Talk:How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World/@comment-35966002-20180625135721/@comment-34260863-20180627194356

The 'bittersweet ending' bit to me is the biggest indicator that Toothless isn't going to die. There would be nothing sweet at all about the most beloved dragon in the franchise being killed off! My guess is that the film will tug at the heartstrings in a different way.

That isn't to say the film won't have death in it, though. After the second one, I certainly wouldn't rule it out.

On the subject of that beard scene in the trailer, though, it IS a strange thing to put in, indeed. Almost like a misleading sort of thing. Maybe it's in toward the end of the film, showing what Hiccup wishes could be, but can't. Doesn't mean Toothless is dead by that point, but just not with Hiccup anymore.