User blog:Megadracosaurus/Are Night Furries overrated?

Hi guys!

After I asked if I was the only one who liked Heather, I decided to ask something else: Are Night Furries overrated and overused?

Now, before the crazy Toothless fans go crazy, I do not hate Toothless or Night Furries in general. Heck, I love Toothless! He isn't my favorite character, and Night Furries are not my favorite species (SKRILLS FOR THE WIN!), but it does annoy me how overrated, overused and overpowered, in case of some FanFics, Night Furries are.

Let me explain the overrated part first. Well, a friend of mine described the Night Fury as a Spec Ops Dragon. Fast, sneaky, strong and silent. I agree. But many fans portray the Night Fury as the 'Ultimate Dragon'. This annoys me because, Toothless isn't the most powerfull Dragon ever. Think about it. Most of the battles he won, are because Hiccup made a plan (Like with the Red Death), or he used his speed and intilligentce, like Torch's mother. Though I agree Night Furries are very powerfull, especially for a Dragon their size, I think that other species like Nightmares, Skrills and Thunderdrums are psychialy much stronger. And That the Other species deserve attention to.

Now, let's go to overused. When was the last time you read a HTTYD-FanFiction where an OC did not have a Night Fury? The majority of the OCs in the Fandom do. This annoys me greatly. Toothless is a Night Fury, one of the rarest of all species. He is Supposed to be Unique. Then Why are there Night Furries (Or Day/Water/Star/Ice/Snow Furries) everywhere?

It also annoys me because, what I like about HTTTYD, is the variaty of Dragon species. There are many species, each with their own Powers, weaknesses, strenght, habitat, personality etc. It annoys me because everyone has a Night Fury, and totally ignores the other species. When was the last time you read a story where the main OC had a Nadder, a Gronckle, a Nightmare or Thunderdrum? In one story, even everyone had a Night Fury! I can only think of five stories where the OC did not have a Night Fury. The five species, by the way, are a Deadly Nadder, Scauldron, Changewing, Timberjack and Monstrous Nightmare. So, Yeah, it annoys me that all the other awesome species are totally ignored.

Now, before someone gets the idea to flame the heck out of me, Remember: This is my opinion. You don't have to Agree with me. And this has nothing to do with Night Furries not being my favorite species. This is about recodnising flaws in a Dragon. I love Skrills, Monstrous Nightmares, Speed Stingers and Whispering Deaths, but I can still see their flaws. And it annoys me some Night Fury fans can't see the flaws of the Night Fury. I look forward for arguments and perhaps a friendly discussion.

Megadracosaurus (talk) 08:54, July 2, 2014 (UTC)