celebrate a world filled with magic

Aww Toothless! 😂💚

baby baby baby ooooh like baby baby baby noooo like baby baby baby

Uncut scene from Httyd 3

I think this is the reason why Snotlout started admiring Valka

All of this belongs to the Httyd crew and Dreamworks

Toothless🌟

and light fury version

Been meaning to draw Toothless for a while. such an iconic dragon design

the chief of berk and her husband, the very official serious first of his kind dragon ambassador (the twins came up with the title)

aka the only epilogue to this franchise i’m here for

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (2019) dir. Dean DeBlois

Inktober 2019. Day 5. “Build”.

Building a New Berk.

joking but i kind of wish there was a scene about the aftermath of dragons disappearing, where like the remaining warlords show up at New Berk pissed off like “What the fuck?? Where are they?!?!!?” and Hiccup’s like “I literally don’t know what you’re talking about, we NEVER had dragons” while pregnant Astrid stands behind him, giving them all the middle finger

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Anyone who says THW Toothless’s characterization, or lack thereof, is based in anything we’ve ever been shown prior is kidding themselves. Toothless in httyd 1 and 2 was snarky as hell.

Bonus: What it’s come to.

You know, I hate this. I really do hate this.

In HTTYD2 it was glaringly obvious that Toothless had become more domesticated since we saw him in the first movie. He lost more of his wild, mysterious aura, but cushioned the loss with personality. He was snarky. He was aggravated. He ran around through snow and struggled to fit between rocks. Growled at dragons when they got in his personal bubble and tried to befriend Cloudjumper by using his wing as a hat.

And yes, those moments were silly. They were so silly. But the difference between them was that they still felt natural. It felt like Toothless. Because even after spending the first movie as this mysterious dragon that could have killed Hiccup with one plasma blast, we saw him do this.

And this.

And this.

All very silly moments, yes. But the point is: they had a purpose. It wasn’t just Dreamworks going “Hey, let’s just have him keep his tongue out all the time.” or “Let’s have him jump around and slobber excessively.” They were little sporadic moments of cute dragon antics to show that dragons weren’t always the big, scary murderous beasts they were thought to be. If you got to know them you could witness them acting like cats and bats and dogs. If they really wanted to they could wag their tails, go fetch sticks or learn to smile like you. They’d learn to give you kisses to annoy you or cheer you up and they could bumble around your house on a path of destruction because they don’t know their own size, just like a lap dog. Even a Night Fury was not above this.

But then we look at Toothless in the 3rd movie, and everything falls apart. Eyes always dilated. Scales so shiny that they look like bubble wrap. Tongue constantly out. He won’t stop jumping around. They couldn’t even make him a good alpha. All that characterization? Gone. He’s no longer an interesting creature. He’s no longer a long-feared dragon that will love humans and throw down for them because of said love. He’s just a slobbery oversized dog. Walking slowly towards enemies and licking walls.

This is a really good analysis and I 100% agree with it. I also hate how they changed his design as well; he goes from having subtle markings reminiscent of leopard spots, to his scales being plain black and, as you said, far too shiny. It feels like his design reflects his character - mysterious in the first, tamer in the second, and plastic in the third. Yes, THW Toothless has a plastic personality.  Just like his oh so wild ‘graceful’ and ‘feminine’ girlfriend, how about that? 

Small, kinda really basic Ruff portrait

Toothless + puppy eyes.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: Stoic + Valka + moments

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