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Based [[In Name Only|very loosely]] on a series of books for younger readers, '''''How To Train Your Dragon''''' is a 3D [[Dreamworks Animation]] picture released in 2010, directed by [[Lilo and Stitch (Disney film)|Chris Sanders and DeBlois]]. Its protagonist, Hiccup, is a young Viking who lives on the island of Berk, where men are tough, women are tougher, and dragons are evil, destructive, livestock-pillaging pests that must be destroyed on sight. Hiccup just wants to prove his worth - particularly to his father Stoick, the Viking chief - but Hiccup is gawky and brainy in a society that entirely values brawn.
Then one night, during a raid, Hiccup manages to bring down the most elusive, feared dragon of all: a [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Night Fury]]. Of course, nobody believes him (no one's ever seen one, much less injured it), so Hiccup has to go alone to find the creature so he can kill it and prove his worth - only when he ''does'' find it, all he can see is a wounded, frightened animal. So begins a [[A Boy and His X|clandestine friendship]] between two sworn enemies, as Hiccup nurses Toothless back to health and becomes the first Viking ever to ride a dragon.
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It was later followed up with a short special episode, called ''The Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon''. Gobber, Hiccup and the other Viking teens head out to hunt down a supposed renegade dragon called the Boneknapper, a dragon that [[Skeletons in the Coat Closet|wears bones as armor]]. An additional pair of shorts, ''Gift of the Night Fury'' and ''Book of Dragons'', are being bundled together, presumably acting as a [[Christmas Special]].
Jeffery Katzenberg [https://web.archive.org/web/20100503013404/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if6cb56a5cc3a087d944e002ef7e6d227 announced] that this is Dreamworks' new franchise, apparently now dubbed with the more flexible title, ''Dragons''. [[Cash Cow Franchise|Future ventures in the franchise]] include a TV series on [[Cartoon Network]] slated for 2012. A live touring show, ''How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular'' is currently on tour and an online computer simulation in development for an as-of-yet unknown time.
A sequel film, ''[[How to Train Your Dragon 2]]'', was released in summer 2014 and has been revealed to be the middle of a trilogy; the final installment, ''[[How to Train Your Dragon 3]]'', is slated for
For the book series, go [[How to Train Your Dragon (novel)|here]].
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* [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene]]: Hiccup and Astrid's conversation about why Hiccup didn't kill Toothless when he had the chance, allowing Hiccup to realize how strong he really is.
{{quote|'''Hiccup:''' Three hundred years and I'm the first Viking who {{spoiler|wouldn't kill a dragon.}}
'''Astrid:''' ...First to {{spoiler|ride one}}, though. }}
* [[Action Girl]]: Astrid and Ruffnut.
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: In the books, Toothless is essentially what the Terrible Terrors are in this film: an annoying, common pest. Here, he's part of a new species that's nicknamed "the unholy offspring of Lightning and Death." He lives up to that, to be sure.
* [[Adaptational Personality Adjustment]]: This pretty much goes for any major character when making comparisons to the original source material:
** Book Hiccup is a quiet, bookish dragon nerd kid that only snarks occasionally, while book Fishlegs spends his time snarking at the stupidity of the adults around them that are in charge of their lives. The film and franchise reverse their personalities where movie Fishlegs is the bookish dragon nerd kid and Hiccup is the [[Deadpan Snarker]].
** Book Toothless was a bratty housecat with wings. He spends most of his screen-time refusing to obey Hiccup, coercing fish and treats from him. Movie Toothless is more akin to a panther, and closer to Hiccup's riding dragon Windwalker as well as his elder companion The Wodensfang {{spoiler|who belonged to Hiccup I}}; he is a deadly predator that never misses, but also willing to train Hiccup as much as Hiccup trains him.
** Stoick the Vast is chief in both versions, but book Stoick is more [[Dumb Muscle]] defined by the fact that his winning virtues are love for his son and loyalty to his people. Movie Stoick has those virtues, but is a lot more harried with Hiccup hitting puberty and causing trouble during raids. Anyone would get grey hair having to pull their teenage son regularly out of dragonfire range. ''The Hidden World'' in a flashback shows part of it is {{spoiler|he's mourning his wife Valka, whom dragons took away in a raid}}.
* [[Adaptational Weakling]]: In the [[How to Train Your Dragon (novel)|''How to Train Your Dragon'' novels]], Snotface Snotlout is [[The Ace]] and top of the Hooligans' class, as well as Gobber's favorite student. He's a big jerk and a bully to his cousin Hiccup as a result, who {{spoiler|eventually betrays Hiccup and the tribe multiple times}}. During ''How to Train Your Dragon's three movies, in contrast, Snotlout is probably the worst student of the Dragon Trainers excluding Hiccup before the latter starts excelling; he's full of braggadocio but can't aim, as a laughing Stormfly noted when he missed hitting her with a mace, and spends more time flirting with the ladies than focused on fighting. Even the twins are relatively better, as it's shown they figured out Stormfly's blind spot and hid it in while arguing. The first TV series showed that he does make up for it with hand-to-hand combat, which he uses to save Hiccup.
* [[Adorkable]]: There's been plenty of fan gushing at how cute the geeky Hiccup is. This should really be expected when he's voiced by [[Jay Baruchel]].
* [[Adult Fear]]: {{spoiler|Stoick believing his son was dead after the fight with the Green Death}}. And
* [[Aerith and Bob]]:
** Most of the Vikings have strange names, except Astrid, which is a real Viking name.
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: The Green Death's name, Hiccup's full name.
* [[Alternative Foreign Theme Song]]: The Japanese version uses a J-pop song called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8k35k5OgTo "Emerald"] written by Becky♪♯.
* [[Amazon Admirer]]: The animated franchise has both Hiccup and Snotlout crushing on Astrid, the best warrior in their age group. Astrid knows how to toss an ax, wield a hammer, and douse a fire. She'll punch Snotlout if he flirts with her, and casually shuts down Hiccup when he attempts to spend time with her. {{spoiler|While she later returns Hiccup's feelings, she's annoyed in the TV show when Snotlout won't take the hint}}.
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Hiccup. For no clearly defined reason.
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: All over the place with both Dragon Training and Hiccup first trying to fly with
** Also the running theme of the tie-in shorts, particularly [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnVwp5T9jKU& the] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm0yNMtCV4E Olympics] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ti0jRSeRg shorts] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZapnEiKdEu8 Dragon] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZpgqsIrEbw Training] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aNxELQVZ_Y Lesson] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uizSzFooXME teasers.]
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* [[Colossus Climb]]: {{spoiler|Variant: Snoutlout, after falling off his mount and landing on the Green Death, switches to these tactics.}}
* [[Coming of Age Story]]: The focus of which is Hiccup.
* [[
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The Vikings vs. {{spoiler|the Green Death. It had wiped out their rides home, their heavy weapons and was well on the way to wiping them all out as well -- cue Stoick's and Gobber's plan for a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] -- when the newly minted [[Dragon Rider|Dragonriders of Berk]] arrive and manage to take the fight to the monster.}}
* [[Curious as a Monkey]]: According to the "Book of Dragons", the Change-wing dragon often used its camouflage abilities to watch others and mimic their behavior.
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* [[Dragons Are Dinosaurs]]: The {{spoiler|Green Death}} looks like an unholy cross between a turtle, an ankylosaurus and a ''T. rex'', and is as big as Godzilla. ''And it can fly.'' That particular winged beastie really gives the feel of a {{spoiler|leftover ancient primordial dragon. Or maybe even a leftover dragon deity.}}
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Gronckles may be stubborn and lazy, but they're as temperamental and direct as an angry rhino.
* [[Everyone Is Right
** Not to mention, it is also an allusion to the book where Hiccup is also left-handed.
* [[Everything Makes a Mushroom]]: The impact of {{spoiler|the Green Death}} into the ground results in a large mushroom cloud, which {{spoiler|Hiccup and Toothless}} have to [[Outrun the Fireball|outrun]]. While dodging {{spoiler|the Green Death's spikes.}}
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* [[Jerkass]]: Astrid starts out like this, before warming up to {{spoiler|Hiccup and Toothless.}}
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Snotlout still. But he gets better!
* [[Jock Dad, Nerd Son]]: Part of the driving force of the plot is that Hiccup doesn't live up to his father's expectations, {{spoiler|and still saves the day with skill and smarts as opposed to brute force.}}
{{quote|'''Hiccup:''' ''[sarcastically imitating Stoick]'' Excuse me, barmaid! I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring! I ordered an extra-large boy with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side! This here, this is a talking fishbone!}}
* [[Large Ham]]: Tuffnut.
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* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Astrid and Hiccup
* [[Mass Hypnosis]]: Strongly suggested that {{spoiler|this is the mechanism that the Green Death dominates the dragons -- it sings an irresistible song to them. Even Toothless is not entirely immune. As the Green Death in the book is all about singing, this is a subtle [[Shout-Out]] to the original. When the singing '''[[Oh Crap|stops]]'''...}}
* [[Massive
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: All over the place. Sometimes crossing over into [[Ironic Echo]].
* [[Meaningful Name]]:
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{{quote|'''Stoick:''' [[Oh My Gods|Odin, help us...]]}}
** The Green Death itself gets one a few minutes later.
* [[Oh God, with the Verbing!]]:
{{quote|"And now the [[Everything's Better with Spinning|spinning.]] Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile."}}
* [[One Dialogue, Two Conversations]]: Stoick appears to have discovered Hiccup's friendship with Toothless and asks why his son has been keeping it a secret from him. Hiccup tries to apologize, Stoick says he's actually ''proud...'' and Hiccup then realizes that his dad is talking about Hiccup doing a good job in Dragon Training.
* [[Opposite Gender Protagonists]]: Hiccup and Astrid. Hiccup starts with a crush on Astrid, but his clumsy nature contrasts with Astrid's skills as a fierce warrior, leading to a gap between the two leads. The gap grows smaller and smaller as Hiccup finds and tames Toothless, a feared Night Fury. Astrid starts to see Hiccup's ways with dragons, and over the course of the trilogy, beginning with this film, they grow closer.
* [[Organ Autonomy]]: The two heads of a Hideous Zippleback are distinct and do not share each other's thoughts. If the heads start arguing, the dragon can stall out, leaving it completely vulnerable to attack.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: It's implied that there are dozens of dragon species, each with a different method of killing you that runs the gamut from sonic screeches (Thunderdrum) to spitting boiling water (Scauldron.) They have limited ammunition, and how much they have varies from species to species {{spoiler|(Except the Green Death, being the Ultimate Master Dragon[[Tradesnark™|™]], appears to have infinite ammo.)}} We only see seven species in the course of the movie, however: the Terrible Terror, Hideous Zippleback, Gronckle, Deadly Nadder, Monstrous Nightmare, and the Night Fury. {{spoiler|And then there's the (unnamed in the film) Green Death, the grandaddy of all dragons.}}
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* [[Recycled Soundtrack]]: "Battling the Green Death" features elements from "Dragon Battle," "Focus, Hiccup!" "Test Drive," and "The Downed Dragon" mixed into the song. Possibly a [[Boss Remix]].
** This pours over into a musical version of [[Meaningful Echo]] as the themes that are reused reflect parallels between when they were used. For example the falling section of "Test Drive" is used when Hiccup and Toothless have to catch someone out of midair.
* [[Recycled: the Series]]: [[Cartoon Network]] has acquired the rights to air a series based on the film in 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151020213627/http://blastmagazine.com/2010/10/12/cartoon-network-picks-up-rights-to-how-to-train-your-dragon-tv-series/ Apparently, the series will remain truthful to the original film and further explore the characters and locations made for it].
* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Hiccup.
* [[Redhead in Green]]: Stoick and Hiccup.
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Played straight by everyone's feelings towards dragons, ultimately subverted.
* [[The Reveal Prompts Romance]]: Astrid and Hiccup.▼
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: Toothless. And some of the smaller dragons. For... er... ''some'' viewers, this can fall into [[Cuteness Proximity]] and reduce them to sentences entirely consisting of the words "Awwww!" and "So cute!"
* [[RPG Mechanics Verse]]: Fishlegs spouts these.
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** Toothless looks a lot like [[Lilo and Stitch (Disney film)|Stitch]].
** Gobber talks about how trolls [[Lilo and Stitch (Disney film)|will steal everyone's left sock]].
** [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Three Words]]: [[Dungeons
** Tuffnut suddenly getting yanked into the [[Ominous Fog|fog]] by a then-hidden Hideous Zippleback was rather evocative of Stephen King's [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/ The Mist]. Promptly lampshaded when {{spoiler|Tuffnut runs back out of the fog, unharmed, yelling about how badly hurt he was.}}
** A double-[[Shout-Out]] to both the original book and ''[[Beowulf (film)|Beowulf]]'' occurred when Tuffnut called {{spoiler|The Green Death}} "Bride of Grendel". The young Vikings had to read ''Beowulf'' in the original book series.
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* [[Teleport Spam]]: Courtesy of cloud cover, fireballs, and super speed.
* [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]]: A minor detail, but one of the heads of the Zippleback has more noticeable red lips than the other, reminiscent of lipstick.
* [[Thigh-High Boots]]: Astrid qualifies for this trope, though it's tricky to tell what her [[Zettai Ryouiki]] she qualifies for, because her boots really ''cover'' her thigh.
▲* [[The Reveal Prompts Romance]]: Astrid and Hiccup.
* [[Tomboy]]: Astrid and Ruffnut. Possibly every other woman on Berk too, by our standards.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Tsundere]]: Astrid is a Type A but becomes more "deredere" as the plot progresses.
** Toothless also likes to switch among affectionate, aloof, and hostile at the drop of a hat.
* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Ruffnut and Tuffnut.
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: Everything about this film, from the trailers to the promotional artwork and even the ''title itself'' spoil the fact that they're going to be riding dragons. The film is essentially a [[How We Got Here]] plot for the viewer.
* [[Training
{{quote|'''Gobber:''' Today is about survival -- if you get blasted, you're dead!
'''Fishlegs:''' I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods! }}
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* [[The World Is Just Awesome]]: Toothless' flight scene. That is all.
* [[Wronski Feint]]: Used against {{spoiler|the Green Death, after shooting its wings full of holes so it can't pull up.}}
* [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]]: Astrid's essential point to Hiccup in the [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene]].
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: A Gronkle failed to bring anything more than a single tiny fish back to Dragon Island. {{spoiler|The Green Death turns the offering into a sacrifice.}}
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=== Tropes for the DVD short film ''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'': ===
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* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: {{spoiler|The baby dragons are ''adorable.''}}
* [[Say My Name]]: Three of the teens' dragons are named here: Fishlegs' Gronckle is Meatlug, Astrid's Nadder is Stormfly, and Snotlout's Monstrous Nightmare is Hookfang.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: The dvd cover gives away the {{spoiler|baby dragon reveal.}}
* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: The Vikings call it "Snoggletog."
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