Board Thread:Staff Discussion/@comment-27901943-20190908135840/@comment-27901943-20190929150232

Sorry to pop into the middle of the converstion. I have been rather busy recently and didn't have time to see Rescue Riders. From what I understand, the only connections with the rest of the franchise are brief mentions, right? I'm pretty sure that they are supposed to be Easter Eggs, meant for the fans who have seen the rest of the franchise, not actual connections to it. Has anything specific from the main HTTYD world physically appeared? If yes, then perhaps there is a connection.

Also, just to clarify, the books and the franchise are two separate universes with different stories and no connection to each other. Yes, some of the characters and dragon species have the same name, but they are in no way the exact same characters/species. Same can be done with the Rescue Riders. If they mention a Scauldron, for example, it doesn't necessarily mean it is the same giant water-spitting sea dragon from the franchise. It could very well be a small two-legged cave dragon.

The way I see it now, RR is a franchise inspired by the book series, but separate from the already existing franchise, with similar dragon species names.