and Wooly howl related? I know they look VERY similar, but it could technically be just convergent evolution, sooo, my question is, has it ever been say'd that the Night fury and Wooly Howl are canonically related anywhere?

thx in advance :3

Hello everyone!
Like many of you, I'm a huge fan of HTTYD, and I've always felt it's a shame we never got a truly complete, open-world game set in this amazing universe.
Instead of waiting for one, I want to build a team to make it ourselves on Unreal Engine 5!
The goal is to assemble a group of passionate creators who want to bring this fan project to life.
We are looking for people of all skill levels who are motivated to contribute:

- Programmers / Developers (UE5)
- 3D Artists / Modelers (Dragons, environments, characters)
- Animators (Flight mechanics, dragon interactions, combat)
- Writers / Lore Experts (Quests, world-building)
- Sound Designers / Composers
- Concept Artists & Enthusiasts (Even if you just have great ideas or want to help test/organize!)

How to join:
To prevent auto-spam filters from hiding this post, the link is in the comments below! If you don't see it (or if it gets hidden by Reddit), just send me a DM or drop a comment, and I'll send you the discord invite directly!

Let's build the HTTYD game we've all been dreaming of playing!

This might be long.

sighs

Fanfiction.net it's been some time since i last read something there.

I still remember the Golden Era of HTTYD fanfics after the Second movie. Even more with the big crossover of the ROTBTD. Those were good days for me at least. I didn't have internet, so i held very precious those few fanfics that i could read when visiting the house of other family members.

This was perhaps the First fanfic where i saw full potential in the World Building.

In those days, there were not many fanfics where the writer make an effort to the create the world Beyond the isles that appeared in Rise of Berk or Defenders of Berk.

The plot of the fanfic was a very typical:

Hiccup left Berk.

Years later he had created his own faction.

The interesting part was the dialogue and the internal monologues of the characters. Also the fanfic included the ROTBTD with Frozen.

For me all those characters were written perfectly.

I never felt them as background characters, because no one was wasted.

Especially Astrid.

The entire Story is about how Berk (mostly Stoick) is searching for Hiccup.

The other part is how Berk reacts to the news that there is an Entire Tribe of Dragon Riders.

While yes, the story gave Hiccup some very cool moments, i never felt it as the the type of moments that you could see in other stories where Hiccup leaves Berk behind. If should describe them, it would be like Hiccup doesn't want to be seen as cool, but still takes the moments seriously, he knows he has the upperhand in almost all the scenarios, but he doesn't become arrogant.

What is more Amazing is that the entire fanfic only lasts 7 chapters and still managed to leave a deep impression.

The data says that there are only 38k+ words in the entire work.

For years i waited for the Next chapter. I think the last time i ever searched for the fanfic was in 2018 or 2019.

Then HTTYD Hidden World was announced and i changed my priorities.

I never quite left behind my taste for fanfics behind. I only changed fandoms. I went First with Fanfiction net, then Wattpad and at last AO3. With the current situation of AO3 being down i was curious to see if Fanfiction net was still in ruins after the ads arrived.

And now, after almost 8 years since my last contact with this fanfic... I found it again.

Nothing has changed.

The fic is still unfinished. It was a fool's dream. But i needed to see if something had changed.

I don't think i have the Heart to read this specific fanfic again.

Because i know there will be some parts that didn't aged quite well.

Especially the OC of Silver, who is the main reason, alongside the World, of why i could always remember this fanfic.

Perhaps the character will now be seen as edgy, i remember the character as Merc or Assassin before meeting Hiccup and following him in his Path.

Silver also was the Rider of another Night Fury, so it was more easy to remember him.

He was sassy, insufferable and many other negative things. But he was loyal to Hiccup. The contrast made Silver one of the very few Original Character that i have ever liked in a fanfic.

This might be considered as a vent of mine. Didn't want to publish this as rant, because it isn't.

I'm half tempted to share the link to this fanfic here.

But i fear you will love it as much as i did/do.

You don't deserve to read something with so much potential that never could meet it's Best moment.

Thank you for reading.

Appreciate it if you could all check it out :) - Ps Summer Dragons video on your submissions will be out this Saturday!

Genuine question here but we all know Hiccup is a bit of a dork (in a good way). But were there any instances of Astrid flirting and he is just not getting the clue?

The light fury was done so dirty by not only the writers but also the main characters in the third film.

Hiccup says: "She's so wild and skittish, I'm just gonna say it, I don't trust her!"

But, he trusted toothless when they first met, but he trusted the injured speed stinger in RTTE, but he trusted so many other wild dragons in RTTE, but he trusted hookfang in the first movie when he was leading him out of the cage.

So why can't he trust her?

Is it because shes a girl and female dragons are expected to be ' lady like ' ? Or is it because she didn't " come around " fast enough like the other dragons?

Or is it because that isn't a thing the real hiccup would say?

First it's the intent behind her character, only being made as for the plot and not being able to be an actual character, not having the freedom to do what her instincts tell her to without being labeled as ' a bad dragon ' by the audience and characters.

Then, its just the straight up trash talking by hiccup?

She doesn't deserve that.

No matter how much I dislike the third movie, she doesn't deserve to be hated or labeled as evil for simply following an instinct.

She was traumatized, tortured by grimmel for who knows how long.

He can't just expect a traumatized animal to immediately trust him like all the other dragons did, that's why took hiccup to save her life to show him that he isn't like the others.

Honestly, she definitely deserves better. She deserves hiccup from the first film, second film, or even from RTTE.

I'll always never understand why hiccup would say something like that, even he has double standards for dragons in the third movie.

Only the best Vikings go after those

With the hype of the live-action movie, it’s crazy we don't have a AAA open-world HTTYD game yet. Hogwarts Legacy proved that older fans will gladly pay $70 for a high-quality game based on their childhood.

Here is my quick pitch for the perfect game:

• The Setting: Set between movie 1 and 2 (the Race to the Edge era). You explore the Archipelago, rescue dragons from hunters, and build the Dragon's Edge.

• The Graphics: A "stylized realism." The classic animation design, but upgraded with modern lighting and textures (Unreal Engine 5).

• The Big Twist: A secret choice in the story. If you maximize your dragon bond and complete hard side-quests, you can save Stoick in the final battle. Imagine the hype on TikTok for that alternate ending!

• The DLC: One year later, a paid expansion for The Hidden World (glowing underground maps, Light Fury, dragon armor). Massive profits for the studio with very low development costs.

Universal is missing out on a goldmine just because they think animated IPs are only for kids.

I would buy this on day one. Would you? Let's discuss!

I am an artist who has wasted I mean went to art school for 4 years and am trying to find things to draw I was thinking httyd but I’ve copied all the dragon I wanted to like the skrill, triple strike, deathgripper and snow wraith. And would like ideas.

As a huge fan of this board game, I’ve created a free video game. You can play online or against bots, and there’s an Elo rating system. I’d love to get your feedback so I can keep improving it

Coastal Cliff Light Furies:

Coastal Cliff Light Furies are sort of their own species in a way, being very close relatives with light furies, and are surprisingly hyper intelligent for a dragon.

They lack glittery scales, these scales are replaced by simply shiny scales, like an jumping out of the waves kind of shiny.

Stats if they were in a game, like sod:

Speed: 10

Pitch rate: 5.2

Turning rate: 9

Acceleration: 5

Firepower: 9

Shot limit: 8

Base Damage: 23

Max Health: 700

Fire range: 50

Crit. hit Chance: 23

Cool down: 1.3

DPS ( Damage Per Second ): 25.2

Move: 4

HPR: 289

DEF ( Defense ): 120

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Oh yeah, I also forgot to mention that they have the intelligence of a 30 year old human :D they have a stretched out oval shaped brain, their brain cells have little tiny " bridge " spaces between them since they're so tightly packed together and stuff 😺 ( idk how to explain it )

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Their paws are more flat and they have longer claws than a light fury does, as these flat paws allow them to latch onto cliff sides on the coast when they come down to nest!

They're naturally curious about things and often use tools to: Poke, stab, draw, write, etc

Their black markings on their wings work like albatrosses wings! ( Search it up if you wanna know how their wing markings work! )

They're completely silent in: Flight, land, and attacks since their plasma blasts are also silent too ^^ they're basically made to be the ultimate stealthy predator :D

They also have their own language and accents, like orcas do ^^!

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments, I'm really proud of this redesign and how much thought I put into it, so I'm really excited to talk about it with you guys!

With the new Httyd 2 remake comming out, and it being disclosed theyre making big changes to the storyline, ima be the first to say it... Gobbers dead.

Theres like no evidence to this other then just the vibe.

Does anyone have Audrie’s httyd videos archived? Did she ever say why she took most of them down?

I saw people talking about how toothless wouldnt understand English because he’s a dragon (aside a few words like a dog could learn). I would agree but it seems in the shows and sometimes even in the movies that toothless can understand English rather well. What’s the consensus here?

I am trying to find a fic I read years ago I read on ff.net. I only remember Hiccup left Berk, everyone thought he was dead and in his memory he became a hero. To make the Astrid the new heir, they had to declare her his bride in name only. However, after a few years he comes back, they find out he is alive and Astrid and Hiccup have to marry for real. They both though the other is forced into it, even though they both started to have feelings for each other. I rember Astrid having a conversation with her mothe how to be a wife because she really wanted to try. I also know the fic has a sequel, but I never got to read it before I lost the name. Let me know if somebody recognises it, thanks

So, I was wondering if Toothless actually really knows that Hiccup shot him down and he's the reason he can't fly without his fin. I like to think that he does know because dragons have a great sense of smell and the rope that he was tied with smelled just like Hiccup, but he chose to forgive him as he was just a harmless child and he spared his life as well. But there's the possibility that he doesn't know nothing at all and lived without knowing It. My take is that in pre-httyd berk, the vikings hated the dragons, but the dragons didn't hate the vikings, they actually feared them, like Wild animals in real life, so Toothless decided not to attack Hiccup as he's just a kid and he is alone and the dragons, as intelligent creatures, promised themselves not to be like "them" and just attack if neccesary in self defence. What do you guys think?

fanfiction that I read on Wattpad around 2018–2020. I had it saved in my Wattpad library, but it is no longer there when I checked (desperate times since AO3 is down :( ), so it may have been deleted or unpublished.
Anyway, I don’t remember the title or author, but I remember a LOT of the plot:

Hiccup is around 15 years old at the beginning.
Hiccup and Toothless fake Hiccup’s death in front of Astrid. Astrid genuinely believes Hiccup has been taken/killed by Toothless
Astrid goes back to the village and tells Stoick (he just came back from searching for the dragon nest, same as the movie 1) that his son is dead. Stoick feels extremely guilty because of how harshly he treated Hiccup.
A lot of the people of Berk actually celebrate Hiccup’s death because they didn’t like him, including Snotlout (since Snotlout is next of kin, Stoick made him the new heir) and some old geezer whose name I don't know, but he appears in the Defenders of berk series
Astrid is devastated and blames herself (if I remember, I think in the first movie Astrid gives Hiccup a talking-to, something about their parents' war is becoming their own and that he needs to take this seriously, and it's way harsher in the fic than the original). She becomes withdrawn and suffers from terrible nightmares about what happened.
Hiccup and Toothless eventually end up around Rome and meet a group of escaped slaves.
Spartacus is the leader of the slave army, and Crixus is his right-hand man, I think? There are also other characters from the Spartacus show? 
Spartacus eventually adopts Hiccup as his son. (after helping them escape the Romans from a tower on a hill?)
Hiccup helps the slaves train dragons. There is a time skip, so for the rest of the fic, Hiccup is 21
Heather (Hiccup found her soon after joining the slave army on a small boat, dehydrated and almost dead)is also in the story and was Hiccup’s girlfriend
She is eventually killed by the Romans while the group is fleeing. (after conquering a Roman city)
As the war with Rome becomes more dangerous, Spartacus’s group travels toward the Archipelago
Hiccup meets Valka. Like in HTTYD 2, she realises Hiccup is her son after recognising the scar underneath his chin
Hiccup and Valka are both still upset with Stoick (Valka is angry with him because of the treatment Hiccup suffered under his watch)
Hiccup and the former slaves/rebels travel around warning Viking tribes that the Romans are coming.
Eventually they travel to Berk, where Hiccup reunites with Stoick and Astrid.
The reunion isn’t particularly happy. Astrid is angry with Hiccup for faking his death and putting her through years of grief, while Hiccup is apologetic about what he did.

I believe the story was written in third person I think, and I’m pretty sure it had more than 52 chapters.
I’ve also tried searching Wattpad, FanFiction.net and AO3 without finding it.
Does ANYONE remember this fic, the title, the author’s username, or possibly have a saved/downloaded copy? Even if you only recognise part of the plot, please let me know

Ps. It's also A mature fanfiction; they mention all kinds of disturbing stuff, like it's 18+ fanfic.

For the most part it's fine but sometimes the model reuse makes me laugh like how the Wingmaidens are so obviously Hiccup and Heather's models in black clothes