User blog comment:Toothless99/Things I noticed/@comment-5420263-20120817222613

1) a) Astrid's blonde bangs made her different than any other.

b) It's heavy - Astrid is a nimble and light fighter, she's fast but not not strong (CF Axe in shield scene)

c) someone else said 'It's a way for her to be similar to Hiccup' BUT her head band makes her even more different. Separates her from Ruffnut also.

d) She's really cute without one.

2) 'Go After', in the ring is not after (loose in the village), it's not a fair fight, the dragon has no room to really fight back. To show you can fight something and to do it in the ring, get the toughest one. Being able to kill a Monstrous Nightmare in the ring isn't hard, just the hardest.(except the Night Fury, but till then ....)

3) as has been said, the sound (early scene with toothless dive bombing the catapault) is like a high pitched jet/engine whine (when really cranked to 40/50,000 rpm.) The blast from his breath is far more lightning and has a purple haze (Jimi?)

4) No - but it's like the Bill Cosby joke "Say, what's your name son?" "Oh I'm Dangit." "really? What's your brother's name?" "Oh, he's Jesus Christ." "WHAT????" "Sure Dad's always yelling at me 'Dangit, why would you do that?'" and "Jesus Christ, what were you thinking?"

It is rather funny they take the time to add 'get down!' I'd figure it'd be safer just to say 'NIGHT!', when an attack is going on; everyone knows the context and it's quicker/safer than "Night Fury, Get Down!"

5) Because the book's about the boys (and Cami), not sex or the reproduction of the tribe. The idea of an all female tribe is just for contrast.