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New TV commercial! :D The Furies practice some parenting XD

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Hiccstrid ❤

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Analyzing Hiccup’s map in HTTYD: The Hidden World

I was just admiring the details in The Hidden World, and I couldn’t help but notice one thing that made me squee with joy. 

The map that Hiccup uses in the film is the exact one used for Race to the Edge when it first came out. Below are close-up snippets of the map seen in THW, and I was able to spot many familiar locations introduced across the Dreamworks Dragons franchise.  

Long post so putting under a cut below. 

Snippet #1

Dragon Island - first seen in HTTYD

Thor Rock Island, Sunstone Island and Cresent Island - first seen in the Defenders of Berk episode “Appetite for Destruction”

Wingmaiden Island - first seen in the Race to the Edge episode “Snotlout’s Angels”

Snippet #2

Outcast Island - first seen in the Riders of Berk episode “Alvin and the Outcasts”

Screaming Death Island - first seen in the RTTE episode “Night of the Hunters, Part 1″ 

Ship Graveyard -  first seen in the RTTE episode “Dragon Eye of the Beholder, Part 1", and where Hiccup first found the Dragon Eye.  

Valka’s Mountain - first seen in HTTYD2. The reason why this looks upside down in the film (from the actual full map) could be due to that part of the map being folded. 

Snippet #3

Storehouse Island -  first seen in the RTTE episode “Turn and Burn” 

The Rookery - first seen in Gift of the Night Fury

Snippet #4

Dragonvine Island - first seen in the graphic novel Dragonvine

Snippet #5

Iron Isle -  first seen in the RTTE episode “Snotlout Gets the Axe” 

Sleipnir Island -  first seen in the RTTE episode “Midnight Scrum”

Melody Island -  first seen in the RTTE episode “Imperfect Harmony”

Breakneck Bog -  first seen in the ROB episode “Breakneck Bog”

And finally: 

We got to see a full view of this map in this scene below. 

When I rotated the map to it’s correct position, I can see that all sections are now unfolded. 

And despite the weird angle, it overall matches the map released for RTTE (as below), which you can access in full resolution on the Dreamworks TV website. 

In addition, I was able to pinpoint the major locations in the map as marked below. 

I am so happy that Dreamworks has included this map in THW as an Easter Egg for us hardcore fans of the franchise, especially of the TV series where many of these locations mentioned above had appeared. In addition, this is not just a nice reference to the other parts of the franchise, but to me this further reinforces that all instalments (except the games like School of Dragons and Rise of Berk) are set in the same continuity and universe. 

Overall these are the locations I was able to spot so far when the map was shown in close-up scenes in The Hidden World, but if you have spotted any other locations not mentioned above, please let me know and I will update this post accordingly. 

Bonus: 

As seen in the RTTE episode “A Grim Retreat”, Hiccup has already started working on his map. 

Here are some interesting things I have observed based on this screenshot above: 

Most of the maps of the west side of the archipelago are missing, which makes sense as Hiccup and the gang had not yet ventured into those parts until possibly after HTTYD2. 

Valka’s Mountain is also missing, since Hiccup hasn’t been reunited with his mother at that time. 

Itchy Armpit is missing as well, as Hiccup and Toothless will not discover that place until HTTYD2. 

Dragon Island and the nearby islands like Thor Rock, Cresent Island and Sunstone Island are seen. This is because those islands were prominently featured in Defenders of Berk, which is set before RTTE. 

The Rookery (which made it’s first appearance in Gift of the Night Fury) is present. This is consistent with the timeline of GOTNF taking place after the events of HTTYD but way before RTTE, where the dragons departed to for their mating season. As Hiccup had already been to that place, it makes sense that he would already include it into the map by the time he was working on it in RTTE. 

Storehouse Island can also be seen near The Rockery, as this location first appeared in the episode right before this one (where this screenshot is from). 

Despite the limited budget for RTTE, I am pleased that they actually took into consideration for what they should and should not show in the map in that episode to match the overall continuity of the franchise. Much appreciation to Dreamworks for doing that! 

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New TV spot in better quality!

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MY FURY BABIES KISS. ❤

I'M DEAD. ❤❤❤

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Yet another brief TV spot... But my Furies rock! 💙💚

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My fellow HTTYD fans from Australia, YOU'RE SO LUCKY!

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The Furies were snuggling... 💙💚

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Finally this spot! I couldn’t wait to give a look at my fierce Light Babe.

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Same new ad, the quality is slightly better and it features John’s soundtrack excerpt ;)

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So Grimmel was riding a muzzled Light Fury before Hiccup kicked him off.

This movie is REALLY gonna kill us all in the most brutal fashion.

Sorry for the quality, hope someone uploads a better quality video!

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I didn’t need my heart anyway 😭💔

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OMG OMG OMG THIS. IS. EPIC. ❤💔❤