User blog comment:Megadracosaurus/STOP HATING STOICK!!!/@comment-25273047-20140927155007/@comment-25273047-20140927194608

Well that's what you get when a lot of the audience are younger, as much as it's clear Stoick himself is a great man, it's often overshadowed for them by the movie focusing on Hiccup's inperfections to please his father. So yes, it's just as much Hiccup's fault as it is Stoick's, he never really gave him a reason or hope that he would be able to become chief.

Though personally, if I was in Stoick's position, I don't know if I'd be as angry for what Hiccup did in the ring. I know you could say he wanted him safe, but judging by the fact that the Monstrous Nightmare didn't strive to kill him at all before the clang; I would've watched in astonishment. Especially when Toothless comes in, a Night Fury of all things, and doesn't attack Hiccup or Astrid. But Stoick isn't me so... :P