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Purple Death is one of the largest Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus that ever lived, surpassing even the mountain-sized Green Death. It only appears in the How to Train Your Dragon book series.

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What is the size comparison between the Purple Death and the Green Death? toggle section
In the How to Train Your Dragon book series, the Purple Death is said to be larger than the Green Death. However, despite its larger size, the Purple Death is eventually killed by the Green Death.
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Which other Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus were awakened along with the Purple Death? toggle section
Along with the Purple Death, the Green Death was another Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus that was awakened. These two gigantic seadragons ended up fighting each other to the death.
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What happened to the Purple Death after it washed up on the Isle of Berk? toggle section
After washing up on the Isle of Berk, the Purple Death was discovered by Thuggory of the Meathead Tribe. It was found on a shore a bit distant from where the other two Sea-dragons, including the Green Death, had washed up. This shore was known as the Unlandable Cove. The Purple Death's subsequent activities and whereabouts are not explicitly detailed in the context provided.
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How does Purple Death in the books compare to its portrayal in other HTTYD media? toggle section
In the 'How to Train Your Dragon' book series, the Purple Death, also known as the Purple Horror, is a Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus. It's larger than the Green Death and is first noticed by Thuggory the Meathead after a storm washes it up on the Isle of Berk. The Hooligans attempt to destroy it and the Green Death by making them attack each other, which results in the Green Death killing the Purple Death. However, the portrayal of the Purple Death in other HTTYD media may vary, as the franchise is known for its differences between the books and movies.
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What role does the Purple Death play in the banishment of Hiccup and the other young Vikings? toggle section
The Purple Death doesn't directly play a role in the banishment of Hiccup and the other young Vikings. However, it does play a significant part in the series. The Purple Death is a Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus that Hiccup and his friends trick into helping them battle the Green Death. Unfortunately, the Purple Death is killed in the ensuing fight, but not before it fatally wounds the Green Death. This event, known as the Battle at Death's Head Headland, becomes a legendary tale among the Vikings.
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Battle at Death's Head Headland[]

A typhoon that raged on in the Sullen Sea caused three Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus to stir from their deep slumber on the ocean floor: the Green Death, an unnamed Maximus, and the Purple Death. They eventually washed up on the Isle of Berk shortly after Hiccup and the other young Vikings were banished from their tribes following their tests on Thor'sday Thursday. The first two Sea-dragons washed up on the same shore together, the Long Beach, which eventually drove the Green Death to eat its smaller companion. The Purple Death washed up on a shore a ways off from the other two called the Unlandable Cove and is not discovered until Thuggory of the Meathead Tribe spotted it on the Highest Point while surveying the island as the Vikings formulated a plan.

Hiccup, the only Viking on the island capable of communicating with dragons in their native tongue, Dragonese, quickly came up with his own plan the "Fiendishly Clever Plan", to have the two remaining Deaths kill each other: by having the Hairy Hooligans' dragons harass and lure the Green Death in one direction while the Meatheads' harass and lure the Purple Death in the opposite direction. Hiccup planned to have the two collide with one another and kill each other. His plan worked as the two were led to Death's Head Headland and turned the corner of the cliff side separating them, crash into each other. The two Sea-dragons began viciously clawing and pummeling each other, resulting in the Purple Death's demise. Neither it nor its mountain-size carcass was seen again for the remainder of the book series.

Physical Appearance[]

The Purple Death is a very large Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus, even a little larger than the Green Death, but not by too much. He is, as his title implies, "a glorious deep purple". Due to his color, his smoke is also purple.

Personality[]

As with most dragons, the Purple Death is very vain with a superiority complex, and thus easily led astray by Hiccup's plan in which the huge dragon is taunted. He is so mad at being insulted, that he is willing to fight the Green Death to the death simply because he thought he was being insulted.

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