Small Shadow

"And they are quicker than we are, plus, they're smart. And they work as a team."

- Hiccup

The Small Shadow is a dragon species that is first introduced in Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 4.

Official Description
"Watch the skies, Vikings! These diminutive dive-bombers retreat to their larger dragon cousin's wings when they feel overpowered! The Small Shadow might hunt in packs, but it's still a fearsome foe in 1-on-1 combat. It's agile, intelligent, and unerring in aim."

- Dragons: Rise of Berk

Egg
In Rise of Berk, the eggs are round shaped with two small spikes on the top. They have blue patches all over with red lines between them. However, in the next update, its model was changed. The shape and the spikes remained the same but it looks more like the surface of the moon.

Hatchling to Adult
Small Shadows are medium-sized dragons with iridescent blue and purple scales and wings, as well as light undersides. They have rounded heads, triangular fin-like spines on their backs and tails, with long, black claws on their feet.

Titan Wing
The Titan Small Shadow is extremely brightly coloured, with almost all colours of a rainbow. It is mostly red, but sports orange scales and its scales recede to a yellow, green and blue shade towards its legs, edges of its wings and rear. Its claws are bigger. It has more triangular spikes on the tail. It now has small spikes on its back legs.

Behavior
Small Shadows are pack hunters that are highly intelligent. One dragon pretends to be injured to attract any potential victims while the rest wait to ambush. They have formed a symbiotic relationship with the much larger Shadow Wing. The Small Shadows serve the Shadow Wing, and the Shadow Wing protects the Small Shadows in return.

Agility
Small Shadows are very agile flyers with exceptional maneuverability.

Firepower
Small Shadows can shoot fireballs of orange lava that sometimes bounce off before exploding like fireworks. They can be very accurate in aiming their shots.

Intelligence
Small Shadows are highly intelligent dragons, especially when it comes to hunting. One individual pretends to be injured to attract any potential victims while the rest wait to ambush. They also know that other dragons cannot fly normally if they attach themselves onto their wings.

Speed
Small Shadows are very fast dragons, as they are able to catch up with a Night Fury in flight.

Wall Crawling
Small Shadows are able to climb any terrain such as cave walls.

Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 4
In the episode "The Longest Day" Hiccup and Toothless are continously chased by Small Shadows and later by a Shadow Wing.

Dragons: Rise of Berk
Shortly before the fourth season came, the Small Shadow along with its Titan Wing were introduced in this game misnamed as Shadow Wing. It was later renamed.