#dragon rider film

[noctusfury]

Is Gobber an Outsider? (A HTTYD Theory)

Hello, my fellow Furians, and welcome to another HTTYD lore article. Today we'll be talking about something that I've been wondering about for the last few years. I had meant to write this a while ago but just never got around to it.

Keep in mind that this could very well be wrong since there's just so many gaps and missing links concerning Gobber's past. But this is simply an observation I've noticed and just want to humbly share with the rest of you.

In the Riders of Berk episode "How to Pick Your Dragon", Stoick says this after Hiccup asks this question:

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Stoick: A friend, huh? Like me and Gobber? Hiccup: Yeah, perfect. What did you do when you two met? Stoick: That's my wife you're talking to, you one-legged lout!

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From this conversation, two clues can be ascertained. One, that the first time they met, Stoick had to tell him whose wife it was, when, if Gobber had been a native, he should have already known since weddings were community events. Two, Gobber was one-legged already when they had met.

And then there's the fact that that was their first meeting. If Gobber had been a Berkian native, then Stoick, the chief's son, would've known him almost from the beginning, despite them being 5 years apart.

What's interesting is that in the "Legend of the Bonenapper" short film, Gobber tells the gang of his misadventures in his younger days — exaggerated they may be. Throughout the entire franchise, most of his stories had him outside of Berk and around the Archipelago.

He may have been a wanderer who couldn't settle anywhere for long on account of him always being chased by the Bonenapper for the "treasure". He eventually settled on Berk, and after some decades, felt that he had finally escaped it, only for it to come again in the film. It's also noticeable that nobody believes Gobber when he says that the Bonenapper is after him (of course, it didn't help that Gobber always changes his stories the more he tells them).

Again, we have to take some of it with a few grains of salt on account of his history of telling tall tales. However, that doesn't take away the fact that Gobber and Stoick didn't know each other in their younger days. In "Cast Out" Gobber tells Hiccup about Alvin and Stoick's relationship as if he had heard it second-hand from either Stoick or somebody else, rather than as a bystander who witnessed those events with his own eyes.

Another theory could be that Gobber was Berkian but was gone a lot due to visiting external family or his family wanted to be away from the dragon raids until their son was older. Could be also that Gobber had the travel bug and enjoyed visiting other places. Who knows. 🤷‍♂️

What do you guys think? Think my theory is plausible? Let me know what ideas you may have about Gobber's origins.

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[fandomnerd9602]

Could you do Elodie of Damsel who is saved by a dragon rider PLS

Y/N and Firestorm swoop into the cavern and land between Elodie and the dragon…

Y/N: stand down! This maiden is not part of the royal family.

Dragon: she wears a royal gown

Firestorm roars out an explanation in the draconic language…

Y/N helps Elodie to her feet…

Y/N: are you alright?

Elodie: (blushes) I am now

Dragon: deceivers! We must not allow their insolence to go unanswered!!

Elodie: do we have a truce then?

Both dragons roar in agreement…

Y/N takes Elodie’s hand, earning a smile from the maiden…

[memoriamp4]

I can't stop thinking about how Astrid says to Hiccup "Figure out which side you're on", and a short while later, after bonding with Toothless, he goes to the cove with the full intent of running away with Toothless. He chose his side and it wasn't Berk or his father, it was Toothless, a dragon that he was taught to fear his entire life. It's really sad to think about the fact that Hiccup had been treated so terribly his whole life that he was going to run away with a dragon that he had known for maybe a month. And it didn't even seem like Hiccup had any difficulty choosing Toothless over Berk/Stoick

[eemoo1o-tfrmoo]

I love the concept of the dragons and riders being soulmates. They’re best friends, and they have found one another at last. It’s why I love how Hiccup assigned each of his friends a dragon based on a specific aesthetic. And I think I love the design choices for the second film, too. Main example is actually Hookfang & Snotlout and Hiccup & Toothless. The dragons each have additional bits of facial appendage (Hookfang on his chin and Toothless along his jaw “to show his age”) to mirror their riders’ own facial hair. So fucking neato.

[theflixdiaryproject]

"I want to be a proper dragon like the dragons in all the story" - Firedrake

Firedrake, a young silver dragon (voiced by Thomas Brodie-Sangster), embarks on an adventurous journey to find the fabled Rim of Heaven to save his dragon clan. along the way, he teams up with a boy named Ben (Freddie Highmore) and a quirky forest brownie named Sorrel (Felicity Jones), facing both friends and foes on their quest.

read my review below (may contain spoilers):

watched Feb 11th, 2024 on netflix

I really wanted to love Dragon Rider (a.k.a Firedrake the Silver Dragon). dragons are one of my favourite mythical creatures, so I had high hopes for this movie. unfortunately, it falls short of being memorable. it isn’t bad, but it doesn’t blow me away either. the story is solid and ticks all the right boxes, but at the same time, it feels very basic. I find it predictable, and that makes it less exciting to watch. the animation is fine, but it’s not breathtaking. Firedrake himself looks cool, and I think his design is one of the highlights. however, the villainous dragon feels very disappointing. for something that is supposed to be evil and scary, it looks more funny and comical. I don't think my cat would even care much about it! it’s hard to take the villain seriously when it’s presented this way. the characters are decent, though none of them really stand out. Firedrake is likeable, and I enjoy some of the antics with his companions, Ben and Sorrel. they bring some energy to the movie, which keeps it from being completely boring. however, their personalities are nothing special. I’ve seen characters like them in many other movies, so they don’t leave a lasting impression.

the journey itself follows a very familiar formula. it’s a typical quest story with a beginning, middle, and end that you can predict from the start. I don’t mind if the idea is not fresh, but I wish they added something new or exciting to make it more engaging. my attention slips several times while watching, and honestly, I don’t fully focus until the climax. the movie just doesn’t grab my attention as much as I hoped it would. this movie is light and doesn’t require much brainpower, which is fine if that’s what you’re looking for. it feels more like a movie for kids, and I think they might enjoy it more than I do. if you need something simple to put on for children or while babysitting, this could work. but for older audiences or anyone expecting a deep or emotional story, it will feel lacking. in the end, Dragon Rider is a middle-of-the-road movie. it has its moments, but it’s not something I’ll remember for a long time. it’s not terrible, but it’s not great either.

final verdict: I have mixed feelings about it

maturity rating: 7+ genre: animation, adventure duration: 1h 31m (91 mins) countries of origin: Germany, Belgium, Spain, UK language: English screenplay: Cornelia Funke, Johnny Smith major cast: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Felicity Jones, Freddie Highmore, Patrick Stewart

[firebirdmaximus]

My Best and Worst Films of 2021

So yeah it probably seems a bit weird that I'm posting my best/worst films of 2021 list in 2025, well there's a reason for that.

Since for my 2020 list I had managed to cover both theatrical and streaming releases, I had planed on doing the same from then on. Unfortunately due to a combination of procrastination and me finally managing to get a job after donkey's years of searching, I've fallen a bit behind on streaming. But it was starting to get a bit ridiculous so I've decided to say fuck it and post rough versions of my 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 lists with only the theatrical releases so far, and I'll just add the streaming ones on in italic as I try and catch up over the year.

Hopefully I'll have the lists done by the end of the year. Hopefully.

So anyway 2021... well the cinemas have finally reopened after the lockdown ended, and the local cinema (The Light) that had been announced since before me and my grandparents moved to the area has finally opened and will be my regular cinema from now on (with some exceptions like if a film I want to see isn't showing there). Plus several months in they introduced MyLight Premier membership allowing anyone who signs up for £15.99 free access for any films showing, a discount on food and invites to members only screenings and previews, I naturally signed up like a shot.

Anyway I saw 57 new theatrical releases in 2021 (which ones - along with any streaming releases - can be found on my Letterboxd page: ‎(letterboxd.com/firebirdmaximus/list/2021-releases).

And once again a note to non-UK viewers, as with previous years, since I’m English and live in England and subsequently watch films at cinemas in England, this list will be going by UK release dates so If you see a film on the list that you swore was from 2020 it was probably not released here until 2021, contrarywise If your surprised that a particular movie from this year is not on the list it might not have been released here til 2022.

If you see a streaming film here on my list and it's not in italics, that means it probably got a limited theatrical release somewhere in my area and that's how I saw it.

Best Films: * Encanto * Gunpowder Milkshake * Last Night in Soho * The Matrix Resurrections

Runner Up Best Films: * Ron's Gone Wrong * Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings * Tick, Tick...Boom! * Zack Snyder's Justice League (*)

Honorary Mentions: * Archive (**) * Annette * Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar (*) * Boxing Day * Dear Evan Hansen * Dune * Eternals * Free Guy * Ghostbusters: Afterlife * Godzilla vs Kong * Here Today * Herself * Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard * Jungle Cruise * Luca (***) * Minari * Raya and the Last Dragon * Space Jam: A New Legacy * Spider-Man: No Way Home * Tom & Jerry

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The Meh: * A Boy Called Christmas * Clifford the Big Red Dog * Nomadland * Paw Patrol: The Movie * Reminiscence * Snake Eyes: G. I. Joe Origins * Stillwater * The Boss Baby: Family Business * The Green Knight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Worst Films: * A Christmas No* 1 (*) * Dragon Rider (also a terrible film adaptation of a book I like; Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke) (*) * School's Out Forever (*)

Runner Up Worst Films: * Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds * Red Notice * The French Dispatch

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(*) Debuted on Sky Cinema on TV

(**) I can't remember whether it was on Sky Cinema or Amazon Prime

(***) It went straight to streaming on Disney+ but I didn't actually get round to watching it until it got a brief theatrical release in 2024 which is how I first saw it.

[joncronshawauthor]

🧟‍♂️ Nearing the End & New Beginnings | Author Diary - August 2, 2024 📚🎬

📝 Progress on “Punks Versus Zombies”:This week has been crucial for “Punks Versus Zombies” as I penned down episode 47. With only five episodes left, the excitement and anticipation are mounting. I’m fully immersed in bringing this story to a thrilling conclusion, ensuring that each episode builds up to a satisfying finale. 🔄 Transitioning to Patreon:In a significant move, I’ve been building my…

[adamwatchesmovies]

Firedrake the Silver Dragon (2020)

Firedrake the Silver Dragon a.k.a. Dragon Rider may have good intentions and serve as passable entertainment for young children but I can’t recommend it. Any way you look at this film, it’s just an inferior version of How to Train Your Dragon. Even it knows this, which is why it makes direct references to the 2010 DreamWorks production.

Ages ago, the world’s dragons were forced into hiding. As mankind approaches their home in the wilderness, Firedrake (voiced by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) and his friend, a forest brownie named Sorrell (Felicity Jones), decide to go searching for the legendary “Rim of Heaven”, where all winged firebreathers will be safe. Mistaking a common thief named Ben (Freddie Highmore) for the fabled “dragon rider”, they have no idea that Nettlebrand (Patrick Stewart), a mechanical dragon-eating monster, is on their trail.

The creatures in How to Train Your Dragon all looked unique when compared to every dragon we’d seen before and to each other. The ones in Firedrake are completely forgettable. They might as well be stock assets they’re so bland. It’s not necessarily a damnable flaw. In cases like this, I always go back to Hoodwinked, which looks super cheap but made up for it with songs, humor and a clever story. "Firedrake" is a wet noodle of a film not because of the passable-at-best visuals. It's the screenplay that makes it fall out of the sky like a parachute made of cement. The villain, for instance. He sucks. Nettlebrand is never intimidating. He’s an utter buffoon that any protagonist who was worth their weight in bricks would overcome effortlessly. The fact that Firedrake can't makes you angry.

I don’t want this whole review spent comparing this film to How to Train Your Dragon but it can’t be helped. Maybe director Tomer Eshed is a big fan of DreamWorks and they wanted to pay homage. Maybe they knew the comparisons would be made by audiences so they decided to roll with it. Whatever the reason, there is a movie-within-the-movie called Dragon Rider and when you see the billboards for it, they are basically stand-ins for “How to Train Your Dragon”, complete with the same font. It’s been modified since we first saw the "Easter Egg" in the trailer but in the movie itself, it’s still unmistakeable. We get another reference later when we see a bootleg of Scrat from Ice Age frozen in a glacier. These references are so glaring it’s kind of funny in a way but at best, they are temporary distractions from the profound boredom you will feel.

None of the characters have anything resembling depth and the jokes are lame. The gags are so bottom-of-the-barrel that most of them don’t even make sense under scrutiny. Nettlebrand is on a dating app that allows its users the option of enhancing their photos. Wouldn’t that just lead to loads of bad dates? and yes, I know it’s a gag and isn’t meant to be taken seriously, but it isn’t funny so why should I give it a pass?

I guarantee that even if you see Firedrake the Silver Dragon “for free” on a streaming platform and make it all the way to the end credit scene that brings back the most unfunny of all the unfunny characters we encounter on this global adventure, you won’t remember this picture down the line. To me, that makes it worse than if it left audiences angry. Seeing "the worst movie ever" makes for a good story. This? It’s just diet water. (April 15, 2022)

[psin314]

some memes with murat once again

rate your oc under the cut (tagged by @doctormur thank you!!)

Compassion: 6/10 (depends. almost never felt it towards his targets, cus he knew it will make him feel bad. usually drank like 2 bottles of wine if a contract was "hard".)

Bitterness: 5/10 (at certain periods of his life it was like 10/10. 12/10 when he was falsely accused of betraying the house.)

Happiness: 2/10 (2 points from lucanis' love)

Politeness: 2 or 9/10 (can talk to you very politely and nicely. if necessary. if not necessary and you made him angry, then you'll hear a lot of not very nice words in antivan. loves to swear.)

Chivalry: 6/10 (usually very kind and polite towards women and someone who's in trouble /weak)

Pride: 4/10 (criticizes himself often but if you'll dare to say that his skills are bad or he did something utterly wrong he'll be so much offended oh boy)

Honesty: 7/10 (lies if needed. very good at it. prefers not to. lies about his feelings usually.)

Bravery: 8/10 (bro can get his shit together while facing a dragon but scared to kiss his lil crow bro cus what if he doesn't like me and im pressuring him and what if i will embarrass myself)

Recklessness: 2/10 (tries to use his brain usually)

Ambition: 2/10 (his life goal is make lucanis happy)

Loyalty: 10/10 (a loyal dog in a traumatized man's body)

Love: 10/10 (lucanis food and knifes)

Sense of Family: 6/10 (antivan crows are his family. it's a very bad one but it's the only one he has.)

Attractiveness: 10/10 (points are given by lucanis. or by these anons in my ask box... and not anons sometimes. horny on main? good. i respect that.)

Sex Drive: 5/10 (lucanis definitely makes him feel at least 9. and he will do everything to make his man fall asleep very tired but very happy!! :D)

also something about character inspiration:

harry du bois - i was thinking about him while creating murat. and he was the only character i immediately thought of. for other 5 guys i had to lie down and think.

that guy from fight or flight that looks like murat - he looks like murat!!! i watched half of the movie and the dude's also good at killing people, was fired from his job and started drinking. and ALSO i want to see murat in a cute pink shirt too now.

puss in boots - same level of charisma + banderas' voice (haha sorry but british accent isn't canon for murat although i like the voice...)

edward kenway - i played the game for like a couple hours and i remember nothing expect shanties. i love shanties so much. but i just FEEL that edward and murat have something in common expect being blond ofc. i FEEL it. (also i need to continue playing ac4 asap but i also miss my boy connor and also my boy ezio.......... nnngghhhh)

eddie brock (films version) - losers + big soft lips

flynn rider - more resembles young murat but still

[beefy-arms000]

hiccup and tuffnut are best friends…right? aha rhetorical question bruh ofc they are.

hiccup and tuffnut are an amazing duo in httyd. they’re both crazy and intelligent, but it’s like in their own way. hiccup would go to tuff if astrid wasn’t there, tuff would go to hiccup if ruff wasn’t there. It’s that simple.

I just feel like they have more of an interesting dynamic with each other more than they do with snotlout or fishlegs. I’ve been seeing a couple edits on tiktok (there should be more) that really show a different side of their friendship. In the series, we mostly see hiccup yelling at him for doing something stupid with his sister, but it’s kinda hard to see the side that actually shows where they feel comfortable and act like brothers/best friends.

I just feel like they have more of an interesting dynamic with each other more than they do with snotlout or fishlegs. I’ve been seeing a couple edits on tiktok (there should be more) that really show a different side of their friendship. In the series, we mostly see hiccup yelling at him for doing something stupid with his sister, but it’s kinda hard to see the side that actually shows where they feel comfortable and act like brothers/best friends.

It was that one episode where the twins cousin, gruffnut, came back in town and was causing trouble idk. I don’t really remember but somehow hiccup thought tuff was gruffnut and said “I think I know one of my best friends when I see him.” from this moment on, we now know hiccup refers to tuff as his BEST FRIEND. not just a teammate, dragon rider, or a friend, but a BEST FRIEND!!!

even though WE can see their unique bond behind the 4th wall, It seems like tuffnut is truly shocked by what hiccup thinks of him, or in this case, refers to him as. the impression of each other is a bit unrequited, which explains why tuff thought hiccup didn’t think of him like that. if tuffnut would’ve had been more attentive to him and hiccup interacting, (disregarding the scolding and lectures), then he could’ve been a lot more closer to hiccup sooner than he expected to be.

huh, in httyd 3, it seems like they’ve become more closer. or at least one of them has and the other just deals with it. in the third movie, tuffnut looks like he’s embraced in upping his friendship with hiccup. for example, he gets WAY more touchy and is all up in his personal space than what we’ve seen in rtte.

people finna pull the “he just acted that way to bring up marriage between him and astrid.” or “he was only a comedic relief to the film.”

The writers definitely chose tuffnut not to only be his “best man” but chose him to be hiccups literal mentor throughout the movie (alongside gobber obvi)

not snotlout. not fishlegs. not even eret. why tuffnut out of all of them?

since hiccup is most likely the talker in his relationship with astrid, he switches roles and gets to be the listener with tuffnut.

they’re like a quiet and loud duo. they bring out the best of each other. no wonder why hiccup picked him to be the uncle for his children, duh.

Don’t get me wrong, they both have wonderful bonds with the other dragon riders, idk it’s just something about hiccup and tuff being defined bffs gets me.

basically if they both had to have a go-to best friend aside from ruffnut and astrid, or belch and toothless, they wouldn’t hesitate to say each other.

i mean guys, come on, if hiccup let tuff call him ‘hiccy,’ then you know they’re bros.

[spacerockfloater]

Alicent and Criston have every right to be together.

I’ve read a lot of posts regarding their non-existent hypocrisy and I’d like to clear some things up.

First and foremost, stop using Alicent’s “Where is duty, where is sacrifice?” line against her or Nyra’s outrageous “Exhausting, wasn’t it?” speech because you think you’re eating when you’re, in fact, starving. Alicent has done her duty and sacrificed herself. It’s the only thing she’s been doing for the past 20 years. She gave the man she was forced to marry four children and she took care of him despite all the shit he put her through. She has lived all her life based on her principles and now her husband is gone. She mourned him, she buried him, it’s been more than 10 days since his death (confirmed that E1 S2 takes place 10 days after Lucerys’ death) and she is finally fucking free. She deserves a sliver of comfort. Alicent is the only one in this series that’s been faithful and dutiful to a T, yet look where that got her. If someone has the right to break the law a little bit, it’s definitely her.

That being said, I don’t know when it was decided that Alicent is a pious saint that can do no wrong, but I need to remind y’all that following a religion does not magically prevent you from sinning. Is she committing fornication? Obviously. However, you are all under this impression that this is hypocritical on her behalf because she berated Rhaenyra for it when they were younger, without considering that her anger was justified for a myriad of other reasons, such as (but not limited to): 1) the fact that Rhaenyra’s freedom to marry whomever she pleased was a privilege granted to her thanks to Alicent’s efforts, who supported her even if Rhaenyra hated her, yet her friend casually threw that away, 2) the fact that Rhaenyra lied to her by swearing on her morher’s grave and never even mentioned Criston, 3) the fact that Rhaenyra had the guts to call her “sister” while lying to her face, 4) the fact that her lies resulted in Otto getting fired since Rhaenyra misled Alicent so that she speaks to Viserys in favour of her friend and betraying her own father by siding against him (a decision she wouldn’t have made if she knew the truth), leaving her completely alone and friendless at court, even if he was right all along and finally 5) the fact that Rhaenyra is the most sought after bachelorette in the whole world and by having sex she undermines herself (Rhaenyra knows this well, hence why she denies these accusations) and literally endangers herself, because had she been married to any other man but Laenor and had this man found out his wife and future queen is not a virgin, imagine the fucking horrors she could have been subjected to. Like, I hate to break it to you, but a 40-year-old widow, who’s had four kids and has completed her duty to the point where she is actually no longer needed and could leave the palace to go live the rest of her life in peace somewhere else and no one would notice her absence (literally though, she has birthed heirs, her husband is dead, her son is a grown adult king, her job is done there), having sex, is not the same as an 18-year-old princess and future heir in her prime, whose purity is linked to her worth, getting caught drunk in a brothel, hooking up with her uncle and losing her virginity to her guard, all in one night. Viserys himself was outraged. There’s lows and then there’s lows, y’all.

By the way, the crazy assumptions that Alicent has been cheating on Viserys with Criston for a while now need to stop. When Olivia Cooke said that they had filmed a messy sex scene with Fabien Frankel in a recent interview, she never said this was for S1 of HOTD. I don’t know where y’all got that from, but even if it was true, that scene has been scrapped so it is not canon. And don’t make me laugh about Daeron, a dragon rider who canonically has Valyrian features, potentially having brown hair. You’re all so blinded by your hatred for Alicent that you want her to be a lying hypocrite in order to make yourselves feel better about Rhaenyra’s mishaps, that you don’t get that the whole point of her and Criston getting physical is that she is a tortured woman who is finally able to break free, not that she has been a hypocrite all along. You’re heavily misunderstanding her arc.

Finally, when it comes to my good man Criston, y’all have lost it completely. No, Alicent is not raping him, unless he tells her to stop and she closes the door behind her like Rhaenyra did that is. No, Criston did not lie about how important his honour is to him. There’s a whole article on how Clare Kilner, the director of E4 S1, decided that Cole removing his armour slowly was necessary because it symbolises his inner conflict and uncertainty over breaking his vow: should he soil his cloak for the sake of the woman he loves? And he does soil it, because he thinks she loves him back. But that honourable man dies the day Rhaenyra tells him that he’ll never be anything more than a side piece to her. This man stops giving a flying fuck about his honour, oath, position and life. He is trying to kill himself. And you know what stops him? Alicent. Alicent is the only thing between him and death, the only person to show him kindness and understanding, to pull him up from the lowest point in his life. I don’t think you heard Alicent in E7 S1: “No, you’re sworn to me!”. Y’all. His life is hers. He doesn’t care about Rhaenyra, his job, Viserys, anyone else at this point. Only Alicent exists in his mind, Fabien himself has said time and time again that his loyalty to her is unwavering. He only exists for Alicent’s sake. He’s who you wish Daemon was. Crying that “Criston is a bad knight and a liar because he broke his chastity oath yet again!” is so pointless because that knight has been dead since Rhaenyra’s marriage to Laenor. What does an oath mean when you find out the people you swore it to have betrayed you? Why should he keep his promise to the people who abused him?

[lovedreamer11]

Let's clear things up once and for all. The real canon is the books written by GRRM. George may have sold his soul to HBO, but HOTD is still nothing more than poorly written by Ryan and Sara fanfiction. The events that take place in the show are not truly canon. This is more like a filmed AU fanfic.

The real canon is:

Viserys loved Alicent.

Alicent and Rhaenyra were not friends.

Alicent was eighteen years old when she married Viserys. Viserys was not yet thirty at the time.

Helaena is not a dreamer.

Aegon the Usurper is not a depressed boy who was disliked by his parents.

Mysaria and Daemon had a child together who died before he was born.

Criston did not have sex with Rhaenyra or Alicent.

Laena was twenty-two years old when she married Daemon.

In order to become a dragon rider you need to have Valyrian blood in your veins.

Whether Daemon cheated on Rhaenyra or not, he never tried to usurp her or scheme behind her back.

Killing Luke and killing Jaehaerys were not misunderstandings or accidents.

When the war began, the people of the Riverlands immediately supported Rhaenyra, except for the Tully and Brackens. But the Tully were initially neutral, and then supported Rhaenyra, and the Brackens were looking for a reason to fight the Blackwoods.

Corlys eldest illegitimate son is Addam, not Alyn.

Vaemond is Corlys nephew, not his brother.

Rhaena Targaryen's dragon is the Morning, not the Sheepstealer.

Alys charms had no effect on Daemon.

Rhaenys Targaryen has black hair. Rhaenys was not present at the coronation of the Usurper, and she was the one who proposed to attack the capital with all the dragons that the Blacks have.

Daemon really killed Laenor.

After his wedding to Rhaenyra, Laenor lived almost all time in Driftmark.

Daenerys's dragon eggs were laid by Dreamfire, not Syrax.

The marriage of Laenor and Rhaenyra lasted six years, and Rhaenyra and Daemon ten years.

Daemon didn't kill Rhea.

Rhaenyra was never cheated on Daemon.

And as a special aside, Jaehaera Targaryen died before she was ten years old. She and Aegon III have no children together. And Daenerys Targaryen is not a descendant of Aegon III, but his younger brother Viserys II. I'm writing this because at least forty green fans of the show wrote to me who were smart enough to Google that the war would end with the marriage of Aegon and Jaehaera, but not smart enough to Google what would happen after.

[gay-dorito-dust]

Cannibal hiding reader with his tail Reminds me of HTTYD Second film with Toothles moves his tail to protect Hiccup, such a cutie!! And he is like a overprotective dog but also a cat tbh.

He totally can see the not pure intentions towards him and reader!! In my opinion i believe he would not engage in the war unless Reader asks him too and even at that Point he would do the minum and make sure to protect reader.

No one matters, just reader!!

Cannibal doesn’t care if anyone’s else dies in the war, he just wants him and reader to be left alone but knows that nearly impossible, so he’ll keep reader at a safe distance from those who want to use them as an asset for war.

He’s not about that life. He’s finally found his rider and he be damned if the realm plunged them into war for a -in his mind- selfish, entitled, narcissistic, vile house known as house Targaryen.

Also I like the idea that cannibal hates anyone who’s from any house that is a direct descent from those of Old Valyria, he doesn’t want anything to do with those incest dragon fuckers. He wants a normal rider.

And even if the realm forced Cannbial to partake in the war, he’d only protect reader like you said, he doesn’t care if Rhaenyra or Aegon dies cuz as long as reader is alive and well, he’s a happy dragon.

Also god forbid anyone hurts reader, may the old gods and the new have mercy on their soul.

[teleit]

The way TB stans talk about Syrax and Rhaenyra is worthy of a page on the TV tropes. Because it borders on animal abuse, but somehow she's considered the Mother of Dragons 0.5???

The way Rhaenyra treated Syrax suppressed her predatory instincts and led to a sad but expected fate. A dragon that refuses to hunt on its own, only flies in good weather, wears a cute collar, and completely incapable of living on its own? That's a dead dragon. It's expired like a store-bought blueberry, that start molding the second you put it in the fridge.

It's like those ungodly fat cats on TikTok who roll around their apartment from bowl to litter box while their owners film them giggling and the comments are full of "OH LAWD HE COMIN". Yeah, the silly cat eats 24/7 and happy about it, but his joints and heart are about to give out, and his existence is limited by the floor, because only a bodybuilder can lift him onto the couch.

It's like that Reddit post with the girl who talked about how snakes are actually loving and sociable, because her dead pet snuggled up to her all the time, until someone responded that the snake wasn't showing affection, but was simply trying to keep warm, and died early because op froze her pet to death. Snakes are just not the type of animals that you can carry around in your pocket like monkey noodles, no matter how much you want to.

So Syrax's death was predictable. If it were not for her missing survival instincts, because of which she went down to the rioting crowd, attracted by the smell of blood, she would have died later, because the fugitive queen would not have been able to buy her favorite goat meat, and Syrax lacked the hunting instinct. Or this mighty dragoness would have died from the teeth of the half-dead Sunfire upon arrival at Dragonstone, because her fighting instincts had also atrophied.

Dragons are a reflection of their riders. And Syrax was not a warrior, no matter how much you wanted the opposite.

[dragonsbluee]

I'm trying to count how many times Hiccup is captured/kidnapped throughout both series, the movies and the short films, so here's my criteria:

Any time he is unwillingly moved from one location to another by a dragon, viking or other character.

This includes any dragons picking him up and flying off somewhere, even if he is okay with it later.

This does not include when Toothless/his friends drag him off to show him something.

Any situation that prompted the dragon riders to rescue him.

Any plans that involved him giving himself up or joining up with a villain/antagonist.

This does not include the time he and Dagur were trapped on that island together.

Any time he is tied up and led somewhere or locked up/held in place with a guard.

Here is the list of situations I have compiled in (hopefully) chronological order:

HTTYD

Congratulations, no captures or kidnappings.

GIFT OF THE NIGHT FURY

When Meatlug (accidentally) brings Hiccup along to the Rookery.

RIDERS OF BERK

S1E6 - Hiccup gets taken to Dragon Island.

S1E16 - Hiccup is captured by the Outcasts on their island.

S1E19 - Alvin Captures Hiccup and Toothless at the "Isle of Night".

DEFENDERS OF BERK

S1E20 - Hiccup gives himself up to Dagur as part of his plan with Alvin.

RACE TO THE EDGE

S1E1 - the Dragon Riders get captured by Daugr on a hunter ship.

S1E7 -The twins put him in prison (this one's just here because I think it's funny).

S2E6 - The Dragon Hunters capture him.

S2E11 - The Dragon Riders get captured trying to save the Skrill.

S3E1 - Hiccup is captured by Dragon Hunters while trapped on an island with Dagur.

S3E8 - Hiccup and Toothless get caught in a Dragon Hunter Trap and are kidnapped and forced to participate in dragon fights.

S3E12 - Viggo captures all the Dragon Riders at the auction.

S3E13 - The Defenders of the Wing capture the Dragon Riders.

S4E3 - First Hiccup is caught by Amos and Berthel.

S4E3 - Then he's caught by Savage.

S4E3 - Then Krogan gets him after Throk saves him.

S4E3 - Ryker captures him for the tiniest bit right before the riders arrive.

S4E10 - Hiccup is caught with Ruffnut when he tries to rescue her from Viggo's trap. Unlike the other traps, he needs the other dragon riders to rescue them.

S5E2 - The Sandbuster captures Hiccup and Snotlout.

S6E8 - Viggo hands Hiccup over to Krogan as part of their plan.

HTTYD 2

Valka kidnaps Hiccup and Toothless.

HTTYD 3

Grimmel captures the dragon riders.

HOMECOMING

Once again, no captures of kidnappings

Up For Debate:

There are a few situations which technically fit the criteria, but I'm not sure if they fit considering the context of the show:

S5E5 - the riders are stuck on Vanaheim, guarded by the Sentinels. (Rtte)

S1E3 - This is a technicality, but when Hiccup joins up with Dagur to keep him away from the other dragons. (Dob)

EDIT: I forgot that even though my criteria says that the time Dagur and Hiccup are trapped on that island together (S3E1 of RTTE) doesn't count, because he is joining up with an (at the time) antagonist, there is a moment when Hiccup is captured by Dragon Hunters near the end of the episode.

After careful discussion (aka me ranting at my roommate) S4E10 of RTTE is also moving from "up for debate" to the official list. These changes are reflected above.

This brings our official count to 22 captures/kidnappings!

Honestly, the hardest part about this was finding the distinction between being captured or being trapped and what I wanted to count. When Hiccup isn't captured, he spends a lot of time in traps.

[very-straight-blog]

In fact, if you forget all these jokes about bilingual Sunfyre, this whole situation once again shows how incompetent the screenwriters are. They literally don't understand how the world they're filming the show about works, what the rules there are. They tell us that the rider doesn't know Valyrian, but then the dragon shouldn't obey him. However, Sunfyre is a very obedient boy, and what does that mean then? Either he has such a strong connection with Aegon that he understands him without words, or Aegon taught him English. Both options show Aegon as cool, and like what??? The creators of HOTD aren't serious people.