Norbert the Nutjob

Nortbert the Nutjob is the chief of the hysteric tribe. He is the son of Bigjob and a genius inventer. He is an arch enemy of Hiccup and owns a double headed axe that decides his prisoners fate.

How to Cheat a Dragons Curse
Norbert first appeared in how cheat a dragons curse as the owner of the cure for vorpentitus, the potato. Norbert is suddenly attacked by Fishlegs whose Berserk mood has been affected by a cold. Fishlegs skiis towards Norbert and five others and then they set off in pursuit. However fearing for his friend Hiccup shoots Norbert in the bottom with an arrrow leading Norbert to pursue Hiccup instead. Hiccup manages to escape by jumping off a cliff.

Norbert returns to Hyteria and on Frya's day eve he is shocked to see the ceiling of the great hall collapse and Hiccup fall into the onion soup. Hiccup claims to be looking for the potato and after educating him about Bigjobs trip to America a properchy and revealing the potato Norbert locks Hiccup up in a cage.

Norbert and the rest of the tribe after falling asleep wakes to find his hall on fire and his potato and ticking thing in the arms of Hiccup. Norbert duels with Camicazi but is unable to defeat her. Hiccup and Camicazi escape from Norbert and set off across the ice but Norbert pursues them. Hiccup convinces Norbert that he is the one the prophecy is refering to. After the ice cracks and the doomfang steals the potato from Hiccup, Norbert returns Hiccups sword and promises not to kill him for riding him of the doomfang but says if he ever meets him again he will kill him. Norbert then returns to Hyteria.

How to Ride a Dragons Storm
Norbert's next main appearance is in how to ride a dragons storm. Norbert kidnaps Hiccup, Fishlegs and Camicazi and takes them aboard his ship. He would have killed them on the spot but Hiccup points out that Norbert cannot read the ticking thing and he needs Hiccup to do it for him. Norbert then allows them all to live until they reach America.

Norbert is worried when due to Toothless and himself Hiccup falls down the slave hatch as Hiccup is the only one who can show them the way to America. Fortunatly Hiccup is returned unharmed. Norbert blames Hiccup when all of his Wanderer slaves escape but Hiccup manages to calm him down by reasoning that Norbert needs Hiccup.

However a massive sea dragon is now following the boat and eventually when a riot breaks out caused by Hicup it gives the dragon an opportunity to attack the boat. Norberk pursues Hiccup up the mast of the ship raising his axe at the top to strick Hiccup down. But a lighting strick electrcuits Norbert and the ship. Hiccup has dived off the ship just before the lighting struck. It is assumed that Norbert survived the strike.

Other Appearances
Norbert is mentioned as being presnt at the thing in ho to twist a dragons tail twiddling his thumbs as he was forced to leave his axe outside.