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That's Stoick the Vast. Chief of the tribe. They say that when he was a baby, he popped a dragon's head clean off of its shoulders. Do I believe it? Yes, yes I do. [src]
  Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, introducing Stoick in his narration  

Stoick the Vast was the chief of the Hooligan Tribe, the father of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, and husband of Valka. He is 45 in the first film, and 50 in the second. He sacrifices himself to save Hiccup in the second film and dies.

During Riders and Defenders of Berk, his dragon is a Thunderdrum named Thornado. In the second film, Stoick has a new dragon; a Rumblehorn named Skullcrusher, whom he is later revealed to have met and partnered with during Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 1.

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Stoick the Vast's name in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise represents his robust character and vast influence. As a leader, Stoick is known for his courage and strong bond with his son, Hiccup. His name mirrors his significant legacy, from his initial views on dragons to his final acceptance of them as part of the community.
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In ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, Stoick the Vast is accidentally killed by a hypnotized Toothless when he dives between the dragon and his son, Hiccup during a fearsome battle with Drago Bludvist and his army. The Dragon Riders give Stoick a Viking burial via burning ship before heading back home to Berk. The rest of the Berkians learn about Stoick's death from Drago, who arrives at Berk before the Riders do.
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Stoick the Vast, the chief in the How to Train Your Dragon series, has a son named Hiccup and a wife named Valka. As Hiccup’s relationship with Astrid Hofferson evolves, Stoick “adopts” Astrid as a “daughter” even before she and Hiccup are married. After his death, Astrid marries Hiccup and officially becomes his daughter-in-law, and eventually she gives him two grandchildren; Zephyr and Nuffink.
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Official Description[]

Stoick, 50, is the mythic and mighty Chieftain of Berk — a great, shaggy mountain of a man whose conquests have become the stuff of Viking legend.
A reformed dragon fighter, Stoick's job as protector of the people is decidedly lighter since Hiccup ushered in an era of peace. Boastful and gregarious, Stoick is now the proudest father in Berk, forever singing Hiccup's praises, even as his absentee son is off mapping the world instead of showing up for work. But when Stoick's plan to retire and anoint Hiccup chief is disrupted by rumblings of a terrible foe's return, Stoick wastes no time in breaking out the old armor and charging off to defend what is his.
  Viking Guide  


Development[]

Stoick in the Franchise stayed fairly true to the physical form of his original Book counterpart. Stoick in the Books has a bright red beard and a large stocky frame. The beard, however, is a great messy tangle, but is much more managed in the Franchise, with additional braids and plaits. Dean DeBlois says that in the first film, "Stoick's beard was an accomplishment itself" and he "wanted to have a wrap party just for the beard."[1]

Biography

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Physical Appearance[]

Stoick was a big man, with green eyes and long red hair. Towering over most Vikings, his presence alone demonstrated the might of the Berkian chief. Like almost all Viking men, he had a very large and muscular figure with barely visible freckles (a trait that his son inherited), and his hair in a thick braid in the back. The trend of braiding carried on his beard which was intricate in its many strands. His usual attire consisted of a large fur cloak draped over his shoulder, a dark green tunic from shoulder to knee, metal shoulder pads, a chainmail skirt with striped pantaloons, and fur boots. On his head he wears a large horned helmet that is supposedly crafted from half of Valka's breastplate. He also wore rounded-spiked braces around his wrists. During his appearances in the TV series, Stoick doesn’t wear his cloak. He also has pauldrons beneath his shoulder pads.

In the second film, he altered his beard to have the front portion tied to one knot in front of the rest of it, and his hair had begun noticeably to be going grey. He maintains his previous look's former features, having a brown fur cape, with the exception of his spiked wrist covers being made of fur instead of leather, green strings wrapped around and spikes that resembles teeth of some kind.

In the flashback scenes of second and third films, a younger Stoick, aged 30-36, is shown with a thinner beard, having just two locks tied together to form one big beard fockle. Secondly, he wore a slightly different fur cover up, with a larger chest gap, showing more of his chainmail tunic and covering more of the top of his arms. The color was brown in the second film, while black in the third. Finally, his helmet consists of four thinner horns, with two long at the bottom and two smaller above.

Personality[]

A chief protects his own. [src]
  — Stoick  

Stoick had a strong sense of responsibility and took pride in being a chief; he always tried his best to keep Berk peaceful and safe. As a father, he was the epitome of both stubbornness and caring. In the episode, "How to Pick Your Dragon", he commented that he had spent his entire life on Berk and was determined to make it a better place. He had been trying to look for a reliable and suitable chief to run the village when it was his time to step down, as seen in "Cast Out, Part 1" and the second film when he said that Hiccup would be a great chief. But as a chief, he adhered to certain "Viking ways" at times, believing that it was better for the village. Stoick's predominant motto was always that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, and thus was a firm but fair ruler.

This, however, also gave him the flaw of being rather close-minded and inflexible, with a strong lack of perspective. He tended to do things the straightforward, "Viking way" and dismiss alternatives, even if it was ultimately detrimental. Furthermore, he was extremely stubborn and head-strong, making it difficult for others to change his mind when set on a certain course. He was easily emotionally riled up, which often lead him to make uninformed decisions, ignoring the advice of even those he trusted the most. This mindset almost cost him most of his tribe's warriors when he decided to use Toothless to find the dragons' nest, ignoring Hiccup's warnings. Nevertheless, he was shown to be able to listen and take advice, including using it when needed.

However, the area where his stubbornness and rigidity did the most damage was his relationship with his son. Though he cared deeply for Hiccup, to the point of being overprotective (due to Valka's presumed death), his inability to adapt rendered him incapable in connecting with Hiccup. His patriotic ways also at times led him to act uncaring of Hiccup's opinion and callous towards his feelings. Most of their conversations consisted of Stoick talking, and Hiccup usually unable to get a word in edgeways.

While his years as chief had taught him to deal with certain matters tactfully, when it came to the more delicate elements, Stoick had little in the way of emotional intelligence. He often said hurtful or offensive things without realizing their effects. Again, his son suffered the brunt of this. He didn't notice Hiccup’s wounding when talking about his years of being "the worst Viking Berk had ever seen", nor the time when he openly agreed that Bucket's much more muscular depiction of Hiccup was how a chief's son should look.

Stoick's personality had developed significantly during the first season of DreamWorks Dragons: The Series. He was at first still uncomfortable with the dragons, and in "In Dragons We Trust" he actually banished them from the island, and he remained relatively untrusting towards Hiccup. All of this changed as the series progressed. His relationship with his son steadily improved, and Stoick became more and more willing to trust Hiccup's advice.

Stoick's idea of dragons changes dramatically after he trains one of his own. Initially, he was willing to order a dragon to be killed just because it was on a rampage. That began to change after training Thornado, and quickly rushing to Toothless aid even when the whole village disagreed with him. He was extremely attached to his own dragon and was willing to risk war with Dagur the Deranged for the sake of the dragons on Berk, preparing to attack Dagur to stop him from killing Barf and Belch. He also treated them more like people than enemies as shown when he walked up to the Alpha Speed Stinger in "Frozen", and asked him, "Remember me?" as if he was talking to a human enemy, and referred to it as “him” when he ordered the Dragon Riders to get it off Berk.

Stoick was also shown to be prone to aggressively taking out his frustrations on others when stressed, upset or in another particular mood, such as in "Crushing It". Only the return of his son and him bonding with a Rumblehorn was enough to snap him out of it.

Abilities, Skills, and Talents[]

Stoick, like most characters in the DreamWorks Dragons franchise, has many talents and abilities that set him apart.

Strength: Stoick's superhuman strength is extremely obvious throughout the entire franchise. When the Hooligans were at war with the dragons, his skills were unmatched. Just minutes into the first film, he is seen tossing a large wooden cart into the air and hitting a dragon. Stoick was able to defeat a Monstrous Nightmare in a short fight. He defeated a Thunderdrum in a few seconds with only two punches that were powerful enough to lift the dragon off the ground and was able to hold Thornado by the tail despite Thornado weighing about 900lbs in "How to Pick Your Dragon". Stoick was also able to bring down Skullcrusher by pulling him down with rope in "Crushing It", an even heavier dragon at 1100lbs.

Stoick is able to lift a massive fallen pillar in the food storage building and angrily tosses it aside. He even could catch a boulder that was fired from a catapult and throws it back in "Live and Let Fly". It was shown he could rival Alvin's strength in a fight, and win, too. It was shown in "Cast Out, Part 2" that with just one arm he was able to throw Alvin in the air. With one punch he knocked Ryker Grimborn unconscious. Compared to other Vikings, Stoick seemed to be the epitome of their physical peak, having little to no rivals.

Fighting Skills: Stoick is almost certainly the greatest Hooligan warrior. Along with his strength, Stoick does have a little bit of strategic ability as well. He displays this in his tactics against Alvin. Stoick's weapon of choice in the original film is a hammer. He uses an axe in the second film, using it to devastating effect against Drago. In "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", he has also been seen wielding a sword which he also seems quite good at. He has defeated numerous adversaries such as Outcasts, Berserkers, Dragon Flyers, Thornado, Alvin the Treacherous, and Drago Bludvist on his own. The only time where he has been bested in a one-on-one was with Toothless in the first film, which can be attributed to his anger clouding his judgment.

Dragon Training and Riding: Though he had a slow startup, Stoick has gotten better at dealing with dragons. He and Thornado fly and fight well together. He is also able to calm the angry Hookfang with a calming touch in "Defiant One". He thought Toothless to do exactly what he was told by the chief. He struggled at first to make turns and work together, but he got better at riding Toothless until he got his own dragon in "How to Pick Your Dragon". He later released Thornado and, in "Crushing It", he tamed a new dragon, a Rumblehorn named Skullcrusher.

Leadership Skills: The village usually trusts Stoick fully. He terrifies many of the villagers, but they all respect him. The only time the village has disobeyed his orders was during a riot led by Mildew in "When Lightning Strikes". He is called upon to use tact and diplomacy to mediate disputes, as seen in "Viking for Hire", manages Berk's resources for future needs as mentioned in "Last Auction Heroes", and lends a hand where ever possible, from taking down a fence, to driving off a wild dragon attack on their fishing boats as seen in "How to Pick Your Dragon". He states to Hiccup, in How to Train Your Dragon 2, that as chief, "No task is too small when it comes to serving your people." It was shown he is a great sea captain, and it was hinted he is also an experienced fisherman. In the past, according to Gobber in "Cast Out, Part 1", most people on Berk didn't believe he could handle it.

Wisdom: Tied to his leadership skills, Stoick is shown to be wise and thoughtful when it comes to problems, despite his stubborn nature. This wisdom often comes in the form of advice to his son when he runs into trouble leading his academy. He is cautious when dealing with madmen like Alvin, Dagur, and Drago Bludvist. He even gave some advice to his son, that there will be hard choices in life as his son couldn't trust Snotlout to work as a team in combat. He can't be someone's friend and be their leader at the same time, knowing that the person might not listen. Stoick told his son in "Turn and Burn" he must find a way that is best for his people even if it means possibly destroying personal relationships of his own.

Carving: Stoick has a fondness for whittling ducks out of wood, which is partially shown throughout the series. He finds it to be a calming hobby that he likes to do in the morning, as he says in "We Are Family, Part 1".

Reflexes and Coordination: He is shown to have great reflexes. When someone snuck up on him, he grabbed them by their tunic and lifted them off the ground. His balance is so great that he is able to stand on Thornado's back with a boulder in his hands as seen in "Live and Let Fly".

Intelligence: While he is not quite as intellectually inclined as his son, Hiccup, he has proven to be very crafty. This was shown in his advice to Hiccup in "A Tale of Two Dragons" on how to deal with Astrid and Snotlout's bickering. He gave him three options: the first two involved weapons, while the third one involved tricking the two into working together. He also thought of ideas for the dragon race in Dawn of the Dragon Racers for improving it by adding face paint to give them a "warrior" feeling, and adding a black sheep which was worth more points. In "Crushing It", he figured out that Skullcrusher wasn't causing harm to others and that it was only trying to scare them off the island.

Endurance and Stamina: Stoick's muscular body is able to resist great attacks such as getting body slammed by Meatlug flying at full speed, causing him to be stunned and in pain while still able to roll. With great stamina, he can fight for long periods of time without getting exhausted. He has also shown that he is able to take attacks from other Vikings such as Alvin or Drago and still be able to continue to battle for long periods of time. He is also shown to be capable of surviving fire, at least to a degree. In "Frozen", he was the last man standing when a pack of Speed Stingers attacked Berk and put up such a strong fight that it took six of them to completely paralyze him, yet he could still make grunts, impressive considering one sting is sufficient to completely paralyze a full-size dragon.

Singing and Dancing: In How to Train Your Dragon 2, Stoick has shown to have a deep, raspy, but lovely singing voice, as he sang to Valka when they were reunited. He is also depicted as being a good dancer with a partner like his wife.

Relationships[]

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III[]

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I'm sorry, Dad. I'm not the chief that you wanted me to be, and I'm not the peacekeeper I thought I was. I don't know... [src]
  — Hiccup, apologizing to his now-deceased father  


Stoick and Hiccup hugging

Hiccup is Stoick's son and heir. They shared a complicated relationship during Hiccup's adolescence.

Toothless[]

Thank you... for saving my son. [src]
  — Stoick, to Toothless who has brought Hiccup back alive  
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Stoick frees Toothless from the harness

Stoick and Toothless got off to a really bad start with Stoick seeing him as a threat to Berk and very "unholy offspring of lighting and Death itself". And Toothless, on the other hand, tackles Stoick, but before he can kill him Hiccup stops him from doing so. The Vikings finally capture and pin down Toothless, Stoick decides to spare Toothless' life for now. Stoick shows his great refusal to Hiccup's appeal of not hurting his dragon, because of his witness of the dragons killing his people, or because the dragons even took the love of his life. After this, Stoick used Toothless to find Dragon Island. But Stoick accidentally leads the Viking fleet to the Red Death where they were greatly unnumbered and was stranded, luckily Hiccup and the other Viking teens, save them from certain death. During the battle Hiccup attempts save to a chained Toothless from drowning but loses consciousness, upon seeing the awful mistake he made, Stoick saves them both, even share a brief but powerful gaze with Toothless before setting him free. This symbolizes that Stoick has put his hatred for dragons and his own pride aside because he knew that Toothless was special to his son and the two of them make an unstoppable team that could defeat the Queen dragon. In return, rather than killing Stoick, Toothless carries him to the surface safely in his claws.

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Stoick thanks Toothless for saving Hiccup

Throughout the course of the series, Stoick's friendship with Toothless started to grow due to their mutual love for Hiccup. They often fought alongside one another whenever they were in danger. However, whenever the topic of banishing the dragons came up, he did not make any exception for Toothless. In "Imperfect Harmony", Stoick entrusted Toothless to take care of Hiccup while they were out exploring new lands.

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Toothless becomes devastated for what he has done to Stoick

In How to Train Your Dragon 2, when Toothless was under the control of Drago's Bewilderbeast, he accidentally killed Stoick when the latter pushed Hiccup out of the way. Seeing Stoick's body, he nudged his hand trying to wake him. After realizing what he had done, Toothless was greatly devastated by what had happened. Later, when Drago and his Bewilderbeast attacked Berk, Toothless in a way avenged Stoick's death by defeating Drago's Alpha.

Valka[]

Hiccup-toothless-how-to-train-your-dragon-1 Main article: Stoick and Valka's Relationship


Valka: "Thank you."
Stoick: "For you, my dear, anything."
  — Valka and Stoick, after he saves her from Drago  
Stoick, Valka, & Cloudjumper

Valka and Stoick dancing

Valka is Stoick's long lost wife. For twenty years he thought she was dead.

Gobber the Belch[]

Hiccup-toothless-how-to-train-your-dragon-1 Main article: Gobber and Stoick's Relationship


May the Valkyries welcome you and lead you through Odin's great battlefield. May they sing your name with love and fury so that we may hear it rise from the depths of Valhalla and know that you have taken your rightful place at the table of kings. For a great man has fallen, a warrior, a chieftain, a father, a friend. [src]
  — Gobber's final farewell to Stoick  


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Stoick and Gobber

Gobber is Stoick's best friend and right-hand-man.

Spitelout Jorgenson[]

Spitelout is Stoick's apparent second-in-command. Stoick seems to trust Spitelout to lead the villagers to safety, though their relationship in the films is never truly explored. Stoick and Spitelout are shown to be previous rivals, like their sons. Spitelout beat Stoick every year when they competed, as the Jorgensons have never lost the Thawfest Games. ("Thawfest") Though they had a slightly difficult relationship and could argue severely, Spitelout still had great respect for Stoick and was visibly shocked and saddened when Drago announced Stoick had been killed.

Thornado[]

Oh, look at us. We're bonded!
  — Stoick laughs as he bonds with Thornado  

Thornado is Stoick's dragon in the series. Stoick begins searching for a dragon for himself but rejects the known species on the island. That's when he meets a blue Thunderdrum that had been attacking the fishing boats. Stoick is impressed by the dragon's strength and picks him while he was fighting this dragon. However, the Thunderdrum is very stubborn and continues to try to escape.

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Stoick, saying goodbye to Thornado

Hiccup tries to tell his father that training a dragon is about trust, but Stoick appears not to listen. Thornado manages to escape and Stoick and Hiccup find him near a cave. Stoick intends to fight the dragon until he sees that he was just helping his injured friend. After helping protect the injured Thunderdrum from a pack of wild boars, Stoick and Thornado bond and become friends. Although they are not always seen together, Stoick cares about Thornado. He is very worried about his dragon when he gets sick like the others. He even told Thornado that he used to kill dragons in the past and now he truly feels sorry for what he has done. When Thornado recovers, Stoick is very happy as he gives him a head tap. ("Dragon Flower") The two have similar personalities, as both are stubborn and strong, but have a soft side when protecting their loved ones. Sadly, Stoick had to set Thornado free so that he could protect and take care of the three baby Thunderdrums: Bing, Bam, and Boom. Even after three years, Stoick still missed his first dragon terribly and kept his saddle in prime condition,

Skullcrusher[]

Skullcrusher is Stoick's new dragon in the second film, and is very loyal and helpful towards Stoick, as he helped him find his son. He is as close to Stoick as Stoick was to Thornado; as with his predecessor, Stoick bonded with Skullcrusher when he recognized that the dragon was a fellow protector, as Skullcrusher's "attacks" on Dragon's Edge were actually attempts to warn the residents of the island about an upcoming tidal wave. After Stoick's death, Eret became Skullcrusher's new rider at the end of the film.

Astrid Hofferson[]

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Astrid and Stoick are both warriors, and accept the other as such. As Astrid's relationship with Hiccup evolves, they develop a closer bond such as that between in-laws.

In How to Train Your Dragon, Astrid has great respect for Stoick as the chief. She suggests they tell him immediately about the dragon nest after she and Hiccup stumble upon it with Toothless.

Stoick is protective of her as one of the recruits. He jumps in front of her to shield her during Hiccup's final test in fighting a Monstrous Nightmare when the dragon shoots fire in her direction.

Whilst Hiccup is talking to Stoick in Dragon Eye of the Beholder Part 1, he mentions that Astrid has joined the Berk Guard, to which Stoick replies "Good for her". This suggests that Stoick respects Astrid, and, in a subtler undertone, thinks that she is doing worthy things with her life.

In How to Train Your Dragon 2, Astrid and Stoick have a mostly positive relationship, with Hiccup being the common ground between the two. In the dragon race at the beginning, Stoick is seen cheering Astrid on, at one point saying "That's my future daughter-in-law!". This indicated that Stoick is proud of Astrid and thinks of her like the daughter he never had.

In the scene where Astrid and Hiccup are on Eret's ship, Hiccup is trying to get information on where Drago Bludvist might be. But they are interrupted when the Dragon Riders, Stoick, and Gobber come to rescue him. Hiccup and Stoick get into a small fight when Stoick tells his son to go back to Berk, leading to Hiccup flying off on Toothless. Astrid gets on Stormfly in an attempt to follow Hiccup, but Stoick tells her not to, that she must fulfill her duty back on Berk and lead the other riders.

In Dragonvine, Astrid remembers Stoick's kindness to her, and admittance that if he and Valka ever had a daughter, he could only wish she’d be like Astrid.

Fishlegs Ingerman[]

As the leader of Berk, he shows to make Fishlegs very nervous, as he was very close to killing him when thought he was one of the Outcasts who has temporarily conquered Berk. ("Alvin and the Outcasts") He also does show to care of Fishlegs believing he wasn't alone for flying at night to try to get information out of him when he saw Hiccup and his Dragon Riders disobeying his ban on flying. ("How to Start a Dragon Academy")

Torch[]

Stoick: "No, no, no! He's not staying here. I've got a one-dragon limit!"
Hiccup: "Oh, come on! He's not a very big dragon! Think of him more like... a flaming squirrel."
Stoick: "Don't want one of those either. Toothless, what are you waiting for? Ah, looks like you got torched. Oh, that's his name, by the way. Torch."
Hiccup: "So, he can stay?"
Stoick: "Well, can't throw him out now! I just named him!"[src]
  — Stoick decides to keep Torch after naming him  

He met this new dragon breed that he wasn't really improving to have more than one dragon in his house. But he quickly changes his mind when seeing to obey his order for lighting up the fireplace and decided to name this dragon.

Hookfang[]

Stoick watches this dragon before he was tamed in the Kill Ring, where he was watching his son trying to train him, but he didn't understand what his son was trying to do that cause this dragon to go berserk when Stoick hit the gate to startle him. He even tried to save his son and Astrid from this dragon. (How to Train Your Dragon) He watched how dangerous this dragon was attacking everything that was around him believing that he must be killed because one bad dragon could be a disaster for Berk. He thought that his son could calm him down but seeing how but wasn't working, made Stoick get Gobber to slay him but he changed his mind when he saw that Hookfang had a toothache. ("Viking for Hire") He was able to get on this dragon's neck when he was looking for his own dragon. He even listened to what Snotlout was saying that the Monstrous Nightmare is the most perfect dragon for his type of style of a warrior, but he wasn't too pleased about his saddle being on fire. ("How to Pick Your Dragon")

Stoick was even able to calm down Hookfang when he was angry, a far cry from his fight with the dragon earlier in the series.

Alvin the Treacherous[]

In the television series, Alvin and Stoick were best friends since childhood and considered inseparable. As young men, they were responsible for defense against dragon attacks, with Stoick, the chief's son, as commander and Alvin as one of his men. During a nighttime Monstrous Nightmare attack, the two disagreed on how to defend the village; Alvin disobeyed Stoick's orders, which caused people to become injured. Everything changed between the two and things were never the same afterward.

When Stoick became chief, he had trouble adjusting: Gobber summed it up as "like a newborn yak trying to find its feet". Alvin was one of Stoick's detractors, constantly saying that he didn't have what it took to be chief. With the two at odds, Alvin would later himself state that it was only a matter of time before Stoick banished him. For the next 20 years, Alvin would remain angry and bitter over being forced to leave Berk.

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Alvin, angry at Stoick and his homeland, spent the years plotting revenge and eventually became chief of the Outcasts. Aware of this, Stoick became gravely concerned after the armory was destroyed by fire. When Alvin came to attack Berk, Stoick gathered several other Vikings to defend their home and sent the rest of the village to hide in caves. When Stoick found out that Alvin took his son he was very determined to rescue him, as he knew that Alvin would kill anybody to get what he wants. Stoick arrived at Dragon Island to fight Alvin on board the Outcast ship, and he was able to win by entangling him with a weight that pulled him overboard.

Stoick was very surprised to see Alvin on Berk after his former friend saved Snotlout from the Screaming Death. He believed that Alvin only did it for ulterior, selfish reasons and had him locked up. ("Cast Out, Part 1") Stoick was more surprised that he was saved by Alvin from Savage that he entrusted him with a sword. Alvin was later able to help Hiccup to save him from Dagur by freeing him and using his Whispering Deaths against the Berserkers and the Outcasts. After being saved by Alvin, Stoick stated that there was "more than enough blame to go around" for the mistakes they both made in the past, and that is where he wanted to leave them. They became friends once again by shaking hands for peace. ("Cast Out, Part 2")

Viggo Grimborn[]

Even before Stoick meets Viggo in person, it is clear he has a prominent dislike of him, even so far as calling him a "coward" for "endangering innocent women and children as a means of intimidation". It is shown that Stoick's anger with Viggo stems from the various attacks he had made on both Berk, the Dragon Riders and Hiccup himself.

Stoick's hatred of Viggo is shown best when he first meets Viggo in person, in episode 12 of Race to the Edge, Season 4, "Shell Shocked, Part 1". Stoick immediately walks towards Viggo, angrily mentioning the attacks that were made against Berk and the Riders, before strangling him and lifting him up high into the air by his throat. It is implied he may well have killed him on the spot that instant if Hiccup hadn't stopped him from doing so. Stoick reluctantly drops him from the air, before listening to him with clenched fists a few feet away.

It is unknown if Stoick knew about Viggo's sacrifice for Hiccup and Toothless, or if his opinion on the former Dragon Hunter changed afterward.

Drago Bludvist[]

Stoick first met Drago Bludvist during a gathering of chieftains sometime in the past. When Drago demanded the chiefs’ loyalty in exchange for his protection, everyone laughed at him. Infuriated by the mockery, Drago left the hall before he unleashed two of his armored dragons on them. Stoick was the only one who escaped and realized the danger that Drago posed.

Many years later when Stoick’s son Hiccup revealed Drago’s intention to build a dragon army, the Hooligan Chief wasted no time in protecting his people and warned Hiccup that Drago is an enemy that cannot be reasoned with, therefore they must prepare for war. Hiccup insists that he could change Drago’s mind and keep the peace, much to Stoick’s frustration.

When Drago and his army laid siege on Valka's Mountain, Stoick attacked the warlord head-on after the latter tried to kill Valka. Drago was surprised that Stoick did not die during their last meeting, and Stoick retorted that it would take more than a little fire to kill him.

As the battle continued, Drago eventually commanded his Bewilderbeast to control Toothless in order to kill Hiccup, which resulted in Stoick sacrificing himself to save his son by taking the plasma blast. Upon seeing Stoick’s lifeless body, Drago merely sighed and smirked with satisfaction.

Grimmel the Grisly[]

According to what Grimmel said during his first encounter with Hiccup, Stoick knew of the hunter's existence but never told Hiccup. Grimmel seemed to have held some respect for Stoick, as he called him "one of the greatest dragon hunters to have ever lived", until Hiccup changed Stoick's opinions of dragons. Grimmel also stated that it was Stoick's new opinions on dragons that sent him to his own death.

Appearances[]


Trivia[]

  • Stoick seems to have a knack for naming dragons - Torch in "The Terrible Twos", Thornado in "How to Pick Your Dragon", and Skullcrusher in "Crushing It".
  • Stoick is the first known Viking chieftain to ride a dragon.
  • Stoick is the first to both own and ride two different dragons, Thornado the Thunderdrum and Skullcrusher the Rumblehorn.
  • In the coloring and activity books based on the original film, Stoick's dragon was a Monstrous Nightmare.
  • Stoick is the first Viking to release his dragon, seen in the episode "Bing! Bam! Boom!".
  • If Stoick never met Skullcrusher, Tracker Class wouldn't have existed.
  • Originally, Stoick wasn't going to be killed by mind-controlled Toothless. It was originally going to be Gobber, but that was changed during production.[2]
  • Stoick is the second character in the Franchise to give a name to a mace as seen in "Crushing It", the first being Tuffnut in "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".
  • Dragons: Race to the Edge indicates that Stoick's last name is Haddock, not that it was already obvious by Hiccup's last name, but it was never confirmed.
  • Stoick's personality is different between the books and the films. While in the books he is an impulsive and hot-headed raider, in the films and series he is shown as a wise and caring leader whose main priority is protecting his people and keeping the peace on Berk. Furthermore, while he remains alive and well in the book series, he dies in the second film.
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