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Viggo Grimborn is the most ruthless Viking we've come in contact with. If we don't do something to disrupt this auction, Viggo will make so much gold, he'll be able to buy an armada of dragon-hunting ships and reinforce his empire. No dragon will be safe, and eventually, he will set his sights on Berk. And on our dragons.
  Hiccup  

"Last Auction Heroes" is the twelfth episode of Season 3 of Race to the Edge. It was released on Netflix on June 24, 2016.

Overview[]

Snotlout is sent on an undercover mission to Viggo's dragon auction as part of a plan to rescue the dragons and stop Viggo from getting richer.
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Major Events[]

  • Viggo and Ryker host a Dragon Auction.
  • The Hotburple is introduced.
  • Grump makes his first chronological appearance.
  • Krogan makes his debut in this episode.
  • Viggo obtains all of Berk's gold.

Plot[]

The episode starts off in a tavern where many Dragon Hunters are drinking and fighting eachother all while Trader Johann was sitting alone and eavesdropping on two of the Hunters who talk about Viggo's dragon auction and talk about how much a dragon's hide would be worth if they had one, one of them stated only the richest dared to go and he found out about it by stealing a map from a Gold Baron he killed. When one of them leaves and orders the other to keep an eye on the map Johann seizes the opportunity to steal it and as he leaves the tavern while the Hunters chase after him Hiccup and Toothless help him escape.

The screen goes to the Dragon Hunters preparing for the auction by putting out all the dragons and with Viggo and Ryker talking about how they will be wealthy after the auction and how Viggo will be the most revered Dragon dealer in the world. They are doubling security in case any unwanted visitors such as the dragon riders try to stop them and talk about a special guest coming.

Hiccup is looking from above to see what dragons are in the cages although all he can see are only small dragons and wonders where the bigger ones are. Once he is back to the Edge he explains to the other riders that they have a lot of security everywhere and that there is no getting in or out anywhere but he does also mention that it is a big opportunity to put a dent in Viggo's dragon trade. Astrid and Fishlegs wonder how they are going to get in there in which Hiccup says someone has to go undercover and get close to Viggo and keep him busy while everyone else finds the dragons, Hiccup suggests Snotlout to do it despite Astrid's concerns since Snotlout hasn't been seen by Viggo and Ryker have never seen up close or had been captured yet and Fishlegs stating he's the only one clueless enough to pull it off, but Johann tells them they won’t be able to bid or go into the auction without gold to prove themselves rich.

The screen changes to Berk where Hiccup telling Stoick and Gobber he needs Berks gold however they laugh at this and sarcastically say yes in which Gobber even give Hiccup his hook, pegleg and even his gold tooth as a joke. Although when they stop laughing they become very displeased and refuse but Hiccup tells them that if Viggo becomes rich from this auction he will buy an armata of ships and reinforce his empire in which no dragon becomes safe and soon he will go after Berk's dragons unless they disrupt the auction. After looking at Skullcrusher and becoming worried that Hiccup could be right Stoick decided to hear out Hiccup's plan. He became intrigued about someone going in undercover and stated they'd have to smart, crafty, quick on their feet but was not happy when he found out Snotlout was doing this, Snotlout who was disguised as a blonde and arrogant young man then starts talking and acting very snobby like to get into character and makes the twins shine his boots in which they were not happy about. Stoick refuses to lend them the gold but after Hiccup at him uncomfortably Stoick caves and allows them to take the gold but only if Gobber watches over it with Snotlout.

When they arrive Gobber acts as Snotlout's valet and announces him as Sir Ulgerthorpe, as he exits the boat he gets into character and gives two hunters a coin each telling them to buy a new axe and tunic as a way of mocking them. When Snotlout introduces himself to Viggo and Ryker, Viggo becomes sceptical almost recognising that it was Snotlout then Ryker started started to interrogate him, Gobber then threatens Ryker stating he has no right to know where or know more Sir Ulgerthorpe but make things convincing Snotlout slaps Gobber for speaking for him making Viggo and Ryker believe that he was defiantly a wealthy Viking, despite Gobber becoming very angry he went along with it to make it look convincing.

Johann then arrives saying he has an offering for Viggo, Ryker inspects this and has Viggo see for himself in which they head below deck and find the Dragon Rider's dragons in cages as Johann states a sign of respect asks that in exchange for the dragons they provide him safe travels in his trading lanes in which Viggo happily accepts this offer then notices a lose floorboard and suspicious while underneath where the Riders and Toothless in the storage of his ship. Viggo drops a gold coin between the cracks to check if anyone was down below but as the coin made a loud sound as it dropped Johann protested that the storage was empty because his trades weren't doing so well, Viggo pretends to leave but immediately comes back and kicks a floorboard open and looks inside but sees nothing thanks to Toothless using his wing to hide everyone but as Viggo was about to leave again the dust causes Tuffnut to almost sneeze before Fishlegs cover his mouth. Ultimately Viggo believes Johann and has the dragons off loaded allowing the riders to sneak onto the island.

Meanwhile, Snotlout and Gobber are waiting for Ryker in front of Viggo's tent as Snotlout obnoxiously still in character needs to asks for "permission" to enter to count his money. They then notice a ruffling in the bushes in which a Hotburple walks out and happily snacks on some scrap iron though Snotlout thinks of it as ugly Gobber however thinks he's magnificent and offers a piece of scrap for him to eat and the two instantly bond however Ryker shows up and kicks the dragon and calls it Grump and also calling it a fat lazy beast. Gobber becomes annoyed by this and asks if they where going to auction Grump off too but Ryker laughs saying who would buy him and that all he does is eat scrap iron and can bite through a dragon proof cage, he also states that he would eat him because his fat would go great with toast squares and yak butter and proceeds to push and bully him but Viggo keeps him around because he says there's a use for everyone. While Gobber gets annoyed Snotlout interrupts and asks to count the money inside Viggo's tent but Ryker dosen't allow it however he allows them after Snotlout gets dramatic and threatens to make him explain to Viggo why one of his very rich clients is unhappy. Inside the tent Snotlout continues to act like Sir Ulgerthorpe until Gobber threatens him, they search for something important in which Snotlout thinks he's found something but Gobber snatches and blows is nose into it and shows him the manifest revealing where the dragons are. Just then Ryker returns telling them their time's up and that the bidding is about to begin, when they leave Gobber drops the manifest where Hiccup and Toothless sneakily run by and grab it.

Fishlegs and the Twins then arrive at the area with all the caged dragons they begin to search for their own dragons first until Hiccup gives them a signal however two Hunters patrolling hear them and investigate in which Fishlegs fears they'll be thrown into a Whispering Death hole but the twins reassure him that if they think they'll get caught then they will actually get caught, however the Hunters overhear them and are about to kill them however Astrid and Heather arrive and knock them out and hide them. While they continue to search for the dragons Fishlegs lifts sheet up thinking it's Meatlug when it's a Speed Stinger so Fishlegs immediately walks, he questions what to do if Astrid and Heather don't show up to save them in which the twins disappear but tell him to hide which he does.

When the auction begins Ryker spots the special guest sitting in the crowd with a hood keeping to himself while Snotlout tries talking to him but dosen't get a response, Viggo then announces the auction to begin and pulls a sheet off a cage to reveal the twins trying to free a Speed Stinger. To create a distraction Snotlout throws some of the gold to make everyone go after it however no one does and Viggo then recongises Snotlout as a dragon rider and orders his men to seize them all. Fishlegs continues to search for Meatlug and ends up find the other Rider's dragons and then finally finds Meatlug and the two of them become overjoyed but immedialty Fishlegs gets spotted and captured. In the Caverns Hiccup and Toothless try to free a Quaken however they're confronted by two Hunters that hold Heather and Astrid hostage preventing Toothless from firing and then more Hunters arrive to capture them. All the Riders are then locked up and Viggo takes both their gold and Toothless away, Hiccup becomes worried but Astrid places her hand on his shoulder assuring him it'll be okay but everyone else begins to panic and Snotlout still pretends he's Sir Ulgerthorpe until reminds him that the Viggo knows who he is now, Hiccup then asks Gobber what the walls are made of in which Tuffnut rams his head against it and tells them it's made of iron ore.

When the auction is about to come to a close Viggo presents Toothless as the final bid which makes the crowd go nuts and the special guest impressed, Viggo also has his men fetch Hiccup as he wants him to remember this moment. Back the cells Gobber keeps throwing pebbles at the guards who insult his efforts of trying to knock them out however Grump then arrives nibbling on the pebble trail in which the Guards insult him aswell but after seeing Gobber in trouble Grump becomes angrily and fires at the guards and knocks them out too, when Grump gets close enough Gobber places his hand on his snout showing they've truly bonded but Fishlegs tells him that the bars are dragon proof but becomes suprised and amazed when Grump rips the bars of the wall with ease. Back at the Auction the special guest bids the most for Toothless but the rest of the dragons are now freed then begin to rampage and attack everyone which causes the guest to take his money back and escape while Viggo becomes angry knowing this was Hiccup's doing.

The riders then begin to look for their dragons and when Hiccup finds Toothless being guarded by Ryker, Ryker then jumps and tries to kill him but Gobber arrives and holds an axe against Ryker's sword and the two begin to fight in which they both knock eachother's weapons away and begin to fight with their bare bands, when Hiccup reunites with Toothless Gobber reminds him to go after Viggo and get Berk's gold back so as Hiccup frees his dragon Gobber continues to fight Ryker. When Hiccup and Toothless find Viggo with the chest Viggo drops it in the ocean knowing Hiccup would go after it instead of him allowing Viggo to escape and that's exactly what Hiccup did, when Hiccup manages the chest they both struggle to get back to the surface but Astrid and Stormfly rescue Hiccup with the chest while Fishlegs and Meatlug rescue Toothless. When Hiccup is back on Toothless he looks for Gobber until Snotlout spots him escaping the island while riding Grump in which he lies saying Ryker ran scared but revealed he ran away himself after losing his hook, Fishlegs then checks the chest only to discover Viggo switched it and the one they had was filled with rocks so Astrid suggests going after him but Hiccup states that he's long gone by now. He feels bad that he lost all of Berk's gold but Astrid reminds him about how many dragons they freed and that they put a dent in his business, Gobber tells Hiccup he'll take the heat from Stoick about losing the gold and proceeds to feed Grump the rocks in the chest. Snotlout continues to talk like Sir Ulgerthorpe until Gobber slaps him in satisfaction and then the riders return back to the Edge.

Errors[]

  • When Ryker suggests eating Grump, the skin around his waist is missing.

Trivia[]

  • The title of the episode is most likely a reference to the film Last Action Hero.
  • This episode explains how Gobber got Grump. Their meeting is similar to how Stoick met Skullcrusher.
    • Both Vikings thought their dragons were magnificent when they first saw them and were the first to show the dragons respect or understanding.
  • The Riders first learned about Viggo's dragon auction in the previous episode from Dagur's letter.
  • The guest Viggo and Ryker were expecting had one of the insignias as Drago's army. He will later be identified as Krogan.
  • Even though Gobber took out his fake tooth, when he said disregarded Hiccup's plan, it was back in his mouth.
  • Ryker threatening to make a "delicious meal" out of Grump may be a reference to the books, where the Roman Consul ate lavish meals made of dragon flesh.
  • This is the second time a character has dyed their hair. The first was Astrid in "Heather Report, Part 2" when she was pretending to be Heather.
  • Trader Johann's comment about ring-tailed lemurs might be a reference to King Julien from the Madagascar franchise, another production created by DreamWorks Animation.
  • Windshear does not appear in this episode. This is the first time she doesn't when Heather isn't spying on the Hunters. It is possible that she did not partake in the Riders' mission because the Hunters may recognize her.
  • Heather does not appear at the end when all the riders escaped. This is the second time that has happened, the first being "Stryke Out".
  • Part of a quest in the "Return to Dragon Island" expansion pack in School of Dragons, the player, and Eret, Son of Eret manage to get Berk's gold back.
    • In the series, however, the gold is actually found by the Riders and given back to Berk in "Gold Rush".
  • The tavern at the beginning of the episode is on Outcast Island.
  • While they are inside Viggo's tent, Snotlout finds a paper which he says looks important before Gobber takes it and blows his nose in it. A quick look at the shot of it shows it is actually the Declaration of Independence written out in old Viking runes.

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