there are SO MANY similarities between The Empyrean Series and How To Train Your Dragon
***IRON FLAME SPOILERS AHEAD***
- Both Violet and Hiccup are seen as weaker because of their poor physical abilities and strength, even though they are BRILLIANT
- Both have one “dead” parent, and the other is the Chief/Commander of the place they call home
- Both Lilith and Stoick don’t realize how actually incredible their child is and are constantly disappointed in them because they don’t follow their steps (giving them both major mommy/daddy issues)
- Hiccup and Violent bond very powerful, deadly and legendary black dragons
- Violet sees herself in Andarna, which is why she decides to protect her and Hiccup sees himself in Toothless, which is why he sets him free
- Major characters who are thought to be dead (Valka and Brennan), happen to be very much alive and leading a rebellious life against what they were told was the truth their entire lives
- Hiccup becomes the first ever dragon rider in Berk and Violet is the first know human to bond two dragons
- Hiccup builds himsef a saddle to be able to ride Toothless and Xaden has one made for Violet so she can ride Tairn
- Toothless can summon lightning and camouflage himself, Violet can weild lightning and Andarna can camouflage herself.
- Both Stoick and Lilith sacrifice themselves trying to save their child in the middle of a battle
- Dragons in both worlds have a place where no humans are allowed and they also have an established leadership system
- Enemies to lovers story (kind of) where they become an unstoppable power couple who work amazing together in battle
- Astrid and Xaden (love interests) are both strong, top of their class and amazing fighters
- Character who rides a dragon looses his leg
- Both religious systems have multiple deities and characters use the exclamation “Gods!” a lot
Those are the ones I can think of right now but I’m sure there’s a lot more.