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| “ | There's Dart. She's been immediately friendly and absolutely fearless with every new dragon and person. [src] | ” |
| — Astrid |
Dart is one of the offspring of Toothless and the Light Fury who first appeared in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
Quick Answers
What is the relationship between Dart and Toothless in the HTTYD series?
Who are Dart's siblings in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World?
How does Dart's character contribute to the storyline of HTTYD?
What are the unique characteristics of Dart in the HTTYD series?
Official Description
| “ | The Night Lights are the offspring of Toothless and the Light Fury. They live in the Hidden World and share some abilities of their parents. Like their parents, Night Lights have powerful plasma blasts. They fire first to warn and only openly attack when threatened. |
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| — Dragons: Rise of Berk |
| “ | The mischievous Dart is the mastermind of her sibling's shenanigans. She's always leading them into trouble, and if spotted, dashes to the nearest bush to hide. | ” |
| — Teenage Dart description in Dragons: Rise of Berk |
Biography
Birth and Early Life
Some time after the dragons of the Hooligan Tribe left New Berk to live in the Hidden World, Toothless and his mate became parents to the three young Night Lights—Dart, Pouncer, and Ruffrunner.
Visiting New Berk at Snoggletog
About a decade after Toothless parted ways with Hiccup, he reminisces about the old times and draws a picture of his rider and New Berk in the sand. Dart, bored with the daily routines of living at the Hidden World, grows curious about the picture's origin. One night, while their parents are sleeping, Dart convinces her brothers Pouncer and Ruffrunner to sneak out of the Hidden World and fly to New Berk with her to learn more about their father's past.
They arrive in New Berk as Hiccup and the other Vikings are preparing for the Snoggletog Pageant. They manage to get close to Hiccup undetected (with Dart recognizing Hiccup from Toothless' picture), but they retreat upon seeing Hiccup's mechanical Toothless puppet, mistaking it for their father. They fly up to a cliffside after avoiding a sheep giving out their location.
On the cliffside, they run into their parents, who immediately begin to scold them for leaving the Hidden World. Before Toothless and the Light Fury can discipline them, the Snoggletog Pageant begins. The dragon family decides to stay and watch the performance.
The pageant quickly turns chaotic when Gobber accidentally lights the stage on fire. The Night Lights watch as their father rescues Hiccup from falling off a cliff and fills in for Hiccup during the show's climax, where Toothless teaches them about the bond dragons forged with the Vikings. Their family flies away shortly after Toothless meets Hiccup's daughter, Zephyr.
Before they leave, the family stops at the Haddock residence, where they eat a bowl Hiccup prepared with Toothless' favorite fish and leave behind a glowing crystal from the Hidden World as a gift. The Haddocks arrive home in time to watch Toothless, the Light Fury, and the Night Lights fly away from New Berk and back towards the Hidden World.
Meeting Hiccup's Family
Shortly after Toothless' family visited New Berk; Hiccup, Astrid and their children return the favor and visit their dragons at the Hidden World. When they arrive at the entrance, Toothless doesn't recognize Hiccup at first and assumes a defensive stance on their boat to protect his family. Toothless eventually does pick up on Hiccup's familiar scent and happily reunites with his former rider. Hiccup and Astrid are then seen respectively flying Toothless and Stormfly with their children, with the Light Fury and the Night Lights following close behind them.
Physical Appearance
Dart shares most of her physique with her father while carrying several traits from her mother. The only female among the siblings, she has black as her predominant body color, while the medial and posterior areas are white, faintly tinged in pink. She is the only one of the siblings to possess blue eyes, which she inherited from her mother. Her ears also are tinged with white at their tips, as is her nose, which bears a small white patch her brothers do not possess.
Personality
Dart is independent, outgoing, and finds life in the Hidden World at least somewhat boring. As a result, she seeks out adventure, which sometimes gets her and her brothers into trouble. After hearing about her father's relationship with a human, she is intensely curious about them and leads her brothers on a trip to New Berk. There, she has to stop Pouncer from almost giving them away after he is spotted only to have to be restrained herself minutes later when she nearly breaks cover due to her desire to learn more about Hiccup during the Snoggletog Pageant. She is shown to be a natural leader to other dragons and not just her brothers. She was able to encourage captured Scuttleclaw Hatchlings to follow her to safety. She was also the one who rallied Nikora's Moldruffles to rebel and leave the Tempest.
In School of Dragons Astrid sums up Dart's personality as "immediately friendly and absolutely fearless with every new dragon and person."
Abilities and Skills
Cloaking: As a Night Light, Dart is capable of cloaking in the same manner as her Light Fury lineage. After flying through a plasma blast, her scales become representative of her surroundings, allowing her to temporarily disappear.
Speed and Agility: Even as a baby, Dart can effortlessly keep pace with her parents and perform simple aerial stunts such as spinning in the sky without signs of slowing down.
Endurance and Stamina: Dart has enough stamina to fly from the Hidden World to New Berk on her own.
Relationships
Pouncer, Ruffrunner, and Their Parents
The Night Lights are very close to their parents, who in return care about them equally. All three of them are very inquisitive about their father's story on humans, which led them to venture out from the Hidden World. When Toothless and his mate realized that their offspring were missing, they grew worried and scolded them for leaving home without permission. However, the Night Lights mended their errors when they witnessed the Snoggletog Pageant, particularly the scene that showed how their father brought peace between humans and dragons.
The Green Death
While the exact relationship is unknown, Dart showed curiosity toward the Green Death and decided to come a bit closer to her. The Green Death didn't interfere, but Dart was intercepted by the player. Valka even states that the Green Death may have "A greater empathy with Dart".
Nuffink
In Snoggletog Log, she is also seen while Nuffink rides on her across the screen twice.
Appearances
| Films and Shorts | ||||||||||||
| "How to Train Your Dragon": | Absent | "How to Train Your Dragon 2": | Absent | |||||||||
| "Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon": | Absent | "Dawn of the Dragon Racers": | Absent | |||||||||
| "Book of Dragons (Short)": | Absent | "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World": | Appears | |||||||||
| "Gift of the Night Fury": | Absent | "How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming": | Appears | |||||||||
| Games | ||||||||||||
| "Dragons: Rise of Berk": | Appears | "School of Dragons": | Appears | |||||||||
| "How to Train Your Dragon": | Absent | "How to Train Your Dragon 2": | Absent | |||||||||
| "DreamWorks Dragons: Wild Skies": | Absent | "DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders": | Absent | |||||||||
| "Dragons: Titan Uprising": | Absent | "Dragons Hero Portal": | Absent | |||||||||
| "DreamWorks Dragons: Legends of The Nine Realms": | Absent | |||||||||||
| Other Media | ||||||||||||
| "How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular": | Absent | "How to Train Your Dragon ON ICE": | Absent | |||||||||
| "Dreamworks Press: Dragons": | Absent | "Snoggletog Log": | Appears | |||||||||
| "Racing For The Gold": | Absent | |||||||||||
Trivia
- Dart is often mistaken as a male, probably due to her greater resemblance to her father.
- It is possible that Dart is the eldest of the siblings due to her more mature personality compared to her brothers.
- Thunder, Goggles, and Dart all share the same body and eye colors.
- Dart has a lot in common with Zephyr:
- They both are their parents’ only daughter.
- They both have their mother's blue eyes.
- They both take after their fathers in terms of personality.
- They both have a tendency to drag their brothers along on their endeavors.
References
| Dart uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the Rise of Berk Wiki page Dart. The list of authors can be found on the page revision history (view authors). | 
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| Dart uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the DreamWorks School of Dragons Wiki page Night Light/Dart. The list of authors can be found on the page revision history (view authors). | 
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