User blog comment:Dual Energon/What I think makes HTTYD 2 the supremely better movie./@comment-24018437-20151113155518/@comment-24990845-20151114080938

The part that you said about a war with other wild animals is easy. The dragons were intelligent, and the Vikings knew that. Sharks, lions, crocs don't kill us unless we go to their place, or provoke them. If the Vikings went to the dragon's nest, I mean the dragons wouldn't really attack because they were forced to attack Berk, only the Red Death would, which is what did happen. Okay, Dragon Mountain or whatever holds the Bewilderbeast and all the dragons, if the Vikings attack that, the peaceful dragons would have fought back. So that's not a question.

Stoick's behavior to call Hiccup not his son is abusive, maybe even for Viking standards, but it is certaintly understandable. I also love how Stoick stops before he goes out, but moves on.