Cloudjumper

Cloudjumper is a Stormcutter that appeared in the movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2. He is Valka's dragon and they share a very strong bond that Hiccup admires.

Appearance
All that is known is he has an owl mannerism and a second set of wings under his main set that can splay and become an 'X-wing'. His 'X-wing' beat up and down in sync and is probably used for extremely tight turns, maneuvers, and for fighting foes. He has a very muscular and sturdy build; mainly walking on 2 legs and his 2 bottom wings. The dragon's face has two long spines that branch off his nose and to the side with a "smashed" face, much like an owl's. On his back he has spikes that resemble the Skrill's. According to the website, the talons on his wings are dexterous enough to pick the lock on a dragon trap, yet sharp enough to destroy Drago's war machines. Cloudjumper has two scars on his facial spines. He also has tentacle-like spiked spines behind his 'eyebrows' which can swivel to become wider when he is curious or fold back when threatened or upset.

He is not a maximum-sized specimen of his race; 9.5m (31feet 3.25 inches) long, 14.6m (48feet) in wingspan, and weighs 2,500 pounds. Based on portraits seen in the films, however, he seems much larger than these measurements, possibly over 22-24m in length and 22m or more in wingspan.

His age is munch older then Toothless as he quite possible near 40yrs.

Origins
During a dragon raid, Cloudjumper broke into Valka and Stoick's house. Cloudjumper went to the cradle that held Hiccup, Valka's and Stoick's baby son. Valka first thought CloudJumper's intent was to hurt Hiccup, but instead was trying to soothe him by rocking him. Stoick, believing that he wanted to harm Hiccup and Valka, attacked CloudJumper. However, the house was coming down and Valka was blocked from her husband and child. Clouldjumper saved her from the fire but took her with him, leaving her husband and child wifeless and motherless.

For the next 20 years, Cloudjumper allowed Valka to ride him. Together, they helped save thousands of dragons from Drago Bludvist's trappers such as Eret, and brought them to safety at the Bewilderbeast's nest.

Meeting Hiccup
Atfer her attack and rescue on Eret and his men, Cloudjumper and Valka then found a Night Fury being ridden by a boy. Cloudjumper was able to overtake them and make them crash with the help of the one Dragons from the nest. They then brought the two of them to the Bewilderbeast's nest. Together, Cloudjumper and Valka showed Hiccup a few secrets about dragons. But Hiccup wanted to find Drago in hope that can change his mind about dragons. Later Stoick and Gobber arrived at the nest to rescue Hiccup and Toothless where he discovers that his wife is still alive. after her again, Stoick asked Valka to come home with him and Hiccup.

The Final Battle
When Drago Bludvist started his attack on the nest, Cloudjumper and Valka rallied the Bewilderbeast and the nest dragons and fought Drago Bludvist's forces with the help of her family and new friends. However, Drago summoned his own Bewilderbeast which killed hers. Cloudjumper and all the other dragons, except the Scuttleclaw babies were brought under it's control and Drago's. However, when Toothless broke free of it's control and challenged it, Cloudjumper and the other dragons joined him in defeating Drago and his bewilderbeast. Cloudjumper and the Other Dragons then bowed their heads in respect of Toothless as the new Good Alpha dragon. He now lives with Valka,Hiccup and Toothless on the Isle of Berk.

Personality
Cloudjumper is proud and dignified and as a result is not as playful as Toothless, but kind enough to scatter baby dragons away who trifle with Toothless. He is also sensible enough to support Valka in many occasions without clear communications which is due to his very strong bond with Valka. Cloudjumper's pride, large size and confidence leads him to believe that he is the top dragon in Valka's mountain, second only to the Bewilderbeast who is the true King. Though he is mostly serious, he knows how to have fun, such as pouring snow on Toothless.Cloudjumper may although that he look big and tough, but actually he is kind and gentle.

Valka
Cloudjumper broke into her house and took her away. Besides this,He has been her faithful dragon companion for the past 20 years. Because of this experience, they share a wordless shorthand while flying, and Cloudjumper can instinctively know when Valka wants him to attack or move. They share a strong bond that Hiccup admires and it would seem that they have a brother and sister relationship, must like Hiccup and Toothless have.

Valka's Bewilderbeast
Cloudjumper deeply respects the Bewilderbeast. He respectfully bows to the king. Possibly, the Stormcutter has also been served as an adjutant for long as Valka comments "he must have thought I belonged here", and this indicates that Cloudjumper has been under the Bewilderbeast's rule since in time prior to his and Valka's first encounter.

Toothless
Unlike Toothless, Cloudjmper is very serious, and usually grunts at the Night Fury. The two do become closer over time, and Cloudjumper became of a brother-like figure to the Night Fury. This can be seen from time to time like when Toothless tries to catch Cloudjumper's attention and as when Cloudjumper regurgitated some fish for him. Cloudjumper is also very noble and is a dragon of well‐balanced character as when Toothless becomes the new Alpha, the proud Stormcutter respectfully bows to him, a younger and newer dragon even though he has been serving in the Dragon Den.

Hiccup
Hiccup was actually the first member of the Haddock family Cloudjumper met. When he broke into their house, the large dragon approached Hiccup, who was just a baby at the time. When Cloudjumper rocked the cradle, he accidentally scratched Hiccup, resulting in the small scar on his chin. This encounter, along with watching his mother being taken away, could have led to Hiccup's childhood fear of dragons. Twenty years later, Cloudjumper appears to not recognize Hiccup, but does become close to him. like Stoick, Hiccup does not hold a grudge against him for taking his mother.

Stoick the Vast
Not much is known about this relationship. Stoick threw an axe at Cloudjumper when he thought he was threatening his family. The two appear not to hold any grudge against each other, knowing that he is Valka's husband and that Stoick wasn't trying to harm her.

Eret, Son of Eret
The relationship between Eret and Cloudjumper is unclear. However, Eret wheres a pin with a stormcutter face attatched to it and has a black tattoo on his chin which could be connected to the blue scales on Cloudjumpers face. This may have something to do with their past experiences.

Trivia

 * In some artwork, its teeth are shaped like pegs instead of menacingly sharpened.


 * In his concept art, he looked more like a red Skrill.


 * It's unknown why Cloudjumper was in the dragon raids that attacked Berk, as the dragons that were in them served the Red Death. Although, it is possible that Stormcutters used to attack Berk.


 * His name is a possible reference to the T-16 Skyhopper from Star Wars.


 * His "X-Wing" formation is a possible reference to the T-65 X-Wing Starfighter from Star Wars.


 * Cloudjumper is the only other dragon shown to have visible scars other than Toothless, showing on his horns.


 * Cloudjumper accidently cut Hiccup when he was a baby, resulting in Hiccup getting a scar.
 * Cloudjumper is one of the very few species of dragons, along with Toothless, who have peg teeth.

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